Hitman: Absolution

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  1. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    One of my childhood favorite games! My dad who isn't really a gamer introduced me to this game and I used to play it a lot in his office after doing my homework. Brings back memories... Even though this game was released in 2012 it's still beautiful and doesn't feel like it's an old game.
  2. dunuch
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mechanics from Hitman (2016/18) + narrative from Hitman Absolution + interactivity from GTA 5 = Perfect Hitman game ... could have been.

    And yeah a little girl kicking ass of adult uncles too stupid.    … Expand
  3. KinimodYunmi
    Aug 6, 2023
    8
    ich habe es schon vor langer Zeit gespielt und fand das Spiel wirklich sehr gut, die Grafik ist schon genial aber hier hat echt alles gestimmt, nur zum empfehlen!
  4. Naked_Snakee
    Jul 22, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  5. 34m2121
    Jul 4, 2023
    8
    Çok iyi bir senaryo ve karakterler. muhteşem atmosfer, güzel gizlilik mekanikleri. oyunun ilk yarısı 10/10 sa ikinci yarısı 10/6ydı.
  6. jelikey
    Jun 19, 2023
    8
    Mechanics from Hitman (2016/18) + narrative from Hitman Absolution + interactivity from GTA 5 = Perfect Hitman game ... could have been.

    And yeah a little girl kicking ass of adult uncles too stupid.
  7. Suprizer
    Jun 8, 2023
    5
    My first hitman game and i remember playing it as a kid and just having a blast having a really good time but recently i tried it again and game sadly isn't as good as i remember, still enjoyable to some i feel.
  8. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  9. nbaoldboy
    Apr 5, 2023
    10
    This game is crazy man.. Best Hitman ever, Please make some Hitmans like that.
  10. levoxyl
    Mar 17, 2023
    8
    For someone with low end laptop this game is enough to satisfy the hitman feeling
  11. DonyDoNya
    Feb 26, 2023
    4
    The plot direction sucks. Every character is a clown or pretentious villain. A lot of silly decisions that I can't even choose to present you one for example. The intrigue about the girl leads to nothing special. The gameplay is not defined by its mechanics- either its a stealth-action or shooter, so it ruined as both. I'd rather play a shooter with this engine, but too bad - HitmanThe plot direction sucks. Every character is a clown or pretentious villain. A lot of silly decisions that I can't even choose to present you one for example. The intrigue about the girl leads to nothing special. The gameplay is not defined by its mechanics- either its a stealth-action or shooter, so it ruined as both. I'd rather play a shooter with this engine, but too bad - Hitman absolution ain't got HP regeneration, so its annoying to play it that way. As a stealth its too strict - "instinct" mechanic made the game harder, more realistic, but worse. Graphics is cool.… Expand
  12. vova22379
    Feb 25, 2023
    5
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  13. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 7
  14. Boomble_1
    Dec 21, 2022
    8
    Тут должен быть отзыв, но его не будет, гы)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
  15. basic123
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    The developers tried something new with this game but it didnt really work out. This is a decent game itself but the worst Hitman game of them all.
  16. The_D4RknesS
    Oct 27, 2022
    8
    hard game, fun, beautiful graphics, fluid and perfect animations and good ragdoll physics (except when you are pulling a body because it is very buggy) Game too violent

    only problem with this game is that if you kill someone you lose points and the coolest thing is to kill and not go in 100% stealth
  17. hileger
    Oct 15, 2022
    7
    Тут солидарен с оценками людей пытались сделать такой экшен хитман хотя по сравнению с последующим мусором 16 года который убил хитмана для меня в этот можно играть
  18. Izoeros
    Sep 12, 2022
    5
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  19. Karlsefniy
    Jul 21, 2022
    7
    The first Hitman game I've played. Story doesn't make much sense but it's okay because of funny stealth gameplay. I would recommend to get Hitman: Absolution in sales. It's a good time-killer.
  20. AufreiBer
    Jul 12, 2022
    8
    I think it's a very nice game, even if it's made in 2012, its graphics are pretty good, gameplay is fluid, but throwable objects and killing styles are a little less than that, but nice game
  21. CasualReviewer
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
    kind of **** levels are impossible even though you are real good at other stealth games, the instinct refilling feature or something is kind of **** useless as you only have one use for it, u can see the rest of the interesting objects and people around you with it being at 0 anyways
  22. AngryGeek
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    It is one of the best stealth games. Changing clothes was fun. It is one of the legendary games I played in my childhood. I liked the cinematic presentation even though it was boring at times.
  23. Gornostai
    Jun 1, 2022
    7
    Я не играл в другие части Хитмана, но эта игра мне понравилась. Сюжет неплох, но иногда скучненько.
  24. good76
    Apr 28, 2022
    6
    Do I recommend this game? Definitely yes.
    Hitman is a game for those who love, appreciate and respect stealth, which is very sophisticated in this game.
    Many ways to stealthily kill, from poisoning to exploding a car or falling from a height. We will add a good storyline and game design to the excellent stealth. As for optimization: it will pull on the microwave. But the minus is the    Do I recommend this game? Definitely yes.
    Hitman is a game for those who love, appreciate and respect stealth, which is very sophisticated in this game.
    Many ways to stealthily kill, from poisoning to exploding a car or falling from a height.
    We will add a good storyline and game design to the excellent stealth. As for optimization: it will pull on the microwave. But the minus is the POINT SYSTEM    … Expand
  25. StarkAgentos
    Apr 9, 2022
    10
    Прошёл игру за 2 дня. Офигенный стелс экшен с кучей уровней и крутым сюжетом.
  26. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    Apr 1, 2022
    8
    I really liked the plot. At first I didn't understand how this game could be called Hitman, but in the end I fell in love with this game.
  27. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.0

