007 First Light | State of Play Reveal Trailer (Releases 2026)

Looks awesome, cant wait.
I an agree with something feeling slightly off with the Bond. Maybe its the youth and inexperience vibe they going for- i dunno. To me atleast i hope it plays like something new rather than a reskinned Hitman doing assasinations. Bond is fairly blunt and wreckless.
 
Here's one of the bullet points from the game's page on Steam, it does look like IOI will try to implement some replayability into the game. But I'd be very surprised if it reaches anywhere near the levels of the Hitman games. It's just not the same type of game and it shouldn't be.

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Well, at least that's something, thanks for the info. Hitman Absolution was also technically a much more linear game, but they still managed to add some replayability.
 
What the hell is wrong with you people. Everybody else's work looks terrible. I watched the SoP and thought surely people can't be complaining about those games. JFC.
 
What the hell is wrong with you people. Everybody else's work looks terrible. I watched the SoP and thought surely people can't be complaining about those games. JFC.
Ignore the naggers. Some of the more extreme reactions around here after the show have been bewildering. I have good faith in IO pulling off a worthwhile thrilling and exciting action adventure game at the very least.
 
Tonally all over the place, the character design for James is not good, the graphics are disappointing, the setting/era is a dud, some gameplay legit looks like it's Hitman down to the very animations.

Felt zero hype watching this. Pretty disappointing.
 
Here's one of the bullet points from the game's page on Steam, it does look like IOI will try to implement some replayability into the game. But I'd be very surprised if it reaches anywhere near the levels of the Hitman games. It's just not the same type of game and it shouldn't be.

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I hope there's difficulty objectives, would be a fun throwback.

but honestly anything that creates the same replayability as the Hitman games (which clearly they can do) will be awesome.
 
Q isn't Indian, he's just very old, which is a bad choice imo.


This thing looks last gen as FUCK. It's certainly in part because of IOI and their engine, but that last scene in the car had crazy aliasing.

thicc_girls_are_teh_best thicc_girls_are_teh_best do you see it now?? Do you see what handheld development does to us? The Switch 2's influence is all over this.

Bro c'mon I know you aren't blaming this on Switch 2 😂. When's IOI made a graphically stunning game? I can't think of any.
 
I'm late, I just watched the trailer... Games looks great, but it is not 007: this is Mission Impossible, not 007.

I also agree that the graphics are very poor for mid 2025.
 
yikes. Someone didn't do their research and wasn't even qualified to do this. I want to like it, but it's impossible.
What? They clearly did research on Bond. I've seen people complaining that that he was a scar on his face when that's something from the books.
Whoa! I just checked and Hitman Absolution is actually $1.99 currently! Most certainly worth that. Think of it as a spin off. If you look at it as a slickly polished third person action movie set in the Hitman universe, $1.99 is a hell of a price. It's very competent doing what it set out to do. There's a pretty good stealth action gameplay loop to be had. Graphics actually hold up really well and it support the Lord's favorite graphic setting: 4xMSAA Like an ancient technology, lost to the sands of time

How long has it been since you guys played it?

I played it again last year. Fun, but trying to play it like a Hitman game coming from the amazing WoA trilogy just hurts.
 
Looks terrible

The vibe is completely off for Bond, considering this is based on a movie series you'd think they'd aim for the same cinematic look, instead aim just getting Telltale Games vibes from the cutscenes.

Bleh!

Yeah this was my exact reaction, something just feels wrong here. It could be with what they decided to show, but especially the fucking night club shit, it just looks so generic.

They should of focussed more on classic bond, hidden bases in volcanos and shit.
 
Quality mode should be for pushing visuals to the max at 30fps. It should never be 60fps.
They keep shitting on people who value graphics.
Depends on how meaningful the visual push is at 30 fps. FF7 rebirth, Horizon FW, TLOU on Pro have all made the 30 fps mode a significant compromise compared to their 60 fps counterparts. No one in their right mind would play those games at 30 fps on the Pro. KCD 2 gets rid of it altogether for just one 60 fps mode. I think it depends on the engine and scalability options and can't be a blanket rule.
 
Here's one of the bullet points from the game's page on Steam, it does look like IOI will try to implement some replayability into the game. But I'd be very surprised if it reaches anywhere near the levels of the Hitman games. It's just not the same type of game and it shouldn't be.

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They should implement Goldeneye levels of replayability. Add more tasks to open up more areas when increasing the difficulty.
 
What? They clearly did research on Bond. I've seen people complaining that that he was a scar on his face when that's something from the books.

