

One major difference from the predecessors that makes this hard is the fact that guards can see through your disguises if they can see you when you run out of instinct, and they will also follow you if you do anything suspicious (which for some reason includes standing still). While Hitman: Absolution rewards the player for being sneaky and a pacifist, it makes it extremely hard and simply not sensible. I feel like I am cheating when using instinct, but at the same time Hitman: Absolution is developed around this new function and for the most part forces you to use it. I personally feel like instinct caters too much to new players and simply isn’t a good addition to the Hitman gameplay. Hitman: Absolution introduces a new ability to Agent 47’s repertoire called “instinct.” Instinct allows Agent 47 to see people through walls as well as show him the paths which the NPCs will be taking.

There is no doubt that a lot of time went into the creation of this game and its graphics, and in my opinion it is one of the strongest points of Hitman: Absolution. The first mission alone displays the absolute beauty of this game when you are breaking into Diana’s mansion, as well as if you open the window shades of Diana’s mansion. One thing I definitely love about Hitman: Absolution is how beautiful and stunning the actual game is. The characters in Hitman: Absolution are also very stereotypical and controversial depictions in my opinion, and for the most part they are extremely annoying. However, because the game is more story-driven, the missions are much more linear and not as good as the rest of the Hitman franchise. The story of Hitman: Absolution is interesting and will definitely make you want to keep playing. This mission to kill Diana reveals a huge conspiracy in the agency which makes Agent 47 choose to go rogue as well. Agent 47’s handler within the agency, Diana, has gone rogue and Agent 47 is sent in to kill her and retrieve the girl she has with her.

Hitman: Absolution takes place in a fictional town called “Hope,” which is located in the real city of Chicago, Illinois. One example of these changes is the fact that Hitman: Absolution is more story-driven then its predecessors. The developers of Hitman: Absolution,IO Interactive, took a risk by changing main functions of the franchise. Hitman: Absolution is better then the rest of the franchise in certain ways, but the game is also quite lacking and worse then the rest of the franchise in certain ways.

Agent 47 returns in the fifth and most personal story-driven installment of the Hitman series, but is it as good as the former games? While I would love to be able to give you a straight up answer, I simply can’t.
