Sniper Elite V2 Remastered vs Original | Direct Comparison

[@doohuh]

Texture packs are now considered Remasters. What a time to be alive.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

Lol and they didn't even update every texture in the game, only very specific one's! HAHA! Half of an up-scaled texture pack is able to be called a remaster in 2019. Sickening!

[@donjon5442]

Remakes and remasters are different

[@pollos6631]

doohuh that’s how they’ve always been

[@MrMatoro8759]

Literally what a remaster is. You're looking for a complete remake.

[@MrMatoro8759]

Literally what a remaster is. If you wanted more you're looking for a remake. This comment ain't it chief.

[@BrilliantBenGaming]

Great comparison. I don't think I would consider this a remaster at all.

[@АлексейНовоселов-ц6у]

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[@mahditeymuri5650]

it's more like a high texture pack not a remaster.

[@jaynouby]

I feel like the old is better

[@Deranfan]

His old haircut was way better, and I liked that special effect of the air during the bullet time from the old one.

[@Spoontamer4]

The new has better graphics. But the price is not worth it and they should focus on making SE5

[@mychem20]

exactly, you can barely see the improvements during gameplay anyway as the difference can only be seen in the cut-scenes, i mean it's pointless.

[@Virtualguy776]

Same I don’t really like how they fixed how the guns look and sound

[@gopnik3796]

yes

[@lukas3606]

Unnecessary remaster, with very little done

[@JZStudiosonline]

Whatchu talkin bout? They added a photo mode. That's totally worth removing the original version so you can sell only your overpriced remaster. For fucks sake, the Burnout Paradise remaster literally only added the DLC PC never got for $40, but at least the original game is still there cheaper.

[@alvareichon]

I´ll guess I´ll pirate

[@Deliveredmean42]

I mean, it's just a remaster, not a full-on remake.

[@VickiVampiressYT]

Unnecessary comment, with very little substance.

[@onewhoisforafairworld2466]

like Assasins Creed 3 Remaster)

[@nicoheintel3212]

Your comparisons are by far the best on this platform! Keep on going m8 :)

[@JoMcD21]

Never played the game, but the older version looks more consistent and better. Higher quality textures don't really matter if they don't look right.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

yup, I'm in the same "boat" as you there.

[@jemlesvideo]

Totally the character was way looking better and the bullet in Sniper kills had this " Matrix " effect now gone, what a shame !

[@bestofzebest5629]

Yep !!!

[@AndrisLelisTravelChanel]

if to compare original in PC max settings yes, almost no difference, but its big difference between original PS3 game and PS4 remaster

[@Eszuran]

I hate this shadow sharpening. Shadows aren't sharp in real life! You'd have to stand directly under a lamp to cast a sharp shadow. Sunlight shadows are fuzzy! Don't the game devs ever see the real world?

[@Nick930]

Well, it depends. Objects closer to the ground aren't going to appear as soft as objects further away. The distance from which the shadow begins to cast and the surface directly relate to the amount that the shadow should be softened. But this can be very demanding for games to render properly, and soft shadows often appear with too much aliasing, ruining the effect.

[@roryos]

Yeah but they're also not a jagged random mess of pixels either.

[@normiehunter9864]

@@roryos Solid point

[@JZStudiosonline]

This is pretty much why I always keep shadows to medium/low. The high shadows are typically too sharp, still don't look good, and take a lot of resources. I think Watch Dogs 2 was supposed to have pretty impressive shadows on high, but it's never really worth the performance hit to me.

[@mohammedalnayar]

@@Nick930 focused light, like from a flash light, can cause sharp edges to shadows casted. However, sunlight will always have fuzzy edges. This is because the light is not direct, and bounced from many other objects to hit one object

[@Deranfan]

Why are they charging 10€ for upgrading to the remastered version when the games look almost the same? Gearbox gave away b1 remastered for free if you owned the original one.

[@inferno1305]

And had more changes

[@Log_Ness]

You'll get the DLCs. But yeah, not worth of the 10€

[@forresttilghman1865]

Only for PC lol

[@forresttilghman1865]

Rest was just a simple enhancement patch

[@avengedlol6698]

@@Log_Ness So if I upgrade I get all the dlcs?

[@giraffeman326]

“Hey Patrick what am I now?” “Umm... Sniper Elite V2” “No I’m Sniper Elite V2 Remastered” “What’s the difference?”

