Play it on: PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Change 2, Home windows PCs (Steam Deck: “Verified”)
Present aim: Cease failing my Freelancer campaigns

Final weekend, I completed a Weekend Information aim. Because it seems, Hitman is an ideal match for me. Difficult myself to suit-only runs (a self-imposed restraint the place you refuse to make use of disguises), and with a gameplay method that prioritizes swift stealth as an alternative of hanging round for the proper disguise or alternative to point out up, I’ve discovered myself glued to this sport in a approach that clearly tells me Hitman is now a staple of my gaming interest.

This weekend, although, I’ve a extra refined aim. I’ve a number of extra missions to go on the finish of the marketing campaign trilogy that established this period of Hitman, however I additionally need to dig deeper into Freelancer mode.

In the event you’re unfamiliar with this mode, it’s a roguelike mode that scatters Hitman’s stealthy gameplay throughout three campaigns’ price of maps. Achieve your assassination and escape, and also you progress the Freelancer marketing campaign whereas conserving your whole gear. Fail, and also you lose every part.

I’m undecided that I’ve performed many roguelikes earlier than this, however as soon as the synapses in my mind made the connection to extraction shooters, I used to be kind of surprised that I’ve been sleeping on this style. And given my love of stealth video games, it actually is a shock that I’ve not been a Freelancer because the mode arrived in 2023. It’s a satisfying mode that basically exams your data of the maps, enemy conduct, and the push and pull of Hitman’s stealth mechanics.

So, let’s see if Agent 47’s darkish and sneaky world will pull me in for yet one more 30 hours this weekend. — Claire Jackson