EDGE: "The game has taken a unique formula and diluted it, allowing the fashionable trappings of other stealth titles to intrude upon a series that has always confidently eschewed convention. It’s often churlish to criticise a game for daring to do something different, but Absolution is its own indictment – it’s still at its peak when it gives its antihero an unwitting victim and a sandbox, and lets him get to work."
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
Not such a bad score from Edge. Can't wait to play my copy, hopefully game.co.uk have sent it early and It comes tomorrow, one day before launch :D
Why IO why. All the reviews that seem worth I poins to Hitman absolution being a "diluted" game that I knew and loved.
There's enough shooters out there with linear gameplay and lack of thought put into playing it.
Looks like I am beter off saving my money for the HD remakes.
Deeply dissappointed in this.
No been reading all of em and quite frankly don't want to listen to them but when they talk about the "linear" game it worries me. Hitman has never been linear or narrow.
I mean seriously you wear a disguise and it doesn't work?! That aint hitman.