Spoilers!!! Just Finished - Thoughts

Just finished the game. Wow! What a ride!'

So much to say.

1. I loved that just when I thought the game had come to an end there was a whole surprise epilogue of sorts. It was like a whole extra chapter I didn't even think the game needed to feel complete. So impressed!

2. Gibson was incredible as Bond. The writing team along with IO have also done an incredible job helping establish an incredible version of Bond who is both fresh and familiar.

3. Game was ruthless. They didn't hold back. Bond loses so much.

4. Loved the 009 reveal. That it has everyone guessing and then ended up being something else entirely.

5. Really enjoyed building the connection with all the people at Mi6. And not just the main characters but other folks around the office.

6. Gameplay was fantastic. Kept changing things up constantly. Things felt so fresh that I was still having fun with the melee and shooting by the end and more than keen to jump into more Tac Sim challenges

7. There were some wonderful moments of humour but also some wonderful moments of heart in the game that you could scope out.

8. Spoiler! Was I the only one who thought Bond would have a showdown on the giant statue hanging high above the lobby in Webb industries? Please tell me IO have plans for that.

9. So excited for the Bawma expansion (Scaramanga?) and to see how they continue breathing new life into the locations. Really hoping we get to go back to Romania and compete in the chess tournament/make it more of an active plot device for a new mission (though after the events of the game that would have to be a TacSim thing)

Got a lot more thoughts but I won't make this list too long

Will also post about where I think the gameplay could go in a sequel.