I'm quite sure the PC version will be a stunner, if that helps.
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Hitman: Absolution |OT| Police do not suspect Blood Money is involved.
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I'm quite sure the PC version will be a stunner, if that helps.
valentine71
Banned
I completed 10 or so missions. If anyone is curious about anything, please do ask. (Except the graphics, because of a thief i am playing on a really shitty TV).
keltickennedy
Member
No seriously that wasn't directed at you. And not just Gaf. Hitman seems to be just one of those games that fans are ready to lash out at if certain things aren't gotten right.
Dyni Crippler
Member
That's true, yeah. I'm not sure even Conviction received such a backlash.
Hitman fans are hardcore. I mean, previous to Blood Money all of the games were pretty demanding if you wanted to be stealthy.
Dyni Crippler
Member
I'd argue it's the only stealth series that can actually be considered hard, yes.
Messofanego
Banned
If true, that's some MGS footsteps level shit!
Mr.Monitor
Member
I'd play this. Contracts is going to be so great. It really is the perfect way to include a multiplayer element in a Hitman game.
I studied sex videos, I now know what Sex feels like.
Been playing this for 12hrs now on and off, seeing as my damn heart, disability and pain means another joyous sleepless night and vomiting! (UK)
Loving the way there's loads of ways to kill people with the environment and items. Decided to poison someone's drugs on a restart of whole game now I understand it perfectly and made a nice clean getaway.
If your playing for score it doesn't half punish you for unnecessary and out in open kills.
Love it
Loving the way there's loads of ways to kill people with the environment and items. Decided to poison someone's drugs on a restart of whole game now I understand it perfectly and made a nice clean getaway.
If your playing for score it doesn't half punish you for unnecessary and out in open kills.
Love it
Macho Madness
Member
Gamespot review sounds good: http://m.gamespot.com/epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two/reviews/epic-mickey-2-the-power-of-two-review-6400240
Broder Salsa
Banned
"Several key assassinations remove your freedom and arbitrarily usher you into slow-motion point shooting. These are short and disappointing moments, requiring no skill and providing no tension--and thus diminishing any sense of payoff."
Whoever came up with that idea needs a kick in the balls. The AI also sounds terrible, not bad as stealth games usually have to have a bit dumb enemies but just terrible.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Sry but I never used slow-motion point shooting except for the tutorial. An I'm in mission 16.
So... what the hell is up with this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbnSIpFm9I
How the hell does that earn him a Silent Assassin rating?
How the hell does that earn him a Silent Assassin rating?
Load of crap
The perfect Dark
Banned
Okay you have to use it in Mission 16 lol. But that's just a short sequence. And it would not work otherwise.
GotchaForce
Member
This may be a really dumb question but I've never played this series: can you do a no-kill run? If not, is it about killing people in elaborate ways or not getting caught?
Macho Madness
Member
Castor Krieg
Banned
I think developers made a terrible mistake by allowing SA rating to be available for all difficulty settings. If you notice he is playing Normal. This has been criticized numerous times for being dumbed beyond imagination. You want true Hitman experience, you start with Expert.
You obviously shouldn't get caught, it will decrease your score. Also, staging assassinations as accidents will increase your score. Therefore you should try to combine the two.
Castor Krieg
Banned
By doing it in a costume and deflecting any accusations toward the wrestler?
And removing the disguise mid-fight, yeah sure.
The perfect Dark
Banned
The perfect Dark
Banned
Oh, I read 6.5 at first...man...the actual score is still too low but okay.
Other scores:
Danish gamereactor: 9/10
Gameplay.dk 9/10
Dutch power unlimited: 9.6/10
Source: hitmanforum.com
Broder Salsa
Banned
They don't like IO cause they gave Blops 2 half a point more?
MMaRsu
Member
Yea power unlimited is a bastion of good reviews. I remember when they gave mario kart a 6 (snes).
This game aint no 9. Its a solid 8 but there are plenty of complaints. 7.5 seems about right.
And yeah being funneled into a slow motion shootout is fucking stupid.
uncleniccius
Member
Does anyone know the number of missions?
Dyni Crippler
Member
Yes, that was my main problem with QTEs: other than pace-breaking, there's also... this. And the bar.
Wonder if there's another "close and personal" method (my favourite style) that isn't... well, this ridicolous.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but most gamers in The Netherlands would laugh at you if you use the Power Unlimited to back up your "this game is amazing"-claim. They are even worse than IGN at reviewing games. For instance, they gave Assassin's Creed 1 a 9.9/10.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Hitman Absolution get's a 7 from Edge, according to the Christmas issue thread.
Not bad.
MMaRsu
Member
It's not bad. It's a very polished game. The quality shines through but in gameplay design it's veering too much towards Splinter Cell. I really hate the choices they made toward introducing cover, making levels that want you as the player to use this cover and the changes introduced to the disguise system.
I will say this, Blood Money is overall the much better game, and I think I can safely say that. Especially in terms of level design, and the amount of freedom you have. Not to mention the soundtrack and even the story. The story is fucking stupid from what I've seen of it so far, and the side characters annoying as hell. I love the mission descriptions done by 47 himself but they bury it in an optional ( press select ) menu.
From the beginning of the game, 47 almost has nothing to work with. As you can't select weapons before you go on a mission, I havent been able to use stuff like syringes or many other trademark 47 equipment. Yes you can carry disposable items like bottles, wrenches, pipes and you can even find a syringe. But you can only carry one disposable item so you can't keep the syringe. Also, I know I played on hard but how can a goon with the same disguise as me know I'm not part of his crew from waaaay across a room? Shit doesnt make sense.
Surprisingly my copy turned up today, even more weird as I haven't been charged or sent a dispatch email.
Don't know if this is a worldwide promo or just for Europe but the first thing in front of me when I opened up the case was an offer for Rustlers range of grim, microwavable food. Is this becoming a de facto practice from publishers that people who play games crave junk food?
Don't know if this is a worldwide promo or just for Europe but the first thing in front of me when I opened up the case was an offer for Rustlers range of grim, microwavable food. Is this becoming a de facto practice from publishers that people who play games crave junk food?
iNvid02
Member
http://www.rustlersonline.com/
rustlers are fucking disgusting, then again so is
AHA-Lambda
Member
Ah love you bannedsite, got my copy this morning! ^_^
iNvid02
Member
you can still say shopto - it is them right?
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
The ShopTo URL ban is laughable at this point.
Messofanego
Banned
Which mission number are you up to?
Steve McQueen
Member
Damn right. The quality of PU has become really bad over the years :/
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
It's a game that's increased in stature over the years, after receiving "good, but not great" reviews when it was released. It reminds me of Morrowind in that respect.