How Well Does Hitman: Codename 47 Hold Up? (Full Spoilers) | MNTM

[@gogolplex74]

I like the fact that the game originally had mid mission saves but the developers removed them because then the play testers could complete the game in 4 hours.

[@RichardBarkman]

I wonder if play tester are regretted later in today back then.

[@brawler5760]

This is honestly the laziest way to add difficulty to your game in my opinion.

[@nolanlemmon8180]

FOUR HOURS!!!!

[@Sam_XNE997]

No wonder the game had rather harsh mixed reviews back then. If you don't want to save during a mission, then just... don't use them?

[@indianaliam1]

ioi making a game that can be completed in four hours? those who forget history i guess

[@BedsheetGhost_]

When 47 said his signature line “I need to use the bathroom” it sent chills down my spleen

[@thesyndicatebruh]

it sent chills down my bladder

[@CannedCam]

Finally some IBS representation

[@greentree4]

spleen 😭

[@info_dash313]

I always wondered why I could barely remember any of the levels in this game. Then I realised after watching you play through the jungle missions why that was. My brain had simply blocked out all the PTSD inducing memories of frustration that would otherwise result in a stunted adulthood.

[@lazarus8453]

Fish restaurant , Hotel and Harbour was very memorable. In fact they are the one of the most memorable missions in the entire series.

[@tiriana2]

I remember trying to be stealthy as shit in Say Hello mission, and killing everyone in the end. Every. Freaking. Time. Minigun was helpful.

[@planescaped]

That Hitman Contracts remakes most of the missions in this game aside from the jungle levels is pretty telling.

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

LMAO ditto. I spent HOURS sitting at my family PC playing this game when it first came out. Like I literally sunk about six to eight months of my teenage life into it. Finished the whole thing. And watching this, I apparently remember about 25% of it. The rest is total blackout.

[@killer1one1]

Stunted adult who remembers these levels here 🙋🏻‍♂️ can confirm.

[@100billiongaming]

The way you put the bathrom line to start each segment of a stage that has dialogues is perfect, makes it look like 47 just wants to find a damn bathroom but keeps having to kill people

[@dhlhthriwdhskissos9606]

Hitman codename 47 : one man's search for the ultimate bathroom!

[@Niobesnuppa]

It's like those dreams you get when you really need to pee but you're still asleep, like running through corridor after corridor, looking in all the rooms but never finding a bathroom.

[@KeyfurDragon]

Hitman 47 is the story of a man who just really needs to take a dump

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

​@@Niobesnuppa one time i was in the bathroom in my dream but it wouldn't come out because how hard i was holding it for real

[@wrmusic8736]

16:35 "why does a florist have a shotgun in the hotel". Terminator 2 reference had to be in.

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

I think they actually retconned it in Contracts, with Agency having "arranged" for the shotty to be there for 47. Still, good T2 reference.

[@ib_fame3595]

use the shotty while he is in the bathroom taking a shower if you can get there alot of fun

[@WayneBristol]

I played the demo, which I think was just the one mission at the fish restaurant, over and over. I eventually got into that weird territory where you have memorized every single thing in the level and can just grief the NPCs in hilarious ways, or start experimenting with the game's logic and physics. I also started modifying game files to change gravity, slow mo, etc. That is ultimately what I ended up doing when the full game came out. I loved it back then, but it's extremely hard to go back to now. This was a joy to watch.

[@eldonhill4840]

I did the same thing with the Hitman 2 demo, that mafia mansion in Sicily. It was mind-blowing at the time. Spent so long with that demo

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks! Yeah, good demos are a lost art.

[@Daveforever]

haha, i did the same

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

Same here, it was a fun game and it took a lot of work to do most of the missions

[@TheRama2299]

I love the "3/3 Accomplished = Failed" screen

[@Technobabylon]

When this first came out, the ragdoll bodies were *mind blowing*

[@VergilHiltsLT]

I remember that!

