Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Gameplay features explored
MachineGames and Bethesda Softworks have shared another gameplay trailer to showcase the various gameplay features of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The trailer gave a brief overview of how each of Indy's tools will work, the method of defeating enemies, and even how to use your environment to avoid the SS soldiers.
This article will cover all the features showcased in the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gameplay trailer.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gameplay trailer: Combat, stealth, and more
The gameplay trailer showcased many parts of Indiana Jones' upcoming adventure, including how to tackle the various objectives, the tools at your disposal, and how to use your environment to sneak behind enemy lines.
Let's look at all the features that the gameplay trailer unveiled.
1) Indy's camera and journal
Indiana Jones has access to a camera that offers more perks than just being a tool to capture your globe-trotting adventure. Besides clicking photos of various historic locations and tombs, you can use it to get hints regarding the various puzzles you will encounter.
The journal acts as your database for all the clues you have collected, the people you have met, and the locations you have visited. It will be full of maps, photos, letters, and other items you will come across in your journey. Besides that, the journal will show your objectives for the current mission.
2) Using disguises
An Indy adventure is incomplete without using disguises to go behind enemy lines. Similar to some of the iconic moments from the Indiana Jones movies, Indy can don various disguises to move around restricted areas on certain levels. Albeit, avoid contact with other NPCs in the area as they can recognize you and blow your cover.
3) Indy's whip
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle also allows you to use Indy's iconic whip. Besides using it to take down enemies, the whip lets you traverse the environment by swinging from grapple points and solving puzzles, among other things.
4) Puzzles
MachineGames will likely provide you with a classic Indiana Jones adventure, with puzzles playing a big part. There will be several challenges that you can find in the tombs that you will explore. These puzzles will either give you small collectible trinkets or artifacts or will be directly tied to the exploration.
5) Stealth
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will feature traditional stealth where you must use your environment to outsmart your enemies. Indy will come across various areas controlled by Wehrmacht troops which you will need to infiltrate. You must carefully sneak through these areas, and use environmental objects to clear a pathway.
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At times, you can perform takedowns on enemies and knock them unconscious. Just make sure to hide their bodies before anyone discovers them and put the entire area on high alert.
6) Combat
Combat in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is relatively straightforward. Most of the time, you will engage in hand-to-hand combat. Be mindful of your environment as there will be objects you can use as weapons to take out your enemies quickly. You will get traditional weapons like guns and explosives during certain sequences.
Your whip will also be crucial in disarming or tripping off your enemies. You can get very creative with how you approach the combat in the game.
7) Perks
Completing missions will give you Adventure Points that you can use to expand your skillsets. These will significantly improve your gameplay with various upgrades, ranging from dealing more damage to enemies to getting a second chance at life when Indy suffers a severe injury.
8) Level structure
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle is a linear game, but certain levels will have open areas to explore. Going out of your way and exploring these levels will be beneficial as you can find collectibles, hidden tombs, and side quests, among many other things.
Certain levels will also have various activities like a fight club which you can partake in.