Certainly the most ”cinematic” of the Hitman games that I've played. Felt like I was star player in a really cheesy, high-budget action flick. Also the most divergent game of the series. Gone is 47's magic map – it was replaced with Spidey-senses. No more loadout screen – 47 has to be happy with the hand he's dealt. No more dialog choices – 47 was never a big talker anyway. Levels are more attractive than ever... as well as shorter and more compact. These are neither pros nor cons. A con would be the Quick Time Events injected into melee combat. I don't generally mind QTEs, but the prompts when playing with a keyboard seemed too hard to read for me, and ended up making close quarters rather frustrating. Thankfully, that can be avoided. Also felt like too many keys were used in general. A pro would be 47's new tag-and-bag skill... Point Shooting? Whatever it's called, the first time that I did it was certainly a highlight of my Hitman career. Slo-mo sniping is also pretty fun, and there are a couple levels that cater to that approach. Overall, I enjoyed the game. Maybe not my favorite (at least, Blood Money's ending was my favorite) but certainly not the worst (Contracts goes there).
If you're feeling nostalgic, this game's got it. If you're looking to waste time with questionably logical puzzles, this game's got it, too. In spades. With pixel hunting. Oh joy. GameFAQs got me though it, and because of that, I could enjoy the cute game with quirky dialogue and curious music. OCRemix even has a pretty decent remix of the album if you're into that.
