Welcome once more to sunny Sapienza, where we take on Landslide.
The more I play both these Bonus Episodes and Elusive Targets, the more impressed I am with how effortlessly IO Interactive re-contextualizes the same maps from the story missions in ways that still feel fresh, new, and interesting. Even though I played the Sapienza map countless times since it’s initial release in Episode 2, Landslide adds enough new/remixed content that it feels almost like a new map.
Out of all the bonus episodes, I’d say this one is easily my favorite of them. The target for Landslide speaks to me in a “I want to murder you so badly” kind of way that the targets in the Summer Bonus Episodes just didn’t. I almost felt bad for those sad saps, but the mafioso deserves no sympathy.
It also feels like this bonus episode comes with many more interesting opportunities than the other two. Not only is Priest 47 just a delight to see, but there are many more hilarious and/or karmic opportunities just in the plaza (and even more if players take the time to explore the town).
Episodes like these make me all the more excited to see what can be cooked up once it’s time to release the second season of Hitman.
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