Hitman Episode 1 is the new structure of IO Interactive's new take on the Hitman series, designed to address all the hoo-hah surrounding Absolution, and take a wildly different approach to how Squ-Enix usually publish games. It offers the player much larger open levels with multiple options for entry, new opportunities, as well as a slightly more in-depth planning stage. A whole lot of focus goes onto the replayability aspect, unlocking more items and drop-points as you complete challenges, as well as offering the community the ability to create their own contracts to challenge each other. The replayability is a critical point, because the first episode only includes a single main story mission with just one large level. Its risky business to split a game into this many pieces, and offers what could potentially be very little - particularly if they get the replayability value wrong.
New Gamer Nation:
Despite the initial release only being a small piece of what is in store for us from the latest Hitman, developers IO Interactive have delivered an informative tutorial giving us a look into the origins of our favourite bald assassin as well as the expansive Paris level that will challenge players to perform flawless hits in countless new and inventive ways.
The new Hitman game is here, well just the prologue and episode one for now. Is it worth your time and money? Come find out.
Good Game: "Hitman Absolution got mixed reviews, but It's one of my all time favourite stealth games. This retains much of the humour and world ideas that I loved about Absolution, but also feels more focused."
