HITMAN 2016 Retrospective - New Direction

Back from the grave, IO Interactive return to form with a game that rivals Hitman Blood Money in quality
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#HITMAN #Retrospective

[@Yatolc]

i can defend the "blend in" with the fact that its less suspicious because you're at a post where you are expected to do a certain thing so enforcers/targets are less likely to pay attention to who you are instead of when you are moving around or are standing at random/important spots.

[@SolidSnake240]

Yea I found that criticism kinda weird. It actually makes sense

[@Kai-hf5wt]

I just think that the suspicious aspect of the game really shows how creative the team was with the level design and AI. If you play the game for a while, you will notice how they try to make certain NPCs suspicious, and paths to avoid them. And it really shows when you compare normal to professional. In professional, AI is completely changed with different paths and locations of the NPCs. I really think Hitman has a charm with the advance AI, and I hope they can utilize it more in the new Goldeneye game

[@Bloodhurl67]

@@SolidSnake240 It's a dumb criticism anyways.

[@patrikmiles9342]

Additionally a lot of the blending animations also have you turning your head down which of course makes you harder to detect since the guards or target can't make out your face

[@Jukozo]

Especially the waiters and other non security oriented professions. People aren't actually that confrontational. If you're someone with even a little bit of responsibility in a setting like the fashion show, then you might not recognise this new guy, but he's got his head down and doing his job so no problem. But when he's wandering around and seemingly not contributing in this high stress environment, then you'll have something to say to him.

[@Raf8347]

the fact that Square dropped IO to another publisher just so they can focus on the Avengers game is honestly hilarious to me

[@Raf8347]

@Code Turtle oh god not Deep Silver x_x

[@trblemayker5157]

They can't manage their western ips right only seeing them fit for mobile games and mtxs.

[@callmegary2622]

@@trblemayker5157 yo when i heard SE made hitman i got so mad, but since they gave up the studio ill buy the next 2 iterations. WOOT WOOT!

[@MegamanNG]

Look how that went? Avengers was a complete disaster while Hitman 2 and Hitman 3... they deliver. No joke. I actually got into the Hitman games.

[@reignick1133]

The overhyped worthless acquisition of the played outlines ruined "Marvel" license killed Deus Ex... Quotation marks because this Disney crap ain't Marvel... Actual Marvel died years ago.. the Maus is wearing the remains like a disgusting skin suit.

[@baconaterlover5399]

Now that the trilogy is wrapped up I hope IOI does away with the always online concept and adds all the elusive targets permanently. This would make it one of the best single player games of all time.

[@Chibi1986]

So far, mods are the only thing allowing the latter. The Always-Online is gonna take spoofing a server connection to fool.

[@zachryder3150]

It's nonsense that buying the full version of the game (the equivalent of the game with a season pass) doesn't allow you access to the elusive targets.

[@Egobert]

@@zachryder3150 and the worse thing is the best suits (with gloves) are locked behind elusive targets 🤦‍♂️

[@michaeledmunds7056]

@@zachryder3150 They are available through the elusive targets arcade

[@MasterCrumble]

@@michaeledmunds7056 That's excellent, but it looks like Sean Bean is lost forever, so not all are there to murder. The wiki says this. "It is unlikely for Mark Faba to ever be re-run as an Elusive Target again, even within Elusive Target Arcade, due to legal issues concerning image rights issues."

[@Exigentable]

I love your content Cvit. Pls stay inspired brother, im in the hospital recovering from a nasty accident and these have been a real treat.

[@DarkWraithKevin]

sorry about your accident bud =[ get well soon. Cvit squad has your back =D

[@Exigentable]

@@DarkWraithKevin im getting better and i should be dead tbh, my recovery has been nothing short of miraculous tbh. They saved my life that night and ive been bouncing back really quickly. I lacerated my liver and my belly was full of blood, but im all drained and sealed up and healing now from the surgery! Thanks brother.

