Hitman gets reboot

dmcg · 31 Oct 2010 at 02:05

Complete reboot of the series and Agent 47
Agent 47's got beard! (WTF?!)
Heavy focus on story
47's "assignments" are more open mission just like in the previous titles
The game features more linear missions when 47 isn't on an assignment, with focus on guns and cover
The game is being developed along with the second Hitman-movie
You get to play as other killers, not only 47. One of the assassins is a woman.
David Bateson is lending out his voice as 47 yet again

http://www.gamereactor.se/blog/mr clint/177457/

TheCenturion · 31 Oct 2010 at 02:08

playing as a woman? awesome :cool:

crackerbear · 31 Oct 2010 at 02:32

"Oh dear" is my only response to that news. If it manages to not suck, I'll be very surprised.

Swi1ch · 31 Oct 2010 at 02:37

Bout damn time tbh. Should have done this instead of that Kane and Lynch 2 rubbish.

Margaret · 31 Oct 2010 at 03:34

The game features more linear missions when 47 isn't on an assignment, with focus on guns and cover

Pretty much says the game is gonna suck.

el Kuarlos · 31 Oct 2010 at 03:39

Two things happpen when something is as good as the best hitman-

1/ it is extremely unlikley to be that good again.
2/ it is extremely likley that they will wrinse the title until everyone is utterly sure it wont be that good again and ze franchise dies a profitable death.

TheSgtDK · 31 Oct 2010 at 05:16

thats a shame =/

Amnesia · 31 Oct 2010 at 05:54

TheCenturion said:
playing as a woman? awesome

as not with

neo2210 · 31 Oct 2010 at 07:50

The first hitman was absolutely epic, a perfect game with great levels you could play over and over again, the sequels were balls.

They removed all the cool stuff and made it...crap.
I remember in the first one if you put a gun down, or away then took it out it was still the same number of bullets.
Used to be great rolling with 6 berreta's and throwing them away as they were empty and taking out new ones.

Margaret · 31 Oct 2010 at 08:37

The sequels were great :| it actually got better with each sequel unlike most games.

chrismscotland · 31 Oct 2010 at 09:17

Bit worried by it being developed alongside the movie, only decent movie tie in's I remember were Goldeneye (N64) and The Godfather, and they weren't developed for released at the same time as the film so weren't rushed to get them out!
Love the old Hitman games and was looking forward to the new one but not any more!

Mp4 · 31 Oct 2010 at 09:52

Just hope they continue to use Timothy Olyphant as the hitman (for the movies) I've enjoyed all the hitman games blood money being my fav i think

unwashed potato! · 31 Oct 2010 at 09:58

oh no. everything about this game says it's going to be terrible.

simpletom · 31 Oct 2010 at 10:13

The first was insanely difficult with a pretty prescriptive way of completing assignments, the later ones loosened up a little and were actually better for it.

Calneon · 31 Oct 2010 at 11:53

Margaret said:
Pretty much says the game is gonna suck.

Exactly what I was going to post. They don't have time or money to make every mission an 'assignment', so they flesh the game out with run + gun sections.

K1LLSW1TCH · 31 Oct 2010 at 12:01

Hitman is one of my favourite series of games and I've been waiting for a sequel to Blood Money for ages. The best game in the series in my opinion was Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, absolutely amazing game and the missions were awesome.

Hopefully this will have some good, creative ways to kill people.

overclick · 31 Oct 2010 at 12:21

I loved the 1st hitman, felt very fresh at the time. Have not played any of the newer ones though.

Tefal · 31 Oct 2010 at 12:23

wtf have they done to his face?

edit:

The game features more linear missions when 47 isn't on an assignment, with focus on guns and cover
The game is being developed along with the second Hitman-movie

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oh ffs taking an epic stealth/puzzle solver and turing it into the latest cover system shooter movie tie in.

Game is going to suck more balls than Chasey Lain.

ic1male · 31 Oct 2010 at 13:21

Blood Money was my favourite. But I hope they don't go all Kane & Lynch with this new version.

mushroomsoup · 31 Oct 2010 at 13:42

Hitman is actually one of my favourite series, the main downfall of it was it was just too easy to go in all guns blazing because 47 was almost bulletproof. It wasn't hard enough, thinking about it - was a choice but it should have been essential.