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Lump

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
15,959
Can I kill someone by putting them in a hot air balloon and breaking off the sandbags and balloon controls so that the victim only floats up?
 

stat84

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
3,030
Wow i have only played the first game but this looks like it's on another level!
 

Mifune

Member
Oct 30, 2017
1,044
Looks so dope.

Didn't realize the extent to which they were using ray tracing this time out.
 

Jaded Alyx

Member
Oct 25, 2017
35,350
Sigh...PC version with a GTX 1660 at 1080p for $24, or Series S version with eventual ray-tracing for $60? 🤔
 

EvilBoris

Prophet of Truth - HDTVtest
Verified
Oct 29, 2017
16,678
They've said raytracing isn't coming till after launch, not sure how they are pulling off those reflections in the footage.
Probably just the planar reflections that they used in the previous ganes for those mirror like surfaces.
 
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A Path Finder

Developer at ioi
Verified
Oct 27, 2017
360
Probably just the plane reflections that they used in the previous ganes for those mirror like surfaces.

Nope! We upgraded the engine with screenspace reflections. Best thing? It's backwards compatible with the previous two games in the trilogy and lots of surfaces has been upgraded. It's pretty stunning I gotta say!
 

EMBee99

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,715
Austin, TX
Thanks to Giant Bomb videos, this will be my first Hitman experience and man does it look good. Seconding the hopes that the balloon can be used for nefarious purposes.
 

DeoGame

Member
Dec 11, 2018
5,077
I refuse to watch. I was lttp on Hitman 1 and 2, only playing the first when it hit Games with Gold and it was one of my favorites. I want to go in fresh.
 

Giever

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,756
I see they're still making everyone sound super American in these games.
It's not great, but somehow it adds to the nonsensical comedy for me a bit. Hyperunreality.

EDIT: Not to mention like half of the NPCs seem to be voiced by Yuri Lowenthal (or at least it seemed that way in the first game). I'm surrounded by Yosukes!
 

EJS

The Fallen - Self Requested Ban
Banned
Oct 31, 2017
9,176
I keep meaning to get into this series but haven't. This looks great. I'd love to start with 3, lol, but not advisable, I suppose.
 

EvilBoris

Prophet of Truth - HDTVtest
Verified
Oct 29, 2017
16,678
Nope! We upgraded the engine with screenspace reflections. Best thing? It's backwards compatible with the previous two games in the trilogy and lots of surfaces has been upgraded. It's pretty stunning I gotta say!
The reflections in that video aren't screen space are they? (on the outside of the building in Dubai, where non screen space objects are shown)
I assume those are the non raytraced reflections to which the user was referring.


Hitman 2 used them in a handful of places for mirrors.
Whatever the case , I can't wait to do it all again for the 3rd time and see what other amazingly realised environments and architecture you've put together for the new content- it's my most anticipated game by far!
 
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