Not so much James Bond, more Mission Impossible - 007 First Light was originally more of an ensemble piece, says IO Interactive
IO Interactive once considered making 007 First Light more of an ensemble piece than it turned out to be.
IO Interactive once considered making 007 First Light more of an ensemble piece than it turned out to be.
The short version
- In other words, the game would have been less about James Bond on his own and more about him and a team of agents working together.
- The traces of IO's original approach can still be felt in First Light, as British spy headquarters MI6 restarts the double-O programme and recruits Bond to join a series of other young hopefuls-in-training.
- Bond jets to Malta and slowly ingratiates himself with the other trainees there.
What happened
He even shares an enviably large and airy flat back in London with a couple of them, Cressida and Monroe, who he forms a particularly close bond with. And it's that camaraderie - the banter and the same sense of friendly rivalry - in Malta and London, and on that initial mission to Slovakia, that would have presumably stretched through the game.
Why it matters
These are sections of First Light that have gone down really well with players; personally speaking, I thought the agent friends brought a great sense of warmth and fun.
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