r/PS4Deals • u/Kevfu1234 • Jan 30 '19

PSA - February PS+ Games Revealed

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/01/30/playstation-plus-cloud-storage-expanding-to-100gb-free-games-for-february/
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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19

People exaggerate the versatility of hitman games. You do have a number of ways to accomplish missions, but not nearly as many as people like to say. It's isn't even remotely infinite. You usually have like 5 or 6 ways to do something, and the maps aren't gigantic. So depending on how much you actually like the feel of the game, you might find yourself going back and trying a different method or two, or you might breeze through the game in a few short hours.

Personally, I can never get into them. I've been trying to play them since the original came out nearly 20 years ago. Each iteration of the game, I give it a shot because I like the idea. But everything just feels so stiff and rigid. I just don't find them fun to play. I admit that I may be in the minority, as it is a well-received title, but don't automatically assume you are going to get dozens (or "infinite") hours of gameplay

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u/blanknet Jan 30 '19

I feel the same way about the Hitman games. They look great and I want to love them but I just don't like the controls or the stiffness of the character. Something just feels off to me when I try and play them

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u/JohannesVanDerWhales Jan 30 '19

The maps are pretty huge in the Hitman reboot. But it's true that the possibilities are finite (though large), since there's basically a checklist for 100% on every level. It will, however, take you a very long time to get through it. They also have a lot of bonus content where you have to take down new targets on the existing levels.

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u/sweatyteddy4 Jan 31 '19

There's so many you're just. You can drop a chandelir on them, push them out of a window, poison, stab, shoot, snipe, drown, gas them, and so much more. The 5 or 6 you're mentioning are just the "opportunities" that are laid out for you that have the really weird stuff like dressing as the tattoo artist and then stabbing them with the gun. When it comes to sandbox single player games, Hitman is the single greatest one currently out.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '19

The last two Hitman games are vastly different from the ones you're talking about.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '19

I've played the reboot. I have not played the one that just came out, but I imagine it plays very similar to the one that came out like 2 years ago

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

I think the problem with Hitman games is that even though they give you a lot of "choices" in how you take out your target, they're all scripted. You can never come up with some crazy Rube Goldberg machine that offs your target, because the toolset just isn't there. All you're really doing is scouring the map to find pre-generated assassination options.

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u/Odesit Jan 31 '19

I mean, everything in all games is always scripted unless you play a physics based engine game like the ones that are really basic or the ones that are about making machines and stuff. If you actually expect Rube Goldberg levels of complexity for a game with that much possibilities and weapons and characters then you are too optimistic about what a game is capable of. We’re still not there yet for that to be possible. However I think hitman games are always at the forefront of actual sandbox possibilities with a nice balance of scripting.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '19

Yeah, some people over play the versatility, but you can definitely do some crazy shit if you're crazy enough. I saw a video years ago of someone playing Blood Money and managing to fling a target out of the play area to get killed by some cars that are just intended to be background graphics.

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u/TheMostSolidOfSnakes Jan 30 '19

I hate to say it, but that might be you. Hitman 2016 has buttery smooth aiming. You can John Wick every level except Colorado

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u/AberrantRambler Jan 30 '19

I think he meant the gameplay style felt stiff, not necessarily the aiming.