I ask because going to all these exotic locations in Hitman 1 but only hearing American and English accents really hurt the replay ability for me. The fact that Hitman 2 did have them made me enjoy it so much more than 1.
As cool as localised language would be, I can understand that it might be problematic from a gameplay perspective, but accents are at least a good compromise. Honestly I loved the maps of both games so far but found it so jarring playing 1 and only hearing Western accents all the time.
I hope this isn’t aimed at me. I’ve done about 2 posts on this forum lol
Also tbf I dont think you can judge what will effect someones gameplay. For me personally I find it incredibly jarring. For others they probably dont mind, that’s fine.
Yeah lol I know it probably sounds silly to some…but I just felt like I was in an ICA training mission everytime I heard western accents and saw mainly white people in Asian countries
So you can’t see how somebody would find it odd if they are playing a game set in a foreign country where EVERYONE you come across is either British or American?
Actually there is every perfect reason why one would want accents in Hitman, than to dismiss it with “it’s just a video game”. One can infer that the most flagship part series has been the counterpoint for localised accents. And not everyone is going to want accents in Hitman, and yet, some do. Not everyone would care so much about immersion in a video game, and yet, some do. This has been the integral part of this thread to begin with.
Personally I’m more in line with agreeing that accents would be neat in Hitman. But it doesn’t bother me that much because I don’t particularly value that interest as the most important part for what I want for this game. Like I alluded above some people have extreme weird quirks to what people want - to how much variety of gameplay features to whenever 47 would look good in a dress. This thread has kinda taken a toll in that, because you essentially just ridiculed the point of this thread through a dismissive claim.
Yes I feel the same way. No accents in HITMAN 2016 was one of the worst decisions they’ve made. It really hurt how the idea of a “World of Assassination” was perceived. They then introduced them for HITMAN 2, and I guess we’ll see them in HITMAN III (god, these namings…). It wouldn’t make much sense not to include them at this point. I did notice a lack of accents in Dubai, but it may be the fact that is an elite of people from all over the world. I did hear some accents though.
Totally I am sure IOI intended to give localized accents the only problem is whether they have enough budget. Sadly accents are not the priority when you have to ship a game to the door. I am afraid H3 was done on a limited budget.
highly doubt it. IOI doesn’t seem to really care about that. I would just be happy with more than the same 3 voices over and over, including that flaming queen who hasn’t reached puberty yet, and the cockney (?) accents that I keep hearing over and over. Never knew there were that many Brits in Miami!
