What's your favorite level in the Hitman franchise? What's your favorite target or opportunity? Reply here and let us know!

Knowing the devs knew that most of the players hated the virus in Sapienza made me appreciate them even more. They really do care about the players.

They seem like such cool people.

“In colombia we have a brick, a cocaine brick, right? its the same thing.” God is this game great.

Okay so now Agent 47 getting a sunburn HAS to be in the second dlc level haha

26:48 - Having 47 get a sunburn if he "hides in plain sight" too long in the resort sounds like an awesome idea, you should definitely do that.

12:47 YOOOOO this makes me so happy hahah. i always wondered if anyone at IO saw my "Beating the HITMAN 2 demo the wrong way" video - i'm so glad to finally hear they did ☺

There's so much work that goes into making these games! Props to IO! Loving the series, Noclip :)

10 guys walk into a bank start taking notes and images, The Manager walks up to you, "Nah all good fam, we from ioi and we need a new Hitman level"

"In our game, people disappear." Understatement of the year.

Designing these levels sounds like so much fun. I started drooling a little bit looking at the flow chart of "dramas". Soooooo cool

This whole series has been great. I've never played any of the Hitman games, but this has given me a lot of respect for IO. Not many studios would have given you this much access and time (seeing their tools was cool), everyone you interviewed seems to love what they do, and they have an appreciation for their playerbase

Randomly stumbled onto this channel just checking out video game documentaries and ended up rekindling my love for Hitman

One of my most favorite documentaries produced by Noclip besides The Witcher one. I am having as much fun in this one as that one.

Please let Mette make more levels! The Bank quickly became one of my favorite levels behind A New Life and Tracking Hayamoto ❤️

I find it fascinating how much goes into seemingly small concepts, and also kind of sad that so much hard work and detail may go unnoticed by the average player. But maybe that’s a good thing, meaning it isn’t noticed because they made it so accurate and natural. Thank you iOi

This is just amazing - my god. It's so hard to find a real behind the scenes showcase of any pro's process and tools. Thanks, Danny!!!

It's clear that IO listens to the fans, they even cited Nick Robinson's video. I hope they get the recognition they deserve as a studio.

If Marta (?) worked on Sapienza and Miami, I'm sure the resort map will be great as well. Those two are absolutely amazing levels.

This may be one of your best series you have done so far No Clip. Fitting as Hitman 2016 and 2 are easily the best IO have done. And seeing I love their work all the way back from Hitman 2 SA and Freedom Fighters (extremely underrated classic) that says a lot.

One of my favorite things about the new Hitman games is the outstanding textures. The games are absolutely beautiful, and I often found myself just slow walking through the levels admiring the details.

I've never been happier to hear Dan Ryckert's voice! Love that guy!

I hated Mumbai the first time. Now it's my second favorite map. Their design philosophy worked i guess :D Edit: Just watched the part in wich he quoted the forum post saying exactly the same. I guess it REALLY worked :D

I love how you can feel the dry humour of the game through the designers themselves.

The complexity of creating those levels is insane! Loving the docs so far as always! :)

12:46 Oh sweet, Marta is talking about Nick Robinson's E3 gameplay of Hitman 2. That was a fun retelling of his playthrough.

Sunburned 47? Omfg I hope it happens! Looking forward to this last one on wednesday and the CA w/e that lands...TY Patreons for supporting these guys and TY Danny for all the hard work man,damn you just keep getting better!

So cool the devs talking about their work and ideas. Nice!

"hi, we're here to get a tour of your bank so we can design a level for players to get experience doing all kinds of crimes within a simulated bank." yeah, the bank manager would definitely be up for that lol

So cool! Mumbai was such a complicated level when I started playing it. It took me like 5-6 times of playing it to actually understand the layout, the way the areas are connected, what disguises get you where, all the underground areas, and all the mission stories / opportunities. I actually had no idea you could setup a meeting with the Kashmirian and the Maelstrom until I saw this video, because I'd always take out the targets in a weird order, so I guess that event never happened. But once I nailed this down, I got Silent Assassin on Mumbai in less than 15 mins and I was so proud of myself. My first runthrough took like 2 hrs lol. Looks like you didn't get a chance to interview the Isle of Sgail level designer. I'm always curious about that one, because it's a literal fortress but also has a snail house esque design inside of it. It's my favorite Hitman level in terms of atmosphere and ambience (alongside Hokkaido), so I'd love to learn more about the design of it!

I would LOVE, if they tried to make a level where, you have the gimmick is this: You have a target who's actively hunting another person. The rules of the level is that, you have to figure out who the Hitman is, and prevent said Hitman from killing the other person who you're tasked of keeping alive. You keep the other guy alive by tampering with security, and like, making him where body armor and stuff. Directing the other guards to his location so he won't be alone--something like that. It would be a nice variation of what Hitman is all about.

