Hitman Series Official Thread

[twonha]

Finished a bunch of missions, and I'm really enjoying it. No drastic changes from Hitman 1 and 2, just more puzzles to assassinate evil people. I feel the overarching storyline weighs a little heavier in this third game, and that's a positive thing.

I'll leave you, to prepare.

[twonha]

Started playing Hitman 3 on the Game Pass today. Man, even the system of bringing over previous experience is practically rocket science that no-one ever asked for. Ridiculous. IO really has to stop doing this nonsense - I hope it ends now that the Hitman 3 trilogy has ended.

The game itself? Sublime as ever, of course.

[Drexion]

Purchase the game within the next 3 weeks and get a free upgrade.

• All HITMAN 3 Standard Edition owners will get a free upgrade to the HITMAN 3 Deluxe Edition.
• All HITMAN 3 Deluxe Edition or HITMAN Trilogy owners will get a free upgrade to the Seven Deadly Sins Collection.

Applies to those who already purchased the game. (source)

[NIGELG]

Hitman 3 is an excellent game when all is said and done.

Pick it up legitimately on your platform of choice. The huge maps have so much replay value and so many methods of meeting your objectives.

In my opinion the best way to play is to disable every single immersion wrecking feature like body outlines in the heads up display including mini maps or even disable the HUD completely .No HUD is the best!!!!!

[Trunks0]

I spent I think 20 or 30 bucks and got most things except a few Hitman 3 DLCs.

Just gamepass it bitches. No need to pay $0 and not play it.

Game is dope af.

Yup! Gamepass ftw, again.



Lovin it so far

[KAC]

I spent I think 20 or 30 bucks and got most things except a few Hitman 3 DLCs.

Just gamepass it bitches. No need to pay $0 and not play it.

Game is dope af.

[theshadowcult]

I just bought the $0 edition. It's called the "im not paying 200 bucks for a ****ing game" edition, and it comes with not playing it.

[Drexion]

Approx 160-200 bucks for everything on Steam depending on your country/region. (around 110 for the three games and around 70 for the DLCs)

[Mangler]

And now that no longer is possible since IOI also raised the price on EGS.

[NIGELG]

https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1659040/

So it's on Steam. And LOL at the price(s). WTF are they smoking ?

I bought this game for $5.60(Coupon/Discount) on Epic in June last year.

But the 'No Steam no buy/all my games in one place' crew can get the game on Steam now for a much higher price.

[KAC]

I bought it incredibly cheap like a two bit hooker.

[theshadowcult]

could be a two fold attack. trying to make up a little money because of the game pass, but also higher prices would drive people to the pass as well.

[Sundance Kid V2]

It's also on the MS Game Pass. Guess where I've already downloaded it. Go on, guess.

I continue to be baffled by IO's incessant habit of making half a dozen different packages for increasingly outrageous prices. It's incredibly difficult to get a read on what you'd actually want to buy, as a player.

I also don't understand what are they thinking...

And it's been a year out on Epic.. and yet they charge crazy prices. Probably trying to double dip....

[Mangler]

Choosing between the hitman trilogy for "free" on game pass or for 100€ on steam is truly a hard task.

[twonha]

It's also on the MS Game Pass. Guess where I've already downloaded it. Go on, guess.

I continue to be baffled by IO's incessant habit of making half a dozen different packages for increasingly outrageous prices. It's incredibly difficult to get a read on what you'd actually want to buy, as a player.

[Sundance Kid V2]

https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1659040/

So it's on Steam. And LOL at the price(s). WTF are they smoking ?

[Ravens Nest]

https://www.ioi.dk/hitman-3-year-2-reveal/

Never buy games, hail game pass!

I love game pass, especially since I got 3 years for less than £70 or £1.93p a month

But I do worry about the "not buying anymore games part" as I have found I avoid buying anything now as I think it might be on Game pass later on.

I did break and buy guardians of the galaxy though on series x and I thoroughly enjoyed it

[azalea]

Yep, bugger Steam, Game Pass for me. With including 2 and 3, I'm assuming means the way they integrated the earlier games' missions as extra dlc in h3.

[nutcrackr]

So close to picking up Hotman 3 over xmas but held off because meh. Guess I can play 2 and 3 now for freeeeeeeeeee

[twonha]

Hail game pass! I wonder how well VR and the game pass play together, but I guess I'll found out for practically free (still on my "first month for €1 + 2 months free" period until March).

