Hitman shows class and loyalty to the franchise
Today I have read many articles from all over the internet complaining and moaning about the Hitman Absolution Attack of the Saints trailer that was released yesterday afternoon. Sigh!!!
When Hitman 3 recently changed its name to Hitman World of Assassination, fans had no idea how meaningful the moment was. On the outside it looked like a simple thing: Hitman 3 would now be known by this name and include levels from Hitman 2 and 3 - the trilogy would all be in one place. But on the inside, at IO Interactive, much more was going on.
You mean destroyed it with this tethered single-player campaign BS... And only the first few levels of the third modern game were on the disc! I'll never support this crap at any price-point! They've lost me as a customer.
The last 10 years of Hitman have been full of highs and lows. And David Bateson and Jane Perry have been there with the series through this eventful decade.
Hitman is, and has been, a remarkable series developed by some of the best. Some are better than others, but every Hitman is challenging and fun.
Sure, there have been some stumbles and fumbles, but always in pursuit of the perfect Hitman game. The most recent trilogy is a masterclass in level design.
Hitman: Absolution: 72H for FREE. There's no gimmick here, just CLAIM IT and it's yours forever
"and credit should be given to Square Enix" rofl, no, it really shouldnt, there the idiots that are probably responsible for screwing up Hitman
Dropping the MAIN voice actor who has been in ALL the games was a mistake, same as Jesper Kyd, i understand the dudes probably busy doing Assassins Creed but hes more famous for the doing Hitman, im sure he would of worked around it some how, the music is AWESOME it Hitman, its one of the main things i like about the series
I shall rent it, theres supposed to be aanother Hitman in the works, im sure thats what i read
I don't think those haters are really fans of the series. IO has always been a very unpredictable company. I've seen some of this stuff in the past games, so I really don't understand why it took these guys this long to 'react.'
Remember how Max Payne 3 "was" getting all the hate, but Rockstar still carried along.
I havent really played Hitman much but I can see where people are coming from...I just think that if it happened to me and my favorite franchise I would act the same
They do seem to be taking Hitman in a differen't direction...I don't think it's really fair on the loyal fans of this franchise.
It just seems everytime an old classic franchise gets a sequel this gen it's more then likely that the sequel dosen't really stay true to the franchises past games.
For example
Splinter Cell Conviction
Max Payne 3
Hitman Absolution
Resident Evil 5
Final Fantasy 13
Some are still great games but they don't stay true to their roots which just seems pointless when you aready have an established audience for the game
I never played these games... sounds like another franchise that didn't age well...
Everything that was in that trailer was very Hitman-ish. The series is filled with stuff like that. Hookers, drugs, strip clubs, you name it. I thought it was a brilliant trailer.