Hitman: Contracts

I only had to cap the fps for the game to work properly. It's a lot better than Hitman 2 silent assassin in that there aren't levels that are large and empty to the point where i can run around for minutes without getting to my objective, it also has more ways to complete a level with a silent assassin rank unlike in hitman 2 where you had 1 or 2 at most. Overall i'd say it's a great game it still holds up today but it's nowhere near hitman blood money. And best of all the enemy AI is a LOT better, there won't be times where you'll question "how or why did they see through my disguise?".

No matter how I approached the game, it was not much fun, and in many ways this might be the worst Hitman game I've played so far.

Combat (when you just go guns blazing instead of doing stealth) is the least fun of the first three games, enemies do not even have bullet holes in them. Weapon variety is very poor.

Stealth. Now, I've fully stealthed most missions in this game, did not go guns blazing except for only 2 or 3 missions. Stealth in this game is not good. For one, it is super repetitive. You inject someone with a syringe/strangle someone, exchange clothes, infiltrate the area, kill the target, escape. And every mission is more or less the same in that order and gameplay. Sure, there are multiple ways to kill your targets, but it still feels lacking and underutilised in concept. Another problem with stealth is that sometimes A.I. is broken. For instance there was a time when I strangled someone, and even though it was dark and raining, someone saw me from very far away while standing sideways. Even if I pretended that he somehow saw me, there is another problem – the witness does not do anything about it. He does not draw out his gun and start shooting at me or run for help; no, he just keeps standing sideways. And only when I come very close to him, he only then begins to run. Then there are also times when I am alone in the closed room and assassinate someone and somehow someone saw me or heard me from 2 rooms away even though I used cold weapons. It is annoying and it does not happen only rarely. There is also another problem with stealth, when I am wearing a disguise it is unpredictable when enemies will see me through, sometimes I just walk a few meters away and they become hostile to me, the other times I run directly into them, do all types of nonsense like crawl or sneak around them and they do not even suspect me. It is super inconsistent. The only positive I can say about this is that the A.I. is working properly 60%-70% of the time which makes it significantly more playable than Hitman 2 Silent Assassin in that regard, but even then, the very first Hitman game was somehow more playable when it comes to stealth. And do not get me started on the conveniences and nonsense like that in the final mission in which there is a bunch of people a few meters behind you yet you can kill the target and none of them react or that you free a hostage and he just runs though the guards without them reacting to that at all.

Another problem with the game is that more than half of the missions are remakes of the missions from the first game and most of them are now worse... Some vitals elements were changed or removed, or some new redundancies added. Atmosphere changed for the worse. So, there are 8 remade missions (the first mission is not a "remake" per say, but it is in the same location as in the mission in the first Hitman game and you just go from the opposite side this time to the other side from what you did in the original game, therefore it is almost identical; and one mission was a remake of two different missions from the original game, so 7 in Contracts, 8 in the original) and only 2 of the 8 remade missions felt like overall improvements, but the others were ruined.

Yet another problem with the game is that it removes many great features that even the original game had. For instance there are no videos in the briefings. There is no shop... It would be perfectly fitting for this game to have a shop between missions as you only do contracts... No inventory management and unlike the first game you cannot dual wield any pair of handguns together... There is a default dual wield pair, but in the first game you could wield and single hand firearms together like Uzi and silenced pistol together. You start every mission with more or less the same inventory, the only difference being that sometimes you also get a suitcase with a sniper rifle and the other times you do not. It feels so mundane and lazy. Also, for some reason guards do not question your syringes or wire when they frisk you! They let you keep them... Even if you were going into a hotel and carried a sniper rifle and a few hand guns, they just take them away, they do not question why you carry so many deadly weapons with you. It is ridiculous, even the original game somehow done this a lot more realistically.

Lastly, everything in this game feels scuffed and cheap. There are no cutscenes in between most missions. Most of the game feels far from an official game and more like a poor quality mission pack made by an amateur modder, not even a 3rd party hired company. Half the time some of the sounds are missing. Scripted explosions often have no sound. Exploded objects like cars half the time disappear after a few seconds for some reason, even though in other missions the debris stay. The story does not make sense and I have a strong feeling that some content was planned but removed, because in the final mission, for some reason, my objectives show two targets killed whom I have never killed... The whole game just feels very low budget and plain unfinished. It may be more playable than Hitman 2 Silent Assassin, but at least that game had interesting mission concepts, here, almost everything is a dull and boring, very few of the new missions I would call interesting. Overall, a pretty bad stealth game.


