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STEAM | July 2014-2 In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming
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What is Absolution like?
The general consensus seems to be there are few good missions spread thinly among the mediocre ones.
If you haven't played Blood Money, start there.
It's pretty damn bad.
Just don't get addicted to it and you'll be fine. I only started crafting not all that long before the Steam sale and I went from level 11 to level ~40 during the sale. Dat addiction.
The progress indicator is constantly taunting me to craft another card. The joke here is if I craft another card I'll still be 1XP short.
I recently reached the point where I can no longer move up a level just by maxing out a regular badge. It's rather annoying; I basically have to pay ~$5 to up my friends list limit.
corrosivefrost
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I want to agree with you, but I haven't played it yet.
For me average. I don't find it as bad as some of the stick it gets. Truth be told it's not a very good Hitman game but it's more in the vane of Kane & Lynch. The sprawling levels where you had options galore are put to the side and there are now smaller levels that have a couple of branching paths but connected by other linear levels where you have only one option. Some of the requirements to get the Silent Assassin bonus are anything but.
If you're after a Hitman game Blood Money is the best of the best still but if your after a 'cinematic' game you might enjoy Absolution (I always read that in a late night tv shopping channel voice, like 'Try the new Abs Solution').
AHA-Lambda
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Poor copy of Splinter Cell Conviction with a broken disguise system, it definitely ain't a hitman game that's for sure.
freshVeggie
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What's the chronology of Hitman games?
Codename 47, 2, contracts, blood money. Wasn't one of them kind of a remake?
Codename 47, 2, contracts, blood money. Wasn't one of them kind of a remake?
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So how reliable is www.steamblackmarket.com. Seems real shady, but apparently they buy games at sale prices and sell them for a tad more... I missed the Wolfof Wallstreet Among Us so I don't know what my best options are.
I graduated. Have the official title of engineer. Software engineer! You will address me as such. Naw, I'm 13 in a dozen. Anyway, time to catch up on some Steam and gaming.
So how reliable is www.steamblackmarket.com. Seems real shady, but apparently they buy games at sale prices and sell them for a tad more... I missed the Wolf
KevMan1815
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As a Hitman fan I agree with this.
Easiest boss in the game. Especially since he is normally visited once the player has some decent gear.
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Contracts is actually a remake and prequel and sequel all in one. Technical it straddles the first and the second with it's own mission too. Then after that it's more straight forward and Blood Money and the Absolution follow. Though there are a fair few novels as well but who knows if they're canon.
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Pinwheel? Yeah considering the level of ability required to get to the bottom of that area the boss fight is a joke. What makes it more easy is that you don't really need to head down that way as it's a dead end until much later in the game so when you do you're probably going to be quite high leveled and have some decent gear by then. First time I had Kellogg's Furry Sword and a stack of Humanity on hand and it was over in about 2 swipes.
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Added for future potential speed running.
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freshVeggie
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Well, then buying Codename 47 and 2 doesn't make much sense.
Contracts and Blood Money should have all missions you say?
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Hitman: Absolution's greatest crime is the lack of creativity when it comes to kills and social evasion. I can only remember a handful of moments where I felt I had come up with a clever "accidental" death. 47 is a ruthless son of a bitch but here it felt all too predetermined.
I wouldn't mind the intuition move or whatever it's called so much if the game weren't so oriented around its use at a difficulty level higher than normal. It was fairly evident that the highest difficulty level hadn't even been playtested for those that wanted full stealth on many missions. They relaxed some aspects of it thankfully, but it doesn't change how you're funneled through extremely linear segments with the "wrong" costume and have to rely on action-stealth mechanics a la Splinter Cell: Conviction.
If you want a graphically impressive carnival ride, 75% off isn't a bad deal. Just don't expect to see the 47 you knew in there.
I wouldn't mind the intuition move or whatever it's called so much if the game weren't so oriented around its use at a difficulty level higher than normal. It was fairly evident that the highest difficulty level hadn't even been playtested for those that wanted full stealth on many missions. They relaxed some aspects of it thankfully, but it doesn't change how you're funneled through extremely linear segments with the "wrong" costume and have to rely on action-stealth mechanics a la Splinter Cell: Conviction.
If you want a graphically impressive carnival ride, 75% off isn't a bad deal. Just don't expect to see the 47 you knew in there.
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Well Contracts only has a handful of levels from A47 and SA as well as 2 (I think?) of it's own. Agent 47 really hasn't aged well at all but Silent Assassin can still be a lot of fun as the level design still allows for some inventive options.
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Mystery raffles have gotten a lot scarier with game descriptions.
billmcdougal
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Catacombs I think are the place I had in mind when I mentioned that you still had tough places left
Those damn
four legged skeleton monster dog things.
corrosivefrost
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Signs point to No.
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I wonder if the Trust No One mystery gift is Fish Fillets 2, which has X-Files themed banner art on Steam?
freshVeggie
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I remember playing Codename 47 when it released and getting stuck at the third (?) level. There was a restaurant at a corner and I smuggled a gun in the toilet beforehand but I never could get in when my target arrived. No saving was also painful.
But I loved the game. You could do everything the way you wanted, the clothes-changing and the ragdoll-physics were a blast (but looked pretty brutal to me back then).
Always hear folks clamoring on Blood Money. Is it worth for someone who liked 47 but a bit easier/in mission saves?
Thanks for your help.
Spring-Loaded
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IIRC, there's only seven saves available per level in Blood Money.
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Yes and muhaha. I hope you got a lantern from one of those necromancers.
I did, but the laterns are part of the problem. It's forcing me to either fight these big dudes blind or to fight them without a shield. This whole place is a hellhole lol.
ussjtrunks
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corrosivefrost
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Yes and muhaha. I hope you got a lantern from one of those necromancers.
Lanterns are for silly people.
I've never used one in there.
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I love The Witcher, Risen. I like Mass Effect, Dragon Age. But this game is just soulless. I will try to finish as much as possible.
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The catacombs should be done much much earlier than it usually is done (before TotG), which does make the boss look like a joke. But it's understandable as the skeletons are a bitch on lower level characters.
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