"As ever, the main event is the single story mission, which should take even experienced players a couple of hours, given the inevitable failures and trial-and-error you get now and again. There’s fewer opportunities, but they are all really fun, such as posing as a propaganda printer or bringing both targets together underground to quickly assassinate both of them. As ever, replay value is excellent, but even once you’re done with the mission there are more escalation contracts, and another environment to make your own contracts in. To me, all of this is filler, but the main levels have consistently been excellent, and make them worth the sticker price. The theme here, whilst darker, feels like a 90’s spy thriller, making you just like you’re part of the excellent BBC series just past, The Night Manager"
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
Cultured Vultures: With the World of Assassination Trilogy wrapped up, here's our thoughts on the best and the worst in the series.
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."
I like Hitman but this was my least favorite episode. A good series so far though; I was skeptical.