IGN : Microsoft’s second (hopefully annual?) Xbox Developer Direct went, like the first, exceptionally well. While we didn’t get a shadow-dropped killer exclusive – and let’s be honest, that’s not an expectation that Team Xbox probably wants to set – we did still get the surprise of a behind-the-scenes look at Square Enix’s upcoming Visions of Mana.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's stealth mechanics will be much deeper than Wolfenstein's, with MachineGames giving "player choice."
A little stealth would make sense but he always ended up in a big fight so too much doesn’t fit for me.
Shaz from GL: “Amidst recent concerns surrounding Xbox, Phil and Co. need a win. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be it.”
When it comes to video game previews I’m of the opinion that journalists should maintain a position of CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM. Yes, note and share concerns about the game with readers but maintain a restrained optimistic stance until actually having reviewed it so that any negativity is based on the game’s quality and not the author’s prejudices.
Here the author writes “ I’m going to continue to keep my cynicisms intact, less so because of my trust in MachineGames and more so due to the dumpster fire that continues to be modern-day Xbox.” This example illustrates the need to follow this guidance.
Not worried about facial animations , but I do hope the gameplay is fun . Most definitely I will purchase this on PS5, if the gameplay is fun .
nice hit piece. I notice the writer didn't mention any of the journalists / creators who had good things to say. From what i hear, it has riddick: escape from butcher bay in its DNA. To me that sounds like something to be Optimistic about rather than pessimistic.
It’s odd to have a first person perspective for an adventure game with stealth and brawling. But’s not without precedent. Wolfenstein: New Order and Wolfenstein: New Colossus had a lot of adventure game elements. They were in the league of the greatest games ever, but they were both fun games. Indy looks fun too.
Yes, Indy looks like Todd Howard. Something feels way too off.
IGN : Indiana Jones and the Great Circle strongly reminded of another game the developers at MachineGames once created: the Vin Diesel-starring original-Xbox classic, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Indy absolutely screams Riddick – in the very best of ways – and because of that, The Great Circle went from something on my most-anticipated list to being far and away the game I’m most looking forward to playing this year.
Hopefully we get to see/play this demo ourselves. The lack of any proper gameplay footage is concerning, not that i have any doubt about Machine Games delivering the game,it's just..alarming to say the least.
Assuming what we have seen is partial gameplay it looks pretty jank for an FPS game. Reminds me of a bad VR game.
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i agree its 15-20 years too late, i played a really good version in the arcade, had the mining cart fight which was so good, but the 1st person here looks really akward and it doesnt look like much fun
The fact that Indiana Jones is coming *this* year blew my mind!
Overall the Xbox Direct was awesome! Hellblade looks glorious and Avowed looks far better and gorgeous than the last presentation. Obsidian wasn´t playing around when they said their game would look far better and polished down the line. Gameplay looks solid and fun too.
Hopefully Xbox will continue with this Xbox_Direct format in the coming years!
Fingers crossed!
a lot of people are bemoaning the fact the game is predominantly in first person with some third person elements (not just cut scenes). They don't even realize the team behind it are the same as those who made Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. That game was great and you can see similar influences in this one. Its also the same team who did the Wolfenstein New Colossus game which was also great. I have no doubts they are crafting a proper new story to fit between the events of the movies. Im glad they are trying to remain true to the character as well as the score.
They are making a full on movie game where you play through the eyes of Indy... not just as him.
“A new Indiana Jones story for modern gaming audiences.”
Blurring the lines between games and cinematics, will take a very movie like approach. I don’t know how some people on Xbox will feel when so many complained about some games on other platforms feeling like you’re watching a movie instead of playing a game. Only to now see games on their platform also take on this “strange” design choice. So I’m guessing the game won’t have end levels with tallies of stats gained while playing a level.
Time will tell I guess.
Must admit I do like the look of this and certain to give it a try. I could tell straight away this was a Ryan Mccaffrey piece though lol.