What's kind of new in games

So recently, I got two newer games that I have been meaning to get for some time now. The first being Hitman 3 and the (quite a mouthful) Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 ‘Complete Edition’. I don't quite feel like giving full reviews to either but I figured I'd give a initial impressions or may be a mini-review to both. 

Still as fun as ever, and that's no accident.

Hitman 3: If you are familiar with either the first or second game in the series, you're getting more of the same, and that's not really a bad thing at all. I haven't beaten the game yet, but so far, the pros are: slightly increased difficulty in certain areas, and still very unique and impressive map designs, as well as you can carry over your unlocks from the last game. Also, they really took the time to give the player far more to do than just assassinating their targets and exploring the maps, as I had a grand old time doing a murder mystery on the second map, that was completely optional. Also worth mentioning is that the soundtrack is even better this time around and they weren't exactly phoning it in last time, either. 

Sadly, the Cons are pretty much the same as the previous games, since they don't seem to have learned any lessons at all from the last ones. Specifically, the unlock system is still as dumb as ever, there's still no dual wielding, weapon customization, and the non-stealthy gunplay is still crap overall. Also, I still don't like that people will just lose out on rewards from completing exclusive contracts if they don't play at a specific time. That is straight up crap and insulting to players with actual lives. Not to also mention all the pricing shenanigans when it first released, but now that it is on sale, it's still worth every penny. 

An underrated series that has gotten much better over time. 

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 Complete Edition (say that fast ten times in a row): Some people look on this game as a cheaper, modern-day knock off of the Sniper Elite series, and I don't think that's a bad thing. The earlier games in the series were more than a bit clunky, but they are using the Cry Engine, and that is notoriously difficult to work with, especially for a small, mid-tier studio. 

Anyways, the Pros are that it has a much more fine tuned upgrade and unlock system for the guns and gear. There is a much better system of challenges and achievements, making the maps far more re-playable. The maps/missions are fantastically long to start with, but can be done in little piecemeal segments for those who don't have the time, with no penalty to the player at all. Also, unlike Sniper Elite 5, it also has a much better system of controls and I had far less issue with them than the game from a supposedly AAA studio (Hear that? Get your shit together, Rebellion).

As for the cons, unfortunately there are some hitches in the unlock system, with the the fact that you need to get "intel tokens" as well as money to get new gear which really hampers the experience in my opinion. There's also the problem where I think the devs of this game also see Sniper Elite as their primary competition and have implemented a similar problem with the unlocks for guns are completely retarded and unrealistic, which is a bigger problem here, as this series was initially wanting to be more realistic than the Sniper Elite series. Lastly, the gameplay time per map is great, but still felt like the maps themselves were far more restrictive than in previous games and should have been more open, as well as have at least one or two more of them in the game if they were going to be that restrictive. Overall, despite the problems I mentioned, it's still worth it.