[@jimmypeeps8471]

Yeah playing Hitman 2 SA for the first time infront of one of my childhood best friends, I'll never forget him watching me drag a body and declare "this game is cool!" :D. It looked so realistic back then, mind blowing compared to bodies glued into position for eternity.

[@oldylad]

Exactly, most of the game was mind blowing. There’s a reason it got a sequel, and it’s shortcomings come from when it was made and how new everything about it was in my opinion

[@varehouse]

This and trespasser came with a same demo disc once. It was great times !

[@QueenAleenaFan]

I want to say that the bathroom this sort of a reference to the godfather which a lot of modern players might not have seen the movie. They leave him a gun in the bathroom

[@FlymanMS]

CN47 was the first Hitman game I played and I still love it for all the fun cheesy awesome jank it is. Great video, deserves way more recognition.

[@WampiroTerminator]

The reason in 14:55 why they sometimes attack you and sometimes they don't because it depends from your disguise. Clothes of soldier with big hat, or simple green, brown unifrom is not allowed. But if you are wearing brown uniform with these two tinies yellow strips on your shoulder then you're allowed (it turns out that these are high command soldiers I guess). How player is supposed to figure it out? I don't know (I noticed it after years). Same problem I had with Prince of Persia: Sound of Time where you have one puzzle which require you to hear pretty unnoticable at first sound, if you never stop character to hear this sound then you have problem. I always played first hitman as a kid with solution so I am more forgiving. I love atmosphere, music and game has it charm. Of course next installments are highly more playable. I think with today's perspective that it''s worth for player to play first hitman one time, but I get how it get on people's nerve. Pretty good analysis. I wish you the best and hope to see more of your content in future.

[@HeavySandvichGuy1]

Wait... are you talking about that teleporting puzzle in PoP?

[@WampiroTerminator]

​@@HeavySandvichGuy1 Yes, I'm talking about this one puzzle. I appreciate creativity with that one, but in my youth i played game three times and always stop on this one until i look up in solution.

[@HeavySandvichGuy1]

@@WampiroTerminator I guess it's time to replay the game then and see it for myself. Only now I found out about the sound thing

[@JakeTalksGamesYT]

@@HeavySandvichGuy1 He's super right, that was one of the first times I ever used google in my life was to figure that one out

[@Invocated_Agitator]

NOOOOO HES A PRO STEALTH PLAYER HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING HE WOULD FIGURE IT OUT IF IT WERE TRUE YOURE CLEARLY LYING NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@Lagbeard]

My biggest issue with Hitman: Codename 47 (and Silent Assassin), is there is usually a singular intended way to do the missions, but the game doesn't always point you in the right direction. When I did play through the game, I did end up using a walkthrough, and when that wasn't enough (on like 2 levels, Say Hello to my Little Friend and the last third of Plutonium Runs Loose) I just turned on God mode because the game is too jank.

[@OnlyTheStrongest116]

That criticism only hold true for Codename 47 and the Japanese snow region mission, the other level in Silent Assassin are more in-line with the later Hitman installment

[@AaronBillJosef]

Schwächling

[@doncaway1178]

the Say hello to my little friend was my only problem cuz the guard shoots the fuck out of you for no reason.

[@AncientIdol]

There's something about small accounts like this one producing such magnificent masterpieces that never ceases to amuse me. Excellent job on this video, it is simply remarkable. I have watched it twice due to how stellar your editing is, your interesting commentary, and your insightful analysis. This is officially one of my favorite videos on YT ever.

[@EgoCZ]

Smaller channels often put great effort and pasion into their videos, it's kinda normal.

[@bolts3848]

Man I really thought this was a big channel the edit the video I can see the care and love put into this please do more hitman videos like this

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks! I'd like to cover the other hitman games one day but there are other things I want to look at first.

[@Chonkems]

Honestly, the best way to experience Codename 47's best missions is just through Contracts.

[@Sparrows1121]

I agree, i tried giving this game a chance. But after Lee Hong mission i just gave up, and i did EVERYTHING right. But because i assumed the exit was at the beginning... eh it kinda screwed me over once the guards started randomly going ALARM when i went into the wrong room where i robbed the safe from. So i just said "Screw it, go Contracts"

[@planescaped]

Contracts is great. Plus it has the meat king's party level...

