2023 GoldenEye: 18 main missions Agent Difficulty Xbox Series X
9Version played: Xbox Series X via Gamepass
The super long awaited retro game has finally been re-released for the first time ever.
Out for both Nintendo Switch via Switch Online + Expansion subscription and Xbox One/Series consoles via Gamepass or as a DRM Copy for owning a Digital Copy of Rare Replay.
Notable differences:
By default controls is set to 3.1Diamond style instead of classic 1.1 Honey from the original so controls resembles modern dual stick FPS.
The screen ratio default setting is Full + Wide. Rather than Full and 4:3 ratio.
There's no slowdown when playing levels that lagged a lot on original N64 hardware including Jungle and Cradle.
Load times are notably faster than N64 version too and it's based on the NTSC version thanks to :"Body Armor" instead of "Body Armour"
The James Bond theme still playing when starting a mission (black screen part)
How explosions work when there's loads of mines, as both NTSC-J and PAL N64 versions had different methods.
Aiming feels different too. Usually, holding the aim button forces the player to be stationary and is limited to crouching and "peeking" sidesteps. The new control layout allows full movement, in fact, you are forced to move forward/backward when adjusting the Sniper Rifle's zoom.