I've never seen a James Bond movie. The only intake of 007 media is from this game. And to be honest, until I played through the entire campaign on Switch Online, the only experience I had with this game was from glimpses of my cousins playing through the campaign or from the short bursts of multiplayer they'd allowed me to participate in. Playing through the game, I've realized how important this game truly is to the higher FPS canon. Non-linear levels based on objectives along with fast-paced gunplay. Varied weaponry that feels so good to maul down enemy combatants as they stalk you relentlessly. A smooth yet intense soundtrack from Grant Kirkhope. The dedication to its source material. Goldeneye is still one of the best movie to game adaptations in history and people who complain about the controls are missing the point. Yes, there are frustrating aspects to the gameplay, but when you get used to it, you realize you can gundown enemies with one hand and sip a glass of whiskey on the rocks in the other; letting the left trigger and the auto aim do the rest. I could’ve made a shaken not stirred martini reference but I don’t know any Bond references that weren’t made in this game. I thought the Moonraker and Golden Gun were from this movie! They aren’t from Goldeneye??!! That's cool that they added so many references to the whole franchise though even though it was lost on me even now.

Also getting four people to play multiplayer, despite Nintendo's servers, is an absolute blast.