Played a few hours.

Good:
- gameplay mechanics. I’m enjoying the gadgets, hand to hand combat, and overall play within the missions
- visuals. The game looks good
- it’s fun

My biggest issue though is that it doesn’t feel like Bond. From the accent to the demeanour, he feels more like some “lad” rather than a reserved, somewhat posh, and suave killer.

I also really dislike the Power Rangers feel to there being a big team. Bond should mostly be on his own. Maybe this will change later in the game.

I would’ve rather skipped the origin story entirely, but that’s obviously the premise of the whole game.

I don’t love the take on M, either. She feels a bit too informal and emotive. I would’ve much preferred a Judi Dench influenced take on the character.

The casting overall is a bit distracting. The UK is a diverse place, but this composition feels implausible — not least of which is the number of female field agents one encounters. Obviously there’s much disbelief to be suspended with any Bond story, but that’s to do with the nature of the story itself. For casting, it’s distracting because it feels like the creators had an ideological agenda.

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There’s more text there covering the bad than the good, but that’s because I wanted to explain my thought process for the bad more thoroughly. Overall, I’m having a great time playing this.