Despite the fact that you typically have a range of weapons to choose from, you’ll never stand a better chance at surviving than when you’re incognito. Now, stealth is everything in Sniper Elite V2 Remastered. Using these functions, you’ll slowly move through the fields of play as you take out opposing forces. Once aimed, you’ll then use RB to fill and empty your lungs, giving you a steady hand and slightly slowing down time for you to align your shots. The only notable difference is that in Sniper Elite, you’ll use LB to aim down your scope. Finally, you’ll use your weaponry in pretty much the same way that any given shooter works aiming with LT, firing with RT, and tossing frags through hitting RB. Weapon switching is achieved through the D-Pad, with the ability to browse objectives, maps, and scoreboards, through tapping the view button. Movement is tied to the thumbsticks, with all the standard action prompts tethered to the controller’s face buttons. Not only is there support for mouse and keyboard, but the controller is wonderfully mapped. It helps, of course, that regardless as to its harsh framework, the game remains rather accessible. It’s honestly refreshing being forced into thinking tactically and playing strategically, rather than that simply being an option, as is the case in many shooters of this kind. Despite knowing your route, the game’s tough, heavy-handed action rarely loosens up. You’re always informed as to where you’ll need to be heading, with objective markers and waypoints keeping you in the loop every step of the way.
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You’ll be given an assignment before being spawned onto a vast map and sent on your way, typically with a full suit of weaponry and ammo. Each level in the campaign plays out in the same way. Enemies are relentless, and despite the fact that a fair few of them will act like village idiots, there’s no shortage of challenging play to be found here overall. Switching it up to Sniper Elite only showcased how out of my depth I was. I chose to play the game on Cadet, and still found it to be rather challenging to say that it’s the easiest variant. You can also customize the difficulty, tweaking enemy skill, ballistic realism, and tactical assistance. There’s a range of different difficulties that you can take on from Cadet through to Sniper Elite. Whilst the pacing of the plot can be a little off, the gameplay remains gratifying from beginning to end.
The story is presented to you via mission statements and cutscenes. What ensues are constant bouts of assassinating high-profile targets and destabilizing your enemies wherever and whenever you can, as you seek to fulfill your mission. Parachuting into Berlin in the midst of Germany’s final stand during World War II, Karl has orders to prevent Nazi V2 rocket technology from falling into the hands of the Red Army.
Players take on the role of elite sniper Karl Fairburne. The game’s campaign is relatively straightforward in regards to its story, but then, these games tend to be alluring due to the explosive gameplay alone. There’s enough content here to justify its price-tag twice over, and heaps of replay value to soak up past that. Fans can also look forward to a fairly extensive photo mode, and the return of co-op and multiplayer support for those that enjoy online action.įor its cheap cost, you cant really go wrong. Further to that, the game includes some additional extras, such as new playable characters that have been plucked from Rebellion’s Zombie Army series. Here, you’re getting the core game as well as its pre-existing DLC all of which comes with gorgeously remastered visuals. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is a comprehensive package. Let’s get the fundamentals out of the way first. Though, until then, we’ve got the newly released Sniper Elite V2 Remastered to keep us all entertained.
This gen alone, we’ve been treated to two new games in the series, and Rebellion are already hard at work creating a brand new installation. There’s something particularly striking about it, being that it houses a framework and some distinct characteristics that few other sniper-specific games can replicate. I’ve always been rather fond of the Sniper Elite series, and up until Strange Brigade came out, I held it as Rebellion’s finest work.