Hitman 3 (Zero Punctuation)

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[@LecherousCthulhu]

Yahtzee they put the last mission on a train so they could "Railroad" you into a certain playstyle...... I will except your disgust in downvotes and comments filled with your disappointment

[@garfoonga1]

yhatsee should change his theme song. Been watching for over a decade, at first it was cool, then kinda nostalgic for when people actually listened to rock and metal, now its more akin to an edgy 8 year olds idea of cool. It's just really an odd fit considering theres probably been one or two metal references in the history of yahtsee, maybe even abandon the idea of theme song all together, it is a convenient way to artificially lengthen your videos, but I'm sure you can do the same with actual content.

[@soulfire5256]

I found the JFK bit they did at the end really entertaining, and was legitimately caught off-guard by the swordfish.

[@aganaom1712]

wait, there's actual story in this game? i was too busy admiring the dedication of an irishman and his journey to stuff the entire population of a small town into a single meat cooler

[@AnakinFury]

What assassin? I didn't see an -gets whacked from beind-

[@Fishcrab]

That was in hitman 2, I thought.

[@noahsvirsky9962]

@@Fishcrab watch his latest hitman video

[@Fishcrab]

@@noahsvirsky9962 nvm, the map is from the old game, but its now in hitman 3

[@harrymontgomery4585]

Is Agent 47 Irish or am I missing something?

[@nicklager1666]

Hearing all those sit com oneliners i think there may be something here for IO if they want to bring the franchise into the sitcom business. Here is Agent 47 with his trusty sidekicks the lethal banana peel and the target seeking briefcase.

[@BroAnarchy]

Ha Ha Ha ! big Bear.

[@derrinerrow4369]

don't forget the fish

[@unluckygamer692]

Now that would make for some killer comedy.

[@MrNoobxs]

They're obviously setting us up for a return of Timoth Oliphant for hitman the movie: here we go again

[@thexinventor47]

Every target would be a special guest star

[@carbodude5414]

I love how popular the mansion level was that many people wanted a detective game based of it

[@q-tip4723]

Let's face it: 47 would be the perfect detective if he wasn't an assassin.

[@pauloandrade925]

@@q-tip4723 He definitely would cause hes got pretty much 0 emotion which is the best thing a detective can have imo

[@justjuniorjaw]

@@pauloandrade925 Don't need money or fame, just get the contract done and dusted.

[@pauloandrade925]

@@justjuniorjaw yup

[@Aliens1337]

Maybe IO can get a licensee to make a Sherlock Holmes game, like how they are doing James Bond.

[@blastinus3714]

You know it's a fun review when the outro skit is Agent 47 killing John F Kennedy with a giant swordfish and it makes perfect sense.

[@glittalogik]

Fun outro-related fact I found out 10 minutes before watching this: the first 'bullet-proof' kevlar umbrella was owned by French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Apparently by the end of his term he was so unpopular that getting pelted with various projectiles was a fairly common occurrence.

[@polishrocker93]

Hitman always had a sense of humor. The fact this game can be serious one moment and then seconds later lets you dress as a clown slapping everyone with a fish is one of my favorite things about the game. Blood money had silly moments too.

[@omarsheriff51]

Word

[@thechevyferrari9559]

Yeah if you go at HItman with a pure serious viewpoint, it doesn't work. It's a bit like a kooky crazy sandbox game of possibility *dressed up like* a serious assassination narrative. And it works. And I love it.

[@abdullahahmad4239]

That's false. The games were always serious. Sure ,you got "silly" point but they were never the focus or forefront

[@polishrocker93]

@@abdullahahmad4239 you are twisting my words. I never said the games are overall silly, I said, and I quote “Hitman always had a sense of humor” which is undeniably true. The awesome thing about the games is that each player can interpret them how they want. So you shouldn’t be so set on changing others view points on a single player experience. Just saying 🤷‍♂️

[@labyrinthine]

@@polishrocker93 i have nothing to add other than i love the gy!be pfp

[@redking1851]

"one unhorrifying toilet cubicle at a BART station" as a Bay Area Native I can say with confidence that doesn't exist.

[@Hondavid.]

I was gonna say, finding that is akin to finding a unicorn, that effort is better used shitting outdoors in a carpet furiously making eye contact.

