Juan29.zapata said:
I thought you would like this removal, because it would make the game more hardcore. Isn't that what you want?
Uhm I don't think I ever said I wanted the map gone? I don't want the game to be more 'hardcore' , I want the game to be as good as Blood Money was and then some.
The fact that they removed something as the map which has been in the series since the first game is just mind boggling to me. A minimap? fuck that, I don't even want that. Instinct? I don't want to see the next 5 steps of every NPC walking around. I don't want to hide in the goddamn shadows and lurk around like some kind of Sam Fisher.
This is Hitman, a series about being out in the open, going around like everyday's business and not making people notice you. Creating 'accidents' to kill your only target.
Orayn said:
It's a sequel. The internet kneejerk response will be one of two things: They changed it and ruined a brilliant series; or they kept things the same and released a soulless rehash.
You can't win.
Wrong, this isn't a kneejerk response because we are all responding to quotes made by the developers themselves.
FACT - they said the previous games were too much trial and error and want to 'fix' that.
FACT - they dumped David Bateson, the character basis for 47 and hired some Hollywood actors that nobody cares about. Worst of all, David had to hear this through fans, as IO wouldn't return his calls.
FACT - They are removing basic staples of the series and putting in new casual stuff to bring the Hitman franchise to a larger audience.
Blood Money is factually one of the best sandbox games that deal with freedom and how to approach the mission at hand. There is simply NO other game like it. Did we want new stuff for the new Hitman game? YES. Did we want them to build upon Blood Money, the best game in the series? YES.
Did we want them to reinvent the wheel when it was never broken in the first place? NO.
Also, no manual savind and no Jesper Kyd. Blerhg.