When Hitman originally came out over a a year ago and I heard it was going to be episodic, I was highly skeptical. Why would I pay full price for a game now that I will only get one level at a time over many months? I have every previous Hitman game and, unlike many fans, even enjoyed the most recent Absolution (although yes, Blood Money was the best). "Hold on a second", you may think, "didn't he just say 'was'?" Yes. This new iteration of the franchise is highly polished, strategic, and grand in scope. I was looking forward to getting this edition of the game so I could play the whole game without needing to wait, but I actually regret not getting onboard sooner and experiencing the missions one by one with everyone else. I missed out on all the special contracts (which is part of the reason why I docked this game a star. I feel cheated that they'll never come back.) plus I didn't have much incentive to go back and try the missions over and over again when I could just move on to the next one. The missions do have many interesting paths to take, so if you're into replaying levels, you'll defintely get your money out of it. Unfortunately for me, I really just wanted more unique missions and the quantity of levels just wasn't there either. Hitman is a wonderful example of episodic done right and I truly hope they can keep going with a second season and make it even bigger and longer than this season. The steel case is a nice collectible, but the digital content is all but superfluous. Really wish the soundtrack was on CD.