[@jasonwhitacre4172]

i felt personally attacked by this reference.

[@BrokeBob]

Every story I have from BART involves urine in some way

[@Omagadam1]

@@rockyroad7247 you've taken 10 psychic damage

[@cogspace]

​@Cara SaluscThis is a regional thing, not a national thing. The "ART" in "BART" simply means "Area Rapid Transit" so yeah, it comes up frequently in English speaking places, especially since those letters can also often stand for other related words like "Airport", "Rail", and "Train". Since you wrote "nappies" (in the US we call them diapers) and the Luton DART line is still under construction I'll guess you're referring to the Dublin Area Rapid Transit network. In the US we have a DART rail network in Dallas, Texas and probably others.

[@EpicWin1337]

So he liked it enough to replay it multiple times to explore varied missions then did challenge runs? Its probably got a challenge down pat.

[@necromech_]

you need to invent your own challenge in it. the game is easy, since you can just knock out infinite npcs at no penalty to your rating, so the true challenge and enjoyment comes from planning out a route to kill your target with an impractical weapon, without knock outs. personally, Hitman is at its best when the mission is easy to complete on its own, but with crazy challenges that encourage thought and planning. this Hitman just has a list of boxes to check in terms of "challenge". In summary, its a good game, held back by poor challenges, too binary of a rating system, and always online.

[@patheticbread6861]

@@Vincent_Beers Dude what are you talking about? hitman has by far some of the best replay ability in any game hell that’s the whole point of mission mastery.

[@matthewteo3111]

@@patheticbread6861 You do realise that's exactly what Vincent said, right?

[@tipps8311]

@@matthewteo3111 his last sentence literally said it has minimal replay value.

[@allansolano5587]

@@matthewteo3111 he said without contracts mode and the mode is aside from the challenges you get for assassinate on a certain way the characters in the story that is amother thing than the guiding story missions the contracts mode is where you kill anyone with any method or suit and then upload it. So people play it

[@kanishkasarkar9255]

Hey at least the guards check you for concealed arms about as enthusiastically as Yahtzee reviewing a new AAA game.

[@borismuller86]

*guard watches me walk into a bush, drop seventeen guns and then come over to be frisked* “This guy seems harmless.”

[@alexnoman1498]

I still haven't figured out what these guards actually detect, because 9 crowbars are fine for whatever reason...

[@nerdineverythingnerdinnoth4984]

@@alexnoman1498 all the illegal items (You see that in the inventory).

[@borismuller86]

@@nerdineverythingnerdinnoth4984 so scissors are illegal but a crowbar is fine. Makes sense 😂

[@Richard-sy1ej]

@@borismuller86 I'm a mechanic, therefore it is okay for me to have a hammer on the soccer field.

[@themilo1567]

It´s nice to see Yatzhee actually somewhat enjoyed this one. And, yeah, I do agree that the game tends to only really come alive after you do the opportunities. I personally tend to enjoy them if only because they tend to reveal a lot about the victim and learning about them is half of the fun for me, but they do tend to be a bit less satisfying than killing the victim using your own strategy. I hope they add more stuff like the suit only challenges in the next sequel. Since that is where the game tends to be at its most interesting in my opinion. Also, the Hitman games actually make a lot more sense if you ignore the story and assume you are not actually playing as Agent 47 killing people. But are actually a demon in hell forcing your victims to relive the day of their death in increasingly more convoluted manners.

[@vladthelad7298]

This just in, io has just revealed that in fact 47 is the devil and nothing mattered. Fans overjoyed

[@Kris-wo4pj]

think thats why fans made hitman roulette its just more fun to mess around with the assassinations. Like ya gotta kill one dude with a screwdriver that lady with poison and the last guy with a fish on the paris level dressed as a vampire magician.

[@harrygoad329]

Who's willing to bet that guy who kept hassling for the Huniepop review will be back to hassle for Huniepop 2?

[@christophergreensides1410]

Probably not, it will be you this time.

[@Arcus-1337]

considering huniepop 2 sucks i hope he doesnt have to slog through it

[@SuperStryker2788]

@Nogilthazaa yes.....thats the point

[@jcace13]

It's just more of Hitman 1 and 2? Great, that's exactly what I want.

