Welcome to the review of my newest guilty pleasure called Sniper Elite 3, arriving on Nintendo Switch!
Face the infamous Afrika Korps of World War 2 in this award-winning third-person shooter. You are the turning point. Because one bullet can change history… Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical World War 2 third-person shooter with stealth gameplay, authentic ballistics, and huge open levels.
Stalk your targets through the canyons, oases, and cities of North Africa, as you sabotage a Nazi super-weapons program that could end Allied resistance for good.
Use stealth, planning, and skill to hunt your targets. From long-distance sniping to melee takedowns and explosive traps, you are as deadly up close as you are from afar.
I admit I should not be saying this out loud, but this is basically a guilty pleasure of a game where I just enjoy killing the nazis either from afar or up close by using different techniques. The fun is more out there than I’d like to admit.
In Sniper Elite 3, you are a sniper with some incredibly die-hard visuals of when you hit the kill, either by taking a bullet to the head or one to the kidneys, while this is not the main attraction, this is what makes it so funny. I use funny in its true form as it made me laugh more than a few times.
The game is actually quite intense and as you have a ton of mechanics to keep in mind, Sniper Elite 3 will keep you more than busy during its campaign. As soon as you fire your gun and there is another enemy nearby, you will get spotted. Those enemies are quite intelligent and will easily notice you unless you run away or take them all out.
I found that running away was most effective so I used it mostly when I was out of bandages or medkits, otherwise I just engaged. I guess it goes without saying that I lost a few lives in these attempts, but gladly there are tons of save points and I was never too far out or having to backtrack too much distance to catch back up.
With a ton of weapons at your command, you can choose what way to take out enemies. At one point I had laid out some mines for enemies that were on my tail and damn, that was such a delight to hear them go pop in the distance and they took out no less than 3 tailing soldiers. I went in, looted their dead bodies and was actually able to reclaim medkits and a lot of ammo.
I played this game in the easiest of modes. I was new to the game series and I admit that it takes some time to get into the lore of the game if this were to be your very first experience and I mean this in a good way. I just think that being able to hit what you aim at, it is nice. Sure, once I had some more experience I did try out the harder options, but the influences of my heartbeat, the wind, and basic gravity were a little too intense for me. I like to properly enjoy my games without getting stuck in certain parts for too long.
Sniper Elite 3 is not for everyone as it is a crude game at times, that X-ray camera when you hit the kill, it brings the recommended age up a lot as this game is to be avoided by kids. But despite all that, it is a fun game to play. The game is intense at times and you can always seek shelter to get a breather should you want to.
In conclusion, while not for the younger audience, I do think it is an often shallow pleasure to hit a Nazi in the head. Treat the game the right way and you got one heck of an experience in your hands. Treat it wrong and you are in for the challenge of your lifetime.
