pretty much what you'd expect (in a good way!) and the invasion mode is worth trying.

sniper elite games are always fun. it’s great to just kill some time and chill. they really found a formula that’s straightforward yet highly replayable

Invasion was super fun for me. Was playing with a friend and some random guy joined and it added a whole element to the mission. Really dope idea.

Absolutely loved SE4. Every mission always took me, at the minimum, 3 hours to complete. Intentionally. And I love SE5 so far. Glad to be getting the same game with some tweaks and larger maps. I just hope SE6 doesn’t take another 5 years to make.

I've never bought one of these games before but I got four on game pass and absolutely loved it and I love this one. It definitely isn't a game I would go out and buy but it's definitely worth downloading if you have game pass

Currently on mission 5 now, enjoying a lot. I just hate that most of the time, when I pressed the action button to open a door, there's a 1 second delay before my character opens the door. I also hate when multiple items are close together and I can't choose which one to pick.

The most under appreciated AA game franchise out there

I wish more games would embrace sticking to what fans love and adding more. Look how well its worked for the souls games. Dice should really take the hint.

I hope sniper elite stays popular

I downloaded this for free on gamepass. And its very fun to play. Im loving it. Especially the X-ray shots.

The thing I love about the sniper elite series is that each game made huge improvements on the last. Im liking the fact that side missions are unknown until you stumble across them during the mission. Cant wait to continue playing after work today.

Axis invasion is the closest thing to playing an enemy at the gates type game. I’ve killed 36 snipers, and I’ve gotten so into it I’ve found myself reciting Resnov from WAW while I hunt the enemy. I’ve even raided CO-OP players, shot down 1, incapacitated him, and used him as bait to lure out the other. This mode is great

I have to really hand it to the devs! The Sniper Elite games always do a great job of balancing innovation with familiarity. Each game feels like an improvement on the previous game without feeling like a totally different game. Some people's complaints about the games seem to be that they just feel the same, but that's actually what I like about them. The devs know what makes these games great and they just focus on refining those things!

I'm looking forward to playing this on Gamepass, loved SE4 and I'm glad to hear I'm going to be getting a lot more of the same. Always love playing it slow and steady, being methodical. Makes for some really intense moments and some insane long-distance shots.

Been a sniper elite veteran since 2005, and completed the campaign and grinding for All the guns atm, every now and then I hop on axis invasion, and man.... what a gameplay experience, once you get the hang of it it's so fun hunting other players down 10/10 quality game 🤙

I've been an avid player of the whole Sniper Elite series from the days of the PS2 through to xbox360 upto PS4. Absolutely love all the games so far and looking forward to playing this one. I haven't bothered with multiplayer In a long time even though back in those days I had a huge amount of friends throughout the world in other games but not Sniper Elite. Absolutely enjoy setting traps and just watching from afar many soldiers being taken out. Awesome series. Although an entirely different game the voices sound similar to that of Splinter Cell the early games of. Excellent Vid Thanks.

It’s good to see stealth games come back and see it actually be good. I hope this shows other developers that the stealth genre is worth investing in showing that people are still willing to play these kinds of games

Was wondering when there was gonna be a before you buy on this one and was lucky to see that it had just been uploaded 20 minutes ago! Always the most honest and realistic perspectives

The main characters voice always cracks me up!

This channel has become my go to for reviews! I love that you talk about the "fun factor", cuz in the end that's all that matter!

Honestly love these games. So much fun

Rebellion produce some fantastic games, I remember playing the first Sniper Elite and being blown away by its depth and tactics required game play. Other worthy mentions; World War Zero, Medal of Honor Underground, Shell shock 2, rogue warrior, Black Hawk Down etc awesome stuff. Looking forward to getting this one, invasion mode sounds fun.

Alright a good thrusday now that I got me a new video to watch! I hope you feel better soon Jake

Wow! Thanks for the review and in general thanks for the "Before you buy" video! :) Since I found you're videos I've been entertained watching your content and I like a lot when you talk about older games too. I think I'm about your age, thinking about the games you guys have played, and it's nice just because there's a lot of games you have played and some of them I have of course played. But yeah, just wanted you to know that you keep me entertained every day and you're doing a good job and you're modest, honest, down to earth, straight and real about everything you decide to talk about. HUGE respect there from that! :D It was VERY nice when I commented two of you're videos both times about DayZ, and you quickly mentioned it after that in a video, thank you! ☺ It felt nice, and I subscribed quickly after that. Sorry for blabbering this much, but wanted you to know! :D I liked Sniper Elite 3 alot and I haven't even tried 4. But I think after this video next month I'll buy this game now! It looks great and good improvements has been made since and I spot the same good things going on there with the improvements in everything so.... I'm getting this one! :D Thank you for your effort and you really do have the coolest job ever, so jealous, in a good way :D Keep up the good work!

