History VideoGame / SniperEliteIII

A more detailed kill cam incorporating a new muscle and circulatory system layers, dynamic bone fractures, and a detailed vehicle kill cam add new levels of spectacle to the game. A new variety of tricks that the player can use to distract the enemy or hide their presence are made available to the player. These tricks include starting small fires and sabotaging enemy equipment sot hat it produces more noise to mask the players shots. The classic rock throwing distraction is still available.

* ''Save Churchill'': A DLC mission which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - a mission to save Winston Churchill.

** There is a focus mode where if the characters heartbeat is low enough it will slow time down making it easier to target fast enemies and take more difficult shots.

* HandGuns: Handguns are present in the game again with the player at least being able to select the Welrod Silenced pistol and additional side arms as they progress.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: If you kill Hitler in the "Hunt The Greg Wolf" DLC and reload your save (presumbably to get the other hitler-related trophies in one play through) the player character will remark something like "this feels like deja vu".
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The main opponent of the " Save Churchill" DLC is an enemy sniper who wears a metal mask and who leads a sniper team that also wear masks.

* NoScope: The player can shoot enemies with the sniper rifle without use of the scope. While not as accurate it is handy in pinch.

* SniperScopeSway: Player heart rate, position, and whether you are using the focus mode or not can cause a players scope to sway. Use of focus mode temporarily eliminates or greatly reduces the effect.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: After detecting a sniper in the area more then a few times the guards will still stop looking and going back to a more relaxed state even if several of their comrades have been shot in succession.
* TanksButNoTanks: Every enemy in the game gets an info card, which you can look at by looking at them through your binoculars. Normally this gives information on the soldier looked at, giving you information like "Rank" and "Weapon", but when you look at a tank of any sort it always says its armed with an 88mm gun...even for Panzer 3s and 4s, which only mounted 50mm and 75mm guns respectively

The latest game in the Sniper Elite series, a prequel set during the Campaigns in Africa, chronologically before the fall of the Nazis in VideoGame/SniperEliteV2. You are again Karl Fairburne, an OSS officer who is sent in to deal with Nazi Wunderwaffe or Wonder Weapons. The location is various parts of Africa as Karl does his best to help turn the tide against the Nazis in favour of the allies.

The game is aimed at being more like the original VideoGame/SniperElite with the more open environments allowing the player to approach their targets with more flexibility as well as possibly putting them in assorted and potentially hazardous situations. The player may also find new solutions to each objective as they stalk around the enemy territory.

A new Experience Point system mechanic has been introduced that allows the player to customize their gear. The xp points earned in single player and multi-player carry over between the modes.


DLC
** ''Hunt the White Wolf'': A mission that involves hunting either Hitler or what may possibly be his body double. It is never verified in the mission which it is for certain. This was a Pre-Order bonus. [[note]]Just like with the last game it is likely this will eventually be released as purchasable DLC in the future[[/note]]
** ''Hunting Weapons Pack''. It includes the Soviet SVT rifle and a new pistol.
** ''Save Churchill'', a DLC which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A mission to save Winston Churchill.

* AccidentalAimingSkills: Due to the identical shooting mechanics to the previous games this remains very similar. Players shots may go wide with unexpected outcomes including killing a different enemy or striking an explosive item setting it off.

* TanksButNoTanks: The developers must have been trying to troll people who know WWII tanks. Every enemy in the game gets an info card, which you can look at by looking at them through your binoculars. Normally this gives information on the soldier looked at, giving you information like "Rank" and "Weapon", but when you look at a tank of any sort it always says its armed with an 88mm gun...even for Panzer 3s and 4s, which only mounted 50mm and 75mm guns respectively

* NotSoDifferent: The Wunderwaffe engineer revels in war, and accuses Karl of having the same attitude. Karl spits it back in his face, and when it's time to kill the engineer Karl's expression looks more like jaded disgust than anything else.

* Tanks, but No Tanks: The developers must have been trying to troll people who know WWII tanks. Every enemy in the game gets an info card, which you can look at by looking at them through your binoculars. Normally this gives information on the soldier looked at, giving you information like "Rank" and "Weapon", but when you look at a tank of any sort it always says its armed with an 88mm gun...even for Panzer 3s and 4s, which only mounted 50mm and 75mm guns respectively

* Tanks, but No Tanks: The developers must have been trying to troll people who know WWII tanks. Every enemy in the game gets an info card, which you can look at by looking at them through your binoculars. Normally this gives information on the soldier looked at, giving you information like "Rank" and "Weapon", but when you look at a tank of any sort it always says its armed with an 88mm gun...even for Panzer 3s and 4s, which only mounted 55mm and 75mm guns respectively

* Tanks, but No Tanks: The developers must have been trying to troll people who know WWII tanks. Every enemy in the game gets an info card, which you can look at by looking at them through your binoculars. Normally this gives information on the soldier looked at, giving you information like "Rank" and "Weapon", but when you look at a tank of any sort it always says its armed with an 88mm gun...even for Panzer IIIs and IVs, which only mounted 55mm and 75mm guns respectively

* Tanks,butNoTanks: The developers must have been trying to troll people who know WWII tanks. Every enemy in the game gets an info card, which you can look at by looking at them through your binoculars. Normally this gives information on the soldier looked at, giving you information like "Rank" and "Weapon", but when you look at a tank of any sort it always says its armed with an 88mm gun...even for Panzer IIIs and IVs, which only mounted 55mm and 75mm guns respectively

* OnlyKnownByThereNickname: Enemy soldiers exclusively refer to the protagonist as "The Desert Ghost".

