Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

First off: win 10 may encounter issues during cut scenes - there's a fix on forum, so check it out if it hits you. As for the game itself, it's a big step-up from the first instalment of the title. The first mission has overreacting AI, but it can be forgiven since 47 is infiltrating a Mafia where everybody should recognize each other. There are some bugs (Hidden Valley, apparently can be fixed by lowering the frame rate of the game), luckily the game offers an alternative route, or you can just shoot your way through. Other than that, it's a solid entertainment. With great music (Jesper Kyd), and nice locations (my fav. being German embassy and the hospital in Malaysia. Loved the architecture. Generally a nice place to wonder about, pretending we are hard at work on our soon to be operated on contract).

favourite hitman game of mine

I had to change an entry in an INI-file from "DrawDll RenderD3D.dll" to "DrawDll RenderOpenGL.dll" but then it worked smoothly.

Yes, for me, even with the fix you can get from the PCGamingWiki page, it doesn't work. It's a grey screen without it and doesn't launch at all after you apply it. GOG Support gets 5 stars though - got offered a refund even though I've purchased it around 10 months ago.

Much better than the prequel, but a few annoying quirks keep it from 5-stardom. Stealth-takedowns on moving targets are still impossible (grr) and your objectives are sometimes a little vague, but for the most part the game is very rewarding if you can stomach the trial-and-error nature of it. The endgame suffers from naff level design (as with the prequel) but the game's strengths pull it through. Top tip: Take the time to ace the very first level, and your reward will make the rest of the game that much easier.