THE FINGERPRINT
Who they are as a player
Leans Action (fast and physical), rates generously, rarely finishes, and has a soft spot for Valve.
Ratings breakdown
Avg 8.324 reviews
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Leans Action (fast and physical), rates generously, rarely finishes, and has a soft spot for Valve.
7 of 1,022 · 1%
New Year, Same Game
I've got this game on PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X. My son has it on Switch. Every year I say I am not going to buy it again, because I know that fundamentally it's the same game regardless of platform. Of course on the Switch it's a 10 year old game that's the same every year, but that's a different bone of contention for me. Realistically, you've already bought this if you like Football / Soccer, as it is really the only way to play a decent game of it on your device. Graphically it does the job, the sound is forgettable to the point where I just turn it off and put on an audio book when I play. I have no interest in the virtual football card version of the game (Ultimate Team) that my son loves, especially since it seems to be pay to win. That EA make more than $1billion per year in selling those cards staggers me. For all of this though, will I buy next years game? Yes Why? Well because it's fun making someone rage quit when beating them on Seasons.
Old Person Gaming
Good lord I'm old now, but at least I have MS Solitaire to keep my brain going Don't start playing this though please, it's a little too addicitive...
Further 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
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