Hitman: Blood Money

As a franchise Hitman was quite a "niche" game, it wasn't that popular, nor that recognized, if it wasn't in specific circles, that is, up until this game got released. Blood money allowed for more people to experience the idea of what the Hitman games are about whilst keeping, and building on top of its identity. With graphics that hold up today, enviroments that are unique and help to keep every level distinct and fresh, and an excellent, albeit, explotaible gameplay, Blood Money has still retained its place as the best the franchise has to offer. It added up improvements in difficulty options, and significant changes in the way the player approach each of its objectives by emphasizing freedom of choice for the player through its design, without the need for waypoints or markers. The level design, as the simplicity of its mechanics keep the overall game intuitive enough to incentivize the player to explore and analyze each situation before executing their plan. Each of the levels has a unique concept and takes place in an adventurous enviroment that tells as story as you play, once again demonstrating that Agent 47 isn't neccessarily the protagonist of the Hitman franchise but instead an accessory for the player to feel identified with as the multiple situations, and characters you encounter in your enviroment present themselves as obstacles to overcome. With the help and focus in experimentation, multiple upgrades can be purchased for your weapons, guns that you collect through levels can also be used across your experience if it's your choice. Humor also became part of the experience for the first time, given that in past entries to the franchise this was secluded to perhaps a minor comment or two that you could see in cutscenes, while in this experience it is propagated in a series of incidental events that you will experience throughout the gameplay. The game still remains a masterpiece in design, and in creativity.

They made the best hitman experience and if you are buying on this platform you don't have to worry about DRM. It sad that the last two games in the series have this always online feature but they are great. However this was the game that started greatness. This is a must buy for any stealth fan and it doesn't hurt that this platform has the cheapest games.

This is the last good Hitman game. There is no bullshit, no online elements nonsense, it's just top tier Hitman that represents the absolute best that a Hitman game can offer. The last one in it's line.

While I personally prefer Hitman2: Silent Assassin, there is no denying that Blood Money offers some of the best Hitman content there is, if the premise of hitman-simulator sounds interesting to you. Personally, I feel that the new two Hitman seasons are superor to Blood Money, but at least, BM isn't dragged down by always online DRM. What you get in Blood Money is a set of brilliantly designed sandbox missions, in which you will have to locate and assassinate your assigned targets. All of the levels allow for multitude of approaches giving this game a pretty darn good replayibility. But as this title is praised enough, here are two minor gripes: Disguise system is a signature mechanic of Hitman series, but none of the games really did it right - in earlier titles enemies could see through your disguise too easily, but in Blood Money disguises are simply too effective. The game boils down to finding the best disguise, which often will allow player to navigate most, if not all, of the level without suspicion, until doing something really suspicious (like running around with a gun). This makes a "mastery" of hitman:BM levels rather dull. Many of those disguses can be aquired right at the start of the level, if one knows what to look for. The biggest charm of BM is that it's levels take place in familar settings - a rehearsal of an opera, a wedding, subarban area. However, NPCs don't have very nuanced reactions, and while some levels do explain the trigger happy guards, being immediately shot when found in the backstage area of a rehearsal is absurd.

As stated before by many other people, this is probably the greatest game from the classic Hitman games. What I loved the most on this game is the plenitude of options how can you get rid of your targets, and with what amount of objects you can interact with, making it a little bit of playground, so that you don't have mindlessly follow one linear road developers wanted you to go, but you can make your own decisions. Probably the best feature which was brought to the game for the first time (and also removed immediately from next installments) is ability to push people, making them trip and kill themselves by hitting objects or falling from heights. Soundtrack is very good in this game too. I liked some of the tracks that much that I play some of them on YouTube sometimes. So, to sum it up, if you haven't played this game before and you like stealth games - do it. Buy it & play it, it is definitely worth the money.