First Hitman: Absolution reviews hit
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Benefit of setting your expectations low is that games have to do the limbo to end up even worse than you'd imagined, and are also better able to pleasantly surprise you. I highly recommend it!
Ravensmash
Member
Yeah, it's one of my standout missions also.
Just fantastic in almost every way - feels a lot smaller than I remember going back to it, but I love causing mayhem or sneaking around the house armed with a silenced pistol
I'm really optimistic about this, and pleased to see some positive impressions despite them being early reviews. I think a lot of people's concerns should have been calmed by the great video walkthroughs of a few missions (the last one I saw in particular) - looks like Hitman to me!
I have no issue with a few linear levels, as long as they remain a few and fit the narrative in order to set up new and varied levels. We all knew that'd be the case from the start, and thankfully IO have countered that with some great gameplay which seems to retain the classic Hitman style.
Messofanego
Banned
How do you know this? Can you give names? Most interested in these kind of things.
Yeah, it's one of my standout missions also.
Just fantastic in almost every way - feels a lot smaller than I remember going back to it, but I love causing mayhem or sneaking around the house armed with a silenced pistol
I'm really optimistic about this, and pleased to see some positive impressions despite them being early reviews. I think a lot of people's concerns should have been calmed by the great video walkthroughs of a few missions (the last one I saw in particular) - looks like Hitman to me!
I have no issue with a few linear levels, as long as they remain a few and fit the narrative in order to set up new and varied levels. We all knew that'd be the case from the start, and thankfully IO have countered that with some great gameplay which seems to retain the classic Hitman style.
I'm wondering how some of the more linear levels will play out. When they first showed Run For Your Life, I figured that was more of a tutorial level and the only way to really go through the level. That got blown out of the water when I watched the Contracts playthroughs, the actual apartment complex with the hippies looks like an intricate and pretty massive level.
Just bought the magazine. Review is 8 pages long, plenty of new screenshots.
Yeah, Blood Money dethroned!
I need bigger bait than that.
I can only hope; love Kane and Lynch series but it needs some big time polish.
Mister0079
Member
Nope, too early to say that.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Hyped!
IO going out of their way to troll Derrick.
Definitely. But we can hope.
Sweet!
I'm pretty sure it's across America (hence my previous "ROAD TRIP WITH 47!" posts in other threads.) Everything shown so far looks like it's in the States.
bigboss370
Member
early reviews, high score is expected.
Eh that sounds really boring, the whole "globetrotting assassin" thing was part of the games' intrigue but I guess I'll just wait until Absolution is out before I pass judgement.
MMaRsu
Member
Us only..lololll
Interfectum
Member
got any quotes to go along with that?
Nice.
Damn son
Hahahaha. It's true. I'm looking forward to Hitman but this absolutely is the case after everything which has transpired in the past week.
legacyzero
Banned
Wait, when is this game out?
EDIT: oh, and LOL at 9-Bargo
EDIT AGAIN: Nvm, i see.
EDIT: oh, and LOL at 9-Bargo
EDIT AGAIN: Nvm, i see.
Broder Salsa
Banned
Max Payne 3 was shit.
VibratingDonkey
Member
If there wasn't some sort of sketchy embargo, cover purchasing or setup made in the interest of the publisher, we'd have reviews popping up like mushrooms by now.
Game isn't out until the 20th. When would print have had to have played the game? Did they even review the final build? How many bugs may they have been asked to overlook?
So yeah, I opt to not consider these reviews.
And indeed, Max Payne 3 was kind of shit.
Played well enough, but then Rockstar had to go and be all Rockstar about everything else.
Game isn't out until the 20th. When would print have had to have played the game? Did they even review the final build? How many bugs may they have been asked to overlook?
So yeah, I opt to not consider these reviews.
And indeed, Max Payne 3 was kind of shit.
Played well enough, but then Rockstar had to go and be all Rockstar about everything else.
bigboss370
Member
no it wasn't.
legacyzero
Banned
bigboss370
Member
in what ways?
One of the worst AAA games of the year.
Cutscenes. Destroyed the game.
And given the budget, possibly ever. Absolutely horrendous.
The Janitor
Member
Gameplay was Max Payne 3's strong point. If you can look past the incredibly annoying cutscenes and flimsy story, once you've mastered the shoot dodging it became incredibly satisfying and fun to use:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K31lN4e08Yg&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U9bdXHwm3s&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K31lN4e08Yg&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U9bdXHwm3s&feature=plcp
legacyzero
Banned
See below.
Gears of War and Uncharted are INSULTED!
THIS. And IMO, the setting in general ruined it for me. Max belongs in the cold and dark setting in New York. I liked the game the best when he would flash back into that setting for a chapter or two.
"My blood-stained 401K" was hilariously awesome.
Broder Salsa
Banned
Shit might be pushing it, but I certainly thought it was quite poor and ended up only playing it for about 3 hours until I lost all motivation to continue. Gameplay ended up being average, story completely nonsensical and then the unskipable cutscens with Max whining for way too long, covered in annoying effects.
Also bullet time kind of... Sucked, it was supposed to be useful ffs. Also his "funny" one liners made it hard to feel bad for him at all, here he is talking about how he wish he could change, then goes off to shoot I don't know how many and make jokes about that and popping pills all the time. It just didn't work for me, at all.
Interfectum
Member
hmm... change thread title at this point? ;o
Uncharteds shooting mechanics are not even in the same league as MP3s. GoW is much better, but still not good enough.
Definitely one of the most disappointing game this gen. Right up there with Duke Nukem Forever for me.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
This isn't a popular opinion, but you have my sword.
Probably should change the title thread for all reviews from now on.
"First 9+ reviews of [insert game here] are available."
Non interruptible cutscenes are definitely the biggest flaw of the game and hurt the replay value. They hardly destroy the game though and i fuckin loved them during the first playthrough.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
"Better than Chaos Theory and Blood Money combined"
Finally someone with taste!
legacyzero
Banned
Yeah, I have to finish that game. I agree that it's good though, well past MP3 IMO. And I've only played a few chapters.And now Binary Domain's insulted.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
No, it was fucking awesome.