History YMMV / HitmanCodename47

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* {{Padding}}: Thanks to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, there are several missions that exist mostly to pad the game's length - they're meant to build up to each target but they just feel pointless instead. While the first sequel would still have them and ''Absolution'' revisited the concept, IOI realized very few people liked the targetless missions and did away with them.

** "[[{{Shoutout}} Say Hello to]] [[Film/Scarface1983 My Little Friend]]". Not only is the drug lord difficult to reach, he is also extremely durable [[labelnote:Tip!]] If you take a few seconds after he taunts you and then shoot, a mere silenced pistol can kill him with ~9 shots[[/labelnote]], and the house he is hiding in is surrounded by guards (who are actually quite easy to dispatch of silently). After he is down, you need to blow up an underground drug lab surrounded by guards.(and doing so without having to fight the whole camp is a [[GuideDangIt guide dang it]]. You need a specific, yet generic disguise, and you have to ignore the soldier still saying that you can't enter.)

* UnderusedGameMechanic: That balcony jump you learn in the tutorial? You'll perform it in exactly ''one'' level, "Traditions of the Trade". This was later remedied in the remake, ''VideoGame/HitmanContracts'': The jump mechanic can be used to reach the second target (Campbell Sturrock) and is a requirement for beating the final mission, which [[FinalExamBoss taxes all of the skills you've developed at that point.]]

* UnderusedGameMechanic: That balcony jump you learn in the tutorial? You'll perform it in exactly ''one'' level, "Traditions of the Trade". This was later remedied in the remake, ''VideoGame/HitmanContracts: The jump mechanic can be used to reach the second target (Campbell Sturrock) and is a requirement for beating the final mission, which [[FinalExamBoss taxes all of the skills you've developed at that point.]]

** The first two Colombia missions serve as Breather Levels for the lengthy Pablo assassination mission. [[ThatOneLevel The third Colombia mission however...]]

** "[[{{Shoutout}} Say Hello to]] [[Film/Scarface1983 My Little Friend]]". Not only is the [[TheCartel drug lord]] difficult to reach, he is also extremely durable [[labelnote:Tip!]] If you take a few seconds after he taunts you and then shoot, a mere silenced pistol can kill him with ~9 shots[[/labelnote]], and the house he is hiding in is surrounded by guards (who are actually quite easy to dispatch of silently). After he is down, you need to blow up an underground drug lab surrounded by guards.(and doing so without having to fight the whole camp is a [[GuideDangIt guide dang it]]. You need a specific, yet generic disguise, and you have to ignore the soldier still saying that you can't enter.)

** Don't be surprised if you end up stabbing your monitor with your keyboard during "Plutonium Runs Loose." By the time you finally disarm the nuke, eliminate Boris, and steer the boat to international waters, you'll be as salty as salt water due to the sailors turning off the engine at every turn.
* UnderusedGameMechanic: That balcony jump you learn in the tutorial? You'll perform it in exactly ''one'' level, "Traditions of the Trade".

** Don't be surprised if you end up stabbing your monitor with your keyboard during "Plutonium Runs Loose." By the time you finally disarm the nuke, eliminate Boris, and steer the boat to international waters, you'll be as salty as salt water due to the sailors turning off the engine at every turn.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The main theme by Music/JesperKyd is pretty badass and memorable.

* NarmCharm: As mentioned above, some of the voice acting is SoBadItsGood and becomes hilarious instead. Ort-Meyer especially due to his LargeHam delivery.

* UncannyValley: The loading screens definitely channel this, such as [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/hitman/images/8/86/HC47Mission-9.png/revision/latest?cb=20160619035348 Traditions of the Trade]] which shows Franz Fuchs looking like a wart-covered, beige water balloon filled with nightmares, and [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/hitman/images/d/db/HC47Mission-8.png/revision/latest?cb=20160619035347 Say Hello To My Little Friend]], in which Pablo Ochoa looks like a fucking zombie. While any of the character models also haven't aged that well, the targets fortunately aren't quite as disgusting in-game.

