The level design is definitely the biggest problem 5 has, it's to the point where it can be sometimes difficult to actually snipe in the sniping game

One of my favourite additions to SE5 is how a lot of soldiers talk about casual stuff like their life, vacations, war etc. It makes it feel alive. I don't remember such thing in previous games.

I feel the gameplay and mechanics are better in Sniper Elite 4. I have played and completed both games, and I found that Sniper Elite 5 was missing some key mechanics. I found that most annoyingly, the ability to crouch and run at the same time was removed. This for me is a really important part of Sniper Elite 4. I also find that the variety of gadgets is lacking. I like the fact that in Sniper Elite 4 There were A large range of different mines and sneaky devices. I found that the Weapon modifications in Sniper Elite 5 were good, to an extent, however it seemed very random. Collecting these items was not purposeful, it just mattered if you happen to search the right body but you didn’t know which body that was. The graphics have improved in Sniper Elite 5, but not enough since the previous version. I found that I really wanted to play Sniper Elite 4 again and again, but I did not necessarily want to keep playing Sniper Elite 5. I also found the slow motion animations, were truly lacking. In Sniper Elite 4 One could really see where the bullet entered, what part of the body was damaged, and where the exit wound was. However, I found that in Sniper Elite 5, these animations were clunky, and in some cases the bullets didn’t even enter the body of the shot person. I also found that the bodies ragdolled more often than they should have. I hope that some of these issues will be updated, at some point. One other thing that really frustrates me, is that in Sniper Elite 4, if you need a satchel explosive, you have them already. You don’t have to go searching for them. If you wanted to blow up a tank, you don’t have to have a satchel explosives, you could find other ways of doing it. If you wanted to blow up a anti-aircraft gun, you could do it with TNT, but now you can’t. I feel this really takes away from the emersion. I also find that the fact that you have to search for a crowbar, or bolt cutters, in every level, is really frustrating. Perhaps in the first level, then surely this experience sniper would take this kind of thing with him. Rather than having to search every time. Things like this take away from the immersion and enjoyment of the game.

I was looking forward to this, great work as always!

Me personally I love all the changes they made in 5. Especially the ability to swap out attachments and put suppressors on weapons.

The graphics have definitely improved, nothing great but better, and the gameplay is as good as always. Loving this new installment to the Sniper Elite franchise. And as always, great video Nick!

I really want more suppressed sniper ammo, I feel like there is more close combat than I was expecting.

I wasn’t expecting the controls to improve a great deal it’s how the games always played but it’s still so much fun. I like the ADS view now much better. Once I complete the campaign that real player sniper mode seems fun to me. The sounds are definitely better in 5. I like how you can hear the gun getting near empty. Something I hear in Battlefield often. I wish we got more than 9 missions. But hey. So overall it’s a great game.

Sniper Elite 5 has proved very divisive among the community, but I’ve been enjoying my time with the game so far. There are definitely some design quirks, definitely some bugs, and there are a few areas where I think the game took a step down from 4, but I think it’s a really solid entry to the series. In some ways, I like it more than 4, but 4 has a special place in my heart so it’s hard to say which is definitely better imo.

Exactly what I was waiting for. Without having seen it yet, great stuff as always :)

If SE5 have crouch run, trip mine and more open level design plus remove unnecessary barrier like in SE4, It will be perfect SE! SE5 is doing really good job on improving weak part but the same time also step down what is really solid part from SE4.

What I love about the weapon sounds in 5 is that they went to Bruce Crompton and Jonathan Ferguson and recorded real sounds for certain guns such as the Thompson, the Springfield and the M1911, from the firing of the gun right down to the reloading and mechanical sounds, at different ranges as well. Even the Welrod's sound effects are authentic.

Great comparison as always!! Just one point though, at 4:50 this is something that you can do in Sniper Elite 4 as well! It helped out a lot in the night time missions where it would be easier to sneak around and maintain a stealthy approach by shooting out nearby lightbulbs with your silenced Welrod pistol

I really enjoyed your video! Your pros and cons seem very fair and even. Sniper Elite is one of my favorite game series of all time, and your video just made me more excited to play it!

