Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Reportedly 'By Far' Machine Games' Biggest Undertaking

Would really like to play this but....in a third person perspective.

this is not an uncharted game this is very much like the chronicles of Riddick games like escape from butcher bay

4 hours of cutscenes is hardly a selling point for a video game to be honest.

They gave it to an FPS studio and expected something good? Talk about ruining the franchise. They had several series to use as a blueprint including an Xbox game and they still did it in first person. They clearly have no clue how to make anything else. But all the fanboys will defend this non cinematic game.

I always hate when they advertise size as a selling point. Big doesn't always mean good. If they don't know what to do with it, the girth of a package will get you nowhere.

This remains a highly anticipated game. But I can't imagine it having the legs to entertain for more than 12 hours.

@Lavishturtle I don't really know what everyone's problem with it being first person is. Just because Uncharted is Indiana Jones, that doesn't mean Indiana Jones has to be Uncharted. "Ruining the franchise" and "non-cinematic" seem both unjustified and overblown statements to make.

The most appropriate perspective depends most on the gameplay they've developed. Given that they are an FPS studio, I'm sure it feels like a proper FPS game. I didn't hear people complaining about RoboCop being first person. So why should this be any different?

@Lavishturtle Careful i got skinned alive for saying this the other day on here. Agreed though the only reason this is 1st person is because the Devs can't make anything else.

So many people complaining before the game even launches… what else is new? It they had decided to go with a TPP I’m sure those same guys would be like: oh, another Uncharted/Tomb Raider clone. You can’t win. I’m a huge Indy fan so I will play it at launch on xCloud, but I’m not sure I will finish Stalker 2 in time.

I have enjoyed most of their Wolfenstein games. So I have a little faith in them. Not really a fan of the 4 hours of cutscenes, I don't enjoy Kojima games because of this(they are normally 20 hours of cutscenes though.)

Personally (don't hate dislike me for this) - I get very nervous when I hear "it's their biggest project YET!"... not because I think it will be crap, but I wonder who is asking for a longer Indiana Jones? I think this sort of game is best done short-sharp-and-shiny.... preferably 12-15 hours (IMHO)... so hopefully it's not just bloated with content.

I hope it is big in replayability and good content not collectibles and fluff. I like Machine Games and first person is an interesting choice while avoiding the inevitable comparison tps would've brought towards the fantastic Uncharted games and highly acclaimed Tomb Raider games.

The issue is I feel First person games are usually better with shorter lengths for example Doom 2016 and Eternal were too long where repetition did set in for me. Also I'm a little worried that everything I've seen has been quite brown/sandy. Hope for some globetrotting scenery changes.

@RoomWithaMoose commented - then saw your comment... totally agree. The times have changed - we're mostly time-poor (or at least time-poor as well as being bank-account-poor). Let's aim for smaller more focused games.

@Elitepatriot and the prize for risk-taking goes to you... but seriously, I totally agree. I'm sure that you'll get a lot of hate for that comment however.

To show solidarity - IMO Kojima's a hack film-maker who could make really good games... unfortunately, he puts too much stock in his film-making (and not enough time into hiring a good editor). There really needs to be less focus on overly ambitious cut-scenes... especially where you can't save before and/or during!

The question is are those 4 hours of cutscenes really good?

I don't mind long cutscenes like in MGS, Xenosaga, KH, Death Stranding, or Yakuza as long as they has cool actions and nice lore / exposition.

Imagine making a tomb raider-esque Indy game but in 1st person. What a disaster.

I would love a first person Indi game focused on platforming, exploration and puzzles. Sadly all the previews showed that it focuses on stealth and human enemies. Oh well, I hope that people will get some enjoyment out of it.

This game is such a dark horse to me, I have no idea what to expect even though I've seen most the promotional material they've released. There's a part of me that feels the first person view is a mistake, but there's nothing I'd love more then to be proven wrong and that they'll suprise us all with a banger game. 🤞

And yeah, I'm very much on team "longer doesn't = better". Quality & depth trumps long & stretched imo. (I could've worded that a bit more fairly, but I'm biased asf. 😁)

For anyone worrying about first person platforming - Mirror's Edge was pretty awesome.

Super super excited for this. Looks to be its own thing which is a great sign. But the PS stans will hate on it regardless. If it was just Uncharted then it would be a clone, but now it’s a bad thing that it’s first person, despite MachineGames proving they can do FPS games really well. I’ve played the Emperor’s Tomb and the Staff of Kings, them copying existing tropey gameplay and sticking Indy in them doesn’t end well.