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This could just be the vestiges of E3's ghost creating a bad demo, but I was pretty unimpressed by this. If Hitman allowed you to be as freeform as Crysis, this demo looked like Crysis 2, highlighting all the specific options that they crafted for you to use, and there are only maybe three of them rather than allowing you to get creative and come up with your own answers to things. But that's only based on what they showed. Then, regardless of the quality of the game, I still don't trust IO Interactive after the online shenanigans they pulled in those last Hitman games. But hey, I figured I'd share this reveal here, as it is in fact video game news.

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[–] simple@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nothing is more exciting in a gameplay reveal than starting with 5 minutes of slowly driving a car.

But really this looks like Hitman trying to be Uncharted. It's not necessarily a bad thing but it does look too similar to their last games, just with more scripted action sequences.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yeah this feels more like Splinter Cell with all the climbing and sneaking. Bond spycraft is more social engineering and charm.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Sometimes it’s an unfortunate demo effect where the devs have a form of gameplay they prefer that just doesn’t impress investors on a big screen. So, they shift toward the run-and-gun playstyle.

I seem to remember getting surprised by some AAAs in this way, where I expected them to be brainless action, then find myself strategizing in ways that E3 didn’t show since those bits are slower paced. Haven’t watched the video just yet though.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

It reminded me of how disappointed I was with Uncharted 4.

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For anyone looking to scratch the itch for a 007 game: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_in_video_games

The most notable ones here are the N64 ones GoldenEye 007 and The World is Not Enough.

[–] cujo255@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

The GameCube ones were pretty good too, nightfire being the standout

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Awesome! Now do Perfect Dark 💔

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Finally, a 007 game done right after many years. Can't wait

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How can you tell?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I loved Quantum of Solace and Blood Stone, and the footage reminds me of those. I have hope.

[–] accideath@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

Bloodstone was positively awesome.