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justjim89 · Jul 12, 2015

Clips are getting taken down like wildfire, here's one that's up currently.

I saw a thread about it on /v/, figured I'd share here since the discussion around these parts is a bit less vitriolic. This certainly looks promising from where I sit, though this is nowhere near as informative as a whole level playthrough would be. But some interesting tidbits can undoubtedly be gleamed from this.

Spring-Loaded · Jul 12, 2015

Lots of boring static environments are a good sign. Clip 5 looks like it's straight out of Blood Money.

sn00zer · Jul 12, 2015

In before people start complaining about technical and graphics issue on pre alpha gameplay never meant to be released

Also it looks like oldschool hitman but bigger which is nice

justjim89 · Jul 12, 2015

Diana tells you where your disguise gives you access. I wholeheartedly welcome that addition. Takes out a lot of trial and error.

darkwing-buck · Jul 12, 2015

I was scared that Trespassing sign would stay on the screen as long as you're in the red zone, thank god it goes away.

xxracerxx · Jul 12, 2015

Looks like Hitman which is a great thing.

ViewtifulJC · Jul 12, 2015

lol @ clip 6. "You should get ground and 1st floor access with this disguise" *climbs up drain pipe and hops over ledge straight into crowded party on 2nd floor*

Big_Al · Jul 12, 2015

Looking pretty damn sweet to me

ViewtifulJC said:
lol @ clip 6. "You should get ground and 1st floor access with this disguise" *climbs up drain pipe and hops over ledge straight into crowded party on 2nd floor*

That made me chuckle as well

BlazinAm · Jul 12, 2015

ViewtifulJC said:
lol @ clip 6. "You should get ground and 1st floor access with this disguise" *climbs up drain pipe and hops over ledge straight into crowded party on 2nd floor*

If the player had been more patient he would have taken out the server who is smoking and have gotten a better disguise to finishing the objective.

Nuke Soda · Jul 12, 2015

Now that is what a Hitman game should look like.

BlackJace · Jul 12, 2015

liking what I've seen!

ViewtifulJC · Jul 12, 2015

BlazinAm said:
If the player had been more patient he would have taken out the server who is smoking and have gotten a better disguise to finishing the objective.

hell, he was in a waiter outfit to begin with, although it is a different color so perhaps he would be in the wrong place. But he also could have kept moving to the left away from the guard's eyesights cuz that scared everybody.

Undead · Jul 12, 2015

Very promising

dhonk · Jul 12, 2015

Looks like hitman. Which is good!

z1ggy · Jul 12, 2015

Animations are pretty good for an alpha.

BurningHunter · Jul 12, 2015

A bit bummed about the minimap. I mean, it looks like Instinct is back from Absolution and that should give you more than enough information about your surroundings. On top of that, one of the things I loved about the old Hitman map system is that you had to trade being able to see and move in order to pull the map up, which added a bit of tension and excitement when you'd check it in busy areas.

Other than that, which really isn't all that much of an issue, this is looking like a return to form for the series and that makes me incredibly excited!

lt519 · Jul 12, 2015

holy crap is the AI oblivious to every single movement, alpha 3, 00:39 to 1:00..let me just wander around this kitchen for 30 seconds behind you and then decide to garote you from behind without the sous chef noticing. This is the crap that broke The Last of Us for me.

Messi · Jul 12, 2015

Yep, thats a Hitman game in the same vein as Blood Money. Great job so far guys.

Cramoss · Jul 12, 2015

Looking like a real hitman game, alright

Broritos · Jul 12, 2015

Hype steadily rising.

xxracerxx · Jul 12, 2015

ViewtifulJC said:
lol @ clip 6. "You should get ground and 1st floor access with this disguise" *climbs up drain pipe and hops over ledge straight into crowded party on 2nd floor*

To be fair, the first floor in most of Europe is the equivalent of the second floor here in the states.

So ground floor = first floor in the U.S.

Chuck Norris · Jul 12, 2015

Looks rough but I guess it's early

Skux · Jul 12, 2015

Hahah that Sheikh kill

Loadout selection is pretty cool too.

Lingitiz · Jul 12, 2015

Looks a lot like Blood Money, right down to the inventory select! Good to see.

Zatoth · Jul 12, 2015

Looks better than Absolution. Which isn't a big accomplishment, cause I did not like that game. But glad I can look forward to a new Hitman game.

Dubz · Jul 12, 2015

Looks like a Hitman game, but the graphics are not looking so hot.

Gamezone · Jul 12, 2015

I must be one of few people in this world who really liked Absolution.

Lingitiz · Jul 12, 2015

Dubz said:
Looks like a Hitman game, but the graphics are not looking so hot.

