Bad outing for the first EA James Bond but it does fall really short with what came before it.
Tomorrow Never Dies is a serviceable game albeit some tweaks in its settings and having a Analog Stick Controller. It super unfortunate that this game had come out after Goldeneye and how massive its influence was for shooters in general and makes it really hard to not compare to the two but I will try my best to keep Tomorrow Never Dies in it own lane compared to Goldeneye.
Gameplay wise, it really feels like a cheap knock off of Syphon filter at times. Considering SF came out months before Tomorrow Never Dies you can tell there was some influence and groundwork of inspiration which falls flat due to its camera, clipping and poor collision with enemies. I felt like it a situation of "Hey can I copy your homework?" Sure just make it look different do that it doesn't look like you just copied it" situation. The shooting was really abysmal at times and never locked on to who I wanted to and the zoom in was just as frustrating due to its slow turn speed. Was not a fan of it. Runtime of the levels I was able to beat in like a 4 hour sitting. It was pretty short. 10 missions, I would say the last 3 levels offer a challenge to the player. That is where I would say I had to use some of the "Lives" the game offers. The game also offers, Skiing and Driving which are legit only like 2-5 minutes of game time and they had the audacity to make it big feature in the Jewel case lol. Got a chuckle for sure out of me. I felt like they could have done so much more with these sections to make them feel unique.
It's story or lack there of (unless you have seen the movie), just uses Clips to move it story along. I feel like if you have not seen Tomorrow never dies, you would be super confused. That's all there really is to say about the story. In short Clips from the film are shown after each level to advance the story.
Where Tomorrow Never Dies exceeds is its Soundtrack. I was actually pausing my game at times to listen to the whole sound. It was that good considering this came from the PS1, I had to check who made this and it seems like Tommy Tallarico was the mastermind behind this Soundtrack. He puts out some absolute BANGERs and actual respect to the bond theme not gonna lie. I would certainly go out of my way to listen to this OST. It's that good. I give it some brownie points in this department for the OST.
Overall, I would really avoid this game unless you are a bond fan or a curious Syphon Filter fan. There is alot of drawbacks to this game but in hindsight it was a first step for EA for much more to come. There are some enjoyable moments but overall you are setting yourself up for a mediocre/bad time. Just play it if you are curious but overall I think its bad.
Tomorrow Never Dies is a serviceable game albeit some tweaks in its settings and having a Analog Stick Controller. It super unfortunate that this game had come out after Goldeneye and how massive its influence was for shooters in general and makes it really hard to not compare to the two but I will try my best to keep Tomorrow Never Dies in it own lane compared to Goldeneye.
Gameplay wise, it really feels like a cheap knock off of Syphon filter at times. Considering SF came out months before Tomorrow Never Dies you can tell there was some influence and groundwork of inspiration which falls flat due to its camera, clipping and poor collision with enemies. I felt like it a situation of "Hey can I copy your homework?" Sure just make it look different do that it doesn't look like you just copied it" situation. The shooting was really abysmal at times and never locked on to who I wanted to and the zoom in was just as frustrating due to its slow turn speed. Was not a fan of it. Runtime of the levels I was able to beat in like a 4 hour sitting. It was pretty short. 10 missions, I would say the last 3 levels offer a challenge to the player. That is where I would say I had to use some of the "Lives" the game offers. The game also offers, Skiing and Driving which are legit only like 2-5 minutes of game time and they had the audacity to make it big feature in the Jewel case lol. Got a chuckle for sure out of me. I felt like they could have done so much more with these sections to make them feel unique.
It's story or lack there of (unless you have seen the movie), just uses Clips to move it story along. I feel like if you have not seen Tomorrow never dies, you would be super confused. That's all there really is to say about the story. In short Clips from the film are shown after each level to advance the story.
Where Tomorrow Never Dies exceeds is its Soundtrack. I was actually pausing my game at times to listen to the whole sound. It was that good considering this came from the PS1, I had to check who made this and it seems like Tommy Tallarico was the mastermind behind this Soundtrack. He puts out some absolute BANGERs and actual respect to the bond theme not gonna lie. I would certainly go out of my way to listen to this OST. It's that good. I give it some brownie points in this department for the OST.
Overall, I would really avoid this game unless you are a bond fan or a curious Syphon Filter fan. There is alot of drawbacks to this game but in hindsight it was a first step for EA for much more to come. There are some enjoyable moments but overall you are setting yourself up for a mediocre/bad time. Just play it if you are curious but overall I think its bad.