


In a single mission, you can find yourself engaging in close-medium range gunfights one minute, then taking two thousand meter shots the next. For starters, the gameplay is surprisingly diverse. I’m very happy to report that Sniper excels in most regards. The aspect that really makes or breaks a game like this, is gameplay. It’s a small detail, but it adds so much to the experience.ĭon’t judge a Wolf by its Sheep’s clothing.īut while good graphics and writing are nice, they’re just icing on the cake. The banter they share while Raven is on the ground really helps build your immersion and your attachment to your player character. And while Raven and Control are no Naughty-Dog masterclasses, they have a lot of genuine chemistry. With any handler type characters are just cookie-cutter exposition machines. In a lot of these sniper-sim games, the sniper is reduced to a blank slate. Raven, the guy you play as, and Control, the voice in your head giving you your objectives. Although I was surprised by the quality of the writing and voice acting for the game’s two main voiced characters. Granted, the story’s only real purpose is to give you an excuse to go around assassinating terrorists. Graphically it looks as good as any triple-A FPS release while also keeping a very steady 60 fps. Surprisingly, the production value of this game blew me away.
