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GAMBIT line-of-sight , 20-feet away from the guy on guard , and start exposing how dumb the game AI really is . I popped the drone , flew it directly behind the baddie so you could clearly see us get into position in the middle of the street . We ran about and caused a huge traffic jam , but the enemy was blind to all of it . It was a really hilarious example that showed Ghost Recon : Wildlands is more arcade-like shooter than anything resembling a war-like simulation . He eventually noticed the drone from the sound and he was immediately shot and , despite the 20-car pileup heading into town , nobody knew noticed .
The Division had a lot of issues , but one thing great about the game was the huge set-pieces it let you take part in . Ghost Recon : Wildlands has none of these , with every single location and encounter looking nearly identical . Never have I been so bored exploring a massive open-world that looks and is so devoid of life . There is little incentive to go exploring just for the heck of it . Playing the game quickly gives you a “ been there , done that ” sort of feel that the game never really manages to shake . This is made worse because of the size of the open-world that requires a lot of time traveling . It ’ s almost too big , and feels like a chore going from area to area . This really sucks and kills the exploring aspect the game wants . You are really only going to venture into the wilds to see the pretty sights and kill the long time between info drops , not because the gameplay encourages it . occasional “ Sync Shot ” to kick of every identical encounter . Oh , and they never shut up with their canned “ military lingo ” and stories that only serve to annoy rather than entertain .
You are going to want to run the game in multiplayer , in fact , it seems that the game was built for this which is sort of odd for an openworld game . But this can be hit or miss unless you already have a team set up , or friends that are getting the game . The times I jumped into a game everyone was just running around doing their own thing without anyone talking to each other . There was a time where I figured my Xbox One headset was broken , but after testing it out , it was not . To be fair , there were a few times where a few people were chatting and attempting to formulate a plan , but chances are it just screaming or silence . You really do need an established group of people with the game to
I ’ m also a little old-school and always go for the single player experience first with any game , and Ghost Recon : Wildlands features a prominent one that got me excited . Unfortunately , your AI buddies are dumber than a bag of rocks to the point where they give Delta Operators a terrible name . If these are “ the best of the best ” we are in real trouble . You ’ re going to be handling the entire game solo and you can ’ t depend on them to do much of anything other than the