Hitman: Absolution™

Classic case of a game constantly tripping over its own dick. All the right concepts and mechanics are here, but they are so unevenly implemented that Hitman becomes an exercise in frustration more than skill or strategy. There's a disguise mechanic, but it only barely sometimes works. There's a sneak mechanic, but enemies will randomly spot you anyway. Worst of all, there are moments where everything clicks into place, and you really do feel kind of like an assassin, and you see and feel what this *could* have been. The more I played this game, the more I hated it. To the point where I just...stopped.

just for the fact only 4 missions in on one of the professional difficulties (HARD MODE), the game made me spend 4 hours on the stupid train station mission because there's like 100 police officers there that will spot you and your imaginary friend. lets just say if you were a gorilla, it would be impossible to fight these staring police officers for even noticing you for more than 5 seconds. i spent 4+ hours on this one mission alone and i am seriously considering not playing the game cause of it. ITS CALLED HITMAN NOT RUNAWAYMAN! i would like to find targets and do whats necessary to them to progress, its like i'm playing a max payne game except without the cool gun and slowdown time mechanic and the fact that since its a hitman game i am obligated to sneak past everyone in my suit as i have done many times before without any issue.

ALSO ONE HUGE THING, NO MANUAL SAVES???? what kind of developer thought of this game first of all and the fact that there's only a few autosaves and """"SAVE CHECKPOINTS"""" that do nothing but to redo big parts of the mission again, that is the biggest complaint i have with this game and i thank god the developers got their heads screwed in the right place and decided for future hitman games there can be MANUAL AND AUTOSAVES TOGETHER!!!!!

i honestly feel like playing this game on professional difficulties even if you choose purist or hard (like i did) it will treat you the same as if you were playing on purist mode except you get a few things back from the easy mode. i will try to complete this game but for now this is my review.

SHOOT EVERYWHERE, WITH A SNIPER, HATE, WAR, SHOOT, DIE, REVIVE, REVIVE, DIE, GRENADE POW POW POW POW POW, MISSILES, PAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPA POW POW POW

Frantic and fun - It's almost a copy of another game, but it's cool, I liked it.

A very good game and a game that have to much opportunities to take out you`re target.

While the story might be short its a great game and its really challenging when put to maximum diff

Great game, however, there is no way to play the online mode to unlock all the achievements. This is fine if this doesn't annoy you though.

The game have high quality graphics, realistic animation and good story.
I recommend this game

Straight-up John Wick, but stealth. Way different from the old Hitman games and honestly, that’s why I loved it. Cool story, solid depth. 8.5/10.

its a good game however, it is not like other Hitman games. The story is linear but the game mechanics, characters and graphics are awesome which is really good for a game released in 2012.

It's a great stealth game but I have some complaints like why can't I close doors or save whenever I want.

Tbh best game ive played in a while. Never rlly liked story games but Hitman is amazing. Plus got it for 90% off so thats amazing.

Awesome game, Stealth kill is excellent, Story is too good to follow. Completed playing and its worth playing

beat the game, kinda broke some AI, very fun, i love it, but i might change my rating after playing Hitman: World of Assasaination

This game is totally for those who love shooting and spying games, like those who have interest in these kind of games. It is totally a awesome game who can satisfy anyone who have curiosity to play this kind of games. It gives a lot of enjoyment to gamers.

It may not follow the storyline, but the mechanics are amazing.

I CANT GET GTA so this is pretty good it looks REALLY REALISTIC my favourite bit is is shower scene

Gives off a lot of the same vibes from the batman games, it's essentially the same unless you play as baldman

OMG I LOVE IT!!! i bot on sale and want to pay full price it's only 1 and something dollar and it's so good it was the first game I readed credits full if you played any of hitman games I recomend you trying this

Great story and stealth game

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8.6
☐ 9
☐ 10

To me, this is Hitman at its best. Levels are condensed to reasonable sizes, but offer countless ways to approach each one. The story is exciting, while the writing can be lacking its got great tension stakes villains and provides the peak hitman experience as far as I'm concerned

The disguise system is so bad and like- its just a pretty bad hitman game. Not to say a linear hitman can't work but this one just feels like they heavily tried to tune into one thing a little much

This game is a masterpiece imo, the gameplay is very fun, the graphics is top notch. The story is ok, but overall this game is great.