That's a good thing because Absolution was not really a Hitman game. And it's an alpha not meant for the public.

etta · Jul 12, 2015

This looks pretty damn cool, excited to see more. Have the devs mentioned if this is playable offline?

BlackJace · Jul 12, 2015

Gamezone said:
I must be one of few people in this world who really liked Absolution.

You got me as well lol. BM is undoubtedly better, but Absolution is good, if not rough around the edges.

etta · Jul 12, 2015

BlackJace said:
You got me as well lol. BM is undoubtedly better, but Absolution is good, if not rough around the edges.

Absolution is a terrible Hitman game in my opinion. It's a pretty good Splinter Cell game, but a terrible Hitman game with those level designs.

King Beyond the wall · Jul 12, 2015

Looks like a true sequel to BM, which is something I dreamed of happening but never thought likely (about as likely as a resident evil based on survival horror with fixed camera angles).

Day One, can't wait.

HellofaMouse · Jul 12, 2015

does anybody think this looks like a downgrade from the last game in terms of level design and art direction?

also, am i the only person who liked the last game alot? was it universally disliked?

Love Deterrence · Jul 12, 2015

Visuals are nice, environments are detailed; not feeling the gameplay, though. Looks like a continuation of Absolution, which is fine I think, but nothing I can get all that excited about.

justjim89 · Jul 12, 2015

HellofaMouse said:
does anybody think this looks like a downgrade from the last game in terms of level design and art direction?

also, am i the only person who liked the last game alot? was it universally disliked?

It was a fun game, and a pretty enjoyable stealth game, but it rarely felt like Hitman. No planning, few sandboxes, linear A to B levels, over-reliance on story, and poorly balanced and implemented instinct mechanic. It was the best playing Hitman as far as movement, combat, sneaking, but it missed the mark in so many ways. I pre-ordered it and got a solid 35 hours out of the game, and I most certainly had fun,but it's not what anyone wanted after such a long wait since Blood Money.

As far as graphics, keep in mind it says across the screen that this wasn't intended for release. The textures, the lighting, the post-processing are all likely works in progress and not final. But even in that case, if these levels are all as big as IO promises, they may not be able to necessarily pack them with as much visual goodness compared to the environments of Absolution which were a lot smaller.

Komo · Jul 12, 2015

It's basically Blood Money 2, and that's all I want.

So excited!

flaxknuckles · Jul 12, 2015

HellofaMouse said:
does anybody think this looks like a downgrade from the last game in terms of level design and art direction?

also, am i the only person who liked the last game alot? was it universally disliked?

downgrade in level design? hell nah just by not being super-linear.

Walpurgis · Jul 12, 2015

etta said:
Absolution is a terrible Hitman game in my opinion. It's a pretty good Splinter Cell game, but a terrible Hitman game with those level designs.

No, it's a terrible Splinter Cell game.

Endless · Jul 12, 2015

Slightly better quality here http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2xqamg&quality=720

Komo · Jul 12, 2015

Walpurgis said:
No, it's a terrible Splinter Cell game.

Absolution is a good action game, but a bad Hitman game. I don't know what I'd really compare it to

bombshell · Jul 12, 2015

I was surprised to see the pre-order for this in the EU PSN store is quite cheap. I thought it was a full price game in US, but apparently it isn't full price in EU?

FutureZombie · Jul 12, 2015

Boom giggity giggity.

AJ_Wings · Jul 12, 2015

HellofaMouse said:
does anybody think this looks like a downgrade from the last game in terms of level design and art direction?

also, am i the only person who liked the last game alot? was it universally disliked?

Can't say for certain regarding art direction because it's clearly unfinished alpha code but level design? Are you sure we played the same Absolution where the level design was broken because of the instinct mechanic?

ref · Jul 12, 2015

This looks incredibly more like a Hitman game most want.

Very excited for this.

GeNoMe · Jul 12, 2015

Hope the game has a day and night cycle, making your objectives either harder or easier.
I also hope they smoothen out the character animations. Didn't really like the animations on the previous games.

MetalGearZed · Jul 12, 2015

z1ggy said:
Animations are pretty good for an alpha.

Because they've all been ripped straight from Absolution.

Coreda · Jul 12, 2015

These may need a mirror sometime, would be worth saving just in case (unless those are uploads from the OP).

Screaming Meat · Jul 12, 2015

Looking good so far.

Parallacs · Jul 12, 2015

I may be alone in this but why do hitman games even need a cover mechanic?

I just hope they can recover some of the sandbox feel from blood money.

flaxknuckles · Jul 12, 2015

Parallacs said:
I may be alone in this but why do hitman games even need a cover mechanic?

I just hope they can recover some of the sandbox feel from blood money.

They don't but they look to have literally ripped the controls from Absolution and probably just left it in there for people who want to do shootouts.

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