Hitman: Absolution discussion

Terak

Terak

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I thought I'd kick this off, as it launches tomorrow.

Who's keen for it? I know I am. The number of hours I got out of the previous ones was insane. I loved the amount of different ways you could complete a mission. Crazed gunman or silent assassin, I love the Hitman series!

 
Very keen for this one, took me a few months to get silent assassin on all of the mission's on blood money. Ah the good old days :)
 
czc said:
What is that game that comes with the preorder? Is it part of the game?
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The Sniper Challenge is a taste of the game, you sniper targets from across the rooftops. You complete mini challenges to boost a multiplier for your final score.

It's nothing really amazing, but its a cool addition to show off the graphics of the engine and such.

EDIT: But if you pre-order on steam you get all previous hitman games too ;)
 
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This is going to be so rad! I played the shit out of the sniper challenge. So cool. Definitely going to be playing this on hardcore mode without all those built-in cheats like instinct etc.
 
Terak said:
The Sniper Challenge is a taste of the game, you sniper targets from across the rooftops. You complete mini challenges to boost a multiplier for your final score.

It's nothing really amazing, but its a cool addition to show off the graphics of the engine and such.

EDIT: But if you pre-order on steam you get all previous hitman games too ;)
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I'm more interested in getting the HD remakes for those games. Hitman 2's graphics did not age well... pity it will only be released on console afaik.
 
ViperGTI said:
I'm more interested in getting the HD remakes for those games. Hitman 2's graphics did not age well... pity it will only be released on console afaik.
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What will only be released on console? The HD remakes? That's quite ironic...and lame.
 
Also can't wait to get this tomorrow Gonna be awesome! I actually don't think the older titles aged that badly, finished all four of them again earlier this year to get ready for Absolution. The first one does look like shit though, but I found it very playable still.
 
to0kenZA said:
What will only be released on console? The HD remakes? That's quite ironic...and lame.
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Yep... my thoughts exactly. As far as I can remember, it might even be just for PS3.

I just did a quick check and it seems the HD release is still just a rumour due to an online retailed in Europe advertising the game prematurely for pre-order. I thought I read somewhere that the HD collection was confirmed, but it seems I was mistaken... so at this stage, still just a rumour.
 
Was playing Sniper Challenge yesterday. I suck. :( Managed to get a few more points than Terak.
 
ViperGTI said:
Yep... my thoughts exactly. As far as I can remember, it might even be just for PS3.

I just did a quick check and it seems the HD release is still just a rumour due to an online retailed in Europe advertising the game prematurely for pre-order. I thought I read somewhere that the HD collection was confirmed, but it seems I was mistaken... so at this stage, still just a rumour.
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Oh well, would have been freaking awesome to play the first two in HD again :(. At least Absolution is going to rock, man! :D

czc said:
Was playing Sniper Challenge yesterday. I suck. :( Managed to get a few more points than Terak.
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Geez dude, you have no idea how much I played that! I played it until I unlocked every single achievement. So awesome! The best one is where you shoot that ninja in the ass and hear that sound from Assassin's Creed. Haha.
 
Just be sure and watch this before you get your hopes up about this game. For me it was a fair warning to stay away.

 
Isengard said:
Just be sure and watch this before you get your hopes up about this game. For me it was a fair warning to stay away.

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Not gonna watch an hour long youtube video, but I don't really care what it says/shows. Even if this game had a metacritic score of 3O (which it doesn't), I would still buy it and decide for myself.
 
Wlad said:
Not gonna watch an hour long youtube video, but I don't really care what it says/shows. Even if this game had a metacritic score of 3O (which it doesn't), I would still buy it and decide for myself.
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I would too except many sources have mentioned what has changed in this game. As for the youtube video it doesn't lambaste the game at all, but TB does talk about what is different in this game and he judges it very fairly.

Bottom line is, it's not the Hitman of old and if that's what you were looking for then be weary, otherwise you'll get a decent enough stealth game. It's just not the Hitman I was expecting.
 
Wlad said:
Not gonna watch an hour long youtube video, but I don't really care what it says/shows. Even if this game had a metacritic score of 3O (which it doesn't), I would still buy it and decide for myself.
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I initially thought I'd just check the first 5 minutes, then the next 10 and then I thought: Ah screw it, let's just watch it all.
 
Isengard said:
Just be sure and watch this before you get your hopes up about this game. For me it was a fair warning to stay away.
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I think its fair to say that most games nowadays are changing to make them appealing to a larger audience, and although the video commentary indicated that the guys not fully happy with it. The biggest change for me seems to be the scoring system and a storyline. Seemed like they've stripped the sandbox for more linear story driven mode. And besides, the guy in the video even said himself he barely remembers Hitman 2 and he played a little bit of Hitman Blood Money so he doesn't have the best context to base his review off :).
 
Terak said:
I think its fair to say that most games nowadays are changing to make them appealing to a larger audience, and although the video commentary indicated that the guys not fully happy with it. The biggest change for me seems to be the scoring system and a storyline. Seemed like they've stripped the sandbox for more linear story driven mode. And besides, the guy in the video even said himself he barely remembers Hitman 2 and he played a little bit of Hitman Blood Money so he doesn't have the best context to base his review off :).
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Yep, but it's more linear because of the story that much is clear.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/18/wot-i-think-hitman-absolution/

It's quite obvious that they toned the game down to be more accessible, exactly what I didn't want happen, especially when it comes to mission structure and level design.
 
Isengard said:
Yep, but it's more linear because of the story that much is clear.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/18/wot-i-think-hitman-absolution/

It's quite obvious that they toned the game down to be more accessible, exactly what I didn't want happen, especially when it comes to mission structure and level design.
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Yeah it does suck, as that video you showed they said the areas are a lot smaller as well. But I don't mind actually, the reviews on the mygaming main page are quite varied so it's going to be interesting :).
 
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