It cannot be overstated how much of a game-changer the secondary fire modes were for the game. Having Goldeneye-style combat with that added level of depth was a paradigm shift. And of course the legendary FarSight XR-20 which allowed you to track your opponents through walls for a one-hit kill. The SuperDragon can go from fully-automatic fire to functioning as a grenade launcher. The Laptop Gun can be thrown several meters away from the player and stick to any surface to act as a sentry gun. The RC-P120 rapidly consumes ammunition to fully cloak the user until they de-cloak and fire again. For the Callisto NTG, it lowers the rate of fire while firing harder-hitting, armor-piercing rounds. For the MagSec 4, it changes the pistol from semi-auto the 3-round burst.
By holding B on the controller for a moment, the weapon will switch from primary fire to secondary fire. The key feature that sets this game apart, however, is the secondary fire. Weapons - Because they game had a sci-fi setting, it was able to take a ton of liberties with weapon design. It's not the most spectacular plot you'll ever experience, but having it all fully-voiced after having silent cutscenes in Goldeneye was a massive step forward. The game itself isn't tied to any other piece of media like Goldeneye, so it needs to set up it's own story from end-to-end. You will also receive live comms from other characters as you progress through the missions. There are mid-mission cutscenes similar to Goldeneye, but they are fully voiced. The characters have voice acting, and there are several of them who fit into the overall story.
Storytelling / Characters - The game features a fully-told story & plot, and not just silent cutscenes. It's using that game as a benchmark and discussing how Perfect Dark hit the gaming scene with that benchmark in mind. And also, it goes without saying that Goldeneye is a 10/10 and this isn't a thread to dog that game. How could another FPS from Rare supplant something as massive as Goldeneye? A game that has nothing at all to do with the James Bond franchise and instead exists in a futuristic, sci-fi setting? I'll tell you how it does that - by doing damn near everything better and expanding the scope of the entire thing. A spiritual successor to the wildly popular & console-influential Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark has some enormous shoes to fill. 22 years ago, the world was introduced to Perfect Dark.
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