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Hitman beta opens to PS+ members on 4th March
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AgentOtaku
Member
Holy shit, this launches tomorrow!?
Played the beta over the weekend and yeah, hopefully they throw a 30 FPS lock in there. That being said, it felt GOOOOD to play a Hitman game again and immediately got me excited.
Played the beta over the weekend and yeah, hopefully they throw a 30 FPS lock in there. That being said, it felt GOOOOD to play a Hitman game again and immediately got me excited.
Holy shit, this launches tomorrow!?
Played the beta over the weekend and yeah, hopefully they throw a 30 FPS lock in there. That being said, it felt GOOOOD to play a Hitman game again and immediately got me excited.
The 11th, actually.
The perfect Dark
Banned
So I'm not able to connect to the server anymore but I can still play the beta in offline mode.
Hmm...
I really hope Paris is a much larger location. The tutorial missions were fun but also limited.
Hmm...
I really hope Paris is a much larger location. The tutorial missions were fun but also limited.
The server was for the Challenges. They're tallying it very much like GTA Online's cloud saves, if you've played that.
Paris is the largest location the series has seen as a level. At least until they showed off Sapienza...
Alkastelca
Member
Too bad they are wasting Paris location with just one mission.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Nice. I'm expecting a frequency of probably
two a week
As far as raw size and NPC counts are concerned, I think Paris is the large we've yet seen in a Hitman game, excepting some few outliers like SA's Japan missions.
EDIT: nvm, foffy's got the more accurate answer.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Cool. Godspeed that poster.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Well, that sounds great! Will you be able to chose your weapons before starting a mission? That sniper rifle is just too good, lol.
It's one area where we will have at least 8 "missions" in.
- The Showstopper (main mission)
- The Director (Sarajevo Six; exclusive to PS4)
- The Usurper (Might be wrong on the name; Elusive Target)
- The Forger (Elusive Target)
- The Broker (Elusive Target)
- The Pharmacist (Elusive Target)
- The Paparazzo (Elusive Target)
- The Sensation (Elusive Target)
- The Forger (Elusive Target)
- The Broker (Elusive Target)
- The Pharmacist (Elusive Target)
- The Paparazzo (Elusive Target)
- The Sensation (Elusive Target)
The question is when do the spoilered ones go live.
You can choose your loadout, and this apparently even includes attires. You unlock these through an experience system, I believe. Some content will come as live updates, too.
I also believe you
use the ICA base seen in the prologue as a hideout. There may be a "return to base" option in one of the menus.
Cheers for the clarification, what I assumed it would be like, kinda like a telltale game. Not too fused about the money saved I guess even with the extra 7th piece.
Now gotta wait till Friday, stupid EU release days.
Hitman |OT| Silent Assassin's Creed
FrontalMonk
Banned
What do you mean by a Telltale game? You mean an overarching storyline?
There is one, but I imagine it is much like Silent Assassin in that it's the background lore that twirls all of the main hits together.
For example, the fashion show bodyguards in suits are all ex-CICADA operatives, so it already links the Sarajevo Six to the main antagonist group IAGO in a slightly deeper way than originally thought.
The perfect Dark
Banned
FrontalMonk
Banned
This sounds awesome. I hope it's closer to Blood Money than Absolution's contracts with the loadouts though. Having my pick of whatever guns I've picked up is nice, but it was extra nice to really get kitted out and have my pistols, mines, healing items, sniper case AND have a shotgun/assault rifle stashed away in the level.
As in you pay for it once at release, then get each additional chapter gets downloaded automatically for free down the line.
If you buy it at full price, then that's kinda what you get. That's what I did because I'm a Hitman mark.
EDIT: Also, apparently, the Elusive Targets will be available at launch. So the game might be launching with 7/8 missions out of the gate.
I don't think so. The pre-order stuff is available for the full and intro pack.
Nah, there's only a pre-order bonus for the Silverballers (47's default gun in this game is NOT them, but a generic silenced ICA pistol), the Requiem Suit, and a Rubber Ducky Explosive, which is for all versions.
The stuff early adopters other guys are not getting later down the line are Elusive Targets, but I get the feeling someone will hack them to be available forever on PC.
TheSecondSpitter
Member
How long is the first installment in game time?
Is it substantially longer than the beta?
There are people who put hours into the Alpha build of the Paris level and didn't see everything.
They've added more content since then.
Ah maybe I was thinking about the live targets and the physical edition not getting it.
Yeah. They're probably not getting any of that.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
What exactly is the reason that IO went for a episodic approach with Hitman? I mean with all the other games we had 10+ missions set in all kinds of locations from the start and now we're getting one location and probably get multiple missions there. Unless I am wrong on that I find it unfortunate that they chose to go this way. I rather have it like Blood Money. A game full of awesome missions right from the start, all set in different places, different ways to end your target etc.
Let's say we get multiple missions in that Paris location, plenty of people will explore every nook and cranny the first chance they get. I know I will, how interesting will it be for a second, third, fourth mission to have to kill another target when you have seen the whole level already? Was this SE's decision after seeing the success of Telltale Games and DontNod?
Let's say we get multiple missions in that Paris location, plenty of people will explore every nook and cranny the first chance they get. I know I will, how interesting will it be for a second, third, fourth mission to have to kill another target when you have seen the whole level already? Was this SE's decision after seeing the success of Telltale Games and DontNod?
Three main reasons.
- IO wanted to get out of the "make a game for three years and move on" model, for this proved problematic for them. Kane & Lynch 2 and Hitman Absolution both launched with questionable ideas that the traditional model didn't allow them to fix. They've claimed the episodic model allows them to tweak it.
- They want their games to be updated well after launch, which feeds into the above.
