What do you hope happens to the Bond games?

GoldenEye85

It's too quiet around here. Let's strike up a conversation.


Since it does seem like Activision no longer has the James Bond video game license, either by them giving it up or Eon taking it from them, what do you hope happens with the 007 games? Do you want another company to get it and mirror the Bond game after what they do best or would you want something else? Do you care if it's a first person shooter again, would you prefer third person? Movie based, or completely original?

Personally I think that if Eon wants to start making the Bond games good and really stand out instead of being like the summer months for games. Really crappy movie based games that are taken from the stock boxes and put right into the bargain bin, maybe they need to create a game division and do it themselves. Because no matter who else gets it, it WILL be mirrored off of what that company is known for.
Which on one hand may not be too bad, but on the other hand it will just be compared to the source game and ripped to shreds by the purists for those games. For example Bioware, it would alomst certainly be a clone of Mass Effect, a good idea in theory, but the purists, who already feel betrayed by Bioware from what happened with ME3 (don't ask what happened, I have not played the 3rd one yet) so for sure they would shred the game.

So what do you feel should happen?

SilentSpy

You should probably edit your title a bit, "What do you hope happens with the Bond Games?"

First they need to decide if the Bond games and movies should be in continuity. Because for some Bond movies it will work and others it won't. I think Goldeneye is the only example of when the movie game works in continuity. But this should be like how DC TV is different from DC movies, that's the way Bond games should be. Just like the Bond books are different and only elements might show up in the movies.

Then they need to make good Bond games. Not based on what's popular and shoehorn Bond into that. Because that rarely works well.

Have a game come out every off Bond movie year. Most won't like this and think it misses the cross promotion with the movie. But it's different. Make it third person as you should see Bond. Try to have the scripted elements be more natural. So it's actually a good game and not a scripted game movie. Hire people that like the Bond series. I've said it before but that FRWL game was a horrible miss and people who really like Bond and videogames would do a lot better than that.

GoldenEye85

I would say you could add the N64 World as well as Quantum of Solace on 360/PS3. As that told two stories in one game, itself as well as Casino. As much as it was a Call of Duty clone (more so than GE reloaded in my opinion) it did some things that made it stand out on it's own.
As for the N64 TWINE, in the same vein as GE64, it did a really good job of keeping as close to the story as possible, the one bad part is the bad voice acting, but other than that, it was really good!

DevilMayCare007

IMO I hope it's open world. I want Ubisoft to make a bond and make it third person. I hope they turn some of the Connery bond movies into games. FRWL(game) was just terrible. And I hope they make him into a less killing machine and more stealth but don't make it like Splinter Cell. But Idk I thought EA did a decent job at the games. As long as the games are good idc who makes it.

Ward

The last Tomb Raiders and - hopefully - Alien Isolation definitely show that there's cinematic potential in games. I would love to see something like TR with Bond, seems to me like the games became lower and lower budget and perhaps a new company would invest a bit more time and money in a Bond title.

Failing that, if they can't make a shooter up to par with Everything or Nothing or the n64 Goldeneye, I'd like a new format. I suggested something akin to Just Cause in another thread.

DutchJamesBondFan

Maybe EA liked Bond back? I liked their games, I like AUF, NF, EON and FRWL. I also got TWINE but that one give me a headache (more people). It's cool when I play it. So the games they released were fine, I really liked EON and hope they may give it a follow up, but than with Daniel Craig, or with Brosnan if we're in a non-Bond area, like with FRWL. But that won't happen I think. Ubisoft could do something nice, or maybe Rockstar with the too obvious references in GTA

PPK 7.65mm

I am hoping for a good balance of stealth and gunplay in the next game. Also I would love to have a few driving stages as well, for some variety. Also some in game content that you could un-lock would be nice. Goldeneye 2010 (for the Wii) had some time trials, but if you beat the time their was no reward or any real incentive to complete them in the first place.

AlphaOmegaSin

Would like to see one based on Dr No -{

SilentSpy

I don't think we'll see anymore Connery Bond games. They had the chance to make a good one and the designers and others involved just didn't get it and made that poor FRWL game.

Thunderpussy

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bd9HgDux6o
Video on the history of James Bond games.

Agent Kino

In all honesty the Bond games need to be revamped. I loved what they did with Quantum of Solace. I genuinely enjoyed playing that game.

You know what I miss the most? The co-op split screen with bots. That is what we all grew up playing. Why not spread it to this generation? An updated Nightfire maybe or an updated Agent Under Fire. Both phenomenal games I grew up with.

They already ruined the revamped Goldeneye. They might as well reinvent themselves with a revamp of Nightfire or Agent Under Fire.

Just my 2 cents.

PPK 7.65mm

I agree who ever gets the license to make video games next better include a decent multiplayer mode.

