Hitman: Absolution

While Hitman Absolution may be the weakest entry in the series, it's still a great game overall, and it still holds up even today.

For whatever reason I'm enjoying it more now than I did then. Great graphics for the time. The story is trying to be a Bourne rip off and thats not a bad thing. Plays great and sounds great.

Been my favorite for many years and still does

I wrote a 1138 word review that won't fit here but i'll share the conclusion: *Conclusion* Let me just start by pointing this out; I've put 21-23 hours into Hitman: Absolution. I've put over 330 hours into Hitman 2016. Hitman 2016 is one of my all-time favourite games (out of 950+ games) and i can't wait to replay its missions with new options in Hitman 2. Hitman: Absolution is ocassionally fun but deeply flawed and i'm completely done with it already. But if you do love being "sneaky kill man" and you've already played most Hitman/Dishonored/Deus Ex/etc games then you can certainly enjoy this. Because sometimes, even for just a few minutes, Hitman: Absolution is really good. ___ If you want to read the full review you can find it here: https://www.grouvee.com/user/anarchistica/reviews/1402388/

IOI were part way into the production for this game when Rockstar announced Max Payne 3. As a consequence, the focus of development into what became Absolution pivoted to be one a linear, narrative driven cover shooter. I don't hate it but it's not Hitman and it's certainly no Max Payne 3. Following the reception of this game it was wise that IOI decided to leave Rockstar to do what they do best and focus the Hitman series on being the best assassination and murder simulator in the world.