Hitman 3: Contracts

Basically a remaster of the first game in the H2 engine with some minor improvements, with some (great) OC missions thrown in. All framed as the dying hallucinations of a wounded Agent 47, which goes a long way towards humanizing him. Superb soundtrack by the indomitable Jesper Kyd.

a good story and improved on everything and it still holds up very well a must buy

I would probably enjoyed this game, but Its unplayble because of bug that freezes game after every death.

Being my first foray into the franchise, Hitman 3: Contracts is a fairly disappointing start. I was expecting a game like Thief, where stealth is a must, and there' s a nice plot to tie all the levels together, but instead I got a game where stealth is a hindrance, and you're better off running and gunning. A stealth approach means spending an hour in a level, while running and gunning means finishing it in under 7 minutes. Which is a shame, since this game is designed for stealth, making it much more fun. You can look through keyholes, pick locks, silently kill people and steal their clothes, shut off electricity to aid you in your skulking, etc. But playing this game, it became apparent that going about it stealthily meant going about it in the path the game's designers meant for you, which isn't very fun. Early on you'll realise that each level has a ton of guards in the level, and only one path you can take to avoid most of them. Seeing as being disguised doesn't really help - enemies can see through your disguise somehow, you're forced going that route. But going that route you'll also encounter various drops left there for you, signaling to you what you ought to do. Going that route you'll find new costumes just lying there, vials of poison everywhere and plenty of guns and ammo, with some rooms containing several cases of guns and a table full of varied ammo, just because. If you intend to run and gun, you can still use that path, since it means avoiding as many guards as possible. But enemy AI being so bad, there's rarely a reason to sneak around. Enemies can't see you from a distance, and shooting at their buddies garners no response. I once opened a door, shot someone several times, closed the door and he forgot all about me. There's also a map showing you where every item of interest is, and shows enemy movements. Not that you need it - you can rely on headshots and slow enemy reactions. Level locations are interesting, level design not so much.

This game does not work at all - it is immediately broken with no ability to move the character, inactive controls, and severe graphical glitches. Hours of troubleshooting solutions online does not bear fruit. GOG is selling this in a completely unplayable state. The GOG download file does not indicate that it has been patched at all, and all the patches available don't appear to apply to the GOG version. Maybe you can get it working? After hours of work, I was unable to even navigate out of the opening room bug-free.