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It appears that the GoldenEye 007 XBLA remake has leaked (longplay released on YouTube) [Playable Build out in the wild]
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You'll need to edit the xenia .ini file (in the xenia folder inside documents) to access the non-trial version of the game.
Edit the config with notepad and change the "license_mask" number from 0 to 1.
It'd be so great to experience this game again with better graphics (not source mod).
I feel Nightfire is the superior bond game though.
I feel Nightfire is the superior bond game though.
For its time, yes.
Everything or Nothing is the best Bond game though.
Nope, factually Goldeneye is still the best Bond game. The second best one is The World Is Not Enough.
Knowing nothing about the actual situation, it's not uncommon to work on a project you're anticipating will go through. I think it's likely that Microsoft gave Rare the go-ahead, thinking it would be a great fit for Xbox Live, and they'd work out the the legal issues in the mean time. It also helps your case if you have something to show, the more substantial the more likely agreements would be made.
Can't say for certain, but I'm betting the rights holders (MGM I would assume) kept giving them a "maybe." When the project was nearly wrapping up, MGM finally decline on it despite the effort put into it. Microsoft's a huge company so they can take the loss on that, and it probably just ended up using those resources to shift focus onto Perfect Dark instead.
Oh is that it?
Now I feel like a fool.
Something I read at the time I was messing around with that stuff said something about "compiling" something and I was just like "what's been said to me is out of my knowledge base."
Thanks! I might mess around with it some this afternoon/evening, then.
Oh, that makes perfect sense. It seemed like he was getting tipped off by something though, because he was hitting stuff like way far away at times without bringing up the reticle which looked like he was clued in on the auto-aim somehow.
I only really have memories of it from exploiting it in multiplayer to make my friends rage, though (we only played "Pistols Only/1 shot kills" matches).
I guess we don't have to assume anymore, the description appears to have been updated and now blatantly says (I'm almost certain it didn't say this before, or else I would've saw it and brought it up before)
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Edit Never mind, I dumb. I should have just watched the video. It's already running on an emulator.
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Incredible - it was actually finished but held up by copyright. I really hope it does "come out" in 2021 so people can thoroughly dig into it.
I loved playing 007 and Perfect Dark on N64 and the PD remaster on 360. Goldeneye would be a great fit if they got the licensing and made it available on Xbox, Steam and Game Pass!
I loved playing 007 and Perfect Dark on N64 and the PD remaster on 360. Goldeneye would be a great fit if they got the licensing and made it available on Xbox, Steam and Game Pass!
Me: "Huh? This looks just like the original, not much of a remake?"
Me, after finding N64 capture on YT: "ohhhh....."
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Anywho, ranking the big titles:
Goldeneye > Everything or Nothing > TWINE > Nightfire > Tomorrow Never Dies (PSX) > Agent Under Fire >>> Rogue Agent
I'd love to play Blood Stone or even Quantum of Solace, is there *anywhere* to buy them for PC? I looked in all the usual places and found nothing.
Me, after finding N64 capture on YT: "ohhhh....."
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Anywho, ranking the big titles:
Goldeneye > Everything or Nothing > TWINE > Nightfire > Tomorrow Never Dies (PSX) > Agent Under Fire >>> Rogue Agent
I'd love to play Blood Stone or even Quantum of Solace, is there *anywhere* to buy them for PC? I looked in all the usual places and found nothing.
The player seems to be VERY good at Goldeneye, based on this video and other videos on their channel. They've probably memorized enemy placements and all that.
It's kinda interesting, actually. I feel like usually when something rare like this leaks, the footage would be just very basic gameplay from like the first couple of levels because the person that has access isn't like a pro gamer or anything. But this video shows off the entire game at the highest difficulty with skillful play. Pretty cool.
I guess it was developed by 4J studios who also worked on XBLA version of Perfect Dark?
I thought this at first too and then I saw footage of the forest level.
I think it looks pretty great overall, but some levels like Surface look strange with a differently colored skybox and none of the N64 Fog™ and Statue is so dark you can't see anything.
They went from an otherworldly hellscape to a nice vacation resort
They went from an otherworldly hellscape to a nice vacation resort
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I'm not too familiar with Xbox 360 game modding. If modders were able to get their hands on this, would they theoretically be able to "finish" the game (fix a few of those broken/missing textures)?
