Hitman: Absolution

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  1. RTCWFAN
    Jun 13, 2023
    9
    All Hitman games have a specific style. And the stealth action mix is nice, just as the missions. Overall rating: 8.6.
  2. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    I played all of the Hitman games since the beginning and for me, Absolution is a major major go. Loved it. An enjoyable Platinum trophy to get too.
  3. 3ls0ul
    Mar 6, 2023
    9
    Es un excelente videojuego, mis felicitaciones al equipo detrás del desarrollo de esta grandiosa obra.
  4. Epicmonster5600
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Honestly my favourite hitman game in the series. Its got a strong series, pretty smart ai, not buggy, way more violent, has some of the coolest set ups and the characters are incredible in this game
  5. stevennamaku
    May 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Damn! This game was an MASTERPIECE! From codename 47 to Hitman III, this Game was the complex Story EVER, and....yeah. 10 FROM ME!!!!!… Expand
  6. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    great game good gameplay good graphics interesting story i want see more hitman games
  7. Roger_Kialo
    Aug 23, 2021
    8
    Not having the best plot in the series but man the gameplay is just marvellous which is similar to Hitman 2 silent assassin tbh but better in all ways
  8. MaxPayneIsGod
    Jan 24, 2021
    9
    This review is for the PS4 HD Remaster off PSN
    It could be deemed concerning, the sheer amount of pleasure and entertainment I get from the Hitman Games.
    Absolution is a far more linear and contained Hitman game which heavily relies on a narrative. The remaster is very good, they've touched up everything except the cutscenes and made some other improvements to gameplay that I didn't    This review is for the PS4 HD Remaster off PSN
    It could be deemed concerning, the sheer amount of pleasure and entertainment I get from the Hitman Games.
    Absolution is a far more linear and contained Hitman game which heavily relies on a narrative.
    The remaster is very good, they've touched up everything except the cutscenes and made some other improvements to gameplay that I didn't notice.
    At its time it would have been the definitive Hitman experience, the structure, the pacing everything was spot on.
    The game is not perfect however, due to some "Computer-Gamey" things that happen throughout the game, like AI limitations, little exploits you can take advantage of as you work your way through the game and the most noticeable issue being the incredibly wonky aiming using anything other than a sniper rifle. Its actually completely broken and should have been fixed.
    Highly under-appreciated and well worth your time even with the newer games on the market    … Expand
  9. genarkandur
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    My favorite Hitman game. It's so smooth and does everything right it needs to do.
  10. mateusbatatais
    Oct 28, 2020
    9
    Bem divertido, história legal! Bastante tiro, stealth... Nada muito absurdo, digno de melhor jogo, mas é ótimo. Infelizmente não me lembro como eram os anteriores para fazer um comparativo, mas é uma série muito massa.

    História: 9
    Som: 9
    Jogabilidade: 9
    Gráficos:10
    Diversão: 9
  11. TheSnitchfather
    Sep 9, 2020
    9
    9/10
    Agent 47 still looked like Agent 47 unlike the newer games. Absolution was way too linear for my liking though, they sadly sacrificed map size for graphics, which I guess is ok for the type of story they went for. I have a love hate relationship with Absolution. Still rate it high though, cause who doesn't love the bald c*nt?
  12. storygamer
    Sep 3, 2020
    8
    There are many great stealth series like Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell and of course Hitman. Absolution has a different approach than its predecessors. It´s unbelievably aesthetic and the freedom of completing missions leads to sheer replayability. Great fun!
  13. LironesAlviento
    Aug 3, 2020
    8
    Me gustan todos los hitman, es un juego que o gusta el sigilo y tener paciencia o ni empieces a jugarlo.
  14. michaelc1024
    Jul 31, 2020
    8
    I had so much fun playing this game! My wife got me this game along with Far Cry 3. I first started playing it and go stuck at the beginning. I ended up giving up on the game and picked it back up a couple months later, and I regret that I stopped playing it. The stealth in the game is a lot of fun and my favorite part of the game is the throwing knives. I highly recommend this game toI had so much fun playing this game! My wife got me this game along with Far Cry 3. I first started playing it and go stuck at the beginning. I ended up giving up on the game and picked it back up a couple months later, and I regret that I stopped playing it. The stealth in the game is a lot of fun and my favorite part of the game is the throwing knives. I highly recommend this game to anyone who like a stealth action game with a great story line.… Expand
  15. WudzZalesia
    Jul 3, 2020
    9
    With Absolution being my 2nd game in the franchise, i'm amazed that it gave me a better experience than Hitman 2016. I'd give this game a 8.5 but i can't so im giving a 9. This game is more focused on story and it's driven well. Gameplay either lacked some aspects or had some features that 2016 game haven't. Interesting characters, good pacing, plot twists, a great story for a stealth game.
  16. HelloThisIsTheo
    Jun 8, 2020
    10
    its really good. the story is easy to understand even for a newcomer like myself. i am playing the HD version on ps4 slim so frame rate is really good. you HAVE to try it even if you arent into stealth games!
  17. LOTHRIC
    Feb 15, 2020
    9
    جزء جميل جدا كان مليئا بالإثارة مع قصة قوية جدا وكاريزما مخلوطة بالدراما وذكاء اصطناعي عالي وجرافيكس وألوان فريدة من نوعها..... لقد استمتعت كثيرا بهذا الجزء ويعد تكملة ناجحة للجزء الرابع وافضل نهاية للعبة....
  18. BradMorgan
    Sep 9, 2019
    8
    An incredibly cool experience. The Hitman series does not really appeal to me, but with this part I have had a lot of fun hours. Fun levels with many options to reach your goal.