[@ags8507]

@@Exigentable keep an eye out for any suspicious bald ppl tho

[@Exigentable]

@@ags8507 oh dont worry i make bald ppl gtfo of my room

[@tufdefinitive4907]

@@Exigentable 1 year late, but how you doin

[@raresmacovei8382]

Hitman 1: 70 GBs Hitman 2: 165 GBs (by itself, without 1) Hitman 3: 80 GBs (WITH 1 AND 2 COMBINED) Miracles of technology

[@jaiadlakha212]

I think it had more to do with better file compression Hitman 2 went through a rough development so It makes sense they couldn't actually devote the time to better manage file sizes And its 70 something gb not 165

[@Vonkunken]

I honestly think that Hitman (2016), and Hitman 2 (2018) have to be my favorites of the entire series, Hitman 2 refined and fixed almost all the issues of 2016.

[@oreo7259]

@@jojideluxeedition1898 The reason people hated HITMAN 2 is because, yeah, it fixed the dreaded punch glitch, but it also brought a clusterfuck of other glitches along with it, guards alerted system was fucked with that game and still is fucked in HITMAN 3, also at one point you could get spotted (not by targets) and still keep SA. It took them 4 months to patch that bs. All the maps except Whittleton Creek were also fucking huge, making them hard to navigate especially with the super enforcers in Miami and Mumbai. One of the reason HITMAN 2016's maps were so loved is because they are so easy to navigate if you know them and here I am been playing H2 for over a year and can't find my way around these behemoth ass maps. More on the glitches, guards were fucked, sometimes you could either get spotted instantly or a guard would get the exclamation mark (alerted) above their head when you were holding an illegal item for 0.0001 seconds. The game had some great mechanics ruined by the glitches, shame. Another thing I feel the need to bring up is that pistols were also somewhat fucked. You could (from far away) have your crosshairs perfectly on someones head and still either hit them in the shoulder or just miss altogether, it's even worse in HITMAN 3!!!!

[@ArrowValley]

The Hitman reboot is so perfect that I find it difficult to go back to the older games. So many options, so much replay value have put this is my top five most played Xbone games of all time.

[@Chuked]

@Adolfthejewbaka _ Xbox one has a lot of games wdym?

[@Chuked]

@Adolfthejewbaka _ ok I can’t name them all because there is thousands but ok, thats just your dumb opinion

[@FranciscoFJM]

@Adolfthejewbaka _ Oh, you are one of those....

[@FranciscoFJM]

@Adolfthejewbaka _ Ok kid, whatever you say

[@Burgnut]

@Adolfthejewbaka _ Dude. You’re just making up reasons to hate Xbox just because you probably like PlayStation. Why can’t everyone from every side of gaming just appreciate the industry instead of making up stupid rivalries? Shouldn’t we come together in appreciation of gaming and its rich history?

[@facepalmvideos1]

Hitman's levels are maybe even too amazing, honestly. Like, I killed around 15 hours on Paris alone and kinda never got to do the rest of it.

[@papersonic9941]

You NEED to play Sapienza. Like now

[@solidsnake2112]

I killed way too many hours on both those levels.

[@Stargun-vj1uh]

Paris is honestly one of the best maps in Hitman ever made in my eyes, and even with Hitman 2's release, I honestly have a hard time not trying to do something on Paris instead of fooling around on one of the other Legacy DLC maps or the newer Hitman 2 maps, when Paris offers so much.

[@نونيم-ي4ح]

Hitman WOA trilogy imo has the best levels in any game ever ,the amunt of time and love put into these levels is simply jaw dropping

[@BassBanj0]

@@papersonic9941 and Hokiodo! That's my favorite hitman stage by far

[@ellemiller7237]

I'm seriously worried what might happen when server support ends for these games

[@dunbass7149]

Oh god I just thought of that

[@Nadie47]

It took Hitman Absolution 6 years, so lets go off that

[@AlluringPegasu13]

Use mods

[@ellemiller7237]

@@AlluringPegasu13 I play on console like a sucker I have no such options at least not easily

[@AlluringPegasu13]

@@ellemiller7237 hmm that's a problem in pc u have many mods which improves offline mode

[@MrBoombastic1904]

The new Hitman trilogy is AMAZING!!!! BUT, I will say that the always online requirement NEEDS to die. The fact that progression isn't awarded when you're offline is a damn shame and shouldn't be a thing that exists in games.

