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I thought people loved the new Hitman game.
Not really.
Doug Heffernan
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As a Hitman game?
No, it's not a true Hitman game.
As an open-ended stealth/action game?
Yes, it's pretty great.
This is what I'm thinking. I'm more interested in the content he provides. So far, it's been pretty great.
I almost wonder if he really is something like an executive's 17 year old son getting on a forum and talking about stuff and taking MS's late bad PR into his own hands.
Wish he would come back.
Miles Quaritch
Member
It's terrible, just....terrible.
It's not even a good open ended stealth game, let alone a pretty great one. It's garbage across the board. The only somewhat decent mission takes place in the corn-field and even then it's just a sliver of what the game really should have been throughout.
I could have swore to read a comment about when the Xbox One is going to get the promised games with gold treatment fairly soon... ah here it is from 2 months ago
https://twitter.com/XboxP3/statuses/429484663858421760
I nominate/predict Halo: Sparton Assault, Zoo Tycoon or Crimson Dragoon being the first games with the bar of quality Microsoft has established with the program so far....
Doug Heffernan
Member
I gotta disagree.
I found the stealth to be quite satisfying.
Not as many routes as an old school Hitman game, but I didn't go into this game expecting that.
I'd say it's a better game stealth game than Conviction, maybe on par with Blacklist but not better than Blood Money.
Plus it look gorgeous.
That Kane & Lynch engine really shines here.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Uncharted 2 was a better stealth game than Conviction, not really setting the bar high there. Still, if you go in with your expectations in check and haven't played the previous Hitman games, I guess you could extract some level of enjoyment out of Absolution.
I will say the crowds were impressive as were the visuals, a current gen game using that engine will be very impressive indeed.
ßthePenguin;106532924 said:
I believe it as I don't have and never plan to upgrade to Gold again and everytime I boot up the 360 I see front and center "FREE GAMES WITH GOLD" on the main screen.
I asked my sister who has Gold if she's taking advantage of the free games offered with her subscription she didn't have a clue that such thing was existed.
For the sake of comparison over on the Playstation Network, every time a new game is added the IGC it gets announced on the What's New screen of the PS3 along with the info text bar (text headlines that appear under the clock) regardless of subscription status. On the PS4 it appears the What's New section also regardless of subscription status.
It's actually something that really turned me off to Xbox live completely as a service to invest into with how different just what appears on the dashboard is so dramatically different (which makes me question is that content on the dashboard is personalized via tracking and analytics which I hate) along the ads which I believe appear less when you ARE NOT a Gold member
But to each his own...
On the topic of hitman it only makes me wonder what IO is doing next as they have a pretty slick engine (Glacier)
Steverulez
Member
Two of those are pretty good and the third is supposedly alright...
Miles Quaritch
Member
Crimson Dragon is pretty great, especially since they patched in multiplayer.
H:SA would be a poor first choice, not sure about ZT though.
AlphaTwo00
Member
It's gonna be LocoCyle and then Fighters Within. Just because it's MS.
I don't think H:SA will be in the first batch, but certainly within the first few. Really, it's not a good idea to buy on Xbox One right now, as it will likely be free fairly soon.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Yeah, that's certainly true. I've gotten my money's worth from CD, Powerstar, Loco and Max, so I won't feel so hard done by if they are in the first batch, but anyone who recently got an X1 is probably better off not buying any until after E3...
Or really buying an Xbox One if they haven't already. I'm waiting till E3 to see if it gets a price cut.
Steverulez
Member
I was considering CD as the one thats "alright"..!
I really liked SA, for a Halo game thats a twin stick shooter I thought it was great. The new price is much better for it though, co-op stuff is fun, I got all the achievements on it.
I think MS might have signed some ID@Xbox games for it on XB1 which is what Sony have done for PS+, if the games got delayed (which presumably they have as the first ones were due in March and SSZ is the only one with a release date which is next week) then that could explain why we havent got it yet
ieatzombies
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Between this and ps plus my backlog is getting ridiculous. Really have my finger on purchasing blood money....should I do it before playing absolution? Somebody stop me.
Steverulez
Member
Blood Money is great, buy it.
Absolution is worth the slot in this month mainly cause it forced a sale on HD and Blood Money. 14$ for 3 really good games alongside a free version of the latest in the series...
