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  • Summary: HITMAN empowers players to perform contract hits on powerful, high-profile targets in exotic locations around the globe, from Paris and sunny coast of Italy to the dust and hustle of the markets in Marrakesh in this stealth action title. Gameplay centers on taking out targets in vast sandboxHITMAN empowers players to perform contract hits on powerful, high-profile targets in exotic locations around the globe, from Paris and sunny coast of Italy to the dust and hustle of the markets in Marrakesh in this stealth action title. Gameplay centers on taking out targets in vast sandbox levels with complete freedom of approach. Where to go, when to attack and who to kill is at your discretion. Expand
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  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Jan 31, 2017
    100
    Hitman is unquestionably the finest game in the series. It might be one of the best stealth games ever made.
  2. Nov 4, 2016
    90
    Season 1 delivered near flawlessly. IO Interactive has built a framework that they can keep building on for years to come here, and we can’t wait to dive back into more missions in season 2.
  3. Jan 31, 2017
    90
    IO Interactive's new, episodic Hitman is a triumph. The developer knew how to revive its ailing series and did so with aplomb, crafting a robust set of core mechanics and designing superb levels around them. Reminiscent of everything Blood Money did so well, from its focus on gameplay over story to its cold, sardonic presentation and dark sense of humour, this is Hitman as it is and always should be.
  4. Nov 25, 2016
    84
    Hitman: The Complete First Season is the perfect re-introduction to the third-person stealth franchise, bringing back sandbox game design and player choice to the forefront with six expertly hand-crafted missions with hundreds of opportunities and ways to approach killing targets, and a ton of side content in the form of Escalation contracts and the Sarajevo Six (effectively “What If?” scenarios and missions).
  5. Feb 1, 2017
    80
    The first season offers a classic but at the same time new take on the Hitman experience. It asks for every mission to be replayed and rediscovered, and we've enjoyed it thanks to its diversity and possibilities.
  6. Nov 24, 2016
    80
    With Hitman: The Complete First Season, IO Interactive has successfully managed to take the series back to its roots with style, making it a must-have for stealth fans yet to savour its delights.
  7. Nov 15, 2016
    70
    Agent 47’s ultimate skill has always been patience, and the newest Hitman demands the same from the player more than ever before. Some may enjoy devoting hours to planning and pulling off the perfect hit, but the supersized levels have made 47’s latest adventure an overly drawn-out affair, above and beyond the initial episodic release schedule.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 73
  2. Negative: 9 out of 73
  1. Apr 23, 2017
    10
    Such a masterpiece. While I can get some of the anger because of the episodic style of release I fell as if this payed off as this has madeSuch a masterpiece. While I can get some of the anger because of the episodic style of release I fell as if this payed off as this has made for one of the best stealth games in recent memory as there is show much packed into it despite it only being the first season of this game with the big open levels and the fact that you can do it in which ever way you like makes it on of the most replayable games I have touched this generation and the presentation is very well done with episode 2 being one of the best missions I have played in a game. If you love stealth and action games you need to at least give this a chance. Expand
  2. Mar 18, 2021
    10
    This game is perfect. It's beautiful scenery and level design combined with the game play make this game an incredible experience for all whoThis game is perfect. It's beautiful scenery and level design combined with the game play make this game an incredible experience for all who love a challenge. The amount of ways you could play this game is endless. This game has had me hooked, for hours on end I've played, and i still have nothing bad to say about it. Expand
  3. Sep 7, 2021
    9
    Великолепные кат сцены, огромная вариативность в устранении цели, продуманная подготовка, шикарная прогрессия и не плохой саундтрек иВеликолепные кат сцены, огромная вариативность в устранении цели, продуманная подготовка, шикарная прогрессия и не плохой саундтрек и оптимизация, всё это о свежем перезапуске серии Hitman старый друг 47-ой смело убивает все свои цели. Прошел все локации и DLC по несколько раз. Всем рекомендую Expand
  4. Oct 28, 2020
    8
    É bom, mas esperava mais. Apesar de um gráfico absurdo e uma fotografia sensacional, preferi o absolution. O jogo não te da muitas margensÉ bom, mas esperava mais. Apesar de um gráfico absurdo e uma fotografia sensacional, preferi o absolution. O jogo não te da muitas margens para usar armas, e tem muita arma massa no jogo... A hitória também é meio, boba... mal explicada... Basicamente contratos... Não segue muito uma linha.
