Sniper Elite III

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  1. CasualReviewer
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The game is nice so far except when i got to halfaya pass. The level design is awful, doesnt tell u where to go, and even if you try to figure it out you endup with 30 cqb enemies next to you. basically like 1 opportunity to sound-mask your shot in the whole level. Enemies EVERYWHERE. i spent 2 hours on the level trying to cqb random **** enemies that arent even closely related to the mainThe game is nice so far except when i got to halfaya pass. The level design is awful, doesnt tell u where to go, and even if you try to figure it out you endup with 30 cqb enemies next to you. basically like 1 opportunity to sound-mask your shot in the whole level. Enemies EVERYWHERE. i spent 2 hours on the level trying to cqb random **** enemies that arent even closely related to the main and side objectives #halfayasucksdick… Expand
  2. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 5, 2022
    10
    Simply one of the best games in the Sniper Elite series, I love this game! it has gorgeous graphics, satisfying gameplay, and lots of gore! just its ragdoll physics which is bad anyway for me the Game is perfect!
    I love Karl fairbune. I'm a real fan of Sniper Elite
  3. Mastereed
    Mar 5, 2023
    4
    WAS THIS GAME RELEASED IN 1942?

    BEFORE WE BEGIN: I will preface this by saying that I have already played all the other Sniper Elite in the saga, including Sniper Elite 5, and that I am evaluating Sniper Elite 3 For Xbox One and therefore have no idea what it is like on Xbox 360 and what changes. Also, the evaluation includes Dlc’s of the game and only partially of the Multiplayer,    WAS THIS GAME RELEASED IN 1942?

    BEFORE WE BEGIN:
    I will preface this by saying that I have already played all the other Sniper Elite in the saga, including Sniper Elite 5, and that I am evaluating Sniper Elite 3 For Xbox One and therefore have no idea what it is like on Xbox 360 and what changes. Also, the evaluation includes Dlc’s of the game and only partially of the Multiplayer, being already dead in 2022.

    THE OUTBREAK:
    The game presents itself from the start as a Sniper Elite set in Africa, with very short cutscenes and a very brief and coincidental tutorial. Essentially it presents itself as a version of Sniper Elite V2 with a different setting.

    TO THE SCOPE:
    Graphically, the game features warm and bright colors, too bright, so much so that the saturation makes lit surfaces blinding, distorting shadows and colors. The graphics and animations, for a 2014 game, are among the worst at the time; Let's remember that games like GTA 5, Castlevania Lord of Shadows 2 and The Last of Us were already out.

    TO THE EARS:
    The audio compartment of this game is truly pitiful, playing it with stereo headphones most of the game noises sound muffled and wrong; playing instead with surround headphones and the noises are completely off; every direction of the noises come from the opposite side of where they should be, and from completely wrong distances.

    ON BATTLEFIELD:
    The game has pretty much the mechanics found in its predecessor, with some unnecessary items such as the flynt. The level design obviously does not reach that of the successor, nor does the well-designed linearity of the predecessor. There are 8 missions (12 with dlc), and they last about 15 minutes each, so the game is very short, easily completed in 3 hours.
    The brand's usual co-op mode is present, plus there are the usual survival and multiplayer modes.

    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    The game is easily completed 100% in about fifteen hours and it has many easy achievements. The only flaw are the game's two online achievements.

    DLC’S:
    The game's dlc's are 4 additional missions, completed in less than half an hour, with very generic and forgettable missions, including the obvious target Fuhrer (among the worst in the saga in my opinion). The cost of the dlc’s is certainly not comparable to the time required for the completion.

    BUT WHY 4?

    CON:
    The game really has too many, too many negative points, and I would like not to limit myself to a mere list of **** but it will be very difficult not to. Starting with the story, which is explained by cutscenes with an average duration of 4 seconds, showing silent scenes of the protagonist doing some action, poorly animated to boot. The physics of corpses, which with whatever weapon you use, will depart for space, giving rise to bugs like T-pose, ragdolls and so on. The sound system is painful, as explained earlier. The malfunctioning of the coop-single player, which requires the player to start the story over if he completes it in only one of the two modes.The AI of enemies that leaves something to be desired. The bullet feeling that completely loses the one built in sniper elite 2 and at the same time does not reach that of 4. The graphics, already dated for 2014 and the particularly poorly maintained lighting system. The setting is almost sparse and poorly maintained, with stock backgrounds and few models in general. Finally, the missions always look the same, with generic objectives requiring the player to get from point a to point b, defend an area, and little more.

