Having come into this game with no knowledge of "Death To Spies" beyond the name, I have no clue why people say this is bad. It's rough, don't get me wrong, but not bad. I mean, I'm getting Professional or Wolfhound rankings in every level, it's not impossible (though I am save scumming a bit). It's very "Hitman is bought off Wish."

So, the downsides: The cutscenes outside of missions are stylised. The problem is, while it's a neat idea, it is kinda... Bad. It's just sepia still images, it's not super engaging, especially given they love to use action scenes. The disguise system is a little broken, you need like three disguises each level and there's no real hint as to what works where short of people A) shooting at you or B) Your suspicion bar shooting up. Plus, while you can guard or wait in disguise, they still see right through it, so it's pointless. Then there's instinct mode, which isn't actually that helpful for enemies (white is alive, yellow is "can see you", no idea what red is). It does tell you where items are or if a body is hidden, but that's not that helpful. Plus, you only have five ways to knock out enemies: chloroform (you can only use it twice), traq darts (risky and needs to be bought, but do thankfully work instantly), soporific (only for drinks), set pieces (rare) or using your ENTIRE slow filling instinct bar to choke them out. And while there is accident kills and points of interest, even on easy they're not highlighted and the map only shows a handful of NPCs (though targets are always on the map).

Now, what are the pros? Well, for starters, this game requires insanely little demand. It's about the same as all of the first four Hitman games, which is nice for those of us without strong PCs. The plot is interesting, not groundbreaking, but genuinely a nice spin on a historical event. You can "run" while sneaking, which is a mercy given slow sneaking was always a nightmare in the old Hitman games, and makes knocking out or killing enemies in stealth far easier. You're given a variety of items to start the missions with, some of which can be upgraded, and you're given more points for better rankings so it encourages you to do better similar to Hitman Blood Money's payment system. Plus, while using the entire instinct bar is annoying, it is nice to have the option to choke people out instead of running out of options and having to resort to sneaking (nigh impossible in some missions) or murder (bad for the ranking), and it also instantly refills should you complete an objective which has been handy on occasion. The variety of maps is also interesting, and while some remind me of levels in Hitman I'd much rather play Alekhine's maps because they're just less frustrating. Plus, having a whistle button just makes luring folk far easier, I play the pied piper and rush past the NPCs thanks to that, it's surprisingly more useful than you think.

Look, I'm not about to say that this game is going to blow your mind. It's got flaws, but it also has potential. You can see that they really did want this to be a good stealth game, but it slips up in places. Honestly, my biggest bugbear is the lack of being able to choke folk out all the time, waiting to knock people out is frustrating. But otherwise, I'm doing great in this and the achievements don't force you to break your keyboard playing on the hardest difficulty, so it's a nice alternative to everyone's barcode baldy. I'm not saying to buy it full price, but it's solid game to kill time with. Not life changing, not really new, but it's certainly not trash. It's cubic zirconia: It's not a diamond, but you can still be happy with it.

So very briefly, which is what this game deserves, non of your time.

- Mini map is gone
- Suspicion, inventory and others logic's has drastically changed for the worst
- Guns and items are to be paid for instead of using them supplied by your employer for practical purposes
- Stealth changed in to.. Some cringe bs..
- Went for a modern approach but ruined the original game concept.
- You can't stop aiming down your sight once you equip a gun. No, it is not a bug.
- Tried copying hitman, very, very sad. It used to be better then the hitman series. This is how you kill a amazing title.

Don't waste your money and don't waste your time. There is no 3th sequel here, just a big let down.

Seriously. Don't even think about it. NO, it is nothing like the previous games.
I wish they deleted this, we could forget about it and instead make a 3th game with the original engine with some little fine tuning like the 2nd sequel. This is just absolute garbage.

The biggest let down here is that the studio finally had some money and time but then you push out such a filthy just plain out offensive joke of game.

It makes me furious to know that not only the title has been killed in such a cheap and idiotic way but that it will never continue. It is just disrespectful to your user base.

Nobody there thought "Oh well.. Maybe we should start over, maybe they deserve better and we shouldn't give them a turd on a platinum platter.

F you too mate. Choke on the money.