[@silly.6764]

They remastered a game that isn't old

[@poopikins]

Demastered by the looks of it

[@jakswaful]

Exactly!!

[@Zastava-hv5qt]

Sniper Elite V2 was on PS2

[@tomaszkulig97]

@@Zastava-hv5qt V2 was never released on PS2, only PS3/X360+ and PC, it's a game from 2012

[@tomaszkulig97]

@@Zastava-hv5qt You probably had mistaken it for the first one from 2006

[@Chapperino]

Looks like they downgraded some of it!

[@DeathBringer769]

Yea, I think the main character's hair looks better in the original, lol.

[@andylai-fz6uc]

he said shadows improved?? they look worse.

[@LittleHomieLightningtech]

They didn't

[@markpetersen1738]

idk if i'm just blind as a badger. But to me it seems like they removed the supersonic tail from the bullet-time. That (to me anyway) is a major downgrade

[@360GameTV]

On console it is def. worth. There are huge differences to the old versions :)

[@esho6460]

Thank you for always doing these videos Nick. You always display the best comparisons and your reviews are thorough and informative. I almost always watch them before deciding to buy a game. Keep it up !

[@dave93x]

A rerelease rather than a remaster, like you said. Still, though, those that missed out on this should pick it up. It's a good time burner

[@pedroamaral4337]

Your comparisons are the best on the KZbin.

[@rechargegamesstudio2803]

I like the original better, it's not worth the remaster if it's not a great improvement over the original...

[@GameWar1974]

it is worth for those who have not played Sniper Elite V2

[@rechargegamesstudio2803]

@@GameWar1974 well the original should cost less and the story is still the same...

[@LayerZlayer2000]

@@GameWar1974 this and who had no ps3,xbox 360 or pc

[@babarus6971]

In my opinien the Original sounds were way better and louder. Especially the shots were more pushing in the original.

[@MacGyver90]

The sounds of the Remaster are from Sniper Elite V4. But the original sound are more Realistic.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

Totally agree, new sounds are utter crap.. they lack loudness and depth.. They could only improve like machinegun sounds a bit... making them even louder and more realistic sounding in full auto when NPCs go ham but instead they replaced it with even bigger bullcrap.. shame

[@sneakyleaky7670]

They removed juicy head cracking sound, that's a shame.

[@AleksMysz]

I already miss the sounds of old springfield

[@InevitableMayo]

Very poor effort. Remasters should be done like the CoD 4 remaster. That game was pretty much rebuilt from the ground up. THAT is how you remaster a game.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

Hell yeah, that's a real remaster right there! This is a re-release with VERY TINY (to some, downgraded) changes made to the game.

[@NicolasREVA7X]

Being build from ground up is called remake, remaster is just a slight advance...

[@ShadowAssassin88]

Also Halo Master Chief's Collection and Resident Evil 2 Remake

[@DudeManBroDuo]

Thanks for covering this. Sniper Elite v2 is what got me into the series back in 2012. I personally don't like the improvements, seeing as the good ones aren't that dramatic and I think some (like the shadows with the hard edges) don't look as good. But I like that they spruced it up some because like you, I think this was more just a release aimed at current gen consoles. I think they just need more people playing the series and releasing this in an off year is good while they work on SE 5.

[@Mmat2016]

Well it's okay but not a very big change

[@vasilije94]

@JanoschNr1 no. The character looks better. Not by much, but still a little bit better.

[@vasilije94]

@JanoschNr1 botox persons? Like wtf? Character looks better in remaster. In original, its to dark, the shadows are dark and unrealistic. Especially when you are on direct sunlight. There is no way that shadows on clothes should be so dark on direct sunlight.

[@vasilije94]

@JanoschNr1 i am not alone. All comments say that upgrades are there, but they are minimal, and i agree with that. Even the maker of the video says that there are upgrades, but minimal and not worth the money.

[@imam3603]

Damn nick you were only at around 5k when i started watching you! As always , keep up the good work and thanks for this comparison!

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

I think that it’s good that he has less hair than he did in the original, as this takes place during 1945 and considering that sniper elite 5 takes place during Normandy, I can imagine that he would have to be constantly buzz cutting his hair

[@tox3905]

Damn! You've put a lot of effort in this video, keep it up! I really enjoyed your video - that was what i have been looking for!!

[@mumblecake251]

Worth noting though: If you do own the original SE2 but none of the DLC the upgrade is going to give you a cheaper path to all of the DLC. SE2 remastered has all of the DLC included and the upgrade to remastered is cheaper than all of the DLC combined.

