Hitman is getting a co-op mode? Yes, yes, yes. I love the new Hitman games, which manage to blend 2000s thriller vibes with bumbling, deadpan comedy and immersive challenge to a superb degree. Watching the stone-faced Agent 47 load up a sniper rifle while wearing a pink flamingo suit, or make clumsy, but ominous puns to an oblivious target before throwing a magical briefcase at their skull is delightful. It's satisfying when it goes right, and hilarious when it goes wrong, so the opportunity to see two agents moving either in perfect harmony or bickering, inept misadventure is something I can't wait for...
But it makes me wonder, is that really the best we can do? Because the best thriller-killer movies aren't about two murderers working with each other, but against each other, playing cat and mouse from the shadows. For a long time now, Hitman games have had a pseudo-competitive element wherein players cleanly speedrun missions for the highest point total, but I think the concept has further to go...