[@virtuouspyromaniac4467]

First time I played Hitman codename 47 was in 2001. At that time it was like no other game in terms of open level exploration and environment interactions, there weren't many games like that maybe Thief II but wasn't at the level of Hitman. I understand that the all the next sequels were introduced on consoles, so many people have played Silent Assassin or the other sequels before Codename 47 since it was not that popular, so when they say it sucks, sure it sucks compared to the sequels because of it's old graphics, mechanics and gameplay limitations, but at it's time it was an a truly epic game with novelty and uniqueness compared to what was there at that time.

[@irritablerodent]

I always wondered if the devs did originally intend to ship the game with a save system, it seems bonkers to have mission design like this without saves or at least checkpoints. Even play-testing this must have been a nightmare. Edit: Didn't realise there was some rumour that the devs removed saves. It's hard to believe they did it to extend playtime, it may have been for technical reasons.

[@monotonallizard]

Who knows. It was a wild decision either way.

[@MatadorShifter]

If you forget the gameplay and the voicing, the plot, the mood and the insanity of prof. Ort-Meyer are still top notch. It was good enough to grow into a monster of a franchise.

[@ministerofpropaganda9536]

Very great video, agree with most of your points. Just beat the game myself today, and yeah it was rough, but I oddly feel motivated to go back and play a few missions like lee hong assassination or the hotel one

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks! It does have that strange allure, yeah.

[@Manic_Panic]

This is why they made Hitman Contracts. They fixed almost everything wrong with C47... and got rid of the poorly designed jungle levels.

[@alaundo1088]

This game was a seminal part of my childhood gaming years. The concept of changing disguises and the AI reacting accordingly was mindblowing to me, at the time. I get that this game was released during the wild west of 3D gaming, before many design concepts became standardised but, oh boy, it's awful to play in current year. There's maybe 4 levels I would consider good, while the rest range from slightly bad to fooking awful. Luckily many of the more interesting levels were remade in Contracts (a really underrated game, btw). ANyways, great video.

[@cyberwarrior8382]

and this game also was one of the first, with a ragdoll system for corpses

[@iruleatgames]

It is extremely common for hotels to have florist shops.

[@totallynotabot6003]

Especially upscale ones.

[@bcordone]

Very nice. I'd love to see you do videos on Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman Contracts.

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks! I'd like to do videos on the other Hitman games too, but I don't think I'll have the time for a while yet.

[@zebra3girl110]

Great job with this video! Got a good laugh outta me. The first Hitman game I played was Absolution, several years ago. Then I went back and played through all the games from the beginning, just as Hitman 2016 was about to come out. Codename 47 was one of the most frustrating gaming experiences I'd ever done, haha. But Jesper Kyd's fantastic score somewhat made up for it!

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@VergilHiltsLT]

I played this particular Hitman with my dad since 2000, we were blown away by the size of the levels and the realism. My four-year-old eyes couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was a magical time... Then in 2002, I got Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. But Codename 47 will always be the special game that sucked me into the series. Up until Blood Money which is fantastic.

[@planescaped]

I loved Silent Assassin, Contracts and Bloodmoney. Never could get into the first game, not any of the Hitmen after Bloodmoney either. The online nonsense built into it that gameify's everything just made it awful to play IMO.

[@VergilHiltsLT]

@@planescaped And then IO Interactive decided to do a 180 and remove the mandatory online nonsense with Hitman 2. Still a major screw up as the servers weren't exactly behaving well. I played through a few levels but never beat the new Hitman games, the aesthetic just doesn't do it for me, and Jesper Kyd is dearly missed (composer).

