20 Best Video Game Opening Levels Of The Last 10 Years

7. Paris - Hitman (2016)

When IO Interactive announced they were segmenting Hitman's release into monthly instalments, the fanbase - and gamers in general - thought it was doomed.

However, relaxing their development schedule (a tad) allowed the whole team to focus on one level at a time, meaning that the genuinely exemplary opening mission, Paris, is a jaw-dropping achievement in pure game design.

What feels like thousands of individual A.I. scripts give a sense of life to the fashion show you're attending - all of which can be played and experimented with. Take their clothes, brandish almost any item your can see, clamber around the outside of the building or get lost in the attic searching for secret entranceways - whatever lets you complete your mission, the game will gleefully encourage.