[@igorpolyakov4113]

@@Vincent_Beers Especially since it's currently not available on Steam, only EGS.

[@maxwell9561]

hitman 2 with better level design

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@Vincent_Beers hitman 1 and 2 were tiny when they first game out. they just feel bigger cuz they both got 2 dlcs, a mini game, multiplayer mode and all those free addons and targets that IOI will slowly churn out in the next yr or 2 for hitman 3.

[@TheDilettante]

As a man who frequented BART toilets, I would like to know which magical toilet 9 3/4 Yahtzee found.

[@TransDrummer1312]

After watching Dunkey cheese his way through the game with nothing but a wet floor sign, I will never look at this series the same way again lmao.

[@VROSHARD]

I legitimately just started playing it like a cover shooter like most stealth games I play after I get caught I just full on kill everyone and get to the end , while the game tells me why I shouldn’t have done that expect dishonored I full stealth those games love those games lol

[@appelofdoom8211]

I'll never look at it the same way after RT k.o'd and entire town just to put them into a meatlocker and try to blow it up to kill them all at the same time. With a rubber duck. While dressed as a clown. While katamari damacy music plays for part of it.

[@volmaaraldovahkiin5346]

@@appelofdoom8211 Hell. Bedbananas. That is all I need to say.

[@etangbose4755]

Love the pfp Metallica forever

[@lowcostfish]

I'll never look at it the same after Jerma walked in circles for 25 minutes yelling about cement

[@HaydenBirch]

Everytime I hear a zero punctuation intro I'm head banging doesn't matter what time it is haha.

[@sneakyskunk1]

Well now I want a Hitman game where Yahtzee is the voice of Agent 47.

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

I would actually LOVE a Freedom Fighters sequel or at least remaster. Sure, it IS something of a power fantasy about America fighting evil similar to another Call of Duty, but it's not my fault the gameplay was so fun

[@Andystuff800]

Keep the gameplay but make the freedom fighters fight America.

[@RichardBardellNZ]

Same

[@RichardBardellNZ]

I suspect it would play like Ghost Recon Break point or Wildlands

[@jesusistheonlygodamen3406]

Such a good game. The squad system was gooooood

[@darthpasta3056]

The Poirot throwing someone off a balcony killed me

[@micuu1]

Were you the one he threw off?

[@sebastianzebrak6548]

The part of Hitman that I liked so much is finding out the mission story for yourself, and solving the puzzle using your knowledge of the game’s mechanics.

[@nejitentenlee21]

This trilogy of Hitman games are the only games I can think of that I enjoy both playing myself and watching other people play,

[@gilsercrow3590]

I always go for at least silent assassin in my first playthrough of each level and I generally do avoid mission stories and I have a blast. Then I go for suit only silent assassin and then I try to do it on master where you only have 1 save. I do agree that the mission stories make it too easy though. It’s like it gives you the assassination on a fancy platter.

[@courier6960]

I feel like mission stories would be a lot better if they were much more vague (like they point you to a conversation that two NPC’s are having, then to a general location of interest instead of “find x to do y” (with a marker pointing to exactly where you can find x)

[@borismuller86]

Thing is; they’re completely optional. Newer players will appreciate the game showing you how to do stuff, and obviously experienced players don’t need that.

[@gilsercrow3590]

@@courier6960 yeah you can turn off the marker btw manually in the options but that may be too extreme of a solution. I do prefer having the markers off though.

[@courier6960]

@@borismuller86 The problem with that though is that you are required to complete the mission stories for challenges / mastery experience (the mastery experience being essential for getting unlocks)

[@polishrocker93]

@@courier6960 then you can always do the mission stories after you played the game your way. This game thankfully gives players options, unlike absolution which dumbed it down for everyone, including the hardcore fans

[@jordankolb5967]

I feel like Yahtzee would enjoy these games way more if he just turned off mission stories. Personally, I find the game way more fun and puzzle-like that way

[@bogmanhimself4656]

yeah homie just needs to remove more of the HUD and turn off the tips

[@selenamcmurray605]

Probably just breezed through on Casual difficulty.

[@stevieboyXI]

2:07 7 times if you count the movies.

