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The sixth major installment in the best-selling TPP stealth game series, which originated in 2000 and is continually developed by IO Interactive - the studio also known for the Kane & Lynch franchise. This next chapter in the career of the titular hitman, Agent 47, as always offers an impressive degree of freedom when it comes to means to complete your objectives – you may either go in stealthy or start a shootout.
Last Update: February 10, 2017
Hitman Game Guide
Unofficial guide to Hitman most of all contains a very detailed walkthrough for all available missions (contracts). Each mission was very thoroughly described.
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[1:26] Hitman GOTY trailer
[0:54] Hitman Welcome to the Playground
The main pros of the game
- Gameplay Variety and Freedom: Players appreciate the vast number of ways to approach missions and eliminate targets, highlighting the freedom to experiment with different tactics and strategies. The game encourages creativity in how players complete objectives, reminiscent of earlier titles like *Blood Money*.
- Immersive Environments: The detailed and well-designed levels, such as Hokkaido, Sapienza, and Paris, are frequently praised for their atmosphere and the richness of their environments, which enhance the overall gameplay experience.
- Strong Characterization: Agent 47 is viewed as a compelling protagonist, and the voice acting, particularly by the actors behind Agent 47 and Diana Burnwood, is well-received. The narrative elements interwoven with gameplay add depth to the experience.
- Replayability: The game offers significant replay value due to its open-ended nature, allowing players to revisit missions and try different methods of assassinations, as well as complete various challenges and achievements.
The main cons of the game
- Always Online Requirement: A significant number of players express frustration with the always-online requirement for saving progress, which can lead to disconnections and loss of progress during gameplay.
- Voice Acting Issues: Some players find the voice work of certain male NPCs, particularly Yuri Lowenthal, repetitive and irritating, suggesting a lack of variety in voice acting for male characters.
- Technical Issues: Users report bugs, glitches, and performance problems, particularly after patches, which can detract from the gaming experience. Some players feel that the game feels "broken" at times due to these issues.
- Difficulty Balance: Some players note that the difficulty can be inconsistent, with certain missions being easier or harder than expected, which can affect overall enjoyment.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Offline Play: Many players wish for the option to play offline, as the always-online requirement is seen as unnecessary for a single-player experience.
- Diverse Voice Acting: There is a desire for more varied voice actors for NPCs to enhance immersion and reduce the repetitiveness of hearing the same voices.
- Improved AI Behavior: Some users express a need for better AI reactions and behaviors, particularly in combat scenarios, to make the game feel more realistic.
- More Content Variety: Players have suggested that the game could benefit from more diverse missions or locations rather than relying heavily on the same maps for different challenges.
Summary
- Overall, HITMAN? is regarded as a strong entry in the series, with a focus on player choice and creativity, but it faces criticism in areas such as technical stability and voice acting variety.
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GAMERS Score
Average score from 2489 votes. 595 players anticipated the game.
Hitman Description
Hitman is the sixth installment in the cult TPP action-game series, where the player could resort to a full-blown shoot-out, stealth infiltration, and anything in between in order to complete the mission - to locate and eliminate his living target in a more or less sandbox location. This chapter was created by the fathers of the series – the Danish developer company IO Interactive.
Story
The thing that stands out, in contrast to the previous chapters, is the lack of any number or a subtitle in the sixth installment's title. That's because the new Hitman for PC and XONE is not a direct sequel to any of the previous chapters. Although Agent 47 reprises his role as the protagonist, and the game is set after the events of Hitman: Absolution (the fifth part), the plot is unrelated to any of the previous stories.
Gameplay
As usual, the game offers several methods to complete the mission objective – you can either sneak past the guards, or just shoot them, albeit provoking a shoot-out can easily come bite you in the back (after all, Agent 47 is not Rambo). The game itself encourages more subtle (or at least less suspicious) methods, e.g. infiltration in disguise, long-range sniping, usage of silenced weapons, poisoning, or staging various kinds of accidents.
The most important feature of the new Hitman is its abandoning of linear gameplay structure. Now, instead of a string of missions, you will be given a number of locations scattered across the globe - much larger in scale than before. You return to a location from time to time in order to complete main missions as well as additional contracts. At first, individual jobs are seemingly unrelated; as the story progresses, however, you discover an intricate plot connecting your activities. Furthermore, the missions are longer and more complex, sometimes they offer optional targets to eliminate, and completing them may take several hours of gameplay. Apart from story missions, the developers will periodically offer extra contracts that can be performed only during a set time window, and once over a certain period of time.
One more interesting thing is that the game is a partial release. The game's design intends for it to be expandable over time, offering new challenges (including story-related ones). However, in contrast to many modern-day AAA games, Hitman’s extra content is completely free – no paying for DLCs, no microtransactions, no Season Passes, etc.
Technology
The game employs the Glacier 2 engine, the same one that was used in the previous installment, although it was properly improved since then. Now Hitman on PC and XONE can boast excellent visuals, befitting a game intended for eight generation platforms.
Last updated on August 18, 2015
August 3, 2019
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Hitman Series
A highly popular series combining elements of action and stealth games, featuring the missions of a paid assassin - Agent 47. The series was created by Danish development studio IO Interactive.
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Hitman Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: Square Enix
Hitman System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 or better, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz/AMD FX-8350 4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 770/Radeon R9 290 or better, Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Hitman 1 and 2 Free for Hitman 3 Owners; Series Merged as One Platform
The Hitman series is about to see some big changes. They will be felt primarily by owners of the third installment, who will soon receive access to Hitman 1 and 2 content for free as part of the World of Assassination platform.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
January 3, 2023
Hitman Trilogy Soon on Game Pass and Steam
IO Interactive announced the release of Hitman Trilogy set. Its digital version will hit the market soon - and it will be available in Game Pass and on Steam.
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Hubert Sledziewski
January 13, 2022
Hitman Release Enraged GOG.com Users
The release of Hitman on GOG.com has enraged the users of the service. This is due to the fact that the store is famous for its lack of DRM, and this stealth game requires an internet connection to access all content.
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Adrian Werner
September 26, 2021
Hitman 3 Launch Exclusively on EGS; Store Will Give Away First Part
Hitman 3 on PC will be available only on Epic Games Store for the first 12 months. The store will also give away the first part of the game for free as part of its weekly special offer.
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Karol Laska
August 20, 2020
February monthly games on PlayStation Plus
In February monthly games on PlayStation Plus, subscribers can downloaded first season of Hitman and For Honor.
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Michael Kulakowski
January 30, 2019
Hitman's prologue available for free
As Io-Interactive now has full rights to the Hitman franchise, they decided to make the first location in the game free for all players. Enjoy!
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June 20, 2017
Square Enix wants Hitman to survive the sale of IO Interactive
Despite the decision to sell IO Interactive, Square Enix wants to see to it that the developer's Hitman series and other IPs stay in good hands.
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May 30, 2017
Hitman: The Complete First Season to hit shelves in January
Square Enix have announced the release date and content of Hitman boxed edtion. Hitman: The Complete First Season is going to hit the stores on January 31, 2017.
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September 1, 2016
Arma III Eden Update goes live introducing a new map editor, server browser, and audio enhancements
Arma III Eden Update is now available. With it players can enjoy the new Eden 3D Editor, launcher-based server browser and major audio and visual enhancements.
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February 19, 2016
Hitman becomes a fully episodic game and here's the Collector’s Edition
The upcoming Hitman got a new release format. Square Enix revealed that each of the six in-game locations will be sold separately. This decision resulted in changing the content and price of the Intro Pack.
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