Hitman 3 is releasing in only a couple of weeks’ time, serving as the finale to IO Interactive’s World of Assassination trilogy. Aside from it offering new levels to explore and targets to kill, the game is even offering players an excuse to revisit the first two games, as Hitman 3 will come with all of the missions from Hitman (2016) and Hitman 2.
Recently, it was discovered that Hitman 3 is also aiming to be more optimized than its predecessors, meaning it won’t take up as much storage space, and now the developers have announced a minor, but otherwise welcome, new feature for the game called the persistent shortcuts system.
It was confirmed as part of a Game Informer exclusive and was accompanied by a short piece of new footage showing the feature in action. As the name suggests, Hitman 3‘s levels (which include locations like Dubai, Chongwing, and merry old England) will contain hidden shortcuts, such as ladders, doors etc. that can only be accessed from one direction.
Should a player manage to access one of these shortcuts, they can open new pathways that could feasibly make the mission a tad easier or, at the very least, open up new possibilities for how to dispose of a target or make a hasty getaway.
What’s more, players won’t need to unlock these shortcuts on repeated playthroughs. Once a shortcut has been unlocked, it will remain open, as a means of incentivizing players to try different tactics or shave some time off completing the mission. IO Interactive says it included this system to both encourage and reward exploration and players’ curiosity.
For example, in the footage, gaining access to a certain ladder in the Dubai level means Agent 47 can reach the target without even needing to disguise himself. He just climbs the ladder, quietly opens the nearby door, and shoots the target without entering the room, before quickly turning around and descending the ladder to make his escape.
This isn’t the only new features players can look forward to, though the PlayStation 5 will have some unique features of its own thanks to the DualSense controller, with the adaptive triggers making firing weapons feel more authentic and haptic feedback making every gun feel differently in the player’s hands. The PS5 version also supports VR via backwards compatibility.
Once Hitman 3 is out, fans of IO Interactive’s work will have its James Bond game to look forward to. There are very few details about it, aside from it acting as an origin story to explain how Bond earned his 007 codename.
Hitman 3 releases on January 20th for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Game Informer
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