Since you guys asked so nicely...If you frequent this thread, you will know that I am a Hitman fan. After much resistance, I was willing to accept that this is a "new direction" for the franchise and that it can still be a great game, just not a Hitman game. As it turns out, that is just not the truth about this game. It is not even a great game, or a good game. It is a mediocre game that looks beautiful. It's like trying to be in a long term relationship with a girl that all she has going for her is her looks. The game has no depth. The replay value is low. You will play a few levels here and there, but it will get dull fast. One of the fun things I tried doing was to see how quickly I could Sam Fisher enemies from the start as I plowed my way through before being noticed. This was fun just for a bit.
I then tried to replay the game on purist, because after all... that mode was made for fans like me, right? Nope. Purist just doesn't work. The levels were not designed to be played in this fashion (see trainstation). It's the equivalent of being handed a screwdriver and told to tighten a bolt. I'm sure you could stab the edges until it gets tight, but it really is the wrong tool for the job and it is not more "fun." It's just stupid.
Contracts mode you say? The levels are constricted, and more often the cost:benefit of just quickly shooting someone in the head and bolting to the exit is better than tediously killing the target the way the contract was intended. Moreover, the money you get is practically useless. You upgrade your ballers and what are you going to do with the rest of the money? Upgrade guns you'll never use? Speaking of upgrades, talk about getting the shaft. In BM, you knew you were the shit when you had this:
Fully upgraded ballers were fucking lethal. You no longer have that satisfaction.
