Hitman Absolution (2012) | PC First Gameplay

Описание: Hitman: Absolution is a 2012 action stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix's European branch.[6] It is the fifth installment in the Hitman series and the sequel to 2006's Hitman: Blood Money. Before release, the developers stated that Absolution would be easier to play and more accessible, while still retaining hardcore aspects of the franchise.[7] The game was released on 20 November 2012 for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[8] On 15 May 2014, Hitman: Absolution – Elite Edition was released for macOS by Feral Interactive;[9] it contains all previously released downloadable content, including Hitman: Sniper Challenge, a "making of" documentary, and a 72-page artbook.[9] On 11 January 2019, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released enhanced versions of Absolution and Blood Money for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection.[10]

Absolution's single-player campaign follows genetically engineered contract killer Agent 47 and his efforts to protect a similarly genetically enhanced teenage girl from various parties who wish to use her potential as an assassin for their own ends, including a private military company, several criminal syndicates, and 47's own former employers, the International Contract Agency (ICA). For the first time in the series, the game featured an online component called "Contracts", which allowed players to create their own custom objectives for any of the missions in the base game and share them with others.

The game was met with a polarized reception upon release, with most of the praise focusing on its graphics, environments and locations, as well as varied gameplay options. However, many critics and players disliked the game for its narrative, issues with the disguise system, and the game's linear structure as opposed to the open ended nature of previous installments. As of March 2013, the game had sold over 3.6 million copies. Following Absolution's reception, the series returned to a more open-ended style of gameplay and featured a new storyline in 2016's Hitman.
Gameplay
In this gameplay screenshot, Agent 47 is disguised as a policeman. Disguises allow players to gain access to previously restricted areas.

Hitman: Absolution is a stealth game in which the player assumes the role of a hitman named Agent 47. Presented from a third-person perspective, the gameplay centers around completing a number of objectives within a series of levels.[11][12] Objectives range from reaching the end of a level to eliminating specific individuals.[12] The player chooses how to complete each mission and is able to take multiple paths to reach targets and locations.[13] Players may use pistols, bottles or bricks, assault or sniper rifles, shotguns, fiber-wire, or steel pipes against enemies if opting for action-oriented approaches, or avoid adversaries altogether by using disguises, blending into the environment, and only attacking specific targets using a stealth-oriented approach.[14][15][16] Agent 47 also has an 'Instinct' ability that lets the player monitor enemies more easily.[13] There are environmental ways to kill or distract individuals; players can use poison to spike coffee, pull a switch to make a disco ball fall and break, cause a massive explosion at a gas station, pull levers to make scaffolding to fall down, instigate small or large fires, or even set off fireworks.[13][17] Players must complete a number of chapters in order to progress through the story. The player journeys to a wide variety of locations, including a mansion, library, strip club, gun store, wrestling arena, courthouse, and hotel before the finishing the game.[17]

Absolution introduces an online option to the Hitman series, 'Contracts', where players can create their own missions for other players to participate in.[18] Players choose one of the areas from the game's story missions and decide which non-player characters (NPCs) are required to be eliminated, what weapon must be used to eliminate each target, what disguise is required, whether the body must be hidden or not and if the player is allowed to be spotted by the AI.[19] The online servers for "Contracts" were shut down in May 2018 due to IO Interactive encountering difficulties in complying with GDPR legislation.[20]
Plot

Genetically engineered assassin Agent 47 (David Bateson) is ordered by the International Contract Agency (ICA), to kill his former handler Diana Burnwood (Marsha Thomason), who, for unknown reasons, has betrayed the organisation. Burnwood has sabotaged funding streams and publicized their database, bringing undesired attention to the Agency. 47 infiltrates Diana's Chicago estate and reluctantly shoots her in the bathroom.