Hitman - Intro Pack

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  1. blue_wat
    Mar 14, 2016
    3
    Even after a beta that was amusing, their plans to release content episodically on such a tight schedule it troubling. This is a terrible product. Please don't support it.
  2. gamer6969
    Mar 12, 2016
    0
    Pay full price for 1/10 of a game?!?!?!? And forced online play in a single player game???? Horrible business model. Wait a year for the complete game. Maybe.
  3. hb1209
    Mar 11, 2016
    0
    Its a bad business model. Dont want this to become the new standard, so please avoid this crap. game is alright, but who knows the other episodes? This is a full-priced, AAA game being released in chunks. That’s **** If they can’t release the completed game on time, push it back. Get it right. Otherwise, don’t put it out at all. I take it from Telltale because they aren’t a AAA studio. IIts a bad business model. Dont want this to become the new standard, so please avoid this crap. game is alright, but who knows the other episodes? This is a full-priced, AAA game being released in chunks. That’s **** If they can’t release the completed game on time, push it back. Get it right. Otherwise, don’t put it out at all. I take it from Telltale because they aren’t a AAA studio. I won’t be taking this from one that is. Stand up against those things.From what I understand with Final Fantasy VII, it’s going to be even worse. They will be releasing each chunk of that for a full AAA price. In other words, the remake is going to be a three part, digital-only game that will end up costing $180 for all three parts. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Vincent and Yuffie are sold as DLC. That’s the brilliant plan there. What is wrong with this company. They make the sequel to Tomb Raider a timed exclusive and now they bring episodic games and want full price for unknown content. hey are dooming the new Hitman to bad sales because people who don’t have my patience but maybe they dont release the full game in 2017 because of bad sales they bring it earlier who knows.… Expand
  4. snowtiger65
    Mar 12, 2016
    4
    To start releasing a game in monthly tiny parts is BAD on all counts. Playing this was highly underwhelming. I enjoyed absolution, but this has mediocre ps2-3 graphics. Finished in 40 minutes and im not going to replay as there are dozens of much better games to spend my time with. A waste of money to buy. Maybe next January when full game is released it may be worth it.
  5. Vespas
    Mar 12, 2016
    4
    There are no words to describe how bad this game is. Oppurtunities literally tell you step by step how to beat the level and there is no incentive what-so-ever for turning them off - you get NOTHING for beating the level without cheating. You cannot even check your score after beating the mission. Did I mention the game constantly disconnects from the servers? Add to this the episodicThere are no words to describe how bad this game is. Oppurtunities literally tell you step by step how to beat the level and there is no incentive what-so-ever for turning them off - you get NOTHING for beating the level without cheating. You cannot even check your score after beating the mission. Did I mention the game constantly disconnects from the servers? Add to this the episodic structure with only ONE level to play through over and over for no reason. This game is so poorly designed and thought out its beyond words, and yet again the idiot videogame critics giving the game 8s ands 9s. I am so fed up I decided to create an account just to review this. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.… Expand
  6. Chris_DK
    Mar 11, 2016
    4
    The first episode was decent but short, it makes absolutely no sense though that they turned Hitman into an episodic game, it seems illogical and unnecessary to release an AAA game in episodes.
  7. erolsabadosh
    Mar 14, 2016
    9
    I was going to boycott this release because the decision to make it episodic seemed like a way to milk money from fans but I caved and got it. Well, boy oh boy was I wrong to hold off - this game is amazing! Best Hitman game ever already. The sheer size of the Paris map and the amount of things to do allows for way more replay value than most games. The intro pack is actually 3 levels, 2I was going to boycott this release because the decision to make it episodic seemed like a way to milk money from fans but I caved and got it. Well, boy oh boy was I wrong to hold off - this game is amazing! Best Hitman game ever already. The sheer size of the Paris map and the amount of things to do allows for way more replay value than most games. The intro pack is actually 3 levels, 2 training and then one main mission level and all three are great. There are lots of challenges to complete and extra contracts and you will NOT be disappointed by the amount of content at the moment. The graphics are generally stunning; the level design in particular is absolutely stellar. The NPCs would benefit from a little more polish in appearance but there's nothing that looks bad. The gameplay is fantastic (except I wish the button to drag bodies wasn't the same for taking cover, resulting in occasional mistakes) and there are countless ways to approach a mission and its various objectives. The routines of the NPCs is quite convincing; they will sometimes notice the absence of guards that you've taken out and react to other suspicious changes in the environment lending weight to choices you make and keeping you on your toes. The main focus is on stealth but if you want to cause outrageous amounts of damage, guns blazing, you can, but the game becomes a lot harder if you choose combat as it only takes a few gunshot wounds to kill you. Completing challenges and earning points unlocks new ways to start the mission and new weapons or objects to infiltrate with. Overall; great opening installment, definitely worth the price.… Expand
  8. robozot
    Mar 22, 2016
    0
    This is a protest 0/10 for the ALWAYS ONLINE DRM. Did I know about this before? No, but now you do.