I played it again last year. Fun, but trying to play it like a Hitman game coming from the amazing WoA trilogy just hurts.
Just go in expecting a cool action stealth ride. It's very well polished, the graphics hold up and it's only $2 right now. Can't beat it.
 
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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.

Lets hope Im wrong, the charisma and "vibe" are there and I really hope Im wrong, but isnt our first rodeo.

Q isn't Indian, he's just very old, which is a bad choice imo.

My mistake, i mixed them up and confused letter lol. I was talking about M. Q being indian is not that bad, old 007 had old Q in it.
 
It's an origin story.... that would seem inline with the premise I'm thinking. But I'll agree, I don't really care for the character design.

Ok, well in that case:
  1. Bond was a Naval Commander in the Navy, serving for about 20 years - Hence the Commander Bond title
  2. Worked as a MI6 Agent for a few years after retiring at about 37 where he was known as a hotshot secret agent, not the best in his field but got the job done

Simply put, hes far too young, he's not Nathan Drake of recklessness, hes smart and savvy, not lucky. For an Origin Story we actually have a good one in Casino Royale, I became less of a Daniel Craig Bond fan later after Spectre, but he was great in these and felt more Bond

Alternativly, I don't understand why they don't go with the 60's Bond and set it in the Cold War and the like, seems to fit this kind of Agent of that era tbh
 
Ok, well in that case:
  1. Bond was a Naval Commander in the Navy, serving for about 20 years - Hence the Commander Bond title
  2. Worked as a MI6 Agent for a few years after retiring at about 37 where he was known as a hotshot secret agent, not the best in his field but got the job done

Simply put, hes far too young, he's not Nathan Drake of recklessness, hes smart and savvy, not lucky. For an Origin Story we actually have a good one in Casino Royale, I became less of a Daniel Craig Bond fan later after Spectre, but he was great in these and felt more Bond

Alternativly, I don't understand why they don't go with the 60's Bond and set it in the Cold War and the like, seems to fit this kind of Agent of that era tbh

It's a mesh retelling set in modern times. Honestly it's the best way to go while they have a whole vault of stories to lead into from this point.
 
It's a mesh retelling set in modern times. Honestly it's the best way to go while they have a whole vault of stories to lead into from this point.
Again, thats fine, but not with a super young almost Teen Bond, thats not his character at all
 
It's a mesh retelling set in modern times. Honestly it's the best way to go while they have a whole vault of stories to lead into from this point.

"That's the best way to go" is a bit of an odd assumption, respectfully.

There isn't a lot of major cold war era period piece games, but the modern shooter is fairly saturated, even tps.

Most Bond fans (I am in several communities for Bond), have been fairly negative to this.

Idk. Seems like the direction of making a modern, young Bond has been received fairly negatively by its market.

That being said, again, I pointed out prior that I am still neutral and awaiting more gameplay and info before I form an opinion. Just commenting on the general feel around the Bondosphere (and much of the gaming sphere). I think it doesn't help that the initial teaser 9 generations ago, seemed to paint it as a traditional Bond. Even though there isn't much to gleam from it, it definitely FEELS like it is hinting at a traditional Bond. That may have caught a lot of people off guard as well when they SoP reveal happened.

We shall see.
 
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The graphic doesn't look that impressive so maybe they can pull it off.

Aren't modern hitman games relatively easy to run?

They are, however the problem with Hitman games is they feel so wooden.

It's one of those games where you can kill a person less than a meter behind an NPC and they wouldn't notice..... it kinda kills the mood of these games for me because there a bit wacky.

I hope this Bond game improves on all of that.
 
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Don't like the characters age, the voice and it looks very much like a straight up shooter rather than a spy game.

But I expect it's not going to change so best get used to that.
 
"That's the best way to go" is a bit of an odd assumption, respectfully.

There isn't a lot of major cold war era period piece games, but the modern shooter is fairly saturated, even tps.

Most Bond fans (I am in several communities for Bond), have been fairly negative to this.

Idk. Seems like the direction of making a modern, young Bond has been received fairly negatively by its market.

That being said, again, I pointed out prior that I am still neutral and awaiting more gameplay and info before I form an opinion. Just commenting on the general feel around the Bondosphere (and much of the gaming sphere). I think it doesn't help that the initial teaser 9 generations ago, seemed to paint it as a traditional Bond. Even though there isn't much to gleam from it, it definitely FEELS like it is hinting at a traditional Bond. That may have caught a lot of people off guard as well when they SoP reveal happened.

We shall see.

Looking at the views and general comments already, the modern setting definitely will bring more sales and engagement than it would have in a period setting. I would rather this to give the best shot to build from with the Bond license in today's gaming market and build from it here. Very happy and strong in confidence with everything so I am all in for the future baby!
 
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