The Fall & Rise of Hitman | Noclip Documentary

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In the first of our four-part series on Hitman, we investigate IO Interactive's split with Square Enix and how the studio survived long enough to bring the Hitman series back from the brink.
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@NoclipDocs 5 жыл бұрын

This is the first of four videos about the design of Hitman. Make sure to subscribe to get updated when they go live later this week: bit.ly/noclipsubscribe

@Esda7one 5 жыл бұрын

ghost 001985 Read the title again. Also, noclip would never steal anything--they credit everything they don't record themselves, even random 3 second clips.

@LegendSpecialist 5 жыл бұрын

Next Tony hawk pro skater🤔

@Vindicator12Music 5 жыл бұрын

just a tip about future uploads: i love Hitman games, huge fan. But i almost didn't watch this video because of the 3 minute unnecessary extremely slow boring intro. intros should be no longer than 2 minutes, max. just a tip.

@Deivid-bn6yw 5 жыл бұрын

Noclip a wise man once said “as always there’s a lot to do in hitman 2”

@SleepyDroid 5 жыл бұрын

great work man!

@4000valentin 5 жыл бұрын

I was part of the 50% who were let go during SQEXIT in 2017, and I vouch for every statement made by my former colleagues in this doc. Everything considered, both IO and SE handled the layoffs gracefully, and gave incredible support to ensure we'd land on our feet. Thank you Noclip for this pristine documentary, it made me feel so proud of the parts I played in getting HITMAN (2016) off the ground.

@Ddken93 5 жыл бұрын

We thank you for this amazing game, sir!

@gilless429 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for playing a part in reviving this franchise that I love.

@PeteJWall 5 жыл бұрын

Huge respect. It's a thing of beauty and mind-boggling detail.

@leshuiliu1350 5 жыл бұрын

I think I can speak for the whole community when I say that we loved all Hitman 2016. It was an amazing game and it still is.

@Clay3613 5 жыл бұрын

Shame us people in retail can't get the same respect and support.

@NakeyJakey 5 жыл бұрын

this channel is some of the best content on the entire internet

@Jam29Josh 5 жыл бұрын

Eh it's Jakey

@7ylerD 5 жыл бұрын

Dog bless

@AdamBartholomew 5 жыл бұрын

SNAKEBOY

@Cybro18 5 жыл бұрын

What's Up Snake Titis from Sankey Montana?

@jeromealday614 5 жыл бұрын

Eyyyy the bouncing ball chair guy

@gracelandtoo6240 3 жыл бұрын

They dropped IOI to invest in the Avengers game. Ironic.

@callmegary2622 3 жыл бұрын

lololol those lazy ass devs produced a half-baked product. i dont even blame SE, avengers had a 5 year dev cycle and yet they still made game not showing 5 years of effort. its unbelievable

@kiel_3222 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know there was an Avenger game, what was it like?

@horstheinemann2132 3 жыл бұрын

@@kiel_3222 Bad. Like very bad.

@sg2412 3 жыл бұрын

Now they are missing on what is potentially the GOTY of 2021.

@quangdo4238 3 жыл бұрын

And now they just drop "Balan Wonderworld". Which it's sucks

@McShave 5 жыл бұрын

6:21 THAT is Hakan Abrak. Former Producer in the development of the Glacier Engine and Kane & Lynch now CEO & co-owner of IOI...quite the résumé.

@DiastroYT 5 жыл бұрын

"47, HE'S BALD!"

@SuperCopyCat12 5 жыл бұрын

"It seems he has set up an interview regarding his work, to occur later today. Perhaps the interviewer could use a break, 47."

@NuclearSeagull 5 жыл бұрын

I assume that everybody read that line in Diana's voice. ;-)

@airhogsflyer123 5 жыл бұрын

Why did I read this in Diana's voice

@NaytGaming 5 жыл бұрын

That would be such a cool elusive target my god.

