Sniper Elite III

released on Jun 24, 2014

Observe. Plan. Execute. Adapt. The latest chapter in the award-winning series, SNIPER ELITE 3 takes players to the unforgiving yet exotic terrain of North Africa in a savage conflict against Germany’s infamous Afrika Korps. Stalk your targets through the twisting canyons, lush oases and ancient cities of the Western Desert in the deadly rush to sabotage a Nazi super-weapons programme that could end Allied resistance for good. Use stealth, planning and execution to hunt your targets – whether human or machine. From signature long distance kills, to melee takedowns, distractions and explosive traps, you are as deadly up close as you are from afar. It must end here. You are the turning point. Because one bullet can change history...


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The absolute best in the series

Sniper Elite 3 reminds me of Assassins creed in that the concept is much better than the gameplay. Playing as a sniper behind enemy lines in WW2 seems like a novel concept, but in practice there is just something lacking about the game. The basic concept of the game is that you are dropped into an open world map full of enemies and you need to assassinate a target - normally with your sniper. You sneak around the map, set traps for enemies, hide bodies and use noise to mask your shots. Of course, sometimes shit hits the fan and you mess up, alerting all the guards to your presence. In these cases you can pull out your SMG and go to town. In general, the game is pretty fun. The levels are fairly varied, some indoor and some outdoor, and they are designed to give you multiple ways to tackle a mission. There's some nice collectables to keep you occupied and attempting to complete a mission without getting spotted is fun. If you have played 2, then 3 is basically more of the same. It is a little less linear and they have added a relocation mechanic, but this doesn't change much. While it does hold it's own as a decent game, I can't help but feel like it could have been great. The open world nature of the game is nice, but in some ways detrimental to the gameplay. At no point in the game did I feel a real sense of pressure. If you get spotted, you just run away and the enemies will forget about you after a while. You can then come back a few minutes later to the same area and try again, often there are no consequences to your mistakes. Of course this can be solved in the difficulty options, but none of the difficulties really felt like the optimum balance of challenge and fun. Sniper Elite 3 is decent and I think maybe a slight improvement on 2. It's a nice game to have in your collection even though it feels like a lost opportunity.