Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Recommendations?

Not a fan of the 1989 The Last Crusade and 1992 Fate of Atlantis prequels in that series? :P

I mean, sure, they're not 3D/real-time, but they're much better reviewed than the two you mentioned (or most other games ever made), so I think it's more fair to compare those on narrative to the new game, than to compare games from the early, clunky 3D era with current 3D ones, as far as gameplay mechanics go. :P

Rather, a more fair gameplay comparison to the recent release would be trying out the (emulated, presumably) PSP version [note, the other console releases for PS2, DS, and Wii all had various issues] of 2009's Staff of Kings, which was largely considered to have better gameplay, QoL features, and flow than the previous games (though various polish issues, and the issues the game had on other console releases, ended up giving it a worse reputation overall- the PSP's generally considered to be an 8/10, while the Wii is generally considered a 7/10, but the DS and PS2 releases seem to trend more to 6 and 5, respectively.)

Well, any true fan would try and play all of the games, of course. ~.^

In any case, as far as Great Circle, the gameplay's not supposed to be very similar to the earlier games at all- typically I see gun/cover/etc combat comparisons made to Wolfenstein games (note, same developer), stealth comparisons made to Hitman/Dishonored, and an overall adventure/hand-to-hand-combat/etc vibe comparison to Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher's Bay (again, same developer- or, rather, a previous iteration of the same development studio under a different name),

Comparatively, Infernal Machine and Emperor's Tomb are mostly compared to the Tomb Raider games of that era (Infernal to TR 1-5, Emperor's to AoD & LAU era) and, unlike the Soul Reaver games [which were generally considered to be mechanically superior to comparable era Tomb Raider games] the Indiana Jones games were generally considered to fall short compared to the Tomb Raider games of their era (in terms of gameplay, not narrative, which was more typically praised, especially in how they tied into the movies; Specifically, even though the focus on combat over platforming was appreciated by many, and the level design and narrative were considered superior to TR games, the clunkier controls and muddy graphics generally are considered to fall short compared to comparable TR games).

Well, that's what fuzzy memories of 20 years ago say, at least, but a quick google for confirmation does seem to give consistently similar feedback, as well.

i absolutely have!!