Hitman 2 (2018)

[Dweller_Benthos]

Nice, I like how interconnected things are in this game.

[Art Blade]

yes, next to Kingdom Come Deliverance which is a totally different type of game, Hitman season one (aka Hitman 2016) and Hitman 2 (aka Hitman 2018) as the maximum version (i.e. all DLCs, season pass, legacy packs..) are the best games I can think of that I've ever played. Both are very, very detailed and cool and each of them a class of their own.

[Art Blade]

[Dweller_Benthos]

That sliding soldier! But that last guy took his sweet time getting into the right spot, don't you know we've got a bus to catch?

[Art Blade]

the sliding soldier was crazy. I've never seen anything like that before.

hehe, actually it wasn't the last guy who took his sweet time but it was I who didn't know how to take him out. I had hoped he might have a smoke at the big gas flask but he didn't so I had to find out how to kill him with an accident/explosion. Shooting the gas canister wasn't possible without getting spotted. So I walked "with him" in order to learn his routine, found out he'd indeed have a smoke albeit far from the big flask. I had to recover the small propane flask and crack it open (dropping/throwing) for a gas leak, which is what I did before I ran to the bus stop.

[Dweller_Benthos]

Ah, OK, I was wondering what was causing the tank to explode. Another reason smoking is hazardous to your health. 

[Art Blade]

 

[Art Blade]

[Dweller_Benthos]

Yep, the Samsung 10 strikes again! hehe

[Art Blade]

BrrrzZZzzZzt! ZAP!

[Art Blade]

..and again. DzzzZDzzZzzz....DzzZZAP!

[Dweller_Benthos]

Don't you ever just shoot anyone anymore? lol

[Art Blade]

that's actually quite rare that I do It's not a shooter game despite the vast amount of firearms that are at my disposal.

The main goal is to achieve Silent Assassin: nobody notices anything and the target dies either secretly or by a staged accident.

The problem with shooting someone is a body you need to hide. Plus you need to make sure nobody watches you nor hears any suspicious sounds so they don't come investigating. Targets that fell victim to "accidents" can be just left behind. If they're found, there's usually no big ruckus and the guards recognise an accident as being completely unsuspicious. Yep, like placing a phone in front of a target who then dies shortly thereafter.. not suspicious at all  I prefer to poison my targets or to use other means (like the electrocution "accident") but mostly there's no gun involved.

Guns, particularly suppressed pistols, are typically used for destroying cameras or surveillance equipment as well as they're good for causing distractions, like placing a gun some place or shoot at something so someone hears the bullet hitting something like the floor and goes to investigate that sound. Two or more bullets fired quickly close to a target causes a target lockdown (a bunch of guards escort the target to a safe zone) which can be useful.

[Dweller_Benthos]

That's why I'd be terrible at this game, I'd just be shooting everyone lol

[Art Blade]