Moff
Member
absolutely, best level design in the franchise and by far the highest replay value
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HITMAN |OT| Blood Monthly
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absolutely, best level design in the franchise and by far the highest replay value
This bearded gentleman knows whats up.
MaKTaiL
Member
Yes. I highly recommend it. I've put 30+ hours on the first episode alone and I'm still coming back to it for the weekly challenges.
Will you be playing it on PC?
I have put 21 hrs into the single mission already. Its awesome, and i am still discovering ways to pull kills and what not.
Also, i escalation missions are tons of fun. I yet to get into contracts! and i am waiting for Elusive targets to make their appearance. Its gonna be sweet!
Then in April new place comes and i'll be ready. I actually like the episodic format. It really does let me wrap my head around once place only for a long time. If i had the choice to keep moving forward i don't feel i would be getting so much out of the place already.
PS4, but I'm hoping the server issues won't be too bad!
MaKTaiL
Member
Info on the date is coming this week.
I've been playing on PS4 since launch day. Aside from the first couple of days I never had a connection drop again. Solid playthrough since then.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Hands down, this is the best Hitman yet. No question.
Turin Turambar
Member
It's funny, because Blood Money is considered THE classical Hitman game, the game to beat if they are going to release a new game in the serise. But I'm replaying it right now after playing this, and I had a bit of nostalgia googles going on with it.
Some levels are a bit undercooked, others are strangely empty (if they could do hundreds of npcs like they shown in the Mardi Gras level, why didn't they put a real Opera full of people in the Opera level?), the AI can be pretty problematic with cops shooting at you for entering on a bar or guards that seem to know where you are even if you break line of sight (and in one level, some of them could knew I was the one who prepared an accident even if it was done in another place and with another disguise, fucking bullshit), and most of the opportunities/accidents are cool but now I can see how they are a "first iteration" system, and it wasn't really mature until Hitman 2016.
MaKTaiL
Member
I can't stop listening to this Trailer Song, so addicting. I hope we get this level of quality throughout the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hU2B_yO68A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hU2B_yO68A
If you're happy to support online only DRM. Then yes. Its great...you might get kicked to the main menu if the servers crap out. But in regards to it core systems its almost the best the series has been. Bit too hand holdy and more directed "obvious" means to kill... But generally great.
If you like the idea of replaying this with the campaign challenges and unlocks in 10 years time like you can with blood money. I'd probably avoid it. Because once these servers inneviably get switched off the games a coaster.
Moff
Member
when I replay this game in 10 years I will very likely not care at all about any of the content that requires a connection. the online content is mostly there to keep people playing until the next episode is out.
besides, IO have proven that they care a lot about their hardcore fans, so I don't think it's impossible that they would make the online part available offline IF this hypothetical scenario would even ever happen.
Red Blaster
Member
just cleared level 5 of the gemini escalation, so gud
you need to start as a stylist in the model room. immediately run outside where she is and subdue two other stylists, one in the right corner (as you're walking outside) behind the clothing racks. dont need any coins for him, just run up, take him out and then hide the body in the nearby dumpster. the second is the guy who walks near the two trailers adjacent to where you should have knocked out stylist 1. use a coin to get him between the two trailers and subdue him. drag him behind one of the trailers as no one walks around there.
akiko should be isolated now, use coins to lure her to where you took out stylist 1 (typically need to use two). once she's behind the clothing racks, knock her out and leave her body there. come back dressed as helmut and snap her neck. done.
akiko should be isolated now, use coins to lure her to where you took out stylist 1 (typically need to use two). once she's behind the clothing racks, knock her out and leave her body there. come back dressed as helmut and snap her neck. done.
Fluffhead14
Member
at this point, i'm guessing late april.
endlessflood
Member
I don't know if you can classify it as online only DRM:
1. You can play offline
2. It's on current gen consoles as well, where there's no piracy and hence no need for online only DRM.
Intheflorsh
Banned
It's not DRM, they're using Denuvo so you can't pirate the game anyways.
Of course, that just makes it more confusing why they would implement such a consumer unfriendly system.
Of course, that just makes it more confusing why they would implement such a consumer unfriendly system.
They should be announcing a date sometime this week.
Revolutionary
Member
Found this nice article about the art and visual style of the game (well, just Paris so far):
http://www.playboy.com/articles/hitman-source-code-kubrick-film-set-in-paris
SFW despite the link
http://www.playboy.com/articles/hitman-source-code-kubrick-film-set-in-paris
SFW despite the link
Intheflorsh
Banned
The screens from the Italy level look amazing.
I really like the idea of "virtual tourism". Globetrotting was a big part of the appeal of the older games, but they can really capitalize on it now with modern graphics.
Now this looks more like it. Paris looks nice but it doesn't have all of this nice lightning and material definition that this showcases already.
I wonder if they'll be updating previous episodes with better materials, any optimizations and lightning. I hope so.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Datamining is the only reason I can think of.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Soon (tm).
Revolutionary
Member
The link I posted explains the decision for the dark, candle-lit Paris that we have. It's a pretty good read.
I'm having trouble finding the link with the information at the moment, but I recall reading that it's just telemetry. They want to see the routes/paths we're taking and I guess they're parsing information from that to develop later levels.
Edit: It might have been in one of the surveys they sent me, because I can't find the link for shit. Sorry.
Oh, nice, great that they are still making stuff for the ealier levels.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Excellent. I love going back to that military base.
Moff
Member
aw great, I just finished the ones from last week yesterday
the first tutorial level is the yacht, though
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, that was my understanding. They're meant to be using the data to make the game better too, which is kind of funny.
Yeah, that was my understanding. They're meant to be using the data to make the game better too, which is kind of funny.
have they fixed the fucking leaderboard bug yet?
that possibly irks me the most since their excuse was partially OH YOU WON'T GET LEADERBOARDS and then leaderboards are absolutely worthless
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
You're asking the wrong guy. I can't stay connected long enough to look at them. XD
endlessflood
Member
You're not missing anything, they're all 100+ people with the exact same score (210,000) thanks to the time bug. They're useless.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
EVEN BETTER
I really like the setting and the lighting. I like less traditional times of day for some of these locations. But i did feel like some of the materials were not utilizing the power of PBR. (at least im pretty sure they are using PBR)
This new level really has materials that react properly to the light which gives it more definition.
PrinceOfWhatever
Banned
Awesome! I missed my fancy white suit.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Woo. Hoo. I'll check that out tonight.
Alkastelca
Member
PS4 loading times after 1.03 patch
It's a slight improvement nothing to get excited over. Paris loading times are still too long imo.
Yeah, this. 210 000 is literally impossible to achieve regularly, so it really shouldn't take more than that.
Either way, i'm hyped, i can finally gun for dem top leaderboards
Pandora012
Member
I might jump back in, those loading times were killer.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Those PS4 load times are terrible even after the patch. I feel for y'all.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Thank baby jesus. I'll probably hop back in next week, I'm just letting the escalations pile up so I can run them all as a binge for a little while, with regular contracts to mix it up. I'm glad they fixed the icons, but what I'm really hoping for is more improvements to loading times. Apparently according to those notes they aren't done optimizing that? If we can at least get under a minute on the initial Showstopper load...it would still be painful, but I'd be able to deal a little better.
