Recent reviews by Mr_H

Fun building, lots to explore and find. I found it much more fun with friends. definitely recommend checking custom difficulty settings to see if you want to deal with annoying things (weapon degradation, friendly fire, etc).

All in all, a really fun experience!

Apparently I was one of hte lucky ones who had no problem with the graphical side of the game (only one CTD on setup), so I got to play through it last night.

The Good
-This is like Hitman Blood Money 2. Much better then absolution.
-Paris level is HUGE...really well done.
-The level has a fair amount of replayability.

The Bad
-Only one episode/map for now, so be aware of that.
-Half of my friends were completly unable to play due to poor optimization/graphics issues. Why is there hardware locking?
-Always on connection: Seriously, this is a single player game. There is NO reason it has to be online at all.

To follow up on the always on connection issue: Getting halfway through a mission then disconnecting and losing your progress is a horrible thing. There's no reason for you to need to be connected to achieve the goals/unlocks. None whatsoever. As a result, I find myself rushing through missions to get unlocks so that I can try it from different angles...I don't take the time to enjoy the game as much as I'd like to.

TL;DR version: Hitman Blood Money 2 hampered by unecessary always on issue.

If the technical and always on issues are fixed, I'd recommend it. If you're really itching to play it, get it on sale. Don't buy the full game, it's not worth it at this point.