Ok, the title is probably a bit harsh. I don’t think the game will suck, necessarily, but I don’t believe it will be anywhere close to the original on many different levels. Here are the top three reasons why GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo Wii won’t be able to touch GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64.
3.) We’re all spoiled
This isn’t the 1990s, guys- it’s 2010. We’ve come a long way since the Nintendo 64 (and Playstation 2 for that matter): technology has advanced and video games have gotten better right along with it. If 1997 me was given the sticks and asked to play GTA IV, my brain would have exploded through the back of my skull. The graphics (as well as sound, color, game-play etc. etc.) of new games, and this new GoldenEye for that matter, will (obviously) blow older games (and the original GoldenEye) out of the water. I mean, any game after 1997 would, really. With games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo:Reach, with their crisp graphics, fast frame rates and overall playability, is a remake of a 1997 first person shooter really going to wow anyone? Doubtful. Its re-release and re-vamping is a way to make a quick buck, but honestly I would rather just play the original on the N64 than spend money on a better looking version of the same thing.
2.) They replaced Pierce!
You’ve got a lot of nerve, Activision. You took Pierce Brosnan, the man who played James Bond in the movie the game is based on, cut him from the game, and stuck Daniel Craig in his place. Really? That would be like taking Luigi out of new Super Mario games and replacing him with John Leguizamo. How dare you replace Pierce, arguably the second best James Bond of all time (maybe not second, but no one can touch Sean Connery in first place), with D. Craig-sauce who has not yet proven himself as the famous British secret agent.
1.) I am 23 years-old
That’s right, Activision. I am no longer that bright-eyed 10 year-old who first picked up an N64 controller to experience one of the best first person shooters (and one of the first I had ever played, safe for Doom) of all time. I’m a 23 year-old man who likes to drink Jameson, smoke cigarettes and make fun of all the young and annoying kids who yell into their mics while playing MW2. While this new Bond game might send me back for a minute and wash feelings of nostalgia over me, I just can’t imagine that it would be more enjoyable than just dusting off my N64 and playing some GoldenEye on that. Screens and video we’ve seen of the game look crisp and detailed, but I’d still rather rock the original any day of the week.
The thing we all loved about GoldenEye 007 when it first came out wasn’t the graphics (although for the time, they were pretty good). It was the fun we had playing through the story… and then beating the hell out of our friends in the multi-player. The remake, in my opinion, is unnecessary. Yes, it will give another generation of younger gamers a chance to play, but let’s be honest: the people most excited are the ones who played it back in the 1990s.
Will I buy this game on November 2? Yes. Will I still play the original with my friends over a 30 pack of Coors Light? Yes. Will I still be Oddjob? That’s a BIG 10-4, good buddy.
3.) We’re all spoiled
This isn’t the 1990s, guys- it’s 2010. We’ve come a long way since the Nintendo 64 (and Playstation 2 for that matter): technology has advanced and video games have gotten better right along with it. If 1997 me was given the sticks and asked to play GTA IV, my brain would have exploded through the back of my skull. The graphics (as well as sound, color, game-play etc. etc.) of new games, and this new GoldenEye for that matter, will (obviously) blow older games (and the original GoldenEye) out of the water. I mean, any game after 1997 would, really. With games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo:Reach, with their crisp graphics, fast frame rates and overall playability, is a remake of a 1997 first person shooter really going to wow anyone? Doubtful. Its re-release and re-vamping is a way to make a quick buck, but honestly I would rather just play the original on the N64 than spend money on a better looking version of the same thing.
2.) They replaced Pierce!
You’ve got a lot of nerve, Activision. You took Pierce Brosnan, the man who played James Bond in the movie the game is based on, cut him from the game, and stuck Daniel Craig in his place. Really? That would be like taking Luigi out of new Super Mario games and replacing him with John Leguizamo. How dare you replace Pierce, arguably the second best James Bond of all time (maybe not second, but no one can touch Sean Connery in first place), with D. Craig-sauce who has not yet proven himself as the famous British secret agent.
1.) I am 23 years-old
That’s right, Activision. I am no longer that bright-eyed 10 year-old who first picked up an N64 controller to experience one of the best first person shooters (and one of the first I had ever played, safe for Doom) of all time. I’m a 23 year-old man who likes to drink Jameson, smoke cigarettes and make fun of all the young and annoying kids who yell into their mics while playing MW2. While this new Bond game might send me back for a minute and wash feelings of nostalgia over me, I just can’t imagine that it would be more enjoyable than just dusting off my N64 and playing some GoldenEye on that. Screens and video we’ve seen of the game look crisp and detailed, but I’d still rather rock the original any day of the week.
The thing we all loved about GoldenEye 007 when it first came out wasn’t the graphics (although for the time, they were pretty good). It was the fun we had playing through the story… and then beating the hell out of our friends in the multi-player. The remake, in my opinion, is unnecessary. Yes, it will give another generation of younger gamers a chance to play, but let’s be honest: the people most excited are the ones who played it back in the 1990s.
Will I buy this game on November 2? Yes. Will I still play the original with my friends over a 30 pack of Coors Light? Yes. Will I still be Oddjob? That’s a BIG 10-4, good buddy.
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