Thread by @AlexandraErin

Playing my way through the Hitman World of Assassination trilogy via level packs in Hitman III, I basically made it through every other mission of Hitman I without non-target kills, which I think is pretty good for a first time through them.

By the time I got to the Hitman 2 levels, I had a better command of the metagame and also access to more varied starting equipment, which has so far eliminated my need to use lethal force outside the designated targets.

The big change was unlocking a blunt instrument for my possible starting equipment. Hilariously, it's a fish. Like, an actual fish. But outside of situational tool uses, the game basically treats all blunt objects the same.

So I can use the fish, which absolutely nobody around me in the game reacts as if I am carrying a weapon, as a throwing weapon to knock out a target coming into a room, or sock armed guards across the jaw with it to knock them out.

So now I feel a bit like I'm in a gritty reboot of Lew Zealand, albeit that I have to go chasing after the fish when I throw it away because it does not come back.

The fish has been getting a bit of a rest in Mumbai, after I picked up an iron in the apartment building. I've been using that and either singing "Big iron!" or saying "I hope he doesn't PRESS charges." after I slug someone.

I kind of love the Mumbai level because of how much intel you can pick-up just as free-floating gossip from the crowd. Which isn't unusual in the game, but I feel they went all-out to make it feel like a vibrant, living, lived-in place.

I really wish we had good enough internet for streaming (this tweet does not contain a question) so that I wasn't just saying these things to myself, but playing an "Always Online" game is just reminding me how bad our internet is.

https://twitter.com/AlexandraErin/status/1378093092599914500

Like, I rarely make it through a level without having to hit "Retry" on the connection notification message at least once. And I had to disable cloud saving because it would get stuck syncing and I couldn't play.