Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

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3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 940 Ratings

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  1. Ary5885
    Oct 30, 2019
    0
    Its weird Ubisoft doesn't get it that it has to be on the side of consumers if they are the ones paying for their stupid products. These constant anti-consumer decisions will only bring the company down to the knees. Hope they finally get it, before its too late. Milking every ounce from their customer making **** games to please their almighty board will crumble soon.
  2. captain_jprice
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    Don't buy this game it full of bugs and micro-transactions. Dumb AI and boring story. Shame on you Ubisoft!
  3. filibusterrhyme
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    A good base for a game ruined by ubisoft trying to milk as much money out of players as possible. Shoot, they've already put it on sale not a month after release, not offering anything to those that paid full price on release.
  4. lavgear
    Oct 28, 2019
    0
    Just another "good" Battlefront monetization clone, Im realy happy that chargeback is exist.
  5. YeeYee62
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Fun game about 60 hours in mostly pvp. Really fun game not sure why it’s so hated on honestly haven’t spent any money on the game and don’t notice any difference in gameplay like so are claiming
  6. TBK47
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    It is just bad. Besides the grind, the greedy monetization t is just boring. It's is another beatifull but empty World. There is no Immersion. I don't start to talk about the bugs, bad AI, bad Design or poor optimization
  7. MrNorbik
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    Upd. Oct 26, 2019

    To be honest, my previous review was based on my open beta gaming experience. While playing beta, I've noticed only few small bugs. 2 days ago I got my hands on full version. To be clear, I've played 21+ hours in these 2 days and before all this time I was sure that most of hateful reviews about the game were caused by microtransactions, I have never been so wrong    Upd. Oct 26, 2019

    To be honest, my previous review was based on my open beta gaming experience. While playing beta, I've noticed only few small bugs.

    2 days ago I got my hands on full version. To be clear, I've played 21+ hours in these 2 days and before all this time I was sure that most of hateful reviews about the game were caused by microtransactions, I have never been so wrong before..

    Amount of bugs is just unbelievable. I think that they have lost fixed version of the game and released one what they have had even before open beta test.

    Maybe I don't understand something, but it these 2 days I've traveled all around the map and cleared a lot of it. What should I do for the next 1-2 years?

    But I still can't understand why people hates those microtransactions so much.. You can buy whatever you want? What's so bad in it? If it is implemented in the game, such demand exists from the gamers side.

    Levels and gear doesn't effect PVP, so why you're so mad? There are a lot of players who don't have much time for farming.

    Conclusion:
    Not enough of content, a lot of bugs - 5 angry gamers of 10

    _________
    Oct 5, 2019

    According to representatives of Ubisoft, your gear and skills doesn't affect PVP, so I don't see any problem in microtransactions when people can buy skill points and gear for real money, until it doesn't effect my gaming experience. If they don't want to waste their time and are ready to pay for it - it's their choice.

    The problem is that game price is 60€ for base version, it is worth considering that there will be more than one DLC, which will also cost a lot of money. If Ubisoft decided to follow the path of microtransactions, then they could make the game and DLC's much cheaper. Now it turns out that the company is trying to squeeze the maximum amount of money out of the players.

    About the game itself:
    Of course, Ubisoft is famous for its game worlds, but like in many other games, in my opinion, the plot and logic are terrible.. I haven't played previous games in the "Ghost Recon" series, however this one is incredibly similar to "The Division". Perhaps Ubisoft did not want to invent anything new and simply copied the mechanics of "The Division", or maybe they decided to transfer these mechanics due to the large number of positive reviews.

    Many complained about the AI of partners in the last game of the series, and so, in this part you are all alone. The first few hours of playing alone may seem interesting to you, but then you will become incredibly bored.

    Maybe I don’t understand something, but replacing equipment every 5-10 minutes is just nonsense.

    To be honest, I absolutely don't give a damn about the main villain. Whether it’s a famous actor or Donald Trump himself, only the gameplay is important to me.

