Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 275 Ratings

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  1. Nathan1423
    Apr 29, 2018
    7
    Get it very cheap. Some quick notes. Game came out, looked like crap on console. Ps4 pro patch some time later, now looks great. Climbing mechanics feel clunky. This game is just Farcry. Middle chunk of game was great. Ending was painfully disappointing. Story is from the pages of cliche. No creative twists. Odd. Game play loop feels good. Thats about it. Recommend this game at $15 or less.
  2. destinyfan1
    May 13, 2017
    7
    i don't know why it only has a metascore of 56 it feels almost as good as the average triple - A game and was maby as fun as call of duty.
    As we know city interactive didn't brought many good games however they are learning
    positive + great snipergameplay + sound of guns,and guns in general + great open world + decent graphics + ok level design negative - bugs , glitches -to long    i don't know why it only has a metascore of 56 it feels almost as good as the average triple - A game and was maby as fun as call of duty.
    As we know city interactive didn't brought many good games however they are learning
    positive
    + great snipergameplay
    + sound of guns,and guns in general
    + great open world
    + decent graphics
    + ok level design
    negative
    - bugs , glitches
    -to long loading screens
    - freezes
    - no 'wow' campaign
    conclusion:
    city interactive brought there best game yet ( i guess ) with great gameplay and great open world , but the technical issues are to big to speak as a must have , if they don't fix this then i don't see a bright future for this game
    So you better wait for a price drop    … Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Apr 26, 2017
    7
    Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
    A great game held back by performance
    Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is a first person shooter that takes place in Georgia, the country You play as American Marine Captain Jon North attempting to prevent another cold war… The story sounds pretty generic, but things do start getting interested, and I did care for these character despite how generic they actually are.. one    Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
    A great game held back by performance
    Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is a first person shooter that takes place in Georgia, the country
    You play as American Marine Captain Jon North attempting to prevent another cold war…
    The story sounds pretty generic, but things do start getting interested, and I did care for these character despite how generic they actually are.. one of them is basically elana fisher with longer hair and an accent..
    Despite the game being called sniper, this isn’t a sniper simulator…
    The words ghost and warrior hint at options… and that’s exactly what you get here
    This is an open world game with a base that you use to buy new weapons you unclock from completing missions or picking up off of enemies, as well as buy ammo and gear and choose your next mission…
    But this open world isn’t vast, it isn’t connected…
    it just exists…
    it’s a world to put missions into and nothing else..
    You have a buggy to drive around, but there are no other vehicles on the road and the ones off road are all locked…
    There are points of interest around the map though if you are into the ubisoft style clean up…
    Or you can stick to the 11 hour campaign
    The campaign is fun to get through, and challenging…
    Its satisfying scoping out the place with your drone, sniping out enemies from a distance and then going in for the objective, or being a ghost, sneaking in, taking enemues out silently while you try not to alert anyone or be caught on camera.. and then theres the warrior option of just going in guns blazing…
    There are mandatory do not get detection sections of the game, but for the most part.. youre free to tackle a mission any way youd like..
    You can even mix your play style up like I did…
    This means youre going to be unlocking perks in all 3 skill trees for sniper ghost and warrior, but if you prefer one play style then that means of course youll be more decked out for that style with the skill tree..
    Missions are what youd expect…
    Get a point on the map to go to and complete the objective.. nothing more..
    And despite the missions structure being the same throughout, the missions all felt unique thanks to the great level design this game has…
    The game felt fresh throughout…
    However the performance of this game brings all of the great parts down…
    For starts the load times…
    Theyre painful…
    Some missions take place on different sections of the map.. and to get to these sectiosn you have to deal with the games initial load screen..
    Which is 4 minutes long, I wish I was kidding, but the load time for this game is longer than this review…
    Its painful…
    The game also froze trying to load in 2 times….
    And the game would freeze and crash mid shot probably 3 or 4 times….
    its just not reliable…
    and its only made worse by again the 4 minute load time to get back into the game and the fact that checkpoints in missions are so awful…
    Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is enjoyable,
    The calculating, the scouting, the turning the dials of your scope to adjust to a targets distance..
    All of this makes the campaign so satisfying to get through…
    But the freezes, the crashes, the load times…
    Theyre going to annoy… so be prepared…
    I Give Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
    a 7.0/10    … Expand
  4. Sh8de
    Apr 25, 2017
    7
    It's not perfect and it has it's bugs but it is decent to play. The first person perspective lends itself nice to sniping and I do enjoy the feel of it more than something like Sniper Elite (which is still good in its own right). Most of my complaints are towards bugs that I think can be patched out such as collision issues and I did fall through the game world once. I got stuck in betweenIt's not perfect and it has it's bugs but it is decent to play. The first person perspective lends itself nice to sniping and I do enjoy the feel of it more than something like Sniper Elite (which is still good in its own right). Most of my complaints are towards bugs that I think can be patched out such as collision issues and I did fall through the game world once. I got stuck in between something another time. I haven't seen any AI glitches in my 7 hours in and while they aren't breaking new ground they are serviceable enough. I can say there is a nice satisfaction from seeing a gaping glory hole in an enemies head from pulling off a good headshot though. If you catch this on sale then definitely give it a look if you're interested just keep your expectations in check, this isn't competing with Battlefield or Call of Duty.… Expand
