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Hitman Double Agents: The Broker

Brad and Dan face off to see who is the master assassin and who is just the weird guy at a party.

Aug. 5 2016

Cast: Brad, Vinny, Dan, Jason

Posted by: Vinny

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Protip: Never use any shower products with beads. They aren't biodegradable and are causing huge problems for wildlife and oceans. For real.

Also, this video was great. I super enjoy these Brad vs Dan Hitman sessions, one of my favorite things on the site right now.

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"But he killed the target..."

"That's not what Hitman's about!"

Oh Dan, lol. C'mon bruh, stop bending the rules. Rules aside, this video series is hilarious to watch though. Do more!

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@zzombie13: He's in NYC for a month, going back to SF after that.

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Loved it! So excited to see Vinny and Dan duo!

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Oh man this was hilarious

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i am the sheik!

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Others probably already said this, but LOL It's amazing to me that after ALL these hitman games, at least a few of which Dan has played (including this one!), he still doesn't understand how the costumes and body-hiding works, and how they're related.

Dan! You want to hide bodies because when they're found, if unconscious they can be woken up and give a description of you, which compromises you with (usually) all guards, when you're using ANY costumes, for the rest of the level - no matter what you wear generally.

Also, even if they don't get woken up cause they're dead (or the person who discovered them didn't have time to check the body 'cause you moved it in time, or the person who found it was disabled before they could investigate and warn the others), when the body is discovered naked, they automatically know to be suspicious of anyone wearing clothes like the dead person had, for the rest of the level (again, you are compromised). It's important to hide bodies, unless you risk being seen holding it or near it to do so!! Otherwise, you can make the rest of the level really difficult and even make certain opportunities and challenges impossible to complete.

Also, there is good reason to NOT kill people (just make them unconscious) - except the actual targets. It massively affects your score (if you kill just a few people, it'll make your score 0), and even if you don't care about that (score unlocks more equipment and setup options for that map though), you still cannot complete certain challenges if you kill anyone but the main targets.

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Oh man! As a bald man, I love the segment that was just bald men talking shampoo! Fantastic!

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@bpcupid said:

Before I whine too much like Dan when he loses... I love this series and really hope they keep it up... even maybe adding some 'User Challenges' perhaps?

However, this episode was nowhere near as good as 'Kill Busey'. Don't get me wrong, still fun to watch - but the point of this game (and these particular Elusive Target Missions) is to meet the objectives and get satisfaction out of doing so on-the-fly.

The 'Kill Busey' episode killed it (pun intended) because Brad took his time, got himself out of trouble and completed the objective combined with the tension of being so close to winning. I never re-watched Dan's portion because he couldn't think his way out ' throw shit at his head in plain sight and run'.

I personally think half an episode listening to Dan desperately trying to salvage a win is just frustrating and annoying. So you dressed up like a Sheikh by accident... big whoop - he's my go-to for getting around the map easily and honestly it wasn't that entertaining (OK... I laughed a couple times... but mainly thanks to Vinnie's commentary).

The game makes the Objectives clear - those are the rules... its OK if nobody wins... but at least learn the maps a LITTLE more (Come on Brad... Lvl 5 in Paris?) and if both parties fail... NOBODY WINS.

One thing I will say... I hope Dan realizes he's actually really bad at Hitman games, admits he taught Brad nothing and tries to step up his game.

You are taking this all far too seriously considering it is two guys playing video games

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I'm personally not too partial to finding a end-game winner but rather enjoy the differences in how you approach The Hitâ„¢.

Great series to watch! Definitely keep it going!

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Man. I thought Brad had it when they saw the malfunctioning powerstrip in water. All he had to do was chart the man's path and run ahead for the sabotage.

The egg's another story. Good grief haha

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I love Vinny baffling Dan with the NONSENSE plot that is 999.

Playing it right now and loving it but OOF, that thing is...laughable, at times.

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My favorite part was Vinny saying "OOOOHHHHH DIIIIIP!"

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Yeah, not nearly as enjoyable as the Busey episode. Dan and Vinny shouldn't be live commenting on Brad's playthrough - it puts unfair pressure on Brad, and you actively had Dan egging Brad on to be more impulsive.

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Did anyone watch live and is reading this comment? I want to know what the broken poll said.

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I enjoy this series (in fact, it convinced me to buy the game), but it's getting a little frustrating watching and listening to Brad and Dan, because despite all their time spent with the game thus far, they still aren't learning a lot of the basic mechanics.

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@nukleon said:

I dunno, this was kinda boring, watching Brad going in and out of a shed a dozen times..

It was a little difficult to watch, like what the hell was he trying to do there? Brad just seems to overthink things but also simultaneously not apply any sort of logic.

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Sheik Chic

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Yeah, Dan's arguing was pretty annoying. I'm typically fine with, or entertained by, Dan's antics and character but this did get obnoxious. I don't feel like this feature has ever been about winning and his obsession with making sure Jason played "by the rules" and that Vinny/Jason were reminded by what he just did... I like how he responded at the end though that was pretty funny :D

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The best part of this video series is how they still don't understand the rules of this game. One day they might understand what "Trespassing" means, but when they do the magic will be gone.

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Something tells me there's a new Hitman map that came out today.

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Dan's whole "I just want everything 100% fair and square even stevens no advantages for either player, BUT ALSO LET ME WHINE AND BE A HUGE PEDANT ABOUT ASININE REASONS WHY I SHOULD GET A BUNCH OF HALF-CREDIT THAT ADDS UP TO BE MORE THAN THE OTHER GUY EVEN THOUGH HE ACTUALLY BEAT ME" schtick is really annoying

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#TeamBrad

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Well at least Brad took out the Broker. But still I felt this was a definite "nobody wins" scenario. You've got to complete the mission, or else you lose by default.

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Vinny just suddenly and for no apparent reason starting to spout Zero Escape pseudo-science across multiple videos is my new favorite thing. You see, Ice-9...

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Just checked this out. Loved it. More please.

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Dan did use a lot of style to accomplish none of the goals. At least Brad killed his target, but I'm going by Jeff logic - they both failed the mission.

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It's like neither of them played the map before... holy shit

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I JUST GOT VINNY'S JOKE

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Is the video broken for anyone else?

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Dear god Brad you overthink way too much. And why does he get all slow and crouchy when he's competitive? Not running is never the way to go and crpuching should only be used behind cover anything else just causes suspicion.

You had a coin why didn't you just lure one of those freaking guys into the shed with it?? Or go out, melee the guy and throw the bust at the second guy? Cheist that qas so frustrating to watch him just overthink every little thing. He had so many opportunities go disasterously or just plain go away because he was SO slow and plodding.

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They both failed.

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Don't come down here! some jerk posted UNMARKED spoilers 2 years ago.

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Not everyone can watch everything live.

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@dixperiken: watching this 6 years later and Brad still doesnt know what trespassing means just wanted to let you know :D