A few years ago, I had to learn how to tie a bow tie for the first time. It took me — and this is not an exaggeration — two full weeks of practice. It's the fold. Always trips me up. But James Bond can apparently nail it on the first try?!

Or at least that's what 007 First Light wants players to believe. The first James Bond game in 14 years casts players as a younger version of 007, a 26-year-old MI6 recruit who hasn't yet earned his 00 status. Throughout an action movie montage tutorial, Bond is put through the paces in all sorts of spy activities: shooting, sneaking, climbing, running, more sneaking, jumping, driving, fist-fighting, and, of course, hitting unsuspecting dudes with toxic darts from high-tech smartphones. But it's during First Light's eighth chapter, "Time To Die," that Bond faces his hardest lesson. While preparing for a gala at a luxury resort in Vietnam, he has to learn how to tie a bow tie — a clear........

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