@__dane__ 5 жыл бұрын

It’s really amazing and refreshing to hear that Square was so cool and supportive throughout their breakup

@TheNinjacanadian 5 жыл бұрын

this is why i love Square,

@Sankis 5 жыл бұрын

@@ArkaynAdrian Just a heads up as you are probably not aware, but "Jap" is considered a slur to many people.

@mduckernz 5 жыл бұрын

@@Sankis Like "Nip", yeah. Call them what they ask to be called: Japanese

@blakegriplingph 5 жыл бұрын

@@ArkaynAdrian Hence the rather love-hate relationship gamers have with Nintendo.

@Varitok1 5 жыл бұрын

How is a slur? I can get Nip but it's literally just shortening it instead of typing Japanese every time. That's just ridiculous.

@jessejames3040 5 жыл бұрын

Really cool to finally learn more about IO, and also tonally appropriate as a follow-up to the Telltale documentary. Not shying from the human side of the break from Square Enix, but also the resilience of those who stayed I hope would cause parent companies to stay their hand a bit to let the developer work it out.

@NickHa 5 жыл бұрын

True, but it's entirely possible that IO wouldn't be prospering as it is today if Square Enix hadn't left. Sqexit was what lit a fire under IO to turn their venture into something lean and sustainable. Square Enix helping so much to make the layoff procedures go smoothly and humanely probably helped give IO the agility it needed to turn itself around.

@demmybane 5 жыл бұрын

God the Telltale doc was so sad and depressing

@Rex1987 5 жыл бұрын

i saw a parallel to the Telltale documentary as well! but it's very different also in part because of the working marked structures their stories played out in. The people that were laid off from IO seem to have gotten better deals in terms of getting 4 months with pay and gotten a new job faster. A major point in the Telltale documentary was the lack of a security net and the games industry need to unionize. Well in IO, they were to a larger degree unionized as is a tradition here in Denmark.

@JaydevRaol 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@Resopheed 5 жыл бұрын

Them releasing an episode for free to get people into the game was such a smart decision. It's basically a modern version of shareware. Game demos don't really exist much anymore, since making a demo costs a lot more time and effort than you might think, but for Hitman they can "just" say that such-and-such level is free, and that's the "demo". Brilliant.

@KostejNesmrtelny 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed. That was the selling point for me as well. I remember doing the tutorial missions, being like "...okay?" and then that Paris level came, I was tailing the target through the hall with models promenading, techno music blasting... I alt+tabbed immediately and bought the game. Didn't regret it for 1 second.

@zeniktorres4320 5 жыл бұрын

@@KostejNesmrtelny I did the same. I love the series and is getting ongoing support.

@randomdude189 5 жыл бұрын

They basically give you a hollow game when you buy though

@zeniktorres4320 5 жыл бұрын

@@Dr-Shite-Kicker I agree. They should put some effort and consolidate all of these. It's a mess as is.

@FraserSouris 5 жыл бұрын

The problem is that episodic and demo like approach turned many people off

@figgehn_ 5 жыл бұрын

Hitman is one of my favorite game series of all time, have been playing it since the first game. I would love a Blood Money DLC with the new features of the engine, but im also excited to see what Hitman 3 will be like. Great documentary! Cant wait for part 2-4 :)

@andredo4880 5 жыл бұрын

I love hitman silent assassin

@OXY187 5 жыл бұрын

Contracts is my fav Hitman game

@erikk6731 5 жыл бұрын

Hah been playing it since Codename 47 as well, however at that time I was just a dumb little kid & couldnt get over the first few levels so I was playing missions 1-4 on repeat lol. I remember I didnt speak english at the time so I was just trying millions of ways to fail the mission before somehow I did what was supposed to do :))) . And it didnt even bother me, I liked to just shoot everyone after I blew my cover. The physics were incredible for that time like bullets having impact and you could move bodies that was so cool.

@eXNima_ 4 жыл бұрын

@Eren Jaeger new trailer out rn

@chocov1233 3 жыл бұрын

Contacts DLC would be both Contracts and Codename 47 at the same time, killing 2 birds with one stone.

