- 007 First lightGame Director Says IOI Looked to Other AAA Action-Adventure Games for Inspiration
- Andreas Krogh says the team was influenced by the Ordinance arkham combat games and Unexplored for environmental destructibility
- He adds that the game will offer players the freedom to choose how to complete a mission.
007 First lightIO Interactive Game Director Andreas Krogh has revealed which games inspired IO Interactive’s James Bond action-adventure game.
In an interview with GameInformer (via GameSpot), Krogh talked about the influences IOI looked at, which included AAA games “on the same scale” as 007 First light. Those include the Batman: Arkham games, as well as those from Naughty Dog Unexplored.
“What are our references here? What are the other games that do this well, on the same scale and the same kind of scope as this game? Obviously, we have some references there in the focus on hand-to-hand combat,” Krough said.
“I think you see the Arkham games, you see those games in them. You also see some modern versions of destructibility in the environment that are not necessarily from the Arkham games, but newer versions like Unexplored. “We have a deeper system than that because we want to do more, and in shooting, you see references that also come from modern games.”
IOI is best known for its excellent approach towards player freedom in its Hitman series, specifically, how you complete assassin scenarios. You can act in total stealth, eliminating targets without alerting guards with a silencer or with your bare hands, execute fake accidents and even make them slip with a banana peel.
On the other hand, 007 First light It will be a little different. It’s an action-adventure game with a simplified narrative, but Krough explained that the freedom to choose how to complete a mission is still there, although there will be no banana peels this time.
That means using stealth to sneak past enemies or going all guns blazing, in classic Bond style, with a variety of weapons and gadgets at your disposal.
“We want to prepare the player to choose for himself. What type of player are you? What type of playing style do you prefer? Play that way,” Krogh said.
007 First light launches on May 27, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
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