HITMAN 2 Retrospective - More of the Same

[@ivanrodeiro9661]

8:45 I could feel the raw emotion behind that reload

[@Cvit]

I TRIED TO SAVE HIM BUT THE GAME WOULDN’T LET ME GRAB HIM

[@mr_shay3133]

@@Cvit it happens even to the best of us

[@tmas47]

@@Cvit Yes you could have grab him but you made a decision to change a disguise before dragging him into a container. Just saying. I love these Hitman Retrospective videos. Thank you very much!

[@Gordon.Pinkerton]

Hitman 2 is one of the most unfairly slept on games in years imo, it's an injustice that more people aren't aware of how brilliant it is. Just my opinion, but for me it is comfortably the best Hitman game ever, by some distance.

[@leonpaelinck]

It did sell well in the long run

[@Burgnut]

I think a mode where two hitmen went after the same target while trying to avoid contact with one another would’ve been a fun mode.

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

With killing the other hitman making you disqualify.

[@apocro.]

Or a co-op mode where you are on the same side. Imagine killing a target's two bodyguards and then disguising yourself as them or something

[@TenkDD]

"More of the same" definitely has a negative vibe out of context, but knowing you liked 2016 makes someone following the entire video seriues not get confused.

[@ShadowFox10587O]

I killed a man by throwing a star fish into his neck while dressed as a clown 10/10 I love this game

[@denverbeek]

Hold my flamingo mascot.

[@woofyou1186]

Hold my street performer

[@CriticalNobody]

Having to clarify whether I'm talking about Hitman 2: SA or HITMAN 2 has cumulatively cost me several minutes of my life these past two years

[@MidnightMan04]

Fancy meeting you here, fisher man

[@Rimus_Shrine47]

ha jokes on you hitman 3 is in vr will you being doing a vr retrospetive or a normal one?

[@astral2048]

@@Rimus_Shrine47 It's just a game mode... you really think IO is dumb enough to lead up to Hitman 3 with so much hype only to lose most of their audience cuz the game is VR only

[@Rimus_Shrine47]

@@astral2048 no i was asking if he would play in vr or normally or both

[@giantminer5]

Best way I know is to call the 2002 game: Hitman 2 Silent Assassin And the 2018 game: Hitman 2 2018

[@MysticBGaming]

Didn't expect to hear the Yoshi's Story theme in this video. Thanks for bringing me back in time 20+ years and reminding me I need to play that with my daughter soon.

[@techdeth]

Miami was my first exposure to Hitman. One of my friends bugged me for YEARS to try this fuggin game... ended up binging the whole series through H3 that year. Such a brilliantly fun series. 11/10 🤘

[@liamstewart2287]

That briefcase montage makes me collapse a lung with laughter every time I watch it.

[@ShortDiamond773]

"Dies of lung cancer"

[@kapelski104]

Hitman 3 should have a multiplayer gamemode where two players are each other's targets and they must kill each other without getting noticed. You could take disguises, but they made you into an NPC instead of just 47 in a costume. That way you could actually fool your opponent with good acting skills. Maybe a body found would cause you to lose a match. Just a cool idea I had.

[@astral2048]

Holy sheet this is actually a REALLY cool idea and judging by your description, shouldn't be that hard to implement, albeit needing some increased server budget.

[@astral2048]

On second thought, there are a few problems with this kind of gameplay addition. Firstly, NPCs tend to walk "slower" than 47 as has been the case for every single Hitman game. They'll have to change the walking speed for that specific game mode and that totally messes with many of the game's mechanics.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

After Hitman 3 I think it's probably better to think of the entire trilogy as being one absurdly huge game: Hitman: World of Assassination You could even refer to the individual parts as Seasons 1, 2, and 3 or Part 1, 2 and 3. They really do mesh and build off each other and they feel like one coherent game that distinctly evolves after each phase

[@Omar-zd5dq]

I liked this video series you did a lot. It convinced me to buy and play Blood Money last year and then try 2016 and H2 as well. I’ve poured a lot of hours into them and can’t wait for IO to release H3 this winter.

[@PurpleTurtle-t4q]

to me the worst part about this game is that if you own Hitman 1 you can get all the levels for free BUT you can't bring all your progress with you, I actually played the majority of elusive targets of that game and unlocked a bunch of outfits, including the Blood Money and Absolution suits, but I can't bring any of that with me to Hitman 2, not to mention all the time I played getting each and every level to lvl 20 and unlocking all the weapons and gadgets, or if there is a way I wish I knew how, because I love playing with the Blood Money suit

[@Wol1427]

They had Elusive Targets in Hitman 2 and kept them on rotation for a short while later last year. They made the Elusive Target Suit unlocks from Season 1 easier as they made the amount you needed to get the suits a lot lower, I think for Blood Money, you needed about 5-7 Elusive Targets. I'm guessing that you probably got the game late or was busy so you ended up missing out. It sucks that they didn't just make them unlockable without elusive targets. Though, they did make the Paris Christmas level available again for as long as possible, so you can still get Santa 47 at least.