@joonsukkim7904 5 жыл бұрын

huge respect for not having any ads. Hope i can one day support noclip more directly

@ThisGuyDrives 5 жыл бұрын

I suppose $23k a month helps them say no to KZfaq ads.

@Darrf 5 жыл бұрын

My gosh. All the news sites are writing about "Hitman 3" and "secret new IP from IO Interactive". Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the next 3 !

@Stei_n 4 жыл бұрын

It looks awesome ngl

@DQman 3 жыл бұрын

007

@xstain8131 3 жыл бұрын

it came out

@narcopsy 5 жыл бұрын

Hitman 2016 and Hitman 2 are among the greatest games of this generation.

@DJVulpus 5 жыл бұрын

Even just Sapienza on it's own is a perfect distillation of what makes the series so compelling (and other games in the immersive sim lineage)

@narcopsy 5 жыл бұрын

@@ixd-bxi I disagree. These new games have fully realized the promise of hitmans concept.

@narcopsy 5 жыл бұрын

@@ixd-bxi From the sound of that immature insult, it seems like you're projecting. I'm 30, by the way. Try harder next time.

@DJVulpus 5 жыл бұрын

@@ixd-bxi Compelling argument!

@narcopsy 5 жыл бұрын

You're getting a bit redundant now.

@nanobotsaviour3733 3 жыл бұрын

37:08 He's talking about project 007

@bengreen1719 3 жыл бұрын

I actually think it’ll be exciting to see a bond game in the hitman style. The character’s are very similar in their jet setting lifestyle ways and in their urbanity in regards to their employment.

@q-tip4723 3 жыл бұрын

@@bengreen1719 I agree to some extent. A Bond game in the vain of Hitman would be interesting, but pure stealth isn't necessarily all of what the 007 IP is. Nonetheless, however, the bar is pretty low considering Activision tried to turn it into a COD clone.

@8gulmohar557 3 жыл бұрын

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@kiel_3222 3 жыл бұрын

The Bond I know almost always go loud and leaves behind a trail of explosions in his wake, with a beautiful dame in tow

@RagnokRaven 3 жыл бұрын

@@bengreen1719 from what I see Hitman 1/2 and now 3 it is instant buy 007 project game. It would be great atmospheric game it they copy maybe 70%-80% from hitman. And they are independent :D hell yeah. So creative freedome.

@AgeingFPS 5 жыл бұрын

As an avid Hitman fan and player since Codename 47, I found this documentary fascinating and beautifully compiled, with compassion. I look forward to the next part.

@domenicopisano4383 5 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to have spent those 60 bucks to take the complete series and have the patience to wait for every chapter. I was genuinely happy when finally a new mission was on, especially Sapienza. Has an Italian guy, I was amazed by the level of details these guys put to characterize the place, which is taken mostly from Amalfi, a very beautiful and unique place in southern Italy. I love this series since I was a little kid (which is not a good thing to say since is a game mostly for adults, but game stores never cared much for the age of costumers then) and I love the passion they put in to improve every aspect of it, even if it means making mistakes. Looking forward to chapter 3 of this beautiful masterpiece, the preorder is assured! Thanks, Noclip for this wonderful interview, I was really looking for something like this in a long time.

@everythingpony 4 жыл бұрын

i hated we had to pay full price for 1/5th of a game and then wait a year for the rest

@stevelarry3870 4 жыл бұрын

Rainbow Dash You didn’t.

@chrisobrien6249 2 жыл бұрын

Well technically Sapienza is a mix of italian coastal towns like Amalfi (which I visited a week ago, very nice) and Vernazza in the Cinque Terre (also very beautiful). Vernazza is obviously the greatest inspiration, since both the fictional and real towns have a similar church, castle and streets

@Pralco 5 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic documentary. I have been watching IOI's highs and lows for years, always full of hope that they will be able to get back up. This documentary goes in depth as to what was happening during Absolution's and 2016's development, and the aftermath that I didn't know about. Noclip I love you

@AD-Dom 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite revival getting the love. Hope IO keeps it up.

