Absolution deserves more than a 7.5
- Nov 20, 2012 9:13 am GMT
I would say its 8.5 or better. The graphics and weapon sounds are awsome and the gameplay is like Blood money but much better. Absolution feels way more realistic than the previous games, like when you fire a gun or use the fiber wire, everything has a much better feel to it. Blood money feels childish compared to this game (although I still love Blood money). And its really difficult, at least on expert, which is a good thing of course. Im surprised that gamespot only gave this a 7.5, sure I have experienced some glitches but not any major ones.
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- Nov 20, 2012 9:46 am GMT
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Gets a 5 from me so far. It's much worse than Blood Money and the story is pretty embarassing. The graphics are indeed gorgeous though, I will give you that. The gameplay is a rather extreme step down from Blood Money. Instead of offering up large, open ended levels where you can experiment and play around with all sorts of different ways to take out your target, now everything feels extremely linear and streamlined. I blame Call of Duty, everything has to be simple and dumb these days.
Eh, at least we got Dishonored this year, a truly superb stealth game right there.
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- Nov 20, 2012 12:37 pm GMT
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Gets a 5 from me so far. It's much worse than Blood Money and the story is pretty embarassing. The graphics are indeed gorgeous though, I will give you that. The gameplay is a rather extreme step down from Blood Money. Instead of offering up large, open ended levels where you can experiment and play around with all sorts of different ways to take out your target, now everything feels extremely linear and streamlined. I blame Call of Duty, everything has to be simple and dumb these days.
Eh, at least we got Dishonored this year, a truly superb stealth game right there.
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Agree and disagree with both of ya. Id say it deserves an 8. Graphics obviously superb, sound is also pretty good. Gameplay is hit and miss, step down from blood money in some areas, but step up in others. For some reason my biggest issues in game is with the lack of simple animations. For examples, why do my guns appear and disappear when equipping stuff? Why can i holster a 2 handed sniper rifle in my ass? Why cant i drop things? Overall the game is well worth it and epic in a lot of areas. But at the same time makes you wonder wtf the devs were thinking in others. Its like step forward and backward.
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- Nov 20, 2012 12:41 pm GMTAlso like to add, im surprised you think Dishonored was superb. I thought it was way more linear than this game with a very pointless upgrade system, considering you had hardly anything to upgrade in any interesting way. Id actually give that game a 7.5.
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- Nov 20, 2012 1:37 pm GMT
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In what way is Absolution a step up from Blood Money from a gameplay perspective? The tiny, linear, levels alone almost kill this game entirely for me. And I'm not sure what to say to your opinion about Dishonored, did you even play it? There was nothing linear about that game and there was TONS to explore and it was all brilliantly atmospheric. I guess they could have done a little more with the upgrade system but it's not like it detracted from the experience by any means.....
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- Nov 20, 2012 2:55 pm GMT
When I wrote this I had only played the first two levels, kinda stupid of me. The third level sucked and felt too linear, and the end of the level, wtf was up with that? Thats not Hitman at all.. I hope the rest of the game is more like the first level. But I guess it will be more like a stupid action movie and less Hitman.. And you didn't even kill Diana yourself, it all happened in a cutscene, that was bad.
My point is that this game had the potential to be a 9 or even 10, if they kept the Blood Money gameplay style.
And is the sniper suitcase removed from the game?
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- Nov 20, 2012 3:09 pm GMT
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You know what's funny, a big part of this games advertising campaign was "Freedom of choice!", whereas it's previous installments had much more freedom!
All it needed was to be an updated version blood money with different levels, and it probably would've kicked ass and made dishonored look like a pathetic joke.
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- Nov 20, 2012 3:20 pm GMT
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You know what's funny, a big part of this games advertising campaign was "Freedom of choice!", whereas it's previous installments had much more freedom!
All it needed was to be an updated version blood money with different levels, and it probably would've kicked ass and made dishonored look like a pathetic joke.
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Yep. Instead we got Hitman : Dumbed Down Edition. Tiny, linear levels. Check. Loads of cutscenes with bad writing and constant f-bombs. Check. Quick Time Events. Check.
The Call of Duty generation has gotten its hooks into Hitman. All flash and no substance.
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- Nov 20, 2012 3:38 pm GMT
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I read a terrible review by PCgamer and downloaded it with a certain degree trepidation.
I have played all the Hitman games. I find this one the most polished and atmospheric. The graphics are quite stunning. It really is a next gen title. The sound is one of the best I have come across and the guns give off an authentic boom. The music is excellent and cues in when the action heats up. It really sucks you in.
Now for down side. I am not happy with the limited weapons and no load out. That's a poor decision. A great deal of fun was had customize your toys and acquiring new ones. Secondly, the game is rather linear in terms of creativity. What the hell happend to innovative kills? Now that just plan lazy, period and untrue to the hitman lineage.
