How you choose to put them down will affect your score and rating-a system that tracks whether or not you hid the bodies, if you were detected, and the way in which you killed your targets. Throughout the game’s assassination missions, you are given a target (or targets) and must eliminate them as you see fit. Stand-out levels such as the Vixen Strip Club and the wrestling arena hit home exactly what the Hitman franchise offers that other assassin experiences seldom do: planning a hit. When the game remembers what makes the series great, it shines above its predecessors, providing the best assassin simulation you can find today. Hitman: Absolution is without a doubt a change to the formula that Blood Money so firmly perfected, but this is not an inherently bad thing. You are no longer able to choose your equipment before a mission, and assassinations with the scope and creativity found in previous games are few and far between. Because of this, he has no prior knowledge on the targets and their behaviours, and instead must improvise when the situation calls for it.

Agent 47 has no mission handler he is pushing the narrative himself. You would have your target, a location, and it was up to you to capitalize on the tools you had at your disposal.įor the most part, these pillars are still present, but the story has forced the hand of IO Interactive to remove certain key features. More often than not, you would hide in plain sight wearing the disguise of building workers, cooks, cleaners, managers, and any other number of costumes for the taking.

The Hitman series has always emphasized stealth, planning and action. People sharing the same outfit as you will get suspicious. However, much like each perfectly placed hit 47 carries out, it comes at a hefty price. With excellent voice work, great mo-cap, and superb facial animations, Hitman: Absolution is far and away the most cinematic entry into the franchise.

Characters such as Birdie and Blake Dexter are easily some of the most charismatic people found in the series, and the dark, whacky humour juxtaposes Agent 47’s grim demeanour nicely. However, we have to applaud IO interactive for trying to develop 47’s character a little bit, and given the context of the story, it works well. His character has been known to kill innocents and criminals. It can be a tough sell that Agent 47 cares for anybody enough to risk his own life.

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