Playing this felt like playing through multiple generations of PlayStation in one game. The animations, user interface, AI and linear level design feel like a PlayStation 2 game, the textures feels like a PS3 game and yet I played this on my PS5, backwards compatible as it's a PS4 game from 2019 remastering a game from 2012.
I went into this straight from getting the platinum on Sniper Elite 4 and going back to this was a little rough in comparison. The co-op won't allow you to progress without your partner reaching the same point due to the extremely linear level design. My friend went to get a drink and the toilet mid level and it booted us both from the match completely for being idle. The levels are very linear, guards see you like they are X-Men sometimes, stealth options feel a lot more limited etc.
That all said though...it's still fun which is all that matters. In many ways the linear level design was a nice change from the two hour sprawling maps of Sniper Elite 4. The slow motion zoom in X-ray shots are still satisfying, the speed they hit the ground sometimes was hilarious. It has a ton of modes, multiplayer, bombing run, Overwatch, Kill Tally, plus 4 DLC levels. V2 Remastered also still plays very well once you adjust to it being an older title (kind of) with bullets flying and smashing into bones etc. To be honest all it takes for me to enjoy these is seeing the eyes of a fascist bursting as a bullet spirals into their skull so in that sense this is a 100% success.
Good game, but it's great to see that though very similar there has been a large amount of quality of life and design improvements in future titles.
+ Shooting people and watching their bones shatter is still satisfying.
+ Linear level design actually allows for some more engaging set pieces.
+ Plenty of content and modes.
- Game is kind of ugly with dodgy animations, textures.
- Co-op doesn't work as well, this was clearly a single player game with it added on.
I went into this straight from getting the platinum on Sniper Elite 4 and going back to this was a little rough in comparison. The co-op won't allow you to progress without your partner reaching the same point due to the extremely linear level design. My friend went to get a drink and the toilet mid level and it booted us both from the match completely for being idle. The levels are very linear, guards see you like they are X-Men sometimes, stealth options feel a lot more limited etc.
That all said though...it's still fun which is all that matters. In many ways the linear level design was a nice change from the two hour sprawling maps of Sniper Elite 4. The slow motion zoom in X-ray shots are still satisfying, the speed they hit the ground sometimes was hilarious. It has a ton of modes, multiplayer, bombing run, Overwatch, Kill Tally, plus 4 DLC levels. V2 Remastered also still plays very well once you adjust to it being an older title (kind of) with bullets flying and smashing into bones etc. To be honest all it takes for me to enjoy these is seeing the eyes of a fascist bursting as a bullet spirals into their skull so in that sense this is a 100% success.
Good game, but it's great to see that though very similar there has been a large amount of quality of life and design improvements in future titles.
+ Shooting people and watching their bones shatter is still satisfying.
+ Linear level design actually allows for some more engaging set pieces.
+ Plenty of content and modes.
- Game is kind of ugly with dodgy animations, textures.
- Co-op doesn't work as well, this was clearly a single player game with it added on.