Like the title says I'm wondering if I get a clean slate if I restart a mission.
Here's a scenario: I've been trying a mission over and over from checkpoint, triggering alarms and whatnot. This will obviously affect my rank since it will deduct a lot of points.
I don't want this (who would?). Now, once again for the question: Will I get a complete do-over if I restart the mission? Granting me the ability to get that long awaited S-rank instead of that lousy D-rank?
Best Answer
Yes, it will. The "restart mission" is exactly what it implies, even though it might not be so obvious at first (it sure as hell was not for me).
Originally I personally thought that restarting the mission was intended for re-watching cinematics and starting over, with your current actions still intact.
Personally this makes me love the game even more since now I can start over if I feel that my performance was lacking and knew I could do better.
TL;DR : Yes! Don't settle for that E-rank when you can get an S-rank!