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𝖡𝖾𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖾: 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐, 𝖠𝖻𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝗆𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽, 𝗉𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝗆𝗉 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗈𝗀𝖺𝗆𝖾. 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗌 – 𝖺 𝗄𝖾𝗒 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖧𝗂𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾 – 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖽𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗅 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖨𝖮 𝖨𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖲𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝗂𝗑. 𝖭𝖾𝗂𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗆 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗈 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 – 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖲𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋. 𝖨 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖠𝖻𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗌 𝟧/𝟧 𝗂𝗇 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝖥𝗎𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝟦 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖽𝗈. 𝖨𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺 𝗌𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗀𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝖻𝗎𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀?
𝖲𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋: 𝗒𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒. 𝖫𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗐.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2827309396

ㅤㅤㅤAmong many misfortunes that have befallen me over the c(o)urse of my life, one stands out as particularly unpleasant – having been born too late to associate the very first Hitman game (Codename 47) with my childhood. You see, human memory is a wonderful thing; its failings and shortcomings are also its greatest strength – being able to take an objectively ugly or at best mediocre thing and give it some sort of nostalgic charm, smoothing over the rough edges, thus making it appear much better and more attractive than it actually is. Since I never played Codename 47 when I was a kid and was therefore deprived of the privilege to wear the nostalgia-tinted glasses, I saw it for what it was – a clunky, buggy mess with very few redeeming qualities. And let me tell ya – playing Absolution after having cleared the first instalment of the franchise not that long before felt surreal. I still find it hard to believe just how astonishingly gorgeous this ugly duckling managed to become thanks to IO's creative genius.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2858623672
ㅤㅤㅤOne thing must be made clear: when I say gorgeous, I don't mean just the graphics, even though this game still looks really good. It's more about something that can be called presentation – when you launch Absolution for the first time and stare at the main menu for way too long because of how bloody cool the thing is; when you begin playing and can't get enough of those impeccably done cinematic cutscenes and superb voice acting; when the game's mechanics just feel so fluid and natural to play around with. The fact that Absolution is so capable of exciting you and keeping you interested for a long time goes hand-in-hand with its apparent focus on replayability – every mission has about a dozen unique objectives that you can complete if you so wish. This can turn a three-hour playing session into redoing the same assignment again and again and again... but it doesn't get old, not in the slightest. Instead of zooming through chapters like a stealthy maniac on a killing spree, you're invited to meticulously study the very fabric of each level and reveal its innermost secrets, which is incredibly rewarding and feels like not just playing a game, but truly mastering it. This is probably my favourite part about Absolution and the reason I liked it so much.
ㅤㅤㅤThe gameplay loop will be very familiar to anyone who's ever played a Hitman title – but this time, creativity and unusual ways to dispatch your targets are encouraged. Looking for potential deadly interactions is made easier with a new feature called Instinct – hold a button to use 47's intuition and highlight objects of interest. Instinct can be depleted, but you may recover it by successfully performing certain actions like finding Evidence. Levels are often extremely expansive, containing so many features that some assignments feel like complete games on their own. Sadly, a lot is missing due to the fact that Contracts will never be available again; while you can still enjoy the main story, the absence of this gamemode does take away certain mechanics like upgrading your weapons. It's still possible to upgrade 47's stats like Weapon Handling and Throwing, but the increments are ridiculous sometimes; the one that made me laugh out loud in disbelief was 'Improves running speed by 2%'. Hooray!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2858486045
ㅤㅤㅤOne part of Hitman that was somehow a miss is the story – banal and trite, its core premise can be summed up as 'a powerful man tries to save a fragile girl who is insanely valuable' – a trope that is older than Jesus, worn off and battered so much that it looks weird in such an outstanding videogame. Actually, the plot is filled to the brim with tired clichés of various kinds of cringe-inducing potential, but the voice actors did such a good job and the animations were so on point that despite feeling like I'm being made to swallow the same dish that thousands of people chewed on and spit out before, I enjoyed it immensely.


🏆 ACHIEVEMENTS


⚔️ CHALLENGE
📅 MISSABLE?
🩺 BROKEN?
⏱ 100% PLAYTIME


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Apart from the eight inaccessible achievements, the rest of them are fairly easy to obtain. One achievement you may struggle with is Absolution, which requires you to complete the game as a professional. You may choose between three professional difficulties – Hard, Expert, Purist – and only Purist is actually challenging, as it removes your interface entirely. The rest is a cakewalk.
ㅤㅤㅤ📌Okay, I know this may seem like a stretch, but on the off chance that you enjoy videogames – even a little bit – you should give Absolution a go. You may not be getting a full package, but what there is now is easily worth the full price.
💻 𝐢𝟓-𝟗𝟑𝟎𝟎𝐇, 𝐆𝐓𝐗 𝟏𝟔𝟓𝟎𝐓𝐢, 𝟖𝐆𝐁 𝐑𝐀𝐌
✨ 𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟎𝐱𝟏𝟎𝟖𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
📝 My poor little laptop did its best and only struggled a little bit on big levels with a ton of NPCs and vegetation; stable 60 FPS most of the time with rare drops to about 50. Nothing that would make the game unplayable.
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