[Mangler]

HITMAN Trilogy
Release: January 20

Now that the trilogy is complete, we’re excited to unveil HITMAN Trilogy as a way for new players to get started in the World of Assassination. This collection brings together HITMAN 1, HITMAN 2 and HITMAN 3 into a single package, making it easier than ever to take your first steps to becoming Agent 47.

HITMAN Trilogy will be available digitally on January 20 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Epic Games Store. As well as Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Let’s talk more about these new platforms.


HITMAN 3 arrives on Steam to coincide with the start of Year 2 and will have full support for PC VR and all of the technical improvements that we mentioned earlier, such as Ray Tracing, XeSS and Variable Rate Shading. We’re working on support for Steam Achievements and Trading Cards too – plus we’ll be including the Trinity Pack (the HITMAN 3 pre-order bonus) for free with all editions of HITMAN 3 for the first 30 days.

The HITMAN Trilogy will be available with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate on January 20, giving you everything you need to jump straight into the World of Assassination. We’re excited to welcome a wave of new players to enjoy the full trilogy through new platforms and services.

https://www.ioi.dk/hitman-3-year-2-reveal/

Never buy games, hail game pass!

[Nagorak]

Glad to hear the VR version is coming to PC. I'll probably hold off on playing Hitman 3 until I can play it in VR.

[NIGELG]

No, not at all.

I rarely buy games at launch anymore; I played Hitman 2 just this year. So I haven't been waiting, I've not been on the market for Hitman 3 at all yet. And now that it's coming to Steam, whenever I buy the game, I'm much, much more likely to buy there (which is my preferred library and launcher). But it's not a must that I've been waiting for specifically.

That's cool.

Steam needs a healthy competitor or two or three.

[twonha]

I think what you meant is you prefer to wait until it arrives on Steam.

No, not at all.

I rarely buy games at launch anymore; I played Hitman 2 just this year. So I haven't been waiting, I've not been on the market for Hitman 3 at all yet. And now that it's coming to Steam, whenever I buy the game, I'm much, much more likely to buy there (which is my preferred library and launcher). But it's not a must that I've been waiting for specifically.

[NIGELG]

*dusts off Oculus Quest 2*

Awesome! I assume this coincides with a Steam release? Nothing in particular against the Epic Store, but I prefer having my stuff in one place for Hitman. Props to IO Interactive by the way for seeing Hitman 3 be the 'most successful' Hitman, without having released on Steam.

We who got it from from EPIC already played that game to death.

I had Hitman 1 and 2 on Steam but Hitman 3 lets you play all three games in one place (EPIC) even if you have Hitman 1 and 2 on Steam so I don't understand your ''I prefer to have all my Hitman in one place'' comment.

I think what you meant is you prefer to wait until it arrives on Steam.

[twonha]

*dusts off Oculus Quest 2*

Awesome! I assume this coincides with a Steam release? Nothing in particular against the Epic Store, but I prefer having my stuff in one place for Hitman. Props to IO Interactive by the way for seeing Hitman 3 be the 'most successful' Hitman, without having released on Steam.

[Mangler]

https://www.ioi.dk/hitman-3-year-2/

Ray Tracing
Together with our partners at Intel, we’re committed to bringing the best possible performance and optimization to our PC players. HITMAN 3 has already been enhanced on PC with support for 8+ core CPUs and Variable Rate Shading. In 2022, HITMAN 3 will also support Ray Tracing on PC.

PC VR
HITMAN 3 launched with support for PS VR and we’re happy to bring HITMAN VR to PC in January 2022. Full technical details, including the platforms that we’re supporting will be revealed before Year 2 starts on 20 January 2022.

Elusive Target Arcade
A new way to play Elusive Targets arrives in HITMAN 3 in a brand new game mode that we’re calling Elusive Target Arcade. Prepare to take on the ultimate Elusive Target challenge in a change to the established formula in this fan-favourite game mode. All Elusive Target Arcade content will be a permanent addition to the game. Full details on how this game mode works will be shared in early January 2022.

[NIGELG]

Until I see some numbers, I'm not inclined to believe that DRM has forced away half (or even a quarter) of the die hard fans. Come on - Hitman is a 20 year old franchise, the die hard fans are very likely to have aged into a life where discussing game franchises on forums is a thing of the past altogether (case in point: see any forum that predates big social media platforms). And I'm not so sure Hitman is a hugely popular franchise among the teenagers that are most active on Reddit or Twitch. I also don't believe that comparing online discussion of Hitman is a clear sign of its popularity. There are so many more games to discuss these days, you could probably point to any successful AAA/AA game and say there's too little discussion about it, even though the game did well financially, reviewed well and has a reasonable fan base (case in point: Prey, Titanfall 2).

