It’s been over 30 years since I wore out my VHS copy of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Since then the film franchise has been in a state of escalation. Where do you go after uncovering the literal Holy Grail?

Find all note locations in Marshall College in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, including hidden collectibles and story-related items.

The rest of The Great Circle takes place a year after the events of the homaged movie. But even if the tribute is a commendable effort, it sets a precedent for the experience as a whole. The clear obsession to deliver a cinematic story around the character of Indiana Jones constantly clashes with this modern video game rendition of the films.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes a strong attempt to bring Indy back to gaming with a great narrative and exceptional puzzles, but its minute-to-minute gameplay suffers from frequent perspective changes and clunky combat.

Despite being a MachineGames title that heavily focuses on fighting fascists, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is surprisingly unlike Wolfenstein.

Indiana Jones has been such an iconic character that he has inspired generations of new heroes, and nowhere is that more evident than in video games. Dozens of projects feature swashbuckling adventurers or daring archaeologists,

With that, it makes sense that any attempt at making the definitive Indiana Jones came comes with the same challenges of balancing all the disparate parts that make the character and franchise interesting.