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HITMAN – Series Intro
\n– Video Game Tourist<\/h2>\n

This is part of my \u201cVideo Game Tourist\u201d series – where I provide an intro to a video game or series and then play the first level or two – or the 2nd or 3rd part of a series – or whatever – and we’ll see if we want to continue streaming the game or the series.<\/p>\n

The idea here is that – as a tourist – we are arriving on an airplane & flying over @ 10K feet to get the BIG PICTURE overview.<\/p>\n

Obviously, I’ve seen marketing for the game & it peaked my interest, so I added it to my shopping list & ultimately bought the game.<\/p>\n

I typically buy games on sale because I have plenty of other games in my backlog, but today we are looking at this one!<\/p>\n

In some cases, I\u2019m already familiar with the game or the series & in other cases, I am just learning about the game right along with you – live as I play.<\/p>\n

So – this series is called HITMAN & you are \u201cthat guy\u201d… the HITMAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find the entire series described – in depth – on wikipedia – by just searching \u201cHITMAN FRANCHISE\u201d at\u00a0 WIKIPEDIA.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The long & short of the series is that you are assigned to kill people by your “handler”.<\/p>\n

Now – as a quick aside – there was also a movie based on the game series that introduces you as an orphan child who was recruited into an \u201corganization\u201d that trained kids to be killers – but IDK if the games really follow that storyline religiously – however, as a fan of the games, I thought the movie was worth watching – I just don’t know if that mythos is part of this trilogy that we are about to jump into.<\/p>\n

Right now – let\u2019s discuss the HITMAN – niche or genre\u2026<\/p>\n

HITMAN it is simply a 3rd person perspective game of stealth assassination with – reeeeee-markable<\/strong> <\/em>– environments.<\/p>\n

My 1st game in this series was HITMAN Absolution, which was released in 2012 & was the 5th game in the 8 game PC series (I think).<\/p>\n

After playing HITMAN Absolution, I added every game to my wishlist & own all of them now 0 except HITMAN 3 (waiting for that to hit my budget).<\/p>\n

I bought HITMAN Absolution in 2013 for $5 on Amazon Digital and added the games cdKEY<\/em> to STEAM account. Steam reports that I completed the game in 14.4 hours – so that was a great value for $5 & better than any TV series binge I could get for $5!\u00a0\u00a0Various playtimes for HITMAN Absolution can be found at HowLongToBeat.com ~ HITMAN Absolution\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2nd game in this series that I played was just called HITMAN – released in 2016 – and is part of the World of Assassination trilogy.\u00a0 I got that game FREE on EPIC games & OMG, it was magnificent! I played the main missions & all kinds of side missions & was in there for 19 hours. It was worth every penny ; )\u00a0 HowLongToBeat.com ~ HITMAN\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The game was JAW droopingly beautiful & loaded beyond belief with AI NPC\u2019s. I played that game on at 1920×1080 on my – Intel i7-4790k CPU & AMD R9-380 GPU.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember my specific settings (might have only been medium or high) but I was able to run smoothly & my eyeballs were dripping from the immersion, so if you want to grab this game!<\/p>\n

It is frequently on sale\u00a0 & I suggest buying @ CDkeys.com<\/a> – or – isthereanydeal.com<\/a> but make sure to check if your PC can run it first by going to \u201cCanIrunIt.com<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

DISCLAIMER: I am not paid by any of these sites for anything, I am just trying to help my gaming friends & hope they eventually tip the beer drinker & video game DJ (me) one of these days by using that paypal link at the top right of the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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