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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Final Preview - IGN

After spending a few hours playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, it’s clear now that MachineGames's first-person romp is more of an adventure-action game than an action-adventure one, and I love it for that.

www.ign.com

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Preview: Like Stepping Into The Movies

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle preview.

screenrant.com

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Hands-On Preview: MachineGames Crafts a New Adventure

MachineGames deviates from its familiar formula in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, taking players on a puzzle—and exploration-focused adventure.

gamerant.com

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Preview - the most authentic adaptation yet

Bethesda and MachineGames seek fortune and glory in a big budget adaptation of Indiana Jones that plays as good as it looks.

metro.co.uk

Hands-on: Xbox's "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" isn't just shaping up to be a fantastic game, it might represent the Disney franchise's future

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle truly "gets" the soul of one of the greatest adventure trilogies ever. (Yes, trilogy.)

www.windowscentral.com

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Hands-on: Xbox's "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" isn't just shaping up to be a fantastic game, it might represent the Disney franchise's future

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle truly "gets" the soul of one of the greatest adventure trilogies ever. (Yes, trilogy.)

www.windowscentral.com

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Final Preview - IGN

After spending a few hours playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, it’s clear now that MachineGames's first-person romp is more of an adventure-action game than an action-adventure one, and I love it for that.

www.ign.com

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is shaping up to be a true whipcracking Indy adventure

Ahead of Indy's arrival on Xbox in December, I recently had the chance to attend an Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hands-on preview. Here’s how it went…

www.trueachievements.com

Seems to be hitting all the markers, at least as of now. Let's see how it does when it actually comes out in a month.

 

[Kvally]

Hands-on: Xbox's "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" isn't just shaping up to be a fantastic game, it might represent the Disney franchise's future

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle truly "gets" the soul of one of the greatest adventure trilogies ever. (Yes, trilogy.)

www.windowscentral.com

I left the preview event humbled and repentant, having my effrontery to doubt the creators of Wolfenstein: The New Order crushed beneath a gigantic rolling prop boulder.

With Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Machine Games proves beyond doubt its capacity to take the essence of a classic and reinvigorate it for a modern audience — a skill that seems wholly lacking in modern Hollywood, I might add. Wolfenstein was no fluke, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle went from being a vaguery in my personal upcoming Xbox games list to sitting right up there with Stalker 2 among my most anticipated games.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Final Preview - IGN

After spending a few hours playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, it’s clear now that MachineGames's first-person romp is more of an adventure-action game than an action-adventure one, and I love it for that.

www.ign.com

In fact, I talked in my first hands-off preview about how much Indiana Jones and the Great Circle reminded me of 2004’s seminal first-person stealth-adventure game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay – which not only proved that licensed games could be incredible (the opposite was usually the case back then), but it showed that a first-person game didn’t have to be a shooter to be riveting. Butcher Bay was built by the same core group of developers that later founded MachineGames – many of whom are still with the studio – and that Riddick influence is just as evident when playing The Great Circle as it is watching it. I don’t know if executive producer Todd Howard, who famously pitched this idea to Lucasfilm many years ago, had MachineGames in mind when he came up with it. But the pairing absolutely works, and I absolutely can’t wait to experience the rest of Indy’s latest adventure.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is shaping up to be a true whipcracking Indy adventure

Ahead of Indy's arrival on Xbox in December, I recently had the chance to attend an Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hands-on preview. Here’s how it went…

www.trueachievements.com

Overall, my time with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was great, revealing that the heavy focus on exploration does indeed make it an "adventure-action" game. That doesn’t mean the combat is an afterthought, however, as the crack of Indy’s whip and the theatrical knockout animations make it a satisfying activity when not scouring for lore. Its slower pace gave me a chance to soak in the incredible detail packed into each area, and I look forward to seeing how that holds up in other parts of the game.

There's no doubt that developer MachineGames understands the look and feel of Indy, but questions have lingered around its ability to capture playing as the globetrotter. Now that we've had some hands-on time with the game, it's clear to me MachineGames understands more than just the aesthetic of Indiana Jones, but also what it means to be Indiana Jones.

Seems to be hitting all the markers, at least as of now. Let's see how it does when it actually comes out in a month.

 

[evolve]

Nice

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

let me guess....are the previews really positive?

 

[Kvally]

let me guess....are the previews really positive?

After 3 hours with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, I don't think it's the grand adventure MachineGames is pitching—it's just a fairly basic stealth game

It's visually impressive and made with a clear love for the movies, but its action feels surprisingly limited.

www.pcgamer.com

That one is negative. Does that make you moist?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Sounds great. Looking forward to review bombing it

 

[mayham2199]

Weren't the redfall previews really good also?

 

[Kvally]

Weren't the redfall previews really good also?

Yeah. Lots of games get good previews.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Machine Games proves beyond doubt its capacity to take the essence of a classic and reinvigorate it for a modern audience

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

After 3 hours with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, I don't think it's the grand adventure MachineGames is pitching—it's just a fairly basic stealth game

It's visually impressive and made with a clear love for the movies, but its action feels surprisingly limited.

www.pcgamer.com

That one is negative. Does that make you moist?

makes me .
there is so much negativity in the world, this preview must be from a jaded person who is just looking for clicks.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Your trigger emoji's only empower me

 

[intbal]

I assume the Modern Audience™ will love it, since it was made for them.
I just hope there's something for the rest of us in it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Ill prolly be day one on white male getting diminished by female co-star Jones.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Stamina meter for climbing, huh?

