I don't have any interest whatsoever in saving Nazis, let alone a game that manufactures reasons to do so.

The problem here is we're talking about Nazis, wretched villains of our modern history. Rebellion is in the awkward position here of making a 'not all Nazis' argument. Being able to take a non-lethal approach makes it possible for expert players to complete a Sniper Elite 5 level with no alarms raised and no one killed other than the target, a nod to Hitman's difficult Silent Assassin challenges. It's the kind of game that is commonly referred to as a ' sandbox.' You're in the big world and you have things that need to get done there, but the specific steps you take to complete a given mission are up to you. Mission objectives are flexible, bending and shifting as you scour each map for intel, and the whole world is a sniper's playground. Just like IO Interactive's lush murder mousetrap, Sniper Elite 5 drops players into large, open maps deep behind enemy lines in 1940s Europe. If you're not familiar with the series, it's helpful to think of Sniper Elite in its current form as a World War II spin on the Hitman series. The latest sequel's problematic addition of non-lethal approaches to combat, and the way players are incentivized to use them, is evident right from the start. The long arc of Sniper Elite 5's plot is immaterial to the issue that's made continued progress such a chore for me. So much so that I decided to put the game down about halfway through the campaign. This is an acceptable way of dealing with video game Nazis.

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