Today, we finish up our Vegas activities.Another thing this mission highlights is the thrill of system/simulation-driven design. Every NPC in this mission has a set routine, and the player succeeds by recognizing those routines and exploiting them, either with disguise. Though he spoke about it in...

Today, we talk about one of the most legendary scenes in Kingdom Hearts 1:I've talked about my feelings regarding how Kingdom Hearts' combat feels more plausible than that of its sequels way back when I thought I was good at writing game reviews without scores. (Also, holy shit, that was two years...

Today, we return to Vegas in order to have a party.This mission is a great example of how Hitman uses it's disguise system to create interesting scenarios. Each section of the level is governed by it's own set of disguises. In a sense, you can treat each costume as a "key" to getting to a different...

You know what they say: What happens in Vegas stays in body dumps!Back when Hitman: Absolution came out, people (rightfully) got angry over some of the strange marketing decisions made. Most notable, was the reveal of The Saints, assassins in bondage suits who disguised themselves as nuns.But as...

Another episode in Mississippi, this time we go to murder a groom and his would-be father-in-law at a his wedding.Like the birthday party in Episode 4, this is another small, but dense level filled with murderous possibilities.On top of that the implications that the bribe is also the client adds a...

Today, we get down and dirty in the swamps of Mississippi:Back in the Mardi Gras mission (Episode 5: Part 1) I discussed the problem Blood Money has where guards exist in a binary. They either shoot you on sight or are completely unaware of any danger.The other problem I briefly touched on with...

Let's try this again....To clarify my point, when I say that the game manipulates you into thinking like a psychopath like Agent 47, I don't mean that as a negative criticism of the game.Hitman: Blood Money is trying to convey a certain experience to the player. That is, it is trying to make...

This next one is short, but I promise to make up for it.It only occurs to me now, but they could easily solve that subtitle problem by just shifting the subtitles down into the black space under the cutscenes. They're half-in and half-out of the shot.One thing I should make a note of now, since it...

Welcome to the party. I hope you remembered your chicken suit.One thing I noticed about this mission after watching the tape is that the chicken suits serve an second purpose, other than just being a joke.When you consider the massive crowd roaming this space, you realize that the designers needed...

And thus we begin one of the most well known and loved missions in Hitman: Blood Money.This video talks a lot about one of the problems in Blood Money, and that's how quickly guards are willing to open fire on you.The guard's in this game are almost binary. With very few exceptions, they are either...