Looked this up just to see it uploaded 40 minutes ago, perfect timing Nick :)

Thank you for the video my friend. I've played Sniper Elite 4 more times than one would think possible and I greatly anticipated Sniper Elite 5. After playing it through a number of times since release, I agree substantially with your comparison. I find Sniper Elite 5 a resounding success with a few exceptions. Most grievous to me is the needless and often annoying habit of funneling the player around by way of un-traversable terrain or some sort of barrier. I also miss rescuing people as in Sniper Elite 4's Ariana story or assisting the Partisans. But overall, I adore the game. I've spent little time anywhere else since its release.

Love your comparison's awesome videos and work👍🌟💯😃

Thanks you for this comparison. I couldn’t decide what to download now already know.

Sniper Elite 5 in stealth is actually really interesting. I've been doing a pacifist challenge run where i can't raise the alarm and can't kill unless instructed to (I can''t knock them out either unless they have an item necessary for progression) and honestly, it's been quite interesting to do thus far.

Both are masterpieces. Most fun I've ever had on both games

I loved Sniper Elite 4 I'm in love with Sniper Elite 5 Totally addictive game Well done Rebellion on another Classic Now give us a great Judge Dredd Game please

I love this franchise and your videos too mate!

the biggest problem is that they removed crouch running... WHY? and also they butchered the iron sights for EVERY GUN. But the axis invasion is pretty cool

Great video Nick!

The sound quality is better in SE5, no contest. They literally recorded the gun sounds from the actual firearm irl.

Great video. I would like to see a history of sniper elite that could be very interesting

i was mesmerized when i saw the water physics in 5

thanks for making this video, my good sir

Sniper elite 5 hit home for me because my grandfather was part of the first wave on Omaha he served in the 1st infantry division 18th regiment U.S army from 1941 to 1953 he's 102 now

Nothing I enjoy more than a cup of tea and a good old graphics comparison video! Life is good.

First one from Brazil. Love ur content!

Sniper Elite 4 absolutely smashes 5 in comparison

i actually really love the new game. feels like a good upgrade

overall, A great gameplay and system are the most important thing in video games, graphic always comes last. Any games with super graphics without good and fun gameplay are not a good to play. Sniper Elite 5 gameplay is fun and the invasion mode excited me.

i enjoy sniper elite 5.. but you are totally right about the level design!! the levels are really big.. but not as open as they use to be :( oh and authentic is way easier than authentic plus (se4) in regards of wind and bullet drop! overall sniper elite 4 is still my favorite se game.. but 5 did some things right.. i like how you can upgrade your weapons and there are some maps with 600m+ longshots..

Hello nick30 love the channel

Ive played through the game on hard and its really fun, it makes it so much more satisfying to play on hard, you have to worry about the sound range on supressors and stuff and it feels really rewarding to stealth

Your worst enemy in Sniper Elite 5 is vegetation.

Love your videos, but do baked lightning equal worse lightning now? If you’re not doing very interactive environments or a dynamic time of day you can get much better results.

I love your videos! I was wondering if you could make a video on SnowRunner PS4 vs SnowRunner PS5 or perhaps vs MudRunner as well.

I'm on the second level, enjoying the single player game. The level design in the first two levels, at least, seems more restrictive as you said. One thing I noticed is that SE5 has MANY more enemies hunting you when you make a shot that many can hear. In SE4 the highest number of troops coming after me was 2, maybe 3 or 4. In SE 5 the first few attempts (using my SE4 experience) I had several cases where 8 to 12 enemy troops where stomping around, looking for me - this was a fair distance from the original shot and I was killed a few times. Now in SE5 it's "shoot and scoot" for me, usually about half way across the map.

SE 5 looks like a great step up in almost every way from the previous game though I'm kind of conflicted on the weapon sounds. They both sound great but SE 4's come across as more impactful sounding. Idk, maybe that's just me 🤷

It is just an absolutely fun game, love the entire series.