    This one was good but was weird because i played it after Hitman and Hitman 2, going back to an older game is always weird, but i loved it.
    Definitly recomend ti!
  28. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    great game good gameplay good graphics interesting story i want see more hitman games series .
  29. ErdemMT5
    Feb 1, 2022
    8
    Hitman absolution, is a stealth, action adventure game.
    The core gameplay of the Hitman, is to kill the targets in a level which created specifically for stealth gamestyle. The game's level design is not open ended like new serie. All the killing paths are pre configured for player. The events are mostly not triggered until the player came closer the event area. And once the player choses    Hitman absolution, is a stealth, action adventure game.
    The core gameplay of the Hitman, is to kill the targets in a level which created specifically for stealth gamestyle. The game's level design is not open ended like new serie. All the killing paths are pre configured for player. The events are mostly not triggered until the player came closer the event area. And once the player choses a path to kill target, in some levels, level design directs the player too much. And therefore, this game is too much linear then new stealth games.
    But still, Level design of the hitman absolution is still great after these all years.
    And one of the best reason Hitman's level design is so good is, Game's mechanics.
    The game has all the fundamental mechanics for a stealth game. All the mechanics and animations are still enjoyable after all these years. And these mechanics are really helps the level design much more pretty.
    Hitman absolution is one of the iconic stealth game of the game world, and i think every player who loves stealth and pretty level designs, must play this game at least once.    … Expand
  30. okanil61
    Jan 14, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hitman Absolution
    İlk piyasaya sürülme tarihi: 20 Kasım 2012
    Geliştiriciler: IO Interactive, Feral Interactive, Nixxes Software BV
    Tür: Aksiyon
    Oyun genel olarak çok rahatlatıcı bir deneyim sunmaktadır. Silah mekaniği ve imha mekanikleri gerçekten çok hassas ve gerçekcilik oranları çok yüksek. konunun ilerleyişi belli bir sistematiğe göre gitmekte ve birbirleriyle alakalı yapılmış. bazı bölümler gereksiz gibi dursa da yaratıcılıklarla onlarında üstesinden gelinebiliyor. son olarak ana hikayeye daha geçerli bir sorun konulması gerektiğini düşünmekteyim. diğer oyunları için iştah açıcıydı.
    Oyuna puanım bir kaç kategoriden oluşmaktadır.
    Oynanış: 90/100
    Efekt ve Atmosfer: 75/100
    Hikaye: 50/100
    Tekrar Oynama Durumu: 80/100    … Expand
  31. khangpro1112
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    Highly Recommended : 10/10
    1. Graphics : GOOD
    2. Gameplay : GOOD
    Definitely worth a try !
  32. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    7
    Absolution is not as good as Blood Money or the newer trilogy but it's still nice game to have fun with.
  33. dislove
    Dec 6, 2021
    8
    My favourite stealth action...
    It has good graphics with a cinematic picture, interest game-play and well designed locations, plot is simple but is interest.
    My advice on difficulty level: the higher the level you choose, the better your gaming experience will be.
  34. Moein7
    Nov 8, 2021
    8
    one of the best in the series in stealth game play and of course graphics; story is normal and not that big of a deal. give it a try if you haven't!
  35. Woolee
    Oct 4, 2021
    8
    Mechanics from Hitman (2016/18) + narrative from Hitman Absolution + interactivity from GTA 5 = Perfect Hitman game ... could have been.
  36. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    Not a bad quality project that provides thousands of opportunities to kill a victim in a bunch of ways
  37. Wweald
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    My first Hitman game, pretty fun. I liked all the characters they were all acted and animated well and were pretty interesting. The plot was okay, I was kind of disappointed in how it ended. Gameplay was pretty clunky but fun.
  38. defenz
    Aug 8, 2021
    8
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  39. Thanatos909
    Aug 7, 2021
    4
    Фанатам придётся подготовится к тому, что это совершенно не тот хитман))

    МИНУСЫ. Локации мелкие, с микрозагрузками, а большинство из них так вообще совсем коридорные! Стелс не то чтобы на второй план ушёл, от него моментами разработчики совсем отказываются, сделав упор на шутерную составляющую... В целом игра стала ну очень линейной. Вариантов эталонных убийств в среднем только 2 и    Фанатам придётся подготовится к тому, что это совершенно не тот хитман))

    МИНУСЫ.
    Локации мелкие, с микрозагрузками, а большинство из них так вообще совсем коридорные!
    Стелс не то чтобы на второй план ушёл, от него моментами разработчики совсем отказываются, сделав упор на шутерную составляющую... В целом игра стала ну очень линейной.
    Вариантов эталонных убийств в среднем только 2 и все они безвкусные и неинтересные, по типу "обрушить выстрелом люстру", но на нескольких уровнях вообще не будет никаких вариантов, тебе просто поставят определённый сценарий по которому ты обязан действоват, не давая игрок никакой творческой свободы!!!. Так же во время прохождения, меня ни разу не зацепил саунд, который в прошлых частях играл не последнюю роль. Так же были урезаны многие детали из прошлых частей, через дверной замок больше нельзя подглядывать, замки нельзя выбивать, снаряжение перед миссией больше нельзя выбирать, следов крови больше нет. Стелс теперь нужен по большей части для тех, кто хочет получить побольше баллов после миссии, ибо стелсить просто неинтересно. Находишь маскировку ну и ходишь в ней, вот и всё, конечно можно сделать ещё пару мелочей, отравить блюдо к примеру, только теперь из-за отсутствия выбора снаряжение, тебе придётся искать этот яд на локации, ну и ходишь в маскировке ищешь яд, классно... Чуть не забыл что тебя теперь каждый кто имеет такую же одежду может распознать, пусть даже на тебе маска или ты спиной повёрнут, а чтобы тебя не распознали, надо тратить СПЕЦИАЛЬНУЮ СПОСОБНОСТЬ закрывать лицо рукой или опускать голову, гениально! При том что некоторые локации состоят на 90% из определённой маскировки, например полицейский участок, в котором тебя моментально спалят если ты в полицейской форме, а в другой особо по нему не походишь.

    ПЛЮСЫ.
    Игра сделала переворот в приоритетах и совершила деконструкцию, что как по мне ей в убыток. По сути из плюсов могу только сюжет и нарратив выделить, с этим всё нормально, выглядит игра очень кинематографично и стильно, плюс отличная графика, ну-с, такие дела.
    Скоротать вечерок за ней вполне можно, а фанатам - сочувствую.    … Expand
  40. dandalis
    Jul 17, 2021
    6
    A decent stealth game, a bit too streamlined though, even for my liking, aswell as held back by some truly obnoxious gameplay mechanics.

    Absolution looks pretty nice maxed out even quite a bit of years after it's original release. The action movie feel in how the game's story progresses may not be to Hitman series purist tastes, but i liked it as it delivered a fun story and interesting    A decent stealth game, a bit too streamlined though, even for my liking, aswell as held back by some truly obnoxious gameplay mechanics.

    Absolution looks pretty nice maxed out even quite a bit of years after it's original release. The action movie feel in how the game's story progresses may not be to Hitman series purist tastes, but i liked it as it delivered a fun story and interesting characters. The performances of the actors were pretty well done too, with 47 especially standing out as a mythical, relentless force of nature.

    If you crave a challenge then disabling the x ray vision and enemy paths is a must, otherwise the gameplay remains too hand holdy. When enemies spot you, instead of rushing your cover, they tend to shoot at empty space beside you, which just looks comical. The one mechanic that really drags down the entire experience is how fast enemies see through your disguise. I understand when you take a disguise of someone who's profession has very few members in the area and they make you out pretty fast since they by logic should know each other, but even when there are a lot of members of the same profession, they make you out so fast that it just feels like total BS. Like when you get a Chicago PD uniform, all the cops make you out like they're all cousins or some crap, it makes no sense.

    The game environments offer quite a bit of diversity, both in look and feel, in traversal, aswell as they give you a decent amoount of options in how to take out your targets, then again that's what Hitman should be all about i assume.