I'm glad there are always people advocating against DRM. But I don't think the impact DRM has on games is as large or as significant as some people want to think. Also, I am not at all convinced that Hitman's always-online requirement serves more as DRM than as a way to keep track of player statistics and an important driver of continued engagement, across the entire World of Tomorrow trilogy.

I think Hitman as a franchise and IO as a company were almost dead before Hitman '16, and that probably decimated the activity among the fanbase much more than any DRM decisions have done. Episodic content, a necessity at the time, probably didn't help either. Last but not least, the Epic Store is not as popular as Steam, so essentially Hitman 3 hasn't been released yet to, what, three quarters of the gaming community at large?

One thing I do mind about IO: their communication isn't a strong point. For anyone who hasn't had a tattoo put on their neck out of love for the franchise, it is unclear what purpose the always-online requirement serves, it's unclear which of the three dozen versions of the game(s) to buy, it's unclear what you get when you buy the game and when (like the VR part)... The games themselves are fantastic, everything around it gets sketchy at times.

Yes, I have been playing Hitman 3 for a long time. I am almost ready to finish up the last Sniper Mission and that will be it for me. I got my 5 dollars worth.

[twonha]

The instant that IO decided to implement always online DRM in their single player games they immediately turned off maybe half of their playerbase. Now yes the games are still awesome, and yes they are still financially successful - but the portion of the playerbase they turned away were those that used to discuss the Hitman games on forums etc. ALL the hitman threads on all the popular gaming boards are a shadow of their former selves, as the people who don't mind always online drm are simply not the grassroots fans that IO built up over the past two decades.

Now usually companies redeem themselves by releasing a DRM-free patch a couple years after the game's release - but IO chose to remain stubborn - not even CDPR (via GoG) could convince them to remove the DRM on a 6 year old game and had to kick them off the service due to backlash. I'm glad IO is still successful but they made their bed and chose one part of their playerbase over the other.

(it's not about having a proper internet connection either, for many people the concept of always online DRM in a single player game is something they simply don't want to partake in for one of many reasons.)

Until I see some numbers, I'm not inclined to believe that DRM has forced away half (or even a quarter) of the die hard fans. Come on - Hitman is a 20 year old franchise, the die hard fans are very likely to have aged into a life where discussing game franchises on forums is a thing of the past altogether (case in point: see any forum that predates big social media platforms). And I'm not so sure Hitman is a hugely popular franchise among the teenagers that are most active on Reddit or Twitch. I also don't believe that comparing online discussion of Hitman is a clear sign of its popularity. There are so many more games to discuss these days, you could probably point to any successful AAA/AA game and say there's too little discussion about it, even though the game did well financially, reviewed well and has a reasonable fan base (case in point: Prey, Titanfall 2).

I'm glad there are always people advocating against DRM. But I don't think the impact DRM has on games is as large or as significant as some people want to think. Also, I am not at all convinced that Hitman's always-online requirement serves more as DRM than as a way to keep track of player statistics and an important driver of continued engagement, across the entire World of Tomorrow trilogy.

I think Hitman as a franchise and IO as a company were almost dead before Hitman '16, and that probably decimated the activity among the fanbase much more than any DRM decisions have done. Episodic content, a necessity at the time, probably didn't help either. Last but not least, the Epic Store is not as popular as Steam, so essentially Hitman 3 hasn't been released yet to, what, three quarters of the gaming community at large?

One thing I do mind about IO: their communication isn't a strong point. For anyone who hasn't had a tattoo put on their neck out of love for the franchise, it is unclear what purpose the always-online requirement serves, it's unclear which of the three dozen versions of the game(s) to buy, it's unclear what you get when you buy the game and when (like the VR part)... The games themselves are fantastic, everything around it gets sketchy at times.

[Mangler]

I think you mean Epic games exclusive.

No, the VR mode is playstation only, but apparently it is only a timed exclusive.

[NIGELG]

I've been waiting for the end of the playstation exclusivity deal, I want my VR mode on pc.

I think you mean Epic games exclusive.