    I don't mind the episodic release - why not, works for other games. But NO LOCAL SAVE FILE on a SINGLE PLAYER GAME?!?! If you're not online, you're not playing. Ha. I have a fast always-on internet LAN connection, and still get regularly kicked off SE's servers. The means: you get    This is a protest 0/10 for the ALWAYS ONLINE DRM. Did I know about this before? No, but now you do.

    I don't mind the episodic release - why not, works for other games. But NO LOCAL SAVE FILE on a SINGLE PLAYER GAME?!?! If you're not online, you're not playing. Ha.

    I have a fast always-on internet LAN connection, and still get regularly kicked off SE's servers. The means: you get kicked back to the home screen. On a single player game. It also takes some time to reload - 90 seconds.

    If you try and play offline - no saves, no progress, no unlocks. Wow!

    I like the game, but as a paying customer, I do not like to be poked in the eye. I won't be buying any more episodes solely for this reason.    … Expand
  9. Robertk
    Mar 13, 2016
    4
    The very idea of paying for a game that has at most a few hours of content is ridiculous. MGS tried to get away with it and everyone complained that Ground Zeroes was too much money for not enough game. This is a complete joke and I will NOT pay for this. I hope IO is reading these reviews and understands that they have lost an easy sell here. I have a full time Job and would have paid forThe very idea of paying for a game that has at most a few hours of content is ridiculous. MGS tried to get away with it and everyone complained that Ground Zeroes was too much money for not enough game. This is a complete joke and I will NOT pay for this. I hope IO is reading these reviews and understands that they have lost an easy sell here. I have a full time Job and would have paid for the game no questions asked had it been completed, but the idea that I will accept a partial game while they tweak certain aspects here and there is inconceivably stupid. How dumb do they think we are.

    The whole update system had ruined the gaming industry by allowing companies to release half made games and patch them as necessary when players complain about different components of the story. Don't like the AI wait a month and we will have a patch. Bad server issues, here's a patch. The only thing worse than this for gaming right now is the idea of buying upgrades and in game currency to get better items.

    Have we not already paid for the game? Why are you guys allowing them to sell you something you have already paid for. They are intentionally making the in game currencies harder to so that you will purchase more currency cards.

    Despicable!!    … Expand
  10. Morlen_JJPP
    Mar 14, 2016
    1
    Me parece un estafa de juego...no debemos premiar este tipo de acciones de las desarrolladoras...el juego a trozos para vender por vender...y por qué digo estafa? porque si compras el juego, en la tarjeta te pone juego completo.....y justo debajo un asterico que te dice que en realidad no es completo si no pagas la extension!!! JAJAJAJAAJ que poca verguenza....
  11. jose21
    Mar 20, 2016
    0
    So you can buy full game now and play 1 mission per mounth, when it will be fini$hed and publi$hed...

    In addition you can play that nice singleplayer game ONLY online, in offline mode you can't unlock anything like weapons, inventory. spawn places, you can't play escalation mode... Of course contracts created by others require to be online and it's understandable, but what's the point    So you can buy full game now and play 1 mission per mounth, when it will be fini$hed and publi$hed...

