I say this because I've seen a few people wondering if the levels from the first game are worth skipping because they might be dated or somehow inferior to the newer ones.īut that's far from the truth.
Think of the entire trilogy as one game, and each entry as a set of missions for it. Don't think of Hitman (2016), Hitman 2 (2018), and Hitman 3 (2021) as individual games. And it's not like you're missing out on the narrative side of things entirely: each mission has its own self-contained stories that are better than the overarching plot. This is a really fun way to play it, because you can pick and choose your missions based on the type of location you'd like to visit, rather than following a path prescribed by the developer. Ignore the intro cutscenes and just dive into whatever level takes your fancy. If you don't care about story, treat Hitman like an anthology. Just know this: the story isn't very good, and you will probably get bored of it fairly quickly. Most of your targets are members of Providence, so following the story will give you extra context about who they are and why they deserve to die.
All the levels in the trilogy are linked by a running story about Agent 47 going up against a shady cabal of powerful villains called Providence. If you care about story, play them in order. (Image credit: IO Interactive) I have access to all the games/levels, which order should I play them in?