[@Althalus2010]

I remember playing this game years ago because I loved Blood Money and wanted to see where the series got started. I also remember thinking Plutonium Runs Loose was the worst level in any game I'd ever played, and I still do. Because Codename 47 is so obscure now, I've never spoken to anyone else who'd actually played it and I can't tell you how vindicating it is to hear someone else absolutely slam the festering cesspit that is the worst level in any game ever. Plutonium Runs Loose makes literally anything else look like a walk in the park. Water Temple? Glorified puddle. Devil May Cry 3 Mission 15? Gentle stroll through some Gothic architecture. Blighttown? Charming little rustic village. I am so glad to finally have someone to say "fuck Plutonium Runs Loose" to who will actually get it.

[@subtledemisefox]

The algorithm has finally figured me out and is now recommending small but good channels to me. You got a new subscriber!

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@robertbismark347]

Play this game in his release days was like playing an unreal 5 game the first time at our time. Can you imagine what an awesome game this was...the graphics, the shooting...

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

YES

[@marceloavila786]

and the ragdoll, the vegetation that moves when it was touched and the soundtrack of each level. It's amazing game.

[@robertbismark347]

@@marceloavila786 totally, it was like a hole new dimension in gaming. And acctually one of the few games I continue to play till I had an almost perfect score.

[@marceloavila786]

@@robertbismark347 I think codename 47 is a very underrated game. I really don't understand all the complaints about this game. Even in this video, some of problems pointed out I've never experienced in my plays. The guards in the Pablo house can be all easily killed with a knife or silenced pistol, and you can enter the lab with no problem using the right disguise. In the 'ship with nuke' level, I dont remenber of those thugs with eyes in the back. Also, the game become much more easy if you know what the knife can do.

[@korvo3427]

@@marceloavila786 Why would a soundtrack suddenly not be good anymore?

[@Metalc]

This is deserving of way more recognition. Good job bro

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@necromech_]

far from it, imagine thinking the score to this game is "nothing to write home about"

[@Lukas-_-]

Brother, it's good to see you here 🤚

[@NGameReviews]

@@necromech_ yeah I disagreed at that part. How can one not like the iconic theme, blasphemy! But other than that, great review :)

[@longlivetheking1065]

The car glitch works all the way up to Blood Money and is actually part of many speedrun routes

[@monotonallizard]

Perfect. Love it.

[@HyperTensionJohnny]

Hong Kong Themes is still one of my favorite songs ever made, for a game or otherwise. I've praised Jesper Kyd a few times in my Splinter Cell series; the man is brilliant. Great video!

[@itsbreadbin]

Insanely underrated video. I love how Hitman Contracts updated and refined the best levels from this game

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I have a soft spot for the first game. It was infuriating but also mind blowing at the time. It was one of the first games to have cloth physics. Hell a lot of games even today don't have vegetation that reacts when you touch it, this game was ahead of the curve big time. The bullet wound detail textures were awesome too!

[@CriticalNobody]

Codename 47 will always hold a place in my heart purely due to nostalgia…but yeah for most people it’s hard to go back to. No shame to anyone that just follows a guide or uses cheats to overcome the more bullshit levels

[@therealbraindawg]

Great production, funny, witty, I want more! Review the other 3 games from the old era please! Can't wait to hear your input!

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks! I'd like to cover the rest of the Hitman games but there's a few other things I'd like to make videos on first.

[@sanictime1703]

Just stumbled onto your video and I’m really impressed with the quality of your script. Very enjoyable ! Can’t wait to see more of your work

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@justmavi7999]

I played it in widescreen and my cursor wouldn't show where bullets actually go. That was fun...

[@justmavi7999]

@maki3904 sorry for the late response. I only played at 1080p so the ui was fine

[@TheSofox]

Hitman: Codename 47 suffers from a chronic case of "First Game Syndrome." It was the studio's first game, so actually being able to create and launch it was a huge achievement in and of itself. Refinements and polishing had to wait for the sequels. Two other comments: 1) Mention the music but not mention Jesper Kyd? Shame on you, he's made amazing music that's been iconic to the Hitman series and many other video games (most recently, Warhammer Darktide). 2) I know it's a retrospective point, but this game makes it unavoidable to kill armed guards and others on your way to and from the target in some levels. Since it's sequel, all Hitman games have insisted that the ideal way to complete every mission is by killing your assasination targets and ONLY your targets.

