I've always had a guilty fondness for the Hitman games. Mom had strict rules on no gun games in the house,* so I worked really hard to hide my copy of the original trilogy and play it in the middle of the night. Inevitably, she found it lying around and after a lecture, the game was quickly disposed of. I really remember struggling to try and explain that its not REALLY about the violence, as she just pointed to the giant pistols on the game cover.
Its hard not to feel vindicated when the game so thoroughly embraces its silliness. Threw a Napoleon explosive toy at a fashion model and accidentally killed myself in a giant ball of flames. Sure, you got your big serious spy plot, but the devs are well-aware that the Hitman games are at their best with as little story as possible. Let players loose in small clockwork sets and watch all the systems crash together.
Mechanically, the waypoint system is probably frustrating for most people but like. I'm the kind of girl who happily follows the instructions for the lego set and if a game is just going to point to point, I'm still gonna have a great time. The developers want me to see all the stupid creative things they programmed and I want to see them too! The Suit Only challenges are still there to figure out on my own and I having those tips meant I actually got to FINISH a Hitman game in my life. It prepped me to the game in such a way that I gasped in delight rather than fear when the no gear gimmick of the final level became clear. I needed that waypoint system to survive to that I could feel free to explore on my own once I got a feel for each map.
I just really adore these games. This would be a five star if not for a weird glitch that happens with physical Xbox One copes sometimes: the final two levels just won't load up if you didn't update the game instantly upon inserting the disc. So I bought the $20 Hitman disc, the $20 Hitman 2 disc, and then $60 Legacy Pack. And even then, I was still happy to play through all the maps to master them back up to level 20. Fucking love that bald little freak. You'll have to drag me away from shooting Jordan Cross approximately eighty million times.
[the footnote] The rule was VERY specific on this "no gun games in the house" point. She didn't give a shit if we played them OUTSIDE the house and openly said as much. She just didn't want it near her. Which like, you know, fair.
Its hard not to feel vindicated when the game so thoroughly embraces its silliness. Threw a Napoleon explosive toy at a fashion model and accidentally killed myself in a giant ball of flames. Sure, you got your big serious spy plot, but the devs are well-aware that the Hitman games are at their best with as little story as possible. Let players loose in small clockwork sets and watch all the systems crash together.
Mechanically, the waypoint system is probably frustrating for most people but like. I'm the kind of girl who happily follows the instructions for the lego set and if a game is just going to point to point, I'm still gonna have a great time. The developers want me to see all the stupid creative things they programmed and I want to see them too! The Suit Only challenges are still there to figure out on my own and I having those tips meant I actually got to FINISH a Hitman game in my life. It prepped me to the game in such a way that I gasped in delight rather than fear when the no gear gimmick of the final level became clear. I needed that waypoint system to survive to that I could feel free to explore on my own once I got a feel for each map.
I just really adore these games. This would be a five star if not for a weird glitch that happens with physical Xbox One copes sometimes: the final two levels just won't load up if you didn't update the game instantly upon inserting the disc. So I bought the $20 Hitman disc, the $20 Hitman 2 disc, and then $60 Legacy Pack. And even then, I was still happy to play through all the maps to master them back up to level 20. Fucking love that bald little freak. You'll have to drag me away from shooting Jordan Cross approximately eighty million times.
[the footnote] The rule was VERY specific on this "no gun games in the house" point. She didn't give a shit if we played them OUTSIDE the house and openly said as much. She just didn't want it near her. Which like, you know, fair.
Djungelskog
2 years ago