Holiday Specialtacular 2017: Hitsmas

We take another stab at 2016's GOTY, Hitman!
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[@TypicalJeff]

3 hours of pure joy. I love Giant Bomb and I love you all. Let's go on this journey together.

[@WickedRibbon]

Hitman truly is the gift that keeps on giving :) Hope you guys have a fantastic new year!

[@xpantherx]

I appreciate starting the video with an LCD Soundsystem drop

[@jebus9001]

Took a second but I totally got it. Props to Jeff.

[@Vub.]

I love how every hitmas Dan always laughs so hard each time a person gets hit in the face. Never gets old to him. Never change Dan.

[@onlinetuna]

I miss this so much

[@KaoZorri]

I like how Brad eludes suspicion as he changes into Chef, and then proceeds to immediately blow his cover pointlessly while yelling "Let me play the game!"

[@spoogtastic]

HAPPY HITSMAS EVERYONE!!!!

[@Armaan8014]

Rich LeClaire happy hitsmas!

[@DanishingAct]

Can't believe I skipped this. Absolutely love when everyone gets together.

[@necomata105]

I'm hearing good things about Chef Fireaxe.

[@schumacherenator]

Guy Fieraxe, taking you to murder town

[@mikeditlevsen]

Silent Assassin... Damn dude, that play... After watching Brad, then seeing easymode Dan... OMG the fun is never-ending.

[@Barchettas]

I love how Brad says "Let me play the game" When last year he told everyone how to play the whole time and got all of them killed.

[@dillonderoche4050]

That is Brad in a nutshell

[@TPubbie]

Feel like shit, just want them back.

[@andrewr880]

I love these, but as someone that played a lot of Hitman this is really frustrating lol

[@xitelmaster]

There is a battleaxe in Sapienza, it's embedded in the wall in the old tower with the cannons on it. I can see why they wouldn't remember it though, it's super out of the way.

[@michaelandhansen]

they actually came back for more Hitsmas, the absolute madmen

[@Nagittchi]

Hoping for another Sheikh Zanzibar moment.

[@flat3016]

Nagittchi Chef Ninja Star is a close second.

[@dudeglove]

The Shoemaker Assassination The Ryckert Rumble The Russell Retribution

[@DJcs187]

The Caravella Catastrophe

[@supremebuffalo6322]

Are these all Escalation contract titles? Hahaha I think Brad's attempt at the beginning was called 'The Shoemaker Shitstorm'

[@ADekuKid]

I like The Shoemaker Showdown and The Caravella Conundrum myself.

[@ElyskeTheDonut]

Can we get a shout out to IO for putting in dropped costume icons 41:56

[@musa4539]

yeah lets give a quick shoutout to Christina Applegate

[@KentPittsburgh]

Saw there was a Hitsmas episode this year and it took my breath away for a second with excitement.

[@BSMixi]

You know, I really wouldn't mind IO making something like this as an official mode in Hitman.

[@christianmlj1767]

Ben Brodie It would be awesome if it was a randomized daily challenge or something.

[@press_x_tojason]

Sadly, they don't like people modding the game to add this stuff, and they'll never add it.

[@mbwun5]

This might be the best Giant Bomb video of 2017! It was amazing!

[@MichaelCutts7]

“I killed a lot of people” -Dan Rykert , 2017

[@gtb08]

Man oh man I haven't laughed so fucking hard since last hitsmas, dan started like a fucking legend.

[@supremebuffalo6322]

22:12 they were SO close to a fire axe and they didn't find it... When she said "are we sure it's in the level?" I almost cried hahaha

[@TheDavePrem]

My new fav holiday tradition

[@prestondean2938]

the ending to Abby's session was nothing short of amazing

[@Choteron3]

Took him 1 : 30 hours, but i cant believe that Brad did it. Also, would be more fun a different map for each giant bomb member.

[@timemachine7676]

There is a battle axe on the Sapienza map. Go up the tower in the castle ruins and look around very carefully. It is extremely well-hidden.

[@Conchobhar]

Brad's run is a ninety minute nailbiter.