HA could of got a 9.0 had it bothered. It didn't. However, it deserves an 8.0 but it cant argue with 7.5.
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- Nov 20, 2012 3:43 pm GMT
What!? You can't even buy upgrades and gear anymore? So no customization at all?
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What!? You can't even buy upgrades and gear anymore? So no customization at all? :(
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- Nov 20, 2012 4:34 pm GMTCirkelinespark wrote:
What!? You can't even buy upgrades and gear anymore? So no customization at all?
As far as all the gameplay elements that were changed from previous hitman games go, that is by far the least offensive.
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What!? You can't even buy upgrades and gear anymore? So no customization at all? :(
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As far as all the gameplay elements that were changed from previous hitman games go, that is by far the least offensive.
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- Nov 20, 2012 5:32 pm GMT
Ya, the story is pretty bad they killed the game with the retarded "cinematic" experience BS And when i said step ups, i mean the combat mainly, its more fluent via cover system and being able to hit Q to shank someone with a knife or even throw the knife. Minus the QTE though
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- Nov 20, 2012 6:35 pm GMT
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Well it gets worse. I bought some DLC weapons, as there is xxx all in the game only to find out you cant use them in the SP. That is just taking the piss.
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- Nov 20, 2012 10:13 pm GMTI've played 2 levels so far and I'm pretty disappointed, mainly with the score thing, why am I losing points for killing people, does it seriously want me to spend 6 hours choking people out? The whole point of the damn game is player choice, I want to be able to go through levels however I want without the game going "no you're doing it wrong!!!". Dishonored had a score system but at least that only punished you with one of two endings and it didn't feel like a big deal because you weren't seeing it pop up going "YOU KILLED SOMEONE, NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!" after every damn kill.
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- Nov 21, 2012 1:37 am GMT
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This game is ****ed up. They turned something good into an abomination!
Why why why! I don't get it...why would anyone do this?!
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- Nov 21, 2012 6:58 am GMT
Check the PCGamer review, all you need to know is there.
For me it's a 5.5 or a 6. Really disappointed, this game is a major letdown, all I was asking for is a Blood Money 2, instead we got this console crap for stupid kids. Probably a decent action game for consoles, but the worst Hitman game so far. Great gfx, I give you that.
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- Nov 21, 2012 7:54 am GMT
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[QUOTE="Cirkelinespark"]
This game is ****ed up. They turned something good into an abomination!
Why why why! I don't get it...why would anyone do this?!
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It's clearly an attempt to simplify and streamline the Hitman formula. So in other words, they were hoping for some mass market appeal for more money. Or in other words again, they Call of Dutierized Hitman. Indeed, all they really needed to do was make Blood Money 2 or just expand on that setup, but nooooo.
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- Nov 21, 2012 8:56 am GMT2bitSmOkEy wrote:Cirkelinespark wrote:
This game is ****ed up. They turned something good into an abomination!
Why why why! I don't get it...why would anyone do this?!
It's clearly an attempt to simplify and streamline the Hitman formula. So in other words, they were hoping for some mass market appeal for more money. Or in other words again, they Call of Dutierized Hitman. Indeed, all they really needed to do was make Blood Money 2 or just expand on that setup, but nooooo.
So what you're saying is that, this game was made by corporate aholes and not gamers? No wonder it's trash. This is EA all over again.---
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[QUOTE="2bitSmOkEy"][QUOTE="Cirkelinespark"]
This game is ****ed up. They turned something good into an abomination!
Why why why! I don't get it...why would anyone do this?!
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It's clearly an attempt to simplify and streamline the Hitman formula. So in other words, they were hoping for some mass market appeal for more money. Or in other words again, they Call of Dutierized Hitman. Indeed, all they really needed to do was make Blood Money 2 or just expand on that setup, but nooooo.
[/QUOTE] So what you're saying is that, this game was made by corporate aholes and not gamers? No wonder it's trash. This is EA all over again. :(- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Nov 21, 2012 9:01 am GMT
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Actually to be fair, later in the game the levels get a lot bigger. There are some very good missions, its just a shame they took so long to kick in. Playing the latter missions reminded me of the hitman of old, so Im quite pleased in the end.
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- Nov 21, 2012 9:13 am GMTI think Gamestop was right on the money with a 7.5 from what ive seen so far. Its definitely dumbed down a lot from the old ones. I miss the Start menu map and suspicion meter... Also, the instinct mode dumbs things down wayyy too much. It shows where everything is on the screen!! thats no fun! Games definitely worth playing, its good, fun and hysterical and has high replay value, just not as good as past ones...
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Hitman: Absolution
- Publisher(s): Square Enix
- Developer(s): Io Interactive
- Genre: Action
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- PEGI: 18+
