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Deleted member 30609
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Even the missions I initially wrote of (Marrakech and Bangkok) are really impressing me during my challenge / escalation runs. I just love walking through the markets.
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HITMAN |OT| Blood Monthly
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The Dear Leader
Banned
And this will be free to Full Experience owners?
FrontalMonk
Banned
Correct.
So episodic buyers only have to wait six months longer than full experience purchasers. And the people who buy physical will get it cheaper overall too for content that arrives at the same time. Wow.
letmetrythisname
Member
Finished the last three episodes over the weekend. One of the best games I've played this decade. I'm planning on playing through all six episodes again without being as sloppy. For example,
I don't think I got a good rating on any mission except the last.
I had to use the sniper rifle and the water tower for all four Colorado targets and got really careless once I got in the house.
Remembrance
Member
Seems like this has as much to do with the current market as anything. There are plenty of sandbox games where you kill seedy mobsters and criminals. Like, Mafia III just came out.
And Dishonored has taken "seedy underbelly" in the stealth genre and run with it - the masquerade level from Dishonored 1 is the classic Hitman party mission taken to the next level, with the kind of setting that is both lavish and dark at the same time.
The Colorado sniper route doesn't have to be messy - right after you start you have a chance to one-shot all the targets in rapid succession and get away even before the alarm is raised. No setup needed either, unlike all the other levels.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Oh, I've had my own ideas about that. Plenty of them.
I'd... uh... I'd be game for working on something with ya.
Man, I REALLY like this idea of a Columbo style show around Hitman. Making the character of 47 the big "mystery" instead of the protagonist sounds cool as hell. It'll nevr happen, obviously.
At least we got the awesome movies which are just as good, right? R-right?
letmetrythisname
Member
Oh, the sniping part was fine. It was once I had to get into the house that it got messy. I think I punched out five or six people on my way to the objective room.
Roni
Gold Member
Recently jumped back into the game after mastering Marrakesh and putting the game down for a while. Gotta say that, at first, I was sort of lazily putting off finishing the season and trying to convice myself I'm wasn't going to like how they finished it.
Gotta say, I'm glad I powered through that feeling: this game is truly amazing... I promised myself I wasn't gonna linger on levels like I did with the first three and would just play them once to get the story, but I can't help myself. I finished them once to get to the story and be able to talk about it, but I'm mastering those levels too.
It wasn't until I started playing it again that I remembered why I fell in love with this game in the first place: this is the sort of game that grows on you the more. I played the levels, got some cool unlocks and now I want to try them in those levels. Hell, I want to try old levels with the new unlocks.
In a year I've considered mostly lukewarm in terms of titles I wanted to play, this is definitely a title I'd consider for GotY.
Gotta say, I'm glad I powered through that feeling: this game is truly amazing... I promised myself I wasn't gonna linger on levels like I did with the first three and would just play them once to get the story, but I can't help myself. I finished them once to get to the story and be able to talk about it, but I'm mastering those levels too.
It wasn't until I started playing it again that I remembered why I fell in love with this game in the first place: this is the sort of game that grows on you the more. I played the levels, got some cool unlocks and now I want to try them in those levels. Hell, I want to try old levels with the new unlocks.
In a year I've considered mostly lukewarm in terms of titles I wanted to play, this is definitely a title I'd consider for GotY.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Honestly, aside from a few dumb moments in the Timothy Olyphant movie like the swordfighting at the train scene, I really liked it >_>
Particularly, I enjoyed the opening and ending, it was pretty well constructed from a plot perspective in that regard.
Particularly, I enjoyed the opening and ending, it was pretty well constructed from a plot perspective in that regard.
One thing is sure, I won't give IO my money on launch for season 2 anymore. I paid more to receive less (compared to "full release" purchasers on January) and I need to wait three months to play the bonus episode too.
This is basically how I feel.
I'll probably buy the whole season in advance. It's a shame but they fuck you hard for going episodic, but I like jumping in monthly for new locations and weekly for elusives.
