>Unique offering that no other modern game provides>Mastered the gameplay loop>Great selection of maps with very few duds>Amazing freelancer mode for those who adore the game and have completely mastered all the levels>Smooth gameplay experience, looks good and has limited bugsAnd yet:>Always online bullshit>Escalations>Elusive TargetsI understand the troubles they had with Square Enix and thats why it was online in the first place but why don't they fix that shit already like modders already have. But more importantly why the fuck did they waste so much dev time on Escalations and Elusive Targets that I would bet my house barely anyone plays compared to making new DLC maps that were always high quality and people loved. I know they've been making James Bond game but they had time to make DLC maps for the third game and instead they wasted dev time with those 7 deadly sins escalations. This truly is the monkeys paw franchise.
It's easier to add Escalations into existing maps than to make new maps. also IOI sure didn't always make very good use of space in the maps they did make. Several of them had dead space that wasn't used for anything. Not main campaign missions, not escalation content.they had a good idea using existing maps but modifying them a bit, like the Halloween beach mission (talking about unused dead space holy shit that area was half sand) and also the Spring event using the grounds outside the Manor.also they had a decent idea with having a map reused by set to a different time of day but they really didn't modify the map any to reflect changing it from day->night
>>737874081All the stuff you listed was good, I liked the other missions set on sapienza but looking at Hitman 3 it's as if they just dropped the main game, added freelancer which no doubt took a ton of work and then just fucked off to do James bond. I genuinely think if you rounded up all the time spent on escalations and poured it into 1 dlc map it would be a better financial decision.
>>737873759It's still worse than Blood Money in every single way
>>737874661No it wasn't unc
>>737873759I liked the escalations more than freelancer. Freelancer is boring desu.
>>737873759It's such a good game but holy shit is the always online aspect so annoying for what I do for work, I'm offline more often than not but the push for consoles being online 24/7 makes it damn near impossible for me to enjoy most modern games, there's probably mods out there that adds everything into an offline mode but jesus
>>737873759fake hitman game.
>>737874661No it isn't
>>737873759>>Escalations>>Elusive TargetsHow are those bad? Just extra, optional challenges to enjoy on top of the base game.And don't say ETs are FOMO, since you can replay them endlessly in the Arcade mode and they bring them back each year anyway.And it's not obvious they would be able to make new maps if not for ETs since that's an entirely different team of devs that's required to build new environments who are busy working on the new games.
>>737873759>Always online bullshitthis has never been a real issue as long as you have 21st century internet service (which is basic human right at this point)
>>737873759>compared to making new DLC maps that were always high quality and people lovedthis always baffled me too. my guess is making even a single map is such a massive project that it's not economically viable compared to just making ETs which is something that takes maybe 1-2 devs, and keeps the slow passive income rolling
nu hitman is not real hitman
>>737873759I can't even playing the gam because it fall bad fps. Crash every time when playing. Making me saddest.
>>737873759IOI are awful on their ownThey were NEVER forced by publisher to make always online faggotry. They could remove this at any point and yet they didn'tNot only that, they decided to make FOMO Elusive missions on their ownThey keep putting unimmersive celebrities into the gameThey are even making FOMO DLCs now which can only be bought during particular timeThey were never good, never made their games moddable even, which is why old hitman games don't have a collection of fanmaps like Thief. They always were a soulless company
>>737880307Yeah except when the server is unavailable on their side.YOU FUCKING RETARD
>>737881773kys ioi shill
>>737881921>posts proof he is a turdiethe last time my internet went down was 2-3 years ago
>>737882138Unfortunately it's not an issue with my internet. It's an issue solely with IOI and it happens constantly during playthrough.It's utterly inexcusable in singleplayer game like this.
>>737882310you are just poor.post your pc specs and speedtest result.
>>737882450Your Bond game will flop :)
>>737882557now post your router uptime
>>737880307I have top 1%-tier internet speed and it still disconnects from time to time.
>>737873759im getting tired of playing the same maps over and over againthink im finally done with this game after 300+ hours
>>737873759>Always online bullshit>Escalations>Elusive TargetsJust use Peacock, retard.
>>737873759I like Escalations, its like doing a speed run puzzle
>>737873759what's wrong with escalations?sure some of them are stinkers but overall they're great
>>737882680yes, in the 3rd world.see >>737882598
>>737882598cope cuck
>>737881921>Low res + internet problemsHah.
>>737882806What's first world again?The entirety of America has Africa-tier internet compared to Europe.
