Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
This has been a bit of a turnaround game for me. Despite my dislike of stealth-type games, I've been a fan of all of the previous titles in the series and played them all through to completion.
When I realised that SE4 was set in WW2 Italy, it was a bit of disappointment to be honest. That theatre of going against the Germans and hunting high-value Nazis had already been done before and this was surely just another rehash of a similar environment. Worse - the sniping action didn't make sense to me and I was struggling to perform anything but the perfect shot. That usually revolved around setting my scope to 100m or 200m and then getting to that sweet-spot in terms of distance where the target matched those numbers. Anything either side usually resulted in a miss and a fully alerted enemy.
I thought I'd stick at it for two reasons. The first, is that it portrays the environment really well - not only being good to look at, but the world itself is rife with different paths and choices to get to your objective. This is anything but a linear exercise of going from A through to B. Secondly, there are many more enemies per levels than before. You get the sense that the numbers reflect the seriousness of the of target you're attempting to take out. Like the destruction of the rail-gun mission - by its end I had killed 102 enemies with 38 of those as headshots. This wasn't a bunch of a dozen Nazis loitering around a high-profile target.
I'm pretty sure that running through the level would see it done in 20-30 minutes or so. Typically (and honestly, without even realising it) - a mission for me is taking over two-and-a-half hours. It doesn't feel like a chore - it doesn't have that sense of laborious progress that I could understand a lot of players having problems with. It rewards patience and taking your time - but ultimately how you approach it is purely down to you.
I did however go for the Season Pass off cdkeys along with the core game itself. This does add a lot of additional content such as maps and weapon kits, together with missions to take down Hitler, etc. I couldn't honestly say if SE4 on its own felt a bit lacking in terms of features, but I would definitely recommend this to anyone - even if you'e not tried any of the previous games in the series.
Just a couple of quick screenshots I nabbed during playing it so far....
When I realised that SE4 was set in WW2 Italy, it was a bit of disappointment to be honest. That theatre of going against the Germans and hunting high-value Nazis had already been done before and this was surely just another rehash of a similar environment. Worse - the sniping action didn't make sense to me and I was struggling to perform anything but the perfect shot. That usually revolved around setting my scope to 100m or 200m and then getting to that sweet-spot in terms of distance where the target matched those numbers. Anything either side usually resulted in a miss and a fully alerted enemy.
I thought I'd stick at it for two reasons. The first, is that it portrays the environment really well - not only being good to look at, but the world itself is rife with different paths and choices to get to your objective. This is anything but a linear exercise of going from A through to B. Secondly, there are many more enemies per levels than before. You get the sense that the numbers reflect the seriousness of the of target you're attempting to take out. Like the destruction of the rail-gun mission - by its end I had killed 102 enemies with 38 of those as headshots. This wasn't a bunch of a dozen Nazis loitering around a high-profile target.
I'm pretty sure that running through the level would see it done in 20-30 minutes or so. Typically (and honestly, without even realising it) - a mission for me is taking over two-and-a-half hours. It doesn't feel like a chore - it doesn't have that sense of laborious progress that I could understand a lot of players having problems with. It rewards patience and taking your time - but ultimately how you approach it is purely down to you.
I did however go for the Season Pass off cdkeys along with the core game itself. This does add a lot of additional content such as maps and weapon kits, together with missions to take down Hitler, etc. I couldn't honestly say if SE4 on its own felt a bit lacking in terms of features, but I would definitely recommend this to anyone - even if you'e not tried any of the previous games in the series.
Just a couple of quick screenshots I nabbed during playing it so far....
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