[@LordHershebel]

THREE HOURS, HERE GO WE BOYS AND GIRLS!

[@Skeithyy]

Oh sweet fancy Moses. Three hours of Hitsmas? Christmas just happened but has already come again!

[@Silver_Warden]

My prayers have been answered. Happy Hitsmas.

[@DavidChong]

Brad's run...just wow

[@Clipeuh]

just wanted to say thank you for all the content this year. we love you guys.

[@Cyrribrae]

I loved Brad's entire run, the section with the virus (he hasn't left the room as of this writing yet) has made me punch my computer. He had done everything perfectly right, could have gotten away scott free, and he chooses the most unnecessarily useless and risky method to accomplish his goal and then stares at the task for a minute. And everyone else told him to do it that way!?! WHAT?! lol... shoulda listened to Vinny the whole way through (btw, kinda my personal theme for the GOTY discussions this time around haha)

[@aboltron6194]

Brad with the best Hitman run I've ever seem

[@TheCthultist]

The best time of the year again!

[@eljesus788]

An LCD sound system reference within the first minute? Glory be!

[@Metalteeth9]

We heard that Jeff!

[@brian-yy9dd]

its kind of weird that jeff likes lcd right?

[@eljesus788]

Nope. Makes sense.I thought jeff WAS james murphy. For years, i thought this guy had some serious disestablishmentarianist range.

[@press_x_tojason]

Nothing less weird in the world.

[@tommy71995]

I loved this so much.

[@TurboNemesis]

If only there were a very obvious indicator somewhere onscreen showing you when guys were about to walk in on you. some kind of minature map that might mark the location of objects of interest. shame that video game tech hasnt progressed that far.

[@TurboNemesis]

Brad is so shook by every little thing. Even when he was in the room with the virus he still stands there, paralyzed with fear over hitting a button and walking out of a room

[@GilbertDeer]

They play this so haphazardly and I love it

[@GilbertDeer]

If Dan doesn't stop eating on mic and talking with his mouth full, I'm gonna send 47 after him.

[@nickd7036]

This needs to happen up close....for you, Silvio.

[@KilgoreTrout317]

This video is fucking legendary.

[@hotdog-nq3kz]

This....is all I wanted for christmas

[@Qwayzar]

Sponsored by Sheik Zanzibar's Peanut Butter Bars!

[@MichaelCutts7]

Sniper Joe “Taste as sharp as an Axe in the face”

[@tissot233]

It will surprise you and leave you hanging!

[@Galacticbraindentist]

Brad’s run is INCREDIBLE

[@LukenszMk]

Just finished watching the 2016 one - let's go in again.

[@ryangrace8576]

Merry Hitsmas 2021!

[@nickd7036]

I need to go back and watch all of those quick looks because I have no idea how to play this game, even with the tutorials and hints turned on.

[@kryzstof6423]

This is a good video game

[@evnerbinko]

The only GB content “I” need

[@Alab4sterMusic]

There it is!!!

[@TheGrizNation]

Dan's run in the lab is exactly how you do not want to do it lol

[@ThatOneDudeNick]

I appreciate Jeff's Clipse reference at 8:31

[@MutatedGuy]

Holiday spectacular is awesome

[@Macho_Fantastico]

Brad's performance was genuinely impressive.

[@Fizbigibbins]

GiantBomb Xmas Sponsored by Chicken in a Biskit.

[@aichpvee]

Mexico Rules Hitman is the best!

[@TwodeeTwodimensional]

Took me 5 minutes to realize that Alex was there.

[@northernspade1727]

Same. Though tbf it looked like he was dealing with a personal issue or something during Brad's run which is why he left at the end of it and why he kept looking down at his phone.

[@mo0man]

I only noticed when I read this comment

[@dogwhimper1929]

i just did the same run that brad did with the same stipulations that brad had and beat it in 25 minutes lol.

[@DeskieFam]

Abby's run was amazing. She just dumped on fools in the lab.

[@b0x0r97]

How has this mode not been properly implemented into the game yet?

