Hitman: Absolution Hype Thread (7.5 at gamespot)

Hitman: Flopsolution!

Day 1 for me, I've been waiting for this one forever. Now, on to Freedom Fighters 2 I/O!!

MirkoS77

Yes please!

[QUOTE="Cheleman"]

IGN gave it a 9:D

SNIPER4321

IGN gave it a 9:D

Cheleman

[QUOTE="Cheleman"]

IGN gave it a 9:D

Sushiglutton

thanks:P

Wait Purist is a diffreculty and not an option? Blah, I usually go Normal first and then hardest differculties. I simple don't want all the aids and such..ArisShadows

[QUOTE="ArisShadows"]Wait Purist is a diffreculty and not an option? Blah, I usually go Normal first and then hardest differculties. I simple don't want all the aids and such..ferret-gamer

[QUOTE="Cheleman"]

[QUOTE="SNIPER4321"] LOL. IGN give every big game a 9. wait a min... they gave Hitman 2 and Blood Money 8?? no way it is better than Hitman 2. that game was masterpiece. Stringerboy

How in gods name did you create that sig and avi?

a little editing here and there:P

[QUOTE="Cheleman"]

[QUOTE="Stringerboy"]

How in gods name did you create that sig and avi?

Stringerboy

a little editing here and there:P

Still it's quite impressive.

thanks man:)

I cannot stand Kavin VanOrd as a reviewer. Have never taken his reviews seriously. They always have too much good things to say with very very few bad things to say and then mysteriously, the game always ends up in the 7's or close.

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

[QUOTE="TheEpicGoat"]

GS review:
+ Beautiful environments
+ Terrific voice-acting
+ Point shooting is visually stimulating
+ High replay value due to various ways to approach missions
+ Great sound effects
- Some anitclimactic missions
- Enemy AI problems
- Some missions are linear
- Sometimes characters seem to try too hard to be edgy

Stringerboy

Really? Sounds like they trying to nitpick it to death. The game looks pretty awesome in my opinion.

This IS Gamespot we're talking about here.

Best one: Sometimes characters seem to try too hard to be edgy...

I mean, really? How does that really affect gameplay enough to be a -? It's irrelevant. I cannot stand this guys reviews.

I cannot stand Kavin VanOrd as a reviewer. Have never taken his reviews seriously. They always have too much good things to say with very very few bad things to say and then mysteriously, the game always ends up in the 7's or close.

Puckhog04

There may not be that much which is bad but what is bad is BAD.

I'm still looking foward to the game. The previous Hitman games didn't get that high reviews and it's one of my favourite games franchises ever. If this is just as half as good as Blood money or Hitman 2 then it will still be worth it (disapointing but worth it).

RPS pinpoints aptly the issues with what IO has done here.

Seems to be a bit worse than I expected.

Remarkably, most levels dont have a target - theyre about getting from one place to another instead of hitting a man, usually while being hunted or trespassing.

And this, people, is why you try to consider reviews within their context. Try to figure out where the writer is coming from. Just by reading what Adam Smith has written here you can tell that he liked Blood Money, why he liked it, and consequently why he doesn't like a great part of Absolution. I honestly don't care in the slightest about what some guy who did not play Blood Money and loves Uncharted and Splinter Cell or whatever has to say. Reviews like that are worth nothing to me.

I still need to get it. Couldn't cancel anyway since GMG are being dicks.

IGN gave it a 9:D

Cheleman

Seems linear. :(

No purchase then. I can remember playing Hitman 2, it's better than this new garbage.

Really, all games should be PC exclusive so they can utilise the RAM more, so we could see higher number of better and open world games.

Meh, I'll wait for a pricedrop.

Got it for 36$ from Gamefly i'm sure it's worth that.

RPS pinpoints aptly the issues with what IO has done here.

McStrongfast

Yeah,I read the RPS review as well,not sounding that good at all.

RPS pinpoints aptly the issues with what IO has done here.

McStrongfast

A great review, very informative, and confirms many of my fears and suspicions about the game!

Sad how Absolution didn't manage to live up to the expectations. Will still probably play it when it gets discounted, since it's not a priority anymore...

The gametrailers review is one of the worst reviews i have ever seen.....

http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/1s3exv/hitman--absolution-review

Seriously.. they show footage of the guy constantly going commando everywhere... and then just doing stupid stuff like hiding from cover to cover back and forth, constantly switching weapons or shooting birds... It's ok to complain about some anoying bugs or glitches, but this is ridiculous. Also the reviewer complained that if you kill other people that are not the target, it takes away points... seriously???!?! I mean isnt that the entire objectice.. get to the target, kill him and get out without anyone knowing?

Another complaint is that it's boring to play the stealth way.. i am pretty sure that who reviewed this, probably reviewed the trigger happy cod games.