    The fact that there was a storyline in it (instead of individual levels) made it very strong. Precisely because the levels are somewhat smaller than the levels of the newer Hitman games, it remains clear and fun    An incredibly cool experience. The Hitman series does not really appeal to me, but with this part I have had a lot of fun hours. Fun levels with many options to reach your goal.

    The fact that there was a storyline in it (instead of individual levels) made it very strong. Precisely because the levels are somewhat smaller than the levels of the newer Hitman games, it remains clear and fun to play.    … Expand
  19. Alvokun
    Apr 29, 2017
    9
    This is the only Hitman i haver ever played, but it really liked me.

    Storyline is interesting, good enough. However, gameplay is definitely the main strentgh of the game. You can either slaughter the enemies or overcome them with stealth. The settings are well designed and offer a wide range of options to beat the levels. The inclusion of Contract mode and Sniper challenges is also a    This is the only Hitman i haver ever played, but it really liked me.

    Storyline is interesting, good enough. However, gameplay is definitely the main strentgh of the game. You can either slaughter the enemies or overcome them with stealth. The settings are well designed and offer a wide range of options to beat the levels. The inclusion of Contract mode and Sniper challenges is also a good point increasing the length of the game.    … Expand
  20. BulletofTroll
    Feb 29, 2016
    8
    This is certainly a really good game in general, but a bit different as a Hitman game. My only two problems is the flawed disguise system and well, uhh... How you lose points for killing people? Yeah, besides from those two cons, this game does everything else right! Since I can't give a 8.5, I,ll just give it a 8!
  21. bigboss1964
    Nov 27, 2015
    8
    Hitman:Absolution

    Game-Play:The game-play in this game is the best the series have ever seen more fast and action pact or more slow and stealthy you can choose which ever you want.They got reed of the First person view and put in some special ability which you can use to kill targets fast or find your way in to the game and some times find clues.The gun play is fantastic and the stealth    Hitman:Absolution

    Game-Play:The game-play in this game is the best the series have ever seen more fast and action pact or more slow and stealthy you can choose which ever you want.They got reed of the First person view and put in some special ability which you can use to kill targets fast or find your way in to the game and some times find clues.The gun play is fantastic and the stealth is very good but there is a problem with the outfits you choose to blend into places for some reason every man on the level that have the same outfit as you see you they know you are not one of them which I did not rally like.Also the level design is very good but the levels are very smaller from previous games.

    Story:The story is great the best I have ever played in a hitman game and it is also very different from the previous games because is not about contracts but it is about revenge.It took me 18 hours to finish it with stealth.

    Graphics:The graphics in this game are very good and I really liked them.

