Sniper Elite 5 (2022) Review - Over One Year Later | "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed." 

No disappointment here. I had fun

One of the major gripes I have in this game that I have not seen mentioned in a lot of written reviews of this game and in this one, is Karl's movement and handling. In 4 you could run while crouched, crouch mid run, and the the transition between different stances was snappier. They also took away the ability to change the camera side with the right stick in exchange for doing it in the radial menu and took away going from OTS with a half press of the aim trigger to first person aim with a full press of the trigger. It makes me miss sniper elite 4 when I'm playing as clunky Karl in sniper elite 5. In four you just moved near an item like a grenade, mine, bandage, medkit, i.e. Consumables and he'd just pick them up. In 5 you have to manually aim at each individual item you want to pick up. I appreciate you taking the time to make this review, it makes me feel a little vindicated that there are things about this game I felt were off but couldn't get a grasp on being illustrated in this video. Thank you.

One thing I did enjoy playing SE5 is that the invasion mechanic really rewards SUPER sneaky, like solid snake level, gameplay. This means most enemy living players just give up because you aren't tripping lines of sight of AI and just enjoyed pecking at the invaders with a welrod and skurry off until I get off the blip. Then rinse and repeat.

When single player games try to dip their toes into the multiplayer pool. It's always a mechanical disaster.

I found this channel about a month ago and binge watched the whole sniper elite series. your videos are so addicting and fun to watch! i hope the dlc review comes out pretty soon. i cant wait

After just recently replaying all of 5 again and then going back to a mission on 4 tonight, I can’t believe how much 4 feels better to me. The gunplay feels so much faster and intuitive. And the ability to go to third person view with half an aim trigger pull and then switch shoulders with an R3 press is so much better than the new system on 5. I’ve played this game ever since the very first one and for me they nailed it with four and five has been a step backwards. It’s very pretty, but the challenge and the smooth gunplay of 4 is sadly missed. I don’t know why they felt the need to mess with such a great formula.

I really enjoy 5, but the slow texture loading on PS4 was painful. On the PS5 it runs great though. I loved the customization options, and I really had fun finding new ways to blast nazis to hell and beyond. Boobytrapping corpses never got old. BUT! You got a lot of cool skins in this game, and they never appeared in cutscenes. By 5 they ought to start using the game engine for cutscenes. 3 is still my favourite though. Also Sullivan looked he'd been through a REALLY botched botox incident.

Amazing channel bro keep up the good work, hope to see more content from you

As someone who's been a fan of Sniper Elite since V2 came out, it's always been so hard find repeatability in the games because none of my friends liked the game play enough to do coop playthroughs of the campaign with me. When 5 came out, it was like a holy-grail of sorts in the sense that the game was now enough of a sandbox that anyone could play. Even as someone who prefers sniping, I real enjoy that. Not just because it meant my friends would finally join, but also because it meant every weapon was viable. Gone were the days of 2-3 bursts from your MP40 at close range trying to hit people 5 feet away in a crappy situation. Now, if you're in danger, your sidearms are much more accurate and reliable. I get why people don't like the game for straying from sniping, but I see this as a sort of reboot, for good or for worse. I just hope that the good parts of this game find their way into the upcoming Zombie Army title Rebellion is working on.

Your channel is incredible. Your videos are amazing, top notch. I hope your channel grows fast.

I've been waiting for this one. (Goes to grab popcorn!!)

Great job on the video!

Getting into sniping games and enjoying 5 and Contracts 2 thus far. Great vid. Had a mad annoying bug where I killed Kummler without realising it (not with the chandelier) and wandered for ages thinking I had missed him. The distance counter suggested the body in front of me, in Kummler's office to be fair, was the guy. Searching him did nothing. Shooting the corpse popped the kill. Great stuff! Ah well. You've got a sub :)

As a MGS, Hitman 3 and AC player I really enjoy all the melee stealth kills. Always try to kill nearly all enemies this way.

