Which one you on now?
But they brought the series back hard after the last game on 360/PS3 that basically paired everything back from Blood Money.
Like you said, it's 100% a puzzle game. Recognizing and remembering routines and then learning how to break them in ways that benefit you.
Make sure you're not just beating a level, but doing those escalations and trying to clear out the challenges too, at least for assassinations.
Can't tell you how many times I ran through the Paris mission. I still need to finish 2/3. Backlog is just a bytch and that game steals all my time if I play it.
I'm on Hitman 2. Following the mission stories since they are the most fulfilling, beyond the typical shoot him and run approach.
I'm a fan of using poison