{"id":4810,"date":"2025-04-16T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:19:40","slug":"indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-ps5-review-indy-gaming-goes-multiformat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-ps5-review-indy-gaming-goes-multiformat\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Jones And The Great Circle PS5 review \u2013 Indy gaming goes multiformat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indiana Jones And The Great Circle – the man in the hat is back, again (Bethesda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The big Xbox<\/a> exclusive from Christmas<\/a> 2024 is now available on PS5<\/a> and it\u2019s still one of the best action adventures of recent years.<\/p>\n

Prior to the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark, archaeology<\/a> seemed like a very fusty profession. One undertaken by aged historians combing through ancient books or fastidiously preserving crumbling artefacts with tiny brushes. Indiana Jones changed all that, with his attitude towards the occupation later inspiring Lara Croft<\/a> and Nathan Drake<\/a>\u2019s essentially criminal endeavours.<\/p>\n

Many younger gamers may no longer realise what a debt those franchises owe to Indiana Jones, especially after the last two lacklustre movies. The Great Circle<\/strong> is certainly better than either of those and indeed the original Xbox version<\/a> has already been held up as an example of how an older film series can be successfully continued without having to make an actual movie.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s more an interpretation of the films, and their various elements, than a direct adaptation, but it does feature a good balance of historical accuracy, supernatural weirdness, and potentially world-ending danger; making it feel warmly familiar, whilst also providing all new adventures for Indiana Jones that aren\u2019t limited by how old Harrison Ford happens to be.<\/p>\n

The Great Circle in the title involves a series of spectacular and completely genuine ancient sites spanning the circumference of the globe. That\u2019s a solid excuse for a bit of exotic travel and, as is traditional, you\u2019re in a race with a leeringly evil Nazi uber-archaeologist, to determine the fate of the world.<\/p>\n

Made by MachineGames, the studio founded by former Starbreeze developers and justly renowned for the exceptionally high quality Wolfenstein reboots<\/a>, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is a stylish and highly polished first person action game that works in a similar manner to those game, and Starbreeze titles such as The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and The Darkness.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s very little gunplay in The Great Circle, which might sound like bad news given how lame first person fisticuffs tend to be, but it\u2019s to the developer\u2019s credit that they manage to elevate it – partly by giving you the option to use stealth to creep up behind your far right foes with a claw hammer or shovel. But even when you have to fight them head on your whip gives fights a bit more space, and the stamina system helps keep things at least lightly tactical.<\/p>\n

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