    Absolution was overall a fairly alright experience, but boy oh boy how lame that easy to be made disguise mechanic is.    … Expand
  41. sew2695
    Jun 23, 2021
    8
    학살극을 벌일수도, 전통적인 방법으로 암살할수도 있는게임. 어찌됐건 우리의 코드네임 47은 여전히 멋있고 스토리 또한 훌륭함. 2012년 게임이라고는 믿겨지지않을 정도로 훌륭한 그래픽.
  42. marijn2112
    May 10, 2021
    8
    The maps are too linear and the loadout system was unfortunately removed but still a good game because of its nice maps and tools
  43. moodyMatteus
    Apr 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Эта игра про скрытного убийцу лучшая в своем роде. Оптимизация,запоминающийся сюжет,хорошая графика. Здесь нечего сказать, надо в нее самому поиграть. Эти миссии просто прекрасны, и тогда я еще злился на них. Эти пистолеты с глушителем, это вообще, отдельный текст про них, когда у меня их забрали нужно было действовать другим оружием или удавкой, славо богу что я их вернул в магазине, долгая история. Все советую!… Expand
  44. lurtz1
    Apr 1, 2021
    8
    I pass this game on my Playstation 3, it was on 1 breathe. Good game, but not so good as old school hitman!
  45. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    8
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  46. Zeyon88
    Mar 5, 2021
    7
    Story: 7/10
    The Way story is given: 16/20
    Gameplay: 21/30 Visual quality: 10/10 Feelings left after playing: 15/20 Playability: 9/10 AVARAGE: 78/100 Hitman Absolution gives chance to the player playing with different ways. So you can spend more time in the game by using different paths. It's visual quailty makes it playable for me even in 2021. (But some can find the mechanics    Story: 7/10
    The Way story is given: 16/20
    Gameplay: 21/30
    Visual quality: 10/10
    Feelings left after playing: 15/20
    Playability: 9/10

    AVARAGE: 78/100

    Hitman Absolution gives chance to the player playing with different ways. So you can spend more time in the game by using different paths. It's visual quailty makes it playable for me even in 2021. (But some can find the mechanics repetitive) The story in the game is a bit cliché, but definitely not bad. I recommend it to players who seek for stealth games.    … Expand
  47. randomname47
    Feb 28, 2021
    0
    if you believe this is a good hitman game you loose my respect and i now consider you a uneducated idiotic clown.
  48. Borz5
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    It's a nice piece from stealth genre. I've played a lot of stealth games from the Thief series over dishonored to splinter cell. I have to mention that Absolution was the first hitman game which i've tried. I had read forums which said, this is the weakest piece in the series. Despite of the negative reviews i advice this game to everyone who love stealth based games to give it a try. TheIt's a nice piece from stealth genre. I've played a lot of stealth games from the Thief series over dishonored to splinter cell. I have to mention that Absolution was the first hitman game which i've tried. I had read forums which said, this is the weakest piece in the series. Despite of the negative reviews i advice this game to everyone who love stealth based games to give it a try. The story is very good and the characters have their own personalities. After every level you will be interested in the continuous events. The game is short very short if you only go through the levels, but there are many ways to solve certain goals. You have to play each level many times to try all of these possibilites. The game rewards you if you explore and find other approaches to eliminate a target, for instance. A challenge section is always a fool but clever solution to lenghten a game. The disguise system is realistic. A group of members who work together and know each other will be suspicious to you if you wear their uniform. Many people have written that the disguise system doesn't work in absolution. I have to say it works much better than in other games. In some cases i couldn't understand why the guards were very suspicious or not, but in more of the cases it worked very well. The line of sight is predictable, the NPC's are intelligent enough to communicate each other, report and search well. Guards have 4 state in alertness. The normal when they are doing their daily routine, the hostile when they are attacking you, Hunting when they are searching you with big forces and after you hide they will stay in a searching state until the end of the current mission. So forget the assassin's creed guards who don't care about their pals' death. The crowd in the game is awesome. You can blend in it and when you shoot or explode a bomb the people will panic and run away in a realistic way. You can use many objects, types of weapons which have their own advantages. The saving system is bad. There are checkpoints, but it can be frustrating when you have to start a mission from the beginning. I have found some bugs, but i can forgive them, the game was tested well. The game is challenging if you don't want to kill or disturb any NPCs except the target. In summary, it is a really good game.… Expand
  49. YigidOx2
    Feb 17, 2021
    8
    The story is more advanced than other Hitman games. But bugs. Gameplay is inadequate and artificial intelligence is very buggy.
  50. emreglbdk
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    It was the first hitman game I played. I played with pleasure. Good story and action.
  51. lucky_mouse
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    Pay no mind to this comment, I intend to write a proper review soon enough. For now, just trust this score.
  52. Burnwood
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    [+] Diana Burnwood
    [+] Perfect story flow
    [+] Being an agent is a great feeling in this story [+] Unforgettable and satisfying end [+] Multiple stealth kill options [+] Effective main enemy designs [+] Replayability [+] Too many language options [+] Nice optimization [+] Completely different area design for each section [+] Victoria and Lilly Dukes [+] Many available challenge    [+] Diana Burnwood
    [+] Perfect story flow
    [+] Being an agent is a great feeling in this story
    [+] Unforgettable and satisfying end
    [+] Multiple stealth kill options
    [+] Effective main enemy designs
    [+] Replayability
    [+] Too many language options
    [+] Nice optimization
    [+] Completely different area design for each section
    [+] Victoria and Lilly Dukes
    [+] Many available challenge options
    [?] Weak combat punishment    … Expand
  53. Paradisey
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  54. Memessqn
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  55. eraybeycik
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Not bad..............................................................................
  56. frhanhanif
    Nov 24, 2020
    6
    A hitman game where you spend 80% of the time not assassinating people, and 15% of the time watching the people you're supposed to assassinate get killed in cutscenes. Nice linear piece of crap.
  57. PrincessRose
    Oct 27, 2020
    4
    The game was quite good at first, really liked the Chinatown mission and the way I could make the death look like an accident, I felt like I had choice in how I could assassinate, then after that it felt very linear just trying to get from 1 place to another. It felt boring and tedious and very linear. It feels like all Iam doing is sneaking around trying to get somewhere or escape and notThe game was quite good at first, really liked the Chinatown mission and the way I could make the death look like an accident, I felt like I had choice in how I could assassinate, then after that it felt very linear just trying to get from 1 place to another. It felt boring and tedious and very linear. It feels like all Iam doing is sneaking around trying to get somewhere or escape and not assassinating.

    I thought this was supposed to be a hitman game not escape the narrow corridors game.
    I should of read reviews first but doesn't seem like it gets any better. I consider this a bad game.    … Expand
  58. Kaiserrollii
    Oct 10, 2020
    7
    Kai's WhoAsked Reviews..

    Hitman Absolution: - silverballers go shoot - Since this is the first Hitman game I've ever played, this is just a tentative score. After I finish Hitman, this score will probably change. What I liked: - I had FUN, and lots of it. I've heard the majority of other people say that Absolution is the worst Hitman game in the series, and while I can't comment    Kai's WhoAsked Reviews..

    Hitman Absolution:
    - silverballers go shoot
    - Since this is the first Hitman game I've ever played, this is just a tentative score. After I finish Hitman, this score will probably change.

