Hitman's first season is a full-blown triumph. IO Interactive has masterfully pulled off this gamble with relatively few hiccups along the way. The world of assassination has never been a finer place to visit than it is right now.

This is an example of a franchise that keeps getting better, after waiting for such physical release to hit the shelves, it's just a game that worth the wait. Replay value is more than before, this is the first game that I don't mind not finishing it as soon as I got my hands into.

This game is very nicely made. From the very graphically impressive levels to the way you have to figure out how to take down your targets is so good.

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Really good enjoyable game great gameplay great action awesome graphics

When Absolution launched in 2012, it was the most mechanically solid and best-looking Hitman game to date, but it featured an atrocious story and several linear levels that went against the open-ended gameplay the series was known for.

It's only as hand-holding as players want it to be

Weird bugs destroying perfectly-planned progress

While we've generally strayed from reviewing individual episodes of games here at GameZone, Hitman's approach to the episodic format is quite different. Since there is very little story to tell, and rather a whole lot of experimental gameplay that rewards multiple playthroughs, Hitman gets a pass on...

Absolution's DNA is certainly visible almost immediately. Hitman controls just as fluidly as he did in that game, and the overall approach to completing levels remains the same; Giving players a buffet of choices of how to dispose of their target, This is evident right from the Tutorial missions,...

I only got to play Hitman on the PS4; so I'm unsure of how other consoles perform; but the loading times can be rather long; which is especially disappointing when you want to reload a save because you either messed up or want to try a different approach; The story is rather lackluster.

Usually we'd say that Telltale Games, famed for The Walking Dead, Minecraft: Story Mode, Wolf Among Us, Batman and other series, was the king of episodic games, but IO Interactive has very much stolen that crown with its novel take on the Hitman franchise.

To repeat the point I made nearly 2,000 words ago, Hitman has been the strongest game of the year for me so far, and is probably the most compelling murder simulator I'll play for a long, long time and I give it my unequivocal recommendation.

Snatched me bald.

Stunning locations; Variety of killing methods; Tons of replayability

Load times between deaths; Weak story