The leap from the first game to Hitman 2 Silent Assassin is pretty huge in terms of the game’s visuals. It is great stuff indeed and it worked wonders at fleshing out the lore the first game created. Agent 47 wants to help his friend, but also find out who is doing this, why and more about his strange existence. This all goes to hell when his friend is kidnapped and held for ransom. Agent 47 is trying to live a quiet life and he wants to put his contract killing ways behind him. The game is a direct sequel to the first Hitman game.