Sniper Elite v3
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Has anyone else got it? I picked it up a week ago for the Xbox One, having enjoyed the second one on the 360.
In a nutshell it's the same game, but with much less linear maps, improved everything and even more atmosphere. It keeps bringing Hidden and Dangerous 2 to mind (one of the achievements is even named after that game), and the stealth elements are really well developed and satisfying. Waiting on a rocky desert outcrop for a plane to fly past so you can mask the noise of your 150m testicle shot on an unsuspecting Italian guard is good fun. The fact it will then plaster TESTICLE SHOT across the screen in size 24 font is fairly tasteless, but what did you expect from a game with absurdly graphic x-ray killcams?
It's still rough around the edges - the reticle for my scope disappeared tonight, and some of the enemy bodies do odd things - but I'm really, really enjoying it. There are about eight levels I think, but each one is taking between one and two hours on average. The worlds are much bigger and more detailed in the previous outing, and you could play through each level differently several times - a corridor shooter it isn't.
It's also incredibly pretty in places, such as when the late afternoon desert sun is broken by the black smoke of Nebelwerfer rockets going up, and the god rays are broken by low-flying planes.
It comes closer than anything I've played in a decade to stirring up the feelings the Hidden and Dangerous games did, which is a good thing (and I haven't fallen through the floor yet, like H&D1!). Detecting guards' patterns for a silenced pistol headshot is gratifying, as is skimming a bunch of dynamite up to a gun emplacement before retiring to a distance and sniping said explosive. There are enough tools to give you a couple of options for each situation.
So if you thought about picking it up, I'd recommend it. TESTICLE SHOT!
Has anyone else got it? I picked it up a week ago for the Xbox One, having enjoyed the second one on the 360.
In a nutshell it's the same game, but with much less linear maps, improved everything and even more atmosphere. It keeps bringing Hidden and Dangerous 2 to mind (one of the achievements is even named after that game), and the stealth elements are really well developed and satisfying. Waiting on a rocky desert outcrop for a plane to fly past so you can mask the noise of your 150m testicle shot on an unsuspecting Italian guard is good fun. The fact it will then plaster TESTICLE SHOT across the screen in size 24 font is fairly tasteless, but what did you expect from a game with absurdly graphic x-ray killcams?
It's still rough around the edges - the reticle for my scope disappeared tonight, and some of the enemy bodies do odd things - but I'm really, really enjoying it. There are about eight levels I think, but each one is taking between one and two hours on average. The worlds are much bigger and more detailed in the previous outing, and you could play through each level differently several times - a corridor shooter it isn't.
It's also incredibly pretty in places, such as when the late afternoon desert sun is broken by the black smoke of Nebelwerfer rockets going up, and the god rays are broken by low-flying planes.
It comes closer than anything I've played in a decade to stirring up the feelings the Hidden and Dangerous games did, which is a good thing (and I haven't fallen through the floor yet, like H&D1!). Detecting guards' patterns for a silenced pistol headshot is gratifying, as is skimming a bunch of dynamite up to a gun emplacement before retiring to a distance and sniping said explosive. There are enough tools to give you a couple of options for each situation.
So if you thought about picking it up, I'd recommend it. TESTICLE SHOT!
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