    In addition you can play that nice singleplayer game ONLY online, in offline mode you can't unlock anything like weapons, inventory. spawn places, you can't play escalation mode... Of course contracts created by others require to be online and it's understandable, but what's the point to block 90% of content...    … Expand
  12. GameHawk36
    Mar 14, 2016
    2
    Server has crashed 5 of my games. What a joke!! Why put a game out if your servers cant handle it?? This game could be good but I wouldnt know with all the crashing.
  13. Jakob
    Mar 16, 2016
    2
    I just don't get it, since the binning of the video games era it was all about to hook the gamers, and the companies did their best efforts to hook you up with a game or a character, but now is just about steal our money, lie and deceive.... I hate this type of games that are not complete games.
  14. fazzolini
    Mar 18, 2016
    0
    I'm playing in China where the connection is unstable and the government can randomly block connection. So I am playing the game and in the middle of the mission the connection is lost and I am kicked out to the main menu. Really? This is not an online game, why would yo do that? Don't buy this game. And I am not even talking about episodic system which is disgusting and overall sloppinessI'm playing in China where the connection is unstable and the government can randomly block connection. So I am playing the game and in the middle of the mission the connection is lost and I am kicked out to the main menu. Really? This is not an online game, why would yo do that? Don't buy this game. And I am not even talking about episodic system which is disgusting and overall sloppiness and slowness of menu and stuff. The last normal Hitman game was The Blood Money. I guess IO Interactive don't know how to make good games anymore.… Expand
  15. Tubey
    Mar 27, 2016
    3
    A disastrous money-grab from Square Enix that sadly foreshadows the upcoming disaster that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be, given that it suffers from the same greedy and absolutely unnecessary episodic format.

    But let's review it as a standalone game. For those who have bought the 'Full Experience', I'm sorry for your wasted money basically - as if the rest of the episodes are of    A disastrous money-grab from Square Enix that sadly foreshadows the upcoming disaster that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be, given that it suffers from the same greedy and absolutely unnecessary episodic format.

    But let's review it as a standalone game. For those who have bought the 'Full Experience', I'm sorry for your wasted money basically - as if the rest of the episodes are of this quality, you may as well as flushed your cash right down the drain.

    It's a mess. The core gameplay mechanic is basically a tutorial that you have to try very hard to fail, because the game holds your hand at every point. The game looks massive, but is in reality constrained, with Paris a tantalising but out of reach prospect. The graphics... passable. Story is very much "meh" for what we have, and who cares anyway as you'll only get a glimpse of it for the 45 minutes you'll play before the end. Sure, if you go for the full completion, you might get, say, 2 hours out of it, but there's no incentive to do so.

    Add to that completely unnecessary and consumer unfriendly DRM and you have yet another Square Enix turd on our hands.

    Yes, I admit I have a bias, as the whole core of me rejects the notion of episodic AAA gaming - I find it ludicrous. But if you judge it as a standalone title and ignore that facet completely, it's still a complete failure of a title.

    Oh, and once again, a message to the major review sites - shame, shame on you. For absolutely nobody to call this game out for what it is is a massive indictment on how rotten your journalism is.    … Expand
  16. Kristianhj
    Mar 29, 2016
    10
    Although I dislike the episodic approach, this game offers so much variety and an experience unlike any other game on the market that this is a clear 10. would give 11 if it had dropped the episodic approach
  17. luisillo21
    Mar 14, 2016
    1
    There is only one mission and they will be releasing one episode per month, don´t buy this crap. Studios, if you don´t have a full game completed don´t push it. I hope this doesn´t became a business model.
  18. AreYouSerious
    Mar 12, 2016
    2
    This score might sound unreasonably harsh, but I cannot honestly give it anymore.

    The AI is inconceivably stupid. On the second mission (with the plane) I shot the target from on top of the roof (through the ceiling window) with a solider only 5 feet to the target's right. He did nothing but got on his radio and said something like "I don't think it's anything we have to worry about."    This score might sound unreasonably harsh, but I cannot honestly give it anymore.

    The AI is inconceivably stupid. On the second mission (with the plane) I shot the target from on top of the roof (through the ceiling window) with a solider only 5 feet to the target's right. He did nothing but got on his radio and said something like "I don't think it's anything we have to worry about." WTF?

    Opening AND closing doors with the triangle button? No ability to run? You can't climb over a small box, but you can climb a tall fence (the whole thing really forces you into specific scenarios). You can't jump over railing on the boat and drop to the level below? The crowds feel like lifeless cardboard cutouts. The graphics are very pastel-like cartoony. It all feels VERY DATED.

    The list goes on and on; either you play EXACTLY how THEY want you to play - or - waltz through each mission in a few (uninteresting) minutes.

    If you're a "completionist" and wish to do each mission 60,000 different ways, this may appeal. Otherwise, it's a very amateur feeling title that would be more at home on a last gen console.