    Notes:The online part of this game is great it lets you to create your own contract and other people can play your mission and you can play their missions and so on.The game is great and I recommend everyone to buy it even at full price.    … Expand
  22. TheDude-
    Sep 2, 2015
    8
    pretty fun hit man game with a gritty violent feel to the game that sort of feels as if Quentin Tarantino directed the awesome violence to bad the narrative is a tad uneven.
  23. cadash06
    May 25, 2015
    10
    This is the best Hitman game ever made, this is an unique franchise, with an unique gameplay, lots of ways to kill the target(s) make it look like an accident, disguises, poison, cut the throat.... so many ways to kill......... or just shoot everybody) . Love this game.
  24. BentleyTurtle
    Aug 31, 2014
    9
    This game is very fun. And the gameplay is really fantastic. One of the greatest games in 2012, maybe the best. The graphics is great. I didn't care much for the story, but it's ok. I played through this game on one day, and started on my second playtrough straight afterward beacuse it was so fun.
  25. JoshLuck1995
    Aug 6, 2014
    8
    Much preferred Blood Money to this but Hitman Absolution is by no means a bad game i just think its a bit poor story wise, i never felt myself sucked into the game, in fact it takes a minute to even think what it was. Graphics are very good for the time, online is a bit lifeless, but overall the game looks good, feels good to play, no bugs or mess ups, story is average so it gets a 7.5/10 from me.
  26. djrussell
    Aug 5, 2014
    8
    I've always been a big fan of the Hitman games ever since playing the original on PC. I really liked what they did with Absolution. It is somewhat of a departure from the formula in Blood Money but I think a lot of the new features are done really well. My only complaint would be that the mission structure doesnt really suit the storyline. Its more action this time instead of the stealthI've always been a big fan of the Hitman games ever since playing the original on PC. I really liked what they did with Absolution. It is somewhat of a departure from the formula in Blood Money but I think a lot of the new features are done really well. My only complaint would be that the mission structure doesnt really suit the storyline. Its more action this time instead of the stealth the game is known for. Some of the missions are brilliant and yet others fall flat and force you to engage in action sequences. Apart from that, its an excellent game.… Expand
  27. Edda1801
    Aug 3, 2014
    9
    I thoroughly enjoyed this game. It's definitely not Call of Duty or Battlefield where you just shoot your way through - Hitman requires a bit of thought and planning to get through each level. There are lots of options on how you choose to get through each level which makes it very interesting and adds to the replay value. Graphics, length, sound and AI are all superb.
    I didn't give it a    I thoroughly enjoyed this game. It's definitely not Call of Duty or Battlefield where you just shoot your way through - Hitman requires a bit of thought and planning to get through each level. There are lots of options on how you choose to get through each level which makes it very interesting and adds to the replay value. Graphics, length, sound and AI are all superb.
    I didn't give it a perfect 10 because I found the story a bit hard to understand and I wasn't really sure why I was on certain levels.
    I recommend playing it on the "Hard" setting as this makes it a fair challenge.    … Expand
  28. cmkarthik
    Jun 19, 2014
    10
    This is the best game ever. I am a big fan of the stealth genre. I don't like mindless shooting games which just keeps spawning bad guys, with monotony being the only challenge. This game is just superb. I have played Silent Assassin and Contracts but not Blood money. So i am not aware of the drawbacks of Blood money. But Absolution is truly the BEST. Amazing story, lively graphics,This is the best game ever. I am a big fan of the stealth genre. I don't like mindless shooting games which just keeps spawning bad guys, with monotony being the only challenge. This game is just superb. I have played Silent Assassin and Contracts but not Blood money. So i am not aware of the drawbacks of Blood money. But Absolution is truly the BEST. Amazing story, lively graphics, engaging missions, lot of playtime value with a variety of options to eliminate the targets.… Expand
  29. Fozzy
    Feb 25, 2014
    8
    Hitman Absolution... has some problems. There's no denying it's a good game, because it is. It's a very good game, and anyone who tells you otherwise is either mad, misguided or not a fan of stealth games. However, that's not to say it's the best game of the year, because it doesn't come close. While the previous instalments, particularly Hitman: Blood Money were magnificent, this gameHitman Absolution... has some problems. There's no denying it's a good game, because it is. It's a very good game, and anyone who tells you otherwise is either mad, misguided or not a fan of stealth games. However, that's not to say it's the best game of the year, because it doesn't come close. While the previous instalments, particularly Hitman: Blood Money were magnificent, this game does feel like many reboots before it. It feels like this in that it takes a number of the systems of the previous games, adds its own ones and then jumbles them all together. And jumbled it does become.

    This game was directed by Tore Blystad, who served as Art Director on Hitman: Blood Money, and it takes the franchise in a different direction. The previous games were very non-linear, and there wasn't a story it was forced to follow. The result of this, of course, were the massive sandbox levels and exotic locales, as well as a huge variety of different targets and characters. In this game, Agent 47 has gone rogue after assassinating Diana Burnwood (his handler from the previous games) and taking the young Victoria, to protect her from the ICA. Meanwhile, Benjamin Travis, the head of the ICA, wants to get it back. He'll go about this with Blake Dexter, arms manufacturer and all-round psychopath. And so Agent 47 is thrust into the world, this time to escape the coppers and save Victoria from the ICA.

    I must praise the game for the story, because it's brilliant. Because of this, the characters are all well-developed, and have some strong voice acting from Hollywoodians like Keith Carradine and Powers Boothe, among others. There are people with clout involved in this game. However, the way they've one about bringing the new story focus to fruition isn't exactly exceptional. The level design, and pacing, suffer the worst here. Because 47's supposed to be running from the cops for a murder he didn't commit within the story, he's got to run from the cops in the game. Which means that, for the first act, which can take anywhere between two and eight hours depending on how you play, can be spend wandering through rather bleak locales escaping the Chicago PD. The fact that it's story focussed also means that you have to make your way through the level in a way that is logical in the context of the story.

