Hitman 3 review – a wild bacchanalian backdrop to bloody escapades

Hitman 3 review – a wild bacchanalian backdrop to bloody escapades

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/jan/22/hitman-3-review-a-wild-bacchanalian-backdrop-to-bloody-escapades

PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC; IO InteractiveIndustrialised murder probably shouldn’t be this entertaining, but this final part of the trilogy is a minor masterpiece

It is when I am shot by two armed guards while attempting to steal a banana from a desk that I realise Hitman is a game of contradictions. On one hand, it is a deadly serious assassination sim; on the other it is a slapstick comedy, where you can disguise yourself as a chef and knock someone out with a bottle of merlot. Industrialised murder probably shouldn’t be hilarious, but that’s video games for you. This is the beautiful paradox of the whole series.

Hitman 3 review – a wild bacchanalian backdrop to bloody escapades

Jan 22, 2021, 12:26pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/jan/22/hitman-3-review-a-wild-bacchanalian-backdrop-to-bloody-escapades > PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC; IO InteractiveIndustrialised murder probably shouldn’t be this entertaining, but this final part of the trilogy is a minor masterpiece > It is when I am shot by two armed guards while attempting to steal a banana from a desk that I realise Hitman is a game of contradictions. On one hand, it is a deadly serious assassination sim; on the other it is a slapstick comedy, where you can disguise yourself as a chef and knock someone out with a bottle of merlot. Industrialised murder probably shouldn’t be hilarious, but that’s video games for you. This is the beautiful paradox of the whole series.