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[bond_azoozbond]

To expand on my earlier thoughts, the Bond games really seem to be missed opportunities. Goldeneye64 was a fun FPS and would gladly purchase it if they ported the N64 version to the xbox. Since then every game has been dull shooters lacking in any compelling story. GE64 was great and still is great because you acknowledge that when it was made during a time when they wasn't much like it. It was the next big shooter since Doom. With the recent games there's almost no point in playing it when you could spend your money on something a lot better.
While the Bond games can't get out of being mostly shooters the games have moved on and incorporate elements of the spy / adventure genre: Deus Ex series, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Uncharted. A Bond game should have some elements of being a spy. Jeez Mission Impossible for the N64 felt more like a spy game.
A game currently in development at Rockstar is Agent, a spy thriller set in the 1970s during the Cold War. I'm excited about this game after the success R* has had at pushing storytelling in their games with GTA, RDR, and their collaboration with Team Bondi in LA Noire.
Makes me sad that we're probably get a Bond game on this level.

Totally agree . 100%

[PeteNeon]

This is from Activision's E3 press release, confirming it'll be on PC.

007™ Legends — Celebrating the Bond franchise's 50th anniversary, the latest instalment in the video game series — 007 Legends — launches gamers back through time to relive a selection of James Bond's iconic and intense undercover missions from the popular films. A first-of-its-kind Bond video game, 007 Legends features an original, overarching storyline tying together five classic Bond movie-inspired missions plus a sixth mission based on this year's highly-anticipated movie — SKYFALL — which will be available post launch as free downloadable content, to offer the most diverse Bond gaming experience yet! Delivering the action that gamers expect from a Bond game, 007 Legends equips players with state-of-the-art spy gadgets, an arsenal of weapons, and sleek vehicles as they jet off to exotic locations and utilize Bond's unmatched combat abilities, quick wits, class and style to take down notorious villains and their brutal henchmen and perform impressive stunts. (Developed by Eurocom for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Windows PC; not yet rated by the ESRB.)

[bond_azoozbond]

A preview from E3 : http://www.shacknews...12-007-legends#

[larrythefatcat]

A preview from E3 : http://www.shacknews...12-007-legends#

Alright... I don't know if any of the promotional material is to be believed because according to this article the game only has missions from five movies.

Why are the Skyfall missions not even on the disc!? Well, on the bright side, I guess that makes it more likely that we'll get more missions from other movies down the road.

[bond_azoozbond]

A preview from E3 : http://www.shacknews...12-007-legends#

Alright... I don't know if any of the promotional material is to be believed because according to this article the game only has missions from five movies.

Why are the Skyfall missions not even on the disc!? Well, on the bright side, I guess that makes it more likely that we'll get more missions from other movies down the road.

they confirmed this actually ,so when the game releasee in Oct its going to have the 5 classic movie as one story , then when skyfall hit the cinemas we going to download the skyfall section .. Well I think Activision is stupid and I hate them now .. waiting 2014 !!

guys this article is very true :http://www.theverge....ppearing-middle

[DamnCoffee]

they confirmed this actually ,so when the game releasee in Oct its going to have the 5 classic movie as one story , then when skyfall hit the cinemas we going to download the skyfall section .. Well I think Activision is stupid and I hate them now .. waiting 2014 !!

"they have acknowledged that the upcoming Bond film Skyfall will be available as a free DLC mission soon after the game releases on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 16 this year."

We don't have to pay.

[tdalton]

The SkyFall DLC is about the only thing I'll defend in relation to this project. That is actually a smart move and will probably extend the amount of time that people spend with the finished product. It's probably also something that was a condition for them to even get to use anything from SkyFall, given that the production has been shrouded in secrecy from the very beginning. They wouldn't want any plot details that they've kept very closely guarded to be leaked out by a video game.

[Chief of SIS]

That. Or they're doing it because they can't finish the product in time. I find it curious that they didn't even hint at another movie really during E3. I suppose there is still a few days left for them to do so but I do wonder if it is possible that they're not meeting their deadlines.

[PeteNeon]

What It Doesn’t Have: All its content at launch. Since the game comes out before Skyfall does, that spoiler-filled chapter will be available as a free download to all owners later this year.

What You Might Not Have Heard Yet: The PC game will only be available as a direct download. Is this a sign of things to come for the PC market?

http://oneofswords.c...ls-007-legends/

Edited by PeteNeon, 07 June 2012 - 10:52 AM.

[PeteNeon]

The setting’s been modernized, with a Daniel Craig Bond—a lookalike lacking Craig’s actual voice—using tools like a smartphone, but some of the ‘70s camp aesthetic is preserved in bright orange and yellow space jumpsuits and Bond’s gear.

http://www.digitaltr...-a-gaming-icon/

That's a shame, here's hoping it's temporary.

[tdalton]

The setting’s been modernized, with a Daniel Craig Bond—a lookalike lacking Craig’s actual voice—using tools like a smartphone, but some of the ‘70s camp aesthetic is preserved in bright orange and yellow space jumpsuits and Bond’s gear.

http://www.digitaltr...-a-gaming-icon/

That's a shame, here's hoping it's temporary.

Wow. Just when I didn't think this project could look any worse, this news comes out.

[DamnCoffee]

I think it's just for the demo. Craig has probably been so busy with Skyfall that he hasn't got a chance to record his voice yet. I'm sure it's a working progress.

