James Bond Quantum of Solace Preview
“The eyes are the first thing everyone mentions” says Quantum of Solace developer Jeremy Luyties, “But they really are that blue.” We’re looking at Bond – James Bond – as he presses his back to a wall to avoid a hail of fire, and, yep, his eyes are piercing like diamond-bullets. But that’s all part of the likeness: this is the first Bond to feature stern-jawed Daniel Craig and his terrifyingly steely gaze.
We last saw him in Casino Royale staring down the barrel of a gun at terrorist kingpin Mr White, shortly after shooting him in the leg – and the next film’s going to kick off with Bond interrogating the murdering scumbag at MI6. The game, meanwhile, straddles both films – the developers have been to the sets of both, taking hundreds of reference photos since early in Casino’s production – although because of security restrictions around Solace, most of the levels we’ve seen are from Casino Royale.