@chet_awesomelad 5 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how great Hitman 2016 is (and Hitman 2). I never played the earlier games, but I liked Blood Money and disliked Absolution - then Hitman 2016 combined the two in a perfect way!

@metzgergine 5 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed by the value these documentaries bring, watching these never feel like a waste of time, and the editing is a masterclass of peaceful and interesting content handling. Cheers IO for the future, and long live NoClip.

@metzgergine 4 жыл бұрын

@@omarsheriff51 as every job should look like... it's Hitman after all ;)

@playingkyle2k10 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this now and seeing Eidos/Crystal Dynamics placing their bets on the shambles that is Marvels: Avengers is comical, and I’m so glad that a fantastic Dev team like IOI were able to deliver their vision of the Hitman Trilogy. Excited for more news on 007 🙊

@ShellComics 5 жыл бұрын

This is probably my favorite doc on this channel! I got chills during the intro. Well done! Looking forward to the rest :)

@Ozzymandias493 5 жыл бұрын

I play this game almost every week , I had to tab out to make sure it wasn't on 😂

@Dornaden 5 жыл бұрын

This has made me want to support the game and company so much, thanks noclip!

@defalt7023 5 жыл бұрын

The intro was beautiful.

@grimsleeper5945 4 жыл бұрын

I am still so pleased that such a great studio was able to survive despite all of the issues facing it. Hitman 2 was one of my favourite games from 2018, and I hope they continue the excellent work with any future games they make.

@sopranophantomista 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, I can't believe I've slept on this channel for this long. I've watched several of your docs now, on and off, for a few years now. Your editing and compilation is top class, and watching your director's eye evolving has been such a treat. I'm really happy that you covered IOI, I knew that their time has been tumultuous. I can't wait to see the other parts of this series!

@Ripknotz 5 жыл бұрын

so wierd to see actual journalism in this space, thanks dan!

@ThatVanguard 5 жыл бұрын

A new noclip doc is just what I needed! I swear these are going to be watched in a history of game development class someday. These are fascinating and intresting every time.

@logarhythmic6859 Жыл бұрын

35:05 It's cool to see that this quote from a video 3 years ago has actually come to fruition now!

@McShave 5 жыл бұрын

Oh shit, 27:00 look at the Hitman info graphics for the level on the main menu. It has all the stats on the destination selection. I hate having to dip in and out of level menus to see what I've done or not. This is so simple with a spider graph and everything. I wish we had this. New menu update incoming?

@calibrono 5 жыл бұрын

Good find! Hopefully we'll get that in a monthly update soon. Looks better than the current version, but still eh, kinda useless stats there instead of some useful stuff.

@42flyingphish 5 жыл бұрын

Funny I just read your comment and was looking at that thinking. Is that a developer only- player spec data page... But ur right. That would be awesome to have access to.

@tburrrg2502 5 жыл бұрын

I am absolutely obsessed with this game and literally every single time I play and go achievement hunting, I think the exact same thing as you. There are a lot of opportunities and I’m hoping they add this menu!!

@yellowbat79 5 жыл бұрын

Actually I think it might be hitman 3... the color theme is orange unlike the red and the white color theme on 1 and 2... I think we might be onto something here

@aayushdas19 5 жыл бұрын

@@yellowbat79 I hope they include all the other levels from 1 and 2 in it.

@LordWoffingshire 3 жыл бұрын

Squenix let IOI go before Hitman 2 because they didn't believe in Hitman financially and wanted to focus its efforts and funding on The Avengers and Tomb Raider. The Avengers was an incredible flop, Tomb Raider was also a letdown. Meanwhile Hitman 2 was very popular and fantastically reviewed, and Hitman 3 recouped its development costs in a week. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

@-pressxtostart- 5 жыл бұрын

I just platinumed Blood Money and im playing HITMAN 2 right now in anticipation for this! + we get a new sniper DLC map tomorrow, what a great time to be a HITMAN fan! Might even start my journey to 100% absolution tonight after watching this 😁 thank you sooooo much for doing a doc on these guys. X

@metalmarcrosser 5 жыл бұрын

It did *NOT* disappoint just as expected, what’s more I didn’t realise there is even more to come, I thought they uploaded the entire thing. So once all 4 parts are out I will rewatch it all as one big Documentary. Fantastic & emotional look at IOI’s ups & downs with the Hitman series. Congrats on yet another great documentary I know this has been a passion project for NoClip for sometime.