    Policy:
    The pricing policy of the game, which does not introduce any incredible innovations, is not something incredibly complicated, is just disgusting.

    The game is an ordinary looter-shooter similar to Destin 2, so why not to make the base version of the game free, as Bungie did. Is Bungie richer than Ubisoft, or Ubisoft is simply incredibly greedy?

    6 greedy managers of Ubisoft out of 10    … Expand
  8. 9ine
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Maybe its not a 10, bit it is less likely a 2.2, I'm tired of you haters that downvote games completely unfounded.
  9. FragSinus
    Oct 26, 2019
    2
    Yup... Ubisoft did this again, they put numbers and colours into vests and guns just to make you pay not only twice but many MORE times, oneshots from upper-leveled enemies are included. Ultimate Edition? Nope - you will pay for each piece of game, real impudence must I say. It's some kind of craziness - you can buy for real money almost ANY stuff in the game! Shame on you Ubisoft! ShameYup... Ubisoft did this again, they put numbers and colours into vests and guns just to make you pay not only twice but many MORE times, oneshots from upper-leveled enemies are included. Ultimate Edition? Nope - you will pay for each piece of game, real impudence must I say. It's some kind of craziness - you can buy for real money almost ANY stuff in the game! Shame on you Ubisoft! Shame UbiDrones! Don't buy this game.… Expand
  10. carsonhoudek
    Oct 25, 2019
    5
    This is everything that ghost recon wild lands was suppose to be but it still has some performance issues along with some micro transactions. The game play isn't that bad but the graphics are still downgraded. Overall, for 60 dollars this game isn't a great buy. If your looking for something just to play for a long time and don't mind all the issues it has then this game is for you.
  11. Imsmokiiin
    Oct 25, 2019
    1
    I love wildland i did not like breakpoint at alllllll the only thing good was the graphics and thats it. Ubisoft done runied ghost recon with this new title. I will be playibg closer attention toall there new games from now on n not getting over hyped. Break point should of just been a division 2 add on. U guys runed ghost recon for me i did not like the division 1 or 2 n now recon is theI love wildland i did not like breakpoint at alllllll the only thing good was the graphics and thats it. Ubisoft done runied ghost recon with this new title. I will be playibg closer attention toall there new games from now on n not getting over hyped. Break point should of just been a division 2 add on. U guys runed ghost recon for me i did not like the division 1 or 2 n now recon is the dam division im done w ubisoft.… Expand
  12. Darksideua
    Oct 25, 2019
    0
    Don't buy this, you'll regret it, game is broken, full of bugs and unplayable..
  13. SpikedGaming
    Oct 24, 2019
    7
    The game is fun, it looks great, and it has an interesting story. Honestly I do not understand what the overall hate for this game is all about. It retains the same open world mechanics from the previous call of duty, while providing a better story. The story for Wildlands was good in concept, but it was executed so cartoonishly that it never felt serious. Breakpoint's story has a moreThe game is fun, it looks great, and it has an interesting story. Honestly I do not understand what the overall hate for this game is all about. It retains the same open world mechanics from the previous call of duty, while providing a better story. The story for Wildlands was good in concept, but it was executed so cartoonishly that it never felt serious. Breakpoint's story has a more serious tone to it which worked in immersing me into its world.

    Wildland's had you investigating ways to take down a cartel, which was cool until you realize that you never did any investigation to begin with, instead you were guided through the entire mission, constantly being pointed where to go. Breakpoint offers players the same hand-holding that Wildlands did, while also allowing players to opt out, and actually put in the leg work in accomplishing their missions through their so-called "exploration mode"

    I love the increased customization available for your weapons, not only do we get things like optics, laser pointers, and other attachments, you can now also adjust the stats of your weapons. Through the use of upgrade parts obtained by dismantling unwanted firearms, you can increase reload speeds, damage, range, and more through upgrades through gunsmith.