It's great to watch this documentary series; I enjoy Noclip work immensely in general, but my big bro works on the writing and dialogue for the Hitman games (which has been a total banger for me for years, being a fan) and it's fascinating to attempt to comprehend the massive amounts of work put into it. I'm proud of him and IO in general. Thanks for the doc, Danny!

Oh my god as soon as she mentioned the flashbang grenades playthrough I thought "is she referring to the Giant Bomb one?" and it totally was! I remember watching that live and laughing my ass off. What an amazing game and an amazing documentary about it too, it's cool to see how intricate they have to design each level so they play so well. Great job as always.

It's nice to know the devs behind my favorite series are such lovely people!

Much love to Mette and Marta. It's really encouraging to see successful women in Game Design :)

That was super interesting! It is like a masterclass in how to think when doing open world, open strategy level design! Good job NoClip, and props to IO to open up like that :)

I wonder how many sales these videos have caused, cuz I defiantly got one from me.

I've been watching noclip since DOOM and I gotta say that you guys are really underrated

For some reason, I found that I was unsubscribed from your channel even though I loved the past videos. This series made me resubscribe. Great work.

7:18 that's one heavy ass hamburger lol!

I posted this elsewhere, but wanted to share it here too. I hope the next DLC coming up uses the suntan/sunburn mechanic, or at least makes it toggle-able. I just want to here Bateson use some ambient grumbling sounds from sunburn.

11:22 My quote, Omg Edit: I think someone else said it too, but i remember one of the level designers was there responding to comments about the level in the exact same thread where i said that.

This doc gives so much insight into the development process. It's so cool to see that.

47 getting sunburnt sounds hilarious

12:47 I saw this video, so cool that the Hitman team as it as well!

I kinda hope they do a map set in Copenhagen, where I have no idea but there are many interesting places it can take place :)

I'm impressed by their modesty, this third Hitman brings it all together and feels like a genuine masterpiece! Thanks for the high standard you kept through the whole trilogy, always a pleasure.

Thanks for giving us a behind the scenes to one of my favourite series, since before this there really wasn't anything out there that shows us what goes on at IO

These the most transparent Dev's I've ever seen . Speaks a lot about the healthy work environment , more studios should be like this .

Wow like I haven't been gaming in a very long time and back in the day I was a big fan of Hitman, I played Hitman 2 silent assassin and Hitman Contacts, this new reboot TV series feel makes me wanna buy a gaming platform and get back into gaming again cause my life has taken a turn that has had gaming not fit into my time

Props to IOI and infinite Kudos to Noclip! I am an aspiring and enthusiast 3D environment designer and level designer and this is GOLD to me. Thank you so much for doing this guys, you are amazing, and I think you are the best! :]

I can't express in words, how much I love this series and especially the reboot games. Thank you, noclip, for this series.

This series is AMAZING. So much great insight, and the devs are so sympathetic too. What a wonderful watch.

I think my favorite location has to be Sapienza. Its still amazing to me just how big that level feels and yet its all interconnected thanks to the underground passages. The targets are also really fun to kill and it strikes the balance of serious yet room for the wacky and hilarious ways you can take out targets. I got a similar vibe from Miami and really enjoy both the atmosphere of that level and the fun stuff you can do there. I never thought I'd actually get invested into the story of Hitman but here I am.

Hitman 1/2 are the best games of this gen I have no idea how IOI will step things up for next gen

So good to hear Vinnie and Brad from Giant Bomb having fun in the game. They were some of the early supporters of the new Hitman series.

these type of documentaries need more attention. I fucking love these.

Very well done - both this doc and the designers. These docs will not get millions of views but will likely inspire a future generation of clever, thoughtful developers.

Bought the first game after watching the first two parts. Did not regret. What an awesome ride. What an awesome documentary. Thank you.

What a great development company. They seem so proud of their hard work. I hope they stick around. Congrats to them. Thank you noclip

Always heard about Hitman but never tried it. Recently bought all 3 recent games and I fell in love ❤

Man, I could listen all day to these people talking about the individual levels´ designs. I wish you´d do a documentary after Season 3 where they´d talk about all the levels :D

so glad they let you see the dev tools, that was super fascinating!

It would be so awesome to have these kind of documentaries for the first hitman games. But I can't find any documentary on KZfaq unfortunately

I can watch those creators talk all day. Very Informative, thanks.

These people are masters. Im blown away by the level design in Hitman.

I did a couple of playthroughs of Mumbai and didn’t like it that much until I went back to master it. Now it’s one of my faves. The variety and depth is astonishing.