1000th sub, you had me with this video ^^

Man, I've been watching your vids lately, I was so bumped when I saw you didn't made a SE5 review. Now I can feel complete 😅

Sorry for being late, but it was worth the wait. Keep it up.

Honestly I liked sniper elite 4 better than 5.

Invasion Mode is probably the root cause of most mentioned issues. Dunno if they found it too late in design, but probably found test-players weren't engaging / too hard to locate / then sniped from nowhere, and had to plaster fix it. Hence areas bounded by invis walls to force choke points, telephones and wallhack vision, limiting panzerfausts (re: noobtube PvP issues), trees placed to limit sight lines - all there to get Karl and invader to be able to locate and engage, and not just sniped (especially with Empty Lung easiness) from way across the map. Even the way the jaeger always appears within medium distance proximity to Karl i think hints at this notion of forcing encounters. Is the mode fun? Sure. But it had impacts on game design, and hence the singleplayer possibilities. Prob prefer if the video pondered this stuff more, and less step-by-step of each mission.

SE one of my favourite game serious. One of the few games I love replaying. I had fun with SE5 but not nearly as much time spent on it as on SE4. SE4: 500 hours of play SE5: 200 hours of play

I've been back to playing SE5 recently and completely forgot there is a "6th sense" skill, guess I never used it that much the first time I played.

I had so much fun with SE5 especially with Axis Invasion (currently at 237 kills) I really enjoy all the medal challenges along with the weapon customization. That being said I do agree with some of the points you made. I hate the invisible walls in this game, probably the worst I have seen in a long time and I also don't like the fact that long rang sniping isn't really present but I get the feeling it was Intentional design choice to accommodate invasion mode. Also the side characters/ voice acting (not including karl) is the worst in the series for me personally. As a whole though it's my 3rd favourite SE game and I am still very much enjoying the game. For me the game is a solid 7/10.

You deserve way more subs !

Still enjoying SE5 over here, but there's another small gripe I have which is that the enemy gun noises in SE5 sound puny compared to the ones in SE4. I miss the loud punch of the K98 when I'm getting shot at.

Totally agree. The maps on SE5 simply aren't as good as SE3 and SE4. The levels are so much bigger but feel so much smaller with their physical barriers and so many houses and rooms. That last 2 minute mission is bullshit. There was so little actual sniping because of these level designs. It's like they were pushing the game towards Call Of Duty children. Considering that it was supposed to release in 2020 but came out 2 years late, what the hell were they doing in that time? 54:38 they teased the ability to hide in the back of truck to get into areas or passed guards. And that turned out to be a lie. Trip mines and the pop up anti personal mine removed. SE3 and SE4 came with 1 season pass. SE5 had 2 season passes costing the same as before but having half the shit in it I enjoyed SE5 but not as much as I enjoyed the previous 2 games and I'm much more likely to replay those than the new one. I just hope SE6 comes out solely on the new consoles and PC and forgets about old gen consoles so they can push the limits because SE5 just looked like DLC for SE4 and SE4 just looked like DLC for SE3. In nearly a decade, you'd expect a bigger leap in graphics.

it's here 😭😭

I would totally watch a video of you trying Turbo Overkill

When can we expect the next video on SE5 cause this one was more just about each level and a recap

so much vehicles around me and i need to RUN a cross the map to extraction... i mean do Karl know how to drive? he is a commando right? RIGHT?!!

Why did they change the button for shoulder swap from R3 to triangle? That's my only complaint so far lol

I love Sniper Elite 5 but I do understand the arguments you make here. I think the word that comes to mind for SE5 is "why?". Why did they not add a path through the invisible wall areas that gives you another pathway or make it into a minefield that you can carefully navigate or something. Why did they get rid of some of Karls arsenal like bouncing bettys and trip wires? Why is non-lethal even in a game like this? And why oh why do they block off some of the coolest looking vantage points. Like in Atlantic Wall, why is there not an opening at the top of that giant billboard looking thing you have to blow up that allows you to snipe into the open fields adjacent to it?