I played it for the first time on 9 August 2022 and its great despite some changes

Sniper Elite 5 is good but the amount of invisible walls and small obstacle impossible to climb over even though it looks easy to do irl is absolutely ridiculous!

Sound is definitely better. Considering they actually got the real weapons to fire. (watch the behind the scenes vid). Good stuff.

As much as I am enjoying Sniper Elite 5, Italy in SE4 was a lot better than France in SE5.

I still feel like SE3 is new even though it came out in 2014

Sniper elite v is my new favourite game, the axis invasion mode is a great new addition to the game

Great video

Sniper elite 4 was my favourite game for a long time to the extent where I went back and completed EVERYTHING. I’m just not getting that vibe with 5. The graphics and level detail in 5 are definitely better as well as the sounds like gunshot’s and reloading. But I feel like I could explore a lot more in 4. I feel very restricted in 5 and it’s like they are telling me where to go and I definitely don’t feel as ‘sneaky’ in SE5. Menus are pretty much the same, there’s a few changes with buttons but nothing to serious, its a shame they removed the trip mines because I used those on every level in SE4 and relied on them to pass some of the special missions like taking down the generals. One of the biggest downfalls of SE5 is the player control. It’s not good. Constantly looking left and right at the speed of light while trying to search a body is frustrating at best, it actually broke my SE4 heart because it has ruined the whole experience for me. You have to look directly at whatever you want to pick up but if you move your thumb stick that little bit to far, it flips out and is no where near the item you were aiming for. I will say though, that aiming down sights on AR’s and pistols is a good addition. All in all, it’s ok. I will stick with it and hopefully get used to the clunky controls. Multiplayer is good because of the non toxic community. 3.5 out of 5.

12:05 Did they forget to put in environment sound in SE5 ? It's almost dead silent. Looks like a fantastic game anyway that I'm going to enjoy when the time is right.

I waited to buy SE5 until I upgraded my gpu. I am not disappointed at all and SE2 remains one of my all time favorites. Too early for me to really judge the 5th edition, but so far, I am really impressed.

Invasion mode is what killed Sniper Elite 5 imo. Despite the mode apparently being a great deal of fun I've heard (I haven't played it personally), what this mode caused was a drastic shift in the level design. Now they have to pull the Apex Legends map design method to force players to find and fight each other, they take an open map, and put a large amount of "dead ground" in the map to create narrow pathways, tunnels, hallways, etc that players have to go through to fight each other and move around the map. This creates many more PVP opportunities as opposed to a giant open square field. So to prevent that situation happening in SE5 with Invasion, they restricted the level design which drastically brings down the game's fun factor. Sniping in 5 feels like a "off focus" part of the game, like you aren't supposed to be doing it. Many many times I ended up barely using my rifle and just used my welrod and SMG in close range when in other games it was the absolute other way around. I would go 4-5 levels in SE4 without even bringing my SMG out.

I couldn't agree more Nick, also I think it's nuts that you can have a fire fight with a few gerries but 50 yards away the gerries there are completely oblivious. In Kraken Awakes I've fired panserfausts direstly at the side of the carrier and nobody comes out to play. I guess the devs want you to come aboard and fight but that's not what a real solo fighter would do. You have to reduce the enemies numbers first. Oh well, hopefully if there's a SE6 some of these problems will be fixed. I think you hit the major points though and for me the more restrictive nature of SE5 is the biggest drawback. If I wanted to play a COD game I would.

I downloaded sniper elite 5 and the movement is so extremely clunky it’s not just frustrating but it becomes unplayable at times, because someone will be blocking your way or you will be blocked from moving somewhere because of a small bush, but you can climb certain walls?!?

Everything looks like good improvements, everything besides the map designs.

