re: Indiana Jones and The Great Circle

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are the puzzles good?

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I haven't put more than a couple of hours in and so far they are super easy. The combat is very sluggish in my opinion but I'm kind of viewing this game as more of an interactive story experience and just enjoying the ride. Got it through Game Pass so it helps that I didn't pay retail for it.

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Really gorgeous looking game and they nailed it with Indiana Jones and the settings.

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So far so good for the game itself but I've only just gotten to the Vatican.

That said, this game is the poster child for how blurry modern video game visuals have become. The opening forest area looks like it was running in upscaled 720p, but I know it's not because I was running in native res with TAA.

I’m enjoying it

The AI is pretty tame but if you like sneaking around and exploring, you’ll like this.

This game would have been better served to be a strictly linear adventure, dropping the "open area" activities.

They also appear to have made an entire game designed after those city sections of Homefront the Revolution which is an interesting choice.

I believe Indiana Jones is a deceptively difficult franchise to adapt in video game form, but the constant sneaking around is an odd choice. Punch enemies to death is also not exactly compelling gameplay.

I must be the target audience for this game because I'm loving just sneaking around and discovering stuff. The voice acting is top-tier. I honestly thought the prologue used Harrison Ford recordings from one of the movies but found out today it was the voice actor for the game. I could not tell the difference even after watching a YouTube video putting the movie and game back to back.

My wife loves all the art in the Vatican so she's enjoyed watching me play this one.

Love this game so far. I thought the first person view would annoy me but so far I think it works well.

Voice acting is amazing. If I listen carefully I can tell it's not really Harrison Ford but it's really, really close. Probably the best movie character voice in a video game that didn't use the original actor. It's usually laughably bad.

At this point I've been through the Vatican and currently at Gizeh. The Vatican was pretty cool. I enjoyed exploring all of the places. Stealth wasn't too bad. I have to go back and clean up a couple small things there.

Gizeh so far is not as fun. I love the setting a lot, though. But it seems like stealth is much harder. Most of my fun comes from the exploring and the overally story. I hated the Vatican until I learned the "rules" of exploring that area with what I could get away with and what to avoid.

Punching people has grown on me, especially with the "crack" of Indy's fist. Makes me feel like I'm in an Indy movie except it happens so much. But that's video games and to be expected to avoid boredom. I only used guns once in the Vatican when I got cornered. I've used them a few times already in Gizeh. Enemies seem to be bullet sponges, so having a 6 shot rifle doesn't go far.

The best part is just the overall story and characters. If you can deal with the gameplay (which I enjoy), then it's a top notch story and feels like a real Indiana Jones experience. I love the religious aspect of the story that fits right in with Raiders and Last Crusade. That topic and conspiracies are right up my alley. It may be my 3rd favorite Indy experience behind Raiders and Last Crusade and before Temple of Doom. This needs to be a franchise with many more sequels.

This needs to get released on PS5 yesterday

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Or just buy an XBox or a gaming PC. Problem solved

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lol…no

I just made it to Iraq which I think is the last level. I read a little bit of spoilers and it doesn't look like you pick up anything valuable in this last section. So I'm probably going to go back and clean up some areas and grab some things I missed. I've done everything except a few relics or books in the Vatican and Thailand. I didn't realize I was getting to the end of Gizeh so there a few more mysteries and fieldworks to do. The smaller areas have some stuff, too...I remember Shanghai having an underwater section that you need the rebreather for.

Excellent game that I never got tired of. My biggest tip would be to tell new players to google where the disguises are in each area. That makes it much easier to go through heavy enemy areas as long as you look out for the captains that can spot you. I would love a New Game Plus to go back through the story retaining all of my gear and skills.