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Hitman 3 is officially under developement alongside a new IP at IO Interactive
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Fuck yeah. I actually missed the episodic release, Hitman as a game is fucking perfect for episodic releases since there's so much to do in each level and they tune the later levels based on feedback.
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I put the timestamp into the link. It should work now. If it doesn't then it starts at 36:18.
Fuck yeah! I was worried about prospects for a sequel. They definitely deserve the success, I'm excited to see where they go with it.
That's what I like to hear. Fantastic reboot of the game series and an absolute blast to play.
Unfortunately, it doesn't.
Unfortunately, it doesn't.
still doesnt work for me... what time is it in the video? i will try to post a timestamped version myself.
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Oh my god, I honestly didn't expect that to happen.
Day fucking one.
I hope they go back to an episodic model.
Day fucking one.
I hope they go back to an episodic model.
I don't think this necessarily confirms a Hitman 3 is in development quite yet - more so that IO is at the very least expecting they'll make it.
Here's the quote from the video:
"Earlier this year IO Interactive opened up a new studio across the bridge in Malmo, Sweden. And while much of the team is working on new Hitman content, and looking ahead to the third Hitman game, one that Hakan says may once-again go episodic, the majority of the studio at least here in Copenhagen is working on something secret, and rather excitingly, something new."
Here's the quote from the video:
"Earlier this year IO Interactive opened up a new studio across the bridge in Malmo, Sweden. And while much of the team is working on new Hitman content, and looking ahead to the third Hitman game, one that Hakan says may once-again go episodic, the majority of the studio at least here in Copenhagen is working on something secret, and rather excitingly, something new."
Awesome! Hitman 2 has been my favorite game this gen. Hopefully Hitman 3 saves your challenge progress unlike Hitman 2.
So this is why the support/DLC for Hitman 2 has been lackluster outside of the monthly patches. Looking at the roadmaps each month ranges from alright to downright bad.
Sounds like the lesson learned from 2016 that a free entry point is the key to converting new players, instead of just a $15-$20 price point. So I imagine H3 will launch with a free entry level, backwards compatibility for 1-2, and then paid episodes going forward.
Also very excited to see these maps in next-gen.
Great! I'm in no matter which route they take. Ill get the game at the end of year one or whatever its called if they do episodic. Love this series and I hope their new IP is interesting too
I'll be happy if they go episodic again. More time to take in each map rather than having them all up front and splitting time between them all. Also nice to see that they're looking ahead to it since there's been some uncertainty it'll happen.
Hakan did say it will be treated as 1 game in the end with 20+ locations, so I imagine the importing progress has already been sorted going forward.
This makes me very happy. Cranking up the level design of new Hitman games was right decision. I hope they get better in this direction going forward.
i would be perfectly fine with io releasing another hitman with minor improvements to the absolutely stellar core design started in the 2016 release
of course, i would also be very excited for something radically different in hitman 3 and/or the new ip! i fully trust the devs to come up with something genuinely fun with complex systems.
of course, i would also be very excited for something radically different in hitman 3 and/or the new ip! i fully trust the devs to come up with something genuinely fun with complex systems.
Yeah, it seems like building The Bank, The Resort, and starting production on Hitman 3 levels is occupying the majority of the already apparently smaller team's time, which is why there's a lot less other stuff compared to 2016 when there were 200 people working on just the one game.
They did say after the split with SE that they had to cut some planned features as well as downsize a couple of levels, so hopefully the planned additions will be implemented in the 3rd game now that they are more stable as a studio.
