I never hated Goldeneye or anything, but the original N64 version ran like a Power Point and controlled like a pre-Halo FPS on a controller I’d charitably describe as “ambitious”.
Well, I have now beaten the Xbox Series X version of Goldeneye on 00 Agent difficulty… although I have yet to play the two unlockable Roger Moore era missions. I hear Aztec’s a doozy.
But yeah, I think it’s a good game.
Even without modernized controls and a steady framerate, Goldeneye has gotta be one of the all-time greatest movie games. It’s faithful to the film and franchise, doing its best to represent the James Bond experience through varied gameplay: There are run-and-gun corridors, long range sniper shootouts, extremely challenging stealth missions, and even a couple of opportunities to drive a tank (you stick out the top like in the film).
My favorite mission was easily Frigate, which reminded me of Modern Warfare (in a good way) and my least favorite was probably Streets. I didn’t say the tank was fun to drive.
A minor complaint is that the game isn’t amazing at explaining objectives, so it required substantial trial-and-error on 00 Agent. I’d rather have it under-explain than baby me, though. Also, I didn’t realize Goldeneye was a spaghetti western, because I must have shot the hat off every soldier in the USSR.
Goldeneye actually slaps. I still think the gulf between it and The World is Not Enough isn’t quite as wide as people think, but almost nothing is as seductive as nostalgia. I doubt that game will get the same modernized treatment.
Also I don’t really care about the multiplayer, sorry, I have no friends ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯
Well, I have now beaten the Xbox Series X version of Goldeneye on 00 Agent difficulty… although I have yet to play the two unlockable Roger Moore era missions. I hear Aztec’s a doozy.
But yeah, I think it’s a good game.
Even without modernized controls and a steady framerate, Goldeneye has gotta be one of the all-time greatest movie games. It’s faithful to the film and franchise, doing its best to represent the James Bond experience through varied gameplay: There are run-and-gun corridors, long range sniper shootouts, extremely challenging stealth missions, and even a couple of opportunities to drive a tank (you stick out the top like in the film).
My favorite mission was easily Frigate, which reminded me of Modern Warfare (in a good way) and my least favorite was probably Streets. I didn’t say the tank was fun to drive.
A minor complaint is that the game isn’t amazing at explaining objectives, so it required substantial trial-and-error on 00 Agent. I’d rather have it under-explain than baby me, though. Also, I didn’t realize Goldeneye was a spaghetti western, because I must have shot the hat off every soldier in the USSR.
Goldeneye actually slaps. I still think the gulf between it and The World is Not Enough isn’t quite as wide as people think, but almost nothing is as seductive as nostalgia. I doubt that game will get the same modernized treatment.
Also I don’t really care about the multiplayer, sorry, I have no friends ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