[@coopercane500]

Right, the poison. The poison for Lee Hong. The poison specially designed to kill Lee Hong. Lee Hong's poison.

[@powerfulstache0583]

14:40 you actually need a specific disguise to enter the lab, the reason you didn't notice it was because it's the same as another disguise but with a slightly different shade and the guy still tells you to go away for some reason (god this level is a mess)

[@gregorybentley5707]

Such an amazing video, this and the Jurassic park one are so good. (Haven't got to watch the others yet but will be binging the rest.) Thanks so much for making these videos, seriously these are fantastic. Keep doing what you're doing. Please, we need more!

[@MacIsWacky]

Yeah if I ever play the old Hitman games I'll just try Contracts and Blood Money. Edit: I tried Codename 47 and Silent Assassin after and had a blast!

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

As janky as C47 is at times, it's got an atmosphere that no other Hitman game has. Just for that alone it's one of my top-3 in the series.

[@VergilHiltsLT]

That old 90s atmosphere of sorts, when PC gaming was at its peak.

[@ItIsAnEllie]

The disguises in this game are absolutely top-notch in my opinion. Dresses look classy with vibrant colors, and a lot of other disguises are also not afraid of using the vibrant colors to stand out as well. There is something about the color pallette in the newer Hitman games that stops me from finding disguises so visually appealing.

[@BAIGAMING]

You made this video a while ago, but it's blowing up more recently. This was a really good retrospective, I think I did the same as you, I played some of the older games but I wanted to play them all before the 2016 game release and I had the same reaction as you, it's so janky and the other games have many quality of life improvements.

[@samgreenblatt7074]

This is a great vid. I hope at some point you do Hitman 2(you know, the first one), if only to hear you tear apart the mess that is the Japan section

[@Xpzilla]

this content is already at such a high quality for such a new channel

[@YipJason]

I'm so glad some missions in this game are remade in hitman contracts cuz I actually enjoyed them. contracts is a good game

[@thegeekyskunkgamer]

Your heart goes out to me then because in my Let's Play of Codename 47 (which you can find on my channel), I never used leaning at all.

[@noah_body_cares]

I'm pretty sure the shotgun in the box of roses is a reference to Terminator

[@dtkedtyjrtyj]

The "lean aiming" is the intended way to play the game. There should be a setting to unlock it all the time . The way I remember it is that it was the default and the stupid locked one something you had to opt in to... maybe a later patch made it default. Anyway that is why it isn't mentioned as a feature of leaning; it isn't.

[@JuliaChilled]

Excellent viddy! Plutonium runs loose is a special kind of torture. I’d made a story/guide playthrough series and just slammed into a massive wall of OMFG THIS IS SO BORING trying to explain the mechanics of that particular level and abandoned the project to protect my sanity. Well done for getting it through it, i feel that pain deeply! I also had the game crash several times when i’d set off the bomb in the bunker in “say hello to my little friend”. Not sure if that was just a problem on my end but that walk of shame was strutted waaaay too many times. Again, fantastic vid! Off to check out more of your stuff! 👍

[@StickyBM]

Fantastic video man, keep it up!

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@the150thdoctor]

“The draw distance is the length of Agent 47’s hair”

[@johannlabertaler6095]

Thanks algorithm for this instant sub! Lenghty and detailed game videos that are nicely narrated are my life passion

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@afivey]

40:59 "There is someone out there who has actually finished Codename 47 without lean aiming..." Me, sitting here struggling to decide if I completed it 3 times or 4 times: "It has to be that I just can't remember lean aiming, ever. That's what must have happened. The alternative... does not bear thinking about."

[@whinegummi6329]

I love your tactical approach of trying to garrote an enemy with a gun who is firing at you. Made me laugh so hard. Thanks and subscribed.

