Bart Robson reports:
''Right off the bat, it's clear that High Moon Studios tried their best to match the atmosphere from the movies. The cutscenes embody the same documentary-style camcorder look that the films used, and the music is lifted directly from them as well. It's a little off-putting that this Bourne adventure comes sans Matt Damon, considering how every other element of the films made it into the game. However, the stand-in does an admirable job - the character looks the part, and the voice actor doesn't try to imitate Damon, opting for a different but perfectly acceptable tone. Once fans have gotten used to the new Bourne, the rest becomes entirely familiar. Just like the agent on the silver screen, Conspiracy's Jason Bourne is a fast and deadly weapon. The game plays like a combination of Gears of War and Streets of Rage. While that may seem like a bizarre mixture, it certainly works, and the transitions between shooting and fighting keep the game fresh and exciting all the way through. There is a car chase scene which unfortunately doesn't live up to the other two gameplay styles, but thankfully, it's relatively short and nonetheless very exciting the first time through.
The game goes a bit beyond the films, however. Jason Bourne has passports and aliases from all around the globe, and players get the chance to play some of these missions in flashbacks. These levels, taking part during Bourne's military-espionage days, are firearm heavy, and filled with head-on action scenes featuring Bourne running towards danger. This is a great contrast to the "present day" gameplay, which focuses on hand-to-hand combat during the time period where Bourne tries to avoid killing most of his opponents, and is running away from the government. This creates a decidedly cat and mouse progression of gameplay; one level you are the aggressor, and in the next, a victim. The strongest portions of the game are the hand-to-hand heavy levels, simply because they feel the most like scenes from the films. The combat engine is simple: by mixing light and heavy attacks, Bourne can perform combos on enemies and build up his adrenaline. With enough adrenaline, players can perform literally hundreds of finishing moves on foes. Every part of the environment is fair game for a unique set of animations, each one as brutal and exhilarating as the next.''
TGC: There was a time when games based on movies were actually pretty good, and The Bourne Conspiracy stands out as one of the better attempts.
Solid movie licensed game indeed. Its unfortunately another High Moon Studios release (i.e. Transformers & Deadpool) with little hopes of a re-release or remaster happening anytime soon, due to expiring license.
As the world reels from the shockwaves of the seismic news that Microsoft is acquiring the proverbial swamp of the video-game landscape, Activision Blizzard King, it only seems natural that our minds should now shift towards what the fallout will be for presumably years if not decades to come.
Another Prototype would be awesome.
As for Singularity, I don't necessarily need a sequel, I just want to see Raven be able to flex their creative muscle again; not just be relegated to assisting with CoD. A lot of the old guard is still with the company.
That's part of what I'm hoping to see come from this acquisition. Revive teams like Vicarious Visions and Ravem to actually allow them to work on their own new projects again.
As great as that would be the deal wont finalize until end of fiscal year 2023. Until after that date MS wont really have a say as to where resources will be spent. So we wont realistically see anything until perhaps 2026 or later.
I think that’s a point that so many people are missing. Things will not change this year or next year at all. Maybe some changes might be apparent in 2024 but 2025/2026 is a good estimate of when things will really start happening. And I don’t think we will see as big a set of changes as some are suggesting.
Those teams having not worked on anything, the employees find jobs at other companies, they don't just remain unemployed till someone at the publisher decides to revive the team, they need to eat lol
That said, this list of games makes me unexcited for anything outside of CoD that Activision has to offer. All games are in stale genres, like Guitar Hero, Simpsons Hit and Run, these are long surpassed genres that are going to be difficult to revive.
@gamer75 if it is a combination it has to have my seal of approval. Such as a new Warcraft game or a new Warcraft mmo, or an action game based off the night elves orcs and humans if it’s a new IP. I’ll let you know after I talk with Microsoft
Man I’ve been waiting for Protoype since the last one. Protoype could seriously be MS’ answer to Infamous (freaking loved that game as well, hope Sony make a new one soon).
I'd like to see Activision get the Transformers license again and continue the War and Fall of Cybertron games. the movie games were crap and the game that combined both movie and Fall and War of Cybertron sucked a new Prototype would also be good as well.
You deserve a 1000 likes haha 😂. It’s a shame High Moon didn’t get to continue making Transformers. If they got a decent budget i think most of us TF fans would be excited.
Ms bought Activision and everybody dancing for what? For cod? Ms want to atleast earn some money Back from those 70 billion dollars.... The only thing they count on is more gamepass subscribers via Activision cod, diablo and over watch 2 1st Day free at gamepass. If they decide to make them exclusive to xbox they Will lose profit from ps4 and 5 sales. As For a New ip or an existing ip like over watch 3,diablo 5 or anything else like a New transformers Dont you think that developers need at least 3 years to Do something decent?
Anyway my opinion is that ms want to make videogaming Just a subscription a la netflix and that ps5 will beat xboxsx in sales like ps4 beat xbox and xbox one x..... All the money ms spending It Will defentily make more gamepass subscribers as for games we all must wait at least 3 more years... And thats why ps5 will get ahead in sales they have more AAA in the pipeline already plus lets see their answer for gamepass... P. S i Dont support subscriptions from neither company and i didnt buy switch plus for n64. If they give me the option to buy n64 games then yes i Will buy them but i am not paying for a rental.
Re-imagining of River Raid and the original adventurer Pitfall. Oh Zork is also a great game.
In Games We Feel That Only We Play, Gaming Respawn discuss video games that they feel no one else plays except them.
Castlevania Lecarde Chronicles 2
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Just because it's an independent fan-made game doesn't mean it's not the greatest Castlevania title in over a decade. This masterpiece truly deserves to be played, but goes unnoticed 😔
Definitely some overlooked gems there. Shadows of the Damned was one of my top five favorite games from the last generation. Highly recommended just for the humor!
Gurumin A Monsterous Adventure. To this day I love that game. Like a light hearted more platformer than combat version of Threads of Fate. I don't know a single soul outside me and my brother that knows the game. sad because it's one of my favourite PSP games I played even on Vita alot. Now I play the PC version a bit lol
I have Dante's Inferno, but I've never paid any of the others. Too few people have played Ico. Still one of my favorite games. As for a game that no one seems to have heard of but me... Undergarden is great. Hard to describe. Watch a vid and you'll see.
