Technically, the campaign found in the new 007 game from the studio behind the Hitman franchise can be played offline after you download a day-one patch. However, being offline locks you out of some parts of the game, including the mode known as TacSim, various in-game challenges, and some cosmetics unlocks. Some players have also reported worse issues, like lost progress, when losing a connection while playing, but I’ve not experienced that. It’s a shame that such a great game has this odd always-online yoke around its neck. It adds an unnecessary annoyance to an otherwise-superb experience.
There was also something about this annoying disconnected pop-up message that reminded me of the past… Oh, right, this was a problem in the modern Hitman reboot trilogy. As pointed out by a Reddit user on the Hitman subreddit, the server disconnect notification is nearly identical to the one found in past Hitman games. The more things change…
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