Hitman 2

[blackdog]

New game announced last night (should be a new topic?)

 

Edited June 8, 2018 by blackdog

[blackdog]

Didn't realise there's a bonus mini-game attached to the pre-order. A rehash of the Sniper Challenge that came out before Absolution. I remember having expectations of that mini-game to grow laterally with several things that have appeared in World of Assassination. Wonder if this will tie in together the main game at some point.

 

Edited June 8, 2018 by blackdog

[-HP-]

10 hours ago, blackdog said:

New game announced last night (should be a new topic?)

 

Hell yeah, love this franchise!

[blackdog]

I think IOI should improve their communication/advertising of the game.

It is now on pre-sale on Steam and on there, there are no details on what the different editions entail. There's a screenshot that mentions "expansions" and that's it.
No better on their website, there's a table with the different features available to different editions, but is not explained further.
I mean: what are these expansions? Is this game coming with all missions available at once? Because of the success with World of Assassination, I was expecting the sequel to continue on the same way... seeing this makes me think otherwise, and they went back to the traditional model game+DLC.

https://hitman.com/purchase

@Sentura you still work there and can clarify maybe?

Edited June 10, 2018 by blackdog

[blackdog]

Confirmed: the game comes out all missions at once this time. Special missions and targets will return.

 

[blackdog]

They've released a gameplay trailer

@FMPONE or other admins, should we split my posts about Hitman 2 on a separate topic since it's a game apart, not a "season 2"?

['RZL]

23 hours ago, blackdog said:

@FMPONE or other admins, should we split my posts about Hitman 2 on a separate topic since it's a game apart, not a "season 2"?

Done 

[blackdog]

Just seen an email from Humble Bundle, there's a sale on the Hitman serie for those who need to catch up

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hitman-franchise-sale/

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Loved the previous Hitman. The second mission set in Italy has some of the best level design I've ever seen, played it a few times, and they all felt diferent. 

Can't wait for this, looking great. 

[blackdog]

5 hours ago, [HP] said:

Loved the previous Hitman. The second mission set in Italy has some of the best level design I've ever seen, played it a few times, and they all felt diferent. 

Can't wait for this, looking great. 

I guess you don't have it installed anymore?
I just digged the old topic because I stumbled on the GOTY video that explains additional content. Would be interesting to know if certain updates carry on to previous editions. (From a production standpoint I would think it would be easier to push updates to everyone, for a game that was released "as a service")

 

[blackdog]

An ode to player agency

 

[blackdog]

Some juicy info, although I'm not sure I fully understand which way it is: either maps from first game available in Hitman 2, or new behaviours from the sequel will be backward compatible... or maybe both

 

[blackdog]

A new location is revealed: the Jungle!

Codename 47 vibes.
Gosh can't believe that game already had moving foliage and other soft-bodies.

[blackdog]

I reported this recently, but IOI has recently released a second trailer explaining in more detail how World of Assassination and the sequel intertwine, what gamers get with the release of the sequel, on both games:

This is I would say unprecedented in terms of fairness to their customer base.

Seems pointless getting WoA now, but at the same time seems like something to do just to reward their effort. 

[Dea]

That feels like an odd move considering Definitive Edition has just been out for like only 3 months before a better alternative has come along. I wonder if they knew that this would be part of Hitman 2 when they released Definitive Edition.