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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Beta) Will Renew Your Faith In Shooters (2D-X)

The shooter genre, both first person and third, has become increasingly stagnant and over-saturated with perennial copy and paste titles. Ghost Recon is its savior.

Regent_of_the_Mask4371d ago

No it won't. It's an extremely buggy beta (random freezes, really bad framerate drops, audio cutting out and repeating, etc). On top of that the game is just as bad as the GRAW games.

Even the final game will turn out bad as it's only 6v6, 4 online modes, matchmaking instead of server lists, and the Guerilla mode + the co-op mode don't even let you use matchmaking to find people.

MrMister4371d ago

Yeah man, even if you got rid of all the bugs in Future Soldier, is is still a boring game. It just doesnt have anything to offer that hasnt been seen in other games Whether they're 3rd or 1st person squad based shooters).

haggishurler4371d ago

It has loads of things to offer that have not been seen in other shooters, for instance the whole intel system is something completely new, what about the confidence system that makes it extremely rewarding to work as a team to capture objectives? There is also the gunsmith which is a great feature with gun customization which blows any shooter today out of the water, It is a beta and unfortunately it does have a few bugs, however if you are participating in it it is up to you to report them and help them be fixed instead of using them as a factor in your review of the game.

MrMister4370d ago

Read what "Regent_of_the_Mask" wrote below. I was about to write a whole essay about how Future Soldier is far from innovative (which is okay), and how it's intel system is borowed from MGO (metal gear online) yet does it in a way that is slow and borring. Alsoit takes idea's from battlefield 3, yet BF3 does it way better. Future Soldier can be seen as enjoyable by some (i guess), but as someone who's owned a lot of shooters this gen, I just dont see anything about it that would make me continue to play it. Even if u gave me a free copy, I would sell it. I wouldnt even give that trash to a friend for free. Better games have done what that game does--but better. Refer to "Regent_of_the_Mask" rant below to see what games those are.

brettyd4371d ago

GRAW was great, this game is crap.

suicidalblues4371d ago

@ regent

Wait, what? It's only 6v6? I don't have the beta and I guess I always figured it'd be 12 or 16v. 6v6 would totally be a deal breaker for me.

haggishurler4371d ago

The beta is 6 vs 6 with squads of three the final game however is 8 vs 8 with 4 man squads.

Regent_of_the_Mask4370d ago

The intel system isn't really something that's new at all as it was done in Metal Gear Online (it was also done better in that game; example: in MGO if you stun somebody, hack them, and shoot them then you won't be able to see the enemies around the map anymore while in GRFS it doesn't matter if you kill them afterwards as you can still see their outline across the map).

Confidence system has less to do with helping and your team and more to do about just being near them. You can go prone next to a sniper and rack up kill assists if they're good enough. Gun smith is ok but it also takes away being able to choose how you shoot on the fly like the older games and games like Battlefield. Now you have to constantly go to your loadout to see if you want to fire full auto, 3 shot burst, etc depending on if the gun supports it.

8v8 in the final game? Well, they PLANNED on it but they decided not to as the game lost too much of its tactical flavor so the final game will be 6v6 as well (you can make private rooms with games of 8v4 if you wanted to though).

http://forums.ubi.com/showt...

At the very bottom...

"[UPDATE] How many players simultaneously in a MP match? (PALADIN_BS)
Answer: As a result of our playtests and the focus on a player's enhanced experience, the multiplayer will be up to 12 players. When playing with more than 12, the game lost too much of its tactical flavor."

Hicken4370d ago

I've enjoyed this beta a lot so far. I think people should ignore any and all posts by Regent above, as he seems to be hellbent on trolling EVERY game ever made.

LAWSON724370d ago

I and numerous friends have played the beta and none of us cared for it.

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The Best Ghost Recon Games to Play Before Breakpoint

KeenGamer: ''Wildlands, Shadow Wars, Future Soldier, and Advanced Warfighter 2 are among some of the best Ghost Recon games that tactical shooter fans can play until Breakpoint finally releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 4. Wildlands, Shadow Wars, Future Soldier, and Advanced Warfighter 2 are among some of the best Ghost Recon games that tactical shooter fans can play until Breakpoint releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 4.''

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2pacalypsenow1666d ago

Have there been any reviews for this game?