** "Traditions of the Trade" is a one-mission stint in Budapest. It's a trip to the beach considering what you had to pull off in Colombia. This is the very first mission in the series where you have spare clothes laying around that you can pick up for free instead of killing people for them. It is also notable for the weapons laying around, namely the knife and the cleaver, that allow you to complete this mission without any starting gear. Frantz and Fritz employ only a few guards and aren't even carrying guns themselves. A lot of the mission is optional; you can blow through it in about 10 minutes if you skip everything, but this detracts from the storyline of the game.

* BestLevelEver: If ''Codename 47'' laid the groundwork for future ''Hitman'' titles despite being very rough around the edges itself, "Traditions of the Trade" was the ultimate showcase of how the gameplay mechanics and atmosphere could combine to make a truly distinct and fun experience.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The main theme by Creator/JesperKyd is pretty badass and memorable.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom!]] One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for its awkward delivery and for being a weird line in general. It's even [[AscendedMeme referenced]] in the 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Hitman|2016}}'' and in ''VideoGame/{{Hitman2}}''. [[labelnote:Context]]47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. In the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido, and in ''VideoGame/{{Hitman2}}'' the odd pronounciation appears in Whittleton Creek.[[/labelnote]]

* BestLevelEver: If [=C47=] laid the groundwork for future ''Hitman'' titles despite being very rough around the edges itself, "Traditions of the Trade" was the ultimate showcase of how the gameplay mechanics and atmosphere could combine to make a truly distinct and fun experience.

** "[[{{Shoutout}} Say Hello to]] [[Film/Scarface1983 My Little Friend]]". Not only is the [[TheCartel drug lord]] difficult to reach, he is also extremely durable [[labelnote:Tip!]] If you take a few seconds after he taunts you and then shoot, a mere silenced pistol can kill him with ~9 shots[[/labelnote]], and the house he is hiding in is surrounded by guards (who are actually quite easy to dispatch of silently). After he is down, you need to blow up an underground drug lab, again surrounded by guards who now will shoot you on sight regardless of disguise. If you manage to do that, you still need to run through the now hostile level to the exit.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom!]] One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for its awkward delivery and for being a weird line in general. It's even [[AscendedMeme referenced]] in the 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Hitman|2016}}''. [[labelnote:Context]]47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. In the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido.[[/labelnote]]

* AwesomeMusic: The main theme by Creator/JesperKyd is pretty badass and memorable.

* {{Narm}}: The voice acting in this game is atrocious. Some, like Ort-Meyer, manage to make their performances fall under NarmCharm, but others don't fare as well. A standout example would be in the penultimate level when 47 meets Dr. Kovacs in person. 47 confronting a target only to realize they are someone from his past should be a massive twist, but the DullSurprise ruins what was meant to be a WhamLine. Thankfully, later games would see a marked improvement in the acting and direction, and David Bateson's performance would manage to retain its dryness without coming off as simply bad. But until then…

** Dual-wielding a beretta in your right hand and a SawedOffShotgun in the left hand allows you to fire the latter 15 times in rapid succession. Enjoy the massacre.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom!]] One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for its awkward delivery and for being a weird line in general. It's even referenced in the 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Hitman|2016}}''. [[labelnote:Context]]47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. In the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIFL0CHzi20 HE'S PACKING!]]
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom!]]" One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for its awkward delivery and for being a weird line in general. It's even referenced in the 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Hitman|2016}}''. [[labelnote:Context]]47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. In the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido.[[/labelnote]]

* MemeticMutation: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom]]". One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for it's awkward delivery and for being a weird line in general. It's even referenced in the 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Hitman|2016}}''. [[labelnote:Context]]47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. In the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido.[[/labelnote]]

** The first two two Colombia missions serve as Breather Levels for the lengthy Pablo assassination missions. [[ThatOneLevel The third Colombia mission however...]]