I går aftes delte IO Interactive et væld af information om 007 First Light, alt sammen i form af en dedikeret State of Play, hvor omkring 35 minutters gameplay blev præsenteret for fans. Det var også her, at vi lærte udgivelsesdatoen for spillet og så også dets kæmpestore $300 Collector's Edition.
Men i tråd med State of Play havde vi også chancen for at dele nogle tanker om spillet i en dedikeret forhåndsvisning, efter at have set noget af handlingen på Gamescom, hvor vi også havde mulighed for at interviewe senior licensproducer hos IOI, Theuns Smit.
"Yeah, I mean, for us, we've been very excited working on this, so we definitely went back, we looked at all the source material, you know, not just the films and books, but the novels as well. I think there's been a few eagle-eyed fans out there who spotted the description that Ian Fleming gave Bond in the beginning with, like, a scar on his face. We decided, you know what, that's something that fits our Bond. We'll work this into the story, and it's going to be really nice. So we were very excited from the outset to create our new and unique Bond. And, I mean, he's still... His intrinsic Bondiness is there, his hot-headedness. You're going to also go through some generational, you know, conflict or tension, so to speak. You, Bond, and his mentor, you saw him in the first trailer as well, Greenway. We're very excited to dive into that a little bit more because this is the first time that Bond is entering MI6, going into the 00 recruit programme, he has to earn his number, and you, as the player, get to do that alongside him."
Bond har altid været en karakter, der er forbundet med nogle få centrale personlighedstræk, herunder at være en glattalende, vittig og intelligent og også en kvindebedårer. Vi spurgte Smit, hvordan IOI nærmede sig nogle af disse elementer, når man tænker på, at vi ser Bond støt ændre nogle af disse træk, efterhånden som han tilpasser sig et skiftende kulturelt klima.
"I think that, over the years, there's been definitely a great evolution, you know, to the character of Bond. We've seen that also in very recent years, and, you know, powerful and dynamic female characters are part of Bond's journey, and they help drive him forward as well, and what fans would want to expect from dynamic characters, people around him to help shape him, and for who he needs to become on seeking his purpose. We've included that in a very diverse narrative that we're telling. So we're very, very excited for you to experience that."
Se hele interviewet med Smit nedenfor, og glem ikke at tilføje 007 First Light til din ønskeliste forud for dens debut i marts 2026.