    What I liked:
    - I had FUN, and lots of it. I've heard the majority of other people say that Absolution is the worst Hitman game in the series, and while I can't comment on whether I agree or disagree (yet), it doesn't take away from the fact that I was very entertained throughout the entire game.
    - Great replayability. Even though the missions tend to be pretty linear, there are still multiple paths to take. Getting one disguise vs another can change the way an entire level plays out.
    - (Once again, this is my introduction to the Hitman series) The disguise system. I've read about other Hitman games having a different disguise system that I believe is more lenient? Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the other games, enemies with the same disguise will not recognize you. This doesn't apply to Absolution, and while that may be frustrating for some, I was okay with it. It made the levels a bit more difficult and prevented players from just taking a disguise and skipping through the whole thing

    - Some of the levels were pretty linear. From what I've read, this is a stark departure from other Hitman games which tend to be more open. For me, I don't mind the linearity. I felt that I had enough freedom (due to the multiple paths you can take) that a good amount of the levels still felt relatively open to me.

    What I disliked:
    - Enemy AI: oftentimes silly, exploitable, and entertaining. There's nothing like crouching in plain sight while enemies with no peripheral vision walk in circles around you.
    - Bugs/glitches. Small things here and there are completely understandable for a game of this caliber, but they do add up. Button prompts not appearing, having to redo an entire level because of a save issue, etc. This game isn't a bug-filled mess like something akin to Fallout 76, but sometimes it did get a bit frustrating trying to garrote an enemy while lacking the button prompt to do so.
    - Some of the levels were strange. I got the feeling that they were trying hard to make it an even 20 levels, but if that requires so much padding that an entire level is just heading to a shop to get a new suit, or heading to a shop to retrieve your signature Silverballers and play a generic shooting range minigame, or heading to a shop to... and so on, then it becomes pretty apparent which levels are meant to be pure filler.

    Final verdict: 7.5/10    … Expand
  59. AthosC
    Jul 22, 2020
    8
    47's heroism again. The story is good I think it could be better. The glacier engine makes the light effect so cool!
  60. greenbey
    Jul 15, 2020
    8
    A
    Gameplay is nice.
    Story is ok.
    Assassinations are very various and feels good.
    Good graphics.
  61. ChumaGG
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    aun despues de haber jugado los titulos mas recientes de Hitman de square enix, puedo afirmar que a nivel de jugabilidad este juego a envejecido bastante bien, pese a que cuenta con algunos puntos bajos en la narrativa y los personajes aun es una experiencia de Hitman bastante disfrutable.
  62. urzu_se7en
    Jun 15, 2020
    1
    Some arcade style stealth game, nothing more. Yes that's a 45 characters long review.
  63. Kotofon
    May 9, 2020
    8
    У многих людей "Абсирушн" это любимый хитман после "Blood Money". Я к таким индивидам не принадлежу и считаю "Кровавые деньги" дико скучной переоценённой игрой. Эпилог был годный, с восстающим из "мёртвых" сорок седьмым в белом костюме. Ладно, чёт меня занесло.
    Абсирушн. Не знаю почему, но разрабам, видимо для эксперимента, захотелось сделать не огромные поместья или улицы для миссий, а    У многих людей "Абсирушн" это любимый хитман после "Blood Money". Я к таким индивидам не принадлежу и считаю "Кровавые деньги" дико скучной переоценённой игрой. Эпилог был годный, с восстающим из "мёртвых" сорок седьмым в белом костюме. Ладно, чёт меня занесло.
    Абсирушн. Не знаю почему, но разрабам, видимо для эксперимента, захотелось сделать не огромные поместья или улицы для миссий, а просто кишку. Ну не совсем прям уж такая кишка, но по сравнению с прошлыми частями раза в 3 меньше. И я не скажу что стало хуже. Ты проходишь эту кишку и переходишь в следующую. Тоесть разрабы заменили качество количеством. Стрельба приятная. Не Мафия 2, но уже хоть что-то. Прогресс по сравнению с предыдущими частями в этом плане колоссальный. Плюс еще появилась ульта, во время которой Хитман как из фильма "Особо Опасен" раскидывает всех врагов поблизости в слоу мо. Эхх... как же много прекрасного в год выходило раньше. Короче пиз*"!@ый Хитман получился в 2012 году.    … Expand
  64. SurujSingha
    May 8, 2020
    8
    This was my first Hitman game and i absolutely liked it. The graphics reminded me of Far Cry 3. I liked the story, the stealth is kept simple so as to allow non-Hitman audiences to adapt to this franchise easily. The maps were extremely well detailed and the stealth gameplay was fluid. The story was good enough for me but might disappoint Hinman fans.
  65. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    8
    Игра поощряет гуманизм - вы получите больше очков, если не убьете никого кроме цели. Однако, это служит и вызовом, и препятствием для геймплея.
  66. GraysonUA
    Mar 31, 2020
    7
    Досить цікаві механіки та рівні, але не цепляє на те щоб пройти все одразу, вертався до неї кілька разів. Все в грі на середньому рівні.
  67. 420guy69
    Mar 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hitman Absolution is fine, the story is great, and visually too. It's about how 47 protects the little girl from the CIA or FBI (i forgot), from turning into him, but then some of the **** villians ever in the franchise kidnaps the girl and holds her ransom from the government.

    The **** part about the whole game is the **** scoring system, they deduct your points for killing a "non-target" personnel but you had to do it because if you'd kill the primary target, that non-target will spot you and then the mission fails. Agent 47 is supposed to be a badass-looking guy who only wants to kill anyone who gets in his way but the scoring system makes it worse and puts Agent 47 into a pacifying primary target only killing guy.
    I'd be fine if the scoring system doesn't control half of the arsenal or perks in the game.

    The only good thing about this game is how you can choose on how you can kill the target, there are creative kills set out for the target, you can poison them, or you can kill them using debris. There are a lot of traps or how you can kill your target, but the fact that they have bodyguards which again are non-target personnel that deducts your point if you kill them.

