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Hitman: HD Enhanced Collection Coming January 11 (Blood Money+Absolution, 4K/60FPS, improved lighting, more)
- Thread starter Turkoop
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The previous leak implied XBO and PS4. I'd assume PC as well.
I wonder if the PC version(s) will get any retroactive updates. Also, good to see IOI waving that 60fps flag. Be interesting to see what changes they've made overall to the two games.
Why absolution? It fucking sucks and IO has done everything to distance the series from that game.
Absolution is a fucking disaster of a game that honestly shouldn't be kept updated for modern audiences. It's that bad.
Blood Money is good but dated and the price of this collection will probably be too high for just the one worthwhile game.
I think I liked Absolution because it was more linear from what I remember. I can't wait to see how it looks and plays. Good get I/O.
The only nice thing I can say about Absolution is that it has Powers Boothe and Keith Carradine in it. They don't share any scenes together, but hey, for fans of Southern Comfort it's something!
I tried it, but had trouble getting into it. Are these very similar?
It is the best selling Hitman game to date. You can run from it all you want but there was a market for it last gen and those folks might be interested in an updated version.
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Blood Money on PC with controller support alone would get me onboard. The PC port of absolution is totally fine as is
I was surprised how much I enjoyed Absolution given its poor reputation.
It's certainly a departure for the series, but I thought it was well executed for what it was (a more linear experience).
Still think Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) and Hitman (2016) are easily the standouts for the franchise, but Absolution is no slouch either.
It's certainly a departure for the series, but I thought it was well executed for what it was (a more linear experience).
Still think Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) and Hitman (2016) are easily the standouts for the franchise, but Absolution is no slouch either.
I hated Absolution personally but the hyperbole in this thread already is ridiculous. So much of what HITMAN and it's sequel is today saw a beginning in Absolution in some way or form. It's a crucial stepping stone to where we were today in the series.
Personally I'm keen to give Blood Money more time. I remember so many of it's levels, a super memorable game that was.
Personally I'm keen to give Blood Money more time. I remember so many of it's levels, a super memorable game that was.
In for the updated controls in Blood Money. I've tried to play it on both PS3 (HD Collection) and Xbox One (BC) and could barely get past the tutorial because of the controls.
They haven't announced platforms yet but I'm 100% not expecting this to come to Switch due to Absolution's inclusion and the leaks. I'll probably just get it on Xbox One X if this isn't a PC exclusive thing.
They haven't announced platforms yet but I'm 100% not expecting this to come to Switch due to Absolution's inclusion and the leaks. I'll probably just get it on Xbox One X if this isn't a PC exclusive thing.
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They've done so much to distance the series from that game that Hitman 2016 has nigh-identical core gameplay with the primary change being level design. Playing Blood Money and Absolution and Hitman 2 side by side, as I did recently, drives glaringly home how much of Hitman 2 comes from Absolution. The opening mission in Hawke's Bay is largely indistinguishable from a Hitman: Absolution mission. Even Absolution's "Agent 47 is an anti-hero" focus on non-lethal mechanics has carried over to the new Hitman games. Also the swathe of QoL improvements from Absolution that shape the modern games. The entire control scheme of modern Hitman comes from Absolution, too.
They do need to fix the servers being offline, which means the Contracts mode doesn't work. It was a legal issue. Presumably the PS4/XBO remasters will have that mode back up and running, and it would suck for the PC version to be left out in the cold.
New hitman is way better than both IMO. Blood Money is good, but kinda clunky and dated by today's standards (hell it felt dated when I first played it 4 years ago). Absolution I enjoyed my time with, but it's more of a linear shooty bang with a broken disguise mechanic and a god awful save system.
I say try Hitman 2 (the new one) and just turn on the blue story opportunity icons. That way it will guide you through a couple ways to complete the level with waypoints and stuff, and help you understand the game, which can be overwhelming if it's your first go.
I'm curious to see the improvements to Blood Money compared to the PC version. The updated controls should be nice because it can be a rough game to go back to. Absolution still plays good at least, one of the actually good parts of that game.
Interesting. Always like Blood Money when I was younger but I abandoned it at some point. I'll probably pick this up at some point.
I could make an impassioned argument that HItman Blood Money is the best SCUMM-esque game ever.
PICK UP sedative
USE sedative ON sausage
PICK UP sausage
WALK TO puppy
GIVE sausage TO puppy
[puppy eats the sausage; immediately falls asleep]
USE sedative ON sausage
PICK UP sausage
WALK TO puppy
GIVE sausage TO puppy
[puppy eats the sausage; immediately falls asleep]
...that is literally a thing you can do in Hitman Blood Money, and 95+% of all interactions you have in the world are in that vein. It's practically an extremely robust 3D SCUMM title.
Play Hitman 2! The new one.
Hitman 1 is also amazing and you can probably get it super cheap (or on Game Pass). The Paris and Sapienza levels are some of the best level design there is.
That's a really strange decision considering how much of the work has already been done on PC. Source?