author: Michael Kulakowski
Fan-made GoldenEye Remake Returns to Far Cry 5
An ambitious project recreating all the levels from the original version of the legendary console FPS GoldenEye 007 using an in-game editor in Far Cry 5 has been re-released. The maps were removed in June at the request of MGM, which owns the rights to the James Bond films.
Last week we reported on an interesting project that uses the vast capabilities of the level and mission editor for Far Cry 5 (Far Cry 5 Arcade), which first appeared in the media a few weeks ago. At the forfront of the tool;s usage was youtuber Krollywood, who, together with his helpers, recreated all maps (except two bonus boards) from GoldenEye 007, the legendary FPS released for Nintendo 64. The title is fondly remembered, especially in the US, mainly for its addictive split-screen multiplayer mode.
Preparing fully playable maps took the creators over 1400 hours of work. Unfortunately, they were removed from Far Cry 5 servers. This happened after Ubisoft received a C&D letter from MGM, the film studio that owns the James Bond license and theoretically has custody of all virtual productions about agent 007 that appeared so far. This decision disappointed many fans, especially since the maps cannot be easily transferred to another graphics engine. The authors have largely used 3D models and textures taken from many different Ubisoft games, which are available in the library of Far Cry 5 Arcade.
However, the developers were not discouraged and did not give up. After some minor tweaks, including the removal of all potential and direct references to James Bond characters or the GoldenEye movie the maps are now back in Far Cry 5. The PC and PlayStation 4 versions of the maps will be available on Xbox One in the near future. Fans using consoles can find the project by searching for user Perfect-Dark1982. On PC, on the other hand, the levels appear under the common name Golden Cry.
It's hard to say at this point if MGM will still want to get rid of the fan project. There are very few grounds for that at the moment. The more so, that no sound or graphic files were taken directly from GoldenEye 007.
