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First Hitman: Absolution reviews hit
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Yepp.
This is the main thing I hope they fixed. I don't really remember not liking anything about Blood Money except the controls.
keltickennedy
Member
OPM and OXM...yeah. I wouldn't pay any attention to those reviews either. Better than Blood Money? I don't know, for me at least it is looking really good. Super excited that IO is back to the Hitman series.
I don't remember for sure now but I kind of remember this being an issue when the game was announced and was getting all that controversy.. Aren't most of the people who worked on Hitman gone from IO now? While I don't think we're looking at a Starbreeze situation (where they disgraced a classic franchise by making it a completely different genre), I still think it's a mistake to think this will be good because it's still IO working on it.
Mister0079
Member
Jesper Kyd not doing the soundtrack also sucks big time. Every Hitman fan knows what I'm talking about.
Yeah, it's a shame. He's definitely one of my favourite composers in the industry.
Messofanego
Banned
All they need to say is, "You can complete the game without killing anyone with your own hands" (because traps are too much fun) and hardcore fans will have nothing to worry about.
I believe IO staff has in fact confirmed you can beat the game without firing a single round like in Blood Money,
outside of the final mission in BO anyway
I think judgement on this game should come from the people who know the series best, the fans. That said, I'm getting a very good vibe from this game, so I'll continue to be optimistic until I see impressions from those who really know what is going on, than some reviewer whose inclined to take the path of least resistance and start gunning people down all the time.
Meccanical
Member
I'm playing blood money on PC right now and if this is the 'peak' of the hitman series then I have no hope for this franchise. I hope those magazines are right.
Besides those youtube gameplay demoes I've been watching are quite promising, way better than blood money.
keltickennedy
Member
I'm excited by everything that I saw so far and I think it looks good. IO involved or not, it's just good that they still have the license.
sidenote....I liked Syndicate a lot. Haha! (never played the original though)
I love that game. There are some mission I could of done without though. I didn't like the "Death on The Mississippi" level. Maybe I didn't play it enough.
so game is forgiving but unforgiving, old school but modern, has checkpoints but its' like the first games
The first game did in fact have checkpoints. It was sort of like a lives system in that if you died, you respawned at a nearby location and could continue from there. Later games switched this system with manual saving, but I guess Absolution is changing that so players can't manually save/load every time they goof up.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Fixed.
That was the US edition. The UK edition gave it a 7/10.
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
Can't wait. This, AC3, and FC3 will make me a busy gamer this holiday season.
so game is forgiving but unforgiving, old school but modern, has checkpoints but its' like the first games
Yep sums them up as a critic.
I'm really concerned about this checkpoint system.
DarkSoul520
Member
Read my mind.
Although I think we are definitely in the minority for wanting another K&L game.
What? Blood Money is awesome! You don't like it particularly, or don't enjoy stealth games in general?
I need to finish Hitman 2 and replay BM before the Absolution release. I hope I can make it in time.
captainnapalm
Member
Hitman games were always the most darkly bleak, nihilistic games on the market. I'm hoping for more of the same.
lmao
YuriLowell
Member
Never trust early reviews.
Goldenroad
Member
Xav didn't seem overly impressed with it based on his comments on Weekend Confirmed last week. Either way, I don't have a ton of love for that franchise and, even if it's a great game, it's not taking precedence over AC3 or Halo 4 for the next couple months. I can wait for a price drop.
keltickennedy
Member
Blood Money for sure. I don't know why Contracts isn't on steam.
Copyright issues regarding a song that played in one of the missions.
Contracts isn't on steam because of some stupid copyright situation with one of the songs. It's super frustrating and I'd rather have the game without some music than no game at all.
Messofanego
Banned
I want another K&L, too! Kane and Lynch 2 had enough polish and played fine, it was just too repetitive and the story just wasn't as strong as the first. And way too much bullet-sponge of enemies. Kane and Lynch 1 had it for variety and storytelling (Lynch vision), while 2 had it for chaotic feel of gameplay and a unique art direction (that's now improperly used by Frostbite 2 games).
The story and variety of 1 with the gameplay of 2 would be a great Kane and Lynch 3.
My understanding is that they did, but he was too busy working on Borderlands 2, Darksiders 2, and Assassin's Creed 3.
keltickennedy
Member
Kyd isn't doing AC3. Still, seems like a busy man.
chickdigger802
Banned
Yeah I know, it's just the 'probably' seems like the reviewer is a bit indecisive.
I mean, if you mention perfection, wouldn't that mean it is the most definite peak of the series?
Steve McQueen
Member
This.
Always-honest
Banned
game looks great in the tutorial vids. So not really surprised.
Kydd BlaZe
Member
Never played any of the hitman games before, but everything I've seen so far about Absolution looks great.
Can't wait to get my hands on it next month.
Can't wait to get my hands on it next month.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Eidos has been putting out some good stuff lately so I wouldn't be shocked if this turns out good as well.
At least play Blood Money first so you can know what to expect from a Hitman game. If this turns out bad, which right now seems like a 50/50 shot of happening and increasing almost daily, then you'll probably think the franchise sucks.
Or worse you'll like it and that becomes what you expect out of the franchise...
Blood Money somehow is only around 82 on metacritic, the series itself never seemed like a critic darling. I wouldn't be surprised if Absolution is much higher even if the game itself isn't better.
Still, anything close to Blood Money and I will be in heaven.
Still, anything close to Blood Money and I will be in heaven.