Hitman – Episode 4: Bangkok has a lot of good going for it, but doesn’t quite live up to the excitement that has been established in the past. The problem is just how boring half the targets are. One is a rock star with a story that’ll give you the motivation to put him out of his misery, whereas the other is just an attorney who walks around, never really feeling like he belongs in the environment. It doesn’t help that half of the opportunities aren’t particularly memorable, either, and can be completed with little work.
Hitman: Episode 4 - Bangkok
IO Interactive · Aug 16, 2016
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Welcome to Thailand. The "Club 27" mission transports you to the opulence and splendour of the Himmapan luxury hotel and resort, situated on the Chao Phraya River outside Bangkok. Your targets are rising rock star Jordan Cross, front man of trending indie band The Class, and Cross’ family lawyer, Ken Morgan. Both are currently residing at the luxury hotel as the band finishes its highly-anticipated sophomore album.
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- 6.2Bangkok’s Club 27 mission has its share of ups and downs. Overall, it fits somewhere in the middle of everything that has come out of Hitman’s 2016 season. In-depth and smart storytelling has solved one big issue I’ve had with the game. That said, for the second episode running the sandbox has not been up to standard. There is fun to be had in Episode 4, but in the end it wasn’t a memorable gameplay experience.
- 7.0Hitman: Episode 4 - Bangkok may be weaker than Sapienza, but by no means is it a bad addition. While the setting does feel a missed opportunity, the Himmapan Hotel is ripe with plenty of different kills, and the clandestine nature and harder difficulty makes it all the more interesting. The humour and comedy is excellent as always, and while it's not the strongest level, everything feels organic, and there are plenty of hidden kills.
- 6.5The Bangkok episode of Hitman feels like a step back in the context of its predecessors and is the weakest episode so far.
- 8.0Bangkok feels naturally more immediate, more knowable, than Italian coastal towns or Swedish consulates, and it's dense and devious even if it doesn't quite hit the heights of Sapienza: that familiarity moves against it eventually, and for all its good work there's not quite the feeling of discovery as found before. But it is a delightful mission, in the way that smothering people in birthday cakes or hitting them, Torrance-style, in the chest with an axe ever can be.
- 6.5If I paid money for Hitman with just two packs to go (USA and Japan), I wouldn't feel slighted even if Bangkok and Marrakesh are weaker than the others. Diced up or whole, this can of blood-soaked tomatoes serves up so many experiences that aren't offered just about anywhere else outside of the original entries.
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