Hitman (2016) – Episode 18 – Intel Gathering
Welcome to Colorado, one of the most interesting missions in the game.In hindsight, after taking this footage and playing Colorado many times afterward, the most striking thing about it is just how small the level actually is.I talked a bit in this episode about how...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 17 – Fully Escalated
Today, we finish our discussion on Escalation Contracts and the "stack" of Hitman.Last time, I talked about how Escalations help Hitman players improve their improvisational skills and ability to adapt to new conditions on old missions.Each level of an escalation adds a new condition, which...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 16 – Non-Death Failure
And now, we get to talk a bit about Escalations in Hitman.Continuing from where I left off last time...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 15 – Contractual Obligations
Today, we explore the contracts mode in Hitman.I got the idea for making both this and the Escalation contract episodes (yes, plural) after reading an opinion piece from Kirk Hamilton on Kotaku. In the piece, he talks about the what I have come to call...
Hitman 2016 – Episode 14 – Rubber Ducky, You’re the One!
And today, we finish what we started with our Elusive Target.Finding the target in an Elusive Contract isn't always easy. Because players don't have the benefit of seeing the target with Instinct, they need to rely on the details given in the briefing in order...
Hitman 2016 – Episode 13 – The Elusive Woman
Today, we give one of the Elusive Targets a shot.On occasion, re-watching these videos in order to do the post-commentary is a lot like watching someone play Dark Souls. I can see all the mistakes being made with so much more clarity than I'd even...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 12 – They Never Get Passed 27
Happy 27th birthday to Jordan Cross, may it be his last...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 11 – Room Service Revenge
Welcome to Bangkok,Hotel missions have always had their place in the Hitman games. As far as I can remember, every single Hitman game has had a mission in a hotel. And it's not hard to see why something so innocuous would become a bit of...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 10 – A Matter of Principal
And our time in Marrakesh comes to an end...
Hitman (2016) – Episode 9 – Lights, Camera, Moose!?
Welcome to Marrakesh, where we stop a government coup just because someone would lose money if it went through.Marrakesh is roughly the same size of Sapienza, but it never gives off that the impression that it's as big. There's a good reason for that.In Sapienza,...