  5. Roxstar80
    Apr 26, 2017
    6
    While the graphics and ambition are very admirable, this game was not ready for release. The cons that I have personally found (PS4) include crashing, and it makes my console sound like it's ready for lift off at all times. It runs my system hard and that's not good. I can handle the bugs, wait for a patch, etc. as we are unfortunately accustomed to nowadays, but system performance is aWhile the graphics and ambition are very admirable, this game was not ready for release. The cons that I have personally found (PS4) include crashing, and it makes my console sound like it's ready for lift off at all times. It runs my system hard and that's not good. I can handle the bugs, wait for a patch, etc. as we are unfortunately accustomed to nowadays, but system performance is a whole different beast. I can imagine running it that hard for any extended period of time could be potentially toxic to the system. Other things I have found.. floating in the air, enemy AI being alerted for no reason, and some noticeable lighting issues. This has the potential to be a great game, the sniping is superb as are most of the game mechanics within. I hope the devs can get the bugs worked out, then the game will certainly be acceptable.… Expand
  6. pre_-cision-_
    Apr 26, 2017
    6
    It's not terrible. Go in expecting low budget with glimpses of high quality. Mechanics and ideas are sound, it just needed more polish and it would have been special. Patches might come to fix up glitches and bugs to the point I'd review it marginally higher, however the biggest issues need a complete revamp which we will never see. Seriously whoevers developing this game. Hire betterIt's not terrible. Go in expecting low budget with glimpses of high quality. Mechanics and ideas are sound, it just needed more polish and it would have been special. Patches might come to fix up glitches and bugs to the point I'd review it marginally higher, however the biggest issues need a complete revamp which we will never see. Seriously whoevers developing this game. Hire better programers and give it a better budget and you could be onto something.… Expand
  7. FeralCasey
    Sep 5, 2017
    5
    Gameplay is frustrating as in getting stuck on balconies or in rocks, mission replay points are painful and if you've played an hour you've done all of it, in a word "Boring" and let's not talk about the ridiculous number and size of patches!!
  8. Tomle1202
    Jun 16, 2017
    5
    Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 is like a hidden flawed gem buried in a colossal pile of crap. You can only see its beauty if you look closely, but even then, a flawed stone is still what it is.
  9. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    5
    Not a huge fan of the Sniper Ghost Warrior series, but I was willing to give this one a chance. Seeing they got a lot bigger budget and it being open world I was excited to see what they were going to do. But it's Sniper 2 all over again. Terrible dialogue, outdated graphics, and a bad story. I will admit the combat was enjoyable. At least they got the sniping right. This is the bestNot a huge fan of the Sniper Ghost Warrior series, but I was willing to give this one a chance. Seeing they got a lot bigger budget and it being open world I was excited to see what they were going to do. But it's Sniper 2 all over again. Terrible dialogue, outdated graphics, and a bad story. I will admit the combat was enjoyable. At least they got the sniping right. This is the best Sniper game to date which isn't saying much.… Expand
  10. KittyWhisky
    Jun 24, 2017
    6
    Polish shooter is a long separate genre. GHOST WARRIOR 3 is clearly aiming at the new Far Cry. And games are really remotely similar, but GHOST WARRIOR 3 is not Far Cry, it's not even Wildland. I got more pleasure from Wildland. But these games are different budgets.
    City Interactive tried, but the game is not optimized out and boring. We used to interesting worlds Ubisoft, GHOST WARRIOR    Polish shooter is a long separate genre. GHOST WARRIOR 3 is clearly aiming at the new Far Cry. And games are really remotely similar, but GHOST WARRIOR 3 is not Far Cry, it's not even Wildland. I got more pleasure from Wildland. But these games are different budgets.
    City Interactive tried, but the game is not optimized out and boring. We used to interesting worlds Ubisoft, GHOST WARRIOR 3, the world is completely empty and not interesting. You don't want to learn it, and just ride from job to job. Georgia they came out beautiful, but it's too grey landscapes that you depressing. In the same Far Cry 4 was much petee ride and admire the scenery. Here everything is gray and dull.
    In this game we can quietly kill enemies with a sniper rifle or loudly barge in and kill all of the machine. Sniper gameplay I like, we need to calculate the distance to the target, but if hit in the head, pluchery slowmo when the bullet in slow motion pierces the skull of an enemy. Ballistics in the game are normal. Here, the weapons felt.
    The plot of the game is. Developers sometimes even try to present a drama or reveal the relationship of the protagonist and his girlfriend. But the game has no really interesting characters, and silently kill enemies from a sniper rifle or noisy machine can be in the same Far Cry. GHOST WARRIOR 3 loses creature Ubisof in all respects, and I just don't see the point to play GHOST WARRIOR 3, if you have Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4. Even if you played these games, that GHOST WARRIOR 3 will be a poor substitute - you will quickly get bored. If you want to buy up to the 75% discount, it is not longer necessary.
    In addition to ballistics and sniper rifles I liked the animation. When the hero karapetsas, realistic touches, klogd edit in the car includes the ignition key and so on. The game has such nice things, but it's boring and not optimized.    … Expand
  11. CoreGamer1408
    May 21, 2020
    5
    Burning through a lot of games in the Pandemic lockdown. I remember I liked the first Sniper Ghost Warrior. Even though it had way to much scripted BS. The story and VA is like good old 80's action hero movie cheese.