4/10

Very good!

Good stealth game. The threat detection system or the alert system is a bit janky. I mean I get close to a guard and they immediately start riddling me with bullets. If you can overlook this, it's a great Hitman game and you should go for it.

PS: Some of the missions (mainly the later ones) are remakes of missions from Hitman Codename 47.

Atmospphere, music....everything connected together....it's so beautil. I remember playing this game as a kid in father's office on his pc. So dark so cool. It felt like that, Now it feels like that too, Nothing changed.
It will be always masterpiece and it will be.

noice

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Unfortunately, my experience with Hitman: Contracts on PC has been riddled with frustrating technical issues that make the game nearly unplayable. Despite the game itself being a classic entry in the Hitman series, the PC port is terribly flawed. Even with an RTX 3090 graphics card, the game intermittently freezes my PC, causing black screens followed by the game closing. I’ve tried every potential fix, including installing the unofficial patch from ModDB and applying community-recommended tweaks, but none have resolved these persistent crashes.

While the game’s core mechanics and level design are still enjoyable, the constant technical issues make it impossible to enjoy for any extended period of time. The experience is marred by constant interruptions, making the game feel unfinished and unoptimized.

At this point, I’ve resorted to playing an emulated version of the game because the official PC port is simply too unreliable. If you're looking to play Hitman: Contracts on PC, I recommend exploring other options, as the official port is in dire need of improvement.

Final Verdict: 4/10 – Until the issues are resolved, I can't recommend this version of the game to anyone.

This shit doesn't even work on modern pc's. Even walking in the very first scene is impossible. the closer i got to the door, the slower 47 got, before stopping completely. Don't sell games that don't work.

prob the worst game ive ever played,the "stealth" is horrible wont even finish the first mission. my cover blew everytime i play the game bad game dont play

extremely atmospheric

It's no secret that Contracts is the rushed compromise of a game designed to reuse as many things as possible to hold our attention for the real Hitman sequel.

Still, in my humble opinion, this is the first game in the series that truly holds up today, and I absolutely love it. I judge Hitman games on how fun it is to figure out a Silent Assassin way through them; this is why I play the series. Contracts is the first one where it's fun all the way through, partly because they fixed the psychotic Hitman 2 AI. Never in this game did I ask myself, "What in the hеll did I ever do to them?" The rules were crystal clear almost every time. Another reason is that the level design is just way more consistent. The worst levels in this game are just okay; there are no unbelievable stinkers like the Rotterdam/Colombia levels from Codename 47 and Hidden Valley from Hitman 2. Moreover, for the first time in the series, around four levels made it to my favorites for one reason or another.

One of those is the "Traditions of the Trade" level, and thus we must talk about the elephant in the room. Yes, more than half of them are taken straight from Codename 47, but if you ask me, this is a blessing in disguise because the alternative is playing Codename 47. Seriously, have you tried to do that lately? They ported literally everything worth a dаmn from that game, and all of it plays way better. The Rotterdam boat mission even got a complete makeover and is no longer pure cancer.

Contracts has the most unique vibe in the series. It's dark, moody, and nightmarish, and I adore it. The game is absolutely gorgeous too. Here, I tried to capture it to the best of my ability:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwa9sbDFjAg

steam version is buggy as hell please fix this buggy version of steam because PIRATE COPY IS LOT BETTER THEN THIS COPY ITSELF SAME GOES FOR HITMAN 2 SILENT ASSASSIAN

Very first Hitman game I've ever played, and the one with the best atmosphere too.