>>737882857Yeah, there is no excuse for IOI to make their singleplayer game always online
>>737881278>They could remove this at any point and yet they didn't>Not only that, they decided to make FOMO Elusive missions on their ownwonder if stop killing games will effect them since they're euros
>>737882814see >>737882138>>737882941anyone who has an internet which keeps cutting out i guess. even mobile broadband here is solid enough you can 100% game on it reliably.
>>737883048They don't have to do anything since they approved Peacock long ago
>>737877417>don't say ETs are FOMO, since you can replay them endlessly in the Arcade mode and they bring them back each year anyway.arcade mode gives them random additional objectives and sandwich them with other ETs which is not how they were upon purchaseand bringing them back once a year is always online crap on top of still being fomo
>>737883161>they approveddid they?
>>737883230Peacock team said so
>>737883268well that could be either a pleasant surprise or an abject lie
>>737873759>I understand the troubles they had with Square EnixThere was no trouble with Square Enix. We're predisposed to side with the 'little guy' dev trying his hardest to make a good game while being beaten down by an evil publisher, but it turned out to be IOI all the way down. That's why when they broke off from SE they started getting even worse. Remember when Hitman 3 launched as Epic exclusive and IOI tried to say it was impossible to transfer your Steam H1/H2 ownership to Epic so you'd simply have to buy it all again, and Timmy had to tell them to fuck off? Their dev team is amazing. Their management and marketing teams are pure fucking evil.
>>737883348Peacock existed for like two years already, so it's probably true.
>>737883348>peacock shills>not lying and coping
>>737874661kill yourself contrarian old cunt
>>737883437>>737883462the duality of (You)
>>737873759I'm still pissed that they never really added any weapons to the game over the course of an entire decade.>but they adde-No they didn't. They added the briefcase and the pointless camera "hacking device." Every weapon and every other gadget they "added" since 2016 was just a reskin of something that existed in 2016.
https://x.com/Hitman/status/2048756598533664975
>>737883507if you spent any amount of time in these threads you know how peacock shills are
>>737883541>every other gadget they "added" since 2016 was just a reskin of something that existed in 2016.dart guns were not present in 2016
>>737883597>t. Turdie contrarian
>>737875234>>737877035>>737883486Open your mouth so I can stick my fat stinky king kong dong in there
>>737883125That's some third world internet you got there, my mom in her remote countryside village has better speed.Also I download heavy assets all the time (direct downloads not p2p), my connection never goes down or I'd need to restart the downloads all over again constantly. Happened I think twice in 7 years or so.But I still get disconnected from time to time when I'm playing Hitman.It's not a dealbreaker but it happens, and it's the only online game I play that kicks me out for connection issues. Which is paradoxical because it's single player. I don't give a shit about your moving goalposts or unmotivated shilling for a game that's years old at this point, this is my experience with it and it's the only criticism I can think of becase otherwise it's excellent.
>>737874661>no native controller support on peeceeThat's one way it's not superior.
>>737883789>native support>AKA I’m incapable of taking the 29 seconds to google the patch and apply itHow’s it feel being a nigger?
>>737883593>James Bond FOMO before it's even out.That game's going to bomb.
Is 007 going to be like World of Assassination? Just one game for 10 years with expansions? If it has anything Freelancer-adjacent I'm gonna get it
>>737884474i hear it's meant to be a trilogy but having seen the gameplay reveal i half expect it to be cancelled partway through but then again bond fans are hungry for new games so maybe the baked in sales are enough
>mogs nu Hitman
>>737884751It's lightning in a bottle.You can't expect nu-games to hit as hard as classical pieces like this. It's like Mozart vs Salieri, both are "good" only one is exellent.
>>737884369yes james bond is known for bombing various facilities to blow up terroristic bad guys
>>737873759Elusive Targets are a double edged sword Tbh, the FOMO aspect is annoying me in most games but the fact that you can fuck up a mission like this for good gives it a feeling that you can't really recreate another way. I was so fucking nervous and I didn't look up a guide because that kinda beats the point.
>>737883736like i said, my internet doesn't disconnect ever in hitman, nor in any other videogames.maybe get a better ISP that doesn't route you through shitty connections like whatever 3rd world internet provider you use does. idk, i never had to deal with these issues because i live in a 1st world city with 1st world infrastructure and 1st world ISP
>>737885136>i live in a 1st world city with 1st world infrastructure If that's your internet >>737883125, no you don't lmao
Anyone defending 24/7 online DRM for a single player game needs to have their balls cut off for filling society with their faggotry.
