I don't have any exact measurements for the eight single-player/cooperative maps that are included in Sniper Elite 3 however, I can tell you that many of them required well over an hour for me to complete. What makes the improved graphics all the more impressive is that the high level of detail remains consistent across massive new environments, each of which offers dozens of potential paths to victory. We're not talking about a slight jump in graphical fidelity, either.Įvery aspect of the eight maps included in the Sniper Elite 3 campaign look markedly better than anything we've previously seen from the franchise including the various Nazi Zombie spin-offs that followed the release of Sniper Elite V2.
Those who've been keeping an eye on Sniper Elite 3 will be happy to hear that Rebellion's latest third-person tactical shooter looks considerably better than any of the five Sniper Elite games that preceded it. Of course, given the fact that Sniper Elite 3 appears exclusively on PS4, Xbox One and PC, one of the first questions that many players are going to be asking is, "Does Sniper Elite 3 look that much better than its predecessors?" However, I'd say the studio has done far more right than they have wrong, and Sniper Elite 3 is easily among my favorite games of 2014. Though highly enjoyable, I still find myself disappointed by some aspects of the Sniper Elite experience that Rebellion apparently felt content to leave unaltered. That's not to say Sniper Elite 3 is entirely devoid of rough edges. The game's vaunted Kill Cam is back, offering a brutality that looks to be on-par with the recently-announced Mortal Kombat X, and the levels in Sniper Elite 3 offer a freedom not found in most stealth-oriented projects. Thankfully, while the scenery has changed, just about everything that made me fall in love with the Sniper Elite franchise has returned in Sniper Elite 3. This time, Karl is stationed on the North African front trading the crumbling remains of Berlin for the blistering deserts, lush oases and ramshackle military outposts that could be found in the Libyan desert 70 years ago. Sniper Elite 3 was easily one of the most entertaining games that I was shown this month, at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, and the final build of the game should prove just as popular as it ever was with franchise fans while also bringing a few new Sniper Elite players into the fold.ĭISCLAIMER: This Sniper Elite 3 review is based on time spent with a Steam copy of the game that was provided (free-of-charge) by a representative of Rebellion however, the developer did not retain any say in the contents of this article.ĭeveloped by Rebellion, Sniper Elite 3 once again casts players as Karl Fairburne an elite OSS sniper who also served as protagonist for both the original Sniper Elite and 2012's Sniper Elite V2.