[@javieremoya]

personally theres enough context clues in each map to tell you if its restricted. ●paris - rooms labeled off limits and higher floors being more tightly guarded ●sapienza - mansion/lab being gaurded, specific rooms being disguise specific (gaurd rooms) ● Morocco - in general the school and office ●colorado - disguise specific ● Bangkok - rooms that arent your own are off limits ● japan - disguise specific (literally)

[@yellowbat79]

Literally shouted "YES" and punched the air when I got this notification. Your retrospectives are top notch my guy!

[@XXXXX8]

Relax. It's a retrospective, not your firstborn.

[@yellowbat79]

@@XXXXX8 there isn't much to be happy about in my life right now, so having a great video which I can sink myself into and forget about everything else even for just half an hour is a great news for me. I realize it's a bit odd to be excited about a youtube video but it is what it is.

[@Stargun-vj1uh]

I'm happy you got to enjoy the retrospective. Hitman was one I did want to see, but I had a serious problem with his analysis of Persona 5 souring some of my feelings on him, actually, I had many problems with his analysis of that game. But, this one seems very well done, and I'm happy someone appreciates it.

[@_Deez]

@@yellowbat79 I'm a week late but don't let guys like him make you feel weird for being excited or enjoying something you were really looking forward to. People literally can't let anyone enjoy anything and it's fucked up to me that you would want to tell someone "Hey. Stop being so happy over this." I'm glad you had such enthusiasm to watch this video and I hope it was everything thing you wanted it to be. Stay safe out there man. And please, keep being as excited as you want over things you enjoy, we need more of that in this world.

[@yellowbat79]

@@_Deez thank you man I needed that ngl :-)

[@GhostPilot98]

My idea for elusive targets that I would like to see is to go with a cycle system with two maybe three targets at a time and give one shot at at each target per cycle but give the player another shot when the target pops up again in another cycle.

[@JZStudiosonline]

Or maybe just a weekly random target. Making it a big set up mission for 48 hours and then never again is nuts.

[@LateNightTableCo]

I play Disney Sorcerer’s Arena and it has a system just like that. It cycles certain events so you can unlock specific characters. It would be perfect way to have a “Monthly challenge” kind of system.

[@GhostPilot98]

@Matthew Anthony yeah, because it's a single player sandbox game. If I wanted to get the thrill of playing a limited time event I would play a multiplayer game.

[@alexpomares1926]

Amazing depiction of a journey through the franchise, props to you

[@legathar8558]

17:45 I have only played Hitman 2, so I can't talk about Hitman 2016, but for Hitman 2 since every level is technically DLC you can uninstall every level except for the one you're currently playing which makes the size much more manageable

[@the_bat_turtle]

This is honestly a feature more games should have, being able to uninstall parts you don't want/play is great in stuff like MCC and MW2019

[@legathar8558]

@@the_bat_turtle Hitman 2 can do it since each level is separate from each other, but more linear games where every level flows into the next might not be able to

[@dunbass7149]

I kinda wish they all were episodic yk

[@kareliask]

Not sure if intentional or not, but this shows as public from the Hitman playlist on your channel. Love your Hitman content.

[@realCyng]

I also waited on this game, after absolution I kinda forgot that hitman existed, but holy shit it became my favorite game so quick. It really triggered that childlike joy of exploring levels and messing with mechanics that I haven't gotten from a new game in a long time. Extremely hyped for Hitman 3, I'm getting a PS5 and PSVR pretty much exclusively for this game lol.

[@LateNightTableCo]

Please upload a “Definitive Edition” of your Hitman series. Just every video in one long video. I’d watch it more the individual videos at that point

[@iruleatgames]

I think you're missing the point when it comes to the sale model of Hitman (2016). The reason the full season package sold so well was because of the hype generated by people over time from playing the game on the original release schedule. As you say, people were burned from Hitman: Absolution, and this was a way for people to mitigate the blow by doing what was essentially a slow roll out.