[NIGELG]

The instant that IO decided to implement always online DRM in their single player games they immediately turned off maybe half of their playerbase. Now yes the games are still awesome, and yes they are still financially successful - but the portion of the playerbase they turned away were those that used to discuss the Hitman games on forums etc. ALL the hitman threads on all the popular gaming boards are a shadow of their former selves, as the people who don't mind always online drm are simply not the grassroots fans that IO built up over the past two decades.

Now usually companies redeem themselves by releasing a DRM-free patch a couple years after the game's release - but IO chose to remain stubborn - not even CDPR (via GoG) could convince them to remove the DRM on a 6 year old game and had to kick them off the service due to backlash. I'm glad IO is still successful but they made their bed and chose one part of their playerbase over the other.

(it's not about having a proper internet connection either, for many people the concept of always online DRM in a single player game is something they simply don't want to partake in for one of many reasons.)

I think that more than that is the EPIC hate.

I have been playing Hitman games since 2002 but by your analysis I'm not a ''grass roots fan''. A real fan would buy the game regardless of online DRM or platform of release(Epic or Steam).

But what are some of these ''one of many reasons''? Are they rational reasons?

[Drexion]

A great game like Hitman 3 gets no real kind of discussion here.

The instant that IO decided to implement always online DRM in their single player games they immediately turned off maybe half of their playerbase. Now yes the games are still awesome, and yes they are still financially successful - but the portion of the playerbase they turned away were those that used to discuss the Hitman games on forums etc. ALL the hitman threads on all the popular gaming boards are a shadow of their former selves, as the people who don't mind always online drm are simply not the grassroots fans that IO built up over the past two decades.

Now usually companies redeem themselves by releasing a DRM-free patch a couple years after the game's release - but IO chose to remain stubborn - not even CDPR (via GoG) could convince them to remove the DRM on a 6 year old game and had to kick them off the service due to backlash. I'm glad IO is still successful but they made their bed and chose one part of their playerbase over the other.

(it's not about having a proper internet connection either, for many people the concept of always online DRM in a single player game is something they simply don't want to partake in for one of many reasons.)

[Mangler]

I've been waiting for the end of the playstation exclusivity deal, I want my VR mode on pc.

[NIGELG]

REAL gamers™ doesn't play singleplayer games with always online requirements.

It's worth it. REAL gamers have proper internet connections.

[twonha]

These games are extremely replayable

Although there are always a million ways to get done what needs doing, I always find myself needing a lot of time off from the series before I can dive back in. It's a taste I really can't repeat on a yearly basis. I spent 80+ hours on Hitman '16, but could only muster 30 or so on Hitman 2. The gameplay loop feels the same, so taking different paths and using different items doesn't shake up the assassinations enough for me.

I'm in no rush to play Hitman 3, even though I'm sure I'll love it by the time I get around to it.

[Mangler]

REAL gamers™ doesn't play singleplayer games with always online requirements.

[theshadowcult]

This gaming forum is kind of lame. A great game like Hitman 3 gets no real kind of discussion here .I have logged almost 100 hours into Hitman 3 and Hitman 2,142 Hours in Hitman 2016 and countless hours in Contracts and Silent Assassin.

These games are extremely replayable and new content for Hitman 3 is released regularly. The graphics are great.

there is like 5 people on the entire forum man. not everyone can play every game

[NIGELG]

This gaming forum is kind of lame. A great game like Hitman 3 gets no real kind of discussion here .I have logged almost 100 hours into Hitman 3 and Hitman 2,142 Hours in Hitman 2016 and countless hours in Contracts and Silent Assassin.

These games are extremely replayable and new content for Hitman 3 is released regularly. The graphics are great.

[Trunks0]

The locations in this game are absolutely gorgeous. Having a ball with it. Dubai, Mumbai, China, Maldives, New York, Berlin; one iconic location after the other. Just downright stunning throughout. Some really memorable missions and ways to kill. I honestly hope IOI keeps churning out missions for this game. The trilogy might be done soon (I have 2 missions left) but it seems I also have a few bonus missions to be completed.

I think there is absolutely nothing I don’t like about this game. It is accessible yet also can get quite difficult at times. The ingenious ways to kill people are just amazing and sometimes hilarious.

Right now the series has a solid 9.5/10 rating from me. I am hoping for a grand finale. I may even indulge in the overpriced DLC.

Well they got a big pool to dip into. They have the entire original series, 5 entire games worth of content, to pull from after all.