Absolution Misses It's Mark For My Entertainment, But It's Still Fun In Gameplay
After killing Diana, her final words to Agent 47 were to take her daughter Victoria away from the reach of the Agency, as they are after her. Basically from here on it's a cat and mouse chase, trying to protect Victoria from the Agency, narrowly escaping from those sent by the Agency to capture the girl. It's far from an original plot, and after numerous attempts to capture Victoria, and save her it just gets irritating and boring.
Hitman: Absolution is missing much substance, in an unoriginal plot and sluggish, cartoon-styled graphics. The only redeeming quality of Absolution is the quality of it's game-play, I still generally enjoyed silently killing off my target's bodyguards, changing disguises and finding alternative entrances into the target's home. I enjoy finding sewer entrances, roof access, and then infiltrating with the use of disguises, from dead guards of different levels of clearance.
Stealth still plays an important factor in Agent 47's missions, and is accessible and easy to utilize, it's not over-complicated by IO Interactive in this latest installment of the franchise.
The Good:
- Some fun, and enjoyable gun battles against intelligent AI enemies.
- Good selection of guns and weapons to use.
The Bad:
- An unoriginal plot, and story-line that becomes stagnant and eventually irritating, saving Victoria numerous times.
- Graphics appear improved, but at times it's feel overly polished with too many bright colors for the mood of such a dark game.
- It feels like a rehash, recycled missions and set-ups for assassinations feel recycled from previous installments and games. You feel that the full retail cost of the game, is a rip-off as you feel you've played Absolution before with Blood Money, and even Contracts.
Best advice I can give anyone tempted to give Absolution a try, avoid buying it unless you can find it for under £20, and if it's possible just rent it and save yourself the bother of the full retail price.