There are legitimit complaints about this game.. but don't go by this review.

The gametrailers review is one of the worst reviews i have ever seen.....

http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/1s3exv/hitman--absolution-review

Seriously.. they show footage of the guy constantly going commando everywhere... and then just doing stupid stuff like hiding from cover to cover back and forth, constantly switching weapons or shooting birds... It's ok to complain about some anoying bugs or glitches, but this is ridiculous. Also the reviewer complained that if you kill other people that are not the target, it takes away points... seriously???!?! I mean isnt that the entire objectice.. get to the target, kill him and get out without anyone knowing?

Another complaint is that it's boring to play the stealth way.. i am pretty sure that who reviewed this, probably reviewed the trigger happy cod games.

There are legitimit complaints about this game.. but don't go by this review.

M1KES

Seems linear. :(

No purchase then. I can remember playing Hitman 2, it's better than this new garbage.

Really, all games should be PC exclusive so they can utilise the RAM more, so we could see higher number of better and open world games.

GamerwillzPS

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Seems linear. :(

No purchase then. I can remember playing Hitman 2, it's better than this new garbage.

Really, all games should be PC exclusive so they can utilise the RAM more, so we could see higher number of better and open world games.

GamingVengeance

Hermit? Trying to fit in? What is this?

Yes, Uncharted is very linear and I started to get bored of games being designed like that. At the end of the day, I'm a PC gamer. Deal with it.

So adam sessler (of rev3games) just reviewed it. He seemed to like it quite a bit.kris9031998

sounds like he's describing a very different game. from what im reading in other reviews alot of the levels are pretty much "Point A-Point " with most not even having a target.

Why couldn't they just leave it the way it was in the past games? I really wanted to hope they wouldn't destory this series,but it looks like the hitman series has truly ended with blood money. :(

[QUOTE="GamingVengeance"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Seems linear. :(

No purchase then. I can remember playing Hitman 2, it's better than this new garbage.

Really, all games should be PC exclusive so they can utilise the RAM more, so we could see higher number of better and open world games.

GamerwillzPS

Hermit? Trying to fit in? What is this?

Yes, Uncharted is very linear and I started to get bored of games being designed like that. At the end of the day, I'm a PC gamer. Deal with it.

Can't wait. Grabbing it on Tuesday.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="GamingVengeance"] Stop trying so hard to be a hermit, not too Long you were praising uncharted and sh!t like it. Which is very linear. You don't have to try so hard to fit inGamingVengeance

Hermit? Trying to fit in? What is this?

Yes, Uncharted is very linear and I started to get bored of games being designed like that. At the end of the day, I'm a PC gamer. Deal with it.

I'm a dumbass because I have a different taste? Cool.

My taste have changed slightly over the years. In my console gaming days, I was fine with linear games. Now I prefer to play open world games, but I'm still happy to play linear games, it's just that I would like to see more open world games. Too bad, consoles aren't gonna let that to happen often due to hardware limitations.

This is why I said in my previous post saying "all games should be exclusive to PC".

[QUOTE="kris9031998"]So adam sessler (of rev3games) just reviewed it. He seemed to like it quite a bit.lawlessx

sounds like he's describing a very different game. from what im reading in other reviews alot of the levels are pretty much "Point A-Point " with most not even having a target.

Why couldn't they just leave it the way it was in the past games? I really wanted to hope they wouldn't destory this series,but it looks like the hitman series has truly ended with blood money. :(

[QUOTE="GamingVengeance"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

Hermit? Trying to fit in? What is this?

Yes, Uncharted is very linear and I started to get bored of games being designed like that. At the end of the day, I'm a PC gamer. Deal with it.

GamerwillzPS

I'm a dumbass because I have a different taste? Cool.

My taste have changed slightly over the years. In my console gaming days, I was fine with linear games. Now I prefer to play open world games, but I'm still happy to play linear games, it's just that I would like to see more open world games. Too bad, consoles aren't gonna let that to happen often due to hardware limitations.

This is why I said in my previous post saying "all games should be exclusive to PC".

GS review:
+ Beautiful environments
+ Terrific voice-acting
+ Point shooting is visually stimulating
+ High replay value due to various ways to approach missions
+ Great sound effects
- Some anitclimactic missions
- Enemy AI problems
- Some missions are linear
- Sometimes characters seem to try too hard to be edgy

TheEpicGoat

This is the main thing I care about, and has always been the main aspect of what has made Hitman what it is. The only thing else mentioned that may affect that is the A.I., but tbh I've always found the A.I. in previous games to be either too strict or lax. It was never realistic and barely competent. As long as it's passable I'm fine. And the criticism, "sometimes characters seem to try too hard to be edgy". Honestly, is this such a negative that it detracts from the overall experience and score? That seems like a ridiculous nitpick that could be leveled at 95% of games today.

