The "Bakugan Kid" series, which is very popular among FPS players, has finally been released! On May 26, the fifth main work of the sniper FPS series "Sniper Elite 5" from British developer Rebellion was officially released on all platforms of console and PC.
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As a game series with "sniper" as the main gameplay, the "Sniper Elite" series was first launched, with its unique sniper gameplay and the smooth vision of "Bakugan" in the homogeneous single-player FPS games at that time successfully stood out, and even created a new category, in word of mouth and sales are quite outstanding, and seventeen years later, this series that has become one of the big IPs in the FPS industry can bring us new surprises? Let's dive into the world of Sniper Elite 5 and explore the feelings!
A more open and free world: Vivid and lifelike, with more freedom to explore than ever before
As a game focusing on "sniping", the map of the "Sniper Elite" series is based on levels, and players need to play as a sniper to complete specific sniper missions in a limited map, which is generally more "linear", however, in today's popularity of open world games, Rebellion has also moderately integrated open world gameplay into the map design of "Sniper Elite 5", further improving the overall freedom of the mission. From the overall feeling of several levels, the range of activity of the map in "Sniper Elite 5" is significantly larger, the three-dimensional terrain such as dark passages and buildings is significantly more, and the infiltration route is greatly increased, thanks to this, the way to complete the same sniper mission is very rich, without having to limit a specific route. This generation's larger maps, more free choices, even let me immediately have the idea of "second brush" and "multi-week" after completing a level.
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In addition, in terms of graphics, the visual level of this work has also reached a new high in the series, in the words of a very popular "famous saying" in the circle of players, it is "very next-generation feeling". Although the level design of this game is much larger than the previous game, it is still excellent in the control of visual details - looking closer, the sand and gravel on the ground, the vegetation on the roadside, and the bricks on the wall are all full of texture and excellent details; Looking farther away, the towns and peaks in the distance loom in the mist, and the atmosphere is full of points, showing the wildness of the European scene of the World War II era and the romance of the city. It is worth mentioning that the game also supports AMD's unique FSR technology, which can further increase the frame rate of the picture while maintaining an excellent picture, and if you are a card A card user, then the dream scene of "I want it all" with high image quality and high frame rate can be easily realized.
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The series of gameplay has been further improved: the modification system has been greatly upgraded, and the feel of "Bakugan Shot" is still there!
As long as it comes to the "Sniper Elite" series, many players will immediately think of its "Bakugou" gameplay - can directly display the collision of bullets and human internal organs, such visual stimulation, can not be described as bloody, and on "Sniper Elite 5", the "Bakugou" perspective is completely retained, and with a slightly improved shooting feel, the overall pleasure can be described as the best in the series, and in today's many FPS games, it is also at the first-line level. In addition, if you are a host party, then there is an additional "benefit" - this work is adapted to the adaptive board function on the DualSense controller on the PS5 version, the number of pressure grams and recoil of different weapons will be clearly fed back through the board machine and motor of the controller, after experiencing the PS5 version of my colleagues, I can only use a "cool" word to describe my experience, and I hope that Rebellion will adapt this function to the PC version as soon as possible!
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The gun modification system that players complained about in the previous game "Sniper Elite 4" has been greatly improved in "Sniper Elite 5". Different from the "simple and rough" of the previous work, the weapon modification system of this work is quite fine, whether it is sights, brakes, silencers or butts, magazines, most of the main components in weapons can be customized and replaced, the degree of freedom is not inferior to some modern veteran tactical FPS, such as "Battlefield", "Color Six" and so on. With the blessing of the new modification system, the usage and use scenarios of a weapon have been expanded like never before, and the same gun can "shine" in different styles of players for different purposes.
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New multiplayer experience: The new "Invasion" system makes battles tense
In addition to the exciting single-player campaign, Sniper Elite 5 has also evolved significantly from the multiplayer mode. In addition to the traditional "multiplayer cooperation" where multiple players complete missions together, the new game also introduces "multiplayer vs. multiplayer" gameplay - the game introduces an "invasion" mechanism in the multiplayer mode, if you turn on the "invasion" switch before starting the game, then other players on the network may "invade" your game and play enemies against you. The experience of suddenly appearing "invaded" while completing a mission and making your actions more cautious really makes the battle even more exciting.
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Recommended configuration for playing Sniper Elite 5
As a triple-A game released in 2022, "Sniper Elite 5" landed on the next-generation platform, using a variety of advanced graphics technology, while the visual picture is excellent, but also poses a challenge to the player's PC performance, if you want to play "Sniper Elite 5" at high frames, then a high-performance PC is essential. In order to allow you to play Sniper Elite 5 in high image quality, we recommend the following configurations, the main components of which are from the well-known hardware manufacturer GIGABYTE, which not only brings high performance, but also ensures the long-term smooth operation of the computer.