[@Kryo_Official]

Great comedy that doesn't take away from the video, very informative. Never heard of this game until just now watching this, yet I feel so enthralled by it all. Great video, I'm glad KZbin had me stumble upon it.

[@trevolon7980]

This was such an iconic game from my childhood and it was fantastic to listen to this deep dive. As much as I want to defend this game, even rose tinted glasses can't hide some glaring flaws. But I can't help but appreciate how ahead of it's time the game with features like ragdoll physics, cloth and vegetation physics and even footsteps accurately landing on stairs and curbs.

[@BoxiesAU]

The Lee Hong Assassination level I spent hours and hours on when I was like 10-11. So amazing and complex.

[@drgrant]

LHA is one of the best levels in the franchise history.

[@Sparrows1121]

I actually gave up on that one. Even when i got everything right. But due to the fact that i didnt go to the right place of exit... so sigh, i went in again and finicky ALARM got me and yeah.

[@pokechamp3987]

The worst thing about the last Colombia level is the outrageous bug at the very end of the level, freezing the game. After three or so attempts of completing the entire level I had to eventually use a cheat to unlock the rest of the game so I could continue playing.

[@CsubAzUrmedve]

16:04 You said it almost perfectly. It is supposed to be pronounced like "boo-duh-pesht" in Hungarian.

[@monotonallizard]

Ta.

[@CsubAzUrmedve]

@@monotonallizard By the way, congratulations for beating the game. I gave up at The Lee Hong Assassination.

[@SkLove17]

Hello, glad to see such a big video about this game. I have a really bad internet connection, so i can review your review for days after now. As a big fan of this game, who played this game every day, i appreciate your work. Glad to analyze it after good concentrational watching. # I watched the video, you don't always reason correctly, but I'm too lazy to prove something, so I was glad to just look at your review.

[@thatsmalldevil]

amazing video, i watched completley and im glad that you could finish it.

[@relics1454]

Here before this channel blows up cause damn this is so good

[@dronessential]

26:40 that animation is only shown if you haven't yet eliminated all the guards on the ship. Also, the aiming problem you mentioned is there because you're not aiming from your eye to the target, as with most FPS games, but from 47's body to the target, if that makes sense.

[@bambooflute2589]

In plutonium runs loose, you don't have to pick up the car bomb. Just wait near the stairs leading to the ship. It's the only exit and Boris comes in no time once alerted

[@TheEagleWithNoName]

I legit thought your account had like 100K but no, you deserve more mate. I tried to do Codename 47 but it wasn’t to my liking. Hitman Contracts already have the Missions on it so it’s fun to do it there, and doing Silent Assassin is much better and rewarding.

[@Xertaron.]

The main issue with Codename 47 is that playing it blind is nothing but misery, but if you play it with solution (or played it before), it is a decently fun experience with a few bumps here and there. The guy in front of the lab is shooting because you're wearing soldier's uniform. If you wear officer's uniform (the brown one) then he lets you pass without issues. My favorite piece of trivia related to this - if you pull up a detonator, and try to detonate the bomb without letting the animation of 47 pulling it out of his pocket play out completely, the game will very likely crash. As for the Plutonium Runs Loose... yeah, that mission just sucks and there is no defending it. Oh, and Ortmeyer isn't one of the 4 crime lords, he's a scientist. The crimelords in question are Lee Hong, Pablo Ochoa, Franz Fuchs and Arkadij Jegorov (aka Boris). Also, Franz Fuchs (the guy taking a shower in his room) is a target during Traditions of the Trade, it's Fritz (the guy in the sauna) that isn't, but you need a key to his lab from him and there is no way to get it without killing him.

[@NadeForME]

What a great review! This reminds me of what Tehsnakerer would make. I agree with most of your points and this makes me really appreciate how the hitman games are now.

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks! Tehsnakerer's stuff is great, yeah.

[@ItIsAnEllie]

The worst thing about the game is that it has insane potential, and I genuinely love all the levels that do not feel like torture. That is despite the fact that there are no saves: When the missions feel well-designed, it feels almost like a roguelite because you will make more progress every time you play the game, and there won't be "that" much wasted time doing absolutely nothing. I just wish half of the missions weren't designed to be painful.

