syltefar.com: Sniper Elite 4 (PlayStation 4)

2018-11-26

I enjoyed playing the Xbox One version I got with my Game Pass enough that I wanted to play this game at a 30% better frame rate. The PS4 version should do that, so I ordered a copy.

2018-11-29

I was worried that it would be boring to play mission 1 again after having played it on the Xbox One, but it wasn't. It's actually more fun, now that I have more of a feeling of the mechanics. On normal difficulty, this is a fun, easy sniper game.

2018-12-01

I completed mission 2-4. The openness of the levels, satisfying stealth kills, and a simple meta-game structure consisting of a short number of long levels reminds me of Tenchu.

2018-12-02

I kind of ruined mission 5 for myself by going for shoulder aimed rifle kills (which you do by press L2 halfway in), in order to unlock an upgrade for my rifle. I got it, so I never have to do that again. Now I'm all about shooting the nazis in the cold hearts. Which should unlock the final upgrade for the rifle.

2018-12-07

2018-12-08

Completed the game on Marksman (Normal, 2/4) difficulty (Campaign). Completed mission 8, which was a fun Metal Gear-like fortress infiltration mission, ending with a dumb speech from villian I didn't care about, and shooting down his plane with a rifle. Pretty bad ending, but I don't care, the game was fun!

2020-04-19

I played the first two campaign missions coop with Malu.
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