Agent 47

Awesome

This game has very frustrating mission design. But guess what! That's the fun part!!!!
Watch This - https://youtube.com/live/BRNI0OHSBEE

Hitman: Contracts is another solid entry in the Hitman series. Serving as sort of a prelude to Blood Money and a remake of the first title, Contracts' story is more about providing backstory on Agent 47 instead of introducing anything new. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing as Contracts has some of the best missions in the series up to this point. Moreover, some of the mechanics from Silent Assassin have been tweaked to be more fluid and less frustrating; you can sprint without being spotted instantly. With that being said, there are some missions that fall short. More specifically, the Codename 47 remakes. While they are improved in some ways, nearly all of the remade levels lack the charm and character present in the original. Still, even though Contracts has some lackluster missions, it's still a great game that brings some much-welcome changes to the series. For fans of Silent Assassin, I'd suggest giving Contracts a try.

Really nice game! My favourite levels were the last ones, which are the first Hitman CD 47 missions reimagined and they look really cool! The only downside is that it is the smallest game in the series, beaten in about 2-3 hours.

Awesome HITMAN game

One of The Best Ones in Hitman Games Series < Classic and Amusing (Highly Recommended If You Have Not Played Yet)...😍👌

And this one has real reflections, nice!

21 years after its release, I finally got around to playing Hitman: Contracts. Was it worth the wait? Well...

As a fan of the Hitman franchise since 2003, when I impulsively purchased Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, these games were a large part of my early gaming years, fostering a love (or maybe just a humble appreciation) for the stealth genre, alongside Splinter Cell, another impactful stealth action series. I'd heard plenty of things about Contracts and its darker, more moody atmosphere and tone - and boy, is that right. Contracts sets itself apart from its predecessor (Silent Assassin) and successor (Blood Money) by confidently leaning into a more gritty, quasi-realistic approach for its missions and targets, something future entries in the series would come to emulate. It's perhaps the darkest (tone-wise) of any game in the series, and it uses this to its benefit across the game's 12 missions.

Contracts is presented within a frame narrative, as the outside story is of Agent 47 recuperating in a squalid Paris hotel room after a botched job (later referenced as a playable mission in Blood Money), fading in and out of lucidity, and the inside stories are a series of flashbacks he experiences of previous missions - contracts that made him who he is. For the first half of the game these missions are fairly approachable and offer plenty of clear and outlined options for assassinating your targets, although for better or for worse this does change as the game nears its action-packed finale. Hitman veterans will likely quickly pick up on the game's mechanics, utilizing disguises, hiding bodies, and remaining relatively unseen as they work to complete their objectives. It's not the globe-trotting adventure of Silent Assassin, but it is a more focused, personal story, one that references past games while also setting up the franchise's future.

While the missions offer plenty of variety, this does begin to diminish as the game approaches its last few jobs. As well, issues that plagued the final third of Silent Assassin unfortunately rear their ugly heads again - chief among them being the unreliability of some disguises. In the first half of the game, just about any disguise offered you near-perfect concealment from suspicious or questioning eyes, but in the second half it becomes more of a toss-up; if in the first half of the game you could simply walk past an enemy without them batting an eye, the second half will have enemies catching a slight whiff of you from across a room and before you know it you're wondering why your disguise has 47 bullet-sized holes in it.

The presentation hold up quite well, even by 2004 standards, and even though every mission is soaked in rain (or snow, in the case of one) the graphics are quite sharp and give the aforementioned moody atmosphere a nice sheen. Jesper Kyd returns to compose and conduct the score, which has a more electronic feel this time around, perhaps echoing the more clinical approach you take in this game as opposed to its predecessors. It makes sense that this game was developed alongside Blood Money, because many features, mechanics, and even bits of music found their way into both games - although to much greater execution in the latter.

Overall, Hitman: Contracts may feel like a glorified expansion rather than a solid, standalone entry, but it does enough to set itself apart from its predecessors while simultaneously ushering in a new era for the franchise, one that would take it into the next generation and beyond.

Feels like the first proper hitman game in the series after playing Agent 47 and Silent Assassin. Reworks the Rotterdam and Hong Kong segments from Agent 47 and gives them new life. Since the former was the absolute worst part of that game it was amazing seeing how they made in actually enjoyable to play.