@riekopo7638 5 жыл бұрын

IO owns Freedom Fighters?! :OOOOOO Please release it digitally asap!!!

@yongwaiking1642 5 жыл бұрын

no no no ... remaster or remake it!!!

@TrophyGuide101 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of freedom fighters arcade machines can be found in hitman levels as an Easter egg. It's s nice touch.

@honchoryanc 5 жыл бұрын

Gold edition has a freedom fighters suit

@yutro213 3 жыл бұрын

Good news: www.gog.com/game/freedom_fighters

@karan_hiremath 3 жыл бұрын

I love how even though I consider myself a huge fan of this channel I am still able to find incredible content I haven't seen yet and then look to see when it was made and see that it's from almost 2 years ago

@waraidako 5 жыл бұрын

I love this game so much. Been playing Hitman since the first game, and when Absolution came out my reaction was essentially exactly what Christian described, I've even outright said to friends _"It's a perfectly decent action game, it's just not a Hitman™ game"_ but they absolutely nailed it with the new game(s). I miss the animation for assembling your rifle from the briefcase but still, it's without question the best Hitman game ever.

@MonoBleedingEdge Жыл бұрын

did you include “tm” after saying “hitman” to your friends? 🤡

@markelishaev617 5 жыл бұрын

Wow your documentaries are so fun to watch and insightful! Thank you for uploading!

@Cassman2k 5 жыл бұрын

Carl 'The Bomb' Johnson I remember being 7 and watching my uncle playing on the PS2 “hitman 2:silent assassin” I would always ask to watch & could sit for hours watching his strategies in passing from A-B, later in life I borrowed absolution for the 360 ( which played better on PS3) afterwards I’d look out for news about hitman, games. Even the films ( only one was good). Now am 17 playing hitman 1 & 2 on the PS4. Basically it was with me throughout my childhood & hopefully adulthood. Keep these games coming!🔪👔🧳💉

@jonc151 5 жыл бұрын

Well done Danny. These deep dives are just what the industry needs.

@onionheadguy7094 5 жыл бұрын

Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO games is basically a thicc 47...

@randyrrs7028 3 жыл бұрын

He should be 47 on the next movie

@chocov1233 3 жыл бұрын

@@randyrrs7028 He should be David Bateson's stunt double in the next movie.

@forickgrimaldus8301 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of which Hitman works best as a TV/Netflix show, each episode of Hitman would be about the Targets and internal politics of ICA and less about 47 who acts more like a well Dressed, mild mannered Slasher villain but instead he is a Protagonist.

@forickgrimaldus8301 3 жыл бұрын

47 = Ed Skrein "Francis from Deadpool" Dr. Ort Myer = Sir Anthony Hopkins Diana Burnwood = Emilia Clark or Rose Leslie (Denerys or Ygritte) Erich Soders = Ed Harris Lukas Gray "the Shadow Client" = Luke Evans Arthur Edwards "the Constant" = Stephen Dillane "Stannis the mannis" or Iwan Rheon "Ramsey Bolton"

@MiniMatthias 5 жыл бұрын

Great job on these documentaries! This kinda thing was exactly what I was looking for.

@eareboucas 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I've been waiting for this one for quite a while! Nice work on part one. I'm really surprised about how amicable the split between IO and SE sounded like in the video. Can't wait for the next one!