This is my first Hitman game that I EVER played and its super good. I love the story, graphics are okay, the characters are good and more shit!
But I really hate that one mission where you have to shoot some targets to get your silver barrels back.
In my opinion this game is super good

My first real jump into the Hitman series. Honestly, great game to start off with.

I didn't realize the rest of the franchise was such a sandbox which was a bit overwhelming. However, this game is fairly linear with mission design and story telling. I had a good time learning the basics of the genre with this title first and it's got me set-up with a better set of expectations of what to expect and enjoy when playing through the main trilogy in WOA.

Absolute masterpiece one of the best games in one of the best series of all time. When I write something and it's going good and flowing, I think of Hitman Absolution.

I guess I gotta play Bloodmoney again

i don't know why but i just found this game boring and i couldn't finish this game,well the story is not so bad but that game is just boring

Amazing game as always. Ive enjoyed every Hitman game that has came out. Will always continue to play them.

This is an enjoyable play through for any Hitman fan! Although different from the other titles, it has it's awesome moments. It is my personal favorite Hitman game.

Amazing game. Yes it might be kinda old, but forget the graphics. The story is incredible and the action is there. Not too much rage, simple to understand levels with enough challenge for anyone

Not so bad a game, for trying to bring in new story and gameplay style.

One of the best Hitman games in my opinion. It does such an amazing job at characterizing Agent 47, and the game looks amazing and runs better.

The game was absolutely amazing. The atmosphere, colors, mechanics, weapons, characters everything was absolutely amazing. This is my first Hitman game in the franchise and I was absolutely impressed by the game. The protagonist and antagonist were good. Agent 47 dealt his missions like it was nothing. The most best thing about the game is stealth itself. I had so much fun playing and enjoying the game. I bought it and got 100% completion with all the Achievements. I liked the game very much. Overall Rating – 9/10

Hitman: Absolution offers an enjoyable experience, but it’s not the best entry in the series. While it can be fun, the game leans more towards action than stealth, which takes away from the classic assassin feeling of leaving no trace. It’s more about intense action sequences than silently eliminating targets. However, despite its differences from traditional Hitman games, it’s still worth playing for fans of action and a fast-paced experience.

- tries to be stealthy
- learns something
- fails
- retry

it may not be a good HITMAN game. but still a good stealth game.anyway lot of people just beat it like a shooter game.

Very nice to play. Similar to all the other Hitman games. Short campeign but very fun. Will play again.

Great and modern stealth assassin game

The best Hitman game, whether you want to hear it from me or not. I enjoyed going back to it more than the WOA games, which I used to consider among my all-time favorite games.

Its very different compared to any other hitman game, but its genuinely fun and an enjoyable experience. Disguises suck, the levels feel linear, and there aren't any loadouts but I still enjoyed this game as much as Blood Money.

After a long time playing stealth games ,I tried Hitman absolution... it was a fun experience and npc dialogs was quite funny. Stealth mechanics of this game is quite different from other Hitman games I played previously really enjoyed it.

While it departures from more open level design seen in previous games, this is still an amazing Hitman entry.
The controls, the mechanics and traversal, accidental kills are in full force here, the ridiculous amount of disguises, the story is pretty engaging too.
One thing I love about this game is the replayability: the score system is back (though a bit more stingy than in previous games) and there's lots of challenges for each level to tackle, making you take a different approach in every session.
The level design is more similar to Splinter Cell, with some open arenas here and there. But a good thing is that Contracts mode seems to be back thanks to mods so you can still have the OG Hitman experience there.
In conclusion, if you are a fan of stealth, this game is awesome. And if you are a Hitman fan, give this game a chance.

Even though the story is a bit short and clunky, this is still my favorite Hitman game of all time. It may be because it's my first Hitman game or it's my first game with pretty graphics, but I still love this game after 12 years.

I just finished Hitman: Absolution for the first time...

Honestly, this game is decent despite what others might say but it suffers from lots of problems!

The story is weird and all over the place (and definitely too cinematic by Hitman standards which usually have a lesser focus on story compared to other games).

The level design is too linear, the disguise system is a downgrade from the previous games, and the enemy AI feels dumbed down compared to the older games.