[@morzik12345]

Remastered in 2019: increase the brightness

[@GeorgeNadaYT]

I was thinking about buying the remaster but now I'm not so sure lol.

[@jalterbestalter5987]

u on pc?

[@artfulldodger33]

One thing you forgot to mention was that ALL the DLC is included within the price of the remaster. As an Owner of the original without any DLC the reduced price of the "UPGRADE FOR ORIGINAL OWNERS" of £6.99GBP is worth it possibly as that is around 60% discount on ALL the DLC albeit only really with a Texture pack.

[@marktaylor7162]

I think this comparison misses the point somewhat, graphically speaking. The remastered edition is more immersive and it's not just a matter of comparing complexity of geometry and texture quality. A lot of the different elements of scenes in the original look mismatched, as if they've been copied and pasted from what could be completely different scenes. In the remaster, on the other hand, scenes look consistently coherent with all of the elements blending in very well. As an example, look at the scene used for sound comparison from 3:17 to 3:59. In the original, the wrecked car in the centre and the large rubble pile on the left don't blend in particularly well with the buildings and the rest of the scene in general. In the remaster this issue has been entirely fixed. This is typical throughout the game and is the main reason the remastered edition is a better experience than the original. Contrary to the video, I think it adds a lot to the experience. I'm not an expert so I'm not sure how they pulled this off, but I suspect it has at least something to do with more consistent lighting, among other things.

[@doublecommenter5161]

Didn't know there was a Remastered version

[@TheBruslii]

they want 10€ on upgrade steam version, but this is more patch than remaster that you need to pay. LOL

[@RonsaRRR]

Download all from Torrent for free.

[@demonintellect9834]

It seriously went the AC3 remaster route where it somehow looks worse than the original.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

omg yes!

[@joshuabeckwith7906]

I think in all honesty after playing through it recently myself, they used the gun sounds from SE4, also gave Karl the SE4 makeover as they are happy with his current character design, either way, they didn't want to mess with it too much, just make it look correct chronologically.

[@Tamed_Delirium]

I don’t see the point of buying the remaster unless it’s cheaper than the original at some point.

[@RuezgaDaniel]

The original was free at some point. That probably won't happen again though... 😢

[@ShenMerrick]

Thanks, you just saved me $10. I already own the old one but haven't played it yet(Steam backlog is nuts) and was considering getting the newer more polished version. But yeah, looks like that polish is sparse and paper thin.

[@JimmyGu02]

I knew this game is like an another Assassins Creed 3 remaster because of the little gameplay from the trailer

[@rengron2286]

holy shitballs, your channel is terribly underrated

[@ferdinarghoshi4614]

Is this a easy platinum on the remastered version?

[@Coldheart9009]

Does the remaster have quick save/save slots, or is it checkpoint-based like the original?

[@brutalschel]

Well, it looks like I’m still gonna be playing my 360 copy on the Xbox One then.

[@ployth9000]

the remaster could at least have hdr I feel after seeing the resident evil 2 remake all remasters/remakes need to model itself after that type of quality in a game

[@SaucY213]

It does...

[@sovietturtle9881]

He has less hair due his is older!Now we have se3 and 4 in which are from earlier in the war.Nice touch!

[@CobraSBV]

U will make serious sam 3 bfe vs serious sam 4 when planet badass will launch?

[@Nick930]

Definetly. Serious Sam games are surprisingly a lot of fun

[@theturtleofcreation5925]

Why does the remastered version look like borderlands?

[@solarneddy]

Just buy the original. I was looking forward to this but I’m underwhelmed

[@Tamed_Delirium]

solarneddy yeah it’s kinda disappointing but then again it’s not an extremely old game or anything

[@BanHelsing]

You can't buy the original anymore, on PC at least

[@AlexS9403]

@@BanHelsing You can buy the original on sites like G2A.

[@AlexS9403]

@benzo Well only buy from people with good reviews. Id rather buy a "stolen" key than install something that might damage my pc.

[@Igneeka]

@@AlexS9403 Well if you go on legit websites it's 100% safe plus you won't waste your money by giving it to people that bought the key with stolen credit cards, encouraging money laundering in the process

[@mahilansary2001]

Thanks for this nice video, mate! I played SE 3 for the first time recently and hated it so much that I couldn't get myself to even complete it. This looks more WW2-ish to me, and the setting is better as well, I might end up buying this now. :D

[@upplsuckimcool16]

4:40 and does WHAT!?!?!?

