Is Hitman Absolution any good? Does Far Cry 3 live up to the hype?

Typically Christmas involves the accumulation of revenue as opposed to actual goods, so I've been debating between getting HM:A or FC:3 (eventually I want to buy both but college places money restraints on these types of decisions). Word on the street is FC:3 is supposed to be this great "Skyrim with guns" game but whenever I watch gameplay videos the world just doesn't seem to be as populated with people as it should be, but instead has more wildlife (which is fine but are there random villagers, bad guys, etc. as well)? I'm afraid FC:3 will be like FC:2 where I have to drive ____ hours, never see anyone, kill four random guys, and waste time gathering diamonds while forgetting to take my malaria pills.

Hitman on the other hand has seen mostly positive reviews but has been pissing off a lot of people because of its dissimilarities to Blood Money - however, I've never played any Hitman games (though I love the whole concept of them). The game seems dark, gritty, and looks like it doesn't **** around, though I've heard you need to crank up the difficulty setting to fully enjoy it? My question is what are the pros of each and which one have you guys had more fun playing so far? Thanks!

*Also, for those of you that don't know, HM:A is currently $40 on Amazon and FC:3 is $40 as well if you're an Amazon Prime Student ($50 if not)

Haven't finished them, but here is what I think

Far Cry 3:

+ Great voice acting from the main cast.

+ Vaas formidable and intimidating villain

+ Large variety of guns, attachments, skins, etc.

+ Lots of gear to craft.

+ Stalking Outposts doesn't get old.

- Gunplay is nothing special.

- Terrible voice acting from NPCs

- Dull side-missions

- UGLY on consoles.

- Frame-rate drops.

- Vaas is underused

- Wimpy protagonist

Hitman: Absolution

+ Again, great voice acting from the main cast.

+ Multiple ways to approach levels

+ Excellent audio and visual design

+ Realistic guard chatter (sounds like a small thing, but it really goes a long way in making the levels more "lively")

+ Runs well (No noticeable frame-rate problems)

+ Contracts mode heavily increases replay value

- "Escape" missions can be a bit of a drag

- Disguise system can be hit-and-miss

- The plot is a bit silly, in a B-movie sort of way

For what it's worth, I think Hitman: Absolution is the superior game. It just does a better job at accomplishing what it sets out to do better than FC3 does.

Im getting bored of fry cry 3 already. Hitman bored me before I even purchased it.Husko

This really isn't revelant and I'm honestly looking for help here.

@megadeth1117Thanks for the input sir!

I havent playd Hitman, but im having fun with everything in Far Cry 3. Every game mode is fun to play. Even the MP, transmission is a cool game mode. Story mode could last above 50hrs of you like to do sidequests and like to complete everything.

Im having alot of fun playing Farcry 3 at the moment the island is well designed and there is always something to do.

FC3 has better replay value but most of the "planning" on attacking a base has vanished like setting an ambush is just troublesome.

as for hitman, its all about timing and planning with some unintentional comedic effects.

Far cry 3 is my fav fps it has everything u want from a shooter.

Hitman, good. Solid.

Far Cry 3. Phenomenal. Amazing.

Thanks for all the feedback guys, you've really helped! Seems like I'll be going with FC3 this time around,

I would have gone with FC3 too :) . Although Hitman is good, Far Cry can be better in lots of aspects =D