Hitman: Absolution

[ProjectPat2280]

Haha hell yea man. My thoughts exactly

 

[Two-Face]

November 20.

Is that only for US? Man that it seems ar too long.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Is that only for US? Man that it seems ar too long.

Im not 100% sure on that. I mean i know thats the US drop date, but not sure if it holds for other territories.

 

[zenith16]

No it's the 20th pats right. They haven't said other wise it's what they told all sites and news outlets that deal with games

November 20th for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. That's how their pushing it. For now any way.

Hitman: Absolution

PAX Prime 12: Behind the Scenes: Contracts Mode

The official briefing is here for Contracts Mode, a new-to-the-series competitive gameplay feature from Hitman: Absolution!


source: GT

 

[Nathan]

Tools of the Trade
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[ProjectPat2280]

So awesome. Some absolutely brutal kills.

Cant wait to hear Bateson in the role. Wonder if theyll drop any trailers featuring his voice?

 

[zeptron]

I'm interested in what other kinds of stages this will have. I'm hoping for a prison stage, some kind of stadium(either baseball or football), a country club, and a museum.

 

[James]

While it looks awesome (it's my most anticipated game outside of GTA V) I was sad that most of the Tools video made it look like a generic shooter. They did a short montage of a whole slew of random objects, but didn't show 47 using even half of those. The rest of the video, he's going off full-auto like Max Payne.

Fortunately, most people will be aware that while you *can* play the game as a gun nut, there are plenty of other (and in my opinion, just plain more entertaining) ways to approach each level. I wish the video had put more focus on the aspects unique to the series, and less on the same old nonsense you can do in every other game.

 

[Nathan]

Well, we already had a pretty long Trailer and several smaller once, that showed you just how diverse you can be and that sneaking is a valid option. I don't feel like they need to sell that aspect anymore. Let them lure the shooter crowd with this one, they already have my money.

 

[Rodrigo90]

I feel a bit apprehensive playing on Hitman now. After what happened in France a few weeks ago. I know it's silly to think that. But after what those Hitmen did to those people, and the children...

 

[Nathan]

What happened in France?

 

[Rodrigo90]

A group of people were camping, and they were shot to death. The kids were beaten to bloody pulps, young as 4 years old.

The police suspect that the people murdered were at loggerheads with another family member over a will, and he hired some hitmen to kill them while on holiday.

 

[Nathan]

Wow, that's messed up.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea that does suck, but 47 has never done anything like that. That contract wouldnt of been worth 47's time. He goes after the big guns.

And in all the Hitman games, how many "innocent" people has 47 ever been contracted to kill. I cant think of any that didnt deserve what 47 did to them. You've seen him kill rapist, drug smugglers, gangsters, corrupt business owners, corrupt politicians etc.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Yeah. It's a dirty business. But 47 is more of a hero. He gets payed to do a job, but something tells me he would NEVER do something like that for money.

 

[Nathan]

Yeah, whoever he kills, rightfully deserves it.

 

[Rodrigo90]

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yeah, whoever he kills, rightfully deserves it.

I wonder if Diana deserves it? Something tells me she doesnt and that he gets set up to do the hit and realizes after the fact that he made a mistake. We know a few things, we know he kills Diana and we know the ICA turns on him. Why all that happens, is still up in the air.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

18 Min look at Absolutions 'Contracts Mode'.


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This is gonna add soooo much replay for me. Cant wait to try these custom hits.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Kill Mode Trailer

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http://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-absolution-the-kill-mode-trailer/

 

[James]

Cool! I really like the idea of going through and trying to be as professional as possible. Killing only the targets with none or minimal collateral.

Regarding the previous topic, 47 being a hero, I'm not sure I buy it. He's the hero of the story for sure, but depending on how you play the game 47 can be a pretty brutal killer. The targets might not ever be innocents, but what about the security guard or some poor maintenance guy who he kills just for the uniform? Looks like Absolution has found a way around this, being able to knock people out, but in previous games it's entirely possible to make 47 a monster.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Cool! I really like the idea of going through and trying to be as professional as possible. Killing only the targets with none or minimal collateral.

Regarding the previous topic, 47 being a hero, I'm not sure I buy it. He's the hero of the story for sure, but depending on how you play the game 47 can be a pretty brutal killer. The targets might not ever be innocents, but what about the security guard or some poor maintenance guy who he kills just for the uniform? Looks like Absolution has found a way around this, being able to knock people out, but in previous games it's entirely possible to make 47 a monster.

Yea he is definitely an anti hero, at best, but hes had non lethal options before, just not to this extent. Deff glad they are adding more non lethal options.

 

[James]

Yea he is definitely an anti hero, at best, but hes had non lethal options before, just not to this extent. Deff glad they are adding more non lethal options.

Absolutely. If I'm trying to play it super-professional, I'd much rather knock the janitor out than slit the poor guy's throat.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Absolutely. If I'm trying to play it super-professional, I'd much rather knock the janitor out than slit the poor guy's throat.

Yea same, which is why id use the sedatives in Blood Money, but of course ya only got a limited amount. The only time i think 47 would want to kill an innocent is if they were a witness. In that instance 47 wouldnt let them live.

 

[SpideyVille]

So what are Hitman games like? I never got into the series, but seeing some stuff from this game, it looks exactly like my kind of game, which is the third-person kill or play stealth kind of action games where you're given some freedom in how you choose to play a level/mission.