[@emiliocamarillo1515]

Hi Cvit, love your videos and you got me to picking up all the hitman game’s up to this one on the recent sale. Thank you for introducing to the series, and hope to have a great time

[@jaysanj152]

Ngl this is one ambitious and risky Hitman game...IO Could easily Screwed up with this one but managed to pull through. Like it's Equally Perfect and Flawed at the same time...Something you don't usually combine together

[@lssjgaming1599]

This is one of my favorite games in the franchise! Sapienza is my favorite level in the franchise with how much stuff there is to do and how much detail was put into the map. Also I just love Italy. I think that the levels were even better in the Hitman 2 Legacy Pack and I think they will be even better in Hitman III! I really hope we can get some remakes of the Blood Money and Cotnracts levels in this style eventually as well

[@laidlawlevi]

Recently found you're channel, going through your backlog and enjoying every moment of it so far. I only enjoyed the Hitman series recently, borrowed Hitman 2 from a friend on ps4 ran threw all the missions paying no attention and gave it back. A few months ago, Hitman 1 was free on the Epic PC Store, I downloaded. And oh boy did I enjoy it, sunk more hours into that game in one week than any in ages.

[@dylantortosa7678]

Just picked up the trilogy on Stadia, and this video was elegantly made! Can't wait to see you do a Hitman 3 review

[@jawnjawnson525]

I’ve played this game for 8 years and had no idea agent smith is in Hokkaido.

[@damienholland2k7]

When it comes to the restricted areas I usually test it, jump in and if there are yellow markers appearing I leave quickly, but not before I try to take a peak at those inside the room first

[@TheButterAnvil]

This video's a bit old but there's a couple little things. Poison kills don't ruin silent assassin, so you don't have to hide the body, that's why syringes are useful. The load outs being restricted allows for even more variation on playstyle and run variety. You're meant to play the levels multiple times, so making each run more specialized allows for more expression and choice

[@katanabluejay]

Would Iove a retrospective on HITMAN 2, HITMAN and HITMAN 2 are my all time favourite games

[@noah_body_cares]

As much as I love this trilogy, nothing is more immersion-breaking than Kenny from Telltale's Walking Dead being the voice for every other guard in whichever map you're on

[@Si1entKi11a24]

Him and the guy that voices Spider-Man in the PS games were both in this game and I had no idea, the video mentioned Yuri Lowenthal voicing the guards

[@stupid90able]

I've been waiting for this. I love your hitman videos.

[@Goldman200]

I remember 2016. What a ride that was. Hitman was back.

[@Dachusttin]

The best and most complete analysis of this game: awesome work!

[@BATMANisMYmum]

World of Assassination trilogy is the best hitman experience. It's perfect!

[@moojah420]

On point with the upload schedule Cvit always excited to see one of your new videos pop up

[@JrSwifterzz]

I was really enjoying watching this video series that you’ve worked so hard on, but this is the video that actually makes me want to play the series. This game looks amazing

[@oromain]

I don't know if it was different in Hitman 1 but in my experience, all I have to do when disconnected from the game is hit Retry. It doesn't retry the level, it retries the connection to the server, and if it reconnects you continue from where you left off like nothing happened. No having to lose progress or go offline. The text certainly makes that vague, though.

[@natvelo]

ive had much the same experience, but i think for some it just fails to reconnect and for me sometimes it has taken a few retrys to pull it's shit together, either way shouldnt be an issue for even a second for a pricey single player game

[@Herodegon]

I don't remember Jaden being an international assassin set on wiping out all other duelist competition, but I guess it has been a while since I've seen Season 3.

[@TheKJC_04]

Literally every game "Under performs" when it comes to Square

[@heeeydevon8262]

Bro, for a video with only 43k views the quality of this video is easily better than so many other documentaries on youtube!

