When comparing Distant Worlds: Universe vs Sniper Elite 3, the Slant community recommends Sniper Elite 3 for most people. In the question“What are the best War games on Steam?” Sniper Elite 3 is ranked 8th while Distant Worlds: Universe is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Sniper Elite 3 is:
Sniper Elite 3 has a slo-mo x-ray kill shot camera that shows in graphic detail the kill shots of the game.
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Pros
Pro The universe is huge
With the possibility to simulate thousands of stars and tens of thousands of planets in realtime, the universe in Distant Worlds is truely vast.
Pro In-depth problem solving
Unlike games like Civ where solving a problem is a few clicks away, Distant Worlds has many layers of abstraction that will make problem solving a lot more difficult and more like a real living world. There may be many elements needed in order to solve a problem that the player will have to figure out on their own, making for a very immersive way to solve issues.
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 Requires a time commitment
This is not a game that one can jump into with no prior knowledge, there is a high learning curve that will take many trial sessions in order to get the hang of the full aspects of the game.
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.