Looking forwards to this one, having only just picked up Sniper Elite 5 as it’s finally on a sale that works for me, I’ve been enjoying the maps, changes and story of the campaign, and haven’t yet touched things like invasion mode etc.

I would really like to see you make reviews about splinter cell games, mostly about chaos theory and blacklist

If you're a fan of Hitman, I'd recommend checking out "Death To Spies", it's a trillogy of games that's basically Hitman in WW2 with more of an espionage focus. (With the third game, Alekhine's Gun, moving to the cold war.)

Cant wait for sniper elite 6

When I first played the 3rd level, that level really impressed me.

9:15 That's a good point. The final DLC really should have been a D-Day expansion with some new skins. Imagine the Saving Private Ryan references with a sniper in the bell tower, maybe a wounded soldier shooting a tank with a pistol, cool shit like that. I know they never said D-Day was gonna be in the game but it's a bit misleading for it to be the backdrop of the cover art.

Loved these retrospectives, don't see many people talk aboit these games, and was so enthralled I watched them all in one day Sniper Elite 4 is one of my top games of all time, and while I heard 5 was mid I never knew it was this bad, it's like they're abandoning everything the series is about and what they're supplementing it with is awful, the terrible enemy AI alone makes this a pass but to remove the level design of 4 and making it a generic close-up shooter is unforgivable. Unless they course-correct for 6 by making it a better 4 I can't see myself sticking with this series, it's a tragedy.

Hey there. Good video as always and now it’s time to wait for almost another year again for the next video lol. I just wanted to jot down a few things I wanted to say. UntotenPelz in an another comment kinda hit that nail on the head of what I was gonna say. 5 was designed to take every kind of play into account instead of being primarily focused on sniping. In my opinion, it’s a good thing. Yes, there should be some more longer sight lines for people want to really engage in long range combat but I think there is something for every player here. Especially for people that try to play stealthily like me where the game can become a WW2 Splinter Cell title which I love. This also has encouraged more varied level design than in the past couple of games. Weapons that aren’t snipers also feel a whole lot better to use in this game especially with the first-person aiming that they added in. This probably also encouraged Rebellion to make more areas close-medium range. Invisible walls, for me anyways, weren’t a problem for me outside of Atlantic Wall and a little bit of the second mission. The UI is a “you-problem” lol. I think something you neglected to mention, though it is just two small things, is that the X-Ray cam has been changed so that non-rifle weapons can now also activate it and it can also be sped up or slowed down. I also want to touch on the equipment “problem.” I don’t really think it’s a problem as usually the equipment you need for a target is usually within a short radius from the target and/or there’s another provided way of taking it out. I do wonder why people complain about the graphics. Aside from the face models of characters in the game, the game is graphically and artistically beautiful. The interactable water is amazing looking to me (when they actually put it in lol). For me, Sniper Elite 5 is my favorite of the series so far. I just hope that they bring Invasion mode back and give more long range sniper positions. I do wonder what you would prefer as a setting for 6. Would you like them to take Karl to the Pacific, since they did have a bit of a Japanese element to the story in this game, or maybe stop with WW2 all together and have Karl fighting in the Korean War?

I notice you did not mention about being stuck at level 40 on the campaign. I also saw your sniper elite 4 video and you did not get level 50 because from level 50 to level 250 is 1 million XP per level. In sniper elite 5 when you get to level 40 thats the max level no 1 million to grind. The thing whats put me of se5 is no levels to grind i did enjoy the game put nothing to play for in my eyes. If you do read this please in your se5 dlc video if you do that put the level thing in👍

good review of the game, i don't think my opinion is to far from yours, my biggest problem with SE5 over SE4 has to do with authentic plus, i felt like it took a step back and removed a challenge that made you think before you acted because once you alerted someone in SE4 they kept looking for you as well as alerting others in a never ending loop which could become a nightmare, in SE5 authentic it was kinda like playing skyrim, room full of dead bodies and the last guy standing gives up on you and says "oh well, must have been my imagination" and goes back to whatever was happening before, but overall it was worth playing and a good looking game, loved the aircraft carrier, thanks for the video.