[@Aarkwrite]

It took several years but we finally have the Safehouse for 47 to unwind at in between missions now that Freelancer is out.

[@Gruntvc]

Any chance this channel will cover 2003's Freedom Fighters? Made by IOI on the same game engine as Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. Freedom Fighters got a recent surprise digital release on Steam. A remake or sequel would be awesome on the current Hitman game engine.

[@daniel_najar]

Hitman 2016 was the start of one of the greatest trilogy of games. Honestly no other stealth games can compete with Hitman 2016- Hitman 3 🐐

[@theenchanter407]

15:17 It looks like Hitman 3 - Year 2 will finally bring this great feature back!

[@PrinceOfParthia74]

i loved hitman so much that i was able to fanboy my way through absolution. after all the longest gap between 2 hitman games was blood money and absolution, 6 years is long to wait as a hardcore fan.

[@Euro.Patriot]

Still on the racing level on Hitman 2, haven't touched the others. So much fun.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

My god, you work HARD!

[@gentlemen.7621]

7:20 As a PS4 user, the Sarajevo Six was a big meh, you’re not losing out on much

[@jcdenton2187]

The maps were completely the same and just had one new NPC plopped in there from what I remember. Although. The Mercenary remains the only armed target out of the entire WOA trilogy, which I will never understand

[@FerpiliciousProducts]

Never played Hitman, but I have been loving this retrospective.

[@billcypher7286]

On the real, it's great what HITMAN 3 did in allowing us to have the full trilogy on one game. There were some problems with progress carryover, particularly in my case but I eventually got it resolved. It allows us to not have the 2 previous games taking up storage space on our systems, and still being able to play them all we want. I quit GTA V because of the patch to the Solo Public Lobby glitch in online mode, and I came back to HITMAN 3 because of it after not playing HITMAN 3 for a few months (I had it since launch day because I pre=ordered the Deluxe Edition) and I remembered just how much fun it can be.

[@barneykenway4767]

this is my second favorite game of all time

[@retro1x201]

I loved the episodic format, gave the player a month to learn the ins and outs of the maps and the devs extra time to make the next levels better

[@watchspotting]

Ooh here's some nostalgia from HITMAN 2: Remember when the Silverballer was black in the inventory icon for a week?

[@sandwichboy1268]

Worth noting that you can experience the extra campaign in H3 on PC via mods. That's not an excuse for their official exclusivity, but it does allow you to play them if you so wish

[@pickyphysicsstudent201]

I think I can kind of piece together what makes a good Hitman game against what makes a bad one, from watching these videos. Stealth is very hit or miss genre and it comes down to two fundamentals: variety in ways to complete the objectives and a clear indication of being in hiding/disguise or evidently visible and thus, vulnerable. A lot of the praised mechanics are having access to items like *The Coin* to engage with the environment or the ability to use odd items or tactics on things to get a good result. A range of items which aren't easily grouped together, so that you can either strike the target when no one is looking or set up some kind of Rube Goldberg machine or something inbetween. The larger range of options which are organically intertwined with the level; the better. Being able to poison food or cut a power line's wires or to break glass for some form of crazy genius kill makes the player engage. When there is no option for this kind of stuff or if it become entirely contextual with a button prompt or an indicator, it ruins the fun. A player trying to get passed a locked door should have options. You could: pick the lock, find the key, blast it off with a firearm, axe the door open, take off the screws, get someone else to open it or go around it. That is ideal for every puzzle, in the game. As for the stealth mechanics, there should be a clear set of indications of whether you are in hiding, in the open or have been caught. Again, Variety is king and having more complexity to the later levels can be a great challenge. There should be some level of indication about which disguises will work where; i.e a chef's outfit works in the kitchen/dinning area and basic hallways but going into the underground power generator rooms with that outfit should cause an alert, if seen by a guard. Also doing things out of the ordinary or in the ordinary should increase/reduce suspicion, respectively. Not that stupid fedora tip/crotch walk thing. There should also be a way to scout ahead of going into a room then releasing its maximum restriction and will trigger an alert with 9 guards. Any challenge the player comes across should be understood by them to see what it is that they can and can't do, with some logic and basic understanding. There should be no cheep traps, which a player can fall into. The onus should be entirely on the player to figure things out. If there is a point in which the player looses because they triggered an alert phase, they couldn't have seen coming, then its back to the drawing board.

