My only problems with the game are that the human shield knockouts make the non lethal syringe practically useless (I guess it's useful for putting it in food or drinks), and despite playing this game over and over and over again as a kid, I actually only remembered the notoriety system existed when you mentioned it. It's so underused. As for the maps, I have no problem with them. Now I'm not sure if that's because I actually think they are fine and not that maze like, or if I just accepted this bullshit as a kid and memorized all of them down to tiniest details so even all these years latter I just know where everything is. Anyways, fun video. Now for the mess that is absolution.
@@biorival When you say without spoiling it, do you mean without talking about the gameplay elements in detail? The best way I can put it is that they dumbed down all the great elements that made Hitman great in order to follow the trends that were around at the time. A lot of Blood Money's details are either simplified, removed, or made so generally useless that they might as well been removed. While greater importance was put on elements which aren't bad in concept. Just bad for a Hitman game. It's like they wanted to make something else, but then they put a Hitman skin over it because the name Hitman would generate more sales.
My acquaintance described Abs as linear and that it focuses on the story too much, is that true? That would be the funniest decision, considering the story was the weakest part and the whole fun was in sandboxing the assassination
@@biorival Yes, that is true. And while those are far from the only problems, they are the biggest. Without going into detail, there still are a couple of levels where it feels like old Hitman, but they are few and far between. And I don't have a problem with a bigger focus on the story. I do, however, have a problem with how bad that story is.
My only problems with the game are that the human shield knockouts make the non lethal syringe practically useless (I guess it's useful for putting it in food or drinks), and despite playing this game over and over and over again as a kid, I actually only remembered the notoriety system existed when you mentioned it. It's so underused.
As for the maps, I have no problem with them. Now I'm not sure if that's because I actually think they are fine and not that maze like, or if I just accepted this bullshit as a kid and memorized all of them down to tiniest details so even all these years latter I just know where everything is.
Anyways, fun video.
Now for the mess that is absolution.
Thanks again. What exactly wrong in your opinion with Absolution without spoiling it?
@@biorival When you say without spoiling it, do you mean without talking about the gameplay elements in detail?
The best way I can put it is that they dumbed down all the great elements that made Hitman great in order to follow the trends that were around at the time.
A lot of Blood Money's details are either simplified, removed, or made so generally useless that they might as well been removed.
While greater importance was put on elements which aren't bad in concept. Just bad for a Hitman game.
It's like they wanted to make something else, but then they put a Hitman skin over it because the name Hitman would generate more sales.
My acquaintance described Abs as linear and that it focuses on the story too much, is that true? That would be the funniest decision, considering the story was the weakest part and the whole fun was in sandboxing the assassination
@@biorival Yes, that is true. And while those are far from the only problems, they are the biggest.
Without going into detail, there still are a couple of levels where it feels like old Hitman, but they are few and far between.
And I don't have a problem with a bigger focus on the story. I do, however, have a problem with how bad that story is.
Hah, can't wait