* MaleviolentMaskedMen: The main opponent of the " Save Churchill" DLC is an enemy sniper who wears a metal mask and who leads a sniper team that also wear masks.

* MoeGreeneSpecial: Eyes can be deliberately targeted with a gory display of the eye being mangled and popped by the bullet.

* Mooks: The various Nazi troops that are part of the Afrika Corps. The generic troops are little more then sniper fodder with more elite troops providing more of a challenge.

** Hunting Weapons Pack. It includes the Soviet SVT rifle and a new pistol.
** Save Churchill, a DLC which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A mission to save Winston Churchill.

** Save Churchill Mission. A upcoming DLC which is exactly that. A mission to save Winston Churchill.

* PainfullySlowProjectile: some rifle's muzzle velocity is so low you have to compensate significantly for bullet drop within less than 100m. Which would mean the bullet is travrlling no faster than an airsoft pellet. That or the bullet weighs half a ton.

The game is currently slated for July 1st, 2014 Release in the US and June 27, 2014 for Europe.

Pre-orders get access to a 'Kill Hitler Mission' titled ''Hunt the White Wolf'' set in Africa.

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* AccidentalAimingSkills: Due to the identical shooting mechanics in the previous games this remains very similar to the previous games. Players shots may go wide with unexpected outcomes including killing a different enemy or striking an explosive item setting it off.
* ArrowCam: Just like the previous game you get to follow the bullet as it smashes into your enemies and destroys internal organs and bones. Only this time there is increased level of detials such as new muscle and circulatory system layers and inclusion of dynamic bone destruction from bullet impact. Another new addition is a kill cam view for vehicles which includes the same level of detail as the shots on the enemy infantry.

* BloodierAndGorier: Additional details were added to gore mechanics including new layers of tissue and dynamic bone destruction from bullets. See Also Arrow Cam.
* BoobyTrap: A long with the trip mines, regular mines, and explosives the player can now also deliberately lure enemies with distractions into booby traps.

* ExplodingBarrels: Explosive barrels, fuel cans, and scattered explosive muntions for various forms of artillery. The obvious clue is they are red or have a red part. There are also large exploding fuel drums that can be found in various depots. They can also be set off by setting a distraction fire by the red barrels or munition piles.

* HandGuns: Handguns are present in the game again with the player at least being able to select the Welrod Silenced pistol.
* HollywoodSilencer: The Welrod is again small chuff rather then a door slam.

* Mooks: The various Nazi troops that are part of the Afrika Corps.
* MoreDakka: Enemy troops and the player both have access to automatic weapons and the benefits of automatic fire they bring. Various vehicles have machines as part of their armaments and will turn them on the player.
* NoScope: The player can shoot enemies with the sniper rifle without use of the scope.

* SniperScopeSway: Player heart rate, position, and whether you are using the focus mode or not can cause a players scope to sway. use of focus mode temporarily eliminates or greatly reduces the effect.
* SnipingMission: Every mission is a sniping mission. The player is a sniper under taking special missions.
* StuffBlowingUp: An increase in environmental items that can be shot and explode creating explosions and fire balls everywhere.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: After detecting a sniper in the area more then a few times the guards will still stop looking and going back to a more relaxed state.

* UrbanWarfare: Some of the environments can take part in small villages or bases.

* HollyWoodSilencer: The Welrod is again small chuff rather then a door slam.

* MoeGreenSpecial: Eyes can be deliberately targeted with a gory display of the eye being mangled and popped by the bullet.

TacticalWithdrawl: There is a new relocation system that encourages a player to move before the enemy finds them. Multiple shots from a location will lead the enemy to the player more quickly or increase the chances of an enemy finding the player when they do move.

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* BoomHeadshot: This feature has returned with a new more detailed gore mechanics including dynamic bone destruction. New sound effects add to the effect. The head shot is again the sweet shot of the sniper adding more xp for head shot kills.

The latest game in the Sniper Elite series, a prequel set during the Campaigns in Africa, chronologically before the fall of the Nazis in VideoGames/SniperEliteV2. You are again Karl Fairburne, an OSS officer who is sent in to deal with Nazi Wunderwaffe or Wonder Weapons. The location is various parts of Africa as Karl does his best to help turn the tide against the Nazis in favour of the allies.

* AccidentalAimingSkills: Due to the identical shooting mechanics in the previous games this remains very similar to the previous games.

The latest game in the Sniper Elite series this time set during the Campaigns in Africa. You are again Karl Fairburne, an OSS officer who is sent in to deal with Nazi Wunderwaffe or Wonder Weapons. The location is various parts of Africa as Karl does his best to help turn the tide against the Nazis in favour of the allies.

A more detailed kill cam incorporating a new muscle and circulatory system layers, dynamic bone fractures, and a detailed vehicle kill cam add new levels of spectacle to the game. A new variety of tricks that the player can use to distract the enemy or hide their presence are made available to the player. These tricks include starting small fires and sabotaging enemy equipment sot hat it produces more noise to mask the players shots.

A brand new feature added to this game is the relocation mechanic. After the player fires a shot they need to relocate or risk being found. The enemy immediately reacts to sniper fire now and heads for cover and then begin searching for the player. Repeated shots from the same location will help the enemy locate the player and they will then try to flush the player out or corner and kill them.



The game still has stealth elements but they are focused more on staying out of direct line of sight and noise discipline. Also hiding bodies can prevent an enemy from from frantically combing the area searching for a hidden sniper. Some elements like shot masking note is still present but only in certain areas.