[larrythefatcat]

*work-in-progress

Don't mean to be a douche, malapropisms just bother me.

Edited by larrythefatcat, 09 June 2012 - 04:08 AM.

[thecasinoroyale]

Still hoping they can pull this out the bag - we have some more classic movies to see, so let's hope they're used for full effect, and with Craig now doing TV adverts for Bond, let's hope he can lend his voice to this game too.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

I came across this interview if anyone's interested.

[marktmurphy]

I'm not keen on the look of this- I didn't like Reloaded much because it changed so much from the film and made it all a little bit less interesting. Removing the movie set designs and replacing them with more generic and duller looking designs seems such an odd decision, and the full-on constant shooting just doesn't feel Bond to me. Blood Stone felt like Bond; Reloaded didn't- and this seems to be more Reloaded. If they'd gone with a pure 1979 version of Moonraker complete with flares and Roger I'd be much more interested (we know they're a series of movies- I don't care about trying to establish any continuity- although admittedly getting six mega film stars in to record lines might have busted their budget!): but this just makes it look dull.

First person and constant shooting isn't Bond to me: I want third person (because Bond is a movie character and we like watching him on the big screen- removing 007 from the experience is such a weird thing to do) and I want varying types of gameplay; driving vehicles etc. because that's what Bond does. Hell, it's about time one of them has a gambling level!

[scaramunga]

I came across this interview if anyone's interested.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2012-007-legends/732014

Sounds amazing! No Wii version? Guess I'm out. It will probably be on the new Wii U platform in the Fall.

I am a bit disappointed that the other Bond actors are not being used and that it is Craig's Bond in all missions.
Oh well.

I love that they are doing Moonraker as one of the missions! So cool!
I know Roger Moore has mentioned that he was approached by EA to make a Moonraker game after the release of Connery's From Russia With Love game.

The other missions? I'll take a guess at them!

Connery: Goldfinger is his biggest? Twice or Diamonds would be fun choices too.
Lazenby: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Dalton: Could go either way right? Daylights is my choice, but LTK would be great too!
Brosnan: could be any of them! I'll say Die Another Day though!

[Matt_13]

Nightfire proves that an FPS can still be very much Bond if the atmosphere is right. Unfortunately, most of these games have devolved into nothing more than mindless gun play. It's a shame. We'll see what the reviews say. I won't be dishing out for this.

[marktmurphy]

I know Roger Moore has mentioned that he was approached by EA to make a Moonraker game after the release of Connery's From Russia With Love game.

Really? I would have been very excited to play that.

[scaramunga]

I know Roger Moore has mentioned that he was approached by EA to make a Moonraker game after the release of Connery's From Russia With Love game.

Really? I would have been very excited to play that.

Yes. The Moonraker game project fell apart when EA lost the Bond gaming license.
Moore mentioned this on his official website on one of his monthly Q&A sections.

[THX-007]

As long as the Bond actors are still around they should create new adventures for them and have them provide their voice (like Big Finish Audio Productions does with classic Doctor Who actors). It would be great to play as Lazenby or Dalton in a new adventure. But of course the gaming license to the Bond franchise lies with companies who will simply shove out a bland FPS instead of trying something more innoventive.

Edited by THX-007, 11 June 2012 - 01:52 PM.

[scaramunga]

As long as the Bond actors are still around they should create new adventures for them and have them provide their voice (like Big Finish Audio Productions does with classic Doctor Who actors). It would be great to play as Lazenby or Dalton in a new adventure. But of course the gaming license to the Bond franchise lies with companies who will simply shove out a bland FPS instead of trying something more innoventive.

Sure. Plus they would have to pay additional $$$ for having the other actors appears. Which in turn drives up the cost of making the game.
I can see why it was not done for 007 Legends. This would have made the project much more costly to have to pay the other actors to voice on the game.

The way it is being done they only have to pay Craig.

[S K Y F A L L]

Sorry if this is not where to post this. This weekend was 'double weapon' points on COD:MW3 on the Nintendo Wii and my profile name is also 'S K Y F A L L.' I just find it so epic when I get a Stealth Bomber kill. Sorry again for the quality of the photo.

[DamnCoffee]

I simply cannot fathom how this has anything to do with '007 Legends'.

[Chief of SIS]

You want to know a secret....


...it doesn't.

[thecasinoroyale]

I'm getting so bored of the almost tween-age Facebook campaign for '007 Legends' - all this "Hit the Like button to reveal exclusive secrets!" when we are just bombarded with Moonraker level screenshots.

Nothing exclusive, nothing excitingly new or even new film reveals. It's like they are appealing to the wrong target audience with this game and it's not, in my eyes, exactly being marketed or viraled in a decent way.

Time will tell I guess...!

[mrevans]

I know its all about marketing tactics but I would like if they would just go ahead and tell us what the movies are. I don't need videos or screenshots. I'd just like to know.

[Trevelyan 006]

You're not the only one!
I'd agree that the Facebook stuff if very silly as well...

[DamnCoffee]

I know its all about marketing tactics but I would like if they would just go ahead and tell us what the movies are. I don't need videos or screenshots. I'd just like to know.

I know what you mean, buf it wouldn't be any fun if we knew everything at once. It's like the production of Skyfall releasing all the footage that they have so far. There'll just be no excitement around it anymore. What they're trying to do is gradually release information and drip feed us. They're going the wrong way about it though, because I don't really care either.

[michallo_w]

but come on! they should reveal the next movie on E3! one movie each month!