
Hitman: Absolution is the fifth entry in developer IO Interactive’s longstanding stealth-action franchise, and the first since 2006’s Hitman: Blood Money. Fortunately, it’s all the better for it.īut let’s take a step back first. This whole idea of games having to last longer in order to be worthy of a player’s time and money is widespread, and one that Hitman: Absolution follows to a T. And let’s not forget this generation’s massive spike in DLC either. Some-like Call of Duty or Halo-have opted to do this by featuring a deep multiplayer suite, while others-like Skyrim or Borderlands-have chosen to simply pack as much content as they can onto a single disc. Players expect to get a bigger bang for their collective buck now more than ever, a sentiment that has led many game companies to pack as much replay value as they can into their titles. Legal and Intro movies can now be skipped immediately on startup after the game, on all launches but the very first on a machine.Here’s a simple truth: Modern gamers love longevity.A problem with keyboard and mouse controls where users would accidentally melee attack a person next to them when they intended to throw an item has been addressed.

Newly accomplished positive scores will be needed to erase your incorrectly remembered negative scores. Problems with negative level-scores have been fixed.Note that North American users that have been provided the Sniper Challenge by Gamestop will need a separate unlock key in addition to this.On first starting the patched game you will receive your unlocks. Problems with the Sniper Challenge Unlocks not carrying over into Hitman: Absolution have been addressed.

