Comments on: You are carrying: A licence to kill

You are carrying: A licence to kill

Egg Shen — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:58:10 -0800

Whenever a new Bond film is released, the promotional push for it is huge. Sony, which is distributing the movie in many territories, has taken the bull by the horns with this one and commissioned a text adventure game loosely based on the character of James Bond.

By: griphus

griphus — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:03:09 -0800

Holy shit this is pretty cool. I look forward to the one-upmanship that follows and culminates in the official Avatar 2 BBS Door game or perhaps a Man of Steel roguelike.

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:04:43 -0800

This seems like kind of a strange marketing tactic, but I like it. I really enjoy text adventure games. I wrote a lot (of really terrible ones) when I was younger and learning the joys of QBasic.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:08:15 -0800

James Bond: why 007 games have almost never worked

By: chavenet

chavenet — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:13:42 -0800

I have to say Sony went a little over the top with the references to its products, with Xperia phones and tablets, as well as Vaio laptops, playing a central role in each mission. Even Bravia televisions make a cameo. This is my "gambling in Rick's Café!?" face

By: ubiquity

ubiquity — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:15:38 -0800

You are in a maze of twisty little casinos...

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:16:02 -0800

Of course, Goldeneye A) Worked, which they nod to, and B) Didnt work because of any of the things they suggest but by being a polished well thought out shooter with nifty gadgets and a lot of Bond-themes variation in gameplay.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:20:32 -0800

Infocom's Border Zone (review) was never one of their more popular titles but I think it's way underrated and some of the sequences really gave me a great feeling of being immersed in Secret Spy World. Even if it wasn't called a Bond game... it was pretty much that, it worked well, and I have a lot of faith in the magic of words+imagination to render fantastic things (which the world of Bond certainly is) more convincingly than just about any other medium.

By: mhoye

mhoye — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:21:43 -0800

> jump north 

Everything behind you explodes.

> jump east 

Everything behind you explodes. There is a luxury car here.

>_

By: Ad hominem

Ad hominem — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:24:23 -0800

It lives at 50.112.251.215. It immediately fills the screen with impressive technobabble. Generating SSH keys, checking Daemons. That kind of stuff You start with simulations to assess your situational awareness. I'm going to hack it Kobayashi Maru style by running NMAP and Nessus, then I will write a VB application to hack all the IPs simultaneously and steal the internet.

By: Renoroc

Renoroc — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:42:27 -0800

I would totally go for a Bond game made in the vein of the Walking Dead Game by TellTale. [edited for typo]

By: Ad hominem

Ad hominem — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:44:21 -0800

I'm in. I DDOSed the kerberos and got them with a simple buffer overclocking attack , lol n00bs.

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:46:06 -0800

I'm not sure that most Bond games failed for the reasons suggested in the article Artw posted, nor am I sure that GoldenEye was a success for the reasons they suggest. Frankly, most video games based on movies suck. There have been very few decent Batman games, for example. Regardless, the suggestion of a video game in which we play as James Bond's secretary ("sorting out his missions for him") is ludicrous. Sure, maybe I'd rather watch Bond than be Bond, but where's the fun in pushing paper back at MI6? That's practically what I do in my day job (except that I don't work for an intelligence agency). Playing as a Bond Girl might be interesting, though. You get to watch Bond. And you get to plot against him. The best of both worlds, perhaps?

By: benzenedream

benzenedream — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:48:46 -0800

SLEEP SPY

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:49:10 -0800

but where's the fun in pushing paper back at MI6? IIRC the game for The Fourth Protocol was exactly that.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:50:19 -0800

/Wonders how an unbearably grim Sandbaggers game would work out.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:56:06 -0800

/Decides it would be like the world view from X-COM with the missions being a bit like boarding actions in FTL.

By: ChurchHatesTucker

ChurchHatesTucker — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:00:14 -0800

A text adventure game? I'll create a GUI interface using Visual Basic. See if I can track an IP address.

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:00:38 -0800

IIRC the game for The Fourth Protocol was exactly that. It would be hilarious if the big boss at the end of the level was the accounting department getting on your case for not filing your expense reports in triplicate.

By: ReeMonster

ReeMonster — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:02:50 -0800

OK am I dumb? Where is the actual game??

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:04:43 -0800

It would be hilarious if the big boss at the end of the level was the accounting department getting on your case for not filing your expense reports in triplicate. A big pile of expense reports would be the end of level boss from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

By: ChurchHatesTucker

ChurchHatesTucker — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:06:27 -0800

ReeMonster, here it is.

