"Agent 47 returns in the latest iteration of the Hitman franchise and he’s as deadly as ever. Although nothing new is brought to the table, Hitman shows a marked improvement over Absolution and a welcome return to the open ended levels of Blood Money. The beta highlights the strengths that we have all come to love and expect from IO Interactive, but there are still weaknesses."
The month of October is going to be filled with excitement as the Hitman franchise is commemorating its 25 years of being in the business.
It’s the 25th anniversary this year?
I’d have assumed it would have gotten something like a remastered trilogy of the original games or a remake of the first game. Something for a 25th celebration.
Super lacklustre
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From PSU: "Ten years ago, the Hitman franchise was in a transitory state. Blood Money had become something of a classic and with Hitman Absolution there was a clear decision to push IO Interactive’s assassination sim series to a whole new level. That experimental, often divisive, entry turned out to be pivotal in what would follow.
Elements of Absolution, such as its accessibility and player-created content, would be mixed with the more traditional Hitman games’ sense of murderous creativity to birth the Hitman Trilogy 0f 2016-2021. A series that would take its creators on a turbulent journey of publisher changes, independence, and the eventual triumph of being handed the tantalizing 007 license."
The level design must be better than Absolution because it was the worst Hitman in the series. Still, the episodic release leaves much to be desired.
Good, now release the game...the ENTIRE game.
The two training / simulation missions in the beta are pretty good and mechanically the game is very sound, but I am concerned about the content delivery system. I don't want to spend $60 with the promise that content will eventually be released.