[@vladimirlestrad3120]

Shh, we don’t acknowledge those.

[@tredbobek]

@@vladimirlestrad3120 The first one (2007) was pretty good, considering how bad video game based movies are generally. The second hitman movie... yeah, we don't acknowledge that

[@jordanj809]

Another modern Hitman game. Not very innovative and slightly lacking in content but extremely polished and engaging if you try hard enough. I am okay with this

[@baalrog887]

"not very innovative" says the person with the Assassin's Creed logo as their display picture. It's a bit pots and pans eh?

[@jordanj809]

@@baalrog887 I haven’t played any of the Assassin’s Creed games in almost 7 years. I don’t see the point of that comparison

[@baalrog887]

@@jordanj809 I was just making a witty observation for comedic effect, I don't really care what other people do or don't play, whatever makes someone happy is fine with me.

[@jordanj809]

@@baalrog887 I see

[@patrikmiles9342]

Saying it lacks in content is kind of hilarious honestly.The levels are so huge and thiers so much to see and that's not even including all the challenges and reaching max mastery in each location

[@mityakiselev]

But the most important question still remains unanswered: how does the fucking briefcase work

[@kidkangaroo5213]

spoilers: it doesn't

[@RealRushinRussian]

You put katanas or fully assembled sniper rifles in it. What's there to answer? :) And if you're gonna question how stuff even fits in it then my thirty irons and bricks from Mumbai stored in my left breast pocket will want to have a word with you.

[@kylerivera3470]

It's a throwable, non-lethal weapon that you automatically drop whenever you want to do something else and can't carry up ladders or across ledges.

[@ed_vilon668]

It's like a Pokeball or your pockets. Does it make sense? Fucking no, it doesn't. XD

[@kidkangaroo5213]

@@RealRushinRussian i think OP brought up the briefcase because of the infamous glitch in Hitman 2, where it was heat-seeking and followed people to the ends of the earth. I assume they are familiar with how putting stuff in a briefcase works

[@ts25679]

Makes me think that maybe IOI should release a counter-narrative game where you actually play as the famous detective from the Dartmoor level and you have to try and work out how the target was killed and by whom then investigate the ICA. The difficulty modes would be reflected by the star rating system at the end of the Hitman missions and if you seed your game with a friends gamer tag you get to play against their 47.

[@Gigawolf1]

Mission stories are like level-specific tutorials that let you explore before SASO/kill-em-all runs

[@samhatfield5898]

The dog shitting on the carpet bit made me actually laugh out loud. A rare accomplishment during solo viewings, well done sir.

[@MINI_JasperJunior]

At least Toffee got some chocolate raisins I guess. 🤷‍♂️

[@mitchwilliamson5552]

Are... you glad a dog could be eating chocolate?

[@fromthelostdays]

@@mitchwilliamson5552 And raisins are even more toxic for dogs than most chocolate (it takes about 3ozs of baking chocolate to poison a 50lb dog, 2-3ozs of raisins to cause renal failure in one). Not a good candy for them in any way.

[@mitchwilliamson5552]

@@fromthelostdays wasn't aware of that one, I'll keep that in mind.

[@greatgoblin3065]

"Hitman3." Man named 3: *nervous sweating*

[@RatelHBadger]

Why hit 3, what did he ever do to you?

[@KeithFraser82]

Officer: "Fire at will!" William: *concern*

[@RatelHBadger]

@@KeithFraser82 What did Will ever do to you?

[@sibanbgd100]

Hitwoman and Hitchild 3 as well

[@manavsridharan3811]

I remember playing the Paris level and giggling with joy after pushing one target onto the other from the roof of the damn palace. Series has come a long way.

[@shbs0819]

That BART reference. I got it since I’ve lived in the area my whole life, but I’m curious how many people’s heads that went over.

[@ActionPackedJack]

I mean, I've never been there, but it sounds like he's talking about public restrooms being gross on public transportation. Chicago doesn't have bathrooms at its train stations, but my imagination can fill in the blanks just fine.

[@KillahMate]

Never been, but it's not hard to figure it out from context.

[@uptown710]

I work for the subways in NYC... there’s a reason most of those bathrooms are closed.