Hey get better soon! I didn't even know this game is coming out. I may finally give the series a shot.

Been enjoying the Invasion, half the time the player has died before I got there. Got one game with a co-op and it was funny killing one and the other one just popping up out of nowhere and scaring me a bit. Also had fun as the invaded player, only been invaded a few times and only one stayed long enough for a confrontation, but I almost had him with the pistol and it was just fun! With Game pass this is a 100% must try imo.

Feel better good sir ! Thank you for the content 👍

Loved 4. Visited Mont Saint Michel two years ago. So can’t wait going sniping there.

Loved this game. Specially "Spy Academy". It reminded me so much of Commandos II. Almost like a next gen, 1st person take on the Commandos franchise.

Loved 4. The survival mode so much damn fun. Played certain missions dozens of times in the campaign too. The variety this series offers you for killing is great, Hitman was a solid comparison I'd say

Hope you feel better Jake!!

You nailed my feelings about this game exactly. Great review!

I will say that sniper elite 5 is totally worth buying! Don't listen to any of those negative comments because they are not true, this game has no problems.

Finished it already great game... the epitome of if it ain't broke don't fix it

I appreciate your tone and presentation style. I feel like a friend is telling me about the game. I will certainly buy it now that I have watched your video.

Playing on PS5, with the variable triggers it lets you ADS in third or first person pov depending on how far you push the triggers and it took a bit to get used to but it’s such a cool extra little feature. The missions feel so much bigger and I love it. My friend and I play co-op and I think it took us a couple hours just for the first mission. Can’t wait to see how much crazier it gets

Sheeeesh thank YT feed for the quick recommend! Get well soon Jake!

Been waiting for this, would have bought it for 100usd. Thanks Jake love your work 👍🏽I agree with you so often even when it doesn't make sense like liking sniper 3 best!

Love watching all your videos and this one really helps coz I’m about to buy the game soon. Big fan of the series and especially SE4 which is the game I chose to start my own channel with recently. So thanks for your perspective 👍👍

Love these vids

"he was on the ground before we heard the shot"

V2 is my favorite for the setting and the feeling it gives you when you play it, but overall I have to go with SE4 hands down my favorite SE game I logged so many hours into that game.

Already watched a review, but your reviews are my favourite

Man the verticality in some points of these maps looks so cool, like in the trailer and here at 8:12

It’s just such a consistently good series. Not going out of it’s way to tack on new gimmicks. Just refining what it’s already good at.

My one complaint so far is the blocked-off areas of the maps. Especially for a game where a lot of play revolves around sneaking, some of the paths that look like they *should* work are blocked off. Sometimes without even having something visible. The devs just decided that they didn't want you going that way. Or boxes that look like they'd be a great way to climb over a wall, but you can't interact with them.

I absolutely loved number four in this series glad to hear they are sticking to the same formula thumbs up from me Jake

Love the whole series including the zombie army, just the general fun you can get out of these games is just amazing and the diverse style you can adapt to play it as well, just alot of fun in general

I love when games lean into slower paced stealth. That's why I always loved the early Splinter Cell games.

Whoever’s read this, I pray that whatever your going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day! AMEN

I still remember playing the demo for the first one over and over and over again, I bet I could still do a run through!

I really love this series definitely getting this on too!

Ok but can we just appreciate how the recommended video thumbnails are perfectly timed with the in-game sounds at the end of the video? Gameranx deserves kudos for that.

I have to say it's a great game, and the more I play it the better it gets.. It's the first time I've ever got a Platinum Trophy on a PlayStation game..

Great review as always! ✅👍🏻

Fun fact: The CEO/founder of Rebellian Developments the game company that makes Sniper Elite is a youtuber who makes videos on medieval history more specifically how people lived, horses, weapons etc.

I honestly might get it just for the sniper battles. I love that stuff lol

Eventually I grew to love SE5. When first playing it, it felt very clunky with camera and movement, more so than I remember from previous installments. The very first mission also didn't help the cause, I hated it. The AI were ruthless in hearing me and detecting my position. But I kept on pushing through, and after that first mission (which took me 3,5 hours) I loved every minute of it. I still don't like mission 1 though for some reason. But yeah, there's lots to do, lots of ways to approach your goals, gorgeous locations, x-ray cams that simply do not get old...it's a blast. They can keep making these games and I'll keep buying and playing them.

Been a fan since V2 and excited for this new release. Actually still working on sniper elite 4 and enjoying it a lot.

Sniper Elite V2 holds a special place in my collection, and I can't explain why. But I bought and enjoy them all. Rebellion Owner and CEO Jason Kingsley is just a cool guy as well. With his own, completely unrelated channel about medieval stuff. That's someone I want to support.

I've done a few invasions myself, and it is pretty fun. Although, I think the invader shouldn't have access to the secondary weapon. I do feel that the odds are stacked a bit too heavily on the side of the invader whilst they have access to the full kit. Besides that though, its great fun being invaded and being the invader.

