- 007 First light allows players to experiment with a large number of devices in combat
- This includes Bond’s spy watch, a missile pen and more.
- “They integrate seamlessly into the fighting style more than you might have seen in the movies,” explained senior combat designer Tom Marcham.
My recent hands-on experience with the upcoming spy thriller. 007 First light It was a pleasant surprise, revealing a level of mechanical depth that I don’t think has been evident in the marketing trailers until now.
Armed with a variety of spy gadgets, players have a surprising level of freedom when approaching combat encounters. “Virtually all of our devices can be used in combat,” explained senior combat designer Tom Marcham in a recent interview with TechRadar Gaming.
“We have a smoke bomb that you can use in both stealth and combat. It’s one of my favorite devices to use in the middle of firefights to cut off line of sight, or maybe use it to go into close combat. We have the pen missile, which is one of our more combat-focused devices, that you can use to blow up heavily armored enemies,” he continued.
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“The laser watch is another one we have, the phone with darts that you can use […] It’s good for incapacitating some of the tougher targets. We have these shock mine headphones that you can put on things. There is a whole range; They all work in combat and stealth. “It’s an important part of this.”
Players can also use the environments to their advantage, smashing enemy heads into hard surfaces or knocking them off ledges. I particularly enjoyed pushing enemies into electronic devices like laptops and then hitting them with the watch to unleash an impressive blast of electricity.
“We took some mechanics directly from the movies,” Marcham revealed, but the fact that it’s a modern story helped give the developers more freedom to experiment with the spy’s equipment.
“We use a lot more technology. You’ve seen the gadgets; they integrate seamlessly into the fighting style more than you might have seen in the movies. You can use gadgets a lot more in combat. He uses them occasionally, in There is no time to die, “He uses the watch to blow someone’s eye out, but we use it much more, with much more freedom.”
You will be able to experience for yourself when 007 First light launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC on May 27, 2026. A version of the game for Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive later this year.
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