Side note: I HATE it when KZfaq says in the corner that the video is 1080p while I can clearly see it's 480p! What's the problem with KZfaq these months??? 😡

Hi Nick. TLoU Part 1 trailer just got released. Can we expect to see a great Direct Comparison between it's footage and the original title? :-)

great work as usual lol

as someone who love level design the first level is crucial even tho you're not being told direct mecanic the way it's arrange and rythm are what develloper consider an introduction to them and quite frankly ... sniper elite 5 is amazing at making you understand one thing: NO MORE LONG RANGE which is an absolute shame! in se4 the first thing you learn you can do once the movement tutorial is over "oh yeah you see that objective on the other side of the map? you can hit it! and even better if you squint real hard: you'll also see the explosive we set beside it!" while sniper elite 5 says: "it's a bunker antena get inside and get your welrod out" and i don't know it kind of bums me out i got it in the PC game pass but i'll be honest i won't invest in any of its DLC

I've played 5, but I think 4 is what I really need to play from reading the comments. 😮

I'm not on any high-end pc, but I have both games on series X, and sniper Elite 4 had received patch for series X as well. Graphically, there's definitely a difference in techniques that they're using on five that make it stand out a little more, but overall I really do feel like it's just a little more Gameplay is still unfortunately janky with AI that becomes pretty crappy once you're outside of the actual sniping (which is still great of course) Other than that I really feel like this is only a half step up, the biggest improvement is just the level design with how many more areas you can be creative with your rifle

Axis invasion stopped me from completing the first mission twice

You can shoot out light in SE4 also, best thing is to throw 'distraction' rocks at them

Finally, a good WW2 game. I was having the best time playing this game. ANYWAYS, nice video nick.

Why I prefer 4 to 5 .They have removed the ability to crouch and run at the same time :( .There is no option to turn off the red hitbox when scoping .snipers are too loud even with suppressed ammo so I find myself using the pistol a lot more .The maps look great but it gets irritating with the hedges being in the way, 4 didn't have this problem as much .Feels like stealth kills are being prioritized over sniping kills. .Controls feel a bit off

I've over 4k hours in SE4 and barely 200hrs in SE5. I agree that the Graphics are better but Presentation, Gameplay and Audio are worse. One particular aspect that you didn't mention was the Character Mechanics... how he move's, reloads and changes weapons all impact gameplay, especially in PvP. Being able to run towards the open window of a building and just 'hop' in, change weapons quickly and efficiently, move quickly while crouched, ascend and descend ladders quickly - all of these now take more time or are unavailable. In PvP, it isn't just 'Frames that Win Games' - it's seconds not in cover, seconds not a target that'll make or break a game.

Didn't know how much the graphics improved until they were compared like this.

Graphics and sound better, as is the enemy AI, searching enemies is a bit off, sometimes you are on them and the y never comes up until you are further away. Bring back the trip wires and mines. Needs more silenced rifle ammo.

How does the game handle different playable characters in cutscenes?

I'll wait until it drops in price or it's included with my ps4 subscription. Se4 is by far my favorite se game followed by Zombie Army 4. The lack of mines is a let down as well as the limited bottles. In se4 it can take several tries before the AI responds the way you need it to. I can't imagine running out of bottles to lure or distract the AI.

Picking up items in 5 I feel is more cumbersome. I prefer how in 4 you can run while still in a more stealthy crouch. Then when you release the run button he'll go back to stealth walking without having to hit the stealth mode button. I prefer how 4 used '■' for corpse searching, although I use a programmable paddle expansion now, so it's sort of a non issue for me now, but it still bugs me for some reason lol.

You didn't mention one of the biggest changes that affects the sniping - the addition of small white lines that show you where your bullet will go even with all assists disabled on highest difficulty. Those were not there in SE4, so you needed to figure it out for yourself in the shooting range.

Sniper elite 5 is a great game, well all of them are including the original sniper elite on the ps2 platform, must admit that with sniper elite 5, the lack of trip mines and bouncing Betty’s you don’t have any further options to leave booby traps, with the hedgerows it’s France for you. Just playing through the game looking for great sniping points is interesting however when you don’t locate quickly enough it feels like you have the entire German army hunting you down, sniper elite 4 some levels had spotter’s in, trying to take them down before they spotted you and fire a flare at you, getting to do stealth on 5 can be difficult too, but interesting

Wow, I'm impressed how they improved graphics in detail, whereas the lightning is still outdated and at prior cross gen level.