Akira20201666d ago

Wait till you guys see all the Pay To Win micro-transactions that are in this game!! Yes, everything from buying weapons (NOT just skins), to attachments, to skill unlocks, to "time savers", etc....and this is just naming a few. Check out the videos online for Breakpoint's Store!

I was so jacked for this game, but now it's a pass just like this year's COD.
I'm predicting that these greedy companies will soon be the death of video games as we know it.

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Revisiting Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Gamerheadquarters; "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was a shooter that felt tactical, slightly futuristic and was a blast when played cooperatively."

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FallenAngel19842229d ago

This is the only game in the franchise that I’ve played

skycaptin52229d ago

I heard the latest entry Wildlands was solid, the Advanced games were enjoyable and the free to play that no longer exists was alright from what I remember.

Zjet2228d ago

Future Soldier is damn good.

Advanced were also great.

Wildlands is really good.... It's like Open World SOCOM

PUBG2228d ago

Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm on PS2 and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder on Xbox were also awesome games.

2pacalypsenow2228d ago

You should really give Advanced Warfighter 1/2 a try.

TheColbertinator2228d ago

Ghost Recon has gone in all kinds of directions but I've enjoyed them all

icerob2228d ago

I have been waiting forever fór GRAW2.. please please please!!!

Elwenil2228d ago

You are a bit late, GRAW2 came out in 2007.

COZMIC2228d ago

I loved this game back in the day. Played multiplayer a lot with my friends. Only complaint I really had was how overpowered the auto turret was in multiplayer. Good times.

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3 more arrivals hit Xbox One via Xbox Backwards Compatibility – Are they worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Once again, the Xbox Backwards Compatible library is expanding and with 2018 already proving to be a great year for the program, even in these early months, new titles can only be a good thing right? With that in mind, let’s jump into this week’s additions to see which Xbox 360 titles have hit Xbox One and whether or not they are worth spending time with once more."

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TheOttomatic912229d ago

Still waiting on Splinter Cell Blacklist

LucasRuinedChildhood2229d ago

Badass game. Way better than Conviction. Cool split screen co-op too.

mikeslemonade2228d ago

Are they worth the return? No.

BC not needed.

Grown Folks Talk2228d ago

The entire series please. Either a X enhanced Chaos Theory, or a remastered Chaos Theory in the Blacklist engine will do.

ULTp0ltergeist2228d ago

Wouldn't mind it at all especially with some enhancements.

chris2352229d ago

no. no backward compatible game is worth anything. i looked at playstation now the other day because finally it‘s available in switzerland. but the only thing that emerged by browsing the old unaltered titles were question marks. it is beyond me who uses this service or prefers to play something very dated instead of playing the actual versions.

starsi3602228d ago

Not everything has to be about how up to date the graphics are.

There are many games from the 360/PS3 era that stand head and shoulders above their current iterations from a gameplay perspective.

Halo 3 campaign versus Halo 5 campaign for example. Halo 3 for me is a very enjoyable game, I found 5 to be bland an uninspired (the multiplayer was good though)

Gaming_1st2228d ago

I thought Halo 3 campaign was not very good. It had rehashed audio, terrible AI, irritating story telling, continued backtracking, very short and the list could go on. Between Halo Ce, Halo 2 and Halo 3. Halo 3 is by far the worst.

timotim2228d ago

And that's just it....every BC title for Xbox is altered in some way. Better performance, smoother visuals, can use system features like screenshots and video clips and even others are completely enhanced to look damn near current gen.

PS Now is actually worse than owning the games because it downgrades the visuals slightly, while its performance is always on a delay and has lag due to it streaming nature. Nothing about PS Now enhances the titles.

In terms of playing old games...well, a good game is a good game. Geometry Wars will forever be good, Zuma will forever be good, Ninja Gaiden will forever be good...the fact that I can play them on my X is a major plus. Look at all the people excited for Sega's Genesis Collection for X1/PS4. If I already bought game in the past, why shouldn't I be able to play it whenever I want?

fathertime44642228d ago (Edited 2228d ago )

@Timothy
I agree with ya, but just want to correct one part of what you said
The game code isn't touched for bc to work on Xbox . It running or looking better on the x is all because of the emulator programming and better hardware.

