Summary
OneIndiana Jones and the Great Circleplayer was recently pleasantly surprised to learn that the game allows them to earn XP by taking cat pictures. Their discovery promptly made the rounds on social media just as theIndiana Jones and the Great Circleearly access period was coming to an end.
The firstIndiana Jonesgamein nearly 15 years—since Zynga’s Facebook-exclusiveIndiana Jones Adventure World, released in 2011—has officially been released earlier today, December 9. However, anyone who (pre-)purchased its Digital Premium edition upgrade, priced at $34.99, has been able to play it up to three days early.
Among theseearly adopters ofIndiana Jones and the Great Circleis Reddit user Dull-Caterpillar3153, who has recently discovered that the game lets them earn XP by photographing cats. Their realization quickly reached the front page of the r/gaming subreddit, garnering thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments praising this feature. Elaborating on this discovery, the player noted thatIndiana Jones and the Great Circleincludes many felines that Indy can immortalize in a picture in order to earn XP.
Cat Pictures Only Offer Minor XP Rewards in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
According to Game Rant’s own testing, photographing cats isn’t a big source of XP in the newly released action adventure. While the game offers opportunities to do so fairly consistently, cat pictures XP rewards tend to be fairly small relative tosolvingIndiana Jones and the Great Circle’s puzzlesor completing side quests, which the game classifies as “fieldwork.”
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s XP System Has Some Curious Peculiarities
While most games with a leveling system and combat tend to combine those two elements together and reward players with XP for defeating enemies, MachineGames' latest title resists this well-established convention. Instead,combat inIndiana Jones and the Great Circledoesn’t have any intrinsic rewards and simply serves as one of the ways to progress through an area. Confrontation is hence often discouraged, with the only benefit of dispatching enemies being the ability to pick up whatever weapon they were holding. While this can aid in tackling additional foes, it is generally inadvisable, as Indy can easily be overwhelmed when outnumbered.
MachineGames previously estimated that a typical playthrough ofIndiana Jones and the Great Circlewill be longer than any of its previous games, which would put it in the ballpark of 15 to 20 hours. But seeing how the newly debuted action adventure also offers a plethora of side content, completionists might find themselves playingIndiana Jones and the Great Circlefor even longer than that.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
WHERE TO PLAY
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™. You’ll become the legendary archaeologist in this cinematic action-adventure game from MachineGames, the award-winning studio behind the recent Wolfenstein series, and executive produced by Hall of Fame game designer Todd Howard.YOU ARE INDIANA JONESLive the adventure as Indy in a thrilling story full of exploration, immersive action, and intriguing puzzles. As the brilliant archaeologist – famed for his keen intellect, cunning resourcefulness, and trademark humor – you will travel the world in a race against enemy forces to discover the secrets to one of the greatest mysteries of all time.A WORLD OF MYSTERY AWAITSTravel from the halls of Marshall College to the heart of the Vatican, the pyramids of Egypt, the sunken temples of Sukhothai, and beyond. When a break-in in the dead of night ends in a confrontation with a mysterious colossal man, you must set out to discover the world-shattering secret behind the theft of a seemingly unimportant artifact. Forging new alliances and facing familiar enemies, you’ll engage with intriguing characters, use guile and wits to solve ancient riddles, and survive intense set-pieces.WHIP-CRACKING ACTIONIndiana’s trademark whip remains at the heart of his gear and can be used to distract, disarm, and attack enemies. But the whip isn’t just a weapon, it’s Indy’s most valuable tool for navigating the environment. Swing over unsuspecting patrols and scale walls as you make your way through a striking world. Combine stealth infiltration, melee combat, and gunplay to combat the enemy threat and unravel the mystery.THE SPIRIT OF DISCOVERYVenture through a dynamic mix of linear, narrative-driven gameplay and open-area maps. Indulge your inner explorer and unearth a world of fascinating secrets, deadly traps ,and fiendish puzzles, where anything could potentially hide the next piece of the mystery – or snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?