    In previous games, the real system was "make your way from point A to point B any way you wish, then return to point A/C". In this game, however, the levels are chopped up to make sense within the confines of the story. Which means that, far from the amazing sandbox levels of the previous games, you're following a predetermined path that always ends in the same location. There's never any deviation from the predetermined path, because the story demands that you go a particular way to a particular point. It's also very cutscene heavy which, while not a bad thing in and of itself, can certainly put a few people off.

    Because the story is set about in a particular way, you've no longer got the pre-mission loadout screens, or the post-mission newspaper articles, that you see in Blood Money. Which means no weapon customisation, and no weapon selection. This gets to abysmal levels as, apart from the first and second levels, you're not given access to Silverballers until the beginning of Act Two. About two to eight hours into the game. Then, there's a bunch of other mechanics that really prohibit the way you're gonna go about playing the game. This is where the review devolves into a rant, children, so cover your eyes.

    Instinct. One word, a thousand problems. Instinct is a new function included in the game, and the game is built around it, which serves a variety of purposes. It introduces Point Shooting, a function a'la Splinter Cell: Conviction's bullet time-esque system. It's a slow motion system that allows you to target people and then shoot them in quick succession, very accurately. Then, there's a system that allows you to follow guard paths and see the guards. I'm one of the few people who wasn't incredibly annoyed with these systems. I kind of liked them. However, Instinct's integration with Disguises isn't so good. Basically, if you walk past a guard, you need to activate instinct otherwise you'll be spotted. However, because Instinct comes in painfully short supply anywhere above normal, and you need to be super stealthy anyway, there's no incentive for a hardcore Hitman player to go above Normal, because that mode doesn't work with the new Instinct function introduced. Instinct, above Normal (and sometimes in it) makes it almost entirely impossible to play the game like a Hitman game. Hitman's about exploration and finding multiple solutions to the problem. Without that, it's just a normal stealth game.

    To say this game's bad would be a lie. It's very, VERY good. However, it isn't great, that's plain to anyone, Hitman fan or not. But the acting's good and the story's exceptional, so if you're new, you'll probably love it.    … Expand
  30. Krizuwe
    Nov 20, 2013
    9
    La verdad es que este juego no sabía ni que existía, lo descargue gratis este mes porque era el juego del mes de Playstation Plus, así lo probaría haber que tal y lo cierto es que me ha dejado muy sorprendido. Lejos de desagradarme, me ha dejado alucinado, es un juego sublime. La jugabilidad es excelente, como manejar el personaje, las armas y las distintas formas de matar, el control esLa verdad es que este juego no sabía ni que existía, lo descargue gratis este mes porque era el juego del mes de Playstation Plus, así lo probaría haber que tal y lo cierto es que me ha dejado muy sorprendido. Lejos de desagradarme, me ha dejado alucinado, es un juego sublime. La jugabilidad es excelente, como manejar el personaje, las armas y las distintas formas de matar, el control es liviano y sencillo cuando te acostumbras a el. Los gráficos son muy buenos, los escenarios en los que he jugado son muy ampliados y muy reales con detalles bastantes buenos. El sonido es lo que mejor esta del juego, gracias a su espectacular doblaje al castellano el juego brilla aun mas, con unas conversaciones y diálogos geniales y que no te dejaran indiferente. La duración es bastante variada, depende de la dificulta que escojas, desde fácil hasta profesional, por supuesto cuanto mas difícil mas tardaras en pasarte este grandisimo juego, la media seria de unas 12/18 horas. Luego esta también aparte el modo contratos, para poder jugar online con tus amigos. ¿Lo recomiendo? Si, es una joya que no debes dejar escapar.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. Worth Playing
    Jan 24, 2013
    85
    Hitman: Absolution proves to be another notable entry in the series. It may house a ho-hum plot, and you'll hate just about every character you come across, but the open nature of the approach is good enough that you'll overlook those blemishes.
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  2. D+PAD Magazine
    Dec 16, 2012
    70
    When playing to its strengths, Hitman: Absolution is a genuinely great game. Overall, though, it feels slightly disappointing, simply because it doesn't spend enough time playing to those strengths.
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  3. Eurogamer Spain
    Dec 6, 2012
    70
    It's easy to recommend Hitman Absolution, a game that provides chills and emotion although lacks the charisma and polish that you expect from this kind of production.
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