[@ZatSoul]

Do you planning to cover Hitman 2: Silent Assassin? If you do, can't wait to see your opinion on the mission Hidden Valley

[@monotonallizard]

One day I'd like to cover all the Hitman games but there are a bunch of other things I'd like to make videos on first. I can tell you from memory though Hidden Valley was garbage.

[@ajax700]

17:00 In Traditions of the trade you must / can exit by the kitchen not alerting the metal detectors, if my memory is good. Best wishes.

[@indyrevoly3060]

16:30 It's an homage to Arnold Schwarzenegger having his shotgun hidden in a box of roses in Terminator 2: Judgment Day

[@monmoymaahdie3177]

This game was probably one of the first games Ive EVER played as a kid, and I gotta say it has had a profound impact on me. Love this series and its so cool to come back to the roots to see how far IO Interactive really has come. Never made it past Lee Hong Assassination as a kid, but still love it to bits! Great video

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

The Lee Hong assassination was a problem for me as well, way back when, but once I beat it, I was so satisfied! And then there were the Colombia missions which were even worse, because you pretty much alert the entire base to your presence once you start fighting what's-his-face.

[@SMJSmoK]

Same, we played it all the time with friends as kids and I guess we were pretty resilient to BS in games because we were having a good time. It was hard, yeah, but strangely, it didn't really matter to us. We were stuck on the Lee Hong Assassination of course, but somehow we didn't really care, we almost approached it like a rogue-like. Then someone made a breakthrough, we would share it in the classroom ("Dude, you need to follow the driver, take him out silently and dump the body in the sewer!" - this was before the internet) and we beat it this way eventually. Years later I beat the game "properly" and yeah, most o the criticism in the video is valid. But I still enjoyed it.

[@presidentforlife1732]

You can cheese Dunkachino by just running behind him and one shotting him with melee after his first cut scene. That's what i've always done, never even knew he had additional lines before watching the video.

[@xxHkR1xx]

I had to stay and watch the whole thing after you mentioned that you recorded the whole thing in 4:3 just to annoy your friend, because thats something i would have done to my friend aswell

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

I see you uploaded this one day before my birthday. I hope you get back to the game one day, i just did and it was a blast to get through, enjoyed it all the way through.

[@senbowe2859]

Omg i always thought the Budapest target was the one in the bathroom

[@father042]

16:30 Pretty sure that's a Terminator reference Also I didn't find Plutonium Runs Loose that hard and completed it in my third try, although I used a guide, Lee Hong Assassination was still harder in my opinion And the soundtrack is fantastic, in my opinion best in the series behind Contracts

[@cookieface80]

C47 did actually begin life as a tech demo for the ragdolling.

[@cyberwarrior8382]

Man, i completed codename 47 like 3-4 times as a kid back then, was one of my first game ever. I didnt had any bugs or issues, that i see in your video, even after i played codename 47 recently on a modern system(which may be your problem), but it was still fine.

[@eddyboicollins]

I need to use the bathroom! Weapon, weapon.. Watch out! This guy is loaded.

[@frankolwenda5128]

Your last sentiments that it's better to start with the later games are absolutely right. I remember in 2006 having a copy of both silent assasin and CN 47. I played CN47 first and it was too complex for my 10 year old self to figure out. I popped in Silent assasin and it was way more fun

[@flufo]

Enjoyed this video so much, such a joy

[@myfriendcameron]

Videos like this let me experience games like this in a actual good way for once. Great video lad

[@Vod_Crack]

Excellent video and the best one I have seen for this game. Hopefully you can make more sometime in the future!

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@Hipnosys]

it's been like 20 years and I just realized you can hide that pistol in the bathroom? DAMN! lol

[@hiperblaszter]

The Budapest pronounciation was perfect keep going.

[@accountwontlastlong1]

This is one of the few Hitman games I've beat. I had to use a walkthrough for most of it. IO really got SO much better after this, in a way Codename 47 feels like a test to see what would work and what doesn't, then they worked from there. Could be wrong but that's my interpretation of it.

