Review in Progress: Sniper Elite 5
I generally approach matters of shooting digital Nazis in the face with avid gusto. However, fate conspired to delay my spree through Sniper Elite 5. A storm ripped through my neighborhood and thoroughly savaged the power grid. The electricity is still down, and I’m writing from a hidden bunker in a remote location. Be thankful, Fritz. You’ve been spared a few more days to tighten your helmet strap.
In the meantime, I can give you the rundown of what I have played in the dim light of my underground lair. I doubt any of it will be very surprising.
Sniper Elite 5 (PC, PS4, PS5 [reviewed], Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) Developer: Rebellion Publisher: Rebellion Released: May 26, 2022 MSRP: $59.99
You’re once again dropped into the boots of Karl Fairburne, OSS guy and sniper-extraordinaire. This time, Karl’s vacationing in France in advance of the Normandy invasion. When his ride home is sunk, Karl links up with the French Resistance and decides to lend his scopin’ eye to their cause.
I’m only a short way into the campaign, and I can tell you that it’s probably, once again, about a Nazi secret project that got glossed over in the history books. I’m hoping UFOs.
Along the way, you need to soften up Nazi targets and repatriate treasure, among other objectives. If this sounds like a re-tread of previous Sniper Elite games, yes, I very much get that feeling too. The landscape and architecture are different, but the song remains the same.
As before, you select your loadout, drop into an environment, and proceed to shoot Nazis in the face. The biggest new feature that comes to mind is the Axis invasion mode. It’s a little bit of Dark Souls where some jerk is allowed to come into your game and slip on a pair of jackboots. Their goal is
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