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Because I’m lovely and great I was given early access to the game ‘Sniper Elite 5’ for free but with no strings attached, so my review will be honest.
A thread with a million screenshots and pictures of stuff nobody else but history addicts care about:
Just in case you don’t know the franchise, it’s all about an American sniper who goes around WW2 era Europe to shoot Nazis and when he’s in luck, also shoot Hitler himself, several times.
The main character is ruggedly handsome, which is nice.
So anyway, if you know the franchise you know what to expect, you’re doing a lot of stealth sneaking and shooting, then you do something stupid and everything goes loud and chaotic.
This instalment is not dramatically different, but it’s all about the scenery!
For me anyway.
So normal gamers play this game and probably just think stuff like boom kablam gotcha win win run hide, etc.
But I’m a history addict and have been gaming since Pong, so I’m looking at all the pretty details, I can’t help myself.
I also look for mistakes of course…
For instance, what eejit stops in the middle of a firefight, surrounded by enemy soldiers, to go and appreciate the labels on some cans and bottles?
Well me obviously.
Oh splendid, there’s toilet paper in this bunker.
Normal gamer; Ha, gotcha Günther.
Me; Just look at those nice hobnail soles!
Are they authentic?
Must investigate later.
I waited for him to stand up, I promise.
One of the levels is a lovely little coastal French village, such a pleasure to explore, so pretty, so calm (after you take the enemy out).
I’m such a sucker for this kind of decoration, those gorgeous faded old adverts, yes I was distracted more than once.
But one common mistake is that the blackout is forgotten.
Because of air raid danger no lights were supposed to be visible when it got dark.
Especially street lights would not be on.
Alas, I spotted a few lights in the game.
“Put that light out!”
Look at this wonderful chateau, yes you get to go inside and behave like a tourist, well I did anyway.
Oops I didn’t mean to set it on fire, honest.
Normal gamers; Must find that German officer!!
Me: Gorgeous ceiling.
Hey, “Leonardo da Vinci Stairs”?
Look at this gorgeous study!
You can leave me here for a while, forget about the mission.
You kids don’t know how amazing this is, you’re used to it, but auntie Jo here comes from back when games were just moving blocks!
The best level is Beaumont-Saint-Denis, a stunning medieval island with a cathedral in the middle.
Yes, like Mont-Saint-Michel, which I once visited but sadly I was just a dumb kid so all I remember was fearing the road to the island would flood while were driving down it.
Just look at the beauty.
Normal gamer; shoot, blam, snipe, sneak, yeah!
Me; So now I’ll snipe tha… ohh… oh I’m just going to stare at that pretty house for a bit.
I could not blow up this adorable car, it’s too pretty.
Medieval stuff everywhere, yay!
Yes, I truly felt like being a tourist visiting a lovely place in France like I used to once upon a time.
Ooooooooh.
Lovely art everywhere, and then there’s this guy.
Who I literally know!
And if you love youtube videos about medieval history you may recognise as well 😉
I can’t get enough of this gorgeous island.
There are many weapons in the game, some I think perhaps a bit too fanciful.
Either way, in stead of using the best gun, I always use the worst one, the Welrod.
Because history.
The maps are all very different and all gorgeous and interesting to explore in their own way.
Oh la la la V-2 rocket windtunnel… would be a shame if something broke and… oops.
WAS?!
Smoking not allowed?
Pfff political correctness gone mad.
That’s it, I’m going home.
A war torn city is terrifying, the air raid sirens send shivers down my spine.
Oh no… that house looks medieval, what have they done to it?!
Yes, I could not play this level without humming the “Das Boot” music.
Atmospheric industrial zone, but yes, those lights are begging for a bomb.
Hang on, is that a Dutch ship?
I’m not just distracted by art and history…
There’s a DLC which I also had to get, it’s cheap, but it allows you to go hunt down Hitler himself at the Berghof.
This I could not resist.
Is the table set up correctly?
Nice bath room.
Ah, THE window.
I love a happy end.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and especially exploring all the maps.
But new is the invasion option.
This means that other players can invade your game and join the enemy in trying to hunt you down.
Quite terrifying!
Real humans are slightly smarter than NPCs 😉
But it is also a lot of fun, I rather enjoy jumping into other people’s games and being the baddies, going after the OSS sniper!
So if you get this game and get defeated by an Invasion sniper, it’s probably me, because I’m very good 😉
See you in France.
Oh PS… glad to see the soldiers all had proper haircuts 😉
Yes, subtle dig at anyone who is responsible for the actor’s hairstyles on the TV show ‘Das Boot’ or pretty much every single TV show or film set during WW2 that was made between the 1950s and today 😉
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