5 Candy Video games We’re Into

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

Final weekend, I achieved 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 strategy that prioritizes swift stealth as a substitute of hanging round for the suitable disguise or alternative to indicate up, I’ve discovered myself glued to this recreation in a means that clearly tells me Hitman is now a staple of my gaming passion.

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 wish to dig deeper into Freelancer mode.

In case you’re unfamiliar with this mode, it’s a roguelike mode that scatters Hitman’s stealthy gameplay throughout three campaigns’ value of maps. Reach your assassination and escape, and also you progress the Freelancer marketing campaign whereas holding all your gear. Fail, and also you lose every thing.

I’m unsure 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 type of shocked that I’ve been sleeping on this style. And given my love of stealth video games, it truly is a shock that I’ve not been a Freelancer for the reason that mode arrived in 2023. It’s a satisfying mode that basically exams your data of the maps, enemy habits, 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