    I don't have any opinion on the microtransactions for this game as I never partake in any microtransactions. I have not felt limited in my enjoyment of the game, what I do hate is the fact that the game has to constantly be connected to the internet. What happens when it comes time to shut the servers down? I'll just be stuck with an always online game that wont ever work? This kind of DRM has always brought my piss to a boil.

    Overall this game deserves more than the 2.2 user score, i'd say a solid 7/10    … Expand
  14. pallida
    Oct 23, 2019
    0
    Ubisoft just cant stop their greed and really expect customers to eat their bs. About game- it would be ok if developers had a head on their shoulders. Its broken, not-optimized, story is mediocre, gameplay is even worse than in wildlands. If you want to play ghost recon in open world-try wildlands. At least it doesnt have TOTALLY unnecessary gear rank system and better world, it also haveUbisoft just cant stop their greed and really expect customers to eat their bs. About game- it would be ok if developers had a head on their shoulders. Its broken, not-optimized, story is mediocre, gameplay is even worse than in wildlands. If you want to play ghost recon in open world-try wildlands. At least it doesnt have TOTALLY unnecessary gear rank system and better world, it also have bots for you to play with. If you like gadgets-division 2 is your choise, no p2w or ton of bugs. Dont buy this game, lets make ubisoft understand what they did wrong and take a few steps back.… Expand
  15. xapana
    Oct 22, 2019
    0
    What did you do only from the beloved Wildlands ??
    I loved Wildlands, "a thousand" hours of fun and joy
    I was looking forward to breakpoint. Unfortunately it became a total flop Everything that was good about wildlands has been eliminated and replaced by disgusting use and control. - disgusting and cumbersome control and use of their own drones - Boring open world - Stupid side tasks    What did you do only from the beloved Wildlands ??
    I loved Wildlands, "a thousand" hours of fun and joy
    I was looking forward to breakpoint. Unfortunately it became a total flop
    Everything that was good about wildlands has been eliminated and replaced by disgusting use and control.
    - disgusting and cumbersome control and use of their own drones
    - Boring open world
    - Stupid side tasks
    - annoying enemy drone attacks
    The game is trash    … Expand
  16. Ysayeda
    Oct 22, 2019
    9
    One of the best game that i ever played !!
    Dont understand all the bad review , the graphics , the story and the quality is awsame!
  17. Pudenfuhrer
    Oct 22, 2019
    10
    I seem to be at great odds with the rest of the world, but - I think this is a great game. Reminiscent of MGSV - but without the barrier to entry and the caveats that I feel I'd have to level at that games oddness and excess.
    I play on a GTX1080, i72700K. Most settings on max I get 45-60fps at 4k resolution with 80% scaling. It feels smooth and responsive, so haven't felt I need to    I seem to be at great odds with the rest of the world, but - I think this is a great game. Reminiscent of MGSV - but without the barrier to entry and the caveats that I feel I'd have to level at that games oddness and excess.
    I play on a GTX1080, i72700K. Most settings on max I get 45-60fps at 4k resolution with 80% scaling. It feels smooth and responsive, so haven't felt I need to lower anything.
    I play on the hardest difficulty and tone down the HUD a bit.
    Single and Coop player - don't PVP

    Breakpoint is a straight up improvement to Wildlands across the board pretty much. Everything we asked for from details like tucking in boots (or not if you prefer) to tactical reloads if the magazine is not empty (not using charging handle). Lots and lots of details. It is graphically superior, with a smooth framerate. The sound is great, spatialisation and reverb is quite nicely done. Explosions are magnificent. There are more enemy types that work differently than each other and work together quite well. The enemy AI is quite effective on the harder two settings and, with things like drones, they have more ways to shut you down. I believe the core gameplay has improved and expanded. And the convenience of accessing it is also improved with customisable options for HUD, gameplay and controls that are really in depth making large scale changes to how the game will be experienced. I like the UI for the missions and map too, it's slick to use and I use it a fair bit as I use a minimal HUD.