[@Philandhisdog]

Happy it got a remaster as I didn’t play it on last gen

[@fabianvicente8019]

Excelente video, a mi parecer, no hay grandes cambios. Podrían haber mejorado notablemente las texturas pero no, solo algunas y con apenas mas resolución. Ví en la escena final con bullet time que fue mejorado notablemente la distancia de dibujado, en el nuevo no desaparecen las sombras con la distancia ni se simplifican los modelos. Sigue con estos videos que son geniales y se disfrutan mucho. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@brutlern]

Are the missing bullet trails intentional or a bug? And why hasn't that been pointed when it's the most obvious difference?

[@Lone_Coyote]

I can see a hole on the wall before the bullet even hits it on x ray... (after break through an soldier) It is annoying

[@Greenion127]

Original was sooo much better, because of solely the more complicated building textures, actually better lighting, and a better glare from lighting.

[@wazar4501]

Why did they remaster this game? And i can't really tell the difference.. Very little done

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

True.. I am not playing the remastered one in future no Sir.. Not even worth pirating it either rofl

[@ST-mn6nw]

I love this game so much

[@SzczwanyGapa]

Thank you very much. Saved some money :)

[@DerWaidmann_]

Can you do a comparison with the Switch version? Good video

[@Damo_Kezz]

I’m getting sniper elite 2 remastered for the PS4 pro for $5. Not bad deal.

[@grenouilleflamboyante978]

why did they remove the speed trail effect of bullets ?it looks cool

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

Thanks for saving me money. I'll stick with the original version and wait until Sniper Elite 5 eventually comes out.

[@fyrezy659]

Hi Nick my friends and I were talking about some KZbinrs while playing Rainbow 6 Siege just screwing around and my friend Cameron brought you up and I looked you up and found this video it’s the first one I’ve watch and I enjoyed it fairly good keep it up... also here is a 🍪 and 🥓 lol Reeces Peaces man

[@cjbael]

Sniper Elite V2 Re-give-us-money.

[@richardrusnak4031]

Truly it is controversial and real big fans of Sniper Elite franchise will love it no matter if its good old or remastered and I'm a big fan too, its my favorite game and honestly i kinds agree that the graphics haven't really changed much, but to me the sounds of weapons and environment are way better and also those nice benefits such as the new characters added, photomode and multiplayer now up to 16 players in lobby.

[@EduGerioi]

Great Job dude!

[@ion_force]

Why did they get rid of the heat effects around the bullets in slow mo?

[@jasonlou2013S]

I just played remastered version this afternoon. Not bad. They fixed ai when you want to stealth kill.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

Omg finally some possible light in the darkness but if you're telling me they couldn't of fixed the AI in the original with a patch you're kidding yourself or are a total idiot.

[@claudiorodriguescaco2179]

NICK, for me SNIPER ELITE V2 is one of the best games I've played so far, I have this game for PS3 and the game impressed me from the first time I saw it in a gameplay and then when I played it. In certain moments it was difficult, because I didn't know anything about the game.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

They should have remaster the first game

[@PuzzlerCraft]

It seems to be a de-remaster. Thanks for this great video btw.

[@sugandhakohli]

To be honest, they could have released a texture pack and it would be still the same. The most useless remaster of the century.

[@bovinleephann]

Bioshock was far worse imo. That one didn't even run well!

[@Daigon95]

God of War 3s was most useless improved texture filtering and mipmaps; and bump to 1080p for PS4

[@bayglman]

yes yes i see you are also a man of culture

[@zackk6415]

@@Daigon95 and 60 FPS

[@ivansoedjono]

Changes doesn't really seem significant, maybe it would look very different for people who played it on 360 or PS3. I never got to play it on the previous gen so would be a good opportunity for me to pick it up.

[@Kinos141]

How are the controls? Did they use SE4 movement?

[@andylai-fz6uc]

literally no difference. plus shadows DON"T look realistic in remastered version.

[@christianpathfinder6864]

So the orginal looks better than the remaster?

[@mattbrookman3618]

Is it a problem that my game won’t automatically go to a sniper scope or is it always like that?

