Hitman - A Conspiracy?

[arcthemonkey]

Once, long ago, I bought Hitman 2 for Xbox on the cheap from Gamestop, played for maybe an hour, beat the first level, and promptly put it down in disgust. I assumed I just wasn't any good at the game, but regardless I didn't enjoy it in the least.
Months laters I bought Hitman 3 (for PC) on a whim, using a handfull of cash I shamefully felt I had nothing else to spend on. I had seen a video of it from IGN or someplace and thought it looked fun - I had in fact forgotten about Hitman 2.
I enjoyed Hitman 3 thoroughly. The mechanics almost all seemed spot on, the levels were gloriously non-linear with dozens of ways to complete any given objective, along with smooth graphics, a fairly interesting storyline (although not really tied in to most of the missions) and a seemingly endless replay value. (I played through a couple levels more than 3 times just to try different things out.)
I thought to myself, "Maybe now I will get Hitman 2!" So I fired it up and played it again, coming to one simple conclusion.

Hitman 2 is a horrible game, and the mechanics are - put simply - broken. Ugly, buggy, broken.

Hitman 3 gets an easy 9/10 in my book.

How could two games that are so similar be so different? I don't know.

Discuss.

 

[Tohsaka]

Technology differences.

Morrowind was like that to me.

Then, I got Oblivion. Decided to look at Morrowind again... stopped, and decided that it needed an engine update.

At least I wasn't playing Arena XD

 

[Dopples]

Technology differences.

Morrowind was like that to me.

Then, I got Oblivion. Decided to look at Morrowind again... stopped, and decided that it needed an engine update.

At least I wasn't playing Arena XD

But Morrowind actually required a lotta hard work to get the good stuff. Oblivion was easy. Only thing they really changed for the better was the graphics. I perfer Morrowind.

 

[ryanwh]

This is sort of an anomoly cus typically its the reverse;they'll have a great starter game then try and continue making a buck off it(often witout a key talent behind the first one invovled) and its rubbish. However, occasionally companies learn their lesson. This happened with the DMC series as well. Long story short, they tried afew different things in 2 and they just didnt work, so they braught some stuff back from the first game and added a huge nonlinear element for 3.

 

[$t3v0]

Well...This reminds me of my all time favourite trio...Devil may cry. The first one was excellence, then the second was atrocious...and then the 3rd grew on me similar to the first. I know this isn't quite what you're asking to be discussed, but I guess sometimes game companies actually listen to the consumer.

I've never been impressed with any Hitman game. I recently played Hitman: Blood money and it was just as shite as the others. I'm too im-patient to strangle and suffocate...I'd rather just grab a BFG and go crazy.

~ $t3v0