The next game in the Hitman franchise is looking like it’s going to be a really good one, and it seems like the AI is improving greatly. The most important thing in an assassin simulator is that the enemy provides enough challenge that you’re having fun while thinking of ways to kill your target. Hitman 2 is going to be really fun, as now the NPCs in the game will be able to recognize your face, even if they see it in a mirror, which is really freaking awesome. This increases the immersion level alone to great heights, and it makes the title a lot more difficult and challenging at the same time.
Ben Maxwell, a guy from PCGamesN, went to E3 this year and he managed to talk to the game’s executive producer Markus Friedl, which shared some information about the AI in Hitman 2. The upcoming assassination simulator, as we like to call it, will be much more intricate than the previous game. Let’s be real here, NPCs can see and recognize your face if they see it in a mirror, and if that isn’t the coolest thing ever, then we don’t know what is.
Half of the thrill in a game like this is escaping the scene after your assassination is complete, and now that the AI can notice you in such amazing ways, we are even more impatient for Hitman’s sequel.
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