[@samz8691]

Doesn't help the silverballers went from "Mastery 3 in Paris" roughly to "level 20 Paris".

[@PurpleTurtle-t4q]

@@Wol1427 I know, but I got the game too late to make the elusive targets, which really sucks

[@Throkers]

Thankfully they've said for hitman 3 the same thing wont happen, it will all be on one big game still but your progress carries over this time.

[@12bfost]

@@Wol1427 why would they let you transfer your progress, when they can make you buy it as DLC?

[@PrideHablemosdeTerror]

It was a great ride, thank you for your videos. I left the saga in contracts because i didn't have money to buy the rest but now i know what to expect. Also, happy to hear your recomendation on buying hitman (2016) when it's on sale because, coincidentally, this week it was on sale and i bought it.

[@astral2048]

lol I got it for free from Epic games store a while back

[@michaellevitan9427]

@@astral2048 15:05 plenty of videos and views

[@trigger2768]

Thanks for this series man, I've never quite gotten into the Hitman games but after seeing your passion I'm willing to give them a try all over again. Love your stuff, man.

[@ralvepetty3420]

1:43 After yakuza 0 that would not surprise me.

[@papersonic9941]

0/10, no mention of DAWOOD RANGAN In all seriousness, when I first played Mumbai, I remember opening the map and having my jaw hit the floor at the map's size. I know size isn't everything, but man that map is awesome.

[@talkinghoorse6936]

Mumbai Hero was amazing, that kiss scene really blew me away!

[@lssjgaming1599]

My favorite assasination method in Mumbai is the comically oversized fan

[@neine999]

Mumbai also has my favorite Mission Story/Opportunity with the whole Kashmirian thing

[@KhaosAdmiral]

@@lssjgaming1599 same here

[@NickAbc423]

Just wanted to say I really appreciate the work that went into this series. I adore Hitman and I've played every game going back to my CD copy of Codename 47 so seeing someone go back through the series has been great. These are also the first videos of yours I've watched besides the Berserk videos so you've got yourself a fan. Keep up the great work.

[@slamjamcentral]

You have been pumping these out so quickly the past month or so and they’ve all been great! Keep up the good work!

[@astral2048]

Thank you for making this amazing retrospective series... I really thank you. Hitman 2... silent assassin (!?) was my introduction to PC gaming. Although it came out in 2002, I wouldn't get to play it until 2007. Still, I really enjoyed it and as of now I've played all Hitman games to date. You could say I've been a BIG fan of Hitman and IO Interactive and seeing the direction Hitman is headed to is really amazing and really hits me in the feels. After Absolution, I kinda lost hope and thought my favorite series is dead, but seeing how Hitman 2016 was kinda like a "Blood Money 2", really reinvigorated the hope of having the greatest Hitman experience. Hitman 2 was arguably better although I miss the old cutscenes from 2016. Really looking forward to Hitman 3. Already pre-ordered, and I'll be waiting for a "retrospective" on that once it's released!

[@NachozMan]

Hitman 2's ghost mode is such a missed mark and a damn shame we're gonna have to watch it go in Hitman 3. Having the worlds AI line up between both players worlds in terms of where the targets and NPCS are, hell even how they react to what you do, would have made this mode feel way more dynamic and added actual counterplay between the two parties. Since if you couldn't kill the target and didn't wanna risk a sloppy kill, maybe you could somehow cause a distraction to fuck up your friends kill as well.

[@Jaapst]

It is confirmed that there will be no ghost mode in Hitman 3 :(......

[@austinollis7427]

I feel like the mode would be way more fun if both if you both got the kill nobody would get the point that way there would be an incentive to just shooting the target after your opponent got the kill because there was just no reason to not give up on the target if you didn't get the kill.

[@CricetoFunni]

The idea of somehow completely fucking up someone's kill they've been planning by shooting one random guard or throwing a coin is such a missed opportunity.

