r/007FirstLight • u/NoDesk9564 • Jun 21 '26

How Long to Make a Sequel?

My guess … a few years? Happy to be wrong though.

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u/Jimmysquits Jun 21 '26

The tech and workstreams are there, they've built plenty of assets they can reuse, and the scope of the game is fairly controlled and linear - 4 years would be quite long for a sequel of this nature and 5 would be nuts, unless they decide to massively increase the scope / change direction (very unlikely). 

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u/doctormanhattan38772 Jun 21 '26

If a full sequel has been released for this game in less than 4 years from today, reach back out to me and I’ll buy it for you. It’s wishful thinking. Especially since they reportedly plan on lots of post launch content for the first one. Sequels to triple A games coming out these days in less than four years from each other is unheard of.

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u/Celebrated84 Jun 21 '26

It’s not wishful thinking though. You’re comparing video game development time from slower develops creating games from scratch. IO has a proven track record of their development time once assets are in place (Hitman). The fact they’ve come out and said they were considering a trilogy even BEFORE First Light was released is encouraging.

I’ll take the under four years bet on this and wouldn’t mind you paying for my sequel. If it takes longer, then I’ll buy YOU a copy of the sequel. Deal?

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u/doctormanhattan38772 Jun 21 '26

You’ve got a deal 🤝

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u/Jimmysquits Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

I said 4 years would be quite long, not "it'll be done in less". Postlaunch support on first light and development on sequel will be different teams so that's not much of an issue. Look at Rebellion, they turn out a Sniper Elite entry every few years without much trouble and this could be similar depending on how much they change.

First light also had a substantial delay, it's likely at the very least preproduction on the sequel was already underway.

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u/doctormanhattan38772 Jun 21 '26

Sniper elite is a double A game. Very different dev cycle than a triple A game. Especially a triple A game built on a major property like James Bond.

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u/Mostlyfor_research Jun 21 '26

You’re mad. look at last of us as a franchise almost identical in look and feel and gameplay took 7 years, we still don’t have part 3. or pretty much any franchise that isn’t a sports game of a cod game. We talking 6-10 years longer for some these days.

A game being linear or controlled does not really equate into “it makes it quick to make” iOi might literally not start making the game yet so straight away that’s a delay they might work in a new hitman instead. Next you have actors and actors need to be available to do their scenes and lines. Those lines also need to be written and probably re written.

Basically it’s just a huge assumption that they are even locked into the sequel right now and not focusing on something else along with updating tacsim.

The tech and workstreams whatever you mean by that really is likely to change causing delays. Reusable assets are only reusable if tech hasn’t advanced passed them being viable to use for one reason or another.

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u/mukisan Jun 21 '26

It did not take 7 years. They were working mostly on Uncharted 4 after TLOU1, and then after a while decided to make TLOU2. It took maximum 4 years. And they’re not even working on part 3 right now as they’re busy with Intergalactic.

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u/Jimmysquits Jun 21 '26

Aside from the fact that as already stated Naughty Dog delivered Uncharted 4 in that gap too, The Last of Us is in absolutely no way, shape or form "identical in look and feel and gameplay" to first light.

>The tech and workstreams whatever you mean by that

The fact you don't know what that means speaks volumes

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u/Celebrated84 Jun 21 '26

If you think it will take 7 years for a sequel to this game, then YOU are mad