[@hadinasrallah8928]

I love how yuri lowenthal voices half the npcs here and also in fallout new vegas

[@supereldinho]

The worst mistake they made was remove any and all rewards for actually doing things clean and stealthy like in Blood Money. Now you have no reason to do it clean and stealthy because there's no reward or penalty for the way you do things apart from a score that doesn't mean anything. At least in Blood Money you have all those shiny upgrades to prove how professional you've been -- and the notoriety to prove how messy and psychotic you've been. Bigger levels and greater freedom don't mean a whole lot when there's no tangible rewards for your playstyle or level of discretion/violence.

[@reflectingh9997]

Doing the lords work!

[@General_Li_Shin]

I personally bought the Game of the Year Edition for Hitman 2016 - As a Hitman fan since Codename 47, I'm happy we getting Hitman 3 next year !!

[@pudjeknyper]

I love the loadoat you take with you and hideout idea but ioi will never do it.... 2 years later Hitman Freelancer :)

[@ijustworkhere1008]

I liked that point you made comparing the limited voice acting to that of Oblivion. The real Irony to the statement is that both games felt the need to bring in big acting names like Sean Bean, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Stewart, and... Sean Bean again funnily enough. Yet, neither could bother to hire more than about 10 voice actors beyond them

[@germa9090]

I like the main menu music and also the different ways to end your missions. It wasn't blood money or Hitman 2 good but it was up there.

[@Waffles_Syrup]

Watching this after the freelancer technical test, feels like he's gonna love january.

[@Tiglopoon]

I'm glad the elusive target arcade was recently added to hitman 3 so you can play I think all of them

[@stardustjessie]

I gotta thank you for making these Hitman videos, seriously. I used to play Hitman as a kid but just didn't get it and just thought of it as boring. And even with Absolution I thought that game was awful. I found your channel on the release of your first Everything Wrong with Yu-gi-oh and only a month ago I started watching the Hitman ones, because since I thought it was boring, I thought it wouldn't be worth my time. Was I wrong. Your videos are great, and greatly inspired me to play Hitman again. I bought Blood Money on Steam (Since it was my favourite as a kid) and started playing Hitman 2016 recently and I've fallen in love with a series I underestimated so badly. I'm really excited for whats next of your channel!

[@radpunk5144]

The MGS music is really making me wish you cover those games at some point.

[@Cvit]

I want to eventually

[@radpunk5144]

@@Cvit Amazing! I love your retrospectives so I'm looking forward to it!

[@Vaerenn]

So glad I got to play this as part of Hitman 2.

[@xmus4023]

I remember launch day of the game. I was confused why there was only Paris and was kind of disappointed. After my 3rd attempt, I just understood that I had just did the tip of the tip of the iceberg for that level alone and knew that the whole season would be great.

[@DeepCDiva]

I skipped on this one due to the always online(My internet was pretty bad at the time) and the Elusive Targets making me feel like I was truly missing content. This video is making me reconsider tho', and i hope my internet is stable enough to make the game worth it. Great video, btw, really love your content.

[@giovahnnigucci409]

AGENT 47 is such a badass and icon that when passes away, God will still let him through the Heavenly Gates! I can see God telling Agent 47 , “I made a mistake, could you send the mistakes to hell please? Thank you!

[@evgeniygerkus9242]

Man, hitman 2016, same as hitman 2, is the greatest hitman game ever, from gameplay perspective that is. In my humble opinion the 3 things that stand in the way of it being the greatest hitman game ever period are Diana's constant chatter during missions, the story and their choice of music for this game. I can only hope they introduced an option to turn those 3 things off in Hitman 3.

[@undergrounder]

Waiting for Hitman 2! :) Great video. Subbed!

