

The joy of working out how to get close to each target remains, though – whether you do it by your own means, or you follow the game’s clear storyline pathways that give you easy access to your marks.Ĭhongqing in China is the game's fourth mission (Image credit: IO Interactive) You’ve likely seen Dubai - the game’s first mission - in the extended marketing for Hitman 3, but the game also includes locations like Dartmoor in England, Berlin in Germany and a wine vineyard in Argentina.ĭubai doesn’t change the Hitman model much, and you’ll find after a few playthroughs that it feels like a reprise of the original game’s Paris level with a similar structure and two separate targets that are hard to access. IO Interactive has created a few different scenarios you haven't seen in the past two Hitman titles, which find new and exciting ways to deliver story to the player.


The locations themselves aren’t as thrilling as what the game does with these new places. While no single level took our breath away like the expansive and possibility-filled Sapienza in the original Hitman reboot, these are interesting backdrops that add a few entries into the pantheon of great Hitman levels. Mild spoilers are coming up for the locations you’ll be visiting on your murder simulation holiday, but Hitman 3 takes us to even more exotic locales. There are six levels to explore and targets to kill in each one, and while you’ll be able to complete the game in under six hours with ease, the focus here is on replayability with the intention being that you'll want to return to every area and truly explore the possibilities of each setting. If you’ve played Hitman or Hitman 2, you’ll know all the trappings you’ll find here.
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The world will slow down as the Focus effect comes into play and you’ll need to apply more pressure to pull the trigger, resulting in a satisfying “click.” Barbour also reiterated full support with PlayStation VR which also supports locations from previous games.

Pressing R2 will eventually result in a “tension point”. There’s also a unique function when using sniper rifles. “Essentially, we’re emulating what it feels like to fire a specific weapon in the same way that we’re replicating how each weapon sounds,” says communications manager Travis Barbour. The stealth title will also utilize DualSense on the PS5 with all of its guns supporting the adaptive triggers.Īs an example, automatic weapons provide realistic recoil with each bullet fired and each weapon’s haptic feedback is associated with a unique sound profile.
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To recap, 4K/60 FPS with HDR support and a free PS5 upgrade for PS4 owners, both physical and digital, have been confirmed. Along with showcasing new gameplay for Hitman 3, IO Interactive also provided details for the PS5 version on the PlayStation Blog.
