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Nick930 Sep 27, 2016 @ 9:33pm
Are they just Ignoring Absolution's Story? (SPOILERS)
For anyone that finished the "Freedom Fighter" mission, did you notice how all the information regarding Agent 47 in that bunker underground seemed to only show information from the original Hitman games? How was there nothing about Victoria or 47 going rogue and fighting the agency?

They claim this game takes place after Absolution, but it seems they are purposely pretending Absolution never happened.
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randir14 Sep 27, 2016 @ 9:46pm 
I noticed the same thing. There's also been no mention of Birdie or how he offered to help someone track down 47.
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Nick930 Sep 27, 2016 @ 9:47pm 
Originally posted by randir14:
I noticed the same thing.

I mean... he also doesn't have any sign of a scar on his "barcode" tattoo. And the ICA is still a thing... so yeah...


what the hell is going on?
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McShave07 Sep 27, 2016 @ 10:00pm 
Originally posted by Nick:
Originally posted by randir14:
I noticed the same thing.

I mean... he also doesn't have any sign of a scar on his "barcode" tattoo. And the ICA is still a thing... so yeah...


what the hell is going on?

I think 47 is supposed to be like Wolverine from the X-men only he heals a lot slower. In the last level in Absolution (set a month after the previous level) his barcode scar has almost healed.
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Hyperion Biga Sep 27, 2016 @ 10:02pm 
Absolution is better forgotten
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Nick930 Sep 27, 2016 @ 10:06pm 
Originally posted by Pelaaja:
Absolution is better forgotten

Is it? The story wasn't bad at all. It's actually one of the stronger stories. The gameplay was pretty solid for what it was, and it was one full complete game in one package. No DLC levels, forced online content, or episodic releases. Plus the graphics look awesome even today.
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Thanathos Sep 27, 2016 @ 10:12pm 
Yes they do, too bad it's too linear, but as of ten years ago, Blood Money is starting to show it's age.
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Mars Sep 27, 2016 @ 10:46pm 
Other than the stripclub hit during the Legacy cutscene, it seems we won't see much referencing Absolution, which is just fine by me. Though I wouldn't mind killing Birdie.
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alakey Sep 28, 2016 @ 1:09am 
Well, absolution isn't the best hirman game, so I don't think it would be a big mistake to forgot it.
[POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!] In the end of freedom fighters when you listen the guy who's watching you though a sniper scope says that he with brother escaped smth and I'm afraid they took the story from the movie (where agents were trained to be killers), because in original hitman agents were clones made by some crazy doctor who was killed by the 47 (that's why they're so strong and fast-thinking) and also he killed every other agent, except some of them (including 46, with orange tie, but he was killed after by 47).
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Dasha! Sep 28, 2016 @ 1:45am 
Originally posted by AlakeyBrayn:
agents were clones made by some crazy doctor who was killed by the 47 (that's why they're so strong and fast-thinking)
If they gave up on that, that'd explain why he dies so quickly while he used to be able to walk around after two headshots and five bullets to the chest in some previous episodes!

But, since Blood money, every Hitman episode kind of feels like they're different universes.
The Franchise thing with other clones? Kinda gone.
The Absolution story where you spend 80% of the game running away from cops, to find a girl whose necklace gives her powers? Thankfully it's gone.
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Nick930 Sep 28, 2016 @ 6:20am 
Originally posted by M.O.T.H.E.R.:
Originally posted by AlakeyBrayn:
agents were clones made by some crazy doctor who was killed by the 47 (that's why they're so strong and fast-thinking)
If they gave up on that, that'd explain why he dies so quickly while he used to be able to walk around after two headshots and five bullets to the chest in some previous episodes!

But, since Blood money, every Hitman episode kind of feels like they're different universes.
The Franchise thing with other clones? Kinda gone.
The Absolution story where you spend 80% of the game running away from cops, to find a girl whose necklace gives her powers? Thankfully it's gone.

I liked the Victoria Absoution storyline. It actually touched on the cloning facility more so than this new Hitman game. It showed that they started the cloning facility back up again and were designed new agents, but ones they could control (the necklace).

The new hitman game is not ignoring the original hitman games at all. The end scene in Colorado shows that they are directly connected, with targets from the original Hitman, Blood Money, Silent Assassin, and even Contracts all making appearances, it's clear they're trying to link the original story.
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Stanley Sep 28, 2016 @ 6:23am 
No absolution was terrible. You werent the professional hitman, you were more like a babysitter/savior/runaway avenger.
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Nick930 Sep 28, 2016 @ 6:25am 
Originally posted by Stanley:
No absolution was terrible. You werent the professional hitman, you were more like a babysitter/savior/runaway avenger.

I mean say what you will, but it had a more engaging storyline than the original Hitman games. The original games were much like this new one where you're just given random missions and they kinda half ass a story inbetween it all. Absolution's story was the driving force for everything... problem with that being the locations weren't as interesting, and you were stuck running from cops most of the time.
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alakey Sep 28, 2016 @ 6:33am 
Originally posted by Nick:
Originally posted by Stanley:
No absolution was terrible. You werent the professional hitman, you were more like a babysitter/savior/runaway avenger.

I mean say what you will, but it had a more engaging storyline than the original Hitman games. The original games were much like this new one where you're just given random missions and they kinda half ass a story inbetween it all. Absolution's story was the driving force for everything... problem with that being the locations weren't as interesting, and you were stuck running from cops most of the time.
Hitman is not about story. It's just a sandbox. And as for me my favourite hitman game is contracts, because I don't wanna listen how everybody cries about their problems, I have a target and I deal with it, then I get my money and that's it. 47 (and all the clones) shouldn't be able to feel anything, they're killing machines.
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Bren926 Sep 28, 2016 @ 6:57am 
I was under the impression that Absolution took place after this game, since the first mission of Absolution has you killing Diana .

I could be wrong however. Hopefully IO just declares Absolution non-canon.
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Code Blue Sep 28, 2016 @ 7:18am 
Originally posted by Bren926:
I was under the impression that Absolution took place after this game, since the first mission of Absolution has you killing Diana .

You might want to rewatch the final cutscene from Absolution. :)

I'd say it's entirely possible that the shadow client simply doesn't know about the events from Absolution. Normally 47 can hide in plain sight since nobody knows he exists, but in Absolution he had to completely disappear from the people who know about his existance (aka ICA) and in the process his cellmate might have lost track of him as well. Just a thought.
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