![]() He’s got a new engine, new abilities and a new online mode, but with all this talk of change, at its core, Hitman remains exactly the game it always was. Adapted would be more appropriate, but all the same the question remains whether it’s for the better or worse? After all, there have been mixed feelings towards Agent 47’s much belated return, his first outing built specifically for this generation. ![]() Well, maybe changed isn’t quite the right word to use. Despite a campaign that so frequently loses its way into prolonged sections of tedium, Hitman Absolution demonstrates an understanding of what makes the series great when divorced from its overbearing narrative.Times have changed, games have changed, and, whether you like it or not, Hitman has changed. ![]() Contracts allows for genius subversions of the campaign levels that I wouldn’t be inclined to revisit otherwise.įans of stealth games with a vast stockpile of patience to draw on will enjoy the game more than those that blunder through it, but the dizzying amount of replayability packed into this game ensures a long shelf-life. The levels are packed with improvised weapons and environmental hazards that are ripe for exploitation, and there are additional exit points that can be used to end the mission sooner than the campaign mode allows. Up to three NPCs can be marked as targets, and a number of ‘conditions’ act as point multipliers – factors like whether you were detected, hid bodies, or killed bystanders, as well as what weapons and disguises were used. This social mode allows players to create their own hits, using the game itself as a mission-editor (cleverly making it so that you can’t assign impossible challenges), then challenging others to do it faster or better. Due to technical issues, my experience with the Contracts mode is limited to an hour or so at a press event, but it drove home what Hitman does best: allowing players to construct their own stories within murderous toyboxes. ![]()
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