@kiratherenegade1561 Жыл бұрын

Hitman 2016 started off a strong reboot but with little success. Poor marketing confused consumers, Square Enix cut ties & the gaming landscape had seemingly rejected their new Hitman. By 2022 - they've been handed handed the 007 legacy, Hitman: World of Assassination has smashed sales expectations beyond belief & IOI have gone fully independent, raking in the entire profit themselves. They're officially regarded as some of the best in the business & truly the only developer in recent years making the true stealth action experience. Thank you IOI. I'm glad you pulled through. But what cannot be understated is the impact of KZfaq. BigMooney's Hitman video rake in MILLIONS of views despite being hours long. He & the others kept 47 alive during the life support stage. Now 47's walked off into the sunset, hopefully not to be heard from until 2030 or so

@tmas47 Жыл бұрын

I agree but BigMooney's HITMAN video doesn't get MILLIONS of views. And I'm a longtime fan of Big M. He's very good and entertaining KZfaqr but the 2 hours and 36 minute long HITMAN video got 304K views.

@kiratherenegade1561 Жыл бұрын

@@tmas47 His videos from 5 or so years ago comfortably sit at around 2 Million views. You're just wrong.

@GassyMexican 5 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic! Can't wait for the next parts.

@vittorioabregu3538 3 жыл бұрын

@imrighturwrong7840 3 жыл бұрын

@drlukas4242 3 жыл бұрын

@captainhook3962 5 жыл бұрын

So much thought and care and heart goes into every Assassination. It’s incredibly touching.

@leebrownhill 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent work as always Danny and team. I love the perspective these docs give us into the lives of the people behind the games. Even though im obviously aware that real people exist behind the games, it always hits me more when watching your videos in ways i had never consdiered. Oh and now i want to go buy Hitman!

@RuiNobrega 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, brilliant piece of journalism. Thank you and keep up the good work. Brilliant!

@int3r4ct 5 жыл бұрын

The fact that they referred to it as "SquExit" really shows their sense of humour about the entire thing lol. Glad to hear most of the people just got jobs quickly and weren't stuck out of work for too long. (And also, good lord I should go work in Denmark based on what they said about getting 4 months of paid leave after being laid off)

@Cross31415 5 жыл бұрын

Not only that, outside of mass layoffs, there's a "Last in, first out" principle where the veterans should be the last to be sacked outside of exceptional circumstances.

@Cygnus0lor 5 жыл бұрын

That's pretty standard in most northern/western EU countries

@Taseradict 5 жыл бұрын

In Spain it´s 20 days x year worked up to 24 months of salary by law, this was a downgrade from 33 days about 5 years ago. The histories heard from the USA are really scary, specially since you have to pay for healthcare too.

@NewbieGeek123 5 жыл бұрын

If you work for more than a year here in Brazil, you'll get some money back that were taxed off your paychecks, like 5 months worth of money or something.

@HYDRAdude 4 жыл бұрын

@@Cross31415 That sounds like a terrible idea. Generally speaking it's the vets who have savings and can afford to go without a paycheck for a few months while the newcomers are neck deep in debt.

@joelpowley1168 5 жыл бұрын

The best opening to a noclip doc by far. I'll have to rewatch that.

@JamyzGenius 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing documentary, I am a deep fan of the series and was glad to learn so much about the behind the scenes of IOI. Great job Noclip, this is one of my favorite documentaries of all time!!!

@Pyke64 5 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear they were able to turn things around. Have been playing IO interactive's games since the very first Hitman.

@ForceHunterHD 5 жыл бұрын

You have always the best video structure compared to other (game) docs. So many docs just do cinematics for 10 min straight or are talking about uninteresting stuff but this channel is completely different. It's a bit overwhelming to start a 40 min video but after 1 min, you are just into it and time just passes. Great work, best free and high quality game docs on the internet and also a big thanks to all patreons who are supporting this channel. (and the intro is amazing).

@Vam_Hightlights 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Danny! These docs are amazing and informative. Hitman is an amazing series, thanks IOI!

@nickthomson1039 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful documentary. Couldn't stop watching! I hope IO pull out a new Freedom Fighters soon too!

@TheIrishGamerGuy 5 жыл бұрын

I'd usually be embarrassed to share any so-called gaming "journalist" vids etc on my personal social media but this is genuine journalistic filmmaking...sharing it on FB etc. as this holds up on it's own, outside the bubble/echo chamber. Great work Danny!