- Square-Enix wants the Eidos properties to have an online component, hence the "live event" theme to the game. It is also why they now refer to the Hitman universe as a "World of Assassination."
Kssio_Aug
Member
So, I just read somewhere else that the AI, animations and graphics are pretty bad, and the game is full of glitches and doesn't come close to Blood Money and it's not even better than Absolution (which, to be honest, I enjoyed quite a lot).
However, reading this thread am I safe to assume the general consensus is that the game is actually fun to play? Besides, reading more opinioms here it seems it is indeed very glitched.
However, reading this thread am I safe to assume the general consensus is that the game is actually fun to play? Besides, reading more opinioms here it seems it is indeed very glitched.
Blitzrules240
Banned
70 Challenges. Holy Chalupas.
endlessflood
Member
Were the impressions based on the Beta (a build from October), the Paris alpha, or the retail release?
Off-Kilter
Banned
So if I buy the Intro Pack at launch, and then later buy each episode individually, do I still get all the Sarajevo Six contracts?
endlessflood
Member
I think everyone on PS4 gets the Sarajevo Six.
FrontalMonk
Banned
If you're getting it on PS4, yep.
Off-Kilter
Banned
Cool thanks.
It sounds like the only draw to buying the game upfront is for the monetary discount. I'm fine with that
Robot Pants
Member
|OT| Blood Monthly
endlessflood
Member
You need to pre-order (either Intro pack or full season, doesn't matter which) to get the requiem pack. But in terms of differences between pre-ordering just the Intro pack vs pre-ordering the full season, you're right: the only difference is the monetary saving for getting the full season.
the_batman
Banned
endlessflood
Member
Because it's a World of Assassination bro
There are 1,600 NPCs in Paris, but only 300 can be used as potential targets for Contracts. I'm curious to see how the Contracts work, I barely touched that feature in Absolution.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Gotta be this
Seconding this and also really interested to continue to see people's opinions on this. Loved the PS+ beta so far (excluding some performance issues).
Saint of Killers
Member
In the beta it seems you need to be online for the challenges to appear. Will it work the same way in the actual release of Hitman?
NoFaceNico
Member
Finally got around to playing the beta.
My thoughts- eh... I'm happy I didn't go all in and buy the game.
I'm weird because I'm a fan of the old series but I loved absolution even though it plays very differently than the old series. This one though does not feel like Absolution and I'm kinda miffed at that. Maybe it's just that what they gave us were pretty much glorified tutorial missions but there was way too much hand holding. I also think the disguise mechanic with certain enemies that recognize you while others don't is pretty lame.
The first cutscene when they're walking down the corridor was buggy as shit. Once it came down to the gameplay though, the game ran fine and looks pretty sharp. I only had a few clipping glitches when trying to set a bomb and dragging bodies around desks.
Altogether, not too bad but I'll be happy to just wait and see if I can pick up a final version cheaply in the next couple years. The game does have me interested and I definitely had some fun in the beta but this isn't feeling like a must-play title to me.
My thoughts- eh... I'm happy I didn't go all in and buy the game.
I'm weird because I'm a fan of the old series but I loved absolution even though it plays very differently than the old series. This one though does not feel like Absolution and I'm kinda miffed at that. Maybe it's just that what they gave us were pretty much glorified tutorial missions but there was way too much hand holding. I also think the disguise mechanic with certain enemies that recognize you while others don't is pretty lame.
The first cutscene when they're walking down the corridor was buggy as shit. Once it came down to the gameplay though, the game ran fine and looks pretty sharp. I only had a few clipping glitches when trying to set a bomb and dragging bodies around desks.
Altogether, not too bad but I'll be happy to just wait and see if I can pick up a final version cheaply in the next couple years. The game does have me interested and I definitely had some fun in the beta but this isn't feeling like a must-play title to me.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
There's no "glorified" about it. They were straight up tutorial missions.
Oh you bastard. That's good.
you'd be the only person i know who wants a new hitman to be MORE like absolution. that game was shit and it's kind of ironic that you mention hand holding when absolution was essentially "hand-holding : the game" and far more limited and linear on top of that. it was basically a hitman game made for people who don't actually like hitman.
the cutscenes in the beta were a bit jerky, but i think it's down to content streaming. it's clearly loading in the next level while you're watching a cut-scene. i'm sure that will be sorted in the latest build though. seems like a pretty easy one to fix. it's not like it was performance related.
aygomyownroad
Member
I was wondering, I never got the chance to get to Beta as I was busy all weekend, but what are gaffers thinking of the game in respect to buying the whole series of just episode 1 and going from there?
Is there any word if we can buy episode 1 and then the rest of the series in one go if we like it?
Is there any word if we can buy episode 1 and then the rest of the series in one go if we like it?
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Thanks man. Yeah that makes quite a bit of sense. I'm really curious about the reviews, hope they come soon. They surely should.
I find it funny how the A.I. now reacts to 47 when he does strange things. I saw these technicians standing around and I was one as well. I stood in front of them and I ducked and stood up again, ducked and stood up again etc. And their comments were quite funny, they really reacted to it.
If you buy episode by episode or intro pack and then upgrade pack you'll just lose 5$ comparatively to the full pack.
On a different topic, a french gamer has shared a let's play of the paris level from a review copy. Not sure I can share the link here but it's easy to find using google.
We can see a lot a new things, like loadout menu, debriefing etc
aygomyownroad
Member
That's not too bad. I may just do it that way, wait for reviews/impressions of each stage as it goes and then just buy what seems good if I like the first mission.
I know there will be complaints of the game being released this way but it is a good way to bring people back especially after Absolution.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Is the newspaper back? Oh man, please, lol.