    The biggest strength about Hitman is it's gameplay but Hitman Absolution describes it as: "Gameplay? **** that!" which made Hitman Absolution really bad due to it's horrible gameplay. (The scoring system still pisses me off on how it works.)    … Expand
  68. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    5
    A mediocre experience with solid gunplay and visuals. Stealth mechanics are somewhat interesting.
  69. AMBO
    Feb 17, 2020
    7
    07/10......................................................................
  70. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    8
    9/10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  71. BulgarianCritic
    Dec 9, 2019
    7
    This game was alright.The story was pretty average with a more of a comedic overtone and there were some pretty funny parts so don't take it seriously. also who even plays Hitman games for the story i always though the gameplay was first and the story secondary i just wanna be a creative hitmen baby.The gameplay was pretty great but sometimes didn't offer that much of a variety to killThis game was alright.The story was pretty average with a more of a comedic overtone and there were some pretty funny parts so don't take it seriously. also who even plays Hitman games for the story i always though the gameplay was first and the story secondary i just wanna be a creative hitmen baby.The gameplay was pretty great but sometimes didn't offer that much of a variety to kill your targets.The gunplay was **** awesome everytime there was a shootout i was super thrilled to just gun enemies down.Voice acting was also solid overall a pretty ok game.… Expand
  72. Mehrab4K
    Apr 19, 2019
    10
    i love this game graphic is amazing , very good optimization for PC and have great dlc, you must play !!
  73. Noah-
    Mar 18, 2019
    10
    The best stealth shooter. The game has beautiful graphics, many types of weapons and tasks can be performed in various ways. Although the game has become easier compared to the previous parts of the series, the stealth has remained at the same high level. It is still interesting to play it, I even passed the game twice.
  74. VincentVegan
    Mar 4, 2019
    7
    Kein schlechtes Stealth Spiel, welches dazu auch noch eine gute Story hat.
    Ich habe sowieso das Gefühl, dass die meisten negativen Kommentare von Leuten kommen die Absolution mit den alten Hitman teilen vergleichen.
  75. AdleneIV
    Jan 10, 2019
    9
    Play Blood Money after playing Absolution, and then tell me which one is a better reflection of how games should be in 2012. Absolution is technically, amazing. ~700 NPCs on screen in China Town. Great graphics. Don't get me wrong, I loved Blood Money.. I loved Blood Money almost as much as Hitman 2 when it came out... but now? Blood Money > Hitman 2... in time, Absolution may have… Expand
  76. TheLedPonty
    Dec 26, 2018
    8
    Номинально Absolution шире и глубже своих предков. Но схемы работают не везде. Далеко не в каждой главе клон с удавкой получает заказ. Не раз и не два вам предложат «обойти копов», да и вообще наш живчик со штрих-кодом непривычно часто из охотника превращается в дичь. Как правило, эти уровни выглядят как несколько переплетенных коридоров. Спасительной безликой толпы здесь нет, убийцаНоминально Absolution шире и глубже своих предков. Но схемы работают не везде. Далеко не в каждой главе клон с удавкой получает заказ. Не раз и не два вам предложат «обойти копов», да и вообще наш живчик со штрих-кодом непривычно часто из охотника превращается в дичь. Как правило, эти уровни выглядят как несколько переплетенных коридоров. Спасительной безликой толпы здесь нет, убийца остается один на один со стражами порядка или с организованной преступностью. Легендарный киллер перебегает из угла в угол, прячется в мусорных ящиках и вообще ведет себя нетипично: то ли как подвыпивший Солид Снейк, то ли как бомжующий Сэм Фишер. Понятное дело, такие эпизоды раздражают, и стимула пройти их без шума и пыли нет. Так и получается: в тот самый Hitman мы будем играть урывками. Открытые уровни чередуются с линейными забегами, только последних все-таки побольше. Полигонов для проверки навыков киллера немного: Чайна-Таун, стриптиз-бар, захолустный городок Хоуп. Настоящая игра начинается только здесь, в этих компактных локациях с маленькой, но работающей экосистемой. Кое-где вы найдете целые толпы прохожих, среди которых Хитмен прячется не хуже Эцио Аудиторе. Не чета фестивалю Марди-Гра из Hitman: Blood Money, но все же. Однако крепитесь: после редких отдушин сюжет снова утаскивает лысого в ущелья геймдизайна. Широко разрекламированная система контрактов — не пустой звук. В Hitman отродясь не было мультиплеера, кроме таблицы рекордов в Blood Money. «Контракты» же позволяют создавать миссии самому и выставлять на обозрение (за этим режимом я провёл больше всего времени).
    Огорчили линейные эпизоды, охрана и контрольные точки ("спасибо" тогдашней игровой моде).
    Порадовала реиграбельность и неплохая для Hitman история    … Expand
  77. Esthete
    Dec 10, 2018
    8
    Mechanics from Hitman (2016/18) + narrative from Hitman Absolution + interactivity from GTA 5 = Perfect Hitman game ... could have been.

    And yeah a little girl kicking ass of adult uncles too stupid.
  78. ComandanteCobra
    Nov 29, 2018
    2
    I played Hitman: BloodMoney ages ago and i liked it very much....so i tried Absolution with anticipation...and I was disappointed.
    Like other have already stated the main problems are :
    1) Revamped Stealth system..but in a bad way. Very different from previous installation. Games now relies with ISTINCT system that is some sort of "energy bar" that can be spent to perform some in game    I played Hitman: BloodMoney ages ago and i liked it very much....so i tried Absolution with anticipation...and I was disappointed.
    Like other have already stated the main problems are :
    1) Revamped Stealth system..but in a bad way. Very different from previous installation. Games now relies with ISTINCT system that is some sort of "energy bar" that can be spent to perform some in game "special" actions..like predicts walking path of guards, see enemies trough walls or avoiding detection when a diguise is busted. All not in tone with the game..it is like having super power.
    2) Checkpoint save only ...with enemy and objects respawn at re-start... so the player is forced to replay the same scene or the same kill over and over again just to reach the next checkpoint.
    3) No more huge maps but ambients are now divided in sub-levels. For example garden, ground floor and upper floor of the same house are now different level of the same mission independent one from another ...and no, you can't go back or skip a level...and that added a lot of linearity.
    4) Disguise mechanichs have been worsened so now in a single game you have to change 3 or 4 time in a row just to pass a corridor...because people can easy see trough your disguise when you are close to them.
    5) Some annoing A.I. bugs like enemy that can see you from distance looking trough a wall
    6) A lot of railroading.. the player is forced to do a specific action to make progress in a certain section of a level...for exaple to enter a room you have to activate an hidrant or make a loud noise to distract guards.
    7) Weird points system....now silent killing or subduing an anemy actually subtract points instead of adding them
    8) Weapons and gear system is also changed....here you cant's choose yor gear beforehand and you can only use what you find during mission...so you can't choose your approach to the assignment and you can't play a mission the way you liked to. Most of what you find in this game also is the same over and over again with the same impact on gameplay.
    9) Missions trophies can easilly spoilers the mission....when you play and press F1 you will see the trophies of the current mission....but lot's of this trophies will tell you beforehand what yoll' find in this assignemnt (what gear you'll find, how you can poison a target, how you can avoid a guad and so on)...
    I didn't try multiplayer mode but only single-player campaign.    … Expand
  79. UrfinGoodwin
    Nov 27, 2018
    8
    This series of Hitman was pleasant to me most of all. This story just tremendous! To me it was cheerful to spend time behind a game and to wait for new turn of events. If more freedom of action less straight lines would be ideal!
  80. POstAL_QueeN
    Nov 23, 2018
    8
    Полноценный сюжет с неплохой историей, то чего совершенно не ждешь от этой серии игр. Лысый убийца - это в первую очередь профессиональный киллер, а потом уже чувствительный человек. Но как показала эта игра, у лысого есть душа, да и ещё какая. Эта часть серии пошла совершенно иным путем, она показала нам знаменитую франшизу совершенно с другой стороны. Когда что-то меняют кардинально, неПолноценный сюжет с неплохой историей, то чего совершенно не ждешь от этой серии игр. Лысый убийца - это в первую очередь профессиональный киллер, а потом уже чувствительный человек. Но как показала эта игра, у лысого есть душа, да и ещё какая. Эта часть серии пошла совершенно иным путем, она показала нам знаменитую франшизу совершенно с другой стороны. Когда что-то меняют кардинально, не всегда уверен в том будет ли это стояще, и нужно ли это вообще. Но как оказалось, разработчики доказали свою правоту в этом плане. Я играл в предыдущие части серии и каждая не оставляла меня равнодушным, особенно Blood Money. Вообще вся серия мне нравилась не стандартными подходами к убийству, то есть ты должен сам выбирать как тебе лучше это сделать. В этой части идет упор на сюжет, но она не лишилась своих прошлых достоинств, а только усовершенствовала и приобрела новые.

