Guess its time to do that, just hope they release a patch..
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Hitman: Absolution |OT| Police do not suspect Blood Money is involved.
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Guess its time to do that, just hope they release a patch..
Having not played a Hitman game before...this game is fucking awesome.
Being a complete noob, it was satisfying to get the Silent Assassin rank on King of Chinatown, though the mission is easy anyway.
While I do try to stealth as much as possible, it's just impossible not to want to start killing enemies in a variety of ways.
So fun.
Being a complete noob, it was satisfying to get the Silent Assassin rank on King of Chinatown, though the mission is easy anyway.
While I do try to stealth as much as possible, it's just impossible not to want to start killing enemies in a variety of ways.
So fun.
What kind of wizard do you have to be to beat that girl in the shooting contest, especially with no instinct?
Jesus Christ.
Play Assassin's Creed II before any other Creed game. It's a good jumping off point. Otherwise you'll be lost. This is actual a pretty good entry point for Hitman, though.
Jesus Christ.
It's ok, though. Snuck into the old man's office, choked him out, and nabbed his key.
Play Assassin's Creed II before any other Creed game. It's a good jumping off point. Otherwise you'll be lost. This is actual a pretty good entry point for Hitman, though.
You gain instinct from shooting targets, but it is damn hard. I ended up killing every single person in that level, lol.
Cannon Goose
Member
Weird, I didn't even think about it at the time, but I had a full bar when it came time to shoot. Almost did it without using instinct on my first go, too.
Yeah, with instinct it's pretty easy. You can easily get over 700 points, which is far above her score.
It made me realize that was literally the first time I was aiming guns in game, haha.
Patrick Bateman
Member
You have to use instinct. Otherwise it's pretty much impossible to get a chain of 20 point-headshots on the targets. And you need those points to beat her.
Krappadizzle
Member
I must have done that mission 6 times before I got it. I switched to a controller about 2 hours before that, and never spent much time shooting anything so by the time that one came around it was a pain in the ass.
Messofanego
Banned
Yeah it's impossible for me and not worth the extra points. Going down to Hard. If someone has figured out how to get through the Courtyard in Hunt or Hunted on this difficulty, suit only, let me know. That's when I gave up.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
hahahahhaah this is why I love hitman
http://youtu.be/6qFb_NTyz3Y
NO SPOILERS[ so just watch and enjoy
http://youtu.be/6qFb_NTyz3Y
NO SPOILERS[ so just watch and enjoy
Krappadizzle
Member
Pretty funny.
Messofanego
Banned
That was...amazing. So beautiful, could make me cry. They would have wanted it this way.
Messofanego
Banned
Anyone have links to the soundtrack?
The Sniper Challenge track is particularly delicious.
The website track could be the main theme?
The Sniper Challenge track is particularly delicious.
The website track could be the main theme?
You know what helps make a ban go by faster? Vindication 
In all seriousness this is one of those times I hate being right because I wanted a true Hitman game but now I have to deal with yet another classic franchise being ruined. Whatever small satisfaction I have of calling this from as far back as when the first info was coming out is overshadowed by my hatred of this modern gaming industry and the rush to appeal to non gamers. What a sad time we live in.
I say bring on the next Hitman developed by Eidos Montreal or whoever it's supposed to be. They're supposedly changing the franchise up but after this game I'm at least willing to listen now whereas before I probably would have had a meltdown. I'm kind of interested in seeing an open world Hitman but I'll say for the record that I don't think it would work. Open world games tend to put more of a focus on world size than intelligent and clever level design. But if it's next gen with consoles that have 4gb RAM like rumored then let's see what they can do. I think if done right it could be awesome though probably too expensive and time consuming to do what's basically an open world Blood Money (which is what I'd expect from such a game).
One last thing to the people saying this is basically a chaos theory sequel and we should be happy about that...uhhh no. That's what Splinter Cell is for. I don't want that from Hitman. The thing that made those two and Thief so special is they all mastered stealth but they were all unique and different from each other. Hitman is supposed to be social stealth all or at least most of the time, not diving between cover and sneaking down linear hallways in perma-alert areas.
