Hitman: Absolution video teases gameplay, shoot-out

Square Enix and IO Interactive have shown off a short gameplay teaser in preparation for a full uncut playthrough of the stage releasing tomorrow.

Steve Watts

October 10, 2011 7:15 AM

Update: A full video walkthrough has been released.

You can get a look at Agent 47's return in Hitman: Absolution. Publisher Square Enix gave us a teasing snippet of gameplay footage today. In it, we see our anti-hero infiltrate an otherwise secure Chicago library and start thinning the herd one-by-one. But be warned: the trailer doesn't really show off a stealthy approach.

IO Interactive has been saying the right things for Hitman fans, promising a hardcore mode for those who take their stealthy hits seriously. Check out our E3 preview for more details.

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Square Enix and IO Interactive have shown off a short gameplay teaser in preparation for a full uncut playthrough of the stage releasing tomorrow.
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  October 10, 2011 9:53 AM
  
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  - LoioshDwaggie
    
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    October 10, 2011 10:00 AM
    
    I need the UNF button.
  - Creepin_Jeezus
    
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    October 10, 2011 10:15 AM
    
    That looks fucking awesome. Squeenix seem to be funding / publishing a lot of awesome games these days.
  - o0JediBeavis0o
    
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    October 10, 2011 10:44 AM
    
    It looks good, but I'd rather see a silent assassin run through.
    - o0JediBeavis0o
      
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      October 10, 2011 12:13 PM
      
      Also, that music? http://inception.davepedu.com/
  - spazzium
    
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    October 10, 2011 11:05 AM
    
    That looks really good. How much story would I miss if I've not really played any Hitman?
    - Creepin_Jeezus
      
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      October 10, 2011 11:08 AM
      
      I've only played the last game, and it seemed pretty self contained to me. I'm guessing re-occurring main characters, but that's it?
      - Creepin_Jeezus
        
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        October 10, 2011 11:09 AM
        
        And the last game it TOTALLY worth playing. Grab it on steam. Still a really fun and good looking game despite it's age.
      - Lone Swordsman
        
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        October 10, 2011 4:33 PM
        
        I suspect Absolution will make a lot more sense if you know what happened in the last game, although that's assuming they don't do a thorough recap.
  - Rice-Rocketeer
    
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    October 10, 2011 11:13 AM
    
    Holy shit, that looks like sex.
  - imperator
    
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    October 10, 2011 11:45 AM
    
    Marketing is working on fixing the resolution on that, proper 720p should be incoming.
  - Mad Brahmin Disease
    
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    October 10, 2011 11:58 AM
    
    lol at the hippies.
  - bolneze
    
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    October 10, 2011 12:11 PM
    
    omg fapfapfapfap
    - bolneze
      
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      October 10, 2011 12:21 PM
      
      looks like its going to have the same limitations as the previous games like magically changing clothes, not a true "open world," lots of scripting, but still going to be fucking awesomeeeeeeee
  - supaLink
    
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    October 10, 2011 12:21 PM
    
    So I'm guessing if you're super sneaky/silent assassin status you probably won't encounter the helicopter? Hope that event isn't forced onto you.
  - chazums
    
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    October 10, 2011 12:57 PM
    
    BWAAAAA
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    October 10, 2011 1:37 PM
    
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  - TheNiXXeD
    
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    October 10, 2011 2:13 PM
    
    Looks really awesome to me. Usually the first level is pretty linear and scripted like that, so I'm not too worried. I've played Blood Money so many times over, it's not even funny. I'm excited for this one!
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- Marrbe
  
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  October 10, 2011 9:55 AM
  
  My guess is this will resemble the PC-era Hitman games about as much as modern shooters do Raven Shield. But a lot of people seem to like Splinter Cell: Conviction, so maybe it'll be a different kind of fun.
  - dedgecko
    
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    October 10, 2011 10:33 AM
    
    ...did you even watch the video?
    - squigiliwams
      
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      October 10, 2011 10:51 AM
      
      Yes. And it was fairly linear. It wasn't 'this person must die.' and thats that. It was more metal gear solid w/ some 'social subterfuge' than it was a hitman game like blood money. Yes, it looked good, but no it isnt the brutal 'you can do this in 1000x ways' type of game blood money was.
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        October 10, 2011 12:17 PM
        
        bah... I didn't get to the end of it... Yea, this doesn't look as promising as I was initially lead to believe...DAMN YOU IMPERATOR!
        
        bolneze
        
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        October 10, 2011 12:24 PM
        
        very inception at the end lol
      - TheNiXXeD
        
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        October 10, 2011 1:54 PM
        
        I like how you infer this from the video where they're obviously trying to show off various things.
        
