Speaking as somebody who enjoyed most of the Hitman games, it's hard to articulate exactly how and why Hitman: Absolution is such unforgivable garbage.
It really feels like people who had never played the game stepped in and slapped faces and names onto a completely different game, overloaded it with faux-gritty overindulgent garbage, and watered down actual gameplay in the service of a narrative that makes me feel nausea ranging from mild to overpowering at any given moment.