Bad news for players not charismatic enough to embody protagonist James Bond: the upcoming 007 First Light will last around 20 hours on a first playthrough, although there’ll be plenty of replay value beyond that.
Word comes by way of JorRaptor, who got the playthrough estimate confirmed by the gameplay director at a recent hands-on event in London, which we were also lucky enough to attend.
It’s worth noting that this running time will depend heavily on your playstyle and approach; we suspect a more rigid, stealth-first mentality will ensure the campaign lasts longer than those who go in all guns blazing.
This also doesn’t account for the recently announced TacSim mode, which allows you to replay levels and extend your playthrough by exploring different opportunities, just like in the Hitman games.
Dev IO Interactive has also committed to long-tail, live service support for this title, so you can probably expect updates which shake up the formula.
It’s been particularly good at adding new objectives and missions to the World of Assassination, many featuring celebrities and famous faces. (Including Mads Mikkelsen’s Le Chiffre from Casino Royale.)
To be honest, 20 hours sounds like a very good length for a first playthrough, as that would put it in the same sort of territory as other longer third-person adventures, like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Of course, this game does emphasise experimentation more than Naughty Dog’s more authored effort.
So far we know about several locations in the final campaign, including Slovakia, Iceland, Malta, and England. With just a few weeks to go until the final release, we can’t wait to see which other countries this globe-hopping campaign will take us to.
