Bombjack9/10Further Impression = VERY GOOD
I've now played quite a bit. It's so very good. I would class it as Hitman-lite, but that would be doing a disservice. The game wants you to play stealth and clever, but doesn't penalise you if you have to go loud. It also has open levels that direct you nicely to the point but allow you to get there through multiple paths. To me this is good design. Speaking of which, based on the locations, Ken Adams has been channeled a lot in the production design. I think he'd be smiling at this one a lot. Carry on Bond Very early on, done the prologue and the wider tutorial. I couldn't stop smiling at the cut to proper Bond intro (including the made-for-the-game song). So far the only let down is the driving controls, but that's often the case with third person games with a driving mode, it's not Forza after all. I've just completed the first "main" mission, and I have to say it's a lot of fun. I do not usually like stealth games, but this one is not bad. Probably because it's not too punishing on normal difficulty when you get spotted. The fighting mechanics are a bit rough, it clearly wants to be a mix of Bond toughness with a Batman Arkham style flow, but it doesn't quite work as well. Or I am just rubbish at it of course. A strong start young Bond, a strong start. I've been expecting you, and there's more to come. But no Mr Bond, I do not expect you to die
