Hitman has long been a series with immaculate music, beginning all the way back in 2000 with Jesper Kyd’s first score for the series. But fast forward all the way to now, and composer Niels Bye Nielsen has delivered one of the new high points in Hitman music in this parting chapter of the World of Assassination trilogy. With music dutifully able to handle all of the drama, espionage, and yes sometimes, innate goofiness of IO’s darling series, Hitman 3 goes out on a high note in every sense of the word.
And just like that, we kick off another year of gaming, with a fresh new console along for the ride. The PS4 never really struggled to provide meaningful soundtracks on a regular basis, so we don t expect that to be problematic this time around either. The pandemic may slow things down since we ve not really begun to feel the effects of that in the gaming industry to the fullest, but there will certainly still be music worth diving into. Come on by next month to see the next batch
A beautiful meditation on love and loss
December 16, 2020 - 10:39am EST
One life lesson you learn quickly is that growing up kind of sucks. Sure, the freedom that comes with becoming an adult is nice, but the downsides are plentiful. The aches and pains that come as you get older. The bills that pile up week after week. And perhaps, most crushingly, the existential dread of trying to figure out what to do with your life. It s certainly something I have dealt with, and a lesson that can be seen in When The Past Was Around. Mojiken s graphic adventure is a slice of life story that recognizes that lessons are learned all the time, and some of them can be quite painful.