- 007 First light It uses the inspiration of Bond movies, but the tropes have adapted differently for the sake of the logic of the game
- The art director of the game franchise, Rasmus Poulen, said that the logic of the action film “does not apply to the games”
- Some classic links adapted “to adapt to the modern environment”
007 First lightThe art director of the franchise, Rasmus Poulen, has said that the next game of Io Interactive is inspired by the tropes of “classic” bonds that have been adapted differently to the films for the sake of logic.
In an interview with Techradar Gaming at Gamescom 2025, where we also had the opportunity to try an early demonstration of 007 First lightPoulen discussed the creation of a film game with an original story.
He explained that while Ioi was inspired by the franchise, the study took freedoms when translating the tropes of the action film to his game.
“You can’t apply the logic of cinema to the world of the game,” Poulen said, “due to the times, when you watch a movie with your dad and he says: ‘Actually, son …’ and says something that breaks immersion, you know that mentality will probably not take you very far.
“Often, when you make games, you need a certain balance, because you must feel like a hero as a player. Therefore, the same logic does not necessarily apply. Obviously, I do not say here that we were not critical of ourselves and that we do not look at ideas to feel good. What I say is that the same logic does not apply to the games.”
Poulen continued, saying that the team tried to recreate a similar color rating by which older Bond films are known, but the action game did not seem good.
“Another aspect is, for example, we were exploring the color selection and color rating, and thus for the persecution of the car [in the demo] And the entire mission in general, we are inspired by colorful color palettes, and at the same time, the treatment of that … they look a little compressed and a bit gray and a little faded. That does not really work for a game, because then you think your TV is broken.
“So some of these classic tropes really inspired us, and then we adapt them to fit the modern environment, either, say, address or phonetics or color or presentations.”
007 First light It arrives in 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
