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007 First Light Is Like a Great James Bond TV Series

6/5/20261 hr 5 min

007 First Light is the new game from IO Interactive, the developers of the beloved stealth series Hitman. So you’d be forgiven for assuming this entry in the Bond canon would emphasize sleuthy spycraft. Instead, IOI created something akin to a season of James Bond television, spotlighting its strong story above everything else. Was that the right choice? It depends on which Besty you ask!

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Clips

Lenny Kravitz, Please Reconsider
Baby Bond Audition Gone Awry
"Oopsie" Bond Response
Bond Game Feels Like TV
Hunting Hitman as Bond

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Russ Frushtick· Host0:00

    Guys, you know, uh, I have a burgeoning voice acting career.

  2. Chris Plante· Host0:04

    Yeah.

  3. Griffin McElroy· Host0:05

    Mm.

  4. Chris Plante· Host0:05

    Sure.

  5. Russ Frushtick· Host0:06

    Thus far, I only have one credit. It was a cat meowing in Eugenics.

  6. Chris Plante· Host0:10

    Right.

  7. Russ Frushtick· Host0:11

    Full disclosure.

  8. Chris Plante· Host0:11

    Remember, yeah, yeah, yeah.

  9. Griffin McElroy· Host0:13

    And I'm still pretty torn up about that, just the ethics.

  10. Russ Frushtick· Host0:16

    I know.

  11. Griffin McElroy· Host0:16

    Me and some of the guys have been... You know the guys I'm talking about.

  12. Russ Frushtick· Host0:20

    I know the guys you're talking about.

  13. Griffin McElroy· Host0:21

    We've been kicking that around and it do- it does not sit right with us.

  14. Russ Frushtick· Host0:25

    I get it, 100%. So I wanted to be fully clear and say that I also tried out for Bond in this game.

  15. Griffin McElroy· Host0:33

    Okay.

  16. Chris Plante· Host0:34

    Huh.

  17. Griffin McElroy· Host0:34

    So you know you can't list an audition as a credit, right?

  18. Russ Frushtick· Host0:39

    I know, which is a shame. Which is a shame.

  19. Griffin McElroy· Host0:41

    You should. You should be able to.

  20. Russ Frushtick· Host0:43

    I know.

  21. Griffin McElroy· Host0:43

    I think you should be able to, 'cause it's hard work doing a, you know, doing sides, we call 'em- You're right ... in the business.

  22. Russ Frushtick· Host0:50

    Um- Um, but that's exciting.

  23. Griffin McElroy· Host0:52

    Do you wanna give me some of the best, like, stuff that you've got?

  24. Russ Frushtick· Host0:54

    I mean, look, they decided to go another way, so I don't even know if this is, this is good.

  25. Griffin McElroy· Host1:00

    Okay.

  26. Russ Frushtick· Host1:00

    But this is what I brought to it.

  27. Griffin McElroy· Host1:02

    All right.

  28. Russ Frushtick· Host1:02

    Which is like- I'm, I'm happy to tell you if it's good.

  29. Chris Plante· Host1:04

    Yeah.

  30. Russ Frushtick· Host1:05

    Oh, you're gonna tell me?

  31. Chris Plante· Host1:06

    Chris, Chris is, like, pretty knowledgeable about movies and stuff.

  32. Russ Frushtick· Host1:08

    Okay.

  33. Chris Plante· Host1:09

    So, like, he'll be able to tell you if you do a good job or not.

  34. Russ Frushtick· Host1:11

    Yeah. Okay. I gotta get into the... Give me a second.

  35. Griffin McElroy· Host1:14

    Yeah, sure.

  36. Russ Frushtick· Host1:15

    It's me, James.

  37. Griffin McElroy· Host1:20

    The face you're making is so- It's me, James. Look, I knew from the face you were making that it wasn't gonna be- What? ... perfect.

  38. Russ Frushtick· Host1:28

    It's a choice It wasn't gonna... Oh, sorry.

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