Hitman: Absolution Review
It's been a while 47. Last time I remember stepping into your suit was way back in 2006 with Hitman: Blood Money. Now after all these years we finally have a full fledged sequel to possibly the best game in the series. Does Absolution live up to the name Blood Money gave to the franchise? Short answer: no.
Hitman: Absolution does a lot of things right, but it also does just the same amount wrong. I'll keep this short and sweet. The story was very well written in my opinion and the voice work was superb. The gameplay was tight (sans them fucking up how disguises work compared to the previous installment). None of the music was memorable.
Some levels were amazing and I constantly found myself replaying them over and over again just to see what I can get away with. Others I ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT FUCKING STAND FOR THE LIFE OF ME. For example. Some of the greatest levels in the game are the Chinese New Year, Streets of Hope, the one in the Courthouse, Terminus Hotel first floor and the Blackwater first floor. The worst missions in the game include ANY FUCKING TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE HUNTING YOU DOWN, like the Orphanage mission, Run For Your Life, and the mission when the agency is hunting you down.
It's not the best hitman game, but it's not the worst. We can only hope IO will release map packs that have nothing to do with the story and involve nothing other than 47 being payed to kill some guy.