[@foxhound8468]

Lol the fucking MGS 2 soundtrack in your video is a nice touch ♥️

[@yaksha6214]

ive been waiting for this since the first video

[@Hu-kun]

Recently grew to love the new Hitman games, now that I have bought three of them during a sale(well technically just Hitman 3, and the first 2 as "DLCs" which I was surprised that it was 60GB in total, when I was expecting and fearing it would be 300GB instead given how I heard the first two were that big in space). Although the online-only thing I barely notice much, maybe since now that internet is more stable, I absolutely love it, having levels really big but also easy to read(though sometimes needing a map to look), locations that are unique, and gunplay working slightly differently to still be good for combat, but also with a cool way to disarm enemies without killing them by aiming at their legs to make them trip, so you can punch them... with the bonus of ragdoll being really satisfying. Opportunities and Intel are a pretty neat way to encourage exploration along with stuffing everything in your pockets. Sometimes it can be at weird spots when trying to accomplish certain tasks, some that is easy to spot like finding fugu fish, and other times where to put it in which sushi(I figured I had to stand at a table with the sushi construction table to perform the poisoning business by briefly turning opportunities to full from minimal, but yea), which at one point had me walk into Yuki's table on accident, but at least saved by the returned "trespassing" mechanic where I'm not penalized for walking into a restricted space(I think, unless that's a thing reimplemented in 2 or 3, idk. Just that I'm being escorted out without guards immediately lighting me up... unless it's at Colorado). Oh and also with the way instinct works now, maybe just a I had lots of fun with it so far, and just already finished Hitman 1... 24 hours of content and barely scraping 10%-20% in each of the chapters. Now with the thing being online-only, it being that while being a singleplayer game is very questionable, while having it also be connected to the internet to use half of the unlocked content. Although I don't have any internet problems as of now, though maybe due in part to the internet stablizing to the covid era, but the idea of losing progress, along with mastery rewards and even event/bonus maps when servers are shut down is not a pleasant prospect to think of, especially for a game so content rich like this.

[@finneganlefebvre8539]

The one thing I wish was in the newest Hitman trilogy is gun customization. As well as the loadout size he mentioned.

[@mickymi9]

You can turn off instinct and also sometimes there will be signs saying "no trespassing"

[@PapstJL4U]

You are not alone with the analysis that the quality of a former game in a series has a huge impact on the follow up. I read a Capcom statement, that said exactly this. The quality of a game has a huge impact on the successor. This is very noticeable with the Resident Evil series. RE4 was so good, that RE5 was an auto-success. RE5 was good enough to get RE6 to certain numbers.* The reception of RE6 not only made them reconsider the Resident Evil series, but they managed their own expectations of success. They knew RE7 had to carry itself and RE6. You showed DMC, which is another example from Capcom. I guess they have very good experience with long-running series. [...] * The growing video game market (from mid GC/PS2/Xbox to end of PS4/Xbox360) itself made higher sales numbers easier.

[@fedoratheexplorar2143]

From what I can tell being found trespassing doesnt negate Silent Assassin as long as you immediately leave But that might be with the currebt version of Hitman 2, SA rules change a lot in patches

[@JcGross93]

I don't understand people's problem with the episodic nature of Hitman. I loved it. It allowed me to take my time with the locations.

[@JcGross93]

@@ADUSN No, I don't agree. Hitman 2 came out with all locations available at launch and I felt so pressured to go and experience all the levels, but also to take my time with them, to get to know them and complete the challenges that I'm interested in. In Hitman 1 I played a location until I got mastery lvl 20, took my time with it, got some nice toys to play with and to start with when the next location comes out.

[@Anon9729X]

JcGross That’s seems like a “you” problem though. I mean it does come down to preference, but I believe a consumer would rather buy a complete product instead of a incomplete one. You could still take your time in the full version, so I don’t see the issue. There’s a reason why the physical version outsold the digital incomplete version.

