Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
Post image 3
Post image 4
Post image 5
1 / 5
0

007 First Light review - a flowing thriller that blends occasional sandboxy spying into an exotic rollercoaster ride

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed·Mark Warren·2 days ago
#zmj7eyXF
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Live and let die from an incredibly powerful kick to the face Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun / IO Interactive 007 First Light is built on the bones of IO Interactive’s Hitman , and makes no effort to hide that fact. But it’s far from just Agent 47 in a wig and doing his best posh English boarding school accent. The section that properly convinced me of this, ironically, is when First Light gets closest to resembling one of Hitman’s murder sandboxes. James Bond has been Bondily bundled off to a remote resort in Vietnam, to help solve some bureaucratic bother with his trademark extreme Bondulence. Arriving in the guise of toff holidaymaker St John Smythe, wearer of a garish pink shirt and short shorts, Bond immediately starts being a smarmy dick to the staff.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More