Post by nacthenud on May 17, 2011 11:42:02 GMT -5
Started playing 007: Bloodstone last night. I'm really enjoying it. Helps that I'm a big Bond fan though.
Daniel Craig's vocal performance doesn't sound like he's really put his heart into it, or maybe it's just a disconnect between his acting and his avatar's acting. The models look pretty good in still images, but they don't animate particularly well and only appear to have one emotion.
You know what I'm really enjoying the most about it though? I'm able to play through it quickly and push from moment to moment without feeling like I need to be exploring every nook and cranny. The pacing is great. I like exploring in games like Fable, but not in action games like this.
I also don't feel the need to necessarily take out every target in a room before moving on. I'll push my way through the firefight to the exit and carry-on with my general pursuit or objective. There are no experience points or anything I'm missing out on by doing so. It's freeing and I'm loving it.
The opening level was particularly great and I felt like I was playing through a Bond game. Starting on a yacht taking out the crew stealthily, confronting and chasing down my target and getting into a speed boat chase around the harbour. It was all very bond-ish.
The opening credits sequence that followed was classic-bond style as well. The animation issues show the game didn't have a AAA budget, but what it did have was developers with a love of the franchise.
Daniel Craig's vocal performance doesn't sound like he's really put his heart into it, or maybe it's just a disconnect between his acting and his avatar's acting. The models look pretty good in still images, but they don't animate particularly well and only appear to have one emotion.
You know what I'm really enjoying the most about it though? I'm able to play through it quickly and push from moment to moment without feeling like I need to be exploring every nook and cranny. The pacing is great. I like exploring in games like Fable, but not in action games like this.
I also don't feel the need to necessarily take out every target in a room before moving on. I'll push my way through the firefight to the exit and carry-on with my general pursuit or objective. There are no experience points or anything I'm missing out on by doing so. It's freeing and I'm loving it.
The opening level was particularly great and I felt like I was playing through a Bond game. Starting on a yacht taking out the crew stealthily, confronting and chasing down my target and getting into a speed boat chase around the harbour. It was all very bond-ish.
The opening credits sequence that followed was classic-bond style as well. The animation issues show the game didn't have a AAA budget, but what it did have was developers with a love of the franchise.
