VideoGamer.com writes: "Hitman: Absolution was one of the key games of this year's E3. The wall outside Square Enix's presentation room was adorned with "Game of the Show" nominations, but these trophies merely acted as physical confirmation of what was already patently obvious: Agent 47 has become the most popular slaphead since Michael Stipe, and next year's reboot is going to be a very big deal indeed - for IO Interactive, for Square Enix, and for the gamers everywhere. Especially the bald ones."
When Hitman 3 recently changed its name to Hitman World of Assassination, fans had no idea how meaningful the moment was. On the outside it looked like a simple thing: Hitman 3 would now be known by this name and include levels from Hitman 2 and 3 - the trilogy would all be in one place. But on the inside, at IO Interactive, much more was going on.
You mean destroyed it with this tethered single-player campaign BS... And only the first few levels of the third modern game were on the disc! I'll never support this crap at any price-point! They've lost me as a customer.
The last 10 years of Hitman have been full of highs and lows. And David Bateson and Jane Perry have been there with the series through this eventful decade.
Hitman is, and has been, a remarkable series developed by some of the best. Some are better than others, but every Hitman is challenging and fun.
Sure, there have been some stumbles and fumbles, but always in pursuit of the perfect Hitman game. The most recent trilogy is a masterclass in level design.
Hitman: Absolution: 72H for FREE. There's no gimmick here, just CLAIM IT and it's yours forever
its the hitman game fans are gonna get
This action-based kill everyone-trailer was totally not my thing, this was not the 47 I know..
I read somewhere that he has something like an "instinct" that tells him which routes the enemies will go.. guess they're trying to make it retard-accessible. But you can turn this off if you want.. but anyway..
Those who reviewed the E3 demo said that the level they saw was heavily scripted.. again, not the 47 I know.
But some said that this was only the first level of the game, and usually the first hitman levels are not much more than a tutorial so you can master the next level.
But if they add something like a checkpoint system and no free saves.. this series will be dead.
new Hitman It kinda looks like a Sam Fisher type of thing.... I'm worried :(
I have come to realize that you can never please gamers. just look at the comments here on N4G every day and all you'll see is bitching and moaning about this game or that game, this developer being lazy or that publisher doing DLC, hating on people because they like to play on a rival console.
no wonder the game industry is still seen a kid oriented activity.
I got news for you nobody gives a sh*t what you think, what you play, who you play with or what you play it on.
IT may not be what I want, but it's what I'm going to get anyway.