The Sniper: Ghost Warrior series is a franchise that was created for a specific audience that wanted realistic sniping mechanics in a video game. But since then, the franchise has changed quite a bit. In its latest installment, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, the developers CI Games have decided to take a risk and switch from its tried and tested linear format to an open world format. As Ghost Warrior 3 has no narrative connection to the series? previous titles, the game?s big shift from a linear format to an open world format was made slightly easier. In Ghost Warrior 3, players take on the role of Jonathan ?Jon? North who is on assignment in Georgia while also working on a mission of his own.
The game is divided into four acts played across three maps each with a varying number of main campaign missions with Ghost Warrior 3 featuring more main missions than its predecessors. While the story of the campaign is interesting, it feels more like a classic action or war movie, filled with its own set of clichés, predictable moments, and cheesy lines from its array of characters. Apart from the main campaign missions there are also side-ops that unlock at several points in the campaign which players can optionally do. The side-ops may affect the upcoming main campaign missions in some way but they aren?t necessary to complete the main campaign missions. Apart from the main missions and side-ops, the game?s open world is riddled with a large number of things to do. From rescuing civil...