Hitman is back following developer IO Interactive’s divorce from parent company Square Enix. The Danish developer has announced Hitman: Game of the Year Edition, a huge digital bundle set to release on 7th November which includes the original game in its entirety – as well as a bunch of new content on top.
Headlining the new premium content is the Patient Zero campaign, a four-mission mini-story which repurposes locations from the first season but puts a brand new spin on them. “Bangkok, Sapienza, Colorado, and Hokkaido look and feel completely different with a new time of day and new custom music created by Niels Bye Nielsen,” the press release reveals.
New costumes include Hitman: Blood Money’s iconic Corky the Clown, as well as the Raven Suit and Cowboy Suit. Each comes with a unique themed weapon and new Escalation Contracts for each outfit. If you already own the game then you’ll be able to grab all of the new content for a pricey $20; newcomers will be able to get everything for $60.
If you don’t want to pay, then don’t worry: a free patch promises to improve upon the base game. In addition to user interface tweaks, the update will also include a complete lighting overhaul, and the re-activation of certain Elusive Targets. Taking part in these one-off assassinations will also now earn you commemorative coins.
So plenty to pull you back into Agent 47’s world then ahead of, we assume, a Season Two reveal in 2018. The Game of the Year upgrade is a bit steep, but the support for this game has been pretty unprecedented. In fact, it’s proof that this whole “service games” thing doesn’t have to be quite as nefarious as it seems.
[source ioi.dk]
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It really is a great series, but I'll wait on the reviews on this DLC before making a purchase.
Still haven't gotten around to playing this, despite glowing praise from every corner. Maybe this would be a good jumping on point
@Quintumply Same. I bought it AGES ago and haven't even booted it up.
"Taking part in these one-off assassinations will also now earn you commemorative coins" - season 2 will do the same, only it will be Microtransaction coins to buy new gear and costumes....
Once upon a time the Goty edition of a game meant base game + all dlc, everything on disc and cheaper then the vanilla game.
The good old days...
If you've not played it yet, do yourself a favour and wear a decent gaming headset for it. The Paris level alone is genuinely one of the best implementations of sound design I've ever come across. Extremely impressive.
Just give us Season 2/
Hitman was absolutely great, but I feel like I'm ready for Hitman 2 now. Not really desperate to download the game again for a few extra missions.
I winder if there's any plans to bring back those limited time missions, I want to assassinate Gary Busey.
This is genuinely a great game with fantastic music and I'm tempted to pay the extra to upgrade but I was hoping for Season 2 or even a whole new area. Although my dream would be A New Life or the Opera level from Blood Money recreated in the engine. That would be day 1 DLC for me.
Fantastic game. I'll defiantly upgrade but might wait for a sale.
@get2sammyb Can we buy the new DLC separately, or is it only available via this GOTY bundle?
@ToddlerNaruto $20.
@get2sammyb I know how much the GOTY bundle is.
I'm asking if the content inside the $20 GOTY bundle can be bought separately/individually.
@ToddlerNaruto You're going to have to ask that question differently, I genuinely don't know what you're trying to ask? You mean can the costumes be bought individually?
@get2sammyb I'm asking if the new DLC/content that is part of the new $20 GOTY Upgrade can be bought on PSN separately, without having to actually buy the $20 GOTY bundle.
Example: What if I only want to buy the new Patient Zero campaign without paying the full $20 for the GOTY Upgrade?
Does that make more sense? XD
@ToddlerNaruto Not really. There are two options: you can buy everything for $60, or if you already own the game you can upgrade for $20.
There are no other options.
Now put the entire package on a physical disc and we can talk about it actually being more of a goty-release.
@get2sammyb Sorry for being confusing earlier and thanks for clearing that up.
@Useyourname +1 this comment. I dunno why it's being released as digital exclusive.
I missed this due to the episode nature not appealing to me and by time the whole season was out I had other games on the go. May now add this to by back catalog, as much to support a new independent developer as anything else.
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