There is no pattern, no rhyme-or-reason as to why the enemy AI is the way it is, but it is extremely frustrating. Other times, enemies would see me through solid objects or from across vast distances. There were times where I would walk up and stab a Nazi in the neck right in front of his friend and the friend seemingly paid no mind. That’s because the enemy’s AI is wildly inconsistent. Sneaking up behind people can either be extremely difficult to pull off or laughably easy. If you want to treat the game more like a traditional stealth game with a few mandatory sniping sections, Karl has the ability to do silent (but brutal) stealth kills if he sneaks up behind enemies. Also, there is a spot in the game where thunder is blasting off pretty consistently, but doesn’t actually mask your shot until a scripted sequence later in the level. Another issue is how sometimes the sounds don’t give you the icon, so even though the sound actually comes through your speakers at the same interval it always has it doesn’t register as a sound that can mask your shot, so you end up firing and giving your position away to the enemy. This results in a lot of just sitting around following enemies through your scopes. This is problematic because if you do decide to use the sniper rifle (which is the best course of action), a large portion of your play time will be spent waiting for a sound to go off so you can shoot. When a sound is loud enough to mask your shot, there is an icon that pops up on the top of the screen.
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If you do plan on using your rifle more often, it is advisable to that you wait until there are noises to mask your shots (such as the popping of a broken generator or a plane flying overhead) as to not alert the enemies of your presence. You have the option of using pistols (silenced or not), submachine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, and landmines, among other things, to dispatch your foes. You could complete most of the missions in Sniper Elite III with only firing a few bullets of your rifle if sniping isn’t your thing. Sniping is more like your most useful tool for dealing with the Nazis rather than an essential part to the gameplay. Sniper Elite III is a stealth game first and a sniping game second. When you’re not slowly watching the innards of Nazis explode, you are trying to remain hidden as you make your way to your objective – such as gathering intelligence or planting satchel charges. It does get old relatively fast, and I found myself skipping it unless I knew that I did a particularly skillful shot. It is extremely gratuitous, but I will admit that I found it entertaining the first few times. Depending on where your bullet lands, you will get a bonus for headshots, lung shots, kidney shots, or even, my favorite, liver shots. Once it does, the target’s body will be shown in x-ray vision as the bullet pierces through their head or their body, shattering bones and vital organs. Every time you pull the trigger of your sniper rifle that leads to a kill shot, the camera will follow the bullet in slow motion and until it reaches your target. In fact, Sniper Elite III (as well with its predecessors) makes shooting Nazis in the face seem like porn. Since this is easily the most effective method of dispatching foes, you will unsurprisingly do it a lot and the game seems to enjoy it. This makes sniping extremely easy and appropriately overpowered for a game called Sniper Elite. You can trigger this ability when Karl’s heart rate is below 80bpm (which goes up from running or sprinting and goes down from standing still). Karl has the ability to slow down time to line up his shot (and put an indicator in his scope where the bullet will land). It’s merely there to provide context for shooting Nazis in the face.Īnd, boy, will you shoot some Nazis in the face. The story isn’t taken very seriously and is just generic fictional WWII nonsense. He quickly uncovers a secret plan that the Nazis are cooking up and sets out to stop it.
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Sniper Elite III continues the story of the man with one of the coolest names in games, Karl Fairburne, as he does a series of solo reconnaissance missions. Unfortunately, my excitement was met with a middling experience. Games set in World War II don’t come out nearly as often as they did about a decade ago, and while there was definitely an oversaturation of them back then, they come out infrequently enough these days to make me a little excited to jump back in. Is it weird to feel nostalgic for a video game setting? That’s what happened to me when I loaded up Rebellion’s Sniper Elite III and I was greeted to Thompson submachine guns, M1 Garands, MP40s, and the conflict between Axis and Allies.