    Personally I get the traversal simulation, you cannot run down a scree slope without it turning into a dangerous maneuver, you have to walk carefully. Sprinting up things however works quite well - as your momentum will carry you over a short steep part that could not be traversed approaching at walking speed. As such you have to plan your exits - and that adds to what I need to do, things I need to think about, risks. I also always wanted the 'search for clues' system of needing to use landmarks to find objectives and wished for that in games like Farcry 3 or Wildlands, well now we have that option. I'm helped to not 'zone out', to use the map, learn the geography. The geography is now more of a 1:1 scale, it feels more believable and the fidelity is quite beautiful. It's also easier to hide in, enemies basically saw through bushes in the first game and foliage gave a huge advantage only to the AI.

    All of this leads me to say that the game is "good" - for me personally. But also objectively there are clearly attempts to improve the core game and, while tastes vary, it is not as thoughtlessly and incompetently done as others seem to suggest.

    Previously I'd really been enjoying Wildlands, playing weekly over the last few years, but it was buggy and ran badly. The post launch support was rather limp and the additional missions were quite poorly scripted and indeed introduced a fair few bugs. Gameplay-wise it was good, a bit 'lite' and sometimes it felt like GTA, with streams of cop cars turning up by the same route in a big pile up. Cars and trucks would blow up from just a handful of bullets in even the windscreen, and convoy capture missions were a bit silly as a result (capture a tanker that invariably explodes but can then be captured anyway). There could have been more 'hearts and mind' type ideas too regarding use of civilians and the untapped potential of a meaningful way to interact and grow the resistance. But if you took things slower, a different game emerged and I had a lot of fun with it. I would play every Thursday with my pal. Previously I modded 'realistic' ballistics and penetration into Rainbow Six Vegas and Rainbow Six Vegas 2, which we quite enjoyed playing through. Wildlands could be played like that in an open world setting and didn't need modding to do so. Vegas with a bit of Splinter Cell maybe. Having ballistic arcs to the weapons and needing to learn the bullet drop with a given gun an scope was fun - unrealistically difficult because we haven't calibrated the sighting to mean anything - but.. another thing to think about and plan for.

    So if the above paragraph was your experience with Wildlands - then Breakpoint is for you.

    PS. I wasn't really aware of the microtransactions - I guess they are there if you look for them. It's probably a sort of Shadow of Mordor situation - where they aren't really that big a deal, you've got lots of game and you aren't really missing anything - but some people are so upset by even them being there at all that it ends the conversation before it begins so to speak. It's a psychological thing, and I agree it's toxic - but please, lets just discuss this game. As a live game there's a year of extra missions, mechanics, guns and so on going in to it - like Destiny 2 etc. It doesn't feel unfinished in my experience right now. But there can be even more content sure, I look forward to it and might buy it if it looks good.    … Expand
  18. PicklRick
    Oct 22, 2019
    0
    Simply an empty experience without a real story line. I lost interest in the whole game right at the beginning
  19. silver040
    Oct 21, 2019
    0
    Ubisoft that can not be solved and refunded even if you contact us with errors that can not play the game
  20. Roost
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun to play, but Ghost Recon keeps getting further away from it's roots. Ghost Recon needs to go back to being a tactical shooter based on realism, instead of going the route of a loot shooter (division), or a no consequence run and gun (Call of Duty)… Expand
  21. Eldritch00
    Oct 20, 2019
    2
    DO NOT BUY!!!

    This game is a far cry from its predecessor, Wildlands. Ubisoft should be embarrassed with this product, but that's unlikely as they've already demonstrated their willingness to pervert a stellar title series in the name of money and trendiness. The game seems like it isn't even a satisfactory product on its own. In this day and age, it's common for titles to come out    DO NOT BUY!!!