    PROS:
    The pros of this game are very few, the existence of co-op, which makes the whole game more fun, the music at the beginning of the game and the loading screens.

    RATING
    Gameplay: 4
    Music: 3
    Story: 1
    Shooting: 7
    _    … Expand
  4. Targaryen006
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    Story
    -Main story 3/5
    -Side Quests 4/5 -Story Direction 3/5 -main character 2/5 -side characters 1/5 Gameplay -Controls(keyboard and mouse) 4/5 -Combat 3/5 -stealth4/5 -linear 3/5 -episode design 3/5 -general gameplay 3/5 Graphics 3/5 -Environmental design 3/5 -Animations 3/5 -optimization 4/5    Story
    -Main story 3/5
    -Side Quests 4/5
    -Story Direction 3/5
    -main character 2/5
    -side characters 1/5
    Gameplay
    -Controls(keyboard and mouse) 4/5
    -Combat 3/5
    -stealth4/5
    -linear 3/5
    -episode design 3/5
    -general gameplay 3/5
    Graphics 3/5
    -Environmental design 3/5
    -Animations 3/5
    -optimization 4/5 on record : 9h    … Expand
  5. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    5
    i got this game as a child because you could shoot hitler in the testicle as he only had one
  6. Goshan220
    Oct 29, 2022
    7
    Такая же классная как и предыдущая часть, только в другой декорации и с небольшим развитием геймплея. Не люблю шутеры на постоянной основе, но при этом игры про войну это наверно самое мое любимое, так что иногда пройтись по коридорным миссиям и пострелять врагов бывает в удовольствие.Такая же классная как и предыдущая часть, только в другой декорации и с небольшим развитием геймплея. Не люблю шутеры на постоянной основе, но при этом игры про войну это наверно самое мое любимое, так что иногда пройтись по коридорным миссиям и пострелять врагов бывает в удовольствие.
  7. M300
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    Horrible mouse feel, turning horizontally is fine but moving your mouse up or down is very slow.
    Clunky movement, no FOV slider, terrible Sun glare everywhere.
    Pretty bad.
  8. BgSilva98
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    [PT-BR] Serei Breve nessa analise, o jogo é bem mais elaborado que seu antecessor, os gráficos estão bem melhores, mobilidade, e mecânica, tudo foi bem elaborado nesse game, a historia, musicas, sons etc.
    Recomendo o game, porém darei a mesma nota que deu pro seu antecessor, motivo ? Bugs, o jogo possui diversos bugs, e as vezes os inimigos atiram em você antes mesmo de você aparecer ,    [PT-BR] Serei Breve nessa analise, o jogo é bem mais elaborado que seu antecessor, os gráficos estão bem melhores, mobilidade, e mecânica, tudo foi bem elaborado nesse game, a historia, musicas, sons etc.
    Recomendo o game, porém darei a mesma nota que deu pro seu antecessor, motivo ? Bugs, o jogo possui diversos bugs, e as vezes os inimigos atiram em você antes mesmo de você aparecer , tem uns insta kill muito cabuloso no jogo que chega a irritar . Nota 7/10 ! [PT-BR]    … Expand
  9. WHITESIXOMAR
    Jun 2, 2022
    9
    Masterpiece. Sniper Elite III or "Africa" was the 1st experience of this franchise for me as previous games were boring and repetitive, they did not fit my play style. Both games focused on over-explored WW2 combat scenarios. This is a replay-based review after completing SE4 & SE5.

    SE3 Introduces new stuff like stealth / adapt & overcome gameplay mechanics, improved AI, and the    Masterpiece. Sniper Elite III or "Africa" was the 1st experience of this franchise for me as previous games were boring and repetitive, they did not fit my play style. Both games focused on over-explored WW2 combat scenarios. This is a replay-based review after completing SE4 & SE5.

