newdarkcloud plays Hitman (2016) – Episode 3 – Checkmate
Today, we finish the tutorial.There's some dispute over whether or not this section can be treated as part of the tutorial. I lean on the side that it is part of the tutorial, because it makes sense if you treat like a further escalation on...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman (2016) – Episode 2 – Simulated Drowning
Welcome to the smartest Hitman tutorial IO has ever made.I really can't stress how smart a decision this was for the tutorial. While any tutorial can be used to introduce the basic mechanics, the mechanics themselves are only half of a Hitman game.The other half...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman (2016) – Episode 1 – Murder Comedy
Welcome, my friends, to a World of Assassination.I never went through the tutorial for Blood Money when doing the LP for it, and there's a very specific reason for that. Said tutorial is so poorly done that it makes my blood boil ever more than...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Episode 12 (Finale) – No Witnesses
Anyone who knows about Blood Money knew this episode was coming, but it is the finale and the natural place to end an LP of the game.I'm a little disappointed, because I was prepared to go into a large tirade about how difficult this gunfight...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Episode 11: Part 2 – None Of You Are Safe
We finish the worst, and final, mission in Hitman: Blood Money today:Last time, I wrote about how awful it was that this level runs you through a linear sequence of rooms like the tutorial.But now, we can finally understand exactly why that is. This level...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Part 11 – The Final Contract
Today, we break into the White House to stop the president from killing the Vice President:With the exception of the tutorial, which is only linear so that it can teach players about the game's mechanics, this is the worst, most linear level in the entire...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Episode 10: Part 2 – An Angel Clips Its Wings
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...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Episode 10: Part 1 – The Devil is in the Details
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...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Episode 9 – The Ultimate Gamble
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...
newdarkcloud plays Hitman: Blood Money – Episode 8 – Shotgun Wedding
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...