@cooliostarstache5474 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, GoOd fOr yOU

@holyloli69420 5 жыл бұрын

I can listen to your voice for hours, its really entertaining. Anyway, nice documentary 👌

@Downtime_videos 5 жыл бұрын

Yorha Lolibot fag

@munkytaint666 5 жыл бұрын

another great one, Danny!! I love the Hitman series, and i can't wait to see your next video in this series!!

@NathanCassidy721 5 жыл бұрын

I’m glad that they were upfront on how well the episodic model was. It was a big point of contention among people at the time and i was always curious about it. Awesome documentary.

@bbraunovic007 3 жыл бұрын

Fast forward a couple of years and the Avengers game is absolute shit that nobody is playing and Hitman 3 is the biggest commercial success the franchise ever had

@poposterous236 5 жыл бұрын

I'm one of those folks that bought Hitman 2 after playing the demo. Still exploring.

@PhiLudo 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for making all those interessting high quality documentaries about video games. second to none.

@JaneXemylixa 5 жыл бұрын

0:21 The lights blinking along with the music. So satisfying.

@EricDaily 5 жыл бұрын

Dude... please make another Freedom Fighters! :D

@TRIIGGAVELLI 5 жыл бұрын

Dude I've been saying that for at least 10 years now! I don't think we'll ever see it but I really really hope I'm wrong.

@Sioolol Жыл бұрын

I always wondered why dual wielding pistols never found it's way into new Hitman games. Now I see that it is a miracle the new trilogy was this good, considering the amount of stress were put on development team with all stuff thats happened to the company in recent years.

@xanderbose974 5 жыл бұрын

This series as been so well done. Thank you.

@Sam-ex6xq 5 жыл бұрын

Just playing trough Hitman 2 right now and i am happy to see you doing a documentary on this classic series.

@sledge2307 4 жыл бұрын

Love your work here! The IOI team are all so likable and they really smashed it with H2, way bigger and better than expected and even more amazing considering the constraints

@TheAlison1456 5 жыл бұрын

06:22 it's agent 47 😲 32:20 hahahah I'm so happy that happened. this documenatry made me realize how important of a studio IO is. I'm glad!

@riverfilmer5183 5 жыл бұрын

Great video guys & fantastic insight. Gave me a new perspective. Keep up the good work

@staranger5598 5 жыл бұрын

great documentary looking forward to see more. IO is probably the most ambitious and quality oriented triple A studio these days, the new Hitman series is so self aware, of its own gameplay mechanics of its fans, its crazy ambitious. everything down to the font, and the minimalism is just so hitman, its crazy. probably the most interesting studio of the last decade

@elani 5 жыл бұрын

I think they did a really good job with Hitman 2, i wasn't interested in stealth games but the fact that Hitman 2 had some free levels encouraged me to try and i don't regret it, now i have all the DLCs hundreds of hours and almost all achievements

@Philboh8 5 жыл бұрын

One of my top 5 KZfaq channels making documentaries on my favourite game series since I was about 7? Yes please and thank you x

@alexbailes91 5 жыл бұрын

This was a fascinating documentary on one of my favourite franchises of all time. Brilliant work.

@SamScotMosher 5 жыл бұрын

I’m constantly amazed by what you and the team produce, Danny. Proud to be a patron!

@r-d-v 3 жыл бұрын

That intro made me feel like hearing: "Welcome to Denmark 47. "

@8thday 3 жыл бұрын

I saw establishing shots of the city and thought that immediately. I was fully expecting a “Welcome to Copenhagen, Noclip”

@deeps. 5 жыл бұрын

I thought this was GVMERS for a second, Noclip and GVMERS are equal to my heart

@deeps. 5 жыл бұрын

@@dinerenblancc I'm actually talking about the title.

@vekien 5 жыл бұрын

The quality of these documentaries is so high, love it!

@erickoval8635 5 жыл бұрын

Hitman 2016 is just so good. Thanks for this Danny! This is one of the stories I was really hoping you would get to tell

@Skeeto 3 жыл бұрын

And now we know IO is making 007 game. Fantastic, can't wait!

