“People having differing opinions about a James Bond: that’s great,” he says. “Everyone has their favourite Bond. If we made a Bond where no one had any opinions on them, it would be the dullest Bond ever made. So the fact that we’ve got a little controversy on that, I think it’s a good thing.”
Narrative and cinematic director Martin Emborg says Bond displays an “unearned confidence” in the game that’s very intentional. “[Bond’s] like, ‘Yeah I can do whatever,’ so he’s a reckless young man,” he says. “This guy hasn’t seen death in the way that an older Bond has. When you’re a young man, you feel immortal […] and he’ll definitely learn that he’s not.”
Emborg continues, explaining that some of Bond’s personality doesn’t necessarily come across in marketing materials.
“This character’s got some rage in him. It’s an interesting take. He’s an orphan […] and there’s an attitude that maybe he didn’t have the greatest time growing up. Maybe he’s been in some tough fights before and he knows how to handle himself, and he’s got some inner rage that comes out every now and then.
“But you might not necessarily see it when you just see a face-shot of our Bond. And I think [Patrick Gibson has] done an incredible job, and he’s definitely someone that has so much charisma that the more time you spend with him, the more you like him.”
We expect that this younger James Bond will gradually become a closer approximation of the more seasoned character we’re familiar with from the movies over the course of the game.
Fortunately, there isn’t too much longer before we can play for ourselves and see how he evolves during the story.
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[source eurogamer.net]