çokta gizlilik kasmadan taradım çoğu bölüm. neden? çünkü ilk oyunun bölümlerini remakelemişler. ben aynı oyunu oynamak istemiyom zaten bok gibiydi ilk oyunda, bu oyunda da kalitesi düşmüş. ama yeni yapılan bölümler serinin en iyi bölümleri bile olabilirler. çok keyifli ve karanlık temaları var. soundtrack jesper kyd'den çıkma kötü olma ihtimali yok zaten oyunun girişinde adamın kendine özel creditsi var MUSİC BY JESPER KYD diye. böyle daşşaklı bir adam işte.

First ill start by saying IF YOU BUY THIS IT'S 20 YEARS OLD expect some issues you'll need to download patches for. Don't come crying because you're dumb with anything this old expect it to need to help getting out of bed before it's ready to go.

Genuinely amazing game, I've been playing through the old hit man's and having played some of the newer one's as well I loved how dark and gritty this game was. It felt like postal 2 and manhunt had a child, the music and the game play and the targets all really make you feel like you're the horror these people fear.

It's not working properly

Great ideas and atmosphere executed poorly. Some baffling design decisions, overly strict methods of completion and a bit of jank go a long way to butchering the gameplay experience. Not worth your time.

i played through this once and its the 2nd best Hitman game in my opinion

As missões são incríveis, o mapa é bem estruturado e as diferentes formas de concluir a missão faz com que o jogo tenha uma rejogabilidade insana, mas por toda missão ser basicamente a noite e na chuva acaba ficando maçante principalmente na parte de explorar, e eu entendi foi nada da história, mas isso da pra relevar porque é culpa minha ter começado pelo terceiro jogo da franquia.

Remaster Disaster

The Meat King's Party

Игра не для всех , она для меня душевная, но многим не нравится графика, и то что уровни сложные. Ну а у меня претензий нету , 10/10

yea

Me when the game crashes and says there was a "resolution error " :😭😭😭😭😭

Hitman: Contracts is the third instalment in the Hitman franchise and is widely regarded as a huge step-up from it's predecessor, it's even regarded as the best by some fans, and rightfully so.

1. Despite being Eurojank, there's not much that can go wrong. The gameplay involves mostly three things: exploration, timing and murder. That's it. The amount of detail is incredible, and I think it's more impressive than WOA because of what they had to work with when they made this, compared to what they have now. All of this coupled with the fact that the game is only 2 GB in size truly makes it a testament to the saying of the less than well-endowed; "it's not the size, it's how you use it".

2. I found this game extremely disturbing. They did an excellent job of creating a dark setting more akin to the horror genre of games through the use of gruesome imagery to form an incredibly unsettling atmosphere which left me with an incredibly uneasy feeling even after I was done playing it, which most games of the genre failed to deliver. The Hitman games have always covered taboo themes, but Hitman: Contracts truly makes all the others look like Disney productions in the way they're presented.

3. Lastly, it's worth noting that every time I run the game I experience this bug where most of my desktop freezes. It's weird how they don't make compatibility updates for these games when they're perfectly aware that people with newer operating systems are obviously going to be playing it. One fix is that the user can go into the files and make a few tweaks, but why is it my job to do that when I already paid for the game expecting it to work?

Marginal improvement over the previous game. Still a bit buggy on modern systems, requiring external patches and playing on lower resolution to see the tiny UI elements.

One third of the levels are from the first game.

this game is broken and does not work on modern hardware.

running isn't punished by firing squad this time around

Amazing game, an improvement over Silent Assasin, very atmospheric

Hitman: Contracts is the third entry in the franchise, and it’s absolutely fantastic. Once again, the core formula from Hitman: Silent Assassin returns, but with significant enhancements across the board.

First off, this game runs reasonably well out of the box compared to its predecessors. While the HUD still doesn’t scale with resolution, higher resolutions are supported. However, there’s a major catch: the aspect ratio is locked at 4:3, which means you’ll need to use external tools or modify game files to get proper widescreen support. For the nerds out there, there are also a few hexadecimal tweaks you can make to restore graphical effects, like rain effect and smoke, that were present in the console versions but are inexplicably missing from the PC port.

The gameplay follows in the footsteps of Silent Assassin, but with notable improvements. There are even more ways to complete your contracts, and the AI is less paranoid: as long as you don’t bump into or blatantly provoke NPCs, your cover remains intact. That said, the AI can still behave unpredictably at times, but it’s far better than in the previous games.