In all seriousness this is one of those times I hate being right because I wanted a true Hitman game but now I have to deal with yet another classic franchise being ruined. Whatever small satisfaction I have of calling this from as far back as when the first info was coming out is overshadowed by my hatred of this modern gaming industry and the rush to appeal to non gamers. What a sad time we live in.
I say bring on the next Hitman developed by Eidos Montreal or whoever it's supposed to be. They're supposedly changing the franchise up but after this game I'm at least willing to listen now whereas before I probably would have had a meltdown. I'm kind of interested in seeing an open world Hitman but I'll say for the record that I don't think it would work. Open world games tend to put more of a focus on world size than intelligent and clever level design. But if it's next gen with consoles that have 4gb RAM like rumored then let's see what they can do. I think if done right it could be awesome though probably too expensive and time consuming to do what's basically an open world Blood Money (which is what I'd expect from such a game).
One last thing to the people saying this is basically a chaos theory sequel and we should be happy about that...uhhh no. That's what Splinter Cell is for. I don't want that from Hitman. The thing that made those two and Thief so special is they all mastered stealth but they were all unique and different from each other. Hitman is supposed to be social stealth all or at least most of the time, not diving between cover and sneaking down linear hallways in perma-alert areas.
So last night I managed to get Silent Assassin on King of Chinatown (Normal difficulty). I remembered what a GAFfer said on this thread, found the way to achieve that and I got the rank.
I then started the hotel mission, almost beat the first section perfectly
, but then I performed terribly on the next section, blew my cover and the guards filled my body with holes. Didn't try it again last night. Great game.
Oh, and I played my first contract. Don't think I ranked well, but it looks like a promising mode.
I then started the hotel mission, almost beat the first section perfectly
(threw a guard down the elevator shaft, which screwed my rank)
Oh, and I played my first contract. Don't think I ranked well, but it looks like a promising mode.
whatevermort
Member
Playing through this, never before has it been more apparent that it is Arkham Asylum 2.
Now that we've gotten that out of the way, how do you feel about the game as a stand-alone experience with no bearing in the franchise? Give me a non-Hitman game review.You know what helps make a ban go by faster? Vindication
In all seriousness this is one of those times I hate being right because I wanted a true Hitman game but now I have to deal with yet another classic franchise being ruined. Whatever small satisfaction I have of calling this from as far back as when the first info was coming out is overshadowed by my hatred of this modern gaming industry and the rush to appeal to non gamers. What a sad time we live in.
I say bring on the next Hitman developed by Eidos Montreal or whoever it's supposed to be. They're supposedly changing the franchise up but after this game I'm at least willing to listen now whereas before I probably would have had a meltdown. I'm kind of interested in seeing an open world Hitman but I'll say for the record that I don't think it would work. Open world games tend to put more of a focus on world size than intelligent and clever level design. But if it's next gen with consoles that have 4gb RAM like rumored then let's see what they can do. I think if done right it could be awesome though probably too expensive and time consuming to do what's basically an open world Blood Money (which is what I'd expect from such a game).
One last thing to the people saying this is basically a chaos theory sequel and we should be happy about that...uhhh no. That's what Splinter Cell is for. I don't want that from Hitman. The thing that made those two and Thief so special is they all mastered stealth but they were all unique and different from each other. Hitman is supposed to be social stealth all or at least most of the time, not diving between cover and sneaking down linear hallways in perma-alert areas.
AHA-Lambda
Member
You know what helps make a ban go by faster? Vindication
In all seriousness this is one of those times I hate being right because I wanted a true Hitman game but now I have to deal with yet another classic franchise being ruined. Whatever small satisfaction I have of calling this from as far back as when the first info was coming out is overshadowed by my hatred of this modern gaming industry and the rush to appeal to non gamers. What a sad time we live in.