[@lssjgaming1599]

Can I just say this is my favorite game in the series so far because of the amount of replayability and even after months of not playing the game I will just randomly play it and I will still remember exactly what I need to do and the best strategies. I also really love getting all the weird challenges as they are very creative! I can’t wait for Hitman 3 but I’m not sure if I should get it on PS5 or wait until I build a new PC and get it on there since I want to get a new PC as my old PC is very underpowered and can barely play any newer games. (Btw my favorite new level in Hitman 2 is Haven Island in the DLC and my favorite 2016 level was Sapienza. I guess I just like tropical areas in games)

[@jessicastrike5640]

Love hearing from someone with as much love for the Hitman games as I have! Blood Money was my first game and was later inspired to get contracts and loved the 2016 and 2018 games Maybe the Destroy All Humans franchise next?

[@shredjward]

Fuck that yoshis island briefcase montage got me

[@DavidWaker]

The briefcase music has made my day. Thank you Cvit

[@MrR3TR0]

It would be cool to improve the online, making a Coop Mode

[@muddy3074]

I feel like the ghost mode was a half-step towards proper co-op and that’s why it failed. Not going all the way hurt it

[@ShoXwavee]

That would be unnecessary

[@muddy3074]

@@ShoXwavee what do u mean unnecessary? It’s literally just another game mode

[@ShoXwavee]

@@muddy3074 I would rather prefer if they focused on the main game modes...

[@muddy3074]

@@ShoXwavee am i crazy or is there just 1 gamemode

[@DunkeysLongLostSon]

Nice! I literally just started watching your Codename 47 review today, because I saw all Hitman games were on sale and I hadn't played the first 2.5 games. Great videos

[@Era2Sunrise]

Man you put so much work into these videos and I love them to the moon. YOure like one of the few creators that I rang the bell for.

[@Kisara-ST]

The worst (or best) thing about the Yakuza series is that you never know if what he just joked about would become true or not.

[@arguekayes]

Its really cool to see a company lose alot and still push through just to put out some of their best stuff.

[@kizami3]

Just gonna say this. Listen during the parties on the levels in Hitman 3 when you finally get there. You remember the election going on in the background of Blood Money? They mention the Presidential winner Frank Morgan(who is related to Ken Morgan Target from the first Season) a few times. Nice little kids and references to the past you and I both can appreciate

[@luichinplaystation610]

6:02 I just can't.........is amazing

[@WALKUREX]

Much love. Every time I see your name I think of Clit

[@Jacket430]

Just discovered your channel and binge watched pretty much every video over the course of a few days. Love your vids!

[@GordonFreemanlvr]

Great video hitman 2 is my favorite of the series

[@DaToxicHeraetic]

I just watched all the videos of youe series (except Codename as I never played it) and that is some good and interesting work you did there, thank you.

[@bryantde123]

I really loved this series and your videos as of late. Thank you !

[@michiganjack1337]

They’ve seemingly de-aged 47 in Hitman 3. The redesigned face looks much younger. I would’ve loved a iteration of Ghost mode.

[@jeannecaelum5167]

Me wanting to sleep but then notification for this so it has to wait :D Edit: i would wait this long for the Yakuza Retrospektive!

[@Exigentable]

Love these Cvit, stay inspired brother

[@comixproviderftw_02]

And now... There’s only one more thing to do. A review of the Hitman movie from 2007!

[@etrs]

Or those weird prequel novels to Blood Money and Absolution where 47 crossdresses as an old lady and snipes somebody whilst they're publicly talking on stage (not kidding).

[@sephikong8323]

Still not as bad as the one from 2015 ......

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

I liked it. It actually feels like a Hitman entry unlike the 2015 one.

[@sephikong8323]

@@ChamChamRealSmooth I think the movie had some good ideas but also some pretty bad ones, especially when it came to executing the ideas But the directing was quite good

[@scj643]

I waited a year to get Hitman 3 and it was worth it

[@rayvenkman2087]

Shame we couldn’t fulfill our Spy vs Spy experience through Hitman...

[@hadinasrallah8928]

Always loved your ratchet 2 video and now i finally finished the yakuza 2 video and goddamn I’m addicted to your channel! Much love

[@_Black_]

Can't lie, I'd play yakuza 13. It sounds unironically amazing.

[@jaykemp2861]

Great video but hearing you say "Hawkeye Bay" instead of "Hawkes Bay" made me die inside as a Kiwi.

[@MithrilRoshi]

Loved the videos and replayed them all! Thank you so much! Though likely wont be playing H3 I look forward to the LPs of it. ^^

[@dbkwk9]

9:20 it's been 2 years so you probably know why by now but it isn't an artistic decision. Rather I've heard that it's because Square Enix split with IO Interactive due to the Avengers game. The split led to budget cuts

[@dbkwk9]

Can't post links for proof because KZbin sucks Do you have Discord?

