Stadia Rolls Out Game Save Sharing With Hitman 3
Hitman: World of Assassination gets a unique feature on Stadia that allows you to challenge your friends to take on your assassinations.
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With the launch of Hitman 3, Google s Stadia platform is finally getting one of its most interesting features: State Share. As proposed in 2019 s pitch for the service, this allows Stadia players to share their game states with others, letting them to hop into the game and take on a Hitman mission with the same loadout, objectives, and difficulty setting.
Game states created with State Share are playable chunks of Stadia games that you can share just like you might a video or screenshot. It s essentially like handing your save file over to someone else, but instantly. If the other player has access to that Stadia game, they can essentially click a link and jump into the game at the point the share came from, complete with all the same parameters.
IO Interactive has been hitting just about every shot they’ve taken since rebooting Agent 47 and the Hitman franchise in 2016. Memorable targets and locations have been complemented by clever mechanics and top-notch replay value. With Hitman 3, Agent 47 returns to that solid foundation players have come to expect while also looking to expand upon the World of Assassination narrative and bring new gameplay elements to the table.
Identifying your target
I was given PC access to the first two locations, Dubai and Dartmoor, as part of a hands-on preview event in the lead up to launch. Hitman 3 feels like… Hitman. Players that have enjoyed the first two games in the reboot will be at home almost immediately, as the bulk of the gameplay elements and systems work similar or the same as they did in the previous two games. What’s different right out of the gate, however, is how much more focused on narrative things feel. This is true for at least the first playthrough of a level.