I say bring on the next Hitman developed by Eidos Montreal or whoever it's supposed to be. They're supposedly changing the franchise up but after this game I'm at least willing to listen now whereas before I probably would have had a meltdown. I'm kind of interested in seeing an open world Hitman but I'll say for the record that I don't think it would work. Open world games tend to put more of a focus on world size than intelligent and clever level design. But if it's next gen with consoles that have 4gb RAM like rumored then let's see what they can do. I think if done right it could be awesome though probably too expensive and time consuming to do what's basically an open world Blood Money (which is what I'd expect from such a game).
One last thing to the people saying this is basically a chaos theory sequel and we should be happy about that...uhhh no. That's what Splinter Cell is for. I don't want that from Hitman. The thing that made those two and Thief so special is they all mastered stealth but they were all unique and different from each other. Hitman is supposed to be social stealth all or at least most of the time, not diving between cover and sneaking down linear hallways in perma-alert areas.
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Ciastek3214
Junior Member
Welcome back.
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ZombieFred
Unconfirmed Member
At least with Absolution we didn't get the stealth game we didn't ask for but the one we deserved. It's a pretty great stealth game but it's a shame that it's using the Hitman IP
yeah, $15 is a good price
thanks.. just noticed Sleeping dogs as a standalone game is the same price as Hitman standalone.. wauw..
will try to convince my wife that I have time and money to play more games..
Meaning... what? You didn't play Absolution or the game is so awful that you don't even want to discuss it?
SJRB
Gold Member
Sleeping Dogs is worth the 60 bucks more than Hitman is. Amazing game, provided you like sandboxers of course.
In any case it is totally worth the extra 15 dollar.
Patrick Bateman
Member
He is, later.
Sitting in death row, writing a letter to his daughter.
Just finnished the game. Well, it was good, but not that brilliant. I doubt that I'd replay it.
Does anyone know if there's anything after the credits?
I think so?
Ending spoilers:
Is the cutscene of 47 looking at Diana and Victoria through a scope post-credits?
Patrick Bateman
Member
Then no. It's just the credits, I think.
Meaning that trying so hard to remove it from the rest of the series just so you can feel better about its failings is pointless. It's a sequel with a Hitman name, it gets judged by Hitman standards.
And no I haven't played it and I'm not sure if I will now after reading dozens of reviews and impressions here. You can say that that invalidates my opinion on this but so far everything I have read on the game from people who have played it have been things I saw coming for the longest time. Maybe I'll get to it when I no longer care about the series like Splinter Cell. I can play Conviction now and feel nothing other than "this isn't a good game really".
It's not really as atrocious as Conviction. It's more like if Conviction wasn't a TOTAL betrayal of series fans and wasn't the video game equivalent of the Hindenburg. That is, still clearly divergent from what people liked about the series and still insultingly dumbed down, but better designed, with great production values, and some glimpses of yesteryear.
But I just don't think this really is Chaos Theory 2. That's...you know, strong.
The game isn't, I think, a bad game. But this is such a meaningless phrase these days. So little gets pumped out that is well and truly bad. Everything is underwhelming or disappointing and this pretty much fits snuggly into that category of sadness for me.
Dick Justice
Banned
Sure. Ultimately, we can garner from this thread that Hitman fans prefer a wonky, sandbox game with some sort of storyline rather than a tighter, more responsive, linear gamer with some sandbox sections and emphasis on a storyline. Which is fine. Hitman should be about killing targets with all the freedom you want. AI isn't really an issue. Hitman games never had good AI, stealth games in general don't. You can argue that it's extremely dumb for an NPC to get hit with a fire extinguisher/brick and act like it fell on the floor, but you can also argue that the FBI is dumb as shit for killing their own witness by running him over with a car.
No, that's cool. I wasn't gonna say anything about validation, just that I don't picture you as someone that would prefer to have his opinion formed by other people as opposed to making one yourself.