[@collinmiller4721]

Omg. I just realized I want a James Bond RPG (a JRPG if you will). I want classic FF-esc sprites and power ups like martinis. You can build a party of Bond girls and drive a chocoBond car.

[@organicprozac2490]

The best way to play the newest Hitman trilogy is turn off all the assists! You actually have to think to solve the giant puzzles set for you and fully explore the maps to find all the pieces. Sure it takes waaaaaaaay longer but it’s so satisfying when you figure it out!

[@ShoXwavee]

So no instincts and mission story guide?

[@organicprozac2490]

@@ShoXwavee Exactly. Makes the whole experience very challenging, granted, but a lot more stimulating than just following pretty colours and timing moves past guards.

[@necromech_]

suprised there was no mention of "always online" in a singleplayer game. just like how the servers went down for Absolution a few years back, the same could happen to this, and then all mastery progression would be locked out to players.

[@Nadie47]

Absolution went offline because of the Square Enix drama. Otherwise managing hitman servers are as easy as managing a school website.

[@bzeffer]

I have been watching these for almost 9 years and they haven't gotten old yet

[@maydaymemer4660]

A sandbox game is more fun as a sandbox? Who knew

[@xscaliersolid1194]

Here's an idea IOI, what about a Hitman game around Agent 47 having to masquerade as a target to act as a counter-assassin for multiple missions - sneakily luring your would-be killers into situations where you can quietly dispose of them without compromising your cover. For an added challenge, throw in a couple of missions where you also have to kill the target you need to pretend to be.

[@dylaxiusmccoy]

Considering how often 47 finds himself fighting against his own assassin organization, I'm amazed they haven't done this yet.

[@thechevyferrari9559]

The Assassin's Creed: Rogue of Hitman.

[@smrenshaw]

IOI? Are you listening? I want another Freedom Fighters game!

[@AdrianColley]

"Getting caught removing a waiter's trousers in a laundry room" is much more of a Murder She Wrote storyline.

[@Miki90Mar]

Oh man i would love a new Freedom Fighters, or at least a remake!

[@NekoiNemo]

They call him Ben "I swear i'm not an EGS shill" Crosshaw

[@FluxSynth]

Hit man 3 in a nutshell. Full game priced hit man 2 dlc that is extremely inconvenient to own.

[@matthew1882]

I mean Hitman 2 was basically Hitman 1 DLC and yeah replaying missions you own is a hassle but I'm just glad we got a complete trillogy and an upward trend in quality.

[@RG001100]

@@user-xsn5ozskwg why in this case?

[@timogul]

I came to this after watching another of Outside Xbox's great "three ways to play" videos. Andy does the stealthy ghost kills, Jane does some creative but typically a bit more chaotic runs, and Mike just stumbles through the entire thing running from guards and killing random bystanders as the case may be.

[@robgraham5697]

And now I have XTC singing 'The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead' in my brain.

[@Raptor302]

For this game, I tried something new. The first time I play a mission, no reloads. I either succeed or die. This led to a much more organic (and satisfying) playthrough.

[@StealthyZombie]

It’s the best way. I typically explore the map to its fullest first run. Not caring what happens, just experimenting & exploring. Second run is then SA/SO.

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

I’d actually spunk on a frog, for a freedom fighters revive!

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

@@magicmon it wasn’t much, but that gave me a smile 😂

[@Matuse]

Wow, I completely forgot to call the service guy about my pit of rotating knives. Thanks Yahtz!

[@nejinaji]

Please freedom fighters 2. The game had the best squad mechanics.

[@PunkRockMohawk]

It didn't...

[@nejinaji]

@@PunkRockMohawk how not. Three buttons and you could quickly set everyone up how you wanted

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

Missed opportunity to have Agent 47 on the grassy knoll.

[@xelldincht8149]

honestly i would rather play a James Bond Hitman clone. EA and Activision had the rights to make James Bond video games and all they did were FPS game

[@alvinostsidilas6596]

IO interactive got licencing for Bond and announced couple months ago they are currently working on just that. Could be 3 years away from now.

[@polishrocker93]

Well IOI is making the next 007 game, so your wish is granted

[@thechevyferrari9559]

It could be fun to go around and collect information from people, too, explore that side instead of the wacky variety of assassination methods (which I love). Also, it'll probably be Suit Only but with a lot more range of hostility than safe and trespassing. I'm really curious where they go with it.