I'm sharing this experience with Mumbai totally. I began hating this level but now I love it a lot and ask myself every time “how can I set a new record for myself and complete this level SA/SO in below 3min?“. But still I'd say that Sapienza is not just the best level of the Hitman series but one of the most beautiful and well designed levels I've ever played. :)

I am so grateful that I discovered this documentary and this channel. Really great content, I'll keep watching.

The part where she's flying through the level in her debug mode and explaining the design system trees (idk what it's called, I'm no game dev) are awesome. Would love to see more of those with different games.

Such a fun game, it's crazy how much effort goes into it and how creative the devs are.

I really enjoy these game docs you guys have made for us, no fuss, hype or hoopla. They all have a professional journalist feel to them. Well done and keep them coming.

The work this people do is amazing and this helps to have perspective on how complex it is. You get even more knowledge of the amount of work this requires when there is no other studios that does what they do. I didn't play Hitman 2 yet, but I really liked the first one. It's a very good game and I enjoyed playing each level a few times to see the different ways you can reach your objectives.

Now I demand an unlockable suit that is just 47 but slightly sunburnt

These videos are a must watch for any game designer/developer. I'm really enjoying your documentaries. Fantastic work !

It would be very exciting to get Alan who is responsible for details to interview or the most valuable asset of IOI team - Dialogue writer!

I love these documentaries ... wish I had seen them originally. 23:47 had me literally laughing out loud. Great job on these documentaries!

You see 17:00, that reflects the exact beauty of Hitman. Plain old murdery fun in a sandbox. A James Bond with dark humor and a goofy side.

Around the 7.30 mark, 47 confirmed going to space for Hitman 3 :P

As someone from mumbai, I loved the addition of chawls as i used live in one.

Aww man this is making me want to buy Hitman 2 for my fiancé since his birthday is in a couple days, and there's legacy DLC for the levels from Hitman 2016. He's really enjoyed the previous games and has spent dozens of hours replaying the same levels just to see all the different ways to finish them. I know he's been feeling kinda down lately due to having so little time off work and I think he'd love to play this. Just wish it was on sale, the full edition with all the episodes is $99... :/ Loving this docu-series though, as always it makes me think of the game in ways I never have before ~

I love the new Hitman games. The levels are so diverse and I like how they guide you along the way but let you do your own thing.

Half way through the video I realize she is talking about the new bank level that I haven't play. I will make sure to come back.

The best thing about HItman 2/Legacy is the replayability is very high. There is always something new to do!

11:17 - Funny he mentioned, actually it might have been me who said that. I had created a couple of contracts for Mumbai back in Season 2, and by the time I was done with them, it was indeed one of my favorite maps (only second to the bank in New York), whereas beforehand, I absolutely hated it. Those contracts ended up being posted on the forums, go figure. :)

I loved that you included the video of the game being played by Brad and Co Player.

Oh, i love this. In my little bit under 1000 hours spent with the Hitman series, i have been pondering how they design the levels, ever so many times. Thank you :)

Great video! This game feels heavily underrated, perhaps because it's at times slow and methodical but I enjoyed every map and have only played the 2016 game so far.

I think a lot of us would really like to see a Gloomy Raining Level like From Hitman Contracts, that's one think that's missing in some of the Level Designs, The Author from Patient Zero was probably my Favorite, the atmosphere and the Music in that one had that weird old Hitman feel to it.

Great doc series as always. New York bank level is great but I’m delighted to hear one of the main ‘resort’ level designers did Sapienza and Miami. Wow, next level should be awesome

Hearing Dan Ryckert freaking out makes this video perfect.

i just find myself so impressed with their fluency in english. As someone from the united states, im so envious of polyglotism of other countries. also, hello to one of my favorite developers! so glad you're still around and independent again!

I haven't played this version of Hitman but i will do it now, IO is amazing and all the work put in is fascinating!

Giant Bomb REPRESENT!

Now I want to play Hitman again. There is so much stuff that I haven't done in these levels.

I guess that I get to feel like an idiot, because I never noticed the lines on the ground in Miami. I saw that the ground was colored in places, but I never paid much attention to it and certainly never noticed that the ground was supposed to be indicating whether different things were on the map.

That last bit about sunburn, imagine if that was another possible disguise. You kill someone and there are witnesses, you run away to the roof top and just wait for 15min on the sun bed. Meanwhile, the guards are looking for some bald caucasian man and when they look at you, red as a tomato acting as if you fell asleep and got badly burned. You then just get away walking in pain with the normal "end of level" theme.

17:00 that is GiantBomb's playthrough!

Watching this video is really fun hearing their detailed insights.

In Colombia a was happily surprised by the poisonous frogs and flowers as much as in the Maldives by the star fish and the fishes that can be collected. God I love this game!❤️