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

They were innovating big time, so yeah even for it's flaws it's a masterpiece for a lot of us. There was a couple of games that used the Hitman engine called Death to Spies and I loved those too

[@VRichardsn]

Wait, this video has only 3,500 views? It is amazing content, I genuinely thought I was watching some big shot KZbinr with hundreds of thousands of views. Sir, your work is impressive, and I look forward to seeing Hitman 2: Silent Assassin featured here. I will recommend this channel to whoever listens to me. Subscribed.

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@hide_on__bush]

i haven't even gotten past the first minute of the video, yet I applaud the fact you are extremely committed to annoying your friend so much that you made an entire hour long video in 4:3

[@LinusTechDiks]

You deserve more subs, this was great

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@floppacultist954]

very good video please do the rest of the old hitman games

[@drgunnut]

As someone who’s never played a hitman game apart from half hour of Blood Money, this was one of the best things I’ve seen in a while. I’m more of a metal gear and splinter cell man (so much so I’ve met both Micheal Ironside and David Hayter lmao) but I’m gonna give these all a proper shot now after this.

[@JimmehRulez]

When'd you meet them and how'd it go?

[@drgunnut]

@@JimmehRulez David Hayter was at London MCM in Oct2020. Was really a really fun dude who said I was pretty good lmao his panel was quite interesting too. Michael Ironside was at LFCC2022 and got him to sign my copy of Chaos Theory cause I love that game. Talked to him about Total Recall as well which was fun!

[@JimmehRulez]

@@drgunnut sounded fun!

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

The thumbnail joke pulled me right on in so I'm in for the long haul, baby. Also, bout goddamn time YT gives this channel a push with the wealth of content going on in the bird. After this I'm peeping out that nearly 4 hour Jurassic Park situation!

[@monotonallizard]

Thanks!

[@privat428]

I am Hungarian and you pronaunced Budapest correctly!🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺

[@NeVerKnowFFS]

Hey good job and this was very entertaining all the way through, surprised no one has gone into this game as you have thanks because this game was still a blast on my old Dell windows XP laptop lol😅

[@futuristique5927]

Really enjoyed this, subscribed and am gonna work through the rest of your videos, good work! p.s., the U'wa tribe (a real group, wtf IO Interactive, c'mon guys) are indigenous sure, but 'Native Americans' they're not. other than that, great video! *loved* the music montages

[@TrocaTheNero]

Uh, they are indigenous to South America. So yes, they are Native Americans. Native American refers to any indigenous group of people of the Americas, not just the ones found in what is today the USA and often called "American Indians".

[@worldhello1234]

@3:09 Codename 47 is a raw experience. The well known Hitman mechanics like a scoring system aren't fleshed out yet. Completing the mission and staying alive is all it requires, most of the time. @15:11 You need the officer uniform, mate or it causes you more trouble than necessary. AFAIK it is either in the house or on the lookout right before the hostage in the previous level. Don't forget to bring the sniper rifle from the lookout to eliminate "Al Cheapo." @44:31 Another option is to kill a clone in time, right after the chamber, use him to enter the final stage and kill the villain asap. @1:01:49 If you like the raw experience and can tolerate the flaws, it is actually an underrated classic. The lack of a save system doesn't make a difference for those high difficulty suit only player. The story might not be something spectacular, it is the puzzle piece that gives you the whole picture about 47.

[@Gabriel-wk3hz]

There's actually a button you can press to switch to the free aim mode at any time. It can also be used to play the game like a point and click adventure, or even moreso, like Ultima/System Shock

[@monotonallizard]

So I've since discovered, yeah. Does it make the game any easier?

[@dan_loeb]

the cutscenes in cn47 are the big highlight for me, interesting style and use of colored lights, really set the tone the games still go for. edit: oh nice, you noted the cutscenes later in! as for the sound design being good, ehhh. it's all stock audio which was extremely common then to be fair.