    This game is a far cry from its predecessor, Wildlands. Ubisoft should be embarrassed with this product, but that's unlikely as they've already demonstrated their willingness to pervert a stellar title series in the name of money and trendiness.

    The game seems like it isn't even a satisfactory product on its own. In this day and age, it's common for titles to come out with some incomplete branches to leave space for DLC. However, Breakpoint seems like a rushed rubber stamp with added flair. I would say it's a sad and disappointing Division/Destiny 2.5. Why the game has to broadcast that you've completed X, Y, and Z tutorial missions every time you load in, I don't know... And why is internet connection required to play single player?

    The game handling is cumbersome at best. Vehicle mechanics are poor. Maneuvering behind cover is disorienting and frustrating. Traversing terrain is inconsistent and can be counter-intuitive. The skill tree is quite lackluster and the classes are really just about which weapons you prefer using. The only class that has an ability worth using is probably the sniper with damage and penetration boost. The skill tree, again, is just about boosting certain weapon stats and expanding your inventory.

    The inventory wheel itself is very restrictive. Thankfully, you can pause and change out the two actual active items on it. Out of six slots, one is a class item, the other is an infinite med kit, and the other two are passive consumable buffs.

    Then, of course, you now have gear score... Which is stupid and pointless. Just like in Division and Destiny, the enemies that start off in the weaker areas scale with you. 10 shots to the face to kill the bad guy at level 1? Still 10 shots to the face at level 100. The only stats that offer any improvement are handling and mobility. Rarity only determines the extra buffs applied to the weapon. I actually picked up an identical weapon with the same buffs, but the gear score was higher... The base gun itself maintains the exact same stats and upgrades are applied universally. Worthless.

    Open world environment is standard. Side missions confer no real significance as far as items or any other in-game interactions. You can just scout out distant locations with your drone and just spawn hop all over the place so vehicles are useless anyway. Gear scales with you so you're just as likely to pick up a powerful piece of gear as a random enemy drop as you are from raiding bases and camps for stashes. They felt the need to sprinkle in dialogue options for whatever reason. Rendering is slow and seems about half the distance in comparison to Wildlands. Enemies that are tagged too far when you scout ahead with the drone despawn and then respawn without a tag - especially prevalent with enemy drones. It's just a bunch of wooded and hilly islands with small camps and dispersed compounds - very monotonous and uniform compared to the diverse environments you saw in Wildlands. Occasional convoys are worthless - just mobile chests with escorts.

    I'm only playing through it because I bought the piece of junk so I might as well get my money's worth out of it. I rarely buy games at launch, but Wildlands had me hyped up... Faith lost on this one.    … Expand
  22. IKyriousI
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Ubisoft Team in a nutshell
    "Want EXTP camos? Yes, oh you think you can attain it playing the game! God no! You need to pay an additional $13 CAD to get them!"
    Don't buy this game. I didn't and I wouldn't spend a dime on this game and you shouldn't either. I have played the game, borrowed it from a friend who I told not to buy it. He regrets not listening. Seriously save your money.    Ubisoft Team in a nutshell
    "Want EXTP camos? Yes, oh you think you can attain it playing the game! God no! You need to pay an additional $13 CAD to get them!"

    Don't buy this game. I didn't and I wouldn't spend a dime on this game and you shouldn't either. I have played the game, borrowed it from a friend who I told not to buy it. He regrets not listening. Seriously save your money.

    This game is a complete piece of trash, it's buggy, animations are half-assed, half-assed survival features and more bad content. It feels like every gimmicky thing they've added was to mark a check off their checklist. The world interaction is sub-par, especially for a tactical shooter. Loot mechanics to encourage monetization, and to compensate for their bad AI. I played on extreme btw. Anytime I got caught it never felt like my fault like it would in a game like Metal Gear Solid. Not because it's more complex, but because of the prior complaints I've made.