Below, let's analyze the reasons for recommendation one by one.
Recommended motherboard + CPU kit: GIGABYTE B550AORUSMASTER motherboard + AMDRYZEN75700X
Reference price: 3349 yuan (including motherboard + CPU) [Click to buy]
As the latest large-scale triple-A game, real-time feedback of world details such as physics and weather in "Sniper Elite 5", and enemy AI will bring a lot of computing requirements, so if you want to play the game at high frames, the first thing you need is to equip your computer with a processor with excellent performance. AMD's Zen architecture in recent years has "exploded reputation" with excellent performance improvement, and the Ryzen75700X using the new Zen3 architecture has a high specification of 8C16T, its peak frequency can be as high as 4.6GHz, with the 7nm Zen3 architecture, it is quite impressive in performance and energy efficiency, "Sniper Elite 5" is completely "a piece of cake" in front of it.
In terms of motherboard selection, we equipped the 5700X with a GIGABYTE Super Sculpture B550AORUSMASTER motherboard. This B550 motherboard not only has four memory slots and PCIe 4.0 slots, but also luxurious materials in heat dissipation design and power supply design, which can be described as showing the "GIGABYTE quality" to the fullest. It is worth mentioning that the motherboard also reserves GIGABYTE's "RGBFusion 2.0" light effect synchronization function, if you are a "light pollution" player, you can freely customize your "faith light effect".
Recommended graphics card: ADEONRX6600EAGLE8G
Reference price: 2099 yuan [click to buy]
Sniper Elite 5 is a game that has landed on the next-gen PS5/XSX platform, and its graphics are quite good, and the performance requirements of the PC version are also high. Therefore, in order to be able to play smoothly in high frames, we chose a GIGABYTE RADEONRX6600EAGLE8G graphics card to take on the "graphics task" of the computer. Thanks to the new RDNA2 architecture, RX6600 not only greatly improves the traditional floating-point performance, but also has AI capabilities such as ray tracing and machine learning, which is very good at coping with the latest 3A masterpieces. In addition, as the latest architecture of the A card, it also has a unique skill - FSR when running "Sniper Elite 5", which further improves the game frame rate while maintaining high image quality.
Recommended memory: GIGABYTE AORUSRGB373316GB kit
Reference price: 649 yuan (8G*2)【Click to buy】
The latest big games like Sniper Elite 5 generate a lot of data reading and computation when running, which puts a high demand on memory, so we chose two high-spec memory AORUSRGB37338GB from GIGABYTE to form a 16GB high-capacity dual-channel. The specifications of 3733DDR4 have greatly improved the read and write frequency of this set of memory, but it can still maintain the low timing/low latency advantage of DDR4, which is more suitable for gamers. In addition, this memory also has the RGB cooling vest blessing, which can be synchronized with RGBFusion 2.0 and other GIGABYTE RGB hardware on the motherboard, helping players easily create "light pollution" desktops.
Recommended hard drive: GIGABYTE Golden Eagle AORUSNVMeGen4SSD1TB
Reference price: 869 yuan [click to buy]
The addition of technologies such as open world and ultra-high-definition textures has skyrocketed the instantaneous data volume of modern large-scale games, so hard disk performance has become particularly important, and the Golden Eagle AORUSNVMeGen4SSD1TB from GIGABYTE has the lightspeed performance required by the latest large-scale games. Thanks to the introduction of the latest PCIeGen4 interface standard, the peak read speed of this SSD can reach 7000MB/s, and the peak write speed has reached 5500MB/s, which fully meets the data reading and writing needs of the latest large-scale games, such as Sniper Elite 5.
Recommended monitor: GIGABYTE M28U
Reference price: 4499 yuan [click to buy]
The monitor is the "window" where reality and the virtual meet, and a great monitor is essential if you want to fully appreciate the beauty of Europe in Sniper Elite 5 and experience the blood of "Bakugan Kid". The GIGABYTE M28U monitor is built for gaming, and its 4K Ultra HD resolution not only shows every detail in the game, but also the 144HZ refresh rate and response time as low as 1ms (GTG) make the picture smooth. It is worth mentioning that this monitor has also passed the VESADisplayHDR400 certification, which means that it can better restore the highlights and dark details in games, movies and television. If you are a hardcore player who loves to play triple-A masterpieces, especially FPS games, then the Gigabyte M28U is quite recommended.
The above is the recommended game and configuration for everyone this time, if you are successfully "planted", hurry up with a good computer, pick up a sniper rifle, and rush into the battlefield to kill the enemy!