@Marcelo-pf8cd 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing story, not just to see how they stood on their own feet, but their entire relation with Square Enix! This piece made me buy Hitman's 2 Season Pass

@stevebishop8409 5 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy watching videos from Noclip, thank you for another great video! I think I might check out the Hitman series

@matdoosh 3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful watching this for the first time post-Hitman 3 and being able to see how this all went on to turn out. Seeing all the levels in one package together and still being supported

@tydendurler9574 3 жыл бұрын

I would like a documentary about how a regular human being can have the name Forest Swartout Large

@adamdavis1737 5 жыл бұрын

Tbh I loved absolution. It did feel like hitman to me despite the linear connecting levels. Plus contracts mode showed just how much creativity was actually hidden in some of the smaller stages. That being said, the 2 newest ones are probably the best they've ever done.

@MichaelOdendaal 2 жыл бұрын

IO came through in the end and today Hitman world of assassination is by far my favourite game.

@GamingEthos 5 жыл бұрын

Great Job Danny! Always was interested in this studio's history and though process!

@Zaysaki 5 жыл бұрын

I normally wait for good sales pretty patiently, but I was so impressed by Hitman 2016 that i ended up buying the 2018 one asap(after making sure that they were still on point). Even before i could properly play it(and still haven't, waiting to upgrade my hardware)! I wanted to give them some extra kudos instead of being my usual stingy self. The episodic release plan made me sceptical to put it mildly and i still think that games as a service model can be extremely toxic to games, but they ended up handling it extremely well. You've gained mad respect IO, in such a short amount of time. I really hope you can stay on this path.

@mbjnerdman95 5 жыл бұрын

I love the Hitman series. I own every game except for the most recent game. It's really nice to see how the series has evolved. I do miss hearing the soundtracks made by Jesper Kyd. The Contracts main theme was just so good and atmospheric. And it's also my favourite Hitman game even though it's the shortest one

@connarish 4 жыл бұрын

Contracts is my favorite also. Jesper Kyd is very sorely missed for me, but the last two efforts are slowly and steadily rising in quality.

@mbjnerdman95 4 жыл бұрын

@@connarish I completely agree with you. Can't wait to see how the next game is going to be

@JamesOD91 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, insightful and entertaining as always, Danny!

@m0insen 5 жыл бұрын

I cannot describe the fun I have watching your documentaries. Thank you very much!

@rickylovesyou 5 жыл бұрын

Freedom Fighters sequel or spiritual successor *PLEASE*

@HShango 5 жыл бұрын

This has made my day, i have terrible months this summer, with work (my previous job) and just life in general, Noclip is just a nice icing on a nice/descent day for me.

@42flyingphish 5 жыл бұрын

Saaaaammeee So happy I got to each this today.... Really needed something to watch

@SilverWolfM200LDH 4 жыл бұрын

I just beat the whole story in Hitman 2 and I'm looking forward to the special assignments in Miami and Vermont to complete the whole DLC. This was a great documentary and I've just subscribed and clicked notify for the other videos. I've played every Hitman game from Silent Assassin forward and I'm in love with the series, originally, I just liked running around and killing people for money in random countries on random jobs, but starting with Blood Money and then Absolution. I'm now story driven and I love how all the contracts are a means to an end to 47 discovering his past and with Hitman 2, it also delves into Diana's as well. I really hope Hitman 3 (which I literally just heard about yesterday from someone here who makes walkthroughs) that it's all in with all the levels available at once.

@juliancortescalle3136 5 жыл бұрын

This was great! and the fact that they are cooking up something new is sooo exciting, damn these documentaries are fascinating.

@Choteron3 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. So glad that Hitman is selling well. They deserve it

@AChimpKnockinAbout 5 жыл бұрын

I'm more sceptical that it sold well, as much as I really hope it did. Looking at the trophy stats Hitman 2 must have only sold a few hundred thousand on PS4, which is probably one of it's bigger platforms. Hopefully the shorter dev time and team size makes it likely it still made money back?