James Bond games after GoldenEye 007 |
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| BY Matthew Razak May. 13th, 2008 | More on: |
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Remember when I said EA realized that they could never top GoldenEye? Well that was a lie. In fact they were arrogant enough to try to make a “spiritual successor” to the game by producing GoldenEye: Rogue Agent. Well screw you EA. I don’t need both one of the greatest FPS games ever and the history of the Bond franchise bastardized because you want to cash in on their names. Still, I’m weak and I bought the game. I mean Oddjob was in it, what was I supposed to do? Plus, the premise was actually pretty interesting — instead of playing as Bond you play as a Bond villain, who has a golden cyborg eye thing (thus the game’s name). But instead of actually playing as a Bond villain, EA decided to instead make you play with other Bond villains, not only creating an idiotic plot where Dr. No and Goldfinger are fighting each other in the process, but completely and totally bastardizing Bond cannon which has been bastardized plenty by the films and non-Fleming books, and quite frankly, doesn’t really need anymore help, thank you very much.
The game was incredibly bland, despite the fact that you got to play at plenty of well known Bond locales, and really the only thing that stood out was the golden eye itself which had been installed into your characters head. The thing had powers like a magnet that could disarm bad guys or reflect bullets and MRI vision. But the AI and level design was so bad it didn’t really matter you had these powers and, much like The World is Not Enough, wanting to be GoldenEye 007 only made the game’s flaws stand out all the more. Especially since the designers decided the game should play like the now outdated original. Multiplayer was just as upsetting, with cramped and poorly designed levels that seemed to ignore the fact that your eye had frickin’ super powers! You could set traps for other players which were fun but not enough fun to rescue any aspect of the game from mediocrity.
When will developers realize that cashing in on a name does not mean your game will do well, unless of course that name is Sean Connery because Sean Connery makes everything better, which, of course, brings us to: From Russia With Love.
May 13th, 2008
at 5:57 pm
I am also a huge james bond fan. However, I will say that the more that I think about it, the more I realize how careful people need to be before playing first person shooter games such as 007. People need to keep in mind how these games can potentially affect them, causing an increase in aggressive behaviors and thoughts. Just something to keep in mind!
May 13th, 2008
at 7:58 pm
What are you on about Brent? Shooters are relaxing, unless they’re really poorly made of course :)
May 13th, 2008
at 10:36 pm
Brent, please give up on what you are trying to accomplish. We are here to play James Bond games. If you wanna discuss politics, there are plenty of forums to do that. We are responsible adults and we will take any actions we commit in our own hands. I hope you understand.
May 14th, 2008
at 11:19 am
No reason to be rude to the fellow. Brings up a possible point that has been shown scientifically (I do not know the articles off hand, although I’ve read about them long enough to believe they are there, although I would like to actually read some of the research) that for a brief period (No studies have found a long lasting correlation to be found) after playing games you may feel more violent, or whatever the tones of the game are.
However - this is nothing new to media. After watching the Fast and the Furious you can’t tell me your friends don’t want to go use their e-break around the upcoming corner.
May 14th, 2008
at 11:23 am
My usage of the term rude is a bit heavy-handed. You guys were much more civil than many other responses I have seen in the past. I understand your opinions but I also believe that this is as good as any a place (probably better, cause you’re reaching the directly affected audience) to discuss this kind of stuff.
September 21st, 2008
at 6:13 pm
though brent does have a point on the somewhat possible outcomes of how someone takes a shooter, goldeneye was made in a time before the more realistic games came out that really blurred those lines between reality and fiction. if you play goldeneye, its all polygons and it’s hilarious how fake it really is. if your going to put blame on real violence today on anything, put it on GTA, not that they’re bad games by any means (i still think GTA3 was the best), but GTA really puts you in a world thats literally based off real buildings and neighborhoods, and lets you mow people down and even kill cops.