I've chopped and changed all kinds lately but this is good, purely because you can be a complete idiot on it and kill in the stupidest ways possible 8)
It's still nails hard IF you want it to be, I'm playing on normal though and it's great fun :thumbup:
I never really stuck with the series, I remember playing the first couple and overall finding it too difficult (hard as/harder than Thief?) and gave up on it, but I know I found Thief a more enjoyable experience. I think I'm just not a stealth person, I'd always rather go in guns blazing and sod the tippy-toeing and skulking in shadows.