It kinda feels like they slapped hi res textures and expected that do make the game looks way better.

It's my favourite Sniper Elite game, and I think the best thing about it is that it's better than SE4 without actually making SE4 any less worth playing. V2 and SE3 feel like a chore to play after you've played 4 and 5, but even with the improvements 5 has, it's not so much better that it makes playing SE4 feel outdated. It's a great sequel in an interesting way, and I love it.

Can you compare the graphics of 1st trailer of Gotham Knights gameplay with batgirl with the second trailer of gameplay with Nightwing and Redhood? I'd be very grateful man

Can't wait for direct comparison of Call of duty vanguard and Modern warfare 2

I loved you in the Muppet Show!

If only talk about the play part, not tge outlooking, which one is the best?

Question, how did you get graphics option in SE4, mine is not showing anything like that

The controls have improved greatly

I want to be able to enter the sniper elite world as agent 47.

For Sniper Elite 6 they should go for a different conflict. We had 6 games with world war 2 as the setting. Animations and graphics don't bother me too much...Sniper Elite always was more of a "AA" game instead of a TripleA one.

Me casually watching 2 games comparison that I've never played and not going play them lol

For some reason I got sniper elite 4 on the switch and on the switch I am so good at shooters idk why, but it’s actually not bad on the switch. Maybe some texture issues, but that isn’t the games fault.

I still think sniper elite 4 is better and more fun

Karl in sniper elite 5 actually looks human sniper elite 4 Karl just looks like... A video game character

I love SE4 and I really wanted to play SE5, but after this I'm not sure if I even want to try. There are some improvements, but the big picture is not that great, I feel like previous part was better

SNIPER ELITE 4 really got some badass SOUND for sniper rifles

i just realized that your logo has 9:30 time on it lol

It looks like a high res remaster of an old game rather then a new game

I like SE4 and SE5 but SE4 had many more firearms to use which SE5 is lacking

How did this video completely miss that the host can allways see the invaders direction with focus and within 70m see them though walls and you dont get spotted if no one uses the phone that is incorrect you only get spotted if you camp someone uses a phone or get tagged and thats what the invader did in your clip.

I seriously hate the COD Vangard style frankenguns in 5.😤 The only thing I like more in 5 are the non-lethal options. One level and I was done with playing Funnel level entrapment 5🙄. Thanks Gamepass for saving me $50.👍

J'ai découvert la saga Sniper Elite avec le III, avec le IV j'en ai pris pris plein le yeux. le game play était nettement plus libre que le III, notamment avec les munitions silencieuse.. Pour le pas être en reste j'ai acquis le II ultérieurement pour me rendre compte de l'évolution. Avec impatience j'ai attendu le V et l'ai acheté les yeux ferme. Quelle déception. Le déplacement du personnage est basé comme s'il se déplaçait sur une carte carton a pion. aucune liberté de mouvement. Des la première mission, tu rentre dans un champ tu en fait le tour et est obliger de ressortir pour contourner ce champs par des chemins tortueux. Dans le IV, bien que ne sachant pas escalader , nager Karl avait une plus grand liberté de mouvement a travers la map. Karl est un commando, un sniper envoyé dans des mission difficile, sans même un canif, une corde, un grappin, pour escalader. Il part en mission avec un armement basique qu'il doit améliorer au hasard de découverte d'atelier, après avoir effectuer des defi ; le tout sans savoir plus nager qu'il y a 20 ans. Suivant le niveau atteint des jeux actuelle, Sniper Elite V est une singulière régression ramener au game play du II. Seul nouveauté avec le "je montre mon taux e testostérone", des mentalité actuelles, avec du PvP, heureusement encore facultatif, il est propose , pour le solo, de faire introduire un autre joueur qui te chasse. regression de liberté de déplacement, pauvreté dans l'équipement et armement , scenarios de jeu qui t'impose de faire d'un sniper ( tireur longue distance) un commando corps a corp. Bref une grosses déception quand ce n'est pas un sensation de belle escroquerie.

I think you missed the most important thing , THE X RAYS

Really enjoying SE5, already got 55 hours :D