If you want to see what hitman games use to be start with Hitman 2 or Blood Money. (Contracts was a weird middle chapter game, but a Hitman game none the less)
Hitman Absolution is a complete reinvention of the franchise. Absolution is linear as compared to the previous games, which are open ended in gameplay and the map. The disguise system is a big complaint for a lot of people. So much that IO Interactive is working on making changes to it. (they say)
My advice would be to ignore the scoring system and the scoreboard in the upper left. Playing Hitman properly isn't about being silent or not being spotted, it's playing it how you want to play. Plenty of the previous games I've killed people with silenced gunshots and taken disguises. Absolution is a way different version of Hitman compared to the previous games in the series.
Play how you want to play, have fun, and don't mind being a little dirty if you have to. Just play however you want. Hope that helps.
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