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[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

He looks like the lovechild of Tom Cruise and Nathan Drake lol

 

[Sentenza]

In what way? It doesn't seem live they've taken a very inspired direction for the game. It looks like Hitman, only with a non-automaton protag. You can also see the Switch 2 all over this thing, looks last gen as fuck.

"It looks like Hitman" ALREADY makes it the most promising game by default, given that the recent Hitman games were great, AND it looks like a Hitman where they threw a bunch of extra shit to the formula, like frantic action sequences, chases, etc. Which will probably benefit its variety.

 

[Brigandier]

Ahhh the usual throwing enemies to the floor and nearby enemies not hearing or reacting, COD floor slides, dodging bullets I'll happily hold my hands up and eat crow if the gameplay shows otherwise but that looked fucking awful.

American Uncharted: The Drake Jones Bond mashup.

 

[Audiophile]

Bland.

 

[Deerock71]

Looks fucking awesome!

Of course, the old man GAF part of this forum will always cry about how it doesn't hit their nostalgia points.

If you saw the last Bond movie like THIS old GAFfer did, you'd welcome a reset of the franchise.

 

[RedC]

ehhh still hoping for the best with this but reminds me more of uncharted than bond. wheres the sophistication and class?

This sums up how I felt.

 

[E-Cat]

Appreciate the OHMSS music

 

[Black_Mamba]

Looks terrible. Deathloop looks more Bond than this.

 

[Dacvak]

Bland.

James Bland.

 

[Rivdoric]

It's 47 not 007.

 

[Ristifer]

I'm halfway to a boner. Just need the gameplay deep dive to bring me all the way up.

 

[Deerock71]

It's like Roger Moore had sex with Timothy Dalton.

To me, at one or two points Bond made me think of:

 

[blastprocessor]

Wish it was more serious and the art style kinda is different?? It visually looks accomplished from a technical point of view.

 

[mdkirby]

Disappointing. A bond game should be bad ass and make you want to be bond. I felt nothing, it was cheesy, it wasn't bond, felt seriously off and I don't like "let's make a young gen z bond set now" the opposite of what I hoped, which was set it in the spirit of and setting/time of the original early books.

This show was one let down after another.

 

[drotahorror]

Stand out of the show for me even with it's weird ass artstyle.

 

[Success]

If you saw the last Bond movie like THIS old GAFfer did, you'd welcome a reset of the franchise.

I did see the last Bond movie and the franchise is getting a reset.

So what is the point you are making?

 

[base_two]

Gone head and cancel it for me, baby.

Looks like an Uncharted clone with the tone of a 6th gen console third party licensed multiplat.

 

[vpance]

Yeah we got modern James Bond Jr.

 

[Dacvak]

To me, at one or two points Bond made me think of:

Okay I'd absolutely watch a bond movie starring Jason Bateman

 

[Deerock71]

I did see the last Bond movie and the franchise is getting a reset.

So what is the point you are making?

I'm not nostalgic about Bond and where the series ended up.

 

[MMaRsu]

Trailer didnt do much for me but I know IOI will nail the gameplay

but still, eh?

 

[Sorcerer]

Why does the James Bond model look like it was based on Tom Holland?

Tom Cruise was my first thought. But we are on the same Tom train.

 

[R6Rider]

Deathloop looks more Bond than this.

 

[Nankatsu]

This legit looked like one of my favourite banger games back on PS3 that flew under the radar for many people.

Super down for this.

 

[LordOcidax]

James Bland.

 

[Sorcerer]

Definitely agree about him being far too young.

As an ignorant American, what made him not British enough?

Bond is actually Scottish and Swiss, according to Fleming.

 

[Hookshot]

007 CCU on steam.

 

[Spooky Scary Skeleton]

Bond looks like a 21 year old twitch lets play streamer

 

[Deerock71]

Bond is actually Scottish and Swiss, according to Fleming.

I think I'm going to have to read these books.

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

I dont know man... it kind of hit the marks but the indian Q set up the alarms.

That scar gives me the feeling that they will make a bait and switch at the end of the game with Jame Bond becoming Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Doctor no or whatever and then some diverse best friend that was betrayed will take the mantle of 007 in this trilogy.

I want to believe... but we have been in this rodeo for so long.

