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On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 08:37:21 -0500, Rin Stowleigh
<rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote:

>
>Despite having been a fan of past Ghost Recon games, I was planning on
>passing on this one, mostly because of the lack of competitive
>multiplayer.  The gameplay vid's I've seen didn't grab me.
>
>However, Mack's review is making me reconsider.  Huge open world,
>comparisons to the FarCry series, etc.
>
>Yes it's third person with down the barrel aiming, but if it's fun
>then it's fun.
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0nK5JJqp8U

Wildlands /looks/ interesting, but it I too am on the fence, because
of a number of issues.

- It's an Ubisoft open-world game. I mean, I enjoyed Assassin's Creed,
Farcry, and Watch_Dogs but they all are very samey. Presumably Ubisoft
isn't going to dump a ton of collectibles everywhere, but then
again... it's Ubisoft so who knows. 

- It's a Ubisoft Ghost Recon game. The original Ghost Recon games were
awesome tactical shooter, probably not topped until Operation
Flashpoint and the later ARMA games. Ubisoft's take on the series have
been little better than reskinned Call of Duty clones. This may have
garnered them better sales, but at the cost of the series uniqueness

- It's a Ubisoft semi-online game similar to The Crew, The Division
and Watch_Dogs. You can play these games single-player, but they are
really designed for co-op multiplayer, and this results in compromises
to the single-player components. If you are into multiplayer then this
probably you won't mind this, but I prefer a well-paced experience
with atmosphere and character and these are usually casualties when
involving other players. The two styles can be successfully combined,
but I don't think Ubisoft has the chops for it.

The video preview linked by Rin also brings up various other issues
including wonky cover-based shooting, awful driving mechanics and
repetitive gameplay. 

Personally, I'd love a huge open-world tactical shooter but I do not
have much confidence that this game is going to be anything more than
average at best. Wildlands seems to want to offer something along the
lines of "Metal Gear 5" - with its huge sandbox - but I think
ultimately we're just getting another reskin of FarCry crossed with
the Call of Duty multiplayer community.