As a kind of mini-project I decided to do some multimedia tomfoolery which resulted in the abomination I present before you: a video run through of the first (real) mission of Hitman Blood Money getting Silent Assassin rating, retrieving the suit before exiting the level and also using as few bullets as possible, which in the case of this mission is none. I've decided to narrate the run through because it's easier to point out specific details as you're playing rather than trying to explain general strategies through prose. A flash video and a higher quality download is available as well as a transcript for the hearing impaired or those who would rather not listen to me drone on and on.
Hitman Blood Money is classified as "18" in the UK and "Mature" in the US which means that it is unsuitable for minors; fairly warned be thee.
Download the higher quality version (98.6MB, XviD video, VBR MP3 audio)
View the video transcript
Notes
First off, I am not an amazing orator; my narration is colloquial and nowhere near as verbose as my writing (although I did manage to fit "untoward" into a sentence) and I use a lot of little idioms that annoy even me: I used "actually" 16 times and "so" 26 times. These are points I'm aware of and will try to avoid in future but this isn't supposed to be a highly polished, David Attenborough narration.
I sometimes use one word for multiple meanings within the game: "guard" refers to any goon within a level who gets in your way and also refers to an actual guard (as opposed to a turnip farmer for instance); "disguise" and "suit" are synonymous.
Details
Play time: 10:18
Rating: Silent Assassin
Retrieved suit: Yes
Accidents: 3
Close Combat Kills: 1
Bullets fired: 0
I did a few playthroughs of the first level and about my best time was 9:33 which is a full minute quicker but Fraps didn't record the game audio on that one for some reason so I redid it and this run only had one glitch which was at the end. Nothing noteworthy about the run, I explain guard cycling and disguise levels both of which will be important in later levels.