By: codacorolla

codacorolla — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:25:30 -0800

I played through this without really knowing it was a Bond game and immediately hated it. For a type of game that requires you to try a lot of stuff it imposes a time limit on you right out of the gate and results in failure if you don't play guess-the-syntax correctly. It's the worst sort of text adventure.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:29:00 -0800

The Fourth Protocol- exciting Mac-like interface! For a type of game that requires you to try a lot of stuff it imposes a time limit on you right out of the gate and results in failure if you don't play guess-the-syntax correctly. It's the worst sort of text adventure. Hitchhikers flashback ensues.

By: chavenet

chavenet — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:36:34 -0800

50.112.251.215 Too bad they couldn't get a 007 in there

By: Egg Shen

Egg Shen — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:42:22 -0800

it imposes a time limit on you right out of the gate and results in failure if you don't play guess-the-syntax correctly Some people are qualified for Her Majesty's Secret Service and some aren't.

By: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:18:07 -0800

Are You A Bad Enough Dude To Rescue The ~~President~~ Queen?

By: thecjm

thecjm — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:18:57 -0800

I think this is a great bit of free gamvertising. And it reminds me that since games came on cassette tapes I've been terrible at text based adventures.

By: HFSH

HFSH — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:24:32 -0800

If he drinks Heineken, he deserves to be eaten by a grue.

By: rlk

rlk — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:43:33 -0800

Here's hoping it's better than the EAMON version of Dr. No. I can't believe I mapped out that entire hotel on graph paper. All the rooms were empty!

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:23:13 -0800

Having just played through simulation 1, I found the game fairly entertaining, though I wish it was a bit easier to figure out the syntax.

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:50:50 -0800

Still can't figure out how to keep the enemy agents alive for interrogation.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:53:56 -0800

yeah boo syntax but yay concept

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:02:54 -0800

OK, I've completed the first simulation with all three objectives met this time. Seems a little bit arbitrary in terms of whether or not what is essentially the same action kills or merely traps the enemy, but clever nevertheless.

By: jeribus

jeribus — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:12:01 -0800

YOU: Drop xperia AGENT: I'm hanging on to my phone. But you're right, my gear's going to be key in the next minutes. YOU: Eat xperia AGENT: It's a Sony Xperia smartphone. Modified to detonate the watch. Barely any signal down here though.

By: Xoder

Xoder — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:26:30 -0800

How many ways are there to explain a goddamn prism? This computer is being very obtuse!

By: Celsius1414

Celsius1414 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:31:47 -0800

[12:27:57 ~]$ ssh 50.112.251.215 The authenticity of host '50.112.251.215 (50.112.251.215)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is 2c:05:b9:80:87:35:45:d7:74:c3:18:f1:71:4f:d4:fe. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added '50.112.251.215' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. Permission denied (publickey). Well, I've played better. ;)

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:32:02 -0800

How many ways are there to explain a goddamn prism? This computer is being very obtuse! I felt the same way. Once you figure it out it'll seem so obvious, though.

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:59:15 -0800

Annnnd...I cannot find the most optimal solution for simulation 3. I've passed it successfully, but not in a way that gets me intelligence. And I'm out of attempts. Anyone know the best possible solution for that one?

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:14:31 -0800

it imposes a time limit on you right out of the gate and results in failure if you don't play guess-the-syntax correctly You only get double-O status if you spell two enemy agents' names correctly.

By: asnider

asnider — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:18:15 -0800

Haha...man, that syntax is stupid. SPOILER ALERT Typing "look at fire evacuation map" does nothing, but if you say "look for building blue print" then he sends you a picture of the fire evacuation map. Brilliant.

By: tapeguy

tapeguy — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:53:26 -0800

> You are likely to have a gadget made by Q

By: linux

linux — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:09:25 -0800

When I played this a week or so ago I stopped at the missile base mission. I could finish, but not optimally. Haven't gotten back to figuring out the optimal for that one.

By: asnider

asnider — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:03:41 -0800

When I played this a week or so ago I stopped at the missile base mission. I could finish, but not optimally. Haven't gotten back to figuring out the optimal for that one. That's the situation I'm in. As the mission unfolds, there is some suggestion that you can find an access code to stop the drone, but anything I type that involves something like "find the access code" ends with the agent saying some variation of: "We don't have time for that!"

By: Zed

Zed — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:52:08 -0800

oh, hey, we're also in the middle of the Interactive Fiction competition right now (voting ends 11/15.)

By: Carillon

Carillon — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:43:35 -0800

For 3 you need to ask what you head before you bust in and start cracking heads.

By: Carillon

Carillon — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:52:32 -0800

Hear not head