Aside from material gathering and crafting, players will be doing plenty of
combat during the course of the game.
Not exact matches
In terms
of the actual
combat, you have several playable characters that can be unlocked
during the
course of the
game's Legends mode.
During combat you can,
of course, sling some spells as we've already discussed, but mostly you'll be swapping between the two available fighting stances by pressing the appropriate button on the
game pad, and yes I recommended using a controller for a smoother experience.
Looking closely at our triple - format performance video, the 360 manages to command an advantage in like - for - like scenes over the
course of the
game where the engine is being pushed to extremes - something that we also see
during heavy
combat, where the liberal use
of smoke and particles causes a bigger performance penalty on the PS3.
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 also suffers from occasional framerate drops, which occurred
during both
combat and exploration, and the
game crashed several times
during the
course of the review.
For the
course of the review, the
games ability to prioritize frame rate was highly appreciated and allowed for smoothed out frame rates
during graphics intensive moments
of combat.
To carry on the more naturalistic nature
of the
game,
during the
course of your mission it's your job to capture / kill animals for energy; otherwise Snake's energy depletes; affecting his performance in the face
of combat.
Despite all the different subsystems and role playing
game mechanics, ReCore's
combat doesn't change much
during the
course of the
game.
During the
course of the
game, players will have to take exams showing their knowledge and
combat expertise and take part in a variety
of different school activities, such as helping the Student Council and more.
Each character has five skill values that can increase
during the
course of the
game; three are associated with the character's three favored weapon types, one with unarmed
combat, and one with the character's special ability.