It has been 5 years but last year, Sniper Elite VR released. It was a pretty decent game and a good VR game.

I've played 1 through 4 and beat them all on sniper elite difficulty, great series.

Love how you're able to make the thumbnail work with the sniper rifle lol.

I found in 4 it was very hard to get through a mission without alerting them.. Like a lot of guys in one certain area with no real way to pick them of one by one

Rest In Peace Tommy Vercetti

Been using the Mosin-Nagant Since Sniper Elite for PS2(Yes every one after, the Scope, recoil, and reload timing matches my sniping style). Cannot wait to play this!

The axis invasion mode sounds like fun. Use to love the invasion mechanic on the original watch dogs.

Got it on day one put about 4 hours in to the first map and absolutely loved it.. it's taken a decent game like se4 and upgraded it.. but the best thing is invasion, I got in to an intense 40 minute cat and mouse chase with this random that was just epic.. it ended with him falling prey to a body bomb and I felt like a badass mofo Anyhoo solid 9/10 for me

I would love to see character custimization and being able to unlock new gear

Awesome review!

Been wanting to play this! Can't wait.

That thumbnail is unique and disturbing at the same time anyways keep up the good work please

Is every sniper elite game ww2? A modern game setting would be nice

I preorder the deluxe edition. I’ve been playing Sniper Elite since the first game. Love this series.

lol i knew you would upload a review about sniper elite 5 , i already waited for it.

I like that the multiplayer actually has a progression system where you unlock cool outfits and other things. The fact they separated it (progression) from single player is huge win for them. Makes us play it more.

The Owner is a legit Knight.

I'm glad to know there is no significant drop between 4 and 5, I'll buy this one when I can.

I've already bought this but I'm here because I love your guys' channel.

I accidentally took 5+ hours on the first level. On level 4 now and haven't found one eagle.

Definitely the right move to have this on Gamepass day one.

Great review

Important thing to note about multiplayer invasions is that it instantly saves your game when they enter and offers for you to reload there after the fight. So if you’re worried about it completely derailing your mission you do basically have a Time Machine

Before you buy or before you install with Xbox gamepass😏

Minor tip that will have huge impact...turn down the music to 15% The game is super fun and worth it, but man, the music really distracts me from hearing enemies and being stealthy myself.

I got it day one on PS5 after playing Sniper Elite 4 just recently for the first time. I love these games. I agree with this review that they could have dialed the map size back a tiny bit. I got it yesterday and spent two hours on the first map alone. Absolute blast to play though.

I feel like a regular Hugo Stiglitz when playing this game

I've always loved these games. I had high hopes for SE VR. While it was fun to play, I think it was a huge missed opportunity. As for this one, they have finally updated the graphics! All the SE games had always felt like they were behind the ball in this regard. All-in-all, I've never regretted buying one. Thanks Jake! Hope you feel better soon

thanks for always being honest with the reviews

I'm glad they have kept going with the series. I came upon Sniper Elite gem when my cousin lent me his copy for the PS2. Since then i have always bought the game when i have the money. Definitely would want to pick this one up too

i liked the knee glich in the IV when you shot the knee of an enemy and went flying that was fun they never noticed that bug

Woah they made a new game? Nice!

Sniper elite 3 still my favourite personally, I feel like it had the best balance of open levels but still linear enough for them to set up the encounters really well. Idk why I played 4 then 3 and didn't like 4 and loved 3. Even when playing in co op in 4 I enjoyed 3 more.

Ok this has got to be one of the best thumbnails for the “Before you Buy” videos yet! “Look Mom! No hands!”

I been playing RDR2 and GTAV forever and thought would explore Sniper Elite 5 and have to admit been that it has been fun. I use the default Gewehr rifle with the bayonet. It seems to have less bullet drop. I have a number of long distance shot videos and ton of regular mission videos. Most my videos are the hard difficult but did do a few games with Axis which was gnarly for sure. I'm sold on Sniper Elite 5. I played a little Multi-player games and once finish everything will lean in that direction for the medals.

The first ones were soo great n simple pure bone breaking…

i love this series but am DYING for them to make a sequel in the modern era.

Some of the most enjoyable games I've played were found years after they came out. I found the Sniper Elite series when I upgraded my PS plus a couple of months ago. This is after finally getting a PS5 in January of 2023 Finished everything they put out for part 4 finished everything they put out for part 5 halfway through part 3 and going to purchase the remastered V-2. This series hits all the things that I like in a stealth shooter. My only complaint is 2 of my Co-Op team cannot play with the other 2 of us, at least in the campaign mode.

The only thing i don’t like is when in sniping mode. The red auto adjust reticle doesn’t shrink when you aim an area for a specific amount of time. Unlike Previous games. Since the V2