Agent 64: Spies Never Die

[b]Agent 64: Spies Never Die ist bestimmt kein schlechtes Spiel[/b] So richtig überzeugt bin ich trotzdem noch nicht. Agent64 könnte eigentlich etwas moderner sein. Springen, rennen, in die Hocke gehen, sowas sollte heutzutage Standard sein, Agent64 kann es aber nicht. +Das Spiel läuft flüssig (auch auf Low-End-Systemen) +Die Vertonung ist okay -Keine deutschen Untertitel -"James Bond" kann nicht springen -"James Bond" kann nicht rennen -"James Bond" kann nicht in die Hocke gehen (aber die Gegner können es) -Es sind keine Laufgeräusche vorhanden -Die Hintergrund-Musik ist mittelmäßig "bis schlecht" (etwas flach) und nicht James Bondmäßig [h3]Ladet mein PS4 Controller-Profil herunter, damit lässt sich das Spiel relativ gut spielen.[/h3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sUNeBmcyZo Das Original-Spiel von damals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnhPi-6CYLU&list=PL-zOWmGvo0G_CNwJG8bbRMxkM8SgH-vCJ Zum Vergleich noch: James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002). Dort konnte man wenigstens springen und auch in die Hocke gehen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8GZBO0K1QA

Thank you for making this.

This game is phenomenal.

Incredible

Agent 64 was exactly what I was hoping it would be, with a few concessions. ########################## # Like Goldeneye, Different Enough # ########################## Most online discussion around this game has to do with how similar it would be to Goldeneye and/or Perfect Dark. It does a great job of paying homage to both games, but manages to do enough of its own thing to set itself apart. Funny enough, I actually feel that the scenery of the game fits more Timesplitter than it does either other game at times. The control scheme feels right on both a controller and a mouse/keyboard for me. While I understand most FPS games have a very specific control style that people have gotten used to, the objective here was to try to infuse the feel of the games this was inspired by into the keyboard/mouse feel. It would make more sense to think of it like using a cheat device that translates your keyboard and mouse into controller inputs rather than being true keyboard and mouse. Once you have that understanding, the control scheme feels really nice. You can really dial it in to the point where you are turning corners and instantly head-shotting enemies before they have a chance to react. #################### # Rewards Feel Great, But... # #################### One of my main points of criticism is something I have seen on the discussion forums a few times. Some people really want to just be able to beat the game from start to finish on Agent to get the full story and don't want to be forced to move away from it. You don't need to constantly move away from it, but the unlock system leaves room to be desired. On the other hand, if you're not bothered by that, it's actually quite the fun time. The challenges and contracts keep the game feeling fresh. One of the earliest contracts unlocks Nightmare which takes inspiration from Doom's "Nightmare" difficulty where enemies will pop back up after a certain amount of time. It gives the game an even greater sense of stress when having to look both forward and behind all of the time. During the demo, some of the "par" times to unlock the different modifiers were a bit crazy to try to achieve for the average player. Since then, they have been made more reasonable. I've gotten a few without really having to think too much about it. Like in its contemporaries, the focus is on figuring out to know who you absolutely need to take down and who you can swing past with just enough flexibility to make it to the end alive with all objects completed. Trial and error is not necessarily a downside when it comes to trying to perfect a game. Most games have some degree of it and require the player to be able to adapt on the fly. You certainly get rewarded for memorization, but nothing outside of these challenges really require it. ############ # Future Hopes # ############ The game developer has already stated that the workshop support will be an update at a later date. It would've been great to have it during release, but it's something I would much rather they get right rather than trying to rush it. A lot of the criticism about the game can definitely be addressed with mods. Would be cool to get a more traditional FPS mod for the game just to see how much different the game feels with a modern control scheme. Similarly, it would be cool to get a bit more fine tuning on how the AI can react. Those with the skills to do so could bring their own missions into the game which could make for some exciting unofficial expansions to the game in the same way we have seen games like Doom and Quake thrive. ############# # Final Thoughts # ############# I feel like the game at its release has a lot more pros than cons, but I can see some of the criticism from those that don't understand what was appealing about Goldeneye or Perfect Dark when put into the context of their respective original releases. Even playing those games in emulation doesn't quite capture the feel or spirit that people had at release and how well these games played for those times. Sometimes it's nice to see a game developer forego the trends and stick in their trenches about leaning heavier into that specific feel while still injecting quality of life where they see fit. Once I have sunk about 30-40 hours into this game, I plan to update this review a bit more. I will likely be playing some online multiplayer, co-op, and messing around wtih unlocking more of the modifiers during this time. I might have some feedback on the variety of those modifiers and how they affect the game.

Amazing Game! Highly recommend to get this if you are/were a fan of GoldenEye 64 Anti-Cheat does not cause any issues for me on Linux. Runs perfectly. Specs: Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0 Qt Version: 6.11.1 Kernel Version: 7.1.5-arch1-2 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Manufacturer: ASUS