History VideoGame / SniperGhostWarriorContracts

* DefiantToTheEnd: Say what one will about the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive many]], [[WarHawk many]], [[PlayingWithSyringes many]], [[ObligatoryWarCrimeScene lovely]] pathologies in the Siberian Oligarchy, but most of your targets will go down fighting if they detect you and will remain icily resistant even at knife point. [[spoiler:Kurchatov himself is the exception among those that will fight to the end among the Primary Targets, and even he will refuse to talk further after a certain point and try to make a deal for his life rather than beg or plead.]]

* DefiantToTheEnd: Say what one will about the [[CorruptCorporateExecute many]], [[WarHawk many]], [[PlayingWithSyringes many]], [[ObligatoryWarCrimeScene lovely]] pathologies in the Siberian Oligarchy, but most of your targets will go down fighting if they detect you and will remain icily resistant even at knife point. [[spoiler:Kurchatov himself is the exception among those that will fight to the end among the Primary Targets, and even he will refuse to talk further after a certain point and try to make a deal for his life rather than beg or plead.]]

* RedHerring: The Siberian Wolves resistance group is often mentioned throughout the game, but plays absolutely no role in the plot at all, not appearing in any capacity. You might suspect them of being your employers given your missions are all against the Siberian government, but this turns out to not be the case. [[spoiler: Given Handler's revelations at the end of the game and what the player can piece together of the lore, it's likely they are another pawn of your employers' to take Kurchatov's place, whether directly under their control or being influenced.]]

* DesignerBabies: One of your targets is making them. She claims to be eliminating inherited diseases, your handler says she is trying to make SuperSoldiers.

* GreaterScopeVillain: If you interrogate them, several of your assassination targets seem to recognize your mask or seem to have some idea who you're working for, but Handler always interrupts and tells you to finish them off quickly and not chit chat. If you interrogate Kurchatov, he'll state that your employer was TheManBehindTheMan and helped him and his cronies build up their Siberian State, only to turn on them and have them killed due to their mismanagement. Handler confirms this in the outro, as he reveals that Kurchatov tried to [[PuppetCutsHisStrings refuse their orders]] after taking power, and his acting out caused most of the crises in game.

* PuppetCutsHisStrings: Villainous and negative example. [[spoiler: Kurchatov used to be a willing tool of your Employers, who essentially guided him and his assorted goons to create an independent Siberia under their control, shattering Russia in the process. Then he started getting ideas and figured he did not need to listen to their instructions any more. The problem is that while off his leash, many of the plans by Kurchatov and his minions are not merely evil or depraved, but outright risk plunging the world into a world war. Seeker and Handler have to clean up the regime as much to reassert their employers' control over the region as to stop the Kurchatov regime from bungling tehir way into the apocalypse.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: If you interrogate them, several of your assassination targets seem to recognize your mask or seem to have some idea who you're working for, but Handler always interrupts and tells you to finish them off quickly and not chit chat. If you interrogate Kurchatov, he'll state that your employer was TheManBehindTheMan and helped him and his cronies build up their Siberian State, only to turn on them and have them killed due to their mismanagement. Control confirms this in the outro, as he reveals that Kurchatov tried to [[PuppetCutsHisStrings refuse their orders]] after taking power, and his acting out caused most of the crises in game.

* PuppetCutsHisStrings: Villainous and negative example. [[spoiler: Kurchatov used to be a willing tool of your Employers, who essentially guided him and his assorted goons to create an independent Siberia under their control, shattering Russia in the process. Then he started getting ideas and figured he did not need to listen to their instructions any more. The problem is that while off his leash, many of the plans by Kurchatov and his minions are not merely evil or depraved, but outright risk plunging the world into a world war. Seeker and Control have to clean up the regime as much to reassert their employers' control over the region as to stop the Kurchatov regime from bungling tehir way into the apocalypse.]]
* RedHerring: The Siberian Wolves resistance group is often mentioned throughout the game, but plays absolutely no role in the plot at all, not appearing in any capacity. You might suspect them of being your employers given your missions are all against the Siberian government, but this turns out to not be the case. [[spoiler: Given Control's revelations at the end of the game and what the player can piece together of the lore, it's likely they are another pawn of your employers' to take Kurchatov's place, whether directly under their control or being influenced.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: If you interrogate them, several of your assassination targets seem to recognize your mask or seem to have some idea who you're working for, but Handler always interrupts and tells you to finish them off quickly and not chit chat. If you interrogate Kurchatov, he'll state that your employer was TheManBehindTheMan and helped him and his cronies build up their Siberian State, only to turn on them and have them killed due to their mismanagement.

* RedHerring: The Siberian Wolves resistance group is often mentioned throughout the game, but plays absolutely no role in the plot at all, not appearing in any capacity. You might suspect them of being your employers given your missions are all against the Siberian government, but this turns out to not be the case.

* JackOfAllStats: The Reese rifle isn't very expensive, fires the powerful .338 round, takes a silencer, and has the lowest sway of any rifle in the game.

* WideOpenSandbox: Levels are rather large, and you're free to traverse the level in anyway you wish.

