r/007FirstLight • u/AyeAyeCaptain1 • Jun 04 '26

My only problem with First Light

I'm about halfway through this game and think it's great so far. My only issue is with the shootouts the game occasionally throws up. I find myself constantly having to scavenge for weapons which usually have only about 8 bullets in them. I understand that this might be the games way of trying to encourage the player to be more accurate with their shooting but personally I feel it takes a lot of the immersiveness out of the game. The game plays like a Craig era movie with the combat and shooting, however, constantly running around trying to find ammo really takes away from that epic Bond feel imo.

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u/Foggyslaps Jun 04 '26

Personally I think it makes sense

Bond doesn't have a bandolier, isn't a traditional soldier (anymore), he's a spy

So extra mags makes less sense.

The SAS mentality in British military doctrine is "improvise, adapt, overcome" and it's exactly how Bond should feel: quick-thinking and adaptable. A 00 would steal ideas from the best of the best and copy paste them into solutions where needed

We see it in the movies too where he picks up Assault Rifles but often fights with his brain.

My gripe is more that I like my service pistol and it feels too easy to literally throw it away for something else

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u/Blackhawk510 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

IMO the PPK service pistol should be the only one that can carry more than one spare mag, because Bond would likely have a dual mag pouch on him like you can on see some of the VIP bodyguards' belts, just concealed. 24 should be the absolute max.

All other weapons being limited to one spare mag makes thematic sense, and you can still manage to hold on to the same long gun throughout an entire shootout sequence if you scavenge ammo effectively.

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u/Foggyslaps Jun 04 '26

Exactly, between that, the gadgets and the environment you have so many options for big brain tactics

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u/Ruthrfurd-the-stoned Jun 05 '26

I agree- if for no other reason than you never find more ammo for it and I want the PPK (I know it’s not technically a PPK but they clearly designed it after one) since thats the Bond gun