Indiana Jones And The Great Circle’ is out next week and according to early reviews, the game more than lives up to the legacy of the films.
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The Great Circle is the first new Indiana Jones in over a decade and is set between the cinematic events of 1981’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark and 1989’s The Last Crusade.
Two more films have been released since the original celebrated trilogy but both 2008’s Temple Of The Crystal Skull and 2023’s Dial Of Destiny got a mixed response from fans and critics. However, according to reviews, The Great Circle has “truly restored Indy’s legacy”.
Eurogamer’s five-star review went on to praise the “marvelous locations” the main storyline takes you to and the colourful cast of characters Indy encounters on his adventure. “This is right up there with the best that Indiana Jones has ever been on either the small or silver screen.”
“Like if an immersive sim got caught in a teleporter accident with Uncharted. Some aspects of The Great Circle are weaker than others, but it joins Batman Arkham and Goldeneye in the god tier of licensed games,” wrote PC Gamer in their glowing review.
“The Great Circle is an irresistible and immersive global treasure hunt for Indy fans who’ve felt underserved by the likes of The Dial Of Destiny and Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull,” reads IGN’s review. “The Great Circle immediately ranks amongst the best Indiana Jones games ever and its story is closer to Raiders Of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade than anything that’s come after.”
Based on 46 reviews, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle has a Metacritic score of 86 out of 100.
Fans who pre-ordered the deluxe edition of the game have also been granted early access. “Played the first few intro sections. I’m a massive Indy fan but I honestly wasn’t expecting much. Great Circle surprisingly nails it and it’s immediately obvious they had a vision for what they wanted to do. Really happy to get immersed in a high quality Indiana Jones game. It seems like an easy 9/10 game so far,” wrote one fan on Reddit. “Potentially the sleeper hit of the year? Right before the festive period too,” said another.
‘Indiana Jones And The Great Circle’. CREDIT: Bethesda
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is out December 9 for Xbox and PC while a PlayStation version will launch next year.
Speaking to NME about playing Indiana Jones, voice actor Troy Baker said: There’s so much history going into this. There’s so much expectation. I had to unburden myself from that pretty quickly. If I had stayed underneath the weight of that legacy, I’d never have been able to do it.”
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