Portable Predator.
Well, it’s finally time. IO Interactive’s superlative World of Assassinations trilogy draws to a triumphant close with Hitman 3, one final blast of slick and sophisticated missions for the unstoppable Agent 47 to shoot, strangle and poison his way through as he continues to close the net on the elusive Partners of Providence. It’s a worthy finale to an amazing franchise reboot and, through the magic of ‘the cloud’, Switch players are invited to join the ride in a version that – assuming you’ve got the necessary bandwidth – gets the job done surprisingly well.
The second “Cloud Version” Switch release for western audiences after Remedy’s Control back in November of last year, Hitman 3 definitely feels like a slightly better fit for the inherent technical shortcomings that we all know are part and parcel of streaming games in 2021. No matter how good your home network setup is, you will likely suffer some input lag from time to time, while occasional framerate spikes do occur and the quality of the stream’s visuals can and will dip, resulting in some artefacts and image blur. However, with a mostly slow-moving experience like Hitman, these occasional rough edges don’t cause quite as many problems as they could do. If you’re an absolute stickler for a crystal-clear, smooth as silk gaming experience you’ll likely find plenty to pick holes in here but, if you can accept the nature of the beast, we reckon you’ll be pretty pleased overall.
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