{"id":3650,"date":"2022-06-03T20:44:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T01:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2022-06-04T06:38:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:38:47","slug":"sniper-elite-5-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/sniper-elite-5-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sniper Elite 5 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING: While I will try to keep spoilers to a minimum, I do include screenshots of regions up to mission 4 here. While none will be particularly “spoilery”, keep this in mind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ah, to have another sniper game with plausible ballistics and solid graphics. The choices are slim, my friends: The most recent game to feature realistic ballistics was Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2<\/a>. While I enjoyed the game, once you beat it, the replay factor is pretty.. Eh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One man who absolutely loves shooting Nazis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sniper Elite 5, though, finally makes my heart soar.. Not just because it’s got fun sniping (spoiler: It does), but because it also features absolutely spectacular stealth gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soaring through the sky, feeling the wind, smelling the gunpowder..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For those of you who are new to Ghost Gamer News, we focus on stealth, sniper and tactical niches here. That means the reviews focus almost entirely on these mechanics as well, so if you’re into that sort of thing, read on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get into the review and see why I plan on spending a lot of time playing this game (and why you should too), starting with the sniper mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sniper Elite 5: Taking the long shot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I can’t tell you how worried I was about Sniper Elite 5 and it’s sniping mechanics. Sniper Elite 4, while good overall, never really fully captured me. It was interesting, but what I felt was lacking the most was the level design in regards to sniping. Sure, there would be various good perches scattered about in a rather obvious fashion, but in general it felt a little.. Forced?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taking the shot.. And it looks good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sniper Elite 5 has really changed that. Not only have they paid more attention to how sniping works in the game (the familiar bullet drop indicator is there up to Sniper Elite (hard) difficulty), but they’ve also made “Authentic” mode more accessible while still being a challenge (in that you don’t have to estimate windage factors by some quick rule of thumb measurements with your rifle). While some may be disappointed in that, I myself welcome it. I am a fan of modern precision shooting, and would love to finally play a game with proper holdover markers and being able to adjust my turret for windage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, the average gamer isn’t going to be comfortable with that, so we have to make compromises. Sniper Elite 5 has done that, and has done a very good job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I compromised by taking this shot in a way that wouldn’t get Nazi blood all over the nice white car.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s actually another area where it’s similar to SGW Contracts 2, although I prefer Sniper Elite’s implementation (just because I hate the magical reticle in SGW Contracts 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, you won’t be shooting 1km+ shots, but with the way the game is designed, you will feel a sense of accomplishment even if the shot is sub-300 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not to brag, but this shot was 404 meters.. Which is why I changed this site’s 404 missing content error page to match his missing testicles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the classic X-ray kill cam is back, making the job of picking out my screenshots for this review pretty challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That is one hell of a nose bleed my friend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Finally, not every job calls for a shot from (relatively) long range: That’s where Sniper Elite 5’s level design really came into its own, which leads us to the next important topic: How is the stealth in Sniper Elite 5?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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