Oh yeah! But the catch is you can only do it if you defeat a dual wielding enemy and take his weapons.
And then you can do the dual wield glitch and dual wield everything.
Man Microsoft and Phil Spencer have been so awesome this gen, I would not be surprised if he found a way to release this game. He just seems like such a genuine nice guy and would definitely put in the work to go to bat for fans and go through the proper channels to get this done.
You need to find a left-handed gun to dual wield in Goldeneye. That usually means finding an enemy that dual wields, and taking his.
If I could ask Phil one thing it would be "now that you and Nintendo are buddies, how about that Goldeneye remake for Xbox at 4K and on the Switch for handheld?"
This looks far too polished to never be officially released 😞
If this ROM's holder(s) are reading this: Hi from Ars Technica. I'd love to talk, either via DM here or via email (my first name at arstechnica dot com). I protect sources.
I've been following this story for years and am keenly interested in telling this next chapter properly, so, yeah. Whew! What a development.
I've been following this story for years and am keenly interested in telling this next chapter properly, so, yeah. Whew! What a development.
Y'all are trippin saying this game doesn't hold up. The way the missions are handled is pretty unique and still a lot of fun IMO.
I'd love to play this version.
I'd love to play this version.
Yeah, that's a good point.
I did notice how good he was at playing the game. It just struck me as weird as they were shooting off into the distance and hitting targets without "fine-aiming." Eh... maybe aiming without the reticle or exploiting the auto-aim is just a skill I never grasped.
It was pretty great watching them play. I dig these kinds of videos (longplays) way more than like a speedrun. Although something with commentary could be great, it all depends on how interesting the person has to say is, I guess.
I was under the impression that the rights for the game was one big giant shit-sandwich (and nobody wanted a bite). Like EON and MGM somehow controlled licensing it out to Nintendo. I guess because EON owns the James Bond brand and MGM was distributing the actual movie? I guess Nintendo has the publishing rights, or at least they did for that specific game (I mean, EA did that "reimagining" all those years later, too) and maybe Rare (now Microsoft) owns the assets and actual code to the game?
I think I've heard something like that before, but it's honestly been a long friggen' time since last I cared about this, so there's some assumptions in there (sorry, Uma Thurman!).
I should probably read through those links the video's publisher put in the description. There's probably good info in thar them links.
Most indications are that the Bond folks held up this release, not Nintendo/Activision/Microsoft. Maybe they are a big looser now, but probably not with IOI having the license.
Damn there must be one stubborn party involved if Phil is publicly saying they've given up more than once.
Hopefully things will have changed in the 5 years.
I mean, he's saying that we should stay tuned and there's a reason this is happening.
Whether by legal or illegal means, I'm thinking this could be the year of the controlled leak!
Whether by legal or illegal means, I'm thinking this could be the year of the controlled leak!
I think it looks pretty great overall, but some levels like Surface look strange with a differently colored skybox and none of the N64 Fog™ and Statue is so dark you can't see anything.
They went from an otherworldly hellscape to a nice vacation resort
Oh man, yeah. The mood is totally ruined here. In the original game it always felt like dawn or dusk and things were slightly hard to see and the fog thus made sense.
It's not like Turok where the fog was a little too close to your face.
I really need to play this, as this game was such a massive part of my childhood. It looks downright amazing, and I'm assuming there's split-screen and online multiplayer as well.
A full release could have achievements and everything. It would do amazingly well if released.
Really hoping the rights holders can figure this one out. The gaming community deserves it.
VideoGamer.com: From a gamer's point of view is amazing that it's not available.
NB: It's just what happens legally sometimes. Not necessarily with games, but you see it with music and films. Things get locked in this legal limbo. Even most of the parties involved, probably all the parties involved want to solve it. It's such a complex issue. It amazes me. I sort of sit on the periphery, but I know a few guys in the legal team. Why can't this happen? I want to play it and I want everyone else to play it. And they're like "well, there's this and this and this and that, and you have to have approval from them, and then there's artist approval, all the way up to probably Pierce Brosnan has to say it's all right for this". There's not enough hours in the day.
I remember seeing Dam, but not the whole game. I think that part is new.
Well it has been going on six years since Phil tweeted they had given up. The game's 25th anniversary is next year, so hopefully in lieu of that they've been making some more attempts and can be successful.