Current Events > Is Hitman meant to be played with quicksaves?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I'm trying to get into Hitman 2016 and it does not like you fucking up even a little.

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They do help a lot
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from my experience, the gameplay was pretty dynamic, and "messing up" just meant having to find alternatives in completing your mission

but yea, using quick saves is also fine, just so you can get familiar with levels, target routes, unique executions, etc.

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Depends on if you're going for a more casual experience or a more hardcore experience. The game is really flexible here - as someone who played the original two games and struggled immensely, the new Hitman games were a really welcoming change of pace.

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Silent assassin was brutal af
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evil_zombie11 posted...

Silent assassin was brutal af

that game was so cheap when it came to the ninja levels

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They're an option

But there's a difficulty that only allows you one or two saves I think so it's definitely doable without

Don't be afraid to use them. They're there if you want to go back and redo something. The game is all about replaying missions and finding new things and new ways to take out targets.
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boxington posted...

that game was so cheap when it came to the ninja levels

It was cheap in general because the AI would literally just freak out and your cover would get blown for literally no reason

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I've never played Hitman, but it seems like the kind of game that would really be cheapened by save scumming
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

I've never played Hitman, but it seems like the kind of game that would really be cheapened by save scumming

It's not, honestly.
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Absolutely. It gives you unlimited saves for a good reason. You're meant to experiment and reload if things go badly. At least until you're on the highest difficulty or doing the elusive targets.
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

I've never played Hitman, but it seems like the kind of game that would really be cheapened by save scumming

I kind of agree. I can see why someone might play that way to explore different methods/routes/outcomes, but I like just doing my thing and living with the consequences. It makes the experience of doing something right after trying a dozen times that much more rewarding.

On the other hand though there are some levels where there's like twenty different assassination methods and you're just like "wtf how do I do X or Y", so it does save time there.

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Am I ever playing against the clock?

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boxington posted...

from my experience, the gameplay was pretty dynamic, and "messing up" just meant having to find alternatives in completing your mission

Yeah. I got way more into games when I started working around my mess ups and not save scumming. That shit gets boring.

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Some of the opportunities you can do are time-based (your target will meet a specific person at a specific time) while others are event-based (the specific person that you want to use as a disguise wont leave even if you wait), but there are always so many ways of completing the mission so basically no.

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Garioshi posted...

Am I ever playing against the clock?

While time does impact your score, it will never prevent you from getting silent assassin rank, assuming that you meet all the other criteria (no bodies found, never spotted, never recorded, no noticed kills, no non-target kills)

Imagine perfecting an hour of gameplay only to be spotted by some b******* camera angle.
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Garioshi posted...

Am I ever playing against the clock?

Well, in addition to @Trelve's response, there are challenges you can undertake that require you to do things with a time limit.

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Don't worry about using saves until you become a hitman elitist. On a side note back in the day my buddy could silent assassin every level in Hitman 2 on the hardest difficulty with no saves. That was quite the feat because the stealth in that game is fucking trash. He could also do the same thing in contracts.

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

I've never played Hitman, but it seems like the kind of game that would really be cheapened by save scumming

It is. The nature of the games are such that they're meant to be replayed by level, anyway.

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Worth noting that the higher difficulty limits you to just one quick save, and doesn't autosave. So I don't think you should feel bad about save summing on the difficulty that explicitly allows you to do that.

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Is Hitman voiced by the same guy who voices Deadshot in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay?

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I've been a quicksaving fanatic since Dragon's Dogma. That experience also helped me when I finally decided to check out Fallout New Vegas, lol.

But I got that same feeling from Hitman.
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I just dropped a chandelier on Margolis with her security guard right next to me and he didn't notice lmao wtf

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Well, I cleared the mission. I used chandeliers on both of them because I have no idea how to capitalize on any of these opportunities the game points out for me.

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Also, what's the deal with the Elusive Targets?

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Garioshi posted...

Also, what's the deal with the Elusive Targets?

Kill them to unlock new cosmetic options.

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Hexenherz posted...

Kill them to unlock new cosmetic options.

Gotcha. Also, as an owner of Hitman, do I get any deals on the content in Hitman 2, or do I have to buy it at full price and then get the Hitman levels for free?

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Garioshi posted...

Also, what's the deal with the Elusive Targets?

They appear for a brief time, and you can't save or retry.

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Also, how exactly do I capitalize on the opportunities? Like, I got the dude outside to do an interview, but he was absolutely surrounded the entire time.

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Garioshi posted...

Also, how exactly do I capitalize on the opportunities? Like, I got the dude outside to do an interview, but he was absolutely surrounded the entire time.

For that one specifically, you need a remote explosive (which you probably haven't unlocked yet) that you can place in the camera. Usually the opportunities require multiple steps in order to make them viable.

It might help, as a newcomer, to play with guidance on, just to familiarize yourself with what you can do.

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Antifar posted...

For that one specifically, you need a remote explosive (which you probably haven't unlocked yet) that you can place in the camera. Usually the opportunities require multiple steps in order to make them viable.

Well, that's kinda lame. Ah well.

By the way, if anyone doesn't have the game, the GOTY edition is $12 on Humble Bundle and I honestly might get it because it's only marginally more expensive than just buying the DLC at this point.

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what the fuck is this

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Definitely sharing this:

https://www.allyouplay.com/en/hitman2-launch-ww

$15 for Hitman 2, plus you can use the code ALLYOUCANPLAY to get a further discount.

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Is there any reason not to go straight to Hitman 2, since I get all the Hitman 1 levels with it?

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Garioshi posted...

Is there any reason not to go straight to Hitman 2, since I get all the Hitman 1 levels with it?

Not really, other than there are some escalation missions in H1 that weren't brought over.

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Antifar posted...

Not really, other than there are some escalation missions in H1 that weren't brought over.

Nice, going for that, then.

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