Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

[Dankk]

The original Sniper: Ghost Warrior is possibly the most lukewarm, uninspired game I've ever played. It gives me a spectacular feeling of "meh" every time I boot it up. If there was a yearly gaming award for being the most stale and mundane, Sniper: Ghost warrior would have most likely received it. It's the pinnacle of mediocrity. It's not necessarily bad, per se... the game does what it sets out to do, but it does so in the most generic way possible. It's just an incredibly insipid thing.

So naturally, I had to pre-order the sequel to see if it's any better.

My expectations aren't terribly high. There are a couple of things to look forward to, however: The developer (City Interactive) has moved away from Chrome Engine and is now using CryEngine 3. My other hope is that the devs sat down and played Sniper Elite V2 last year and learned something from it. Hopefully they went "Ohh, so that's how you make a good sniping game," and they used their newfound knowledge to improve Ghost Warrior 2.

Judging from the screenshots and video footage, the game already looks about 10x better than the original. Although that's not really an accomplishment. (It would be extremely hard to make the game not better than the original.) I still vaguely enjoyed Sniper: Ghost Warrior... but in a silly, B-grade kind of way. If the sequel remains largely the same, then I won't mind, considering I only payed $20 for it.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 releases tomorrow night. Given the lack of marketing for this game, I suspect it will pass under most people's radars. But for those of you who care (all two of you), I'll be happy to post my thoughts.

 

[Borealis7]

i quite enjoyed the first one, except for the run-and-gun parts which i don't understand why they included them in a SNIPING game?
i play a sniper role in FPSs whenever i can, in Borderlands, this game, even in DE:HR

 

[Dankk]

i quite enjoyed the first one, except for the run-and-gun parts which i don't understand why they included them in a SNIPING game?
i play a sniper role in FPSs whenever i can, in Borderlands, this game, even in DE:HR

It's refreshing to hear from someone who actually enjoyed it. I agree, the run 'n' gun sections of the game were pretty befuddling. To think that in a SNIPING game, there are places where you can't SNIPE. I probably would've liked the game more if it wasn't for that.

I like how Sniper Elite V2 did it. There were several close-quarters enemy encounters, but you still had a sniper rifle, and you were free to use whichever weapon you wanted.

 

[Dankk]

So far, it's definitely an improvement. The missions are engaging. The storyline and voice acting are still as generic and campy as ever, but the gameplay feels "tighter". Situations are much more gripping and intense. Adjustment for wind and bullet-drop is nicely implemented this time around, especially on hard mode, where it's completely necessary (and IMO, playing on hard mode is a must for having the best experience).

CryEngine worked out really well for this game. It doesn't look as good as Crysis 3, but on the bright side, the game is optimized like hell and it runs like silk (60fps+) on my modest 7870, 1080p, max settings. Only disadvantage is the lack of any visible AA option. I think there must be some sort of post-processing AA going on though because the jaggies aren't that bad.

Only completed a couple levels so far, but I'm looking forward to more. I also plan on checking out multiplayer.

 

[Annisman*]

Man the original was such a letdown. I actually did a double take when I saw the announcement of the sequel, I figured everyone responsible would immediately be fired and blacklisted from game development forever. Yeah the original was disappointing.

 

[DeadFred]

The first one was so terrible I couldnt stand to finish it. They could only get better with the second one right? Right???

I wont be the one who pays to find out, so let me know.

 

[ImpulsE69]

The original Sniper: Ghost Warrior is possibly the most lukewarm, uninspired game I've ever played.

So naturally, I had to pre-order the sequel

Lol. Sigh...

 

[Annisman*]

Lol. Sigh...

yeah, don't even get me started on pre-orders.

Aliens Colonial Marines pretty much put the final nail in the coffin for me ever considering preordering another title.

And no, I didn't pre-order it, and I'm sure glad I didn't!

 

[Dankk]

Lol. Sigh...

I was trying to be tongue-in-cheek. Whenever I pre-order a game, I completely understand the risk I'm taking, and in the case of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, I knew it was the kind of game that appealed to me (even if the original wasn't exactly stellar). I decided it was worth the risk. IMO, the price was right, and I haven't regretted my purchase.

The first one was so terrible I couldnt stand to finish it. They could only get better with the second one right? Right???

I wont be the one who pays to find out, so let me know.

lol yup. I figured I'd take one for the team and buy it.

So far, the sequel is objectively better in just about every way. The only thing I have to slight it for is that it's pretty linear. The original S:GW was linear too, but the levels were opened up enough that you had a lot more positions to approach the enemy from, and sneaking around was a bit easier. That's the only downside of the game I can think of right now though.

Multiplayer seemed to be broken last night (couldn't join any servers), but they released a patch today so maybe that fixed it.

 

[Rifter]

After having played the first one you would have to pay me ALOT of money to play the second one, and i would never buy it, but if you could pay me enough id play it.

 

[TechBoyJK]

I got it.

Beat it in one day on medium difficulty. Will probably play some of my my other games then revisit and play it on the most difficult.

kinda short, but I did spend most of the day on it.

It sure is pretty though.