[@My_Naginta]

If they truly make a 007 game similar to GoldenEye I'll be salivating at the thought merc'ing my nephews the way my older brothers did me

[@frostsoul4199]

i think you're forgetting about Everything or Nothing, which was basically Gears of War before Gears of War was a concept, plus some stealth and unique gadgets.

[@MobCat_]

wait a sec... tuna flavored after shave? not tuner scented after shave? Who taste tests the after shave then? I don't think its good for you or the sharks to eat after shave >__

[@abloogywoogywoo]

3:40 Yahtzee's impression of 47 is 100% accurate.

[@owen1079]

Don't know if I can speak for anyone else, but I'm still disappointed we never got a sequel to Freedom Fighters and would love if they made one! I played through it again a year ago on my original Xbox and it was still a lot of fun!

[@Dionysus24779]

Usually not an achievement hunter, but completing all challenges of a level is very fun in the modern Hitman trilogy and adds a ton of replayability. It really encourages you to do some stuff you would never do otherwise because it might seem too impractical to you.

[@phrophetsamgames]

I mean honestly I disagree with Yahtz on the mission stories. I love uncovering the different layers of characters, plots and stuff in each mission. Also 47's dialogue is absolutely hilarious.

[@shenmeowzo]

If you haven't played Hitman 3 in VR you haven't played Hitman 3. It is fucking game changing.

[@nightcatarts]

I think the Escalations are the best bit of these new Hitman games. They keep ramping up the tension & force you to be increasingly creative, whilst testing your knowledge of the maps. Sadly, I just found out that they don't have any VR support, so fingers crossed that changes along with the arrival for a PC VR version.

[@robgreene5666]

The mission stories are by far the best parts of the levels actually. Just turn the hints off so that you actually have to explore the level to discover them. It makes the whole experience so much more rewarding rather than following sign posts to the next part of the objective.

[@Gunman610]

At a BART station? It's been a while since Australia, eh?

[@allclevernamesgone]

You should play Hitman without hints/guides on. With guides it's just a video game but without the guides it's an amazing rewarding experience.

[@15oClock]

The Hitman games of late have spent a long time perfecting the assassination mechanics that they've given up on story. The question then becomes which is more important, which is why we play the games and if the absence of the story is enough to condemn the games.

[@omarsheriff51]

To be frank story in Hitman was never the point, and was never really good.

[@patheticbread6861]

@@omarsheriff51 I mean really, people need to stop acting like the old Hitman games are god in his purest form. they were good, but they were not on the level of the new trilogy.

[@omarsheriff51]

@@patheticbread6861 It's called nostalgia. People will forgive everything and conveniently ommit flaws from old games. AI was terrible priori to blood money, and the controls were pretty horrific, even for their time.

[@numberjuan5837]

Chocolate .... raisins? *Visible disgust*

[@TungstenArm]

I hope they do a female hitman in the future games, just for varied disguises. After only being able to disguise as men for ages, it would be a good way to shake up the formula.

[@AverageGamerGuyPlays]

Yahtzee’s template of Agent 47 may be my favourite character template.

[@S0undCr3w]

What Hitman game are you playing? Hitman 3 is about a guy who dresses up as a clown and goes around throwing soda cans at everyone

[@retropulse03]

I'm glad the Hitman story is so throw away. The beauty of this game is the wide wide world of wonderful murder simulation. All you need is a location, NPCs, and tools. Best series of all time.

[@Momohhhhhh]

Couldn't agree more about the mission stories; there's an option to disable the waypoints for them so that you still have to explore the meticulously designed maps rather than let yourself be railroaded through the game, and I think it should really be on (waypoints disabled) by default. That way you might naturally come across one or two of them yourself and still feel like you did something on your own. That said, the game encourages you to check them all off if you want to "fully complete it," and that's when I realized I was no longer having fun with them. The game is at its best when you're first discovering each mission, and frankly gets boring by the time you're monotonously waiting for your targets to do certain things so that you can check off the mission stories. Fair enough, though, fully completing anything is usually pretty tedious, and you get a good amount of engaging gameplay before that boredom sets in, so it could be a lot worse. Most of the challenge is self-made: if you opt to attempt a suit only, silent assassin clear of each mission, then mission stories are entirely off the table and the game feels totally different. On the opposite end, if you choose to run through the levels gunning everyone down then your only penalty is getting a score of 0. The game is not difficult to "beat," but players not keen on tailoring the difficulty themselves won't get much out of it.