[@sigmapopsical272]

@@JcGross93 it didn't Lets be honest, they locked levels that should of really been in the game behind pay walls

[@JcGross93]

@@sigmapopsical272 That's just not true though. You could buy the whole game from the get-go, and get the levels as they came out, with no additional cost, OR you could buy the new levels as they came out (but that way it did cost more overall). Or you could also wait until all levels are out and buy the complete game at once. There was no pay wall, just a time wall. Big difference!

[@Nmosiac]

bro you're underrated

[@mravg79]

I do not always agree with you (example Hitman Absolution) but the content you create is good quality and worth watching. To you and to all people - Have a nice time gaming!

[@GutsOfRivia]

I played a few months ago I swear I remember you could carry a sniper in a breif case. Pick the case in the loadout and you can put somthing in it like a sniper or anything else.

[@JiF28]

wake up honey new cvit video

[@RokenIsDodelijkOfzo]

Hitman is like splinter cell, except that splinter cell is dead and hitman is progressing

[@Raiders1917]

Sam: "Who are you?" 47: "Names are for friends so I don't need one." I really like Splinter Cell too, but Ubi just doesn't want that money apparently.

[@benedapal7987]

Yuri Lowenthal is in everything!! 😂😂 Gotta love him

[@Subpar1224]

One of those good "2016" remakes new game same name games (thinking about ratchet and clank for example which was okay as a game but bad as a ratchet and clank game)

[@ParmMannREBORN]

Wayforward did episodic content with Shantae & The Seven Sirens, but that was also Apple Arcade

[@Gesuselsaviour]

Fantastic game. Came late to the party (only got it early this year), but enjoyed every minute so far 35hours put in so far.

[@glitchycabbage]

I was a HUGE fan of Blood Money, and I've had this game (free) on Epic for years and decided to watch a review before playing it. Honestly, I can't say I want to play it anymore... there are far too many things holding it back. Hopefully a "newer" game will be free that's fixed these issues. Also, showing gameplay of Metal Arms: Glitch in the System was a fucking throwback.

[@ruesmale6940]

I like the fact that you don’t know where the restricted areas are, as you play the game you quickly learn them. I do not want the game to easy. Totally agree about equipment and weapons being of no use.

[@fearedjames]

Eh, I honestly never get the complaint. Where is restricted is virtually always obvious, and where it isn't, guards wont immediately suspect you if you walk into them since they just assume your a lost dumbass. (which ya kinda are)

[@TheStrongVirus]

I dunno why you started these new Hitman Videos as I got back into Hitman around end of September. Pretty sexy game. Hitman 2 pretty sexy too.

[@joewestney6566]

Love the work you have put into all these Hitman retrospectives! I've been a Hitman fan since the Silent Assassin days but I'm only now playing the WoA trilogy having been so let down by Absolution. Currently halfway thru 2 and having the best time. Sidebar - Is the background music from the Tanker in MGS2?

[@Heyheyhey0475]

“Wouldn’t have to crunch.” ahh that’s hot

[@papasalvo]

11:28 yo am I tripping or does his voice change as if someone killed the real cvit then did an impression of him but with a deeper voice?

[@fearedjames]

In case your not aware, no one does these scripted videos in one take unless they are a complete mad lad. He likely had to use a different mic, or just did it on a different day and did a different tone and couldn't fix it in post.

[@muhammadtahasta3676]

I'm really happy to see that u still upload hitman related content although it doesn't get a whole lot of views. Appreciate the effort put into the videos, keep it up.

[@b4krr]

Still wish they closed some absolution Cliff hangers. Birdie is at large and Victorias safety/health is in question. The detective "cosmo faulkner" knows too much still. Maybe they can be elusive targets

[@gregoryjames1542]

IO was able to right the ship with the new trilogy

[@maralinekozial9131]

I literally loved the Italian level so damn much that i literally played it for half a year before trying out the next level 😂❤ I also loved that they but exclusive special targets that u can't play or kill after the time runs out , i killed two of them & Gary Busey was one of them lolz

[@DetourUnit]

Doing great with the upload schedule bb

[@AvengedHate26]

I respect the metal gear solid 2 big shell music