And it all starts with a cat
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the world’s most recent video game adventure by the famous archaeologist. Developed by Machinegames Studio, a subsidiary of Zenimax Media Inc. and published by Bethesda. The game is available since December 9 on Xbox Series X or Windows PC.
Synopsis
While he and Marcus are having a drink at the university one night, a noise catches the attention of Indiana. He starts walking through the corridors, when he comes across an individual praying in one of the rooms showing artifacts. When he calls him out, our hero quickly realizes that this man is not any ordinary man, his size is almost twice that of Indiana. After a short exchange with the giant, Professor Jones wakes up in the early morning. He must now find out what the man took and understand what he was doing in the university at night.
Exploration and puzzles
To begin, one must find what the man has stolen and then how to find it. This is the first puzzle of the game, from that moment it’s easy to see if it’s the type of game you’ll like or not. The game has three main elements, exploration, discovery and puzzles. For the majority of fights, it is possible to avoid them, which is highly recommended. Be stealthy and use of disguise is preferable. Some are inevitable, so boxing arenas are the best places to hone your skills. Some equipment is only available after reaching a certain region in the game. Therefore it will be necessary to return to the different regions after the main quest for completion.
Just like at the movies
There is no doubt, whether it’s the use of the musical theme, the representation of movement on the map, all respecting the distinct elements that identify Indiana Jones. I would even venture to add that the story of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is better than the last two films in the series. One of the great advantages of video games, the representation of the character never ages, so it would be possible to have several more games from this franchise even after the retirement of Harrison Ford.
Finale note
For evaluation purposes, the game sessions were conducted on the Xbox Series X console. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is respectful of the franchise, to the point that it included a portion of the first film in its tutorial. Myth, adventure and Nazis, all the elements required for Indy. It us not perfect, there were a few bugs, but this game is very close to being a 5 ALARM FIRE hoping to see more from this franchise in the future.