Hitman: Absolution director Tore Blystad has told OPM that, “20 per cent of the players will see the last level of the game. It’s horrible to know. It makes the people working on it really really sad.”
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
Very sad indeed. But mostly this doesn't make any sense to me.
From the title I wasn't sure whether that was a brag about it being challenging or whether that was them speaking about actual numbers of people who will bother finishing it. I know now though.
As they say, this can be said about any game. Most people just don't have the time available to play games and other people might just play a game and decide they don't like it so never finish it.
I am most definitely in that 20%. The 80% will be casuals or players new to the Hitman series. There's no way Hitman fans are putting this down until they kill that final target. I've played the hell out of Blood Money and still do.
Oh, I was scared for a second. If it was Capcom, the quote would be “20% of players will see the last level, because it'll cost..."
umm ok so what if you just use a save file from someone that has already finished the game?