Although the gunplay is very nice and i do somewhat like the instinct system (however it has its issues by making the game feel too easy sometimes).

Overall, its a decent game that you might have an interest in picking up when it's on sale if you like the Hitman series...but just come in with lowered expectations in order to not be disappointed.

Hitman: Absolution gets a 7.5/10 ❤️

English/Ingles

I recently finished this game and I have to say, it's the best Hitman, I've played all the Hitman games so far except 2 and I can say that it's the best, it has a lot of levels and although some last literally 5m there are others that last up to 40m or even 1h if you're bad or if you want to do it perfectly, the enemy AI is beautiful, it almost never fails and makes them quite intelligent, the levels are not only long but entertaining and it's the first Hitman game that for the first time brings us a complex story and although at times it's a bit bad it's still better than having nothing. The game introduces many new mechanics such as instinct that makes us detect where the enemies are, the point system that unlocks new skills or upgrades for Agent 47 and something that adds a lot of realism and difficulty which is the fact that even with a suit some enemies can recognize us if they look at us for too long or if we are close to them and the most important mechanic is the CHALLENGE system which adds difficulty, fun and immense replayability. Its graphics section is very good and there is a big difference between one Hitman and another, in addition to the game having very good music, some original and others not, and a very well achieved immersion and one thing that I personally love is that it has missions that are not just killing someone several times, in addition to that you have to do something else. At the time it was a very hated Hitman and I cannot understand why because Hitman WOA has the same mechanics (with less story) and at the time it was applauded as a work of art, Hitman Absolution is a good game and deserves more recognition than it has.

spanish/español

Me pase recientemente este juego y tengo que decirlo, es el mejor hitman, he jugado todos los hitman hasta ahora menos el 2 y puedo afirmar que es el mejor cuenta con muchos niveles y aunque algunos duran literalmente 5m hay otros que duran hasta 40m o incluso 1h si sos malo o si queres hacerlo perfecto, la ia de los enemigos hermosa, casi nunca falla y los hace bastante inteligente, los niveles ademas de largos son entretenidos y es el primer hitman que por primera vez nos trae una historia compleja y aunque en algunos momentos es algo mala sigue siendo mejor que no tener nada.El juego introduce muchas mecanicas nuevas tales como el instinto que nos hace detectar donde estan los enemigos, el sistema de puntos que nos desbloquea nuevas abilidades o mejoras para el agente 47 y algo que le agrega mucho realismo y dificultad que es el hecho de que aun con traje algunos enemigos nos pueden reconocer si nos miran por mucho tiempo o si estamos cerca de ellos y la mecanica mas importante es el sistema de DESAFIOS los cuales agregan dificultad divercion y una rejugabilidad inmensa.Su apartado grafico es muy bueno y hay una gran diferencia entre un hitman y otro ademas de que el juego cuenta con musicas muy buenas algunas originales y otras no y una inmersion muy bien lograda y una cosa que en lo personal me encanta es que cuenta con misiones que no son solo matar a alguien,varias veces ademas de eso hay que hacer otra cosa,tales como escapar de un lugar o llegar a otro a tiempo.En su momento fue un Hitman muy odiado y no logro entender porque debido a que el Hitman WOA tiene las mismas mecanicas (con menor historia) y en su momento fue aplaudido como una obra de arte, el hitman absolution es un buen juego y merece mas reconocimiento del que tiene.

9/10

IDK i play it when im bored and just a really fun game overall I had a great time with it <3

This game gets a lot of negativity from the Hitman community from what I've seen, but being my first Hitman game and only costing a couple of dollars, I got my money's worth and had a good time, which is what gaming is all about. Recommended.

Given this game as a gift by my dad for having good grades while it had a bundle sale. Absolutely amazing game, I enjoyed every play through I've had and can't wait to play more. Would suggest to any Hitman series fans.

My favourite level would have to be attack of the saints.

For me this is the best Hitman game . Love the story and how immersive it felt . Also love the missions .

This is just The Art Of Killing, even though the game is from 2012 it play better than many new games, highly recommend

A fun game but not a good Hitman game, it is like the Dark Souls 2 of games where it is a good game on its own but as a game that is part of the Hitman series it is a mid Hitman game.