Was really in the mood for some Hitman so I'm finally getting around to doing my Professional Difficulty playthrough on Blood Money. This is one of the few stealth games I'm actually half-decent at. Mostly just because I spent a lot of time when I was younger playing and learning these levels, obsessively so (it was my favourite game at one point). The hardest part of this difficulty is not being able to save during a mission, but I also think that really adds to the excitement and tension of it. Knowing screwing up once means a full restart, if you want to get Silent Assassin anyways.
As much as I enjoy the newer Hitman games, I feel they are missing some of the atmosphere of these older games. I think a big part of it is down to Jesper Kyd's music, which really plays an important role in terms of atmosphere.