[@MrIsaac95]

Eduardo Chaidez theres a contracts mode that basically allows u to do this

[@evam2650]

seriously 3 hours of giant bomb at their best

[@boredmonkee]

This was amazing

[@gamesgrave9180]

great stream

[@dudeglove]

That's a whole different can of beans

[@csiwatcher2]

Man I know he's just playing the game but Brad overthinks things a lot. I mean it worked, he was successful but man there were a lot of minutes he was just standing there looking around.

[@TheAtmonauti]

Remind me to NEVER fuck with Brad Shoemaker. Merry Hitsmas everyone!

[@fightingfoos]

Brad thinks he knows so much about this game but he’s no better at it than the rest of them. During her run when she asked about the telescope assassination, it would have actually been incredibly useful to her and would bring Silvio right to her but Brad said it wouldn’t help so she never discovered it. I think they guided her too much. She also could have zoomed in with the rifle using up on d-pad or slowed time by slowly squeezing the trigger while aiming (a new feature). It would’ve helped a little but I don’t know who could have made such a hard shot. They need to get in the habit of just destroying the plane while they’re in the lab. Then there’s nothing to worry about in terms of targets leaving the map. She could have lured Silvio to the observatory, subdued him there, then went to get the hazmat disguise and shot him on the floor.

[@flat3016]

Payday huh?

[@Dinolactate]

Is alex okay?

[@stockicide]

Abby's run started off slow, but what an ending.

[@Armaan8014]

I am ready for this

[@mikelamb2504]

love this series but brad absolutely sucks at this game for claiming to play it a lot, they make this game look so much more difficult than it actually is

[@RighteousGlory0325]

lol dan still has no idea how to play hitman

[@MasterWGS]

I *NEED* Jeff's sweater.

[@BlazeyHero]

Holy shit Brad, holy shit

[@woodyfentress]

Loved the run, Abby!! You were so close!!!

[@Vub.]

Nextlander, Jeff Gerstman Show, and the current Giant Bomb can't come close to this type of entertainment. There is something about them all being in the same room feeding off of each other's energy. The gaming together on zoom just doesn't make the special moments. I miss this era of Giant Bomb so much.

[@RockBottomRiser21]

17:35 lmao!

[@logarhythmic6859]

Brad's run is so frustrating. Like 90% spinning the camera around standing still, while overreacting to absolutely everything.

[@GasKasOnFire]

No sheik sneek this year. :^(

[@21_Sandwich]

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[@superkebabi]

good lcd soundsystem meme jeff

[@theguardian8317]

and remember kids: If you ever witness Dan do something remotely suspicious just ignore him completely, otherwise he may murder your whole village

[@Chummy8]

The #content

[@doug2133]

Awwwww yisssssssssss!!!

[@Andrew_2040]

What is their fascination with the concealable pistol? The concealability is not worth the limited capacity. But they always pick it.

[@AsterSea]

Brad is looking Good! Lost some weight!

[@gtb08]

BRAD JUST SHOOT THE STALACTITE AAAAAHHHH TENSION

[@ironmaiden197]

Did Dan just get out of bed?

[@SiGhast]

FUCKING YES

[@schiegirl]

Abby fucking wins 2017

[@trx131]

Yooooo

[@gbird5000]

Why do these people have to pee so much

[@crmcgeorge]

Brad is good at the Hitman

[@Messier75]

PLEASE STOP: Eating on mic.

[@jkog1000]

Abby is secretly bad-ass!

[@josephisafan]

B R A D R A D I C A L

[@rememberamnesia1995]

Why are you guys posting these Christmas specials.. after Christmas? This is all I wanted leading up to Christmas, like last year.

[@Armaan8014]

Remember Amnesia agreed. It's a lot to catch up on at the same time too

[@rememberamnesia1995]

A lot of us had the week off before Christmas yes, but a lot of us are also already back at work. So to have this much content.. (which is free..) to catch up on, is bit much.

[@Dragonpuncher123]

The videos and GOTY deliberations always go up between Christmas and New Year's, that's how they have done it every year.