I must say, it looks pretty awesome. It obviously "borrows" quite a few things from Splinter Cell (acrobatics, the "mark & execute"-esque mechanics) but overall, they seem to sit with the game pretty well. Furthermore, the devs stated you can turn the new stuff like the "sense" off to get a more classic feel. But most importantly, all extras aside, the core gameplay feels the same.
I guess they learned from Ubisoft's mistake who kicked their own franchise in the teeth with the "innovations". While Splinter Cell: Conviction is a good game on it's own, it has very little in common with its predecessors.
So, the new Hitman game is coming. In case you haven't seen the gameplay trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2-dzojn3MI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjoULkpwLjk
I must say, it looks pretty awesome. It obviously "borrows" quite a few things from Splinter Cell (acrobatics, the "mark & execute"-esque mechanics) but overall, they seem to sit with the game pretty well. Furthermore, the devs stated you can turn the new stuff like the "sense" off to get a more classic feel. But most importantly, all extras aside, the core gameplay feels the same.
I guess they learned from Ubisoft's mistake who kicked their own franchise in the teeth with the "innovations". While Splinter Cell: Conviction is a good game on it's own, it has very little in common with its predecessors.