Hitman: Contracts vs Salem
Hitman: Contracts
Hitman: Contracts puts you in the place of an injured 47 as he is bleeding out you swim into the memories of the assassin and discover some new aspects to the history surrounding him. The third installment of the series you are now entering a new era for the game.With a lot of the stealth and disguises you love with a few new toys to play with you are able to once more explore the world and see where and how to hit your targets. Though this time there is not a massive world to explore, but going over some of the older activities in a new way. Overall this was and is a really good piece with a good few reviews liking the game. The rating system reappears and you can really get into the more silent techniques as you move between exotic locations, and of course discover more of the enigma surrounding 47.
Salem
Salem is an old-school and somewhat obscure (but fun) sandbox MMORPG that unlike Wurm Online has a stronger emphasis on its in-depth crafting system and survival aspect rather than building.Similar to Wurm Online though, Salem is not a voxel-based game, but you are still able to mold the game environment through resource gathering, mining and digging in a way that reminds me of the currently-shelved MMORPG, EverQuest Next: Landmark. Of course, although not exactly the focus of the game, you can still build your homestead and the process is quite similar to Wurm Online except that it occurs at a much higher speed.
Not to mention, the game world in Salem is simply humongous to the point where it feels like an actual world. Salem also borrowed some features from ArcheAge where open-world PvP is the norm, so you'll need to be vigilant at all times, but players who kill and steal for no reason will be labelled as criminals and can be punished.
However, as good as it is despite being an indie MMO and all, Salem does have its fair share of flaws due to its low development budget. So, we'd recommend you to take a look at Salem without carrying along any high expectations. It's a pretty good MMORPG like Minecraft, but if you're expecting a Minecraft clone, you may end up disappointing yourself.