GamesIndustry.biz<\/a> website).<\/p>\nAlthough it is easy to argue that there is no new ground to be found in the making-of story of such a beloved game (the fact that the incredible multiplayer mode was practically made in secret is the stuff of industry legend at this stage), Roller still manages to find new ways of looking back on the game we all love.<\/p>\n
The uninitiated might also have predicted that watching people sit around and talk about a video game being made wouldn\u2019t be very interesting, but they would be wrong as well. All the talking heads clearly know their stuff, and even the most hardened fan will find something to enjoy here.<\/p>\n
Roller also made a genius decision to offer some visual variety: he has used the character models from the game, many of whom were based on the developers themselves, to digitally recreate several behind-the-scenes situations. The result is a fun comedic flourish that stops your eyes from getting bored.<\/p>
GoldenEra never really escapes the feeling of being a fan film, because, well, it is a fan film. With an overabundance of graphics and some slightly choppy editing, at times you might feel like you\u2019re watching a DVD extra from years gone by, but we\u2019d argue that this only adds to the nostalgia factor at play here, which was always a key draw.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s only really a couple of downsides here. Some fans might be disappointed by some of the developers and executives that chose not to appear, for example, but there\u2019s not much we can do about that, and Roller does a fine job of weaving the whole story together using the key players that he did secure time with.<\/p>\n
The only other downside is actually a massive positive for GoldenEye fans: since this documentary was made, it has been confirmed that GoldenEye 007 Remastered<\/a> is coming to modern Xbox consoles and Nintendo Switch, and that does make the ending of GoldenEra somewhat out of date (unless they\u2019ve re-edited the film since our press copy was sent over).<\/p>\n