In what is almost certainly the most exciting news the island has seen in an age, Guernsey is set to sort-of feature in a big-budget video game. Sniper Elite 5 is the upcoming entry in Rebellion's long-running franchise, and it's taking its Nazi-blasting action to Brittany. While the game will take place on the French mainland, some locations in the game will apparently be inspired by the Channel Island, which still bears many remnants from its Nazi-occupied past.
The Guernsey Press — the island's local newspaper — reported on this last week. Staff from Rebellion paid a visit to the island in 2018 in order to make notes and take reference shots of weaponry and equipment from the period. However, the team also scanned and snapped photos of coastal areas featuring German bunkers and fortifications. Fort Hommet is one such example, and the top-most image above is a still from the game itself, showing what the newspaper identifies as L'Angle bunker.
It seems we won't be paying a visit to Guernsey itself within Sniper Elite 5, but there will be some sections that ought to look familiar to locals. Rebellion had apparently planned to return to Guernsey to continue its research, but was unable to due to COVID-19 restrictions. Still, it's interesting to know that a tiny piece of this author's homeland will be captured in a modern game.
Are you excited to play Sniper Elite 5 on PlayStation 5 and PS4? Will you be looking out for those Guernsey-inspired segments?
[source guernseypress.com]
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That’s genuinely cool. Also you’re the only person I’ve ever known to be from the Channel Islands!
@nessisonett It's just me on my own over here
Massive congratulations to Stephen, absolutely huge day for him and his people.
@RogerRoger I yearnsey for nothing
The Sniper Elite games are great. V2 is a bit clunky but the atmosphere is great so more SE fine by me.
I’m intrigued by the setting. I’m actually reading The Day the Nazis Came which is about the Germany occupying Guernsey
I wouldn't go as far as calling Sniper Elite big budget but it's definitely one of the better AA franchises out there! Will be grabbing the next one for sure.
Sniper elite games is always fun.this one will be good also.word up son
Love these games. After dang near 5 years on the market, Sniper Elite 4 still has a good, strong multiplayer base, especially on the survival co-op mode. SE4 is one of only a handful of games where I actually invested in—and fully played through—ALL the DLC. Even the overwatch mode is awesome fun. Only thing it lacks is couch co-op. I was a bit bummed to hear the Sniper Elite VR was only ok, but I have faith in Rebellion that SE5 will be awesome.
As an aside, if you enjoyed Sniper Elite 4 and/or Zombie Army Trilogy/4 and like games with a lot of personality, check out Rebellion’s Strange Brigade. It’s a HUGELY underrated PS4 gem that feels like a cross between Sniper Elite (without the death cam) and Uncharted (without Nathan Drake). It’s been on sale on PSN a few times for $4 or 5 and, at that price, it’s a steal. It’s fine as a one player game, but if you can talk a friend into buying it so that you both can play through the campaign in online co-op mode, you’ll have an even better time.
As a second aside, Rebellion’s Sniper Elite V2 on PS4 looks and plays a bit better than the PS3 version. If you can get it on sale, grab it. The online community for that one (and for Strange Brigade) is pretty minimal at this point, though, so it’s campaign or bust.
@jgrangervikings1 The online community for Sniper Elite V2 Remastered, is already dead, as fall as I can tell. At least I can find any matches of any mode to join. I don't have that trouble with Sniper Elite 4, though.
The problem i have with the sniper games as well as the Hitman games is that if i get spotted at all i feel like ive failed😂. Never completed a game in either franchise despite having owned almost all of them. Guess i need to "get good" Great set of games tho.
These games are always fun to pop into. I always try to see what is the longest distance I can kill someone from. I think my best was from 3, firing at multilayer bridge from near a mile away.
I will pick up 5 on sale for sure.
This is my most anticipated game of 2022. I love Sniper Elite and 5 looks amazing.
As someone living in Guernsey, I was really excited to see this in the Press the other day! Even posted it to reddit, something I do basically never haha. I'm absolutely going to look out for all the Guernsey bunkers and stuff when I play it. Super glad to see a larger news outlet talking about it as well!
Hold on to your testicles if you live on Guernsey, that's all I'm saying.
Awesome! I went to Guernsey a few years ago. Had a nice time. Saw a slow worm that I thought was a snake until I looked it up online. Walked around the forts, bunkers and the underground hospital. Had a drive around the island on the final day and managed it in less than a couple hours. I made up a song about the Guernsey Gâche while I was there too which I sang in the car a lot. I drove through a couple shallow fords. Had a crab salad in the hotel restaurant. Visited Iceland and traded in some English money for Guernsey notes to keep as a souvenir. Overall a very enjoyable trip.
Only just seen this! What an awesome opportunity. I spent most of my teen years hanging out with friends down Fort Hommet, so it’d be cool to come across it in the game in its original state. Looking forward to playing this.
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