You can play it out like a shooter, going in with guns blazing and killing your target in plain sight, and while it won't make the mission a failure, it places you very low on the online leaderboards. A majority of the levels has you trying to eliminate a target, but you must decide how to approach it. Gameplay is what attracts the fans, and the six-year hiatus doesn't seem to have dulled the team's focus. While you won't hate everyone, you'll appreciate how that hate keeps you glued to the tale.
Despite these misgivings, the tale is held together by some memorable moments. The infamous killer nuns, for example, have a sequence so short that one wonders why they got their own trailer. The cast of characters also feels too spread out, with so many eccentric characters who feel out of place. Some of the decisions 47 makes seem questionable if you've been following his mannerisms since the first game. The plot is fine, and the "twists" are sometimes predictable, but the details bring it down. With memories of your own experiments, you go rogue, hiding the girl and seeking answers about why she's special in the first place.Īdmittedly, story has never been a strong point with the series. Finding her laying low in Chicago, you complete your job but discover she's harboring a girl named Victoria, the latest of The Agency's experiments. As Agent 47, you take on a contract that tests your loyalty as you have to eliminate Diana Burnwood, your former handler and head of The Agency who sought to bring it down from the inside. Thankfully, Hitman: Absolution shows that both he and IO Interactive are up for the task. With a wider audience, the time is perfect for Agent 47 to come out of retirement for one more job. In the ensuing years, stealth and assassination have become en vogue thanks to the yearly releases in the Assassin's Creed series and the surprise hit that is Dishonored. At the time, the freedom and strict operating parameters made Hitman: Blood Money the best in the series while still managing to alienate newcomers. It has been six years since gamers took control of Agent 47.
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