Totally agree with this game feeling more restricted than se4.

Just watching your video on my tv, and had to comment.... I have been playing invasion mode for 8 months and it is awesome... My main gripe is that I think focus mode should be turned off for the invader.. i am so cheesed off by being tracked and killed by being shot through a wall or door or even a floor by a camping player... At least give us (the invader) focus mode as well to even the score.. I know exactly what you mean by multiplayer, it's just not worth playing, And I was looking really forward to it, it's just a case of spawn die spawn die spawn die. The camping is beyond a joke and being spawn killed 5 times on the trot isn't fun... Regards to the music, the first thing I do with any games is that I go straight into the settings and turn it off so i don't get deafened at crucial moments... But otherwise, good video and I'm enjoying invasion mode

Was Sullivan in the submarine when it was hit? If so, then he has no business being alive.

It's ok, I sold it after I finished it. I play these on the hardest setting, 3 and 4 is the best. All the levels felt bland in this game and the AI felt like a downgrade, 4 has the best AI. I think the 3rd game is very underrated, 4 is the best but 3 is also solid, I replay 3 and 4 about once a year. Your right about the lack of sniping, only a few locations have big open fields, but even then, the maps lack good veridicality.

Not as good as the 4th but i really like it i love that we can see the villain before the last mission also i love liberation i never get bored of it

Idk jack about story, but 5 had new stuff I loved but 4 played to strengths more. In all Im glad the Arkham action steath games are kept along by SE. But idk where it goes. But give me my long distance maps again ffs

i enjoy 5 but in mission 14 (dlc mission) there is a apc that patrols the roads around the aircraft carrier and the best way to destroy it is the 2 panzerfausts in the map 1. you find it 2 npcs who are normally walking in the tanks sightlines 2. actually hitting the tanks is pretty difficult considering the amount of clutter around you and also the snipers in the towers and all the dudes on the carrier WHO CAN SEE YOU if you get unlucky the only good way to take it out is from on the carrier if you are willing to lug it around with you for 75% of the mission also the annoying this is that they made it so you have to pay money just to go and kill the most hated man to ever walk the earth. incase you dont know somehow im referring to hitler Some of the best sniping in the game comes from the missions liberation conqueror hitlers mission (cant remember the name)

Sniper Elite 4 as of now is the peak of the series. Much bigger levels than 3 but still being fun. Sniper Elite 5 maps are bigger, but then they proceed to make highway funnels to pull the player away from sniping. Sniper Elite 4 war factory mission is way better design than 5. Sniper Elite 4 has more multiple paths to stealth while sniper Elite 5 made their maps more like 3.

I plan to play this using my pc game pass but I think after watching your video, I need to adjust my expectation. The gameplay seems more like Splinter cell colbined with hitman. It's SPYner Elite.

the dialog is bad. Karl never stops making comments to himself during a mission. The only way to stop this is to turn voices off for everyone including the enemies. Also its more fun with the music off. The controls are clunky. button layouts need to be changed. Agreed! the maps are very restrictive and inconsistent. some things you can vault over and some thing you can't. Getting stuck hanging on a wall is so stupid. The mini map is awful too. Enemies will be covered up by mission markers. Its also very hard to tell where an enemy actually is because the map does not have enough detail or its not scaled correctly. The zip lines are trash. you can pass right over an enemy and they have no clue despite looking right at you.

I recommend playing this game and any other sniper elite on authentic. Makes the game way more immersive

The kill cams in 4 were way better and way more satisfying. My favourite was where karl whistled and the german turned his head into karls knife jab.