[@mattvoelker241]

as soon as i saw the two bullet dodges at the end, my brain just said "Fish" and sure enough...

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

Hit man 3: The return of the frozen cod fillets

[@taerikee]

Solid Johnny Cash reference right at the end

[@mollystewart740]

I'll admit, I initially had to check to make sure this wasn't a repost after seeing the title

[@9313James]

I'm surprised Yahtz didn't mention the Berlin episode, which has no Mission Stories. It's my favourite in the series.

[@ryanjones_rheios]

Just now realized one of the guys from Red Letter Media is in the intro commercial as a creator. Probably cus of Space Cop

[@armchairgravy8224]

Shot a man in Reno just to get the achievement. Well played, old chap.

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

Only Yahtzee could tell a JFK assassination joke and it ends up not being "too soon"

[@BaranZenon]

I would not be mad, if they would make an sequel to Freedom Fighters :3

[@thelastflyingyete5391]

Yatz review the new Persona

[@mangosweets7836]

Security guards leave the room I need some time with my new best friend would you like to admire my new pit of rotating knives. omfg that shit had me ballin.

[@sonofagroove]

2:54 I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "tay-uh-TAH-mee," Yahtz.

[@barthvader95]

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[@maxwell9561]

ngl that jfk joke at the end made me chuckle

[@coconuthead1361]

I'd actually be interested in another Kane and Lynch, it sucked as a game but was actually pretty compelling as a piece of art

[@KryptKicker5]

Still haven’t topped Blood Money

[@minakoaino3917]

It's like playing Shadow Tactics with only one character instead of five.

[@lrmcatspaw1]

My burning question is why is gasoline burning when I flame myself.

[@ThrottleKitty]

If they wanted to borrow an IP to play off their Hitman experience, they should have done a Dexter game! Just focus on the first season....

[@user-ux4gu2lh8c]

I agree with all the mission stories sucking. I always avoid the scripted easy kill objective markers, and just run around and find my own way to do it.

[@mikethewordsmith4263]

I still say nothing beats tracking down the shady operators of a world-influencing organization, squaring off, and taking them out with a fish.

[@MrEnriqueag]

VR? this game has VR suport for all the missions...

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Still remember the 2016 Hitman, where Yahtzee gave Agent 47's avatar a mouth. That was a surreal experience.

[@iaintb8]

I for one would love a freedom fighters remaster or reboot. That game kicked ass despite some clunky mechanics and telegraphed story beats

[@יוגבמיצנגנדלר]

this channel is like a time travel to 2014, but they have a time travel too and do reviews about recent games.

[@1101Archimedes]

3:49 I dream of the day I can work this response into a casual conversation. Maybe with my mother.

[@manishpandey5013]

I watch Zero Punctuation Reviews at 2x Speed.

[@sibanbgd100]

We got a badass over here

[@harlekingnapmaster3986]

Ah, my favorite murder weapon The swordfish

[@00blaat00]

Had to re-watch the intro, the volume wasn't set to 11.

[@finalninju6021]

Love this series. It's used the same story multiple times but the gameplay and missions absolutely make it

[@LOZFFVII]

Haven’t played Hitman 3 yet, but one of my favourite things in this series was pulling off “silent assassin”, “suit only” and “sniper assassin” all in one go in the Miami level. It took hours and lots of thrown briefcases, but it was worth it.

[@lucariolps277]

You can also do that in marakesh. Great fun knocking out the entire basement and Tunnel and then luring both down there

[@crazyyenii]

What I'm getting is we need more murder style jokes and puns

[@G0LD3NF1RE]

Can't agree enough with the situation being the worst part, they are really well made and funny sure, but they really limit your options if you want to assassinate targets without having your hand held. There are a billion people with eyes in every direction so you kinda have to do a situation to get the target somewhere safe (or not so safe i guess) That is if you don't want to throw pennies around all the time.