David Bateson presenting Jesper Kyd's score from Hitman 2 - a live orchestra performance 28th Jan 2017. Article is in Danish, sorry.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/kl...hylde-zelda-hitman-og-andre-legendariske-spil
It seems Cadmus is not the only one loving this one.
I must be half deaf or it's the shitty speakers or something but the bass rhythm and the drums and chimy things sound slightly out of rhythm to me, making the whole thing annoying to listen to.
When Bateson started speaking I almost shit myself but then he goes on to be unfunny. Whatever, the voice is amazing.
This reminds me, I get the sense that 47 speaks way too much in this game (and in the previous one as well) and too much about bullshit mundane things. His speaking should be reserved to only the most important things. I loved the ending monologue in H2 - "I do not belong in this world..."
Here it's "Diana fetch me a baguette, will ya?"
Stuff like this goes a long way to making the character shittier, less mysterious and more normal. 47 isn't normal, 47 isn't a good guy who is also a killer. 47 has been shown to not give a shit about people and suddenly in absolution he is discovering his feelings and saving children and saving Diana. I think 47 would fucking stab Diana through the brain if it helped him survive.
Is there a scene where 47 kills his pet bird without hesitation to keep it silent?
Is there a scene where 47 smirks when shown grattitude by a prostitute?
Is there a scene where 47 decides to burn it all down because he is the baddest motherfucker and developing feelings is for the weak?
I don't know because I haven't played it yet. You can tell me I'm wrong here.
Absolution was the shitties tier fan fiction that completely ruined the character. I can't help but think that these shitty voiced introductions/trailers for "sandbox" bullshit playground missions only further this artificial, fan fic feel of the game.
Hey look, we remember you want to feel badass so here's a voice track telling you you are badass MR 47 BAR CODE KILA AND YOU DO YOUR JOB BY KILL MURDERING BAD PEOPLE WITH A TABLE SPOON.
47 is meticulous and patient. This is the opposite of flashy and showing off. His movements and preparations are ecomonic, not badass. What makes them badass is the cold and stoic composure he maintains. It's not 47 sitting on Machette's head and slapping him with a purple dildo in a fury of QTEs in front of a thousand people.