Sniper Elite V2 Remastered

I really wanted to like this. I loved both Sniper Elite 3 and 4, and well, that's the problem. This game pales in comparison to those later titles in every way. Where this is especially evident is in the level design. Whereas 3 and 4 feature large, open levels with a series of objectives that you can complete in any order, V2 is much more linear with much smaller and less open levels. There's no planning or multiple paths to your next objective. Stealth also seems broken in this game. Where in 3 and 4, cover, concealment, and light-level all factored into your ability to remain undetected, those features seem to be missing in this game. Concealment doesn't exist and being in a dark room doesn't seem to make any difference in the enemy's ability to detect you. That leaves cover, which the enemy seems to be able to see through most of the time. And that cover mechanic is terrible, requiring you to map a key to your keyboard or controller to enter and exit cover instead of the more fluid experience in the later titles in this series. Well, it's a sniper game so the long distance rifle shots are spot on, right? Wrong. Fire your rifle one time and every enemy automatically knows exactly where you are and starts laying down fire on your position. Doesn't matter how far away or well hidden you were. This disincentives ever using your rifle and instead makes the silenced pistol the primary weapon and the Thompson the secondary weapon when your backed into a corner and spraying every enemy that walks through the door (because they all know exactly where you are, remember?). The graphics don't seem to be all that "remastered", except maybe a slight improvement in the lighting. You'd honestly have to put screenshots side by side to tell the difference. And "janky" is a good word to describe the animations. Overall, it's not worth the asking price of 35 dollars. I'd say pick it up if it's 10 dollars or less. Or better yet, buy Sniper Elite 3 and 4.

+ Fantastic Optimization - as most if not all Rebellion games + Fun gameplay + Few game modes + Difficulty that changes whole experience + Decent graphics and audio + Overall length + Some replay value - AI is too strong on highest difficulty especially the enemy snipers - Some light flicker is present - For some might be too linear

Please bring Stellar Blade, Atomic Heart, Atomfall, The First Berserker: Khazan & Zombie Army 4 Dead War, Strange Brigade, Sniper Elite 4 and Sniper Elite 5🙏

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Title says it all.