    Мне действительно было в кайф наблюдать за полноценным сюжет лысого убийцы, я даже чувствовал себя не в своей тарелки. При первом прохождении я говорил себе, что так не должно быть, зачем устраивать какой-то карнавал. Но во время прохождения мое мнение кардинально изменилось. Оно приобрело исключительно положительную форму. Я начал вливаться в жизнь 47-го и мне это нравилось. Ощущение было, будто ты знаешь этого человека давно, но истинную правду узнаешь только теперь, спустя долгое время. Я был полностью удовлетворен сюжетом и тем как разработчики его подали. Даже берет за живое, ибо столько страдания приходиться нести ради сокровенного, но 47-ой это выполняет с полна. Разработчики решили приправить все трагическим сюжетом, чтобы игрок понимал всю суть происходящего и в общем у них это получилось. Есть пару глупых моментов (заданий) которые ни должны были присутствовать в игре, на мой взгляд. Но в целом все получилось, опять же опираясь на тот факт, что это абсолютно не сюжетная игра. У меня бы повернулся язык назвать эту серию симулятором, но ни как игрой с острым сюжетом. Но эта игра доказала обратное.

    Та же свобода действия осталось, ты сам себе режиссер. Думаю можно пройти даже с некой долей пацифизма, но ни полного (лично не пробовал). Мне лично по большей части понравилась реализация убийств. Особенно убийств с холодного оружия, типа ножа. Это изящество проработки тронуло меня до глубины. Как бы невзначай 47-ой втыкает в живот врагу нож и резко достаёт. Ловкость, красота, мастерская техника, все это в одном салате так круто переваривается, что прям хочется убивать и наслаждаться до бесконечности. Если не быть сильно придирчивым, то в принципе вся проработка оружия удовлетворяет.    … Expand
  81. GenuineBruv2021
    Oct 29, 2018
    6
    HITMAN ABSOLUTION feels like a big step back, this game is very linear compared to the previous 4 games. There is an actual story in this game which is really bad and doesn't make sense a lot of the time. The gameplay feels smoother but I don't like the inclusion of instinct, it makes the game too easy. There aren't many choices when it comes to how you want to kill your target and theHITMAN ABSOLUTION feels like a big step back, this game is very linear compared to the previous 4 games. There is an actual story in this game which is really bad and doesn't make sense a lot of the time. The gameplay feels smoother but I don't like the inclusion of instinct, it makes the game too easy. There aren't many choices when it comes to how you want to kill your target and the game feels really rushed.… Expand
  82. Give_em_hell
    Oct 26, 2018
    9
    Great game. Great atmosphere. It gives you a perfect assassin experience. There are many different ways of killing your targets. You can go right in to a bullet-hell, or use stealth, create deceptions, use poisoning or explosives. Level designs and gameplay are great too. Very detailed and immersive. I liked the story too and the characters are deep, with occasional sense of humor.
  83. CAHEKCT
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    Вполне себе годная игра
    Плюсы:
    1) Графика 2) Стелс 3) Сложность (лёгкий уровень сложности здесь действительно лёгкий) Минусы: 1) Слишком часто повторяют кадры из начала игры, где гг убивает Диану (со временем приедается 2) Отсутствует разнообразие    Вполне себе годная игра
    Плюсы:
    1) Графика
    2) Стелс
    3) Сложность (лёгкий уровень сложности здесь действительно лёгкий)
    Минусы:
    1) Слишком часто повторяют кадры из начала игры, где гг убивает Диану (со временем приедается
    2) Отсутствует разнообразие
  84. Mahmoud_Karimi
    Sep 17, 2018
    9
    its a great game in my opinion, the absorbing story and great cinematic, the stealthy mod is good as previous versions of the game and better than that, in a the fight mod is a great third person shooter. there are several ways to complete the objectives and also so many secrets and easter eggs.
  85. Diegochocho
    Jul 4, 2018
    8
    Buen juego, mejoro mucho el motor gráfico, la historia es hermosa, aunque lo hicieron mas facil.
  86. iustinn123
    May 8, 2018
    8
    A little too linear for my taste but I still think this is a good game. Not as good as Blood Money, but pretty good
  87. Mobile
    Jan 25, 2018
    9
    ENG
    How nice it was to realize how the game is good, I only realise that at the second passage. In the year I was confused by the ranking system, the points and their cheating at the slightest misdemeanor, and other social interaction. Actually, the game can be played completely without unnecessary fallbacks and full stealth, or to play the madman and to follow the path most suitable.
    RU    ENG
    How nice it was to realize how the game is good, I only realise that at the second passage. In the year I was confused by the ranking system, the points and their cheating at the slightest misdemeanor, and other social interaction. Actually, the game can be played completely without unnecessary fallbacks and full stealth, or to play the madman and to follow the path most suitable.
    RU
    Как же приятно было осознать насколько игра хороша, понял я это только при втором прохождении. В год выхода меня смутила система рейтингов, начисление очков и их списывание при малейшем проступке, и другая социальное взаимодействие. А на деле игру можно полностью пройти без лишних нейтрализаций и по full стелсу, или отыграть безумца и идти по пути наиболее подходящему.    … Expand
  88. Melgacius
    Apr 17, 2017
    7
    1 – GENERAL

    Hitman Absolution it's a stealth action third person shooter where strategy still plays a major role in your gameplay. As usual 47 is the main character in this game. The story is well set together. Most of the main characters are well built, but there's a lot of sideckicks in the plot that are simply forgettable. I understand their purpose in the game, but for me that's    1 – GENERAL

    Hitman Absolution it's a stealth action third person shooter where strategy still plays a major role in your gameplay.

    As usual 47 is the main character in this game. The story is well set together. Most of the main characters are well built, but there's a lot of sideckicks in the plot that are simply forgettable. I understand their purpose in the game, but for me that's a fact, I do not know why and from where they got into the story.

    Graphics are very good and detailed for a game with 5 years. It has aged very well.

    Sound is very well put together, and it makes the game a joy to play. It helps a lot with immersion.

    2 – GAMEPLAY

    Stealth plays a major role in this game, but as usual, for me, being stealthy means that I am able to hide the pile of bodies that usually leave behind. This doesn't means that the game is very hard, just that I am very impatient. Well, on the contrary the game usually offers more than one solution to the problem that we face at any given time, but even so most of the fans of the series say that this game is very linear... I think I have to play the others, since I could always see different choices that I could make.