Bonus Episodes should be free, and episodic players shouldn't have to wait six months longer. The message is clear, just like with always online, they have no intention to change their prickly approach. They keep doubling down. Buy it all in advance or wait for the season to finish unfortunately.
Turin Turambar
Member
Great easter egg in the last episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoWz4KsUPl8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoWz4KsUPl8&feature=youtu.be
I bought the Full Experience, still you won't get pre-order dlcs and soundtrack if you don't purchase the game in January.
Remembrance
Member
Isn't all that stuff for everyone who bought the full experience digitally as well? https://hitman.com/news/disc-release-date-announcement
Oh, I missed that. The last time I checked (when the price of the release version was revealed) that page didn't exist.
Crazymoogle
Member
....Holy shit. That's pretty good. :lol
Stigfinnare
Member
Coolest Hokkaido EE hasn't even been discovered yet
Their communication on the content has always been pretty weak, but I believe it stabilized after the Bonus Episode nonsense.
It is a shame people have to pay more for it because they didn't bank on the game early on. The release model alone probably had people holding back for some time..
keltickennedy
Member
Coolest Hokkaido EE hasn't even been discovered yet
Damn you!!
Remembrance
Member
Coolest Hokkaido EE hasn't even been discovered yet
There's got to be something going on with the aquarium, right? You can't even push someone in.
Of course, I'm usually on the complete wrong track with these things.
Coolest Hokkaido EE hasn't even been discovered yet
speaking of hokkaido, is there someone on staff that is a DDR fiend? The way that worker is animated... someone on staff really has the passion for those dancing games for sure
Stigfinnare
Member
I personally played it A LOT back in the day. I guess the mockap performer did as well
Not the aquarium, not as far as I know anyway. The one I'm thinking about will probably blow peoples minds. Quite literally. Well, digitally literally
CertifiedFP
Member
I'm sorry 47, I'm afraid I can't do that.
keltickennedy
Member
Do we know what the Bonus missions might be yet? Are they going to be part of an epilogue or something?
It would be cool if there is a holiday theme. Decorate some of the existing levels for Christmas. Give 47 a Santa suit and have him drop gift wrapped bombs down targets chimneys. lol.
It would be cool if there is a holiday theme. Decorate some of the existing levels for Christmas. Give 47 a Santa suit and have him drop gift wrapped bombs down targets chimneys. lol.
You can play Blood Money if you want 47 as killer Santa.
keltickennedy
Member
Vic_Viper
Member
yea, but can I buy it and play it with only owning the intro pack? Do I need to buy the previous 5 episodes to play episode 7?
keltickennedy
Member
I believe so. Isn't that how they set it up?
MaKTaiL
Member
Disc users will be paying the same amount Full Experience buyers can pay for today.
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
You get a warning about the story (lol), but you should be fine.
Yes you can. But I think you might as well wait and buy the upgrade to the full experience when you get paid.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I'd wait till you get paid so you can snag the whole thing, that way you get the bonus missions also (which are quite fun)
DangerStepp
Member
I just jumped into the new game this past weekend and am loving it.
My only complaint is that there's so much to each level that I have a hard time focusing on how I want to execute a hit.
Is there a 'right way' or agreed upon way of approaching each level. Should I leave the game default or turn off the opportunity indicators?
My only complaint is that there's so much to each level that I have a hard time focusing on how I want to execute a hit.
Is there a 'right way' or agreed upon way of approaching each level. Should I leave the game default or turn off the opportunity indicators?
I think that's something you kind of have to answer for yourself. I usually just go with the opportunities the first time, as I feel that's what they're there for. Then on replays when you know the map more you can mix it up in your own way.
yep. for the most part the opportunities guide you to worthwhile disguises, also beating missions 'lvls up' the mission which unlocks new starting locations which gives you opportunities.
It's still kinda weird that the ninja outfit location unlock for hokkaido doesn't allow you to bring stuff... like if you are infiltrating from outside, makes sense that you can bring a pistol or something
It's still kinda weird that the ninja outfit location unlock for hokkaido doesn't allow you to bring stuff... like if you are infiltrating from outside, makes sense that you can bring a pistol or something