    It has nothing on the earlier instalments. AND the episodic release is terrible.    … Expand
  19. Pepper1110
    Mar 11, 2016
    0
    Selling a game in parts is not ok. Overcharging and requiring an online drm connection is not ok. Decent game but dont buy it out of principle. THEY WANT TO SCREW US OUT OF OUR MONEY and not earn it. They haven't earned it.
  20. Quink666
    Mar 12, 2016
    4
    I can´t stand the idea of a AAA game being released in episodes!?!

    Yeah the 1 Paris level have some re-playability but you will reach master level 20 in less then 3 hours and that is basicly 100% of the first episode and tutorial. So if you feel the urge to beat the game after your first taste you CANT! You have to wait another 6 months before you can do that. Always online DRM so    I can´t stand the idea of a AAA game being released in episodes!?!

    Yeah the 1 Paris level have some re-playability but you will reach master level 20 in less then 3 hours and that is basicly 100% of the first episode and tutorial.

    So if you feel the urge to beat the game after your first taste you CANT! You have to wait another 6 months before you can do that.

    Always online DRM so if you have a wonky internet connection you are basicly ****

    Hitman as a AAA game does not even have a platinum trophy for us trophy whores out there. Shameful.

    I would not recommend this to anyone that want a full game experience. If you don´t mind waiting 6 months+ i guess its worth a go.    … Expand
  21. Nobilis1984
    Mar 13, 2016
    4
    Hitman Intro Pack
    Now there Hitman in episodes. I do not mind that now. Only the Hitman does not offer much to me bothers huge.
    For the 15 € you get already a good scope but you have the mission Paris to play dozens of times. After playing once that is with me actually through already. Very uninspired. A big drawback is the long loading times of the game. In addition, the Paris Mission    Hitman Intro Pack
    Now there Hitman in episodes. I do not mind that now. Only the Hitman does not offer much to me bothers huge.
    For the 15 € you get already a good scope but you have the mission Paris to play dozens of times. After playing once that is with me actually through already. Very uninspired.
    A big drawback is the long loading times of the game. In addition, the Paris Mission are needed, often lose the that connects to the Xbox One the servers to play.
    A weak Hitman game. The predecessors were all better.    … Expand
  22. Schuback
    Mar 24, 2016
    0
    Guys, I wrote a review and gave this game a 1. Spent a while writing it and didn't use any profanities. Metacritic deleted it so now I will reduce score to 0. You can't shut us up forever, an awful game will be known. If not on Metacritic then somewhere else. Guys, don't fall for this game. Watch on Youtube and decide for yourselves!!
  23. renao
    Mar 22, 2016
    0
    I am giving Hitman a zero due to it being another single player game released by Square Enix that requires its players to be always online. I really like the game, it's really enjoyable and fun. The problem is that I have a pretty terrible internet connection, so I end up not being able to play the game, since it won't allow me to save, unlock achieviement, play challenges and whatnot if II am giving Hitman a zero due to it being another single player game released by Square Enix that requires its players to be always online. I really like the game, it's really enjoyable and fun. The problem is that I have a pretty terrible internet connection, so I end up not being able to play the game, since it won't allow me to save, unlock achieviement, play challenges and whatnot if I am not online. In other words, I can't play the game!

    And this is not the first time this company won't let me enjoy a game I just both. Last year I got Just Cause 3, and it was a huge disappointment to me. Mostly because it sucked, but the always online requirement certainly didn't help. Hitman, on the other hand, I really liked, but I can't play it because I keep getting disconnected from the servers.

    So I'm not even frustrated anymore, I'm just sad Square Enix won't let me play this game properly and I'm pretty sure every other game released by the company will have this very same issue.

    This is a single player experience. My internet connection shouldn't be an issue here.    … Expand
  24. Keoki
    Mar 11, 2016
    0
    Release the full game, please, or if you are going to charge that MUCH for an incomplete/episodic digital game in non english speaking countries (59.99 EUR = 66.9140 USD), at least include in the release release more audio languages...
    The level is great, but is pointless after playing it a couple of times, same as contracts mode. Will wait until the physical copy of the game is released    Release the full game, please, or if you are going to charge that MUCH for an incomplete/episodic digital game in non english speaking countries (59.99 EUR = 66.9140 USD), at least include in the release release more audio languages...
    The level is great, but is pointless after playing it a couple of times, same as contracts mode. Will wait until the physical copy of the game is released to write a proper review of a game not a level.
    PD: This game doesn't have platinum trophy!!    … Expand
  25. xVinci
    Mar 12, 2016
    0
    Disconnects without Auto-Save when online connection is lost for a moment? Offline Saves are separate from online saves and cannot be interchanged?

