Whether it’s affordable or not depends on who you’re speaking to. I don’t live in the western world , yet I find it affordable.
For a middle class European who’s above 40 it should be way more than just affordable. Which I am assuming at bare minimum reflect the general populous over here. it’s likely far better.
Really depends. First on what we consider ‘middle class’ then on various aspects of life and personal circumstances. There’s really a broad range of factors that can and will prevent people from getting this out of their daily purse. And it’s no longer connected to being in employment or working hard. Those are no indicators of doing well - or even just getting by - any more.
Fair enough.
To say it’s unaffordable as a blanket statement, isn’t correct in my view
Affordability might depend on more than just pure monetary cost; this thing seems to take a lot of time which might be more lucratively spent doing something else; I can’t afford the time even if I am sufficiently wealthy to buy multiple dozens of the thing. However, I can see that some will spend the time gaining enjoyment from it, so that’s all lovely.
I’m grappling with something similar. I’ve got a PS5.
But I’ve got a lot to do in terms of my career and I’m deliberating whether I should purchase this now or put it off for later.
From experience: if you can afford it and have the discipline to enjoy without the thing eating you up or impairing on your social life - family, kids, significant other, friends - then don’t put it off too long, whatever it is. Certain things you’ll only be doing (or far easier at least) when you’re young and without most of these commitments. Conversely you can enter such commitments a lot more confidently once you’ve been a bit around and done (some of) what you wanted to do first.
I do allow myself a certain amount per month to spend on stuff I don’t really need but like to have. But 700 Euros just for that apparatus would mean about half a year of paying just for that and the game. What if my dishwasher breaks in the meantime? Or my car needs to be repaired? Or my insurances demand more as they do every year?
It is a pricey hobby, and since I don’t know whether I will really like it, I am happy to read about it or watch clips online. But that’s all.
To each their own, saf. You can still get the experience of First Light, just by watching.
Just finished the game and it absolutely rules. For me First Light now sits in the upper echelons of Bond entertainment alongside GoldenEye, Casino Royale, Skyfall. It’s a masterpiece.
Wow, high praise indeed. Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome. I’m finding it just gets better as it goes along. Already I have to say it’s the best in so many key areas despite my nostalgia for the EA era. They really provided a masterful cross section of all the little facets of Bond. When the shooting starts it feels consequential and appropriate to the character disliking cold blooded murder. Just the right balance of sneaking, combat, problem solving and humour. IO need to make more of these.
I like that the firefights generally aren’t just hide in cover and shoot all the bad guys. The game forces you to make use of the environment and your gadgets, just as Bond does in the films.
Definitely. Hiding behind cover has its place at times but the limited ammunition makes it a necessity to keep moving forward. It’s chaotic but in the best way, just this pure energy of making something happen. Charging and grabbing helps in combat a lot if you’re nailing blocking and evading. It’s something you have to focus on otherwise an encounter can end pretty quickly.
I’m on the penultimate chapter and still having as much fun as I did at the beginning. The Q watch is a brilliant way of making each enemy fight unique, whether through distraction, immobilisation or straight out violence. Very happy to see that they’ve sold 1.5 millions copies in 24 hours too, hopefully that means a sequel is on the cards!
Just finished 007 First Light, so I thought I’d write a review of sorts. No spoilers.
Where to begin? You’re thrown into the action immediately, the game treating the first level as a tutorial of course. You learn to sneak, hide, stealthily take-down hires goons and get familiar with the shooting mechanics. Once the intro level is done the title theme kicks off, and this is where I turned up the volume! Lana Del Rey’s song is very classically Bondian, something I think that has been missing from the last two Bond films IMO. It gets the blood pumping, thanks to David Arnold’s rousing score.
And then it’s time to get to work. The gameplay is intuitive and fun. Squeezing the trigger of your service pistol and getting a head-shot feels meaty and crisp. The environment encourages you to be creative. Littered everywhere are things you can turn on with your Q Watch, to distract enemies or blow things up. On every surface there are things you can throw- mugs, bottles, glasses, right at an enemy to stagger them, before you vault over a counter top and go for a takedown move. The fighting works much like in the Batman Arkham games, where you have to parry, punch and pummel your enemies. Grab one and push them into a circuit board and watch as they get electrocuted. Throw one off the edge of a cliff or balcony. Blast one in the face with your Q Watch laser. All the options you have make enemy encounters a highlight of the game.
Then we have the locations. I won’t mention any here, but in classic Bond style you jet off to a variety of places, giving the game the true globe-trotting feeling of the film series. Missions will have you needing to gain access to restricted areas, meaning you’ll need to eavesdrop on conversations, pickpocket, bluff and cause distractions. It’s done so well, sprinkled with so many Easter Eggs and Bond aliases from the films. It’s like playing an interactive Bond movie, using your smarts to get around and progress. It’s done so well and with so much love, care and attention. Take a bow, IOI. The writing, creative and technical teams have done Bond so very proud.
Lastly, Patrick Gibson puts in a power-house of a performance as a young, reckless James Bond. In another dimension he’d be picked to be Bond number 7. His quips, asides and insults had me giggling away throughout the game; he’s pitch perfect.
Overall, it’s a 10/10 from me. The only niggle I have is that the loading times are a bit longer than I’d expect from a PS5 game, sometimes up to 25 seconds if you die and have to start again at a checkpoint. But that’s me scraping the barrel for something negative to say. The graphics, gameplay, story, call-backs, lighting and direction are of such high-quality. “Earn the number?”Having played 25 hours and completing the game now I feel like have, and so have IOI Interactive.
“So 007, lots to be done. Ready to get back to work?”
“With pleasure M, with pleasure”
Bring on the next one.
It does sound terribly violent.
Question from total ignorance:
Can a person play the game again once they have completed it? Asking if it can be returned to, as with rewatching a film or rereading a book.
Yes. The hidden easter eggs and collectables almost insist you go again.
That’s good.
