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Hitman: Absolution |OT| Police do not suspect Blood Money is involved.
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Dick Justice
Banned
It was apparently the lead version. Barely any framerate drops or screen tearing, and it looks amazing. Only issue is the save corruption bug, but I dunno if that happens with the other versions too.
The idea of the Saints is still pretty dumb.
IO went hard on the goofiness and oddness in Absolution. I like it, but it should be toned down somewhat.
revolverjgw
Member
I want a return to the unrelenting bleakness of Contracts. Although that would pretty much require Jesper Kid to come back. God I loved that game's oppressive, rain-soaked atmosphere.
I overheard a couple guards talking, one said something about giving a foot massage, and the other says its creepy. Then starts talking about Tarantino movies. Tarantino is well known for his foot fetish and sneaks them into his movies.
The dialogue in this game is probably the best I've heard
The Wizard
Member
It's kind of odd how goofy and light-hearted the tone is in-game and then it seems completely gloomy and self-serious in cutscenes.
I only had crash problems in the saints level, at the second checkpoint. And it only occurred when I had to restart checkpoint. Having to restart your ps3 just to play that part makes you learn how to not fuck up fast lol
What I find weird is how Dexter's faction is pretty much straight out of a terrible grindhouse movie, the Agency is on the incompetent side of a conspiracy theory comedy-action, but 47 is inhabiting his own depressing, super serious world.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
The series in general has been all over the place, tone-wise. Hitman 2 felt very light-hearted for a game about a man that kills people for a living. Contracts, on the other hand, is very dark and generally devoid of humour (Meat King's Party, need I say more). Blood Money is full of black humour, but it's never overwhelmingly dark. I thought Absolution was going to be more like Contracts judging from the early stuff we saw, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
Always-honest
Banned
Is a fix incoming??
Dick Justice
Banned
No idea. It's rare, but it's a good idea to make regular backups.
indigo-cyclops
Member
He's not the only one capable of a great soundtrack; he's also not the one and only requirement for a fantastic atmosphere. Personally I think absolution does a fantastic job, even if the music leaves a bit to be desired.
Personally I'd love to see Trent Reznor do the soundtrack for a game like this. His film stuff has been incredible and I think he would embody the vision accurately.
Rebel Leader
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hard? I played it on hard and avoided gun fights
The music direction is different, but I wouldn't say it's bad. Kyd's style was all about ambiance which was great when you were totally immersed in the game and planning your execution. The new soundtrack is more local appropriate.
I like the Johnny Cash-esque (you can tell it's a Danish guy singing though lol) song in Hope and the credits
http://youtu.be/1MWk8y8Hp6A?t=2m48s
I'm guessing it's called Blackened Diamond (Dana? Diana?)
I like the Johnny Cash-esque (you can tell it's a Danish guy singing though lol) song in Hope and the credits
http://youtu.be/1MWk8y8Hp6A?t=2m48s
I'm guessing it's called Blackened Diamond (Dana? Diana?)
VanquishUK
Member
Is it only me who get bald Robbie Williams vibes in some pictures of Agent 47?
Rebel Leader
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To find them all you need it the contract ID
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Here's one I made (on ps3)
Contract ID: 7-1710-870309-codm
Target: D. H. Strickland
Kill with: Bare hands
Use disguise: Agent 47's suit
Base payoff: $235,000
SniperHunter
Banned
everytime I start the game, I hearing some echoing sounds then the sound gets totally bonkers! how do I fix this?
MMaRsu
Member
Me too..shitty lvl tho.
Cannon Goose
Member
:O holy crap
endlessflood
Member
That could have been done better, I agree. Although I
hit him in the face with a sledgehammer, so it still felt pretty satisfying 
That could have been done better, I agree. Although Ihit him in the face with a sledgehammer, so it still felt pretty satisfying
Did you by any chance use the keycard and go back to the locked door below the helicopter platform before the proximity mines? I want to know whats in there
Clay Davis
Member
evidence and a fire axe.
I didn't explore fully though, but I think that's all there was.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
This game actually feels a lot like Manhunt at points. Which I love.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
It's sounding like you have to kill guys a lot more in this one. But am I right in thinking you get minus points for doing so?
