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Releasing December 9th on Xbox, PC and Game Pass and Spring 2025 on PS5.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle First Look Preview: It’s So Riddick and I Love it for That - 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...

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Sneaking looks to be a big part of The Great Circle, with stealth emphasized as a core tenet of gameplay – as it was in Escape from Butcher Bay.

FIRST LOOK: Xbox’s Indiana Jones game is part-Hitman, part-Uncharted, all MachineGames | VGC

This looks well equipped to deliver the definitive Indy experience…

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Sure, it’s very heavily leaning on decades of Indiana Jones cliches, and we’ll be shocked if you don’t have to save your hat from a rapidly closing door, but honestly, who cares? When that music kicks in and the whip snaps across a Nazi’s face, there’s nothing quite like it.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Preview: Xbox's Big 2024 Exclusive Keeps Looking Better

MachineGames has revealed a lot of new information about the Xbox exclusive.

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From everything shown so far, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like one of the year's most promising games. It's incredible how much the game looks like an Indiana Jones movie, from its presentation, to its sense of humor. Unfortunately, no one has had a chance to go hands-on with the game yet, so it's hard to say just how much these elements will actually come together once the final product has been released. However, every time MachineGames shows off Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, I find myself excited to learn more. Hopefully we'll get an opportunity to go hands-on ahead of the game's release date, which is planned for December 9th.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Looks Like a Worthy Addition to the Franchise

After the last two disappointing movies, I'm finally excited about a new Indiana Jones title.

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The game is set shortly after Raiders of the Lost Ark and promises to be the biggest game Machine Games has ever worked on. As someone who didn't enjoy the last two Indiana Jones movies (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Dial of Destiny), I'm happy to say this title finally has me excited about the whip-cracking, fedora-sporting adventurer again.

Preview: Xbox and MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has way more depth than expected

After seeing some gameplay of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, it's clear there's a lot of depth for adventurers to explore.

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After seeing some gameplay of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, it's clear there's a lot of depth for adventurers to explore.

After seeing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's stealthy disguises, punchy hand-to-hand combat, and the iconic whip in action, it's one adventure I need in my life

Preview | "We want the player to really feel that they can take on different obstacles or challenges in many different ways"

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After seeing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's stealthy disguises, punchy hand-to-hand combat, and the iconic whip in action, it's one adventure I need in my life

Preview: ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ is shaping up to be the most authentic video game Indy experience

MachineGames wants to put players in the shoes of Indiana Jones and it appears they did the work

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Preview: ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ is shaping up to be the most authentic video game Indy experience

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes a timid but faithful first impression

Eurogamer's hands-off preview thoughts for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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As a huge Indy and adventure fan, I really want Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to be, well, great - but I am keeping my expectations in check for now. From my admittedly brief time with Great Circle, it's clear it's been created with a healthy dose of nostalgia and respect for long-term fans of the series. My first impression is of a game that's going to be a bit of nice-looking but maybe a tad predictable escapism, which will if nothing else be a fun way to while away a few hours - but I'd be more than happy to be surprised with a genuine adventure.

 

[Deerock71]

Escape From Butcher Bay vibes. KEEP LEANING INTO THAT.

 

[ManaByte]

Sounds like next-gen Riddick.

 

[adamsapple]

Sounds like next-gen Riddick.

All that I needed to hear.

 

[Bartski]

I think the game is playable at the xbox booth. Will chime in tomorrow

 

[adamsapple]

I think the game is playable at the xbox booth. Will chime in tomorrow

Let us know how Butcher Bay it feels!

Even though most Machine Games is old Starbreeze, their latest bread and butter is all gung-ho shooters. Will be interesting to see them return to slower paced stealth focus.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Escape from butcher bay? Are you for real?

Now we are talking.

 

[Bloobs]

 

[ManaByte]

Escape from butcher bay? Are you for real?

Now we are talking.

Most of Machine Games is made up of the Starbreeze devs who made Riddick.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

so..... no hands-on?

 

[Puscifer]

I'll gamepass that for a dollar!

 

[Nonehxc]

Fuck. Didn't know MachineGames were the cream of StarBreeze when Riddick was made.

Now I know why I love so much their particular flavor of FPS.

I will be circling the 9th of course.

 

[adamsapple]

Fuck. Didn't know MachineGames were the cream of StarBreeze when Riddick was made.

Now I know why I love so much their particular flavor of FPS.

I will be circling the 9th of course.

I'll probably be circling the 5th or 6th if they offer a Game Pass premium upgrade path.

 

[Nonehxc]

I'll probably be circling the 5th or 6th if they offer a Game Pass premium upgrade path.

Nothing on GamePass about that...

But fuck Starfield, 18.51GB update for a sand buggy?

 

[SantaC]

What made me hopeful is that machinegames called it an adventure formost.

 

[adamsapple]

What made me hopeful is that machinegames called it an adventure formost.

If it's close to a next-gen Butcher Bay, that's all the incentive one should need.

 

[Darsxx82]

As a big fan, the announcement of a new Indiana Jones game was already an immense joy for me, but I am even more excited about everything I am seeing, especially today.

The moment of the present stone ball has killed me.... Could it be that there are scenes from the movies in memory mode???

If Mussolini's character is as well characterized as Hitler in New Order..... We are going to have a lot of laughs

 

[The Cockatrice]

Previews mean shit. Just marketing bs for gullible fools. Im sure the game will be at the very least decent, but will see.

 

[clarky]

Any gameplay videos to go with the bullshit articles?

 

[adamsapple]

Any gameplay videos to go with the bullshit articles?

Not yet, probably embargoed. Give it a few days, I reckon.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Buying good game (assuming it’s good) but supporting Disney

 

[semiconscious]

sorry, but 'stealthy disguises', games radar? do some of them include stealthy beards & stealthy mustaches?...

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

sorry, but 'stealthy disguises', games radar? do some of them include stealthy beards & stealthy mustaches?...

Press A to ask to see the tapestries in a Scottish accent

 

[HL3.exe]

Let's go, I've been waiting for Machine Games to make the full transformation back to the old 2000's Starbreeze.

They even have the lead designer from Butcherbay and The Darkness leading the project.

 

[Humdinger]

Sounds great. Let's hope the hands-on previews are good, too.

 

[Kusarigama]

Things I do not appreciate:
1. CGI announcement trailers without any gameplay.
2. Previews of video games in non video formats.

 

[kingwingin]

Most of Machine Games is made up of the Starbreeze devs who made Riddick.

 

[Bartski]

Let us know how Butcher Bay it feels!

Even though most Machine Games is old Starbreeze, their latest bread and butter is all gung-ho shooters. Will be interesting to see them return to slower paced stealth focus.

It was a hands off gameplay deep dive, joint presentation with Shattered Space in a cinema. So no hands on for randos like yours truly. Exploring, puzzles, traversal, combat a character played byTony Todd - I haven't played Butcher Bay but it honestly all looked really good and I’m definitely in.

 

[Von Hugh]

Fucking Escape from Butcher Bay is 20 years old already. And I still love it.

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

So fucking happy they're going this route with Indy and not the same old bullshit third person cinematic adventure game.

 

[Darsxx82]

From the description of the game in the Xbox store, the XSX version will also come with Ray Tracing and at 60fps...

 

[adamsapple]

From the description of the game in the Xbox store, the XSX version will also come with Ray Tracing and at 60fps...

Maybe a Quality and Performance mode.

 

[Darsxx82]

Maybe a Quality and Performance mode.

This is probably the case, but being the same graphics engine as DOOM Eternal that ran at 60fps + RT, I wouldn't rule it out 100%.