    SE3 Introduces new stuff like stealth / adapt & overcome gameplay mechanics, improved AI, and the exciting North African theatre of World War II that is not often explored in games. The cinematics and simple storyline do the job, getting you focused on your targets and build's tension as most missions take place during well-known battles, like the Siege of Tobruk and the Halfaya Pass. I would have preferred a protagonist with a deep character arc or more immersive lore, but I guess Rebellion uses the setting to give us an excuse to Snipe some Nazi Officers, and that's ok with me.

    The game has major technical problems, the improved AI works but is still broken and some points, the pacing drops, and the game becomes repetitive, and the graphics look good but dated somehow. Despite these problems, it is a game that I can replay over and over.    … Expand
  10. Woolee
    May 31, 2022
    7
    The game is nice if you just want to sneak and kill Nazis, however it gets a little old rather fast, Gives little to no story beyond "Must kill Vahlen" even if you include the obligatory "German soldiers also have families" diaries spread around. The setting still feel
  11. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    6
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  12. StarkAgentos
    Apr 21, 2022
    3
    Обычный шутан без чего-либо особенного. Эта игра не приносит совершенно ничего нового.
  13. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 27, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.2

    I playe this after playing sniper elite 4, but i'm happy to say that most of the things i loved on SE4 already existed in this one, it's fun, at times very tense making it soo **** fun, the story is easy to follow and also engaging.
    Recomend it
  14. Bodislav
    Jan 9, 2022
    3
    Im high .
  15. Moein7
    Nov 8, 2021
    7
    the only good thing about this game is game play; other things like story or graphics are either mediocre or bad
  16. clem666
    Aug 13, 2021
    3
    Very disappointing shooter. Graphics are decent, the slow motion shoots are terrific and clearly contributed to the core identity of the game. Story is okay, not much more than that. But opponents are truly dumb, the locations are uninspired and missions are all the same with different environments. Controls are stiff as hell, unintuitive and make the game kind of boring from stat to end.Very disappointing shooter. Graphics are decent, the slow motion shoots are terrific and clearly contributed to the core identity of the game. Story is okay, not much more than that. But opponents are truly dumb, the locations are uninspired and missions are all the same with different environments. Controls are stiff as hell, unintuitive and make the game kind of boring from stat to end. You don't have any feeling of freedom since all you do is following soulless corridors. It always ends up in a so-called grandiose explosion. Textures are ugly and often prevents your bullets to go through this they easily should pierce. The use of other weapons is really frustrating: nothing is more efficient than the sniper here. I guess they literally made the game after its name... There are numerous costing DLC's supposed to add some content that clearly should have been in the main game. Just as uninspired as it is shallow.… Expand
  17. KevLooney
    May 12, 2021
    6
    The game is uninteresting entirely. When it is played one thinks to the many other things that would be a better use of one's time.
  18. Tomle1202
    Apr 1, 2021
    6
    The more you play Sniper Elite III, the more you wish for it to reach the end.
  19. mesutaltin
    Mar 13, 2021
    8
    Güzel oyun. Tavsiye ederim. Oynanması gereken bir oyun. Bu tarzdan hoşlananlar sevecektir.
  20. eraybeycik
    Dec 24, 2020
    6
    Büyük çaplı ama gereksiz düz olan bir oyun. Abi sniperde niye susturucu yok ya.
  21. AstiX
    Dec 18, 2020
    5
    Pretty much the same game as Sniper Elite V2, but with boring locations and worse graphics. Some say the graphics are better, but the lighting on V2 looks much more natural, while with III you get the worst implementation of sun rays I've ever seen which looks fake and ridiculous and on top of that everything is drowning in an ugly bloom effect.

    Sure, stealth is more doable in this    Pretty much the same game as Sniper Elite V2, but with boring locations and worse graphics. Some say the graphics are better, but the lighting on V2 looks much more natural, while with III you get the worst implementation of sun rays I've ever seen which looks fake and ridiculous and on top of that everything is drowning in an ugly bloom effect.

    Sure, stealth is more doable in this title, but that's only because the AI is dumb af. You can literally kill someone in front of dozens of enemies, watch them get a little upset and then go back to their regular routine as if nothing happened. If you go in guns blazing the enemies don't even try to close in on you or flank you, which was a thing in V2. With that said, the game is actually more enjoyable if you throw stealth out the window and just go mindlessly sniping everyone.