>>737885278i'm not the one complaining about being kicked out of online games and posting 1080p screenshots
>>737885403>inferior genes are stored in the ballsnurture would like a word with you anon
>>737885357t. peacock(sucker) shill
>>737885447>jeet's google TL brokekek
>>737885450How much is IOI paying you? In what world do you think you are doing anyone a favor? Corpofags are stupid as fuck.
>>737885570You should try paying for a plane ticket out of your 3rd world country.
>>737885403I have a 4k 42" monitor. It's been more than a decade since I had to run something in 1080p.You're talking to multiple people simultaneously retard
>>737885136Read >>737883736 again
>>737885616>teehee just stop being poorNo you need to stop being gay and remove the DRM faggot.
>>737885617>samefag this obviously and try to lie about it yet, curiously, there's only one (1) retard in this whole thread who's as passionate about supposedly being kicked out of the game constantly. WEIRD, very WEIRD indeed.>>737885659see >>737882138>>737885670i like that turdies can't easily pirate the game tho so no.
>>737885729Why do homosexuals like you have such bad reading comprehension? It's not about pirating, it's about being able to play my single player game without having to get permission from daddy IOI every day. I can't believe you faggots even know how to breathe.
>>737885850every game will be always online in about 5 years so i would suggest you fix your internet issues or find a new hobby
>>737884078That's not native support, retard-kun.
>>737885729That's the thing nigger, I only added my experience because other people mentioned the issue.
>>737886157Thats fine jew, I just won't buy (((your))) games.
>>737885850also you do need to get permission from valve, denuvo, your isp, cloudflare every single day you do anything on your computer online or play a game. yet you faggots only cry about when it comes to gaming, very curious. very curious indeed.>>737886212there is no issue, besides the one between you and your isp.>>737886225new hobby it is.
>>737885729Here, read it again >>737883736
>>737886212Its always one loud corpo dick sucker. Anyone with a modicum of common sense notices how awful always online DRM for a single player game is, which is why no one fucking plays Hitman.I guarantee you the Bond game will flop.
>>737886261I have no issue with my isp.I don't get disconnected from the internet, just the game's servers.
>>737886261Man you are one dumb motherfucker. Good luck in life retard. I came here to tell you why I dont play your garbage and why the industry is garbage. I'm not a slave to your shit.
>>737886291see >>737882138>>737886334nah, it will get good ratings and good sales and you'll seethe like you've been seething about hitman WoA for the past 10 years.>>737886370that is 100% an issue with your ISP because they route you via poor quality nodes.
>game all about leveling up and unlocking stuff>a simple button to reset progress?>you want to start over and do it again?>lmao no fuck you
>>737880714how? I played through all of WoA on integrated graphics.
>>737886450Not sure who or what you are advocating for other than allowing companies to shovel worse shit down your throat. Are you just merely pretending to be retarded for fun?
>>737886450Except I do play online games, both FPS and fighting games. Even a slightly shit internet would ruin the experience, let alone the connection dropping mid-match.Never happens, never happened. I'm not exaggerating, I was NEVER interrupted for connection issues since the 360 days.But I do get kicked off from Hitman sessions from time to time.
>>737886554the only time i ever got disconnected by their game was at launch of HM3 and all i had to do was wait 3sec and it would reconnect me. this happened maybe 3-5 times across the first few days so the whole "always online" is just an invisible aspect as long as you have good internet. idk what to say.>>737886632sux for u i guess
>>737886632>NOOOOOOO YOU HAVE SHITTY INTERNET POORFAG POORFAAAAAAGG!!!!!!!!
>>737886450Aren't you this faggot with african-tier internet speed?>>737883125Read carefully: >>737883736
>>737886686Dude, you are a mouth breathing drooling retard. Just kill yourself and do us all a favor.
I fucking hate Hitman threads. I can't believe I hate Hitman in general now.
>>737886686Concession accepted.
>>737884576Bond fans don't exist anymore now that the property is dead lmao
>>737887045was it because of the black woman bond?frankly i tuned out when they cast james blonde
there is no barebones difference between hitman and infinity nikki
>>737887130you fell for anon's demoralization bait. ever since villeneuve was announced as director there's been a decent buzz for bond 26 as well as the casting.
HoA is the netflix of hitman games
>>737886716>>737886748>>737886869try some "new" bait next time. maybe the bundling scheme.
>>737887302the main difference is that i have no idea what infinity nikki is referencing
>>737887335Only buzz is by Amazon trying to make you believe the franchise isnt completely dead in the water. I'm sure you all have the utmost faith in Amazon delivering good movies....
