Hitman: Absolution

[ProjectPat2280]

TBH I don't even mind not being able to chose your loadout.

Im a little bummed by it, but i noticed as i was replaying Blood Money, the only weapon i ever brought with me was my Silverballers and only ONE level where i brought the W2000 so i didnt really use the whole loadout system that much and that option will be there for Contracts mode if i truly find myself missing it.

It doesn't bother me either. There's a ton of various items in each level to improvise with. I'm sure whatever 47 is packing will be sufficient, and anything on top of that will just be hilarious fun.

Yea i think procuring your weapons on site will be a neat way to add a little challenge to the game. Kind of a 'what would 47 do' moment.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Anyone read Hitman: Damnation? Im reading the preview of it on iPad and the opening seems pretty cool. The book opens with a pretty neat inter monologue voiced by 47. Pretty neat insight into his mind.

 

[B]

It hasnt been. However if you are expecting Blood Money 2.0, you will be extremely disappointed. Some of the elements that made the past games so good are still intact(large levels, crazy executions, multiple paths), but at the same time you wont just be placed into 12 or so levels, told who your mark is and then sent off to do the job. You wont be choosing your weapon load out as 47 has removed himself from the Agency and is working without its resources.

I'm just expecting to find everything that made the game a good series to begin with, I don't want the series to be changed into something completely different leaving only the name on the title as the only thing that remains from previous games.

As I said though I'll be picking the game up, but from what I've read in the mixed early reviews I'm not liking everything that I'm reading.

 

[jacobed]

Mixed? It's been extremely positive with a decent review sprinkled here and there

 

[B]

Mixed? It's been extremely positive with a decent review sprinkled here and there

3/5's, 6-7/10's & 60%-70% out of 100% aren't exactly glowingly positive, they are the types of scores your average run of the mill games get.

Forgive me for thinking but given the history of the game & it's long absence away/long time development I expect if the game was truly good for it to be averaging 4/5's, 9/10's, 85%+ out of 100% scores from all the credible websites.

As always though, I don't let anywhere else make up my own mind for me, so I'll be getting the game tomorrow & making up my own mind.

 

[zenith16]

well I only read or watch certain reviews now instead of taking it from meta ( depends on who they've added though ) any more or the ones that have proven them selves to have sketchy reviews have been cut Long time ago. But as always the final judge is me in the end after look at most of that stuff. but the ones I do listen to guide wise have been positive.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Forgive me for thinking but given the history of the game & it's long absence away/long time development I expect if the game was truly good for it to be averaging 4/5's, 9/10's, 85%+ out of 100% scores from all the credible websites.

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Right now, Absolution is a 79 on Metacritic, thats right at the series average score. Codename 47 sits at 73, Silent Assassin sits at 84, Contracts 77 and Blood Money 82.

 

[zenith16]

It's in a good place. so it's positive. if you look at it's past installments like that.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

It's in a good place. so it's positive. if you look at it's past installments like that.

I havent played the title yet, but id almost assure you that score would be much higher if this was the first game in the series. Instead people are comparing it to the previous games and docking points based on its differences.

 

[zenith16]

I havent played the title yet, but id almost assure you that score would be much higher if this was the first game in the series. Instead people are comparing it to the previous games and docking points based on its differences.

hmmm as I said wit this it's double edge thing I remember both gt and Epd.tv /Rotor said to others to avoid that but this past weekend on gt's invisible wall one of their new people on their show talking about black op and he seem,s pretty intelligent in what he said but in doing that kind of comparison it's in reference which I think is what he was doing with past games as he was talking to the others in the ep. You are right if it was fresh out of the gate as a first installment by most reviewers it most likely would have score higher. as I said in another tread it's a hard thing to do some times since some people like to use a reference with a series own installments or with other series of the same genre. again half the time I think it's done cause it'll make people reading or hearing what their saying under stand what their trying to say better word wise with have to over explain. but at times it's to be avoided to. it's a balancing thing kind like when your admin new elements to a game series as well for dev's/ publishers. they just have to know when it fit's for certain things. but they shouldn't let certain things from past games over shadow their judgement and review it for what happening now. again it's a balancing issue there.

 

[Balthus Dire]

Well, I pre-ordered today to pick it up tomorrow. Stoked, brah.

 

[James]

Pat! Have you seen this???

Hitman Absolution delayed.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Well, I pre-ordered today to pick it up tomorrow. Stoked, brah.

Haha iv got mine preordered at Amazon, but I can't wait, I'm gonna head to Walmart tonight and snag a copy

Pat! Have you seen this???

Hitman Absolution delayed.

Hahaha. That would of worked but my a**hole buddy who works at Best Buy just called me to tell me that he was playing Absolution at work.

 

[James]

Hahaha. That would of worked but my a**hole buddy who works at Best Buy just called me to tell me that he was playing Absolution at work.

I'd of gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for Best Buy and their mangy dog!

 

[Balthus Dire]

Bwahahaha!

 

[ProjectPat2280]

So who besides me is gonna go through the game on Purist mode from the jump?

 

[The Infernal]

I don't think so. Like most games I play, I'm gonna go through on normal first of, but I also want to see how the instinct mechanism works in the main game (I've tried it in the Sniper Challenge).

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea I kinda do too but I like the clean HUD offered by purist. Maybe if I can cut that stuff off in the other difficulties then I'd start lower.

 

[socool]

Yea I kinda do too but I like the clean HUD offered by purist. Maybe if I can cut that stuff off in the other difficulties then I'd start lower.

I'm pretty sure you can. In the first level walkthrough they did. (The Southern town.), the guys doing the commentary said that you could customize the difficulty options. At least, I think they did.

 

[Balthus Dire]

Are the higher difficulties unlocked from the get-go or do you need to complete other difficulties to unlock them (like many other modern games)?

I think my first play through will be on Hard since Normal sounds too easy.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Are the higher difficulties unlocked from the get-go or do you need to complete other difficulties to unlock them (like many other modern games)?

I think my first play through will be on Hard since Normal sounds too easy.

Yea I believe they are(don't quote me tho). I agree tho, if I can turn off the HUD elements then I'll start with hard, if not, purist it is.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I'm pretty sure you can. In the first level walkthrough they did. (The Southern town.), the guys doing the commentary said that you could customize the difficulty options. At least, I think they did.

Yea that's what I thought I heard as well, wasn't 100% sure tho.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea so that HUGE ass Walmart sticker, NOT a sticker. Thats on the actual box insert. Glad i got a copy from Amazon as well, cuz im sorry, cant have no huge ass walmart logo on my Hitman box.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Few quick observations:

You can remove the Instinct features in all difficulties, you can even toggle what portions of the instinct u want(show paths, show enemies, show tutorial messages, show hints)

Doesn't look like you can remove the HUD, looks as tho that is only for Purist mode

You can alter the difficulty at any time

THE GAME IS GORGEOUS.

DAVID BATESON!

 

[James]

I'm looking forward to a spoiler-free review from you, Pat!