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BioWare was planning spy action title in 2009
Posted: 06.12.2012 20:15 by JonahFalcon Comments: 18
No, Daniel Craig wasn't involved.
According to EA exec Trent Oster, BioWare (then technically EA Edmonton) was working on a spy action title that was a mix of GoldenEye and Jason Bourne with the working title of "Agent".

According to Oster, "The concept was to do the other half of GoldenEye, the idea being that James Bond isn’t just a gun that walks around the world and shoots people. He’s a suave manipulator, he’s a talented martial artist, he’s a secret agent.

“We wanted to cross that 007 with Jason Bourne, where he’s been modified in some way; you’re not sure what, but he’s definitely deadly.

“We really wanted to push the acting side, the digital acting. We really wanted to be very high drama, very intense scenes. I always think of the scene in the second Bourne movie where Jason Bourne’s choking the guy out with a book and he’s right in his face and it’s this very intense moment. That was one of the key things we wanted to carry off.”

Ultimately, EA wasn't sold on the concept, and didn't give the game a green light.

“It doesn’t matter how hard you struggle you just can’t make it happen if the company’s not behind it," sighed Oster.
Source: Eurogamer

Comments

By nocutius (SI Elite) on Dec 07, 2012
nocutius
That actually sounds interesting and I'd rather have this than BF3, they should have axed that one.
By lichlord (SI Core) on Dec 07, 2012
lichlord
want... evil... genius... 2... much more fun to be the bad guy lol...

anyways i guess its okay tho the moment i read EA i had my long moment of doubt tho as biowares overall quality keeps going downwards with EA
By DAmicoThunder (SI Core Veteran) on Dec 07, 2012
DAmicoThunder
EA is spiraling down into oblivion and nothing short of a miracle will save them from the void.
By DAmicoThunder (SI Core Veteran) on Dec 07, 2012
DAmicoThunder
I actually think they have a chance, if they start trying now; even so, they do need a miracle
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 07, 2012
SirRoderick
Oh god, evil genius...now THAT was a refreshingly awesome game ^^
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Dec 07, 2012
nocutius
That game was very fun but I still prefer the old man Dungeon Keeper if I had to choose :)
By lichlord (SI Core) on Dec 07, 2012
lichlord
yeah id go for dungeon keeper too but weren't they making one called war for the overworld? theirs a nexus named after it and its on kickstarter check here:
https://wftogame.com/

anyways i know my trade in the gaming industry some call me walking database of games lolz...
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Dec 07, 2012
herodotus
"Agent" is too close to 'Agent 47' so it's a bad title to begin with. The reason why Bond titles sell well is the name and the back stories, novels and films associated with them. Without them, you'll just have another generic spy game.
"BF3" would have been much better without the SP (QTE's - gotta hate 'em), including a skirmish mode with bots as it did with "BF2".

Where has original thought all gone....
Indie titles, of course!
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 07, 2012
SirRoderick
The agent thing is clearly just a working title, no one is that daft.

The game could turn out to be quite good if they manage to avoid the generic and actually so something memorable with it.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Dec 07, 2012
nocutius
The news is sadly written in past tense :)
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 07, 2012
SirRoderick
Sadly yes...For the moment ;)
By DAmicoThunder (SI Core Veteran) on Dec 07, 2012
DAmicoThunder
Hmm...was it past tense...or did they secretly invent a time machine without telling anybody or letting anybody know?
By lichlord (SI Core) on Dec 08, 2012
lichlord
souldn't any change done by those time machine peeps create a parallel universe? i mean wed never know but they do no? :P
By DAmicoThunder (SI Core Veteran) on Dec 08, 2012
DAmicoThunder
Well, since we don't know, we can't know for sure what it would do. It's all theory. For all we know, they have. Then again, Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter were unable to invent time travel, so maybe it's physically impossible for current generations to do so.
Like I said though, we don't know for sure.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 08, 2012
SirRoderick
Time is like a jigsaw puzzle don't you know? All the pieces click into place eventually.

Anyone up for lunch at Milliways? ;)
By Chosen_One (SI Elite) on Dec 09, 2012
Chosen_One
YAY, it could be an another retarded game from EA ^^
By unsilviu (SI Core) on Dec 09, 2012
unsilviu
@SirRoderick Sure, you bring the talking pig, I'll bring 42 eating utensils.
By DAmicoThunder (SI Core Veteran) on Dec 09, 2012
DAmicoThunder
SirRoderick, I don't like jigsaw puzzles...