Clay Davis
Member
yes. you get minus points for subduing as well but that can be equalled out if you hide the body.
endlessflood
Member
Yeah, non-lethal takedown + hidden body is point neutral (i.e. the points you lose for a pacification are equal to the points you gain for hiding the body).
Also, a silent kill + hidden body is also points neutral. I'm not sure which types of takedown qualify as a silent kill, but the fiber wire certainly does.
SkylineRKR
Member
Ps3 version is the best console version according to DF but the crashes suck. I got about 3 during my campaign. One during the very last cutscene of the entire game, like 5 seconds before the credits. The sound also muted a few times during cutscenes. All this shit usually happened after getting a trophy.
Red Blaster
Member
Silent kills are whenever you're armed and you sneak up on someone and hit the attack button
speaking of which, can't get enough of the Silverballers silent kill
Rebel Leader
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Played on hard, hours, restart at checkpoint numerous times 0 crashes.
I hear a static sound when hiding when someone is nearby, is that normal?
That's exactly what I thought yesterday... and that's always welcome.
A new Manhunt game would be fucking awesome, btw.
indigo-cyclops
Member
I believe it's a proximity indicator. There's a heartbeat in there too.
MickeyKnox
Member
Playing this game like a 3d version of Hotline Miami is how I've come to love it.
Agreed. People keep making the comparison to Splinter Cell but I'd say the "non-Hitman levels" feel more like Manhunt sprinked with Kane and Lynch style humor.
Rebel Leader
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I heard the heart beat but the static sound made it seems like a corrupted audio file
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Yeah it took me a bit to figure that out. At first I thought it was footsteps being fucked up until I realized it did a weird "power down" fade out as a guard turned away from looking at you.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I'm about halfway through the game and I've come to the realisation I may not even properly finish it. I just don't care about the game at all. I fucking hate the disguise system, find almost no joy in the level design even when it's trying to be as open as possible, and feel the game as a whole is weak, boring, and uninteresting for someone who wishes to draw a remotely Hitman-esque level of enjoyment from the experience. It's really beating a dead horse at this point, but there it is. I don't think it's a bad game at all, but I do think it's such a tremendous failure as a Hitman game it's not even worth a glance for most Hitman fans.
If it weren't for Mass Effect 3's ending this would probably be the most disappointing game of 2012 for me. In a self contained bubble, it is.
If it weren't for Mass Effect 3's ending this would probably be the most disappointing game of 2012 for me. In a self contained bubble, it is.
I certainly think it's been more frustrating than enjoyable for me. And I've played all Splinter Cell's and Hitmans.
Some levels are just so packed with enemies with the same costume they become a trial and error evading game.
If my savegames glitched out, I'm not sure I'd start over again.
Some levels are just so packed with enemies with the same costume they become a trial and error evading game.
If my savegames glitched out, I'm not sure I'd start over again.
Tears For Fears
Banned
I gave up on playing this like a normal Whitman game, I just play it like conviction, kill everything move to next point. Shame, because shootouts in this game last a long as time. Now I am just pushing myself to complete the game.
Rebel Leader
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I kinda like the new disguise system.
I found it too easy to kill the people in blood money levels such as a new life. I do think that BM had better level deigns such as A dance with the devil
I did fine playing like I did in previous games
I found it too easy to kill the people in blood money levels such as a new life. I do think that BM had better level deigns such as A dance with the devil
I did fine playing like I did in previous games
I'm in your boat, kind of straddling the line of what this game has to offer me.
The difficulty doesn't seem to have a great balance overall. I started on hard difficulty, and without using some of the silly intuition features it makes the game annoying to the point where it simply isn't fun for me to play. Turn it on normal and it's baby's day out.
I certainly don't.
SkylineRKR
Member
There are too many shitty levels. I probably won't go through it a second time so I may trade it in for Far Cry 3.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Are the graphics in the Sniper Challenge demo indicative of the overall graphics quality of the full game? My PC plays the demo without any problem or frame drops, so I want to know if I'll be able to play the full game at the same settings.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I'd say it looks and performs far better.
Fuck yes. I would pay a lot of money for that to happen.
I like the soundtrack in Absolution. Hitman Contracts easily has the best soundtrack in the series,Blood Money really was phoned in on Kyd's part.
I kinda feel the same way. I can't bring myself to play it...I've just got other stuff in the console and can't be bothered to take it out. Guess it's not a terrible game, just not really in the mood.