    Ok this third game in the series runs not that great and looks last gen. Yeah it is buggy and glitched in places with some animations. I was getting a lot of crashes and    Burning through a lot of games in the Pandemic lockdown. I remember I liked the first Sniper Ghost Warrior. Even though it had way to much scripted BS. The story and VA is like good old 80's action hero movie cheese.

    Ok this third game in the series runs not that great and looks last gen. Yeah it is buggy and glitched in places with some animations. I was getting a lot of crashes and freezes, but I deleted the game and reinstalled in full and it seems to have improved stability. So I am thinking maybe a initial corrupted download.

    Nice little arsenal of gadgets and nades to use to mix up the tactics. The drone gimmick is kind of a fun and cool to use to scout out the areas. The drone recall animation might look cool, but it takes time. So if a mortar attack is incoming or under small arms fire you can do nothing, but die which is annoying.

    The looting and crafting is just basic. I liked the fact I could now do non-linear non-scripted free roam activities in a SGW game. The mini open world is ok, but what never gets old is the slow motion sniper bullet camera. The bullet time camera gimmick is a fun hook for sure. This is a low production budget title for sure and I had more fun with it than I thought I would.

    SIDE OP MISSION NOTE: The "Bridge" mission forces the player into a long drive. Then a time wasting mountain climb. To a scripted tiny fixed snipe point. While providing cover for a scripted infiltration team mission. The checkpoint system is broke on this mission. So a alert fail is a complete redo. Yes all the way back to driving to climbing to sniping all over again. Do yourself a time saving favor and watch a walk through first maybe.    … Expand
  12. lqstuart
    Jan 8, 2020
    5
    This is basically a combination of Far Cry and Sniper Elite 4, except worse than both at everything and full of really basic bugs like not being able to switch to your pistol. Still worth $8 on sale
  13. xSnipShotx
    Nov 25, 2019
    7
    Good, but could be better. The open world is very empty, and it doesn't do any good for the SGW. Feels like there was no time to polish it. Besides that, the sniping is satisfying, and you should get it on a deep sale.
  14. turansoylu
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    I finished playing the game. It amused me, the action part is very good. Artificial intelligence is a bit stupid. But I recommend.
  15. tugkankarakoc
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    Nice music choices, Weapon variety, Enjoyable gameplay but a classic story and fps problems are the bad side of the game.

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Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 49
  3. Negative: 10 out of 49
  1. Cubed3
    Feb 26, 2018
    40
    Despite still being mired with an unhealthy assortment of technical hiccups and a paper thin narrative that feels like a rejected Call of Duty plot line, there is still fun to be mined out of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 but it's entirely dependent on an individual's tolerance of the occasional glitch. Sure, it could have done with a lot more time in the oven, and even after a number of sizeable patches its litany of issues still make it a fairly tough recommendation, so it would be remiss not to slap a 'Buyer Beware' sticker on it. At its core, the sniping itself can be pretty satisfying, and Georgia makes for an interesting, if sparse, playground but, ultimately, this isn't really enough to carry the game over the constant threat of unexpected setbacks and, as such, it's unlikely to win over non-fans of the series when there are much slicker alternatives available.
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  2. GameCritics
    Jul 31, 2017
    65
    While Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 may be the ultimate modern sniping experience, it also offers a clear sign that sniping games may soon go the way of flight simulators, in that it’s only possible to make engaging ones set before technology makes the human factor obsolete. One unlockable in the arsenal are ‘DARPA bullets’, which are prototype in-flight auto-correcting projectiles — and yes, they’re real. Simply point a laser at a target and the bullet strikes it dead-on, every time. The player isn’t forced to use these bullets, of course, but as technology barrels forward, the concept of a man in a ghillie suit crawling through brush with a rifle strapped to his back is going to feel anachronistic, and will likely survive only as nostalgic looks back at the history of violence.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jul 7, 2017
    60
    You need to sit patiently and wait for the perfect opportunity. Only mark this as a serious target after much time, patching, and price drops. [July 2017, p77]
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