Hitman: Absolution gameplay footage leaked

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jun 13th 2011 3:00PM

Footage from Hitman: Absolution's behind-closed-doors E3 demonstration has made its way to the internets. The video splices the trailer footage with the library scene gameplay mentioned in our preview.

The gameplay footage is awkwardly played twice and -- trust us -- does the actual game no justice in terms of graphical fidelity. However, it does give a glimpse of the scene in which Agent 47 has to escape a library full of cops. The scene where he smashes the cop over the head with the statue is the more "stealth" approach, while in another scene you can see 47 taking a hostage to walk out of the place.

Update: The gameplay footage appears to originate from a Danish news program that aired during E3. Thanks, Patrick.

Hitman: Absolution (E3 2011)

Via: 1UP
Source: YouTube

Tags: hitman-5, hitman-absolution, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, Square-Enix, xbox

Reader Comments (70)

Please don't screw this up.

@nicecanofspam

He's so hardcore, things he wants to pick up just teleport right into his hand.

@nicecanofspam

Square Enix....

@nicecanofspam
Looks it's already been screwed up.
It might still turn out to be a decent standalone game but as Hitman sequel, it's pretty disappointing.

@nicecanofspam

Hitman: Absolution will be "Better with Kinect", the player must remain completely quiet during play. If the Kinect unit picks up a noise above 8db the mission will fail. With Kinect for Xbox 360, YOU ARE THE ASSASSIN

@blueskyv201

You know being that this game isn't scheduled to release until next year, you're worrying a bit too much.

@oOWallaceOo

Silence! Don't give them ideas!!

@Captain Planet Planeteer Power

But I have soo many more "Good" ideas for Kinect. Like... the game won't start up unless it detects a shaved head and scans the tattoo which you put on the back of your head. The tattoo stencil comes with a new copy of the game so it's like a EA online pass only disabling the game completely instead of just the online component

@Aceofwilds it's call: "early development"

Hoping that they don't screw this up like Kayne and Lynch, but it is Hitman and it's looking slick

@nicecanofspam

Did you watch the video? It's already screwed up. The "stealth" approach is more of that cover-based shooting nonsense, and requires you to apparently murder everyone in the room.

In other words, the exact opposite of Hitman.

@oOWallaceOo I hope that's not true. I have a Kinect, and I have 3 dogs. Who fart. Loud. All the time. I will never be a good assassin with them ASSassinating the air and soundwaves!

@oOWallaceOo I can seer many a pissed off room mate or sibling with that scenario-you trying to be very very quiet unknowingly not noticing them sneaking up behind you ready to turn some pots and pans into cymbals.

@nicecanofspam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9VY_mIK3B4&feature=related < This interview made me feel a lot better about the game :)

I expect this to go down very soon.

@diamount That's what she said! :D

Maybe it's just a very very avant-garde trailer.

Seriously though, despite how rough the video looks it does look pretty cool!

Now I know why they show trailers behind closed doors. I doubt this is the final version.

Kinda a sucky preview. It only shows once and in a small way, the "instinct" ability. Besides that not much happened that was unique from blood money. Not saying blood money wasnt amazing, im just saying if im gonna see leaked gameplay i want to see the stuff that makes the game different.
Disapointed with the animations, how he picked up the sculpture and when he smashed it into the guys face. How it popped into his hand and how far his hand followed through when smashing it. But its not the final game so maybe that will be ironed out.

@M3rc Nate Im sure this is just alpha.

This must be the PC version.

Leaked? this was shown at E3 on the ign live show

Loving it already.

Looks Splinter Cell: Conviction-y.

Which I'm fine with, as long as they keep the openness and let you get through without HAVING to engage in combat. As much as I love the Hitman concept, I've always felt the execution to be awkward. Cover, hostage-taking, better camera, nice graphics -- this could potentially be precisely the sort of experience I've wanted from the series.

@Icemael

Going with the premise of what a "Hit man" does, i will assume that you won't have to engage in combat 99% of the time. Assassinations are meant to be undetected. I understand your point though.

@Icemael I would be very surprised if you couldn't "Silent Assassin" every mission with just your wire, killing no one but your target.

@Icemael
This is scary, it does look too much like Splinter Cell, whats with all the cops? Agent 47 isn't like Sam Fisher, where are the civilians, the city settings and disguises?

So does anyone else think that the lady in the shower in the trailer might be Diana Burnwood from the other games?

@xenophy

THERE'S A LADY IN A SHOWER?

@Aceofwilds
not in this, in the trailer from E3

@xenophy Of course it's Diana. Who else would know it was 47 without seeing him?

@xenophy probably just a hooker

ye this was already seen on the IGN live show...

and its really not impressive to anyone whos played hitman before.

@WillPG1212

I didnt realize you decided the opinions of all the other hitman fans

@xenophy

sorry, guess that was too general...
but yo gotta admit this doesnt really look like what youd expect from Hitman.

taking cover while under fire, hanging takedowns....

@WillPG1212 So what you think they won't have a silent assassin ranking that involves just the wire and your target? I would be extremely surprised if they didn't make that possible. It would be like mario not being able to jump.

@collinc

what i think?, is that they're making this Hitman alot easier, and more like other third person games out there, to appeal to a bigger audience.

now we havent seen anything that confirms that, but it doesn't stop me from being worried.

Conviction was a very nerfed down version of SplinterCell, and i hope Absolution doesnt do the same to the Hitman series.

@WillPG1212 I honestly don't know what you're talking about. I silent assassin'd every level of Conviction.

@collinc Doh! Conviction was splinter cell. I meant Blood Money.

@WillPG1212 I guess what I mean was that you could always run and gun through a lot of the hitman levels. So what I see is them making it more accessible to people who want to do that. But I don't see them making playing the game the way we did before impossible.

@collinc

i hope your right, and that everything we used to be able to do will be back.

im just not convinced yet.

Mannequin Man go!

Bout time mother lumper!

I'm down for this.
I still need to pick up Blood Money.

I really hope their's a cameo from Kane and Lynch in there somewhere.
Just something like a radio or TV talking about them or something would be cool.

@Jawmuncher remember the cameo of hitman (VG) in the hitman movie ?

@Jawmuncher Please god no. I hope the team from Kane and Lynch were all fired. I don't want my screen to become a complete blur every time I take a step forward. :|

@collinc

There was a news article about Kane and Lynch escaping in the first after mission news report of Blood Money.

@iHavePants The first Kane and Lynch was a somewhat decent game. I didn't by any means love it, but I played it all the way through on co-op with my roommate and enjoyed the multiplayer. The second one though? I played it for less than an hour and that was too much. It was like every time you ran you were driving 200 mph.

It's... so beautiful..

Cool.

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