[@zaldorn6128]

Didn't see anyone say this yet so I'm just gonna drop it here: HITMAN 3 is a masterpiece. I was the same with being between HITMAN 2 and blood money for my favorite game but HITMAN 3 just blows them both out of the water. not to mention the nostalgia escalation protocols are a perfect flashback to the missions that defined hitman.

[@Subpar1224]

Honestly I like this game quite a bit because of how quirky/creative it can be with kills Easter eggs etc.

[@TurmoilTom]

Hitman 1: Codename 47 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Hitman 3: Contracts Hitman 4: Blood Money HItman 5: Absolution Hitman 6: Hitman Hitman 7: Hitman 2

[@shroompoleon]

love this video man. the mgs music fits the vibe so much lmao

[@jayharyu927]

That briefcase montage was the funniest shit, period. Have my like

[@maqui1814]

Never played any Hitman games seriously before, but these new ones are actually frickin hilarious. World of Assassination Trilogy blew me away, H2 is one of the best games of 2018 for me.

[@CrookedSkew]

Great retrospective - well done and thanks!

[@Burgnut]

The way you said “200 gigabytes !” Fuckin killed me

[@katanabluejay]

Been waiting for this video If HITMAN 3 is good, then we will have an amazing trilogy

[@blockwearingman]

1:39-1:57 when he actually spoilers the 13th yakuza game

[@carlwheezer2766]

I just bought Hitman 2 on the 3rd and so far it feels really different, so far i've played all the levels SA the one time and ive 100% NY and Haven island because those 2 maps are just amazing (I thought NY would be my favorite but I much prefer Haven) there are a couple differences which have not come into play like fire extinguishers not killing which would be an issue in say the Lyndon Gyration escalation on 2016 but theres new gadgets like the electrocution phone which make up for that. The big difference is it feels like I have a lot less control over the world in H2 over H1 for example if i want an npc to go somewhere in H1 I can just bump into them, place a coin then throw it or you can just spam G and H with a coin and lead npcs anywhere. In Hitman 2 however bumping most npcs doesn't make them look at you, i've had very little success in using the place and throw exploit but it still is a thing just hard to do. For example to get the trapdoor accident in Haven on Ljudmila id normally just lure her over but I tried that for about 20 mins and couldn't get it so I just gave up and did it the right way by KOing portman and shooting the trapdoor when she was on it. For the Epic 1 year exclusive for H3 before owning H2 I was fine with epic since I don't have any steam games and I pretty much just have the free epic games but after trying Steam with H2 I gotta say Its way better so Ill still get H3 on epic but no way am I sticking with epic after that when Steam just feels so much better

[@glossygamer7283]

I adore the game its great to mess around the dialogues are hilarious

[@kuba1-m7i]

Square enix was like a dad. Just left IOI when they promised to go back.

[@locogamingrocker5014]

6:00 to 6:20 for the Briefcase Yoshi's Story montage.

[@TheAandJStudio]

I would play as 80 year old Kiryu. Leave me alone.

[@damiensawyers4133]

Love how both Hitman and Metal Gear have you playing as a clone of sorts

[@EdgePwner]

lol I'll wait for that Yakuza retrospective

[@-thesalemcrow-5941]

The best Hitman game

[@pedrovisgueira]

Just here to remind you that we are waiting for the Hitman 3 review. No pressure tho, take your time, just looking forward to it

[@TigersCheerios]

He's probably gonna wait until they update it more as they've already announced weekly updates throughout February

[@leonpaelinck]

I'm glad they fixed the size problem with the hitman 3 starter pack.

[@archiveangel572]

Your hitman content is top-notch!

[@genatools9750]

I was waiting for this review for so long man!

[@Big-BossX]

I appreciate your choice of back ground music somuch

[@nalivai4862]

By the way, AFAIK, you don't loose silent assassin rating when you are getting spotted in the restricted area, if you was escorted by the guards out of there. The game doesn't show it anywhere, and there is no silent assassin indicator, but there is at least that.

[@sandboxsawyer332]

I never realized that because of the serum that’s why when he talks to npcs in the third game he seems more human

[@thefreelancequeen]

More of the same when the same is fucking unbelievably good is not a bad thing

[@g-man6343]

>changing your colostomy bag DAME DA NE, DAME YO, DAME NA NO YO

[@BattleToaster-jk2vy]

What do we want "Yu-Gi-Oh GX season 3 review" when do we want it now

[@vladimirbrumbaugh8811]

I gotta commend you on these retrospectives man I'm excited to see what say about the rest of the yakuza games

[@Philboh8]

10:41 "depending on how you feel about that game-" excuse me are there people who don't like Hitman: Contracts? Because I will will fight and die on this hill. (The hill being that Hitman: Contracts is a dark horse in gaming in general and is a masterpiece)

[@fsmcas]

It got a lot of hate back then when it was released because people wanted a new game and not just a "DLC" with recylced missions and no big graphical jump. Don't think people still hate it, but back then some did.

