What Does John Gruber Think About 007 First Light?

I finished 007 First Light yesterday at 2:00 AM and after coming down from the endgame high, my thoughts went back to a lingering question—what does John Gruber think about this new Bond game?

Long time readers of Daring Fireball will know that John is quite the fan of 007. That also includes the stone cold classic GoldenEye 007 on the N64. Heck, he once had a software company named Q Branch with a notes app called "Vesper." Like many, Gruber was nervous about the creative rights to the iconic series heading to Amazon MGM Studios lat year. I think we should all still be nervous until we see the next movie. Well before that deal though, IO Interactive of Hitman franchise fame, struck a deal to create and publish the first new James Bond game in eons. Nearly six years later, the game is out and IO has stuck the landing. I am going to have a hard time picking a personal game of the year between this and Marathon.

I am curious to know what Gruber thinks though. I am not sure how many modern games he plays, but I think this one would would garner special attention. Even if he gave his thoughts on the original James character design IO created with a performance from Patrick Gibson or perhaps the title sequence, bits of my curiosity would be satiated.

I think the writing, world, performances, and design all nail the Bond aesthetic in superb fashion. I think it'd be a shame for Gruber to miss out on a genuinely new and worthy 007 story and game.