    Microtransactions are the worst. Now my microtransaction policy has always been strict. Which for me I don't want cosmetics, pay to win, or any microtransactions in the 3 months of release. Any microtransaction content released in the first 3 months of a game should be in the base game. This goes for all types even cosmetic.    … Expand
  23. VG_Alex
    Oct 20, 2019
    6
    Apparently,Ubisoft thinks everything can be a RPG game,so they did the wrong decision,Also,the game is unfinished and there are massive bugs.My experience would not be that kind if I didn't play with my friend.

    6.2 Not that bad
  24. saiico
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    this game is everything that can go wrong when greedy companies try to sell a videogame before it is ready. Full of bugs, game design horrible and story close to 0
  25. derryjumber
    Oct 18, 2019
    3
    I've been playing for a little over a week now, and whilst I was excited about it initially, I have to say that it is a real disappointment.

    There are so many bugs. Most of them are immersion breaking. Bugs in CQB kills resulting in me being killed. Poor lipsync in cut scenes. Bizarre gear loadout changes in cut scenes. For example, I'm wearing a Crye JPC plate carrier and primary    I've been playing for a little over a week now, and whilst I was excited about it initially, I have to say that it is a real disappointment.

    There are so many bugs. Most of them are immersion breaking. Bugs in CQB kills resulting in me being killed. Poor lipsync in cut scenes. Bizarre gear loadout changes in cut scenes. For example, I'm wearing a Crye JPC plate carrier and primary weapon is an HK416. So for most of the game I appear to have 4 x HSGI Taco single mag carriers with my 5.56mm mags on the front of the plate carrier. Then in a cut scene it sometimes changes to either having 4 x long straight 9mm submachine gun mag pouches, to no mag pouches and a utility pouch on left and from memory a couple of pistol mag pouches on the right. Weird.

    The bivouac system is hopeless. You select to set up your bivouac, get a cut scene of setting up what looks like rope to tie down a tent, but there is no tent. You are sitting out in the open, yet somehow you can magically buy new weapons and attachments and clothing in the store, swap out gear items, sell unwanted items, order cars, trucks or helicopters?! Stupid. Why not just a small hut with a couple of settlers or Outcasts, which would at least make it a little more plausible to conduct trading and get support.

    Weapon attachments are poorly done as well. I purchased an ACOG and an Aimpoint T1, expecting to be able to mount on my HK416 AR. But for I can't. But I could attach the ACOG to a shotgun?!?! What the hell? For what reason would Ubisoft do this, especially when they are marketing the game and mechanics as being realistic.

    All of this is immersion-breaking, and counter to the idea promoted by Ubisoft that this is a survival type game, you're on your own (until you walk into your main encampment and find there are 10 or so other Ghosts in the community hub area that you have to walk through to get to anything else!!!).

    The story is poorly developed. Voice acting is wooden (it sounds like some of the voice actors were just bored). The cut scenes are long winded, lack any sense of drama, and the facial expressions on the characters are flat. Voices cut in and out, and the dialogue is sometimes cheesy beyond belief.

    Non-player characters in the wild react in bizarre ways, or alternatively don't react at all. I have walked right up to two individual Outcasts in the wild, and they don't even acknowledge my existence.

    The slip and slide thing on hillsides is something many complain about, but I like it. If you're out there in the wild on your own, taking care of where and how you walk is important. If you just crouch before you walk down a hill, you can get down more slowly, but safely. However you can then apply this to walking down a 4-5m rock cliff, and somehow get down unscathed. Silly.

    I honestly don't care about the microtransaction stuff. Almost everything you need in the game can be found in the wild or purchased with earned game currency. However I am concerned that the desire to monetise everything in the game has led to really poor choices around game design and gear and so forth. Like a Stetson hat which gives me more protection than an Ops-Core FAST ballistic helmet.