[@fsmcas]

@LAW Me neither, just explaining the situation back then. I was one of the people who really liked (and like) it.

[@tylerchristensen1484]

One of the best titles for the PS4 gen, imo.

[@legathar8558]

For the size issue: since all of the levels are technically DLC, you can uninstall every level except for the one you're currently playing in the "Manage my DLC" pop-up in steam, making the size not as much of an issue

[@Nmosiac]

Awesome work on the vid dude

[@Darek_B52]

“Not the best?” I’ll drink to that man. I’m only halfway done with an arc of my own...I just have trouble finding the time to film/record/edit

[@TheSnakemaniac567]

Great as always!

[@xboxpenguin8705]

Please continue the Yakuza retrospective, i loved your video on the first one and this Hitman retrospective

[@stefansuch1588]

Sad for ghost mode. Got to play it ONCE with a friend.

[@andreobastos]

I was going to write this to the Hitman 2016 retrospective but I forgot: You said in the both videos that you would like the minimap to show restricted areas in red. The alpha build of Hitman 2016 had that, but only for your normal suit... There is a lot that they didn't make... Something I would like them to make is the FACE SHOWN IN THE E3 TRAILER back in 2015, they made a guy looking like some sort of psycho or with dementia in 2016 and in H2 they made some sort of old guy with weird looking eyes... and in H3, even if in 2021 the 47 character is making 57 years old they made a teenager looking 47 (yeah, in 2011 he made 47 years old and I don't know how we didn't do anything to celebrate)

[@ghosttoast8610]

He isn’t supposed to age but at the same time they can’t be making him younger

[@barneykenway4767]

This is my 2nd favorite game of all time

[@SomeDude12300]

I recently finished Hitman 2 since I got it on sale. I liked it a lot more than Hitman 2016, and I also would have said my favorite Hitman was Blood Money. I think there's still plenty of room for improvement though, and I may be burned out on Hitman for a long time. I like achievement hunting, so I did all of them in Hitman 2 which required replaying Hitman 2016 again which I appreciated the style, but just got so burned out due to the episodic release and I didn't care for most of the later maps. I did completely miss ghost mode, and had to actually go on reddit to find someone to help me finish Sniper mode. Ghost mode being gone doesn't seem like a big loss to me, as it sounds most fun with friends and if you want to replicate it, you can just hop in a voice chat to get a similar experience. Sniper mode I think is a cool concept, but again doing the achievements burned me out on it, but it did get me to play each level more than twice. So I may get Hitman 3 eventually, and I hope the improvements keep coming, but it may be a few years before I'm ready for more Hitman. Oh and Miami is definitely the best level.

[@fischyfischy7532]

well i didnt really want to sleep

[@wesselvanharrewijn3082]

thank god hitman 3 is way smaller than hitman 2. saves me a lot of problems in the future.

[@Deniz_50]

This is my favorite so far.

[@hajile404]

That briefcase bit killed me

[@thereseclairecreates]

Yessss MGS2 music in the beginning

[@Punable]

I hate how there is no elusive targets in the Mumbai level but the target would either be confusing hard or easy so my feelings are mixed

[@Vaerenn]

Glad this game also came with the Hitman 2016 levels. Never got around to getting those. Damn shame Hitman 3 is gonna be an Epic exclusive though. Probably won't be playing that unless it ever gets a steam release.

[@GuyOnAChair]

Awesome my guy. 👍

[@MetalGearRAY675]

I just want to say this for anyone who might be put off by the size of the game. Cvit said the game was nearly 200Gbs, but seems to have gotten smaller over time. I think that might be overblown due to steam wanting you to have more space than you actually need when you download a game to prevent the hard-drive from being overloaded, and possibly some optimisations. I currently have Hitman 2 with every single piece of DLC that exists installed, all of season 1,patient zero, 2, the expansion pass content, all of it. and my total install is 149gb. without the dlc and season 1, it's only about 60gb.

[@MrSiloterio]

i thought you were just in the intro part of your review and it was actually ending. whole video seems to be a build up to something more comprehensive. still an awesome retrospective though. earned a subscriber here.

[@raavenzen6100]

This is the hitman we all wanted

[@PRsGrabBag]

Yakuza 13 doesn't actually sound that bad tbh