The controls and UI feel solid, apart from the recurring issue of the UI not scaling with higher resolutions. It’s nothing game-breaking, but still worth noting.

The story continues directly from Silent Assassin, but much of the game takes place as flashbacks, revisiting Agent 47’s earlier contracts. Many missions are remakes of stages from Hitman: Codename 47, vastly improved in terms of level design and mechanics. This makes Contracts an excellent starting point for newcomers who want to experience the earlier games without dealing with the clunkiness of Codename 47.

The maps are diverse and well-designed, offering a mix of revamped classics and fresh locations. Some areas use color filters to create a specific atmosphere, but this feels a bit forced. Adjusting physical lighting would have been a better, more immersive solution than applying a heavy-handed tonal filter.

Graphically, Contracts builds on the foundation of Silent Assassin with noticeable improvements. However, as mentioned earlier, restoring missing effects through hex edits is necessary to experience the visuals as intended. While it’s frustrating for PC players, the end result is worth the effort.

Voice acting takes a more serious tone, shedding much of the cheesiness from previous games. The sound design is excellent, and Jesper Kyd’s soundtrack strikes a perfect balance between the orchestral leanings of Silent Assassin and the ambient, electronic vibes of Codename 47. This shift gives the music a modern feel while retaining personality and atmosphere.

The difficulty is more balanced compared to the punishing nature of Silent Assassin. Achieving a Silent Assassin rating (perfect execution) is still a rewarding challenge, and it unlocks new weapons for future missions. On the highest difficulty, Professional, hints are removed, and non-target NPCs are hidden from the map, adding replay value for veterans but making it a tough choice for first-timers.

Expect around 10 hours to beat the game, with the potential to double that if you aim for Silent Assassin ratings on every mission.

Overall, Hitman: Contracts is a solid evolution of the franchise, refining the mechanics and design established in Silent Assassin while revisiting the roots of Codename 47 in a way that feels fresh and polished. Despite some lingering technical hurdles and minor design quirks, it stands out for its improved gameplay, moody atmosphere, and a soundtrack that strikes the perfect balance between modernity and nostalgia. Whether you're a returning fan or a newcomer, Contracts offers a compelling experience that’s both challenging and rewarding, making it an essential chapter in the Hitman saga.

Meh ...
Ok

An underappreciated Hitman game as it was accused of rehashing a lot of levels from Codename 47. While it does do this in some extent, it also has a lot of original levels that are very good (Meat King, the Manor, and the Russian level all come to mind). And even the rehashed levels, such as the hotel, are an absolute joy to replay with better systems and graphics. I don't really think there's a "bad" Hitman game, and like all the others, I very much recommend this.

Hitman Contracts is in my opinion the most underrated hitman title. It's better than Codename 47 and Silent Assassin, perfect middle ground between Silent Assassin and Bloody Money. Kept everything good from SA and fixed the negatives. They even kept some levels from CN47 and made them better.

Contracts has a very sinister feeling. It delved into the dark recesses of 47’s mind- The way we experience the missions are a slightly warped version of reality- dark, stormy, scary. Very much how someone like 47 might feel about the situations he’s been in, but perhaps Meatking’s Party was on a nice summer evening and the facility wasn’t really quite as unsanitary. Maybe Beldingford’s Manor was a little less oppressive. We know the remade missions certainly had lighter atmospheres originally.
Atmosphere in this one is insane and unique very dark and gloomy almost like a horror game. Excellent soundtrack and good gameplay. Iconic and memorable levels.

Just keep in mind It does require a little bit of tweaking in order for everything to run good or the way you want.

Pretty challenging but if you're not good then go home or get better

OLD HITMAN GAMES ARE DIFFICULT AS FUCK BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS FUN AND CHALLENGING

never usually works, only 1 day it actually started up and I got just a couple minutes of playtime, when I came back to play it, it stopped working again

this game fixed everything that I disliked about Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, the missions were amazing except for the last few that were remakes of the ones in Codename 47, they were basically a worse version of the original ones (except for the "Traditions of the trade" mission), other than that the game is awsome

worth the price all you need to do is a quick download to support newer computers i'm having a blast