    When we got all stuff right, we feel like a ninja, and that's very rewarding. The feeling of a clean kill, no suspicion to be made is impressive and addictive, and that make want to progress so I can meet my next challenge and see how I would perform. There's no difficulty curve whatsoever. I've found some of the last missions surprisingly easy, and some of the middle ones incredibly hard. But that doesn't mean nothing.

    If we join all this with the well written plot, we can imagine that the replay value is huge!

    On top of that the game also offers a major sandbox, the contracts. In that mode you can play contracts made by other players, create your own or even invite friends to play your contracts and try to beat them. It's a very interesting mode!

    3 – CONCLUSION

    Absolution was my only game of the Hitman franchise and I've liked it a lot. It took me about 12h to get through the campaign, but at some point I have lowered the difficulty. This game worth the asked price, but try to get it in a sale and enjoy!    … Expand
  89. AbeMC
    Jul 18, 2016
    6
    Ever play a game that just drips with high production values and class, but you still don't like it? That's how I feel about Hitman: Absolution. I realize that it's something plenty of people will enjoy. I just didn't. Do I think it's worth picking up? Sure, if it's on sale. And you're bored.

    If that sounds like I'm getting ready to drop some grade-A hate, I'm not. At least, I don't    Ever play a game that just drips with high production values and class, but you still don't like it? That's how I feel about Hitman: Absolution. I realize that it's something plenty of people will enjoy. I just didn't. Do I think it's worth picking up? Sure, if it's on sale. And you're bored.

    If that sounds like I'm getting ready to drop some grade-A hate, I'm not. At least, I don't want to. There is so much about Hitman: Absolution that just reeks of care and attention. The graphics are amazing. Not necessarily a reason to buy a game, but they are. The voice acting is superb (Keith Carradine and Powers Boothe? Hell yes!). The soundtrack works incredibly well, giving an almost Bond-esque ambiance without ever getting too loud. While some levels are occasionally re-used, there are a lot of different locations and settings. And as far as the story goes, I felt incredibly close to Agent 47 (he's quite sympathetic, despite his stoicism). Sneaking from cover to cover feels fluid and natural. Weapons are deadly (headshots are a breeze with the Silverballers).

    So what's my problem?
    Most of the levels are claustrophobic (the opening Chinatown level and the cornfield level are exceptions). The paths through the levels are restrictive. And some levels don't even bother to hide their linearity (final rooftop level, among many others). There's no way to level-up Agent 47. Upgrades are unlocked based upon how high of a score you received upon completing a mission. But the points system clearly favors a specific path – even penalizing for non-target knockouts. I was never a fan of the Assassin's Creed games' “full synchonization” mechanic either, but this just ticked me off. There is no loadout customization; you start every mission with choke-wire and (after you unlock them) the Silverballers. Other weapons are acquired by finding them or picking them up from dead enemies – but it doesn't matter, because you'll be back to the piano wire and Silverballers once the next mission starts.

    Disguises are actually not a problem; there are plenty of them around. Using them is sometimes strange, though. If planning to ghost through a police station, DON'T try to use a police uniform as a disguise. Why? Because if a cop gets too close to you, he'll detect that you're not a real policeman. Makes sense, I suppose. But in a level crawling with police, disguising as a police officer becomes a questionable strategy – which seems counter-intuitive to me. Much better to knock out a homeless person and take his disguise, since the officers won't detect you. But then, dressed as a homeless person, you won't be able to enter restricted areas without attracting attention anyway. Several times I just lost patience and started taking innocent people out to facilitate progress – and several times got embroiled in a full-on gun battle. Which actually wasn't that bad. If you're careful, 47 has a ton of health, and headshots are 1-hit kills. Add in the deadly Instinct combat mode, which has elements of the VATS system from Fallout, and 47 becomes an absolute wrecking ball of death.

    There were some great moments, though. Ghosting through the flaming warehouse while troopers searched the premises was a thrill. Heading deeper underground through a mining facility with guards everywhere was a delicate game of cat-and-mouse. And trying to take out three henchmen in Chinatown with throngs of people everywhere was easily the most enjoyment I had. Somehow I thought every level would feature that amount of variety and detail, and I'm disappointed that (to me) it didn't. Hitman: Absolution is polished and does what it sets out to do, but ultimately it's only a mediocre game that is sprinkled with some great levels.    … Expand
  90. FacundoCritics
    Jul 10, 2016
    7
    Buena historia, divertido, interesante de completar al 100%,buenos gráficos, la jugabilidad lo mismo de siempre. Un poco corto y se hace pesado a la larga, pero es un muy buen juego para pasarse una vez y dejarlo.Vale su precio en ofertas realmente por su poca cantidad de contenido.
  91. Zetoc
    Mar 7, 2016
    9
    When i first played it when i came out, i was very very disapointed. dident feel like hitman at all
    But i started 2 days ago to play it again, this time in purist mode and i gotta say i appreciate the game so much more now.
    Dont know if it is couse of purist but it is actually a pretty good game once you get used to the mechanics
  92. ViCEMAN
    Mar 3, 2016
    8
    At first I thought this was awful game, but during the game I started to like it. Even that I am very annoyed that even in the first Hitman game, when you had a sniper you needed a case to carry it. And once you put it together, only way to to "hide" it was to throw it away. Now you can put the big sniper rifle into your pocket.. hocus pocus. There are few other things that ruins theAt first I thought this was awful game, but during the game I started to like it. Even that I am very annoyed that even in the first Hitman game, when you had a sniper you needed a case to carry it. And once you put it together, only way to to "hide" it was to throw it away. Now you can put the big sniper rifle into your pocket.. hocus pocus. There are few other things that ruins the immersion, but others didn't mind me so much. I liked the mission very much, and they were very well designed and I played most of the missions many times. After all very decent game. Not a flawless diamond, but good.… Expand
  93. qu4ntyl
    Feb 8, 2016
    10
    Hitman is packed with so many levels that you will never get tired of replaying certain sequences. Gameplay is also really good, although you must be open-minded to a new Hitman experience. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed Hitman: Absolution and can recommend it to anyone. For future hitmans: there is never enough dark humor :)
  94. Sylvianblade
    Dec 30, 2015
    5
    The reason why hitman games used to be great despite obvious flaws is because the game didn't shove its story and long cutscenes down your throat.It was just you doing your job and figuring out the plot mattered only in the end. Instead in absolution we got a hollywood style hitman who somehow has developed feelings.The plot is so cliche not to mention the most annoying characters I'veThe reason why hitman games used to be great despite obvious flaws is because the game didn't shove its story and long cutscenes down your throat.It was just you doing your job and figuring out the plot mattered only in the end. Instead in absolution we got a hollywood style hitman who somehow has developed feelings.The plot is so cliche not to mention the most annoying characters I've ever seen in a game. I wouldve enjoyed this game if it was Jason Statham and not hitman.

