Hide In Plain Sight in Hitman: Absolution

What the fuck have they done to my Hitman games?

Shhhhh.........shhh

This video was fucking awesome.

I love Hitman - I got the first game on a whim without knowing anything about it and apart from having some horrible technical shortcomings it was an amazing game, like no other out at that point.

This feels exactly what I always wanted Hitman to be - the same cool stealth action with a refined engine and smoother everything.

When at the end he's looking at the assault rifles and then takes the donut I was dying.

These are way better without the hokey developer commentary.

That is one hilarious version of Chicago. I don't know who ever had a building with a front door to an El station. Also, it's pouring and there are no umbrellas. Lastly, I've NEVER seen a platform that full in my entire life. People would be murdering each other.

Yes, a million times yes! I can't wait for this. The gameplay looks solid and I love me some stealth :)

Wow...games are getting more cinematic every day. That scene with the helicopter bobbing between the windows and the bird cages shifting and falling over was really impressive. Lighting is getting ridiculous in games these days RIDICULOUS.

I really want this.

There were some cool aspects to the demo, like the music cues and the lighting but it definitely looks like the game is far from finished. Lots of animations missing and placeholder names like "ammogun." Also, and I hate to be an indignant fan here, but this demo doesn't really show off the strengths of the series and it makes me worried about the design.

I don't think the Batman vision is all that dumb considering that in the previous games you had access to a top down map with all of the npc's shown on it( at least on the easy and normal difficulties ). However, whoever decided these games needed metal in the soundtrack should be bludgeoned in the face with a bong, and I'm still bummed out by the changes in the voice cast.

BWAAAAAH! BWAAAAAH! BWAAAAAH!

this is practically Assassin Creed of modern era, and i mean it in a good way

@Getz: That's what I thought at first, but it's probably just a tutorial or one of the first few levels because I don't see 47 being on the run all game long. In the E3 trailer, he's going after Diana, I think the story will be more centered around that.

The tension is just palpable. Sure this deviates massively from HItman's standard setup, but it looks sharp and had me on the edge of my seat.

Batman: Absolution

Looks awesome.

This looks incredible.

Inception, bwaaa!!!

@muumu said:

Batman: Absolution

Looks awesome.

looks linear as fuck, hope its just this mission like that.

What is with the god awful music?

Man these cops are stereotypical "new yorks finest" aka Italiano idiots

OH SHIT LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE PLATFORM, now that is awesome if its not a one off.

BWAAAAAAARRRRRRNNNNNNNN.

Cautiously optimistic, hope that shooting sequence was scripted, this is hitman not uncharted.

I know it's just a demo, but it certainly seems very scripted. I wonder how it plays out if you follow another path, or if it is possible to at all.

All that said, it does look very good.

Can not wait for this one. PLayed this series since the start, and loved the last one. This seems like more of that but on a bigger scale. Looks great.

@Vetterli said:

Looks absolutely wonderful!

I just hope they throw that metal music right out the window because that has nothing to do in a Hitman game.

Also... BAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!

That was the best part you philistine! Obviously it's not going to be used all the time, but I think it worked tremendously well for that particular moment, so they are using it tastefully.

OMFG they solved the age gate problem!

Changing the default date to 1972 is like admitting that your audience wasn't born yesterday.

SOLD

I hope this soundtrack is just for this video, because it's all over the fucking place.

Get hype!

the shooting looked a little rigid aside from that everything looked impressive. I'm super hyped now!!

a hitman vision? i dunno that doesn't seem to sit quite right in the Hitman franchise if you ask me. Why does every stealth action game need some kind of 'Vision' nowadays?

20 ammogun bullets picked up!

@GreenOcelot: I got pissed at the idea of it, till I remembered I don't need to use it.

I've been playing Hitman since the first one and I'm glad they're finally pumping some serious production value into the franchise. It was getting stale.

Looks good. Putting this one on my radar.

Apart from playing the first 20 minutes of the very first Hitman years ago I haven't had anything to do with this series. This vid has DEFINITELY spiked my interest.

I wish the Bourne Conspiracy game had been a bit more like this!

I like :D

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

ergh... steal looks terrible please make a true successor to splinter cell!

This isn't a Hitman game, this is a Splinter Cell game, but still it looks to be a bit of fun.

On another note that X-ray vision and red line showing you where the enemies are going to move is completely stupid for this game.

@solidlife: What makes this game series look terrible to you as apposed to splinter cell? I find i have somewhat the opposite feeling. I sort of liked splinter cell, but it didn't have the level of style that I was looking for that hitman seemed to bring.

@Zabant: I hope its not linear too. If it has the design that previous games have had im on board. The game itself as far as story may be linear, but I do'nt doubt they'll give a bunch of options as to ways of carrying out the objectives. It just wouldn't be hitman if it wasn't.

@49th: go back and play bloodmoney. Get it on steam when it goes on sale, I enjoyed it quite a bit and if you really get stuck theres some really good youtube guides to show you options. I just finished it recently and I have to say I think the levels were masterfully crafted as far as choices to take on each level.

Hitman: Arkham asylum

While I can't say I condone Agent 47 snapping that one cop's neck as he was begging for his life, I can say I condone Agent 47 hitting that other cop in the head with a bong. So, I'm 50/50 on this one.

@Xcessive said:

Hitman: Arkham asylum

My thoughts exactly

The graphics look exquisite. And the gameplay is pretty cool too.

a hitman vision? i dunno that doesn't seem to sit quite right in the Hitman franchise if you ask me. Why does every stealth action game need some kind of 'Vision' nowadays?

Poor Fuzano.

they made it like arkham, now i want it

Please God just let this be the same kind of tutorial level that Blood Money had and not let the whole game end up like this. I mean this looked really slick and all, but the scripted nature of it is exactly the opposite of what makes the Hitman series so great to begin with. It would be a shame to lose that uniqueness now just for the sake of higher production values.

BWOOOOOOOONG

Hitman: Inception

Definitely hyped. Hope there's a sick Collector's Edition, some Ballers would be good on the shelf. I've 100%ed Codename 47, Silent Assassin, Contracts, but I haven't played Blood Money. I got it on Steam Sale a few weeks back, watching this video has peeked my interest enough to install it...

Edit: Kind of depressing they couldn't get David Bateson to voice 47 again :(

Poor rookie.

There's going to be a PC version of this, right?

As scripted as it definitely seemed, that was an awesome demo.  It showcased a lot of features. There was 2 or 3 times where i was convinced the demo was going to end only for it to keep going and show a new gameplay aspect
 
The first and only hitman game i played was blood money and i thoroughly enjoyed how each level was basically a mini open world where you could whatever you needed to do whenever you needed to do it. It was more like a puzzle game rather than a stealth game in that way.
 
I hope this retains that same quality. I think people may be getting ahead of themselves with the whole vision thing. As long as it's not forced upon you to use then all should be fine. Contrary to popular belief, I think Splinter Cell Conviction was just fine with the whole Mark and Execute (even though it admittedly took a step away from the pure stealth that the franchise has known). It wasn't something you HAD to use but it made the game accessible and fun to people who weren't hardcore stealth fans. The thing that annoyed me about Conviction is that the last 3rd of the game completely abandons everything that you come to learn and turns the game into this crappy corridor shooter which the mechanics just couldn't handle and wasn't meant for