Hitman: Codename 47 review

Meh

by Arteeten

Is Hitman: Codename 47 a Masterpiece? No. Is it a good Game? Yes. Would I pay more for it than I did in the Steam Summer Sale? No. Why? The Controls: The first Hitman is old .. Really old. This is already evident from the Controls that will confuse every Player at the Beginning. Something like that leads to Patches every now and then in the Mission, which unfortunately usually leads to The failure of the whole Level. That also brings me straight to point two. The Difficulty level: The Game is less challenging more unfair. The Reason for this is, on the one hand, the Non-existent Checkpoint system, which would have saved immensely in frustration, on the other hand the almost ridiculous Respapt Mechanics. If you Die in a Mission, you will reappear on the Map at a certain Point, but all Guards will remain on Alert, which will result in being changed again in the Blink of An Eye. The whole thing still without Checkpoints leads to Teeth grinding and Tantrums. Outdated Technology and Game Mechanics: If all this were not already nice enough, even smaller Bugs lead to The situation where you can only cancel the Mission. Add to that the AI is damn sensitive. In one Mission, it doesn't bother an Idiot to push your Colleague a few Feet further, in another everyone raced out the same just because you're carrying a different Weapon than the Guards. On Top of that, Hitman unfortunately plays himself a bit stiff. Often it happens that you stand too close or too far away from a Guard, and therefore she gets Wind of it that you want to get her on the Collar. All of the Above points lead to an extremely frustrating Gaming Experience. So why do I recommend this Game in the first place? The green one is the Music, which really fits atmospherically and harmoniously with every Level. Even the Level Design is pretty, and for the old Graphics really nicely peppered with Details. Although some Actions can be performed very Stiffly and often lead to Frustration, it is all the more Fun if the whole Plan works and you can complete the Mission in one Go without even having been discovered once. It's cool to explore the Environment to find out what is the best Way to achieve your Goal, and even better even when it works out. All in all, I liked the Game and I'm already looking forward to trying out the second Part. I recommend that You buy game right in The Bundle with the other Parts of the Series, because more than a few Euros I wouldn't spend on that show my top Points are already sufficient. However, all People should be warned that Hitman: Codename 47 is not a Sugar Scare.