[@HiagoViana96]

5:16 The lighting seems to be better than the original version, I'm not 100% sure

[@MNlittlerat]

The bullet time does not show the wave around it anymore. I thought that was a cool effect

[@ongchongteck]

so ...remaster is remaster the shadow and remove the lightning effect?

[@galy0]

Thank you for the film because it was useful.

[@Yeahimman32]

It's the same but with different graphics Plus I like the old one Cuz the hair

[@publiusledeuxieme7404]

I started this game with 4 and I have to say, Rebellion has something here. I got V2 only because I have played 4 to where I have gone through all campaigns many times over and now I am past The Shadow and almost got the 2M to get the next rank, which I believe is the last. I thought v2 would be a good way to feed the addiction however they could have added some of the elements to 4 to it as to controls and handling of items. There was no reason to keep the primitive stuff from the old v2 as to whether Karl equips a grenade. Even shooting the gun is a learning curve. I hope Rebellion has 5 in the works and I hope it is epic. I want hours upon hours of gameplay. The other thing of 4 is the non-linear way you work campaigns. While the goals remain the same, you can choose literally hundreds if not thousands of ways to do it. V2 so far seems to be a linear game.

[@ProjectGamerYT]

0:53 they gave my man a fresh trim

[@zach_the_guy5257]

And a spray tan lol

[@STR33TSofJUST1C3]

The visuals are marginally better; but the sounds are noticeably better though. Still an unnecessary "remaster" though.

[@plutoniumnitrate1201]

oh my.....the picture in the background at 0:50 in the video is more clear in the original compared to the remastered version.......and the walls

[@mahditeymuri5650]

they removed velocity effect around bullets which was a big disadvantage for a remaster.

[@Maria-le5jp]

From the thumbnail I thought the left one was the remastered

[@talonburtontb]

How do you "remaster" an older game, that is far from perfect, and fall so far from your fan base's expectations.

[@TheMattMattik]

I bought the V2 remastered on PS5 just now because of the DLC and the price is only $3.49 USD right now on PS Store until June 6

[@taithai7369]

Remastered with higher frame rate or resolution and crisp textures

[@sgtxdime8114]

Thx for the another video! Also have question - am I the only one who don’t get the idea of remastering more or less “fresh” games. I mean that concept of remaster is a cool thing and can give a new color to a faded star (take any game from 90s or early-mid 2000s) but making a remastered version of a pretty new game is not that sparking. IMHO, in certain cases remaster doesn’t make a huge difference (slight change in audio or maybe some polished skins) and it doesn’t blow a fresh air into it. I may sound stupid but that’s what keeps me puzzled for around 2-3 years or so

[@brunobenetti9756]

Minor changes to the main character? Who wrote this?

[@digitalworms]

I bought this game on sale for 7 bucks on ps4, totally worth it! So fun!

[@UGRRetribution]

Nice re-release, Rebellion

[@Shadowreaper8435]

here's a little suggestion for a video (if you even take those): compare the battle royale game "cuisine royale" to some of the other battle royale games like call of duty's blackout or maybe pubg. the game is not quite finished yet but in my opinion it looks very impressive, especially if you consider that the game originally started out as an april fools joke. in my opinion it beats some of the games with bigger teams and higher budgets behind them (like call of duty) by a lot and might be worth a look. no matter if you even accept video suggestions or not I still love the content you make, especially since I'm looking to get into video game development and therefore have some projects about it in school and thanks to your videos I know some important things about the visuals that really help making our project look a lot better.

[@johnv7317]

I didn't got the original when it was released in 2012 am glad I can get the remastered edition for my Nintendo Switch and I love it.

[@The_Tribute_Maker]

The bullet trail was removed... Why? That is kind of the iconic feature of this game in my opinion.

[@Dark_Kevlarian]

The only thing I wished they had changed was the volume of the scoped breathing and some of the bullet clipping when shooting through "keyholes." Other than that, the original V2 was pretty spot on with everything else.

[@adityamule1164]

Keep it up bro 👍what a comparison I think I will go with original one not remastered.

[@scopeyui240]

If there are no title I don't know which one is remastered

[@AndrisLelisTravelChanel]

if to compare original in PC max settings yes, almost no difference, but its big difference between original PS3 game and PS4 remaster.

[@hihemar]

Do you have any idea when we can buy SE 5 ?

[@MillBRoo]

2021, or 2022, maybe 2022 or 2023 though since covid

[@vale_recca]

Why the heck do they don't remastered the first game instead? I enjoyed playing it on my old computer