But don't worry too much about the Conviction effect, this is a decent game. Is Absolution perfect? No, not by any means. It has a lot of issues already detailed. Is it a better game than all the previous Hitman games put together? No doubt.
Before you snap my neck: I said game, not Hitman experience.
Stuck at the
, can't seem to make a clear escape after killing the main target.
I knocked out 2 guards on my way in, but hid the bodies and remained undetetected (My score's 0 before the kill).
I'm trying to get a high score on this one, to sort of even out the complete clusterfuck that was my Dexter Industries run.
wrestling arena
I knocked out 2 guards on my way in, but hid the bodies and remained undetetected (My score's 0 before the kill).
I'm trying to get a high score on this one, to sort of even out the complete clusterfuck that was my Dexter Industries run
.Stuck at the, can't seem to make a clear escape after killing the main target.wrestling arena
I knocked out 2 guards on my way in, but hid the bodies and remained undetetected (My score's 0 before the kill).
I'm trying to get a high score on this one, to sort of even out the complete clusterfuck that was my Dexter Industries run
How did you get past the entrance? I never figured another way in other than dressing yourself as the luchador.
Yeah I got the notion that it's a better made stealth game than Conviction, which is nice in its own way I suppose, but when it comes at the expense of what makes Hitman special then does any of that really matter? I guess that's up to each person. To me it obviously doesn't. I would kill for Blacklist to be how this is but with not as many dumbed down elements. If anything it seems like Blacklist will outdo this and even Conviction on the bullshit scale.
I'll give this game one thing though it does look amazing on PC and even on consoles. But again it seems like this push for insane graphics came at the expense of the gameplay. They mentioned that these consoles held them back from making bigger levels, so why not tone down the graphics a hair? It's the completely wrong focus to have when making a Hitman game. At the very least it proves the difference between a game on consoles (like Deus Ex 1, Morrowind and even all of the past Hitman games) and a game made for consoles.
rvy said:
I don't. If anything these people caught up to what I had been warning everyone about for roughly a year now. I don't say that to brag, just that I've had enough franchises ruined for me that I can see the signs a mile away now and IO was making sure they posted every sign possible before release.
I'm not sure I get what you mean by better game. Do you mean things like serviceable controls, something the series always kind of lacked?
One Rosewood
Collect all 4 fuses
Run back to the top of the elevator because I thought that's where I was supposed to go after putting the fuses in.
It's not.
Hanging on ledge mapping out the map in my brain
...
Enemy starts opening fire on me as I'm hanging off the ledge... while he's in another room. Essentially 3 walls between us.
Collect all 4 fuses
Run back to the top of the elevator because I thought that's where I was supposed to go after putting the fuses in.
It's not.
Hanging on ledge mapping out the map in my brain
...
Enemy starts opening fire on me as I'm hanging off the ledge... while he's in another room. Essentially 3 walls between us.
endlessflood
Member
Just finished the Death Factory level, that was clearly the most old school Hitman level yet and not coincidentally also my favourite. Can't wait to go back and try the other accident kills on R&D, I've already scoped them out and hatched some plans
Death Factory was also the first time in the game where disguised actually felt useful. It makes me think that with some mechanic tweaks and better level design this whole game would have been one for the ages. As it is I'm still enjoying it immensely though, it has great atmosphere and I actually quite like the story, they've done a proper job there.
Death Factory was also the first time in the game where disguised actually felt useful. It makes me think that with some mechanic tweaks and better level design this whole game would have been one for the ages. As it is I'm still enjoying it immensely though, it has great atmosphere and I actually quite like the story, they've done a proper job there.
Granted I am only 3 missions in and I have my fair share of issues with the game, I think that you are wrong about the specific elements you "warned us" of.
Yeah, I've never heard of the engine powering the game (Glacier2?), but the game looks and performs really well. Granted, small environments and all that, but wow. One of the best looking games I've ever played. Must be the super powerful and flexible CPUs in all next-gen consoles.