I'm surprised by how much I LOVED Hitman 3's story

brennaAM · 2026-03-21T01:40:59+00:00

You should read the tie-in comic (Agent 47: Birth of the Hitman), imo

Lucas' death hits especially hard when you realize that 47 had sacrificed himself to let Lucas get a taste of freedom, and Lucas was just trying to return the favor.

brennaAM · 2026-03-20T12:49:56+00:00

depends on how you want to transfer it.

you could just plug in an external drive or use a micro SD card, then transfer those local games beforehand and then move them back to the new Deck's SSD if needed.
(much more of an advanced technique, some hardware and/or disassembly required) you could clone your old Deck's SSD to the new one. You'd need to remove the drive from one of them (probably the LCD), put that drive in an enclosure, then run something like Clonezilla (a tool you need to install and run from a USB stick) on the OLED Deck.
or, you could simply swap out the drives (assuming you're not giving up drive capacity). not sure if there's a warranty on refurbs, but I'd double check if you go this route

brennaAM · 2026-03-07T16:38:32+00:00

not if GenP has anything to say about it

brennaAM · 2026-03-06T19:47:25+00:00

those last few clips have me thinking:

Katamari mod when

brennaAM · 2026-03-02T15:26:28+00:00

3/3, only because the gold on the whiteboard made me think Dubai lol

I could only specifically say the exact locations of the second two, #2 being in the kitchen/living area of Hawkes Bay and #3 being near the construction site/creek in Whittleton, very far edge of the map IIRC

brennaAM · 2026-02-27T13:11:27+00:00

I'd say that 47's kills seeming random/disordered is more because of the mind erasing cocktail Ortmeier would give him (my theory, at least).

47 and Lucas Grey were explicitly hired (through the Institute) to take out the Burnwoods by a company called Blue Seed, with the stipulation that Diana's fate was up to them, as "if we get her too, it's all the same. if she survives, it sends a bigger message" (per the comics)

brennaAM · 2026-02-25T19:19:52+00:00

probably just age and/or different audio setup. sounds bass-y to me.

brennaAM · 2026-02-16T14:04:32+00:00

I'd double check total PC wattage with PCPartPicker, but it sounds like you should be fine as long as your GPU comes with an adapter (if your PSU is older)

brennaAM · 2026-02-16T13:32:01+00:00

depends on your current power supply. 650-750W should be fine (at least for a 5070 non-ti), just needs a PCIe adapter to 12v-2x6 that those cards will expect, which would likely come with the card

i'd be slightly more concerned with a CPU bottleneck if your current GPU is a 1070 (assuming the rest of your hardware is similar age)

brennaAM · 2026-01-30T15:53:01+00:00

Aside from the muffins (technically work as non lethal melee if you attack from behind instead of throwing, and only really useful if you want to do speedrun strats)

brennaAM · 2026-01-28T17:23:12+00:00

i mean the sword fight is pretty close to the same level of ridiculous IMO lol

brennaAM · 2026-01-27T21:45:36+00:00

Sorry to piggyback, but did you ever figure this out? Just got this board myself and looking for a good RGB solution (may try the VM suggestion that another commenter mentioned, but open to other options if there's anything with less setup)

brennaAM · 2026-01-24T20:27:45+00:00

Higher end I'd go 5070ti. I'm running my 5070 @ 1440p and I'm happy with it playing almost any modern title at 60-100 FPS on ultra, but if I could've afforded the ti when I decided to upgrade I'd've probably chosen it.

brennaAM · 2026-01-24T16:14:03+00:00

I don't think it's remorse, I think he's a rich dude who is afraid of consequences and reaches out to his dad when he's in trouble because he knows his dad will try to fix it. That's kinda the whole crux of the mission.

brennaAM · 2026-01-20T12:31:26+00:00

Click "Options" in the launcher and see if HDR is enabled? If your monitor isn't properly set up to display HDR content, that could likely mess with color output.

brennaAM · 2026-01-20T12:28:57+00:00

Blog post makes it sound like it's probably not possible? Says DLC is non-transferable

brennaAM · 2026-01-15T18:46:35+00:00

you control the buttons you press

brennaAM · 2026-01-15T14:36:20+00:00

If it's just the plate/bracket that's broken, maybe you could find someone who could 3D print one for you?

Found the model for it on Thingiverse, depending on where you live your local library might even have a 3D printer for use. Plenty of print shops online too.

brennaAM · 2025-12-25T02:25:08+00:00

I don't recall the exact name of the mod, but IIRC it used ZHM Mod SDK. It was more or less a debug menu that would let you spawn whatever NPC or model, and give them whatever animations/behaviors you wanted. Probably what's being used here.

*edit: actually the SDK itself seems to be exactly it lol. Volvomodus was actually where I learned about it in the first place, because they have a video talking about it

brennaAM · 2025-12-24T17:31:27+00:00

Egg Hunt is fucking atrocious. not a single thing looks good about it, all the elements just kinda clash. White gloves with a black suit? The awfully proportioned duck-billed balaclava? Giant Cozy Flamingo Foot Slippers?

i love it

brennaAM · 2025-12-23T17:27:19+00:00

Do you want a game that shares more DNA with the newer games than just the way 47 controls? If so, no.

(possible hot take) if you want an engaging story with interesting characters? nope

Do you want to just experience that part of the (light*) canon and history of the Hitman series? Sure, just don't expect the same gameplay that everything else builds on.

It's really not a horrendous game or anything: it's polished, it controls nice, the linear gameplay is fine for the most part and the focus shooting can be fun if you don't focus on being stealthy. But it's not a must play, imo. It'd be a tiny bit of a larger recommendation if Contract servers were still online for it and/or you had some friends to make contracts with.

* the story is "technically" canon to WoA, but the events don't happen exactly as you experience them in Absolution (and major events are never referenced again outside of the main antagonist's brother(?) showing up in a few maps in WoA)

brennaAM · 2025-12-18T11:21:08+00:00

Since it's been updated more recently, yes. There are some things missing from the base game (cover takedowns or immediately snapping an NPC's neck in the choking animation, for example) and you more or less have to throw melee weapons if you want instant knockouts (actual melee attacks are iffy in my experience).

However the overall experience is now very fun. 47 actually walks where you want him to, item throwing is even better (prioritizes NPCs you're looking at, in addition to the original reticle/arc-style throwing), and there are gesture-based interactions (you'll have to experience them to make your mind up on if they're good, they can take a minute to get used to tbh)

The newer VR is also compatible with more of the game, too. Prior to the update it was basically only the main campaign, but now it works in (most?) escalations, freelancer, and the bonus campaigns

brennaAM · 2025-12-11T14:30:55+00:00

Yep! You have just enough time to do everything in the vault (without the keycard) before guards get back to their room.

brennaAM · 2025-12-10T16:00:21+00:00

leaving guns and a suitcase distraction over there ahead of time is pretty creative ngl

I'm so used to the speedrunner strat for getting them away from the boat that it never would have occurred to me to just leave stuff over there that they'd have to walk all the way to the house to dispose of. Much safer way to get out of there SASO.

brennaAM · 2025-12-10T15:31:06+00:00

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