Wasn’t expecting that.

 

[adamsapple]

Whip me up day 1, indy.

 

[twilo99]

Since CoD didn't fail, this game must bomb at all costs

 

[clarky]

Not a single can't wait for the Pro version yet? Come on GAF you slacking today.

 

[pudel]

Since CoD didn't fail, this game must bomb at all costs

 

[Laptop1991]

Before watching, hopefully they show quite a bit of gameplay, haven't seen much so far

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Yeah. Lots of games get good previews.

Colteastwood and “unexpectedly” shilling an Xbox game This guy said Redfall had amazing gunplay before release

 

[Kvally]

Whip me up day 1, indy.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Shill

 

[DeepEnigma]

Machine Games proves beyond doubt its capacity to take the essence of a classic and reinvigorate it for a modern audience

Ah yes, the mythical "modern audience." Which is actually a dog whistle that they're going to inject ideological cultural regression whether you like it or not.

 

[Kvally]

Colteastwood and “unexpectedly” shilling an Xbox game This guy said Redfall had amazing gunplay before release

Yeah, he is a douche. Normally I don't post Parris/Colt/Zuby/RedDragon BS, but the video has game play in it in case someone wanted to see more.

 

[adamsapple]

Wait not like that

 

[clarky]

Your trigger emoji's only empower me

So stunning and brave. I don't know how you manage day in day out.

 

[adamsapple]

Gamespot's video likening the level design and approach to Dishonored is music to my ears.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Gamespot's video likening the level design and approach to Dishonored is music to my ears.

I am seeing lots of small objects can be picked up and analysed, a la Starfield.

 

[clarky]

Gamespot's video likening the level design and approach to Dishonored is music to my ears.

Just ignore the bullshit from these video's and just watch on mute.

The actual gameplay shown looks good. Much more polished than anything we saw previously.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

From what I read:

The cinematic part - good

The videogame part - bad

 

[Chuck Berry]

I feel like I should be dragged out in front a firing squad and executed for asking this but...

Is it coming to GamePass?

Because no way in shit am I paying full price for this after how god awful New Colossus and Youngblood were. And on top of that we already got a taste of Indy's boss bitch in the the trailers. Reinvigorated for a modern audience indeed.

 

[mayham2199]

I feel like I should be dragged out in front a firing squad and executed for asking this but...

Is it coming to GamePass?

Because no way in shit am I paying full price for this after how god awful New Colossus and Youngblood were. And on top of that we already got a taste of Indy's boss bitch in the the trailers. Reinvigorated for a modern audience indeed.

Everything from Xbox comes to gamepass day 1.

 

[Kacho]

With Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Machine Games proves beyond doubt its capacity to take the essence of a classic and reinvigorate it for a modern audience — a skill that seems wholly lacking in modern Hollywood,

wut

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I feel like I should be dragged out in front a firing squad and executed for asking this but...

Is it coming to GamePass?

Because no way in shit am I paying full price for this after how god awful New Colossus and Youngblood were. And on top of that we already got a taste of Indy's boss bitch in the the trailers. Reinvigorated for a modern audience indeed.

Waiting for sale on PS5 Pro!

I’ll buy it day 1 if it ends up exceeding expectations

 

[adamsapple]

I feel like I should be dragged out in front a firing squad and executed for asking this but...

Is it coming to GamePass?

Of course it is, why wouldn't it.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Waiting for sale on PS5 Pro!

I’ll buy it day 1 if it ends up exceeding expectations

Yeah I mean, if it actually turns out decent Ill grab it for PS5 in the Spring.

I wanna rent it first though and see what the fuck is up

 

[Mr Moose]

Yeah. Lots of games get good previews.

How the fuck did Colt Eastwood get to play it?

 

[clarky]

I am seeing lots of small objects can be picked up and analysed, a la Starfield.

I am seeing guns that can be held and shot , a la COD.

What a silly comparison, come on now.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Yeah I mean, if it actually turns out decent Ill grab it for PS5 in the Spring.

I wanna rent it first though and see what the fuck is up

I think story expansion is planned. Buy that instead if you like it.

 

[Kacho]

I am seeing lots of small objects can be picked up and analysed, a la Starfield.

It's using the same engine so no surprise there

 

[adamsapple]

I am seeing guns that can be held and shot , a la COD.

What a silly comparison, come on now.

I'm seeing dual analog controls.

Total Alien: Resurrection PSX rip-off.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I am seeing guns that can be held and shot , a la COD.

What a silly comparison, come on now.

Wut?

Not every game has that level of interactivity.

 

[darrylgorn]

Ok, but just so we're clear, do we call it he/him?

 

[clarky]

It's using the same engine so no surprise there

No its not.

It uses Id tech, not the creation engine, laugh away fuzz ball.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Ok, but just so we're clear, do we call it he/him?

Indy is non-binary you dufus

He discusses it with Marcus during a dinner table scene

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

More adventure than action?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

It's using the same engine so no surprise there

I think this is id tech?

They do have Todd Howard in common though.

 

[clarky]

Wut?

Not every game has that level of interactivity.

What? Games with objects you can pick up an inspect ? I can name over 1000 of the top of my head if you like.

 

[Mr Moose]

It's using the same engine so no surprise there

Is this not using id engine?

 

[Stafford]

The damned modern audience part again. What does it even mean, does this previewer go into detail about it?