Wasabi2228d ago

@fathertime

"The game code isn't touched for bc to work on Xbox . It running or looking better on the x is all because of the emulator programming and better hardware"

I agree with ya, but just want to correct part of what you said,

In the case of several Xbox One X backwards compatibility titles

Assassin's Creed
Crackdown
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fable Anniversary
Fallout 3
Forza Horizon
Gears of War 3
Halo 3
Mirror’s Edge
Skate 3
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The games have actually been tweaked to run at 4K on the X and/or at a higher framerate. MS actually altered the games code and assets on a per game basis to mark them out as Xbox One X enhanced BC titles, these games feature enhancements not provided solely by the emulator.

fathertime44642227d ago

@fragnum
MS didn't touch the game code on those games. It's a 9 time sampling algorithm specially designed by MS that takes every frame multiplies it by 9. Look it up. It's why not all games are why not all of the games are 4k.

NeoGamer2322228d ago

Not everyone thinks that only new games are worth playing.

A great game is not only based on its graphics but the quality of story, gameplay, controls, music, multiplayer, and environmental setting. There are many great games from previous generations that I would rate higher than most games released this generation.

This generation has been high on beauty but lacklustre on innovation. Especially innovation for single player games.

Pickledpepper2228d ago

I've been having a blast on dead space on my X played through 3 times to get all achievements, now playing dead space 2 on my 3rd run still think them games hold up against newer titles. Love BC addition well worth having.

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Cy2228d ago

If no backward compatible game is worth anything, why do the sales of pretty much every game that gets put on BC massively increase after they get added?

OffRoadKing2228d ago

Not pretty much every, a handful of select titles like GTA, COD and RDR. And its easy to "massively increase" sales when they go from virtually nothing to some people buying them.

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Zerobalance2229d ago

As an Xbox gamer BC is fine. Been playing Just Cause 2 using my old 360 disc. Old games are history to real gamers. Also replayed RDR too. Never touch my PS now service to expensive & rubbish.

chaos-emeralds2228d ago

Old games are history to real gamers. Written by a casual. I've been gaming since the c64, and I love the old games still. The xbox 360 has some great classics worth revisiting.

NeoGamer2322228d ago

lol. I've been gaming since the Coleco Telstar, the Commodore 64 was my fourth gaming device!

Pickledpepper2228d ago

I've been gaming since atari 2600 woody and still have it now boxed, I still have every console I've ever owned and zx spectrum lol

PUBG2228d ago

Oh yeah? Well I've been gaming since the Texas Instruments TI-99.

Gaming_1st2228d ago

Some people have new games to worry about. Haven't played a old game in quite some time. Now maybe if i didn't have anything to play, i wouldn't mine checking out some old games i wasn't able to play.

LucasRuinedChildhood2229d ago

C'mon now. Stop with the clickbait. I don't have an XB1 myself but this is a really good feature and you don't need to ask "Are they worth the return" every time a few games get added. It's just clickbait. More games is never a problem unless they're atrocious. I've mentioned this point in the past. Unfortunately, these dumb articles are never going to stop.

Also, to PlayStation (my console of preference by far) fans who are doing this in the comments: stop attacking BC. It's one of the reasons the PS2 was such an incredible console. Every time a new console iteration comes out, we shouldn't lose access to all our old games if the old console dies. Consoles are digital platforms now. BC is awesome. End of. "Who wants to play old games?" If you said,"Who wants to watch old movies. I only watch new movies," you'd look like a moron.

Aenea2228d ago

It's a dedicated Xbox site doing this, not a generic gaming site, so rather doubtful they need to have clickbait headlines...

SlyBoogie19932228d ago (Edited 2228d ago )

There's no clickbait here in the slightest, it's an opinion based on whether the games being made available are still of a good quality today. With so many games coming out all the time i'm pretty sure no one has the time to play all of them, these articles look at how well they hold up, offers an opinion on whether it was a good game that was worth playing to begin with or as you put it if they are atrocious and more importantly if it's worth taking time away from the extensive library of Xbox One titles that continue to be added to head back to a game you've probably played before, whilst offering an opinion to those who haven't played them and may wish to now on Xbox One. You wouldn't call a review clickbait and that's an opinion so how is this?

waljaber2228d ago

i got sick from playing 10 years old games, i need new IP.

timotim2228d ago

Had my GR disc from years ago. Still have more of the campaign left to finish...thanks Microsoft...my X library is crazy.

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