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dmullig2's Hitman: Absolution (360)
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| [November 25, 2012 12:26:20 PM]
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This weekend, I decided to rent the new game Hitman: Absolution. I have never played a Hitman game before, but I did know what it was. I’ve recently been hearing good things about the game, so I decided to try it out. The core concept was appealing enough for me to warrant a try, even though I haven’t played previous installments. Upon playing the game, I can definitely say that it is certainly enjoyable and very ambitious, but the biggest highlight was something I wasn’t expecting.
Hitman Absolution isn’t just about killing people. This game is more about how to kill people and is the biggest factor in this game. The story is decent enough and the gameplay is well done, but the biggest strength is actually something that I did not expect from a game like this: choice. While the choice system in this game is nothing like, say, The Walking Dead Game, it is still very intriguing. Players choose how to kill their assigned targets. A person can be sneaky, not having to kill a single person other than their target. Someone could also blast their way through the level, killing everybody in sight and causing mass chaos. The different ways to approach a mission really sells the game as the choice players make are really exciting to watch.
In one mission, I decided to sneak through with non-violent tactics and using disguises. The next mission I exploded my target in an alleyway full of fireworks. Every different mission can warrant different tactics, and that is very appealing. Much of this mechanic is heavily relying on level design. Without a good level to explore choices, this game would fall apart. However, the developer did an excellent job crafting each level to maintain the semblance of varying choices. In one level, the player must enter a building to get to the target, and in all honesty, can conceivably enter through 5 different places. The game gives numerous amounts of choices for the player to make, which really separates this game from many other games that have similar elements.
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dmullig2's Hitman: Absolution (360)
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GameLog started on: Sunday 25 November, 2012
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