So it falls on Karl to push further across France, learn more about Operation Kraken, and hopefully put an end to the Nazi’s last gasp attempt at domination. Operation Kraken is an ultra-confidential Nazi operation that could see them once more turn the tides of war back in their favor. Things ultimately go south, and Karl finds himself stranded in France, which is still under Nazi occupation, and it’s there that he learns of the existence of Operation Kraken. With an Allied push on mainland Europe set to take place imminently, it falls on Karl’s shoulders to push behind enemy lines and weaken Axis defenses in anticipation of the Allied assault. It’s 1944, and we find ourselves once again strapping up the boots of Karl Fairburn, right around the time that the Second World War starts to slip through the fingers of the Axis forces. Whilst Sniper Elite 5 doesn’t feel as impactful as some of its predecessors in terms of providing a drastic jump forward for the series, it still manages to be the best entry in the series yet due to its focus on meaningfully refining and building upon the already solid foundations of Sniper Elite 4. Remasters, zombie-themed spin-offs, a VR experience, and now five mainline entries – what started as a relatively linear series that relied heavily on its brutal x-ray kill cams has blossomed into something entirely more substantial. When the Sniper Elite series first appeared some 17 years ago, few could have predicted the upward trajectory the series would take.
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