Indiana Jones and the Great Circle opens up in the best way possible, especially given its aim to be as accurate as possible to the films.
Few franchises manage to capture the spirit of adventure quite like Indiana Jones, and that’s precisely why it has become one of the most popular franchises in film history since it began several decades ago. However, that ultimately puts a tall task in front of MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as it needs to pull out all the stops to ensure players have an authentic Indiana Jones experience when they play the game. Fortunately, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle provides the quintessential Indiana Jones experience seemingly effortlessly, placing players directly into what could have easily been another film in the franchise.
With its aim to deliver an original experience and yet be as authentic as possible, especially in light of the franchise’s age and the impact it has had on diverse audiences, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would arguably need to begin with something recognizable — something familiar that even more casual fans of Indiana Jones would recognize. As it turns out, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s opening sequence is an almost 1:1 recreation of one of the most famous sequences in film history: the introduction to the first film in the Indiana Jones series, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
