Re: Sniper Elite 4, its legitimately one of my favorite series' right now and I regret nothing. I never pay full price (and neither did Fox or Syntax) so FakeCAG whatever.
Anyway, SE4 has been impressive from the start. They've really done the "sequel" right by consistently improving the games with each successive sequel. I played through the first level last night and it took two hours to complete all the objectives and I wasn't farting around looking for stuff while doing so. The maps are apparently all this massive and if the first is any indication, wow. Technically it ran like a peach and looks gorgeous. The biggest improvement is in the way of AI and the sniper's movement. There's a big emphasis on verticality, so you can climb around looking for your own sniper nests and essentially make your own. The run around and regain your stealth aspect is there as in 3, but now the AI does something called "Triangulation", so you can snipe some nazis and it takes them time to figure out where you are, which gives you a lot of power. They've also introduced scope and shot adjusting, which is different and more immersive. Really enjoying it. Hopefully the entire game is equally impressive as the first level.