    Overall I am frustrated and very disappointed. So much potential, but it feels disjointed and poorly built..    … Expand
  26. RoyRiv
    Oct 18, 2019
    3
    Mediocre, genérico, caras de cartón, muchos bugs y micro pagos, clásico de ubisoft.
  27. gnawd
    Oct 17, 2019
    0
    Is Ubisoft trying to put themselves out of business by releasing this poor state and excuse of a game?
    Because they did a fantastic job at doing it alright. It makes me never wanting to bat an eye on a Ubisoft game again.
  28. Jaalmo
    Oct 16, 2019
    4
    The main gripe here not the microtransactions or that its buggy or that the story is bad. It's that Breakpoint doesn't respect your time - like at all. The gameplay is for the most part fine, serviceable - whatever. It is indeed fun to clear out a base like Rambo, but it doesn't carry the game anywhere near long enough for what the game asks you to put in. The gameplay never evolves beyondThe main gripe here not the microtransactions or that its buggy or that the story is bad. It's that Breakpoint doesn't respect your time - like at all. The gameplay is for the most part fine, serviceable - whatever. It is indeed fun to clear out a base like Rambo, but it doesn't carry the game anywhere near long enough for what the game asks you to put in. The gameplay never evolves beyond what you see in the first hour as compared to the fortieth or even ninetieth hour. What you experience in the first couple of hours, will be what you experience for the rest of the game.

    And what will you be doing you ask? Running around a boring lifeless map devoid of any interest, clearing bases of largely the same enemy types, persevering through the wholly unnecessary inventory system and awful navigation menus, and talking to characters that just make you want to shoot them in the face. That's it. It’s a game that will take a lifetime to complete, because you’ll likely kill yourself before you finish it.

    Avoid or at the very least wait until it's cheap and experience Rambo for a few hours.    … Expand
  29. FlyAnkle
    Oct 16, 2019
    10
    I like the game...hope bugs will be repaired. They are annoing, but if you can take over them....game is really nice and enjoyble with friends.
  30. inverguy
    Oct 15, 2019
    0
    I have Uplay+ therefore I did not pay for the game. The first thing that hit me was that you can buy EVERYTHING in the game for money. As far as I go, I dont do PvP but clearly this is PvP breaking aspect for new players. You can't go more pay to win than that at this stage.
    If we forget about this for a while I have to say that I enjoy the SP story to some degree but navigation through    I have Uplay+ therefore I did not pay for the game. The first thing that hit me was that you can buy EVERYTHING in the game for money. As far as I go, I dont do PvP but clearly this is PvP breaking aspect for new players. You can't go more pay to win than that at this stage.
    If we forget about this for a while I have to say that I enjoy the SP story to some degree but navigation through the menus seems to be super awkward. Every new player I come across struggles with it. Definitely not too self explanatory. In general I like to chill in the game and I can in this one but then I noticed something. ATM it seems that to lvl up the gearscore you need to use the highest gear score equipment, so forget about using that nice build you've got there... keep swapping. It wouldn't be that bad but around gear score 200 you will notice that the drops are now more rare, higher gear score wise. I still remember changing equipment frequently, sometimes getting new gun or armor that had +7 more points. Now that I'm 248 (max is apparently 250)... literally I had more than 50 drops and not a single one was higher that 248. This is an artificial wall to keep you grinding. Also looking back at stealth gameplay they improved it a tiny bit but still you shot one guy and 5 seconds later you have whole base on your back. There are ways around it (no spoilers) and now that I know them, the stealth lost its all meaning.
    What about multiplayer then? Is it as fun as Wildlands? Well, it had few bugs before todays patch, but... (taking a sip of water) now its even worse. One of my mates was invisible (post patch 16/OCT/2019), but dont you worry, only to us, not the enemies. Invisible furnitures and stuff. Loading lags that force disconnects on the host, which is always fun when hes doing the piloting. It got a bit better nowadays, but still happens. Oh yeah, there are enemies you wont be able to shoot (the drunk drones). Every now and then 5 of those bastards starts