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But what’s it like to play now?
And beyond a simple briefing, your hand isn’t held from one objective to the next.
Instead, you have to scour levels and generally figure out what to do.
So I wasted no time in jumping into the re-release on Xbox Game Pass when it launched.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
After playing the iconic opening Dam mission, I immediately felt how dated the game is (of course!
), but that is part of the charm for this re-release.
But the game does not hold up very well (obviously!
), apart from enjoying it as a piece of nostalgia.
I am guessing that will help rekindle my fondness for the iconic shooter.
GoldenEye 007 feels like a perfect example of what makes Game Pass great.
But old friends sometimes have problems you don’t remember like the positive stuff.
In the case of GoldenEye, its progression system feels borderline archaic in 2023.
Fire one shot off target and accidentally kill Natalya?
You’ll have to restart the entire level, because there aren’t any checkpoints.
I can’t recommend enough that if you have the choice, you should play on an Xbox console.
It’s not as if the experience feels entirely modernized, but it is comfortably nostalgic.
Nothing else captures the feeling of being 007.
With these low expectations in mind, I was honestly tickled by the game’s campaign on Xbox.
–Tom Caswell
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