Summary
Indiana Jones and The Great Circlemade quite the splash at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, butone of the biggest announcements regarding the game was hidden in the fine print. The latest gameplay trailer, which shows off the kind of action players can expect from the globe-trotting adventure, is generating a great deal of buzz as it strives toauthentically recreate the energy and atmosphereof the beloved films. Fans will be pleased to know that once they finish the main story, even more content is slated to arrive post-launch.
Per aYouTubetrailer posted online afterThe Great Circle’s Gamescom appearance,the final screen confirms that Machine Games is working on DLC titledThe Order of Giants.
As can be expected,this expansion will be bundled with the Premium Edition and Collector’s Editionwhich makes any further mention of it somewhat strange. Post-release support is a major part of the AAA industry that results in longer player retention and serves as a means to demonstrate the value of a product, so having it relegated to a screen in the final moments of a trailer is odd.
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The Great Circle Is Growing Even Bigger
So Much For Being An Xbox Exclusive…
When it comes toThe Order of Giants, virtually nothing is known about the DLC beyond its existence.One has to imagine that it’ll serve as a fun epilogue toThe Great Circle’s adventureor potentially even be a spinoff story like Machine Games’Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. As speculation continues to run rampant regardingThe Great Circle’s post-launch support, Microsoft has finally shed some light on the game’s rumored PlayStation 5 version.
Per Opening Night Live,Indiana Jones and The Great Circlewon’t be an Xbox Series X|S exclusive and has already established a release window for its PS5 port. The confirmation came after weeks of rumors that Xbox was planning on bringing more of its main titles to competing hardware, and many fans weren’t happy with the reveal. Given the ongoinglack of quality exclusive titlesavailable for the Xbox Series X|S, many hoped thatThe Great Circlewould finally break Microsoft’s trend.
Even with the excitement building aroundIndiana Jones and The Great Circle, many are still skeptical about the game. Despite Machine Games' excellent history and experience in the first-person shooter genre, manyhave lost faith in the franchise afterIndiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, the fifthmainline film that disappointed critics and fans. One can only hope thatThe Great Circleprovides the adventure enthusiasts have beencraving sinceThe Last Crusade.