>>737887403Ok schizo
>>737887403Read>>737886869
>>737887509>bought the ip for billions and contracted an auteur director just to keep it deadsure thing retardo>>737887616>my argument is baityeah no shit
>>737887790Concession accepted.
>>737887790Yes because Amazon has never thrown stupid money on failures before lmao
>>737887960which previous failures had an actual respectable director + producer pair with good track record? if you think this is a project comparable to rings of power of whatever slop your brain is stuck on you're a fucking idiot
>>737888257Sorry, Bond is dead to me ever since they hired that fag Craig. Now that Amazon has 100% of the rights so they can design by committee, I'm 1000% not going to watch it.
>>737888390you're a retard that's not in the know that much is clear. barbara was the main reason craig got executive decision power whatsoever and now that her clique is out, the series is in better hands. especially with that one producer whose leaked emails included racist remarks (lol) and calling out the retarded production decisions in spectre.
>>737888524You are completely putting blind faith in Amazon retard.
i use peacock and you can do the elusive targets whenever you want. i wouldn't even bother with the game without peacock but with it, its one of the most replayable games ever
some anons would benefit from a thesaurus
>>737888584and you are incapable of thinking because you're an NPC that just hears amazon and their brain gets stuck because you can only regurgitate what influencers tell you.clarkson's farm is produced by amazon and it's great.
>>737888797Speak for yourself, I dont listen to influencers. And your show looks lame.
>>737889010>looks lamethat's because you're an NPC and a zoomer or both who only watches capeshit and influencers
>>737873759I'm not finished my Hitman marathon yet. Playing 2 SA and I'll be working my way up the series whilst also SA ranking every level.So far the game has been pretty good but the level Hidden Valley was so fucking terrible that it almost soured the game. Since i could not Silent Assassin rank it and i don't care what people show on their youtube playthoughs because it's all random bullshit. Luckily the mission after At the Gates whilst still being kind of mediocre wasn't as punishing. However it led to a good build up in the final theme series level Shogun Showdown that sort of ended the Japan series on a high note after the other snowy missions in general. Cool level. Super hard but lots of fun. I just finished Basement Killing and kept overthinking how to solve the Silent Assassin rank challenge when it turns out to be simpler than my over complicated thinking led me to believe. But that's not my fault since Tubeway Torpedo encourages that kind of thinking when they gave you a phone and a pager. Thinking outside the box is rewarded like that sometimes. It's good so far. I'm looking forward to getting around to Contracts to see the better implementations of what i saw in C47. And eventually all of the newer ones.
Will it be good?
Also bump i guess.Some levels i might need to revisit to see how to not get 1 alerts on. Usually its just the assassination method that causes it in every scenario where i did it. But even for loud methods i always had a stealthy approach to it. Say for example in this level just arming a bomb next to the target then walking straight back to the exit setting it off and insta mission end. Never waiting around long enough for guards to figure out what happened.
I would like to see what happens if they try and design a nu-hitman game where you can't see through walls and there is no objective tracker in the hud.
>>737873759>Always online bullshit>Escalations>Elusive TargetsThats why I will never buy nu hitman
>>737891948It'll be Hitman, except linear and with dogshit performance.
>>737894490https://github.com/thepeacockproject/Peacock
>>737873759the roguelike mode is honestly the best thing to come out of hitman, but you are right.
>>737873759I found the Hitman 3 levels to be disappointing desuAlso fuck them for making the train level a shooting gallery
>>737883686>wants fellatio from another manyou're a faggot
>>737886697you should be spending money on good Internet, yes.
>>737886551There is some well known bug tied to the high fps. And since you can't lock in game it just crashes. Pretty retarded stuff. In rdr2 if you go higher than 120 or 144 (can't remember which) your dead eye skill gets fucked and you can't shoot.
>>737874661Based and redpilled. Got the zoomers squealing over this one.
>>737873759IOI has always been a "one step forward ten steps back" company, no doubt their 007 game will have some retarded bullshit that will hold back the game somehow
>737899673>replying to his own postpathetic really.
>>737884751There's only a handful of fun missions in the silent assassin. Most of the game is very frontloaded.
>>737900242Squeal more piggie
>>737874661>>737899673Pathetic samefag tranny. There isn't a single aspect of BM that WoA hasn't improved upon.
Chongqing feels so weird in Freelancer because it's difficulty in normal mode is scaled to feel like a boss battle, and since you're always going to get a bastard in floor -3 in the ICA facility it's such a slow sluggish affair. I would like to see it reworked a little bit for freelancer.
>>737880714what kind of potato do you have? It runs great on a fucking deck