    Gameplay is decent but in-game achievements ruins everything by not letting you figure out the multiple ways to kill your target yourself.    … Expand
  95. Mahdiar
    Dec 17, 2015
    7
    Gameplay : 6
    Graphics : 7
    Story : 7
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 7
  96. Aventinus
    Nov 20, 2015
    4
    They ripped the soul out of Agent 47....this no longer feels like a Hitman game. You could easily take Sam Fisher from Blacklist and insert him into this world and call it Splinter Cell Absolution, and there would be no discernible difference, because this franchise has been razed by corporate greed and the lust for profit. As a result, saves are completely gone and replaced by dreadedThey ripped the soul out of Agent 47....this no longer feels like a Hitman game. You could easily take Sam Fisher from Blacklist and insert him into this world and call it Splinter Cell Absolution, and there would be no discernible difference, because this franchise has been razed by corporate greed and the lust for profit. As a result, saves are completely gone and replaced by dreaded checkpoints, so sometimes you must re-attempt the entire level after being spotted. You cannot choose your gear and/or purchase upgrades and you cannot walk among the crowd freely without arousing suspicion...and that is what kills the game and makes it feel like a generic stealth romp. Some of the signature kills are fun and humorous (ice cream truck - Lenny), but they are shrouded by frustration due to the broken stealth system.....the environments are sometimes very constricted yet there are a plethora of enemies littered on the map, so good luck trying not to get spotted. With the inclusion of instinct, I don't know what they were hoping to accomplish...and player actions which were available in the stealth genre a decade before this game was released, like whistling or knocking on walls to arouse suspicion, aren't included?? The game design here also makes you wonder, because little things like being spotted with a full face mask covering your entire head and head and having the enemy start **** in their pants with sadist blood-lust in their veins upon spotting you makes no logical sense. I urge anyone who hasn't played this to stay away. How many more franchises must be ruined to appeal to the Call of Duty ADHD generation? Assassins Creed, Thief, Mass Effect, Sim City, Batman, Dragon Age, SW: battlefront, fallout, hitman, battlefield, Need for speed, tony hawks, Resident Evil, Splinter Cell, The Sims...the list goes on.… Expand
  97. Budget_Security
    Oct 29, 2015
    6
    A good story with some great characters and humour, but gameplay is a bit mixed - rigid stealth mechanics with an arcade/consolitis feel. Sometimes you get detected for something that you would get away with in real life and vice-versa. Confusingly, enemy eyesight is matched to their torso instead of the direction their face is looking towards. The challenge is annoyingly increasedA good story with some great characters and humour, but gameplay is a bit mixed - rigid stealth mechanics with an arcade/consolitis feel. Sometimes you get detected for something that you would get away with in real life and vice-versa. Confusingly, enemy eyesight is matched to their torso instead of the direction their face is looking towards. The challenge is annoyingly increased artificially by over-populating levels with guards. To get past them you take things slowly and memorise their pre-defined patrol routes - which can get a bit tedious. The mechanics have a “puzzle game” feel to them. There is little room for improvisation. At least you can always go the guns blazing route if stealth gets too annoying. The gameplay does offer good replayability though, if you want to improve your score for each level and beat the scores of your friends.

    Levels are on the small side and too linear, but many have nice detail and feel very alive with huge crowds of AI. Some also have funny things and some great easter-eggs. On a technical level though, the graphics are just average (aimed at xbox360 limitations). levels also take unreasonably long to load.

    The control scheme feels a bit cumbersome. Shooting mechanics are acceptable, but melee combat is poor - clumsy and harsh quick time events that break the flow of the action. The screen FOV is low by desktop standards. The lack of frequent checkpoints or a manual save system can be annoying if you slip up and have to start from the beginning of a level. Also, your gear and outfit are not saved between levels. Even worse, if you reload a checkpoint, some enemies are alive that you killed before reaching that checkpoint.

    So, gameplay is arguably not quite as good as in Blood Money, but I did find the story in Absolution much more entertaining. Other than some minor issues like very slow loading levels, a few bugs and glitches (once an AI spotting me through a floor), the game runs stable.

    Overall it is a decent game to get when on sale.    … Expand
  98. Howmaster
    Aug 31, 2015
    4
    Don’t bother.

    I really enjoyed the Hitman series on the PS2 and I was excited when I got this game. However, the terrible gameplay and AI assassinated any enjoyment I could have. The story is pretty lame, but that’s fine with me. I can live with that as that is not the reason I would play a Hitman game. Sure the graphics are great, but what does it matter when the gameplay stinks.    Don’t bother.

    I really enjoyed the Hitman series on the PS2 and I was excited when I got this game. However, the terrible gameplay and AI assassinated any enjoyment I could have.

    The story is pretty lame, but that’s fine with me. I can live with that as that is not the reason I would play a Hitman game. Sure the graphics are great, but what does it matter when the gameplay stinks. The controls for the PC version of this are downright just bad. It is just another bad console port. Probably the most irritating part was actually the lack of freedom of what you wanted to do. In previous Hitman games you could find unique ways to complete your objective. Here, there are MULTIPLE times where the game will not let you dress in a disguise to get pass some guards or blend in. It’s like certain characters that would make things easier or logical are off limits because the developers want you to complete the mission some other way. To me that is not what the Hitman games were about. Additionally, there are huge AI problems here. You have like 50 police officers searching a building for a guy and somehow everybody knows everybody. If you get too close or walk too fast even in disguise, uh oh! That must be him because everybody knows everyone! Just so many things that make no sense.

    I made it to about 10 hours in and thought to myself why I am playing this terrible game. Time to uninstall.

    Save your money and avoid.    … Expand
  99. SarudeDankstorm
    Aug 19, 2015
    8
    For those who complain that ''it's not the same as the originals'' I tell say this: Splinter Cell Conviction. I was a huge fan of the old SC games, and I enjoyed SCC as well. Just because the developers decided to go down a different path for the game does not mean that it's a bad game. The game itself is a very enjoyable stealth-action mix that has a decent story; in fact it has the bestFor those who complain that ''it's not the same as the originals'' I tell say this: Splinter Cell Conviction. I was a huge fan of the old SC games, and I enjoyed SCC as well. Just because the developers decided to go down a different path for the game does not mean that it's a bad game. The game itself is a very enjoyable stealth-action mix that has a decent story; in fact it has the best story out of all the Hitman games I would argue.

    Play it, but don't go into it expecting it to be like the previous games.    … Expand
  100. ponzuzero
    May 23, 2015
    10
    This game was an improvement from blood money
    The graphics was amazing and the A.I was pretty smart
    I love the choices that you could make for killing enemies
    Overall, good game
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 6, 2013
    80
    Despite the deviations and minor shortcomings, it remains true to its roots. It just brushes them aside for a while, just long enough for it to tell its story- a story where the traditional contracts and other usual components just wouldn’t fit. [January 2013]
  2. DarkStation
    Jan 8, 2013
    60
    Hitman: Absolution does stand out from the ocean of gray and brown shooters that populate the market, but not in enough good ways to warrant a recommendation.
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  3. DarkZero
    Dec 26, 2012
    70
    It's not a bad game by any means, and it does fix some problems with the controls that plagued previous games, but having the story that essentially makes Agent 47 less of a hitman and more of an espionage hero, makes Absolution a decent stealth game but not a fantastic Hitman game.
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