    Gameplay muito legal, mapa aberto com mil possibilidades. Mas se você curte jogar somente uma vez, o jogo termina muito rápido.

    História: 7
    Som: 9
    Jogabilidade: 8
    Gráficos:10
    Diversão: 7
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  5. Jun 19, 2017
    7
    As a big fan of the Hitman series I was excited to see how this one was gonna be in the hands of a new team. Surprisingly very well. It reallyAs a big fan of the Hitman series I was excited to see how this one was gonna be in the hands of a new team. Surprisingly very well. It really goes back to the old way on what made Hitman great to begin with, but with that said putting the game in episodes absolutely KILLED this game. Expand
  6. Apr 13, 2018
    7
    This has some fundamental flaws in terms of its AI, the triggers for AI being over-reliant on proximity triggers which breaks the immersionThis has some fundamental flaws in terms of its AI, the triggers for AI being over-reliant on proximity triggers which breaks the immersion (something I feel older games excelled at as all the cogs of the clock moved with or without you) as you learn to exploit proximity to certain characters to setup events in a very artificial and inorganic way which simply is not fun. The levels are somewhat inconsistent in quality and oddly the game engine or some other element (unknown to me) seemed to prevent them from having working elevators (hotel mission stands out as it has nothing but staircases everywhere), fiber wire takedowns are only possible on standing npcs so no classic Blood Money seated kill animations anymore. Finally the weapon system sucks as it regresses back to a pre-Blood Money style of set/fixed weaponry without any customisation possible which is also exploited to artificially inflate the number of weapons you can unlock, as you will get the same sniper 3 times but with an alternative scope on one, silent ammo on another and bullet penetration on the next one. These attachments should be interchangeable as you unlock them to encourage replay-ability with the new toys you get but instead that sense of discovery is sorely stunted due to a restrictive unlock system. The story takes a backseat as it should in a Hitman game, serving as an excuse to globe-trot from one level to the next but the music lets the game down moreso than anything else. The soundtrack is incredibly generic and feels far more like a wannabe 007 game than a stalking, calculating, contract killer experience. I have genuinely found the music is detrimental enough to the game that I play the game better when I boot up spotify to play classic Jesper Kyd Hitman scores as they always put me in the mindset of a more slow, methodical and silent killer, improving my approach to the game whereas the current score is too light and grandiose for its own good. It eradicates tension (which in turn makes me play carelessly as there is no weight to my actions) whereas as previous hitman scores of the Jesper Kyd variety always established an excellent tension for the player, informing the player that your actions can have actual domino-effect consequences and your next move could spoil all your hard work. The PS2 era hitman soundtrack established three core tenants of Hitman: Tension (to tell us to play carefully), anticipation (before a kill to provide a sense of achievement for that kill) and emotional payoff after a successful assassination. These are all feelings the current soundtrack is devoid of and as such it makes me play the game more carelessly and less methodically as it never establishes any stakes for our potential actions nor does it provide anticipation or emotional payoff after a kill. Every time I pull off a successful assassination in the game, the music makes that kill feel shallow and unimportant, like it does not matter. In a game about assassination, the kill should feel tense and provide a relief that you got away with it after. The new Hitman fails to encapsulate that core DNA that made the originals so great. That said it is more of a Hitman game than Absolution, even if I honestly preferred the music in Absolution.
    NOTE: On a positive note, the composer for this game did a better job on the soundtrack for the Patient Zero DLC campaign as it uses more classical piano cues which lend itself to the renaissance man vibes of classic hitman. So more of this for season 2 please.
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  7. Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Персонаж полностью украден с ассистухи из SS13!
    1. Он лысый
    2. Он дерется подручными инструментами(Огнетушителями в т.ч.) 3. Как только
    Персонаж полностью украден с ассистухи из SS13!
    1. Он лысый
    2. Он дерется подручными инструментами(Огнетушителями в т.ч.)
    3. Как только кто-то ослабил бдительность–он уже рядом, раздевает его
    4. Его боятся все главы всех организаций
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