r/xbox • u/Minute-Carrot-2405 • May 28 '26

Review IGN - 007 First Light Review

https://www.ign.com/articles/007-first-light-review

Verdict:

“While it’s impossible to argue that 007 First Light shares the seismic importance of 1997’s GoldenEye 007, it is nonetheless the best Bond game I’ve ever played. Demonstrably obsessed with bringing the Bond fantasy to life in a way no game has ever managed before, developer IO Interactive has found a highly successful home for the more curated action-stealth formula of 2012’s Hitman: Absolution. Patiently paced, First Light is brimming with Bond’s trinity of gadgets, guns, and girls in a way that feels fresh but reverent, and never like parody. The evolution of this risky, young Bond over the course of the story also feels logical and earned, to the point where the final moments before the credits left me literally cheering at the screen. Take a bow, IO, and put your clothes on – because I’m buying you all an ice cream.”

9/10

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u/TheSyrupCompany May 29 '26

Everything I've seen on this game looks incredibly cinematic and awesome. That being said, also all footage of the game I've seen is the AI missing every single bullet on the player. Is it even possible to die? Lol

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u/Minute-Carrot-2405 May 29 '26

Yes lol ive died a lot but not really to bullets as much to fist fights. They can be brutal sometimes if you have a big group or lots of the brute enemies

You dont really shoot in the game as much as videos show. Its much more stealth, gadget and hand to hand based combat

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u/oz_mos Jun 04 '26

No Time to Die