* SequelDifficultySpike: ''Contracts'' is noticeably harder compared to ''3'' for a variety of reasons:
** Unlike all of the previous games, you no longer get a red dot that tells you exactly where your bullet will go, even on the easiest difficulty.
** The radar is less informative of where exactly enemies are - it no longer gives you a layout of the terrain nor will it tell you what direction they're looking in.
*** When you're detected, enemy dots disappear completely, and the minimap will only tell you the general direction of an alert enemy - even if you've tagged them.
** Jammers are present in certain outposts which prevent you from tagging enemies permanently.
** There are indestructible drone towers scattered throughout every map that will disable your drone if you get too close.
** The drone itself can't tag enemies as efficiently as the drone in ''3''; you need to actually look directly at an enemy for a second to tag them.
** Secondary weapons can no longer be silenced; if you want a quiet gun for close quarters, you need to use your pistol.
** Enemies will use binoculars to try to spot you at a distance, and you can and will get detected if you're not careful.
** None of the semi-automatic sniper rifles can use a high-powered scope (the highest is generally 10x, while you could use up to a ''34x'' zoom scope in ''3''.
** The later levels have ''tons'' of security cameras everywhere at major bases, which will completely ruin any attempt at a stealth run unless you already know where they all are ahead of time.

** Gas-masked shotgunners return from the previous game, and are immune to gas grenades and mines. Despite this, they share the same triangle icon as the other mooks.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Both of the .50 BMG sniper rifles are insanely powerful, killing everything (even [[HeavilyArmoredMook heavy soliders]] in a single shot anywhere on the body. As a downside, neither can be suppressed, so staying undetected is nearly impossible.

* HeavilyArmoredMook: ''Contracts'' features the typical lumbering, LMG-wielding juggernaut that requires a well-placed neck shot, explosives, AP rounds, or .50 BMG to be put down in a timely fashion. Unlike the previous game, however, you can kill them with a melee takedown if you have a certain skill unlocked.

* UniqueEnemy: There's only ten bounty targets in the game (and consequently, ten rival snipers). These unique character models never appear outside of their designated areas.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Averted. Every target behaves exactly like any other [[{{Mooks}} mook]] and can be easily put down with a single headshot.

* DarkActionGirl: At least one of the Rival snipers is a woman.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Averted. Every target behaves exactly like any other [[Mooks mook]] and can be easily put down with a single headshot.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Averted. Every target behaves exactly like any other [[Mooks mook] and can be easily put down with a single headshot.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Stay focused, Seeker."]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: Both of the .50 BMG sniper rifles are insanely powerful, killing everything (even [[HeavilyArmoredMook heavy soliders) in a single shot anywhere on the body. As a downside, neither can be suppressed, so staying undetected is nearly impossible.

* KickTheDog: Just about every main target and bounty (optional assassination targets) is portrayed as a remorseless villain, whether they're a war criminal, a syndicate boss, or even a scientist playing with ''eugenics''.

* StealthBasedMission: Direct combat is highly discouraged; you can barely carry any secondary ammo, the exact positions of alerted enemies are not shown on the radar, and you can die fairly quickly.
* UniqueEnemy: There's only ten bounty targets in the game (and consequently, ten rival snipers). These unique character models never appear outside of their designated areas.

* ColdSniper: The Seeker himself, [[StealthPun in every sense of the word].

''Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts'' is a [[StealthBasedGame stealth-based]], sniping focused FirstPersonShooter with [[WideOpenSandbox large, open-ended levels]], and the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior'' series by Polish developer CI Games. After being too ambitious with [[VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior3 the third title]], as stated by the company's [[WordOfGod CEO]], ''Contracts'' opts for a more "AA" approach with its smaller, but more dense and focused levels. This time, much of its design and gameplay is inspired by the ''[[VideoGame/Hitman Hitman]]'' series. As always, ''Contracts'' uses semi-realistic sniper mechanics such as having to compensate for bullet drop and wind deflection.

''Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts'' is a [[StealthBasedGame stealth-based]], sniping focused FirstPersonShooter with [[WideOpenSandbox large, open-ended levels]], and the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior'' series by Polish developer CI Games. After being too ambitious with [[VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior3 the third title]], as stated by the company's [[WordOfGod CEO]], ''Contracts'' opts for a more "AA" approach with its smaller, but more dense and focused levels. This time, much of its design and gameplay is inspired by the ''VideoGame/Hitman'' series. As always, ''Contracts'' uses semi-realistic sniper mechanics such as having to compensate for bullet drop and wind deflection.

''Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts'' is a [[StealthBasedGame stealth-based], sniping focused FirstPersonShooter with [[WideOpenSandbox large, open-ended levels]], and the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior'' series by Polish developer CI Games. After being too ambitious with [[VideoGame/SniperGhostWarrior3 the third title]], as stated by the company's [[WordOfGod CEO]], ''Contracts'' opts for a more "AA" approach with its smaller, but more dense and focused levels. This time, much of its design and gameplay is inspired by the ''VideoGame/Hitman'' series. As always, ''Contracts'' uses semi-realistic sniper mechanics such as having to compensate for bullet drop and wind deflection.