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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Hitman: Absolution review: beautiful contracts.

    Hitman: Absolution is nearly everything I want from a video game. It's beautiful, big, and an absolute blast to play. IO Interactive has crafted a game filled with so many interesting sandboxes to play in, that it's hard not to come back over and over again.
    Nov 18, 2012 5:00am PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Hitman: Absolution review: beautiful contracts.

    Hitman: Absolution is nearly everything I want from a video game. It's beautiful, big, and an absolute blast to play. IO Interactive has crafted a game filled with so many interesting sandboxes to play in, that it's hard not to come back over and over again. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      So what of the publications that gave poor early reviews? Trolling for hits? : Creepin_Jeezus
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        I haven't read any of the other reviews--what did they say? : AndrewYoon
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          That it was utter garbage. And after seeing a playthrough of the game where you killed a luchadore in th... : GigiLeCheshire
          • So... you agree but haven't played the game. Ok. : Borrowed Ladder
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            From what I'm reading in other people's reviews, it seems people are upset that you *can* play it in ways... : AndrewYoon
            • It's the principal of it all. It took blood, sweat, and MANY TEARS to get a Silent Assassin rank in prev... : GigiLeCheshire
        • Didn't care enough to read much, but wasn't there a couple of threads the other day here about PC Gamer h... : Creepin_Jeezus
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          That's it really doesn't reflect what made the previous Hitman games brilliant: http://www.rockpapersh... : chepito_
          • Wow that's pretty scathing. Blood Money was fantastic and straying from that formula seems like a terribl... : marmiteThis person is cool!
          • Oh man ouch : bolneze
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          Read this: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/18/wot-i-think-hitman-absolution/ It makes me sad, ... : ysbreker
          • "Absolution is a clever free-form Contracts mode with less hits than the New Radicals" Fucking amazing... : NickDelios
          • Ouch. : freshykThis person is cool!
          • Yeah, I just canceled my pre-order. I'll still play it eventually, but what I really wanted was just m... : qwpeoriuThis person is cool!
          • how does that review say the levels are small but Andrew Yoon's the exact opposite? : grandmasterleeThis person is cool!
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            "Seconds later I was dressed as a chipmunk mascot and as I scaled the side of the building, a preposterou... : AndrewYoon
            • That's basically the complaint though, the new game very often forces your hand or limits your options, a... : Tchest
          • don't they want people to finish it? do these types of reviews reflect how the game is evolving? : DownforceThis person is cool!
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        To be fair, he's not the only reviewer to actually be very positive to the game in his review. It's got r : AroundTheFur1380
        • I didn't mean for it to read like I was dismissing their opinion, but was rather hoping for a genuine opi... : Creepin_Jeezus
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        http://www.pcgamer.com/review/hitman-absolution-review/ : yosemiteclimberThis person is cool!
        • ouch : bolneze
    • How do you feel it stacks up to Blood Money? : Talonus.
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      This looks more like a paid advertisement than an actual review. Check out RPS review to get the real id... : Azriel7
      • If you hat this game, it will start to wear on you. : sogelegos
      • I'd wear this game like a tricorne : Dave-A
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        FREE HAT : SockMonkehThis person is cool!
        • TF2 ruined everything TF2 is awesome : Borrowed Ladder
        • GG Valve. :( : Super Sparker
        • http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110822225309/southpark/images/2/29/Xgxdfs.png : abrasionThis person is cool!
    • How the heck can anyone say this game is "beautiful"? Ugly duckling. : SlamDunkThis person is cool!
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      This is nearly everything you want from a game, yet also has a terrible story? Got it. That makes perfect... : Wisp!
      • wisp, he wants flawed games that aren't perfect, come on. : chepito_
      • Some people dont play videogames for the story and don't really care if it has one. When I was throwin... : Borrowed Ladder
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        What's what nearly means : OverloadUT
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          what : Wisp!
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            Haha "That's what nearly means" : OverloadUT
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              I would think nearly would be like... "this game is awesome, but the last twenty minutes were silly" or "... : Wisp!
              • Completely depends on what you want to get out of a video game. For many, an awesomely fun game with a sh : OverloadUT
    • Good to see that PC Gamer's Tom Franics was plain old wrong. : Sgt_BoomstickThis person is cool!
    • Having read a handful of very different reviews, I think I now understand what's up with this game. Appa... : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
    • I think this is a game that you just have to play and see for yourself. I think I'll like it a lot. : Snipergen
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      Have you played any of the other hitman games Andrew? I'm just wondering for context. This sounds like a ... : nwillard
      • I was thinking about asking the same thing because it doesn't seem like he has. Not that it diminishes or... : qwpeoriuThis person is cool!
      • That's what it sounds like from the reviews I've read. A terrible Hitman game but decent on its own. I wa... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      I think it looks fun. fuck the haters. killing people is fun in games. and the engine looks good. : chillnThis person is cool!
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        The Conan review sold it for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5XLrtLsGt_g : HalenThis person is cool!
        • those are great : bolneze
        • Hahaha thats freakin hilarious : chillnThis person is cool!
        • ha. That is great : gimpness
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      The only source I trust (PC Gamer) gave it 62%. Apparently it strips away basically everything that made ... : rottdcorpse
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        PC Gamer has amended their review a bit: "A note from Tom: At the time I reviewed it for the print edi... : Keefinator
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          Fair enough, but still...it doesn't change the overall message of the review. : rottdcorpse
          • I'm playing it and so far it's brilliant. : vai90
    • If you want to try this game out , just go to Mygame9.com and download it Download this game for free fr... : gamesfest9