The Providence Partners, scions to the three “great” families that composed the shadowy cabal controlling world events from the shadows, now lie dead. Only one target remains before the organization and all of its glory can be fully reduced to dust: The ever-elusive Arthur Edwards aka The Constant.
However, our actions have not gone unnoticed. The ICA has discovered that we’ve gone rogue and they have a mind to do something about it.
Fortunately, we’re more than capable of staying one step ahead of them. Let’s send a message that no one will soon forget.
Though I was not aware of the exact nature of the level in question, I knew that it was divisive. And I can understand why that is. There are many people who only play these games for the missions, and don’t care about the underlying narrative. For them, the segmentation between the two lets them ignore the parts they don’t care about to focus on what they do.
For me, I’ve been seriously invested in the overarching story-line with Agent 47, Diana, Grey, and Providence. Seeing that bleed over into the missions themselves was a cause for excitement for me.
It helps that the mission itself is thrilling enough on its own, especially for how it violates the established “rules-of-engagement”. As a Hitman player, I knew I was in for it when there was no briefing to introduce us to our objectives. That’s a signal that the devs are planning to mix up the formula.
Then came the prompt to identify and eliminate an unknown number of targets. While not the first time we’ve had to identify a target before in the World of Assassination, what makes it unique is that we had to do this on our own. No mission stories, no backup from Diana, just Agent 47 and our ability to read the map.
In this role, we’re less of an assassin and more of a hunter stalking prey. And yet, because the ICA agents are hunting us, they see through all of our disguises. It creates a unique dynamic all of its own.
I can’t wait to master this map.
PS: It is only a few days after this recording, when I’ve gone through the Berlin level a few times, that I realize the default suit for it is “Number Six” because it’s the suit Lucas Grey wears. Agent 47 is dressed in the clothes of his best friend in this mission as a tribute to him.
It’s such a beautiful, small detail.
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