Hitman is back with its latest edition for PCs, which is also the sixth entry in the Hitman franchise. This time developers IO Interactive have designed the game to be an episodic one with content to be added throughout the year. The first episode is already released for PC and consoles on March 11th while the second episode will be announced next week. But the launch wasn’t so great for the PC and players are facing terrible performance issues especially with the Directx 12 version of the game. Due to these performance issues and limited content, the game has been rated only a 6 out of 10 in Steam.
The month of October is going to be filled with excitement as the Hitman franchise is commemorating its 25 years of being in the business.
It’s the 25th anniversary this year?
I’d have assumed it would have gotten something like a remastered trilogy of the original games or a remake of the first game. Something for a 25th celebration.
Super lacklustre
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From PSU: "Ten years ago, the Hitman franchise was in a transitory state. Blood Money had become something of a classic and with Hitman Absolution there was a clear decision to push IO Interactive’s assassination sim series to a whole new level. That experimental, often divisive, entry turned out to be pivotal in what would follow.
Elements of Absolution, such as its accessibility and player-created content, would be mixed with the more traditional Hitman games’ sense of murderous creativity to birth the Hitman Trilogy 0f 2016-2021. A series that would take its creators on a turbulent journey of publisher changes, independence, and the eventual triumph of being handed the tantalizing 007 license."
