When comparing Alan Wake vs Sniper Elite 3, the Slant community recommends Alan Wake for most people. In the question“What are the best games with third-person shooter mechanics on Steam?” Alan Wake is ranked 5th while Sniper Elite 3 is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Alan Wake is:
The story of an author trying to break out of a writers block slump, who is trying to meet a deadline, decides to travel to the countryside with his wife in order to relax. Of course the wife is kidnapped as weird events start following the protagonist around. This is just the outline, but it is very fleshed out through great voice acting as well as interesting TV like scripted segments that break up the gameplay. Overall it shows a lot of polish and makes for a story that is intriguing, that player wants to stick around to resolve.
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Pros
Pro Immersive story
The story of an author trying to break out of a writers block slump, who is trying to meet a deadline, decides to travel to the countryside with his wife in order to relax. Of course the wife is kidnapped as weird events start following the protagonist around. This is just the outline, but it is very fleshed out through great voice acting as well as interesting TV like scripted segments that break up the gameplay. Overall it shows a lot of polish and makes for a story that is intriguing, that player wants to stick around to resolve.
Pro Slo-mo x-ray kill shots
Sniper Elite 3 has a slo-mo x-ray kill shot camera that shows in graphic detail the kill shots of the game.
Pro Online multiplayer
There are a few multiplayer modes in the game that allow for player vs. player.
Pro Eight large stages to play through
There are eight very large stages the player can play through, each with multiple objectives to illustrate progression on each map.
Cons
Con Late game drags
Sadly the late game story and gameplay drags a bit, making for a title that is stretched just a bit to long as the written and played scenarios get more and more outrageous.
Con Non intelligent A.I.
Like a lot of stealth games, all it takes is getting enough distance from a guard to make them forget they ever saw the player. This pulls the player out of the immersion of the game seeing such a non intelligent A.I.