I found this game a real disappointment.

[Mr Fraggle (UK)]

A game too far in this franchise, I had no idea what the story was about given that there was probably 20-30 collectables each level which meant a hell of a lot of exploring.
Sniper? In name only seeing as he spent most of the time on the ground either stealthy killing or machine gunning.
Why is it that devs do not seem to know when to stop, but of course it is the greedy publishers who do not give a damn about content as long as the money rolls in?

But it only cost me 16 quid so for that orice it was a reasonable time waster.

[Zekiran]

I have played through 3 times now and... used the machine gun / secondary weapon (fill in the blank middle one) like... twice. Using your tactics is up to you, dude. I sniped all over the place. Where appropriate, I stuck a knife in a guy's skull. If all you're looking for are achievements for specifics, that's... what happens.

If you couldn't figure out the story by ... y'know, *playing it*, that's also on you, because it was there really clearly every time you talked to the contacts...

[Arya]

The devs aren't responsible for the way in which you play a game. If you spent the entire time machinegunning, that's your decision. Likewise for collectibles, it's entirely your choice to go after them all in a single session.

For my two cents, I only reach for the machinegun in two situations; if I screw up and find myself facing a large group of enemies, or for playing Survival Mode.

Ordinarily I play like a sniper. I position myself high up and pick off my targets one by one, they're usually well aware that I'm picking them off but unaware where the shots are coming from. So far I've been able to take that approach into every mission in the game, it worked particularly well and was particularly fun around Lorino harbour.

[astyanyx]

I have been known to clear out a third of a map from one well chosen sniper position. If you are just running around shooting anything that moves it is no wonder you are complaining. This is a thinking game where you plan out your attacks for maximum effect with minimum damage.

[Twister 57]

+ 1 ^^ hang back and snipe. I enjoy using wellrod ,machine gun but mostly use sniper rifle. I equip machine gun when when traveling in buildings and exploring towns especially when game was new just incase you get surprised by enemy but once you recon immediate area - set up defences like mines and plan escape routes the machine gun is plan B or C unless you decide for fun to rambo it. It can be plan A in right situation.

[Arya]

Originally posted by astyanyx:

I have been known to clear out a third of a map from one well chosen sniper position. If you are just running around shooting anything that moves it is no wonder you are complaining. This is a thinking game where you plan out your attacks for maximum effect with minimum damage.

My approach as well. Give me an elevated position with a good field of view, a pile of ammo and a Mosin and I can clear out half the level without moving an inch.

Normally I'll only move in on foot once the area has been scoured clean. I don't bother with a machinegun outside of Survival mode, normally I go for a Trench Gun for room clearance and an HDM or Luger for picking off stragglers, chosen depending on the availability of supressed ammo.

[meritone]

I mean, if you pay attention to the cut scenes and the scripted story moments, I don't know how you don't know the story.

[rtwjunkie]

Originally posted by Mr Fraggle (UK):

A game too far in this franchise, I had no idea what the story was about given that there was probably 20-30 collectables each level which meant a hell of a lot of exploring.
Sniper? In name only seeing as he spent most of the time on the ground either stealthy killing or machine gunning.
Why is it that devs do not seem to know when to stop, but of course it is the greedy publishers who do not give a damn about content as long as the money rolls in?

But it only cost me 16 quid so for that orice it was a reasonable time waster.

You don't need to know the prior game stories to play this one. Heck, they are out of order anyway...Sniper 2 comes after this one chronologically.

As to the game play, this is a game in which they give you many ways to accomplish the mission. They also give you many different points to use, each of which covers about 30-40% of the map. It perfectly allows you to spend hours scanning and marking targets. Then, if you use distracting noise to your advantage, you can nearly take out half of the threat on the whole map before moving on, and definitely from the immediate area you are going through.

I literally kill 95% of the enemy with the sniper rifle. If you are not a patient person and choosing not to use the sniping, well that's on you. Perhaps sniper type games are not for you.

[Kozzy]

If you are looking to Sniper Elite for story you are doing it wrong. This is NOT a story heavy series. You DON'T have to have played the past games to enjoy this one.

If you want a storyheavy game go play Witcher 3, Pillars Of Eternity, Bioshock series, The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Mask of The Betrayer, Planscape Torment, Fallout new Vegas, etc..

Sniper Elite is more about the enjoyment of shooting enemies in the balls and playing stealthy.

[OneAmongOthers]

The game is perfectly open to any style. So if you go loud with a SMG that's your choice. I have found many ways to play from sniping, luring the stupid AI in to traps or evenclose so I could stick them with a knife. It's honestly pretty fun. Try it on hardcore and its amazingly fun and decently challenging.