Good start to the month in my opinion. Here's hoping they discount state of decay and the expansion when Deadlight goes free.
Good start to the month in my opinion. Here's hoping they discount state of decay and the expansion when Deadlight goes free.
ieatzombies
Member
Done.
Hopefully they do knock that price down.I've been waiting for the state of decay breakdown dlc to be on sale for a while. I think I might just skip breakdown and pick up lifeline dlc instead due to new map and all.
Shotgun Kiss
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I bought Absolution on release, and returned it soon after. I even gave it a fair shot; I made it several missions in.
I hated the direction it went in. 90% of the game is just sneaking from point A to point B. I loved the first mission, and wish the rest of the game were like that. That was classic Hitman.
Somebody said above that the best thing to come from Absolution being free was that it forced a sale on the other Hitman games. I couldn't agree more.
I'm not even going to bother downloading Absolution. Not worth the harddrive space.
I hated the direction it went in. 90% of the game is just sneaking from point A to point B. I loved the first mission, and wish the rest of the game were like that. That was classic Hitman.
Somebody said above that the best thing to come from Absolution being free was that it forced a sale on the other Hitman games. I couldn't agree more.
I'm not even going to bother downloading Absolution. Not worth the harddrive space.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
I played Absolution on the PS3 when it was on +. Hated it but I thought it was just me. I still think it's they type of game people want though on GWG.
Rekki-Maru
Banned
I think Blood Money should've been the end of it. Absolution, literally acts like it's on a seperate timeline from Blood Money and Contracts. It's more of a sequel to Silent Assasin. As for the gameplay- there's enough variations to difficulty and options to tailor the experiance. The default settings are what make the game easy.
PseudoKirby
Banned
Why wouldnt they just make it Blood Money instead?
backflip10019
Member
Because then everyone would be complaining about getting an 8 year old game.
Family Fry
Member
Let's just imagine if that had happened?
Superior game, 8 years old.
Inferior game, 1 year old.
I wonder what people would have complained about...
RottenTanuki
Member
Not a bad month. At least they're relatively recent games I've heard of.
http://ruliweb.daum.net/news/view/60619.daum
WOW
Xbox Live will give Banjo-Kazooie : Nuts & Bolts as the second game in korea instead of Deadlights
Once I was considered to buy this game, but hesitation was best choice!!!!
WOW
Xbox Live will give Banjo-Kazooie : Nuts & Bolts as the second game in korea instead of Deadlights
Once I was considered to buy this game, but hesitation was best choice!!!!
WHAT? I want that!
That would be totally acceptable to me. Zoo Tycoon and Crimsons Dragon are pretty darned fun. I have no experience with Spartan Assault though.
BM is actually waaaaay older than that.
licktheenvelope
Member
!!! Blood Money is amazing.
Fox Mulder
Member
I haven't played it yet, but figures. It was a fun franchise, but they spent years making mediocre Kane and lynch games instead and must have forgot how to make hitman.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Absolution is hot, linear garbage. Purist mode was so obviously shoehorned in as an attempt to save face... FUCK.
I may just pop in BM on the PS2
I may just pop in BM on the PS2
LorDjidane
Member
Honestly, it's been a few months since the program started and we rarely have any credible rumor or piece of information more than 24/48h before the start of the new month.
ncxcarnage
Banned
Give me Dark Souls
Exploratory
Banned
A man can dream.
Fox Mulder
Member
I got pgr4 for like $1 at gamestop a year ago. It's fun, but they've also delisted all the dlc. It'll never happen.
The Real Napsta
Member
Hoping for Halo Reach or Gears Judgement next month. Call of Duty 2 I wouldn't scoff at either.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
I'll guess Tomb Raider and State of Decay.
Knowing them though, it's pretty positively going to be something like Gears 2 or 3, if anything.
I would absolutely LOVE Judgment though. They need to get that one free to boost the online community.
LordBaztion
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Finished Deadlight, I liked the game but I wouldn't have paid more than $5 for it.
Now give a Banjo game MS.
Now give a Banjo game MS.
Nuts and bolts, baby.
I'm sorry. Ok, but more seriously something like Viva Pinata: TiP would be great.
abracadaver
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