Review of Sniper Elite 5, Rebellion’s new precision shooter

No doubt with the Rebellion Sniper Elite it’s a solid and interesting brand, with a well-known lead character, a unified formula, and even the ability to pull off some nice spin-offs from the main series, the horror saga. Zombie Army’s all cooperative adventure Strange Brigade.

In short, what we are facing in its small form is the truth. sniper and we hope it will grow larger, in accord with the technical and artistic boundaries that characterize each new release and become more and more evident over time, inevitably giving the experience an antiquated hint.

Does the new campaign set in France also suffer from such problems? Or have the innovations for the fifth chapter, available at no additional cost to Xbox Game Pass subscribers, able to smooth out those edges? we reveal to you. Sniper Elite 5 review?

Date

sniper Karl Fairburne He will not be able to take a well-deserved rest until the Second World War ends with Allied victory. And so, after participating in the African Campaign in 1942 and fighting partisans in Italy in 1943, the infallible sniper heads to France on a mission to shed light on the mysterious Kraken project: a plan that could allow the Nazi army to strike. so that the tide of the conflict is reversed before the enemy troops even land in Europe.

There Date Sniper Elite 5 therefore embraces the same plot as always, with the deadly weapon being detected and sabotaged while the hero becomes the cliché of the sadly incomprehensible, fearless hero who never manages to step out of his role. In short, the general inability to construct an ever more complex plot is justified, above all regarding the characterization of supporting actors and opposites. And waived the italian dubbing After all these years, it just makes things worse.

Structure

But there is some news about the offer. countryside Consisting of nine very important missions (total duration should be around eight hours depending on secondary objectives completed and difficulty chosen) and can be played alone or alone. cooperative together with a friend, thus coordinating actions and creating potentially exciting battle sequences.

This maps The story mode turns out to be quite large, freely exploreable, and full of secrets and points of interest that we can discover by traveling far between one main purpose and another. We’ll also have our ziplines to move fast in some areas and new climbing skills to gain access to buildings controlled by enemy soldiers in a different way.

possibility ofinfestationthis is the possibility of a second player entering our game playing the role of a Nazi officer whose task is to try to put a spoke on the wheel, identify us in the script, and attack us more precisely. effective and unpredictable compared to the usual AI that comes from stealth of action.

The package is completed by the modality survival, can also be played alone or cooperatively, where we will have to defend a number of positions against the arrival of Nazi troops in three possible scenarios; and mode multiplayerwith traditional competitive conditions for up to sixteen participants, which adds a small but welcome extra to the experience.

gameplay

we are coming then gameplayBeyond a few minor variations on the theme, it adheres strictly to the formula we know well. The open maps we’ve seen since Sniper Elite 4 mean significant freedom of movement, and in this case, a distinctive approach, avoiding getting stuck in a predetermined progression and allowing us to complete the mission exactly as we want it to. .

Therefore, we will be able to act strategically, highlight targets with binoculars and find raised points where we can hit them with our sniper rifle, perhaps after tampering with the normal internal combustion engine to turn off the sound of the shot and avoid alerting the enemy troops. . ; or shorten distances, crouch in tall grass to hide, and take out guards with a dagger or silencer gun; even worry about everything and face open fire, but knowing that at that point we will find ourselves with dozens of enemies trying to surround us.

Car mechanic hidden basically the same as always, and inevitably bend the intelligence of the enemies to the needs of the game, making sure they don’t stay behind too long to support our sorties or don’t sound the alarm for a certain amount of time. the entire mission being compromised. L’balance The point Rebellion has reached at this point seems logical and the innovation of upgradeable abilities is nice, but the issues are different.

After stepping out of the comfort zone of active concentration remote shooting, which is even bloodier thanks to the amazing X-ray Kill Cameras, gunplay Sniper Elite 5 has actually been confirmed to be modest, approximate, and confusing. Blame the general woodiness of the movements and animations, but also and above all the way our character interacts with the script, revealing frankly outdated technological underpinnings.

they don’t help commandsWith the various overlaps that can be really annoying in some cases, we appreciated the use of the DualSense’s adaptive triggers: half pressure for third-person aiming, full pressure for the iron sight.

graphics and sound

There is little to go around: graphic Sniper Elite 5 is very old and from that perspective, the series definitely needs a major overhaul. The textures are more pronounced and the scenarios chosen for this campaign are truly fascinating when it comes to French castles, but while fanciful, the quality of the polygonal models and animations really leaves something to be desired, aside from the overall effects.

Open PS5 game moving to 60fps By default, without offering alternative options and doubling the frame rate compared to previous episodes, there’s no doubt that it adds responsiveness and precision to the experience, especially in fast-paced shots and in the most hectic situations.

very little to say about soundIt replaces the usual themes of the franchise with dialogue that is simply interpreted in a common sense, as noted in English with no Italian dubbing, but only with subtitles (but an error does not allow you to disable it).