Gameranx: "Hitman: Absolution fails to live up to its predecessors, says PC Gamer."
When Hitman 3 recently changed its name to Hitman World of Assassination, fans had no idea how meaningful the moment was. On the outside it looked like a simple thing: Hitman 3 would now be known by this name and include levels from Hitman 2 and 3 - the trilogy would all be in one place. But on the inside, at IO Interactive, much more was going on.
You mean destroyed it with this tethered single-player campaign BS... And only the first few levels of the third modern game were on the disc! I'll never support this crap at any price-point! They've lost me as a customer.
The last 10 years of Hitman have been full of highs and lows. And David Bateson and Jane Perry have been there with the series through this eventful decade.
Hitman is, and has been, a remarkable series developed by some of the best. Some are better than others, but every Hitman is challenging and fun.
Sure, there have been some stumbles and fumbles, but always in pursuit of the perfect Hitman game. The most recent trilogy is a masterclass in level design.
Hitman: Absolution: 72H for FREE. There's no gimmick here, just CLAIM IT and it's yours forever
What? The 3 reviews I've read about about all gave it positive scores. 9,9 and 8.75. :O
Well iam deffo buying it so
We Hope it doesnt fail
"overuse of bloom, poor story, small levels, pointless objectives (e.g. open a door), no saves, bad AI."
"the game actively encourages you to kill guards and sentries unlike previous Hitman games, which emphasized stealth over all else. Not that it matters—as many of the assassinations you perform are pre-determined cutscenes in which Agent 47 fails to kill his target"
"the PC port of the game was done so poorly that the game even tells you to "gently" press your mouse button, as if it were the same as an X360 controller. In addition, the performance of the game was sub-par on PC Gamer's machines, running at a sluggish 15~ FPS."
Wow... this doesn't sound like Hitman at all. I was really looking forward to it, but I'll have to pass. I don't play sloppily-developed games.
Whoa, didn't expect to see this... I was skipping games for Hitman! If any of these comments have truth behind them; I'll be very disappointed.
Other reviews have been overwhelmingly positive.