The only way I'll be dissapointed is if there's barely any different ways to kill a mark, and if mostly all of the levels are linear corridors. From many of the promotional videos I've seen this does not seem to be the case. Not having a large selection of sandbox levels would be a bummer, but if there's at least a handful I think this will be alright as they can be modified with contracts mode for much replayability.

It also amazes me to see how many people are coming out and saying, "sorry, I'm cancelling my preorder", "I'll pick it up later when it's cheaper", etc etc. Do all of you let GS dictate what you play? While I'm sure the game will have flaws as all games do, I also am sure they will not be enough to detract from it to the extent that it's not worth picking up.

I am still very excited for this, and am eagerly awaiting Tuesday.

Seems linear. :(

No purchase then. I can remember playing Hitman 2, it's better than this new garbage.

Really, all games should be PC exclusive so they can utilise the RAM more, so we could see higher number of better and open world games.

GamerwillzPS

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="GamingVengeance"] The fvck does that mean, deal with it? Deal with what? Now you just sound angry lol i enjoy open ended games as much as the next guy, but your a dumbass if ya can't enjoy a game just because its linear in designBPoole96

I'm a dumbass because I have a different taste? Cool.

My taste have changed slightly over the years. In my console gaming days, I was fine with linear games. Now I prefer to play open world games, but I'm still happy to play linear games, it's just that I would like to see more open world games. Too bad, consoles aren't gonna let that to happen often due to hardware limitations.

This is why I said in my previous post saying "all games should be exclusive to PC".

What is so funny about that?

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

I'm a dumbass because I have a different taste? Cool.

My taste have changed slightly over the years. In my console gaming days, I was fine with linear games. Now I prefer to play open world games, but I'm still happy to play linear games, it's just that I would like to see more open world games. Too bad, consoles aren't gonna let that to happen often due to hardware limitations.

This is why I said in my previous post saying "all games should be exclusive to PC".

GamerwillzPS

What is so funny about that?

Its funny cause you're highly gullible.

Its like you're some communist who went republican

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"] lol@ console gaming days. Just last month you were defending the PS3 with your lifeVatusus

What is so funny about that?

Its funny cause you're highly gullible.

Its like you're some communist who went republican

Okay. :|

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

I'm a dumbass because I have a different taste? Cool.

My taste have changed slightly over the years. In my console gaming days, I was fine with linear games. Now I prefer to play open world games, but I'm still happy to play linear games, it's just that I would like to see more open world games. Too bad, consoles aren't gonna let that to happen often due to hardware limitations.

This is why I said in my previous post saying "all games should be exclusive to PC".

GamerwillzPS

What is so funny about that?

+ High replay value due to various ways to approach missions

Thats all I really need, along with fun gameplay in a hitman game, cant wait to try the game this upcomign week.

Its gotten alot of good reviews also, not just the few bad ones. IGN, GameInformer, GamesRadar, Joystick and Playstation magazine all seemed to really like it.

The GS review seemed very positive and a 7.5 is still a good score.

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"] lol@ console gaming days. Just last month you were defending the PS3 with your lifeBPoole96

What is so funny about that?

A month? Hmm.

I built my PC in July.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

What is so funny about that?

GamerwillzPS

A month? Hmm.

I built my PC in July.

ehh I guess thats fine.

from the gameplay it still looks pretty fun to play.

When it goes down a little I'll pick it up

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"] Because you make it was like it was so long ago that you played on consoles, yet a moth ago you dang a completely different tune when it came to consoles. You go from defending PS3 with our life from saying every game should be PC exclusives, essentially meaning consoles should not exist. Quite a chane of heart in the spam on one month.BPoole96

A month? Hmm.

I built my PC in July.

I know that consoles will be here to stay but they're really holding the PC back though. It would be good riddance to get rid of consoles and have everything on PC. Uncharted on max settings FTW! Killzone on max settings FTW! Hell, if Uncharted was a PC exclusive, it wouldn't have been goddamn linear!

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

A month? Hmm.

I built my PC in July.

GamerwillzPS

I know that consoles will be here to stay but they're really holding the PC back though. It would be good riddance to get rid of consoles and have everything on PC. Uncharted on max settings FTW! Killzone on max settings FTW! Hell, if Uncharted was a PC exclusive, it wouldn't have been goddamn linear!

[QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"] But you continued to show strong bias towards PS3. Now you think it should no longer exist. It's fine to address the flaws of consoles compared to PC, but consoles definitely have their place in the games industry. To say otherwise is nonsense.ferret-gamer

I know that consoles will be here to stay but they're really holding the PC back though. It would be good riddance to get rid of consoles and have everything on PC. Uncharted on max settings FTW! Killzone on max settings FTW! Hell, if Uncharted was a PC exclusive, it wouldn't have been goddamn linear!

Yes.

Open world is always a better option.