SkyfallLodge

I want to see a third person game that is open word, with optional missions and stuff, kinda like GTA, but so much cooler. I don't want it to be a shooter like 007 Legends. However fun that was, It didn't feel like James Bond. It felt like Call of Duty in a suit. It would be cooler if it had more spy stuff like in the movies. Bond never got a machine gun and mowed down hordes of enemies in the movies, so the games feel so fake.

There's my gamer's rant, just my opinion.

SkyfallLodge out...

Thunderpussy

http://www.explosion.com/73265/latest-far-cry-4-trailer-a-james-bond-esque-experience/
Latest Far Cry 4 trailer a Bond-esque Experience

Agent Kino

The only Bond-esque thing about that video was the music.

Thunderpussy

Sorry, Posted this on the wrong thread. ;%

I thought parts of it looked like Night fire, with the skiddoo outrunning
The avalanche, to a jump, which I thought " very Bond", but we all
See different things

AlphaOmegaSin

Would like to play one based on the Books, would be interesting to see how they would do it -{

welshboy78

Def would like an open world with GTA style missions however more puzzles and stealth involved

Absolutely_Cart

I'd like to see a stealthy spy based game with an original story and setting.

bryno92

There are certain criteria that I think the next Bond game should meet:
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[*]Non Call of Duty Like- Goldeneye Reloaded and 007 Legends basically copied Call of Duty which is a no no. I'm trying to get away from that style of gameplay and I'd imagine quite a few others are trying also. I'm not saying make it 3rd person, but try and develop a new engine that does not copy Call of Duty. Make the game feel sort of how NightFire felt with slightly updated controls.[/*]
[*]Emphasis on Split Screen- I would love to be able to play the campaigne with a buddy, if not that, then separate co-op missions will do. I would also love to have bots in multiplayer. I could care less about online, I think the fun in a Bond game is playing with a buddy next to you.[/*]
[*]Do not base it off a movie. Limits surprises and limits what you can do.[/*]
[*]Do not make him a mass murderer, he is a secret agent![/*]
[*]Do not rush the game. This is a big reason 007 Legends sucked! AI was stupid and the load times were horrendous![/*]
[*]Non Linear- too often games nowadays just have you shooting and following tunnel like structures to your next objective.[/*]
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LPFilms

I don't think any company is currently interested, which is a shame since the Bond games have been THE go to movie tie-in games for years. I think there definitely will be more Bond games, it's just a matter of time. GoldenEye was and still is too popular in the gaming community to let the brand pass by. Legends was just such a critical and commercial failure that a new Bond game is a huge risk. Legends tainted the brand in people's minds.

Even though the titles published by Activision were mostly great (QoS, GE, BS, Legends being OK at best), poeple didn't really care for them. EA did a terrific job. TWINE, AUF, NF, EoN, (even FRWL IMHO) were all great, and we need a return to the variety; a bit of shooting, a bit of melee combat, a bit of driving, a but of on-rails, even maybe gambling section like in the films (only a few games have attempted the gambling). We also need excellent writing and a star cast, something that BS did beautifully. While it had great TPS and driving gameplay, I think there was a bit too much shooting. Don't get me wrong, it was extremely fun and never really boring, but you'd think there'd be more of a cinematic focus in a Bond game.

If BS had less shooting and (dare I say) was maybe only a few hours long on the first run, I think it would be even better and more unique since it would literally be like playing a Bond movie. Sure you could probably blast through the game in a few hours, but in the movies Bond doesn't really shoot this many people. BS's problem was, like I said, too much shooting. The rest of the game was extremely cinematic, but the over-abundance of shooting took away from the potential it had to probably be the most cinematic action game ever produced. I think if a developer made what BS was but beatable in a few hours, then I think there'd be cinematic Bond game gold. The only problem is reviewers calling it too short. Then with a quick single player, there'd be tons of time and resources left over for a masterful multiplayer component.

AirJordanFan93

I would really enjoy a Bond game if they based it off of Splinter Cell. You get a great stealth experience though you can go all guns blazing if you feel the need. He is a spy so there really is no reason to make a generic FPS games like Activision had been doing with just re using the COD engine.

MooseWithFleas

Agreed AirJordan! Splinter Cell is my favorite game of all time because it's the only one that makes me feel like I'm a spy! Would love if Ubi picked up Bond and ran with it.

hot crossed bond

MooseWithFleas wrote:

Agreed AirJordan! Splinter Cell is my favorite game of all time because it's the only one that makes me feel like I'm a spy! Would love if Ubi picked up Bond and ran with it.

when I bought the first splinter cell game I played it as if the character was bond

GoldenEye85

The thing that I don't understand is when GoldenEye Wii/Reloaded were released they both were met with almost critical acclaim, yet 007 Legends comes along and is called a Call of Duty clone, and half broken, as well it was shredded by everyone, and here is the thing, they are practically the same. The same developer, Eurocom, did all three games: GoldenEye Wii, GoldenEye Reloaded and 007 Legends.

So why the change of heart between the two games? I mean, I don't care for 007 Legends either, but not for the typical reasons given.