Paraphrasing the words of a wise Gandalf: “This shall not pass!”Ĭapsule Computers review guidelines can be found here.Issues unresolved Connectivity Issues If I’m happy with this, then I will be happy with a different dev adding a couple of more trees or cars in their game and slapping a remaster on that. It’s sad because if this game was remastered in the engine of the games that came after, that alone would be enough to give it some new life. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered tries to scrape the bottom of the barrel of what is considered as a remaster of a product.
Now, is it worth spending more than 30 euros for some visual touch-ups that most developers would give as a free update? My answer is a firm no. If you never played any of the games from the franchise, this should be your entry. I’m a big fan of Sniper Elite games, but this barely passes for a remaster. But you know what’s far worse? Giving a bad grade to a game that you love. Every release had some effort and passion poured into it, it’s just that the sum of all isn’t enough for a passing grade.
You know, giving a bad grade to a game is never easy. In general, the game does look better but that’s not much of a when almost everything is painted in monochromatic brown with some other color here and there. I did notice some improved lighting, less obnoxious glare from the original and better shadows but that’s it. It didn’t receive any sort of visual remaster so you’ll be playing most of the levels in 50 Shades of Brown.
Notably, the color palette in Sniper Elite V2. It’s been seven years since the release of the original game and some things that we could find acceptable are not anymore. The uniforms are spotless, character models now resemble vax figures and I’m pretty sure Karl could now kill someone with his sharp and stiff hairdo. The war-torn cities now look absurdly clean and washed and it’s n different with you and enemies. We can now play in higher resolutions compared to the original and the textures way sharper….which also makes some parts of the game unnatural. Or is it? To be fair, so changes have been made but it’s more of a game being injected with an incredible amount of botox rather than being improved. Another fun way to neutralize enemies is with mine traps, placing dynamite, land mines and sniping off the hand grenades from their belt (a bit tricky to pull off but incredibly satisfying).Īh, here we are. I’ll always recommend the silenced one, because why carry all three loud weapons with you.
Aside from your trusty sniper rifle, you can also carry a submachine gun of your choice and a pistol. for what it’s worth, the gameplay is still as engaging as ever and sniping their brains and guts will never get old. They rarely move towards my position and only peek out once in a while from the cover, inviting me to play whack-a-mole with their helmets. If anything, I did notice that the AI was a bit more forgiving (if not dumber) compared to the original. But besides that, everything else is the same from the original. There is also a new photo mode to capture and edit your x-ray shots. Sure, we can play as different characters now but for some lazy reason, you will still be shown as Karl in all the cutscenes. When I heard that they were remastering this game, my first thought would be that it will get a fresh coat of paint with the improved stealth, game mechanics and engine from Sniper Elite 3 and more. If you’ve played the original Sniper Elite 2, then there isn’t much to say or add here.