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        October 10, 2011 4:22 PM
        
        eh, the scripted sequence with the Heli is pretty damning.
        
        Granted, it's a single event taken from the entire game. But it has a very linear feel for it at that point.
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    October 10, 2011 11:15 AM
    
    I liked Vegas(2) more than I did RS but enjoyed SC1 and Chaos Theory more than Conviction; when it comes to Hitman I get real spergy about the details: this version looks like a lot of fun--like Conviction--but it loses the appeal of nonlinear open level design and--this above all--47 is not Desmond Miles and this new superhero vision mode is very silly.
    
    It looks extremely dumbed down.
    - Marrbe
      
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      October 10, 2011 11:54 AM
      
      I did actually enjoy Vegas 1, but it was very little like RS. Can't play Vegas 2 due to hardcoded 65 FoV but mechanically it seems to keep the good stuff from 1. It's no surprise, though. It would be silly to expect a multi-platform title to behave like a hardcore PC one.
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      October 10, 2011 2:17 PM
      
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        October 10, 2011 3:12 PM
        
        No.
        
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  - bolneze
    
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    October 10, 2011 12:24 PM
    
    its going to be flawed like the others were but still going to be awesome to play and make you feel like a badass
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    October 10, 2011 11:32 PM
    
    It's not the scripted sequence I'm disappointed about (could just be a tutorial mission) it's the cover system and rechargeable health i don't like! I can see the chest high walls being everywhere now *shudder*
- Durajim
  
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  October 10, 2011 11:08 AM
  
  This... isn't going to be a hitman game, is it.
  - Durajim
    
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    October 10, 2011 11:10 AM
    
    Not to say it doesn't look good - it does.
    - badcaps
      
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      October 10, 2011 11:15 AM
      
      My thoughts exactly.
- Snipergen
  
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  October 10, 2011 11:24 AM
  
  Uuuuhuhuhu I want this....
- bolneze
  
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  October 10, 2011 12:01 PM
  
  zomgggg
- r3dn3ck
  
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  October 10, 2011 12:04 PM
  
  Hitman: Arkham City
  - bolneze
    
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    October 10, 2011 12:12 PM
    
    yeah that xray thing with hte patrols is hax
- rtjd22
  
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  October 10, 2011 1:03 PM
  
  Almost heard him say, "this is from Matilda" in the last 2 minutes.
- Lucien Irenicus
  
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  October 10, 2011 2:14 PM
  
  Really REALLY missing the original voice talent for Toby there.
- Sapiens
  
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  October 10, 2011 2:37 PM
  
  Looks awesome, but I definitely miss the original 47 voice actor and Jesper Kyd.
  - dedgecko
    
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    October 10, 2011 4:23 PM
    
    booooo....
  - spiderfill
    
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    October 10, 2011 4:26 PM
    
    this is the greatest thing ever created hands down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVsjLPF5JaY
    - supaLink
      
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      October 10, 2011 11:06 PM
      
      Jesper Kyd's not in the new Hitman game?! Noooo! I've been a sucker for picking up his albums after hearing Hitman2 Silent Assassin's main theme.
- shirif
  
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  October 10, 2011 4:04 PM
  
  They changed his face to look more like Timothy Olyphant.
  - imperator
    
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    October 11, 2011 9:44 AM
    
    Lol no we haven't.
- PenicillinX57
  
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  October 10, 2011 4:38 PM
  
  Looks more like Batman: Arkham Asylum crossed with Call of Duty. Not sure what I think of it. The graphics are certainly pretty, and the atmosphere is cinematic, but I kept thinking that "real" police officers would be taking their situation a little more seriously. Why were they just strolling around casually? Why not guns drawn, fanning out and quickly clearing each nook and cranny? Because they whole thing was a staged carnival ride, not real a tactical simulation.
- Bboygorge
  
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  October 10, 2011 10:21 PM
  
  bwaaaaaa fucking awesome! i've never played the Hitman series but after this video yeah i miss playing stealth games.
- valcan_s
  
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  October 11, 2011 11:17 AM
  
  Just watched this at lunch, HOLLY SHIT, must have, that was awesome, I really like the direction of this game. Hot.