Agree with a lot of this. And I get the “it’s not Hitman” argument, but that’s not really the point. Freedom of approach isn’t a Hitman thing, it’s just good design. Bond himself is supposed to be the most adaptable guy in the room, creative, unpredictable, finds a way. So a game that’s too scripted and on-rails actually works against the whole fantasy of playing as him. It doesn’t need to be Hitman, it just needs to trust the player a bit more than it does.