On the other hand, those who've stuck with the Hitman series from the get-go might not entirely appreciate the déjà vu. So in a way, it's nice to get to play some of these old missions as they probably should have been played the first time around. The original Hitman: Codename 47 was released on the PC back in 2000, and it suffered from serious issues with the controls and overall design.
What may be his final memories are only of his past jobs-brutal, high-risk assignments-which, incidentally, are reminiscent of missions (in many cases) from the first Hitman game. It's not terribly clear at first, but you soon gather that the assassin known only as 47 has sustained a grievous injury on one of his assignments and now lies at death's door. Most of Contracts takes place as a series of flashbacks.