    There are some frustrating moments like not being able to shoot through bushes because they're BULLETPROOF, missing a target because there's an invisible wall in front of it or leaning over cover and having a clear shot only for the bullet to somehow hit the wall you're taking cover behind instead. And the best thing is, if you run in an underground tunnel, people way up on the surface can hear you, go "Huh?" and walk all the way down in the tunnel to the very spot where you made the sound. SUPER HEARING ENEMIES.

    There's also an attempt at a storyline that I can't believe anyone cares about. The only fun thing about this game is the bullet cam animations which we already had in V2 and they don't look like they've improved in any way.    … Expand
  22. zeux
    Dec 14, 2020
    7
    It's a good game but the setting is very repetitive and gets boring quickly because everything looks the same
  23. nascent
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    Sniper Elite V2, was a dark horse. It seemed like a Call Of Duty ripoff but was actually a pretty fun and challenging sniper game with decent mechanics and good level design.

    Sniper Elite 3 is definitely a "more of the same" game. It's actually a prequel rather than sequel, but the story is weaker than SEV2 and this time around the levels are fairly void of anything memorable unlike    Sniper Elite V2, was a dark horse. It seemed like a Call Of Duty ripoff but was actually a pretty fun and challenging sniper game with decent mechanics and good level design.

    Sniper Elite 3 is definitely a "more of the same" game. It's actually a prequel rather than sequel, but the story is weaker than SEV2 and this time around the levels are fairly void of anything memorable unlike some very standout levels in SEV2.
    That being said, the Sniper Elite series is very fun if you like stealth sniper style games. The games bring me back to days of Spec Ops on the original playstation, running around alone with limited ammo and mostly relying on a sniper rifle, being stealthy and knowing when go on the offensive. I sorely missed these types of games, so this fills a void.

    The game format is essentially, 3rd person to move around levels and position yourself for shots, then a first person scope view for gunfights. There's the ability too play somewhat stealthily in these games, but there's also gunfights and assassination missions.
    The main differences between Sniper Elite v2 and 3 is that th levels are now more open and less linear. This dramatically improves the stealth element of the gme as you are no lngr forced into situations where you can't sneak around or flank enemies, plus it means you can psition yourself nearer atmospheric noises to mask your sots. However I feel the sound masking was developed more with SE2 as it had levels with events such as fireworks or the bell of the church which really continued through and was a key feature of those levels. There's not really anything like that in SE3 it's just a mechanic in the levels you can choose to find and use for some kills but not all.

    SE3 also fixes the issue I had with SEV2 with manual saves, allow you to no longer suffer trying to redo a 3 wave gunfight where you'd get to the very last sniper and die because you couldn't flank tham or position yourself properly, and then needing to restart the entire gunfight. Checkpoints were few and far between. SE3 allows you t save whenever you want, in addition to the checkpoints, which seem more frequent anyway. Although this also makes the game far easier as you can essentially save after every kill meaning there's no risk for any action you take.

    SE3 also adds takedowns, so you can takedown an enemy by sneaking up behind them, which is a very welcome addition. The silence handgun is still there from SEV2, but I prefer the takedowns for when yoou manage to get right up to an enemy without them seeing.

    Another thing to mention is the control scheme is better in SE3. The default scheme in SE2 was unpleasant and there was only one other control layout choice available, which allowd you to aim the scope with L2, but meant you lost sprint on L3. In SE3 yu can sprint with L3 and aim the cope with L2.
    SE3 is designed to be a superior game with the non-linear levels, improved controls, and more focus on the Xray bullet cam (which can start to get annoying after every kill, but you can press a button to skip them which wasn't possible on SEv2). However it also lost some of its charm with level design, the levels are less memorable and aren't as creative in terms of design.    … Expand
  24. Kotofon
    Jun 6, 2020
    7
    Sniper Elite 3 – шутер от третьего лица с серьезной тактической частью, где нужно продумывать каждый шаг, любой выстрел из вашей снайперской винтовки, для подрыва немецкой машины изнутри. События разворачиваются во время Второй Мировой войны, в не самом стандартном сеттинге – Северной Африке.