 

[ProtoByte]

"It looks like Hitman" ALREADY makes it the most promising game by default, given that the recent Hitman games were great, AND it looks like a Hitman where they threw a bunch of extra shit to the formula, like frantic action sequences, chases, etc. Which will probably benefit its variety.

Well if it uses the same stuff animation systems, its not going to feel good to execute those action sequences.

And James Bond isn't Hitman. It should look and feel very different.

 

[IDKFA]

Terrible.

Cultural vandalism.

The British government needs to take the Bond IP back from Amazon. By extreme force if necessary.

 

[Sorcerer]

I think I'm going to have to read these books.

There nothing like the movies. The movies only share the titles (for the most part). I believe they were written in the late 40's and 50's. No tech whatsoever. I think Bond was revealed to be Scottish in the movie Skyfall.

 

[Stafford]

The actor that plays young Dexter, eh. He's great in that show, but Bond? I'm not seeing it here. And also, I didn't expect it to look so colorful, cartoony. Had expected it to be way darker, grittier. This footage didn't do much for me.

 

[Darkkahn]

Did he call her "Mom"?

 

[SamuraiEdge]

Loved everything I saw given this is an Origin story wrapped up in a modern setting.

Absolutely hyped baby!!

 

[Deerock71]

Did he call her "Mom"?

Ma'am.

 

[SILKYSMOOTH30FPS]

Wtf was that? I had high hopes from the second IOI announced working on the ip. This looks like a generic 6.5/10 cover shooter. What is going on? Even Bond himself looks generic af.

Ultra disappointed. wow. still can't believe what i just watched.

 

[TrebleShot]

Wtf was that? I had high hopes from the second IOI announced working on the ip. This looks like a generic 6.5/10 cover shooter. What is going on? Even Bond himself looks generic af.

Ultra disappointed. wow. still can't believe what i just watched.

Im on disbelief right now complete fumble.

How does Hitman feel more bond than this.

Is that guy cast in the Amazon reboot too? If so, no fucking way.

 

[ElFenomeno]

I dont know man... it kind of hit the marks but the indian Q set up the alarms.

That scar gives me the feeling that they will make a bait and switch at the end of the game with Jame Bond becoming Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Doctor no or whatever and then some diverse best friend that was betrayed will take the mantle of 007 in this trilogy.

I want to believe... but we have been in this rodeo for so long.

From Google
In the Ian Fleming James Bond novel "From Russia, with Love," Bond is described as having a "scar on his right cheek." This scar, along with other physical characteristics like blue-grey eyes and short, black hair, is a consistent part of Bond's portrayal in the novels.

 

[GoldenEye98]

Oh...now I see why it's coming to Switch 2....

 

[Bitstream]

Not super excited to play as a 12 year old bond whose balls haven't dropped yet, but some of the gameplay sequences reminded me of the bourne & splinter cell games.
Definitely the best game that was shown from a gameplay perspective personally

 

[Bartski]

I hate the IP but that looked really good and it's built on top of everything this studio is already good at.

 

[Superposition]

Making a Bond game with zero Bond charisma is a big no, no.

 

[viveks86]

So... GAF has a problem with the way he looks? Not old or manly enough? Good. At least there is consistency...

 

[Hypereides]

Looks like 4chan was right for once:

H

News  Post in thread '007 First Light announced by IO Interactive, game reveal this week'

Jun 3, 2025

Random 4chins user possibly spilling the beans on the game in an arbitrary post. Take it with a grain of salt of course:

Spoiler: 4chan post

Article:

Image may be a match to the silhouette. Reverse search got no immediate hits:

Source: https://archive.md/5gJPc

Oh man, the guy dropped additional details including the actor who wil portray Bond:

Spoiler: Actor and additional details

• The story was set long before production.
• One mission is being polished right now for the showcase.
• Supposedly, a young James Bond will be portrayed by Patrick...

• Hypereides

• 
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[salva]

Fable character looks better than this Holland guy

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

He looked like Tom Holland as James Bond Jr

!00% on the mark, based on this and frankly... Wish they didn't do that. Hopefully they'll make him age if the game does well and gets a sequel.

 

[adamsapple]

It looked fine, y'all are a bunch of negative nancies.

 

[Gone 2.0]

It looks good enough.