At the rate Karl's character is snowballing, he is probably going to be the SE universe's definitive Neo chosen one messiah in a 3rd soft reboot Berlin climax. Kinda made the Italian guy in VR refreshing

It's fun but very safe and not much better than previous games. Motion capture for animations would have been really nice and a few updates to keep the game alive.

Ich wünschte, es gäbe mehr Anpassungsmöglichkeiten, wenn es um den Axis Invader geht. Zum Beispiel die Möglichkeit, die Werkzeuge zu wechseln oder unterschiedliche Munitionstypen zu haben.

I just finished it again plus the DLC earlier today. I enjoy 5 the most. Just started 4 again straight after and it just feels so much older and less fun. 5 spoiled me, which is expected with each new title.

there is some weird cuts at 7:43 and 8:23 but its a nice vid

This video deserves way more views than it has. When can we get a foot reveal? (No socks)

I really don't understand the hate this game gets. Imo it's the best in the series 🤷‍♂️

Alright so a thought just came to me. It's a war crime to boobytrap corpses. So to keep Karl's name off a list somewhere, just don't trap corpses. Knock them out, then trap them.

I hope 6 starts around December 1944 in the Ardennes, and the last mission is Berlin of 1945. That would really be a great way to end the game series.

I was really looking forward to this, but as soon as i ran into a invisible wall I was pissed. Also Karl just won't shut the fuck up in this one. I was so upset I re-bought SE4 on PC. I had over 1000 hours in SE2 on PS4. Yeah dude I agree it is somewhat disappointing, but there were some features that were great too.

Great game, just gets better.

PERFECT video to kick off the start of OKTOBERFEST!!! Ich will Bier, verdammt! Jetzt!!! Ich will auch Fraüleins!!! (That is so American German.)

my favorite version of the 'look through walls' ability was in the last of us 1. they just did it in such a believable way and I wish more games mimicked that, with your player needing to focus, all the sound fading out except for footsteps in the direction your looking, like your focusing your hearing to see who's up ahead. That's all I want, don't show me the enemy, I want that to be a surprise, but give me a way to use 'hearing' to get a better spatial understanding of what is happening. Just show me where the footsteps are coming from.

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I bought this game recently, but it kept crashing before the title screen so I got a refund. Time to see what I'm missing!

I like this game

I understand a lot of the complaints, but for me SE5 is by far my favorite in the series, even if its more uneven of a game than 4. I really havent returned to 4 since 5. I love the new tools and opennes of the levels.

They have me 😢lost by e5 i try e6 but if that sucks then Bye bye

The comment about Karl's jumper reeking and Moller being from a nursing home had me laughing my ass off in the office. 😂

5 was clearly unfinished. There are many more bugs than 4 Missing features that were clearly advertised Downgrade on map design and ai intelligence Abysmal DlC, apart from the weapons overall and Kraken Awakes

Thing that bugs me the most are the campaign characters I don’t wanna say they’ve gone woke but they feel the need to add women into it. Especially the black Scottish chick and the other French girl it’s very cringe and very poorly written characters and sullivan

Yawn… one hour? You kidding me? The Axis Invasion stats are mind blowing. It’s been a massive success. That’s what SE5 is about.

sniper elite is great, but needs to move on from ww2. the weapons and gadgets are getting stale and silly, with your character using so much shit that wasn't even invented at that time. Vietnam would be awesome, or some 90's cold war thing would fuckin rule. CAG in Somalia would also be really sick.

Hey, at least it wasn't made with Unity.

Next up sniper ghost warrior series.

I think Sniper Elite 5 is an awesome game..

SE4 had beautiful location, I loved Infiltration (Italian city at night) and Obliteration (small German small town). SE5 looks like Ghost Warrior, somehow dull and dark and unpleasant. And woke DEI in France during ww2 looks laughable. We all wait for the new movie "Zelensky" with Denzel Washigton