    Сюжет является приквелом к предыдущей части серии – V2. Главным персонажем, элитным снайпером    Sniper Elite 3 – шутер от третьего лица с серьезной тактической частью, где нужно продумывать каждый шаг, любой выстрел из вашей снайперской винтовки, для подрыва немецкой машины изнутри. События разворачиваются во время Второй Мировой войны, в не самом стандартном сеттинге – Северной Африке.

    Сюжет является приквелом к предыдущей части серии – V2. Главным персонажем, элитным снайпером станет агент Управления Стратегических Служб (УСС) Карл Фейрберн. Он попадает в немецкий тыл для оказания серьезной помощи союзным силам и сбора информации о секретном проекте фашистов – разработке секретного оружия. Руководит процессом создания генерал СС Франц Вален.    … Expand
  25. PedroNowicki
    May 31, 2020
    7
    Sniper Elite III to niezła skradanka i dobra gra, ale została wykonana kiepsko, nawet nie wiem, co mi nie pasuje, coś jest nie tak ze mną, albo z tą grą. Słyszałem, że Sniper Elite 4 jest bardzo dobry, więc może zagram w to, wiem, że to spóźniona recenzja, ale jednak recenzja.
  26. Sanjous_1999_
    May 19, 2020
    6
    Rus. БЕЗ СПОЙЛЕРОВ, игра - очень средний продукт и объясню почему. Однако сначала плюсы.
    +: 1) Неплохая графика (для меня нормально)
    2) Неплохой level design Ну это всё плюсы. -: 1) Тупейший искусственный интеллект (я понимаю что во всех играх так, однако тут слишком) 2) Примитивный сюжет (не зашел, та вообще главный персонаж какай-то обычный, нет харизмы, ничего запоминающийся в нем)    Rus. БЕЗ СПОЙЛЕРОВ, игра - очень средний продукт и объясню почему. Однако сначала плюсы.
    +: 1) Неплохая графика (для меня нормально)
    2) Неплохой level design
    Ну это всё плюсы.
    -: 1) Тупейший искусственный интеллект (я понимаю что во всех играх так, однако тут слишком)
    2) Примитивный сюжет (не зашел, та вообще главный персонаж какай-то обычный, нет харизмы, ничего запоминающийся в нем)
    3) Пустые персонажи
    4) Плохая стрельба с автоматов, я нигде не выдел такой отдачи оружия в играх (тут перегнули с этим)

    Спорная вещь в этой игре это когда ты прошел игру, и ты не чувствуешь завершенность игры (серьезно я во время первого прохождения не почувствовал финал)

    Итог я ей ставлю 6/10    … Expand
  27. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Отличный симулятор снайпера. Появились открытые локации, заметные прогресс со времен второй части.
  28. PrincessRose
    Apr 5, 2020
    6
    It's fun for a few hours and then feels very repetitive and not much variation on objectives.
    It's a gimicky kind of game.
    I don't feel like a sniper as most of the time is just sneaking around to stealth kill with a knife as you don't have a silencer on your sniper rifle and can't always use it if you don't want to be heard. It's alright if all you want to do is kill people and not    It's fun for a few hours and then feels very repetitive and not much variation on objectives.
    It's a gimicky kind of game.

    I don't feel like a sniper as most of the time is just sneaking around to stealth kill with a knife as you don't have a silencer on your sniper rifle and can't always use it if you don't want to be heard.
    It's alright if all you want to do is kill people and not care about a story or any depth.

    This isn't my kind of game and just feel sick of playing it, not going to bore myself to death by forcing myself to keep playing to complete it, I'd rather spend my time playing something that is actually fun.    … Expand
  29. Relkad
    Mar 26, 2020
    7
    Well,i mean,it keeps you going,not bad overall,but nothing great either
    Probably good for challengers who can take the hardest mode.
  30. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    6
    This game had one good element, but that element was just about perfect: the kill cam.
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#58 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Riot Pixels
    Aug 27, 2014
    65
    Sniper Elite 3 is hardly worth it, but at least it’s nice to see that the series is changing its course.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Aug 25, 2014
    60
    A solid action game, focused on stealth, larger maps and picking enemies from a distance. The game has its weak spots but in overall, plays refreshingly. [Issue#244]
  3. CD-Action
    Aug 25, 2014
    65
    Once again Rebellion did not step outside the familiar, comfortable zone of games that are interesting but not outstanding. [08/2014, p.60]
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