So, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a first-person game. This has come as a bit of a surprise to some people, who likely were expecting a third-person perspective thanks to not just the Great Circle’s movie roots but also Indiana Jones’ influence on the video game industry.
I think developer MachineGames has made a wise move in making Indiana Jones first-person.
The perspective ensures that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle isn’t just an Uncharted clone. First-person games operate in very different ways to those in third-person. It’s not just that there’s a different vibe; the camera position affects level, encounter, and puzzle design. It can provide a more claustrophobic feel than a zoomed-out, third-person camera, which is perfect for those tight and winding tombs that Indy constantly finds himself in.
That immersive closeness is clearly being used to great effect across the project. There’s a real sense of being anchored to the world in the shot where Indy brushes away overgrowth to reveal a mysterious pattern engraved in a wall, and when he strikes up his lighter to illuminate skulls in a catacomb.
But what can we expect from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s perspective beyond just the immersion that it brings? The trailer hints at some exciting things and there’s a lot of Wolfenstein here. The dig site shown at the trailer’s mid-point features a labyrinth of elevated walkways and stairs, and acts as a rustic reflection of Wolfenstein’s industrial Nazi bases. Similar to B.J. Blazkowicz, it appears that Indy will be able to use stealth to get the drop on Hitler’s gangs – in the trailer we see an archaeology tool being flung at an unaware soldier, and in the Developer Direct we were shown how Indy’s whip can be used to distract and confuse foes. This level and encounter design is also reminiscent of MachineGames’ more distant past too, with echoes of Escape from Butcher Bay.
MachineGames is a studio responsible for some of the best FPS games of the modern age, staffed by veteran developers who have experimented with the perspective in games that are much more than just meathead shooters. It will be an absolute treat to see them blend the genre tenets of action-adventure with the strengths of first-person games. If nothing else, we can be confident that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won’t be the Uncharted replica that so many expected by default.
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Official Gameplay Reveal : Watch here Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Trailer (Content is hosted by a third party – youtube.com/bethesdasoftworks – viewing time 3:06)
Also read:
– Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Everything we know about the New Indiana Jones game so far – ”gamesradar.com”
– Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Gameplay Reveal – ”bethesda.net”
– Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – everything we know so far – ”techradar.com”