    No thanks, never again.
  26. Danny_UK
    Mar 16, 2016
    2
    I really don't know where to start with the game. I knew from the offset that i didn't like the whole episodic release model. I can't see the fun in playing 1 level over and over for over a month before they allow you to have another level. It becomes boring real quick and makes me get bored of the levels. I like all the levels on a disc to play through them as i please, you know, variety.I really don't know where to start with the game. I knew from the offset that i didn't like the whole episodic release model. I can't see the fun in playing 1 level over and over for over a month before they allow you to have another level. It becomes boring real quick and makes me get bored of the levels. I like all the levels on a disc to play through them as i please, you know, variety. You're not stuck with just 1 level. And i generally don't like downloadable games. I much prefer physical discs. Anyway, being a Hitman fan i purchased the intro pack to test the waters. And what a mistake that was! The game doesn't even work half the time. It freezes and crashes on the title screen and kicks you from the servers while playing. You can sink ages into the level only for it to kick you from the game and not save your progress, forcing you to start all over again. Then the developers, IO Interactive said that this game wouldn't require an internet connection to play it, that it wouldn't be an always online game. They made this clear. However, it IS an always online game and DOES require an internet connection to play the single player campaign. If you want to unlock weapons etc and keep them, you have to be connected to the internet! Yup, you cannot even used scoped weapons unless you have the game connected to the internet. Then the game doesn't even stay connected to the internet half the time. So, i feel really let down by the developers lies to sell this game and the entire download only and bizarre release model. I will be pursuing a full refund as the game simply isn't fit for purpose. After the disastrous Hitman Absolution, i really didn't think it could get any worse. But it has, it has gotten much worse. Io Interactive have gone from being one of the very best developers in the world, to one of the very worst. After years of buying their games. They have lost my custom for good. You don't lie to fans to take their money.… Expand
  27. leviathanarg
    Mar 13, 2016
    4
    I played the introduction and first chapter Paris, after pre-ordering on PS4 the full package.

    -I am not against the game being released in chapters, at it will give more time to the developers to create better and less flawed levels. -The game is interesting and worth buying if you are a trophy hunter or want to play the way the programmers wanted you to play. -The reason why I    I played the introduction and first chapter Paris, after pre-ordering on PS4 the full package.

    -I am not against the game being released in chapters, at it will give more time to the developers to create better and less flawed levels.
    -The game is interesting and worth buying if you are a trophy hunter or want to play the way the programmers wanted you to play.

    -The reason why I give a low score is that the game looks PS3. The props, floors, doors, walls, everything is flat, with no texture. Also I feel that the crowd that surrounds you is lifeless, they do not really interact.
    I hope they work on these things, I already bought it, a mistake I will not commit again.    … Expand
  28. EdMoy
    Mar 14, 2016
    0
    When this game is released where it is complete and no longer requires Online DRM, then I will pay $$ for it. I bought every single Hitman game for console then repurchased for PC. I will never pay for an Online only DRM single player game. EVER.
  29. SuperJoystick
    Mar 12, 2016
    0
    Nobody wants a AAA game in episodic form. Hopefully they realize this and change their mind and release it fully in the next month or so. What a crazy idea by the developers, will lose them a lot of money.
  30. EE061003
    Mar 15, 2016
    0
    A complete Fiasco. Useless pile of junk sold in episodes to make money. No creativity ,no respect for old school hitman fans. I pray other companies like R* ,Ubi dont follow this terrible format of episodic gaming . I have never seen such terrible AI in any hitman game other than this episodic junk. Hell lot of technical glitches. Not even worth pirating. Stay Away. Save your money for Good.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. Games Master UK
    May 18, 2016
    83
    A perfectly formed bite of Hitman action, set in a rich location and full of murderous opportunity. [May 2016, p.68]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 8, 2016
    80
    Future levels offer better value for money, but this Intro Pack is a confident first chapter containing the ultimate Hitman experience. Scrub Absolution's nightmares - the series is back to its prime. [May 2016, p.84]
  3. Play UK
    Apr 22, 2016
    90
    Hitman strips the series back to its satisfying, and winning, formula. A few technical issues aren't enough to ruin a strong start to Agent 47's new episodic campaign. [Issue#268, p.68]
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