Sleep tight

IO will be bailed out by the Danish government and next Hitman will be published by Dansk Computerspil Bureau.

>Blood Money is 11 years old
>still no worthy sequel

>>376623319
I take it you haven't played HITMAN™

>>376623319
The latest Hitman is pretty great, fuck you, buddy.

>>376623189
Hitman still owned by Square Enix.

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>>376623417
Didn't you get the memo? It's new, therefore it's bad.

>>376622962
Fuck those faggots for their elusive target bullshit

>What you mean you don't want to buy our game in early access???
>fuck you xd have fun getting locked out of content

I buried Hitman in 2013 with Absolution. Last year's game was simply a beautiful eulogy

;_;

>>376624081
Kane and Lynch 3 baby!

>>376624262
Have you even played an elusive target mission?

>>376625502
>b-but it's just like 60 small missions Anon why would you even want to play them???
>yeah they all have voice work, intros, character models, unlock unique costumes, but come ON bro, just buy the game who cares about actually playing all of it xd

fuck off io

>>376623417
>>376624242
It stupidly easy even when you turn off the massive amount of hand holding and the game runs like absolute garbage even on powerful systems.

>>376625695
Are you saying Blood Money was a difficult game?

>>376625695
nigga blood money was easy as shit, the only hard hitman game is the first one and thats cause its broken unfair and horrible.

Hitman 2016 is actually really good. They just botched the fuck out of its release with the whole episodic season pass premium bullshit.

>>376625695
blood money was a piss easy cakewalk, contracts was memorization and trial and error, and hitman 1 & 2 were buggy shitfests

hitman™ was the only good game from the series

Did you guys like hitman 2016? i'm playing it currently and it seems repetitive. still a great game though.

>>376625695
I've started the series recently playing Blood Money and HITMAN tm pretty much concurrently.

The new game is significantly harder, if only because of the guards that can spot you even in disguise.

And I don't even know how to properly use the Suitcase in BM which people say breaks the game even further.

>>376622962
are they looking for investors or completely liquidating the whole thing?

>>376627303
looking for investors

>>376626743
episodic release was actually great for the game. it kept it from just coming out and having people forget about it. instead every month or so it'd come back and up and people could talk about the new level/targets/etc.

if anything, it was the one game that got the episodic release right.

>>376626743
For what its worth I think one positive of the games episodic format was that it encouraged a lot of players newer to the series to go through and take their time with each level instead of just storming through the content.

Additionally, each level had to be much more densely packed with content because it was going to come out in episodes.

While the merits of an episodic release are up for debate, I think hitman made great use of the concept.

>>376627334
is that the same as just selling the IP tho?

Thread theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dok4wJ4pqo0

>>376622962
I bet they're really happy they went with always online, exclusive timed missions you can never play again, denuvo and cutting the game into pieces.

Good job putting yourself out of business.

>>376623417
>hitman 2016 is great

Where is my weapon customization?
Where is the engaging storyline?
Where are the interesting assassination targets that that sometimes make you feel empathy for them before you pull the trigger?
Where are the beautiful big tit girls in skintight girls? I've fapped buckets to blood money's girls.
Where are the remote bombs you can hide in cakes or bibles or throw in an enemy's face? That shit was hilarious and fun.
Where is the god tier music and aesthetics? (e.g. ave maria and funeral cremation scene)

Hitman 2016 doesnt compare to blood money.

>>376622962
>use shitty business model
>lose money

And Square-Enix probably blames the IP for this too. Fuck this publisher.

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>literally squandered 10 years making no progress with FFv13
>nearly destroy a brand with FF13 and 14 ver 1.0
>All the western devs get the ax.

Why is this fair?

can't wait for the reboot by not IO

>>376628669
Here's hoping Bethesda gets ahold of it.

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>>376622962
heh... another one bites the dust.
*blows smoke off gun barrel*

>>376628654

FF13 sold a lot across the 3 different games
Versus eventually became 15 which sold a shit ton
14v1 became 2.0 and is ridiculously successful

At the end of the day, it is how PROFITABLE a team is and the FF team still prints money.

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Fuck Hitman just let them make Mini Ninjas 2 already

>>376628654
I was thinking that too.

And I bet they're still going to make garbage spinoffs like World of Final Fantasy.

>>376622962
>Best Hitman game died
>retarded /v/ piratards are happy about it

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>>376622962
IO shills, any thoughts on this?
How would you weigh in on the fate of the franchise? Will you be able to find a new job in marketing?

>>376628965
Blood Money died?

>>376625695
>Runs like absolute garbage
What?

>>376629068
>blood money was good meme.

>>376628872
This game is cute and solid.

>>376629129
yes, it being simply good is a meme. it is actually excellent.

briefcase when

>>376629216
>still spouting memes
cringe

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>>376622962
Fuck. It wasn't the greatest game in the world, and it was missing some things, but I legitimately enjoyed nu-Hitman. It was a return to form, and with a little more work they could have made the second 'season' something great. I ended up liking it better than blood money despite missing a few things.

>>376629281
>this denial

accept blood money into your heart and all sins will be forgiven.

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>>376628872
They did. it was on kinect.

>>376629187
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts520Nq2R_U
very nice environment art

>tfw floating down a river below some cherry trees in your hat

>>376629505
"no"

>>376629502
Blood Money is as easy and shitty as your mom at the Apollo theater.

>buys the "complete" version of Hitman

>whoops its not actually complete, there are tons of missions you can never play because they were always online DRM and timed even if you buy the game for 60$

Don't blame this on Square you fucking morons, at any time the developers could have turned their failure train around and patched the game but they refused.

Now they're out of business and they completely deserve it.

>>376628080
>Where is my weapon customization?
If you're using anything apart from a silenced pistol, you're doing it wrong.
>Where is the engaging storyline?
Hitman games were never about the story.
>Where are the interesting assassination targets that that sometimes make you feel empathy for them before you pull the trigger?
Mr. Swing King was the exception from the rule.
>Where are the beautiful big tit girls in skintight girls? I've fapped buckets to blood money's girls.
Watch porn, you imbecile.
>Where are the remote bombs you can hide in cakes or bibles or throw in an enemy's face?
There are still plenty more methods to get the job done.
>Where is the god tier music and aesthetics? (e.g. ave maria and funeral cremation scene)
I'll give you that one.

>>376629729
b-but they patched it!!! you can now play it offline!!!!
yeah none of your progress is saved but COME ONE BRO JUST BUY OUR GAME

fuck IO

>>376629729
>patched the game

Why would they patch out elusive targets? They're easily the most fun thing about the new game.

We'll probably get another movie before we get another game

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>yfw SquareEnix fucked with accounting to cover up Final Fantasy XV falling short of ridiculous expectations.
>yfw the new Hitman had to be the fall guy.

Worst part is that this wouldn't even be a stretch for Square-Enix, Final Fantasy XV underperforming might actually be so unacceptable that they could have done this to cover it up.

>>376629831
being this much of an IO drone lmao

what are you going to do now that they're out of business?

>>376630321
Not an argument.

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>>376629729
>>376629839
>Don't blame this on Square you fucking morons, at any time the developers could have turned their failure train around and patched the game but they refused.

>game is forced to connect to Square-Enix servers
>wow, IO, you fucking cucks, you deserve this
>not Square-Enix though, your publisher and apparent server provider, your hands are clean oh mighty nippon game developer

>>376630139
I can buy that.

Them selling Hitman makes no sense otherwise, since 2016 exceeded sales expectations and allowed IO to move to a bigger office.

XV bombing probably has a lot to do with this.

>>376628038
that was probably the publisher doing all that, why do you niggers always blame the dev when they never have anything to do with how they control their IPs?

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>tfw the second season was one of my most anticipated releases this year
Fuck

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>>376630445
>>376630139
>Final Fantasy has become so shit that they can't keep their fuck ups in their own franchise anymore

>>376629831
>>376628080
the game has remote bombs though, it even has more than one type

>>376630606
this is your fault for liking the game, damn you

>>376630367
IO added an "offline" mode, but instead of actually being an offline mode it just turns your 60$ game into a demo version

Face it, they're completely complicit in this and deserve everything coming to them. They had a chance to fix it, but they just spat in the face of their customers.

>>376629839
>pirates mad they can only use the default loadout

Pirate rage is hilarious.

>>376630606
>supporting some of the most unfriendly customer practices in the industry

You're a moron for paying for this

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>>376630605
Not him but I saw enough interviews with the game's lead saying how EPIC and AWESOME it is that they lock everyone who didn't preorder the early access version of the game soon enough out of elusive targets

I'm not willing to go "b-but IO did nothing wrong it's evil Square!!!" anymore

Fuck them and their "games as a service" bullshit

>>376622962
I will don a red tie and white shirt the next time I need to wear a suit. To honour his memory.

He was one of the best. Video gaming is worse off for his loss.

>>376629831
>All these things that make the experience 10 times more engaging and memorable dont matter

Wow youre retarded.
Blood money is simply more fun. Sexy girls, mindless shooting or perfect silent assassin, hilarious ways of killing, huge variability on customization and weapon types.

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>>376622962
>Hitman ruined
>Mass Effect ruined
>Far Cry ruined
>AC ruined
>CoD ruined
>Bioshock ruined

Why it keeps happening

>>376622962
So season 2 is canceled?

>>376631131
TM has more ways of killing than several older Hitman games combined. Plus, the levels are massive.

>>376624860
>Kane and Lynch 3 baby!

It's a shame K&L2 was shit on launch. The whole series always has been ahead of it's time, like Fight Club, the multiplayer was awesome as fuck.

>>376630889
yeah it's almost like they're not allowed to shit talk their own publishers decisions (like preorder DLC), when you work for a company you have to shill their stupid bullshit or management will have your ass if they catch you, which is easy in a job like this where everything you say is recorded on the internet, you fags would know this if you ever had a job.

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>Thief
>Deus Ex
>Hitman
>System Shock 3 not even in pre-production
>low sales will mean Arkane is shut down

Darkest timeline confirmed

>>376631176
It was never officially announced as happening but yes, it's over. Io will go the way of Pandemic.

>>376625695
I really like how every part of your post is factually false.

>>376630773
>face it, my autistic rage at this makes them completely responsible for using a publisher DRM, they literally shit in my cornflakes and fucked my mother by doing this

Mate, I'm going to be honest there, I think you're putting all the blame on the party that least deserves it. Regardless of the online DRM that forced you to connect to the publisher's servers, the game was actually good, and I'm not letting the fact that I needed an internet connection to enjoy it stop me from enjoying it. Publishers have been shoving their dicks where they don't belong for decades at this point, you need to learn when to identify it.

>>376631134
>a bunch of shit franchises "ruined"
they were never good

>>376630883
well I guess i'll go back to playing the 7000 open world crafting games anon

>>376622962
>Servers go down
>Can't level up and get new gear anymore
The online was truly a great idea.

>>376631310
>inb4 "they were all bad anyway"

>>376631367
>do i fit in now, /v/?

>>376625695

>100fps on 1440p
>Runs like garbage
?

>>376631371
I've played this game for over 100 hours and the servers went down once during that time.

>>376630605
I refuse to believe it's entirely Squares decision to not patch in a real offline mode for their SINGLE PLAYER GAME after all the episodes came out.

Patch in a real offline mode and let everyone access ALL the content they paid for, without a time limit.

But they thought they were going to fuck over customers and come out on top, now they're out of business.

Fuck em.

>>376631484
Down forever I mean.

>>376631263
That's entirely true, but Tim just doesn't have that nostalgic sheen.

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>>376631371
If they keep the game, they'll probably patch it, if not, be prepared for Square-Enix to let the game rot once the servers shut off.

>Final ET is killing the CEO of Square-Enix in Hokkaido

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>Miss Burnwood, we won a long time ago
>This? This is maintanence

We will never find out about Agent 47's origins
This is another Half Life 2: Episode 2 moment

FUCK YOU SQUENIX!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f_5Xml58aI

>best game of the 2010s
>full release 5 months ago
>still getting free updates every month
>kill
RITORNA A ME

>>376631496
Thankfully, you don't need to believe it to be true.

>>376631496
Why do you refuse? Does your refusal have a justification?

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First Sleeping Dogs, then Deus Ex and now Hitman

When will Square realise that maybe they shouldn't expect 10 million sales for every game they release?

>>376631371
>>376631496
square is obsessed with DRM, every one of their games has it in some way or another. they're paranoid of the PC market because their slanty chink eyes have no idea how it works

>>376631656
>>376631612
he's just ass mad he can't pirate it.

>>376631570
The shadow client won in the end.

>>376631673
If a game doesn't sell 10 millie it's literally not worth putting in the money

If you invest the same money you invested in video games into health clubs you get more money back

Square is a business not a charity and IO failed them by making a shit game so now they get the axe, and rightfully so

Idea: since Season 2 won't be made now, they can tie up the story by having the Shadow Client as an elusive target. In Sapienza obviously, as it's the best map.

>>376631569
Holy shit I didn't even think about that

How is that for delicious irony, all the IO drones who defended always online never being able to play the full game again because SE shuts the servers down

What a beautiful twist of justice that would be.

HM 2016 has a lot of glitches that have still not been patched out. With the always-online and Denuvo, those exclusive suits/items will probably be lost forever. Hopefully IO don't act like faggots, and actually release them as free DLC. Also, no mods to fix said glitches ever because of the dual DRM.

>>376631673
>All those IPs got axed
>FFXV was allowed to stay for 10 years
>KH3 is maybe coming this decade

Squeenix, you fucking hypocrites.

>>376631842
>IO drones

So did you actually read my post or are you intent on being autistic until the end of time? IO will, if they retain the game, likely patch it all out. If not Square-Enix, who runs the DRM in question, will let it rot. How is this a 'twist of justice' beyond you being incredibly autistically opposed to IO and people actually liking the game?

>>376631842
feels good

>>376625695
Works on my machine :^)

>>376631783
I'm glad hitman has extensive DRM. I'm a paying customer and have never had a single issue with the constant online. It's nearly the 3rd decade of the 21st century. If you have spotty internet you are probably a third worlder who should die. It's literally impossible not to be connected 24/7 in this day and age. I like being online in single player games. For example the online features of persona 5 are amazing.

All in all, get fucked pirate.

>>376631612
>>376631656

>actual IO drones

How does it feel?

All your shilling, all your righteously typed defenses against anti-consumer practices have been for nothing.

You helped kill Hitman.

It's dead because of you.

>>376631824
>shit game

why exactly? because it's not the exact same game as blood money? do you really think FF13 14 and 15 are better than hitman? are you niggers ever happy?

>>376631943
This. Nationalist Jap fucks.

>in a couple of years, your beloved franchise joins the ranks of those where it isn't even clear anymore who has the rights to it

>>376632313
If anything, we were trying to keep Hitman alive while Square and you with your SJW outrage were busy killing it.

Enjoy replaying Blood Money for eternity. That's all you get now.

>>376632313
Unless they sit on the board of directors for Square I really doubt they contributed in any way to killing Hitman. You should stop being retarded for a moment and look at how left-field this actually was. The game was such a commercial success that IO was able to upgrade offices and rehire lost staff following Absolution's failure. Square doing this signals they're not in good shape.

>>376632313
no I bought and payed for it so it's not dead because of me, it's dead because some slant eyes japs didn't see the words FINAL FANTASY glued to the side of it

>>376632313
Calm down. Take a deep breath and try to think more clearly.

MR WORLDWIDE

>>376632313
>>376632561
this right here, absolution was squares idea for hitman, they wanted an action stealth game because they didn't think real hitman would sell well, the fact that we got anything even remotely like the old games was a miracle.

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>>376626938
>It's a game series attracts new people who shit on earlier games episode
Seriously, you guys are fucking cancer. And no those games weren't buggy or "unfair". You're just a filthy retarded casual who needs a fucking tard wrangler in the form of handholding in games, to play them. Git fucking gud.

>>376633003
>call the old games easy
>get called casual

I think you might be retarded anon

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>>376631134
>Far cry ruined
>far cry 4 was the best game in the series
>far cry primal was meh at best but not that bad

>>376622962
Man, fuck square enix.
What the fuck is wrong with them.

when are they going to drop the always online thing

>>376631496
IO probably had to fight to have any offline mode at all and you want to pretend they were the ones who pushed for always online bullshit. Devs themselves are almost never the ones who seek out DRM bullshit which you would know if you had ever talked to one.

>>376629831
>"If you're using anything apart from a silenced pistol, you're doing it wrong."
>"defending" the lack of weapo n customization like this
>"Hitman games were never about the story"
>"Watch porn, you imbecile"
>missing the point, it being that the game is scared of giving dark and sexual shit that the previous games in the franchise had
Jesus Christ, I rarely use the word "drone", but you're a fucking drone retard.

>>376633778
I still don't know how people defend Far Cry 2, and think FC3 is better than 4. 4 is basically 3 with more shit and a less boring map. Wildlife done better, weapons more fun, co-op wasn't a shitty side campaign

New Hitman lacks snappiness of Blood Money. It's more draggy, even more viscose if you can say that.

>>376634623
Probably when they drop Denuvo. Never.

>>376631134
Bioshock was always just a shitty, slow version of System Shock. There was nothing to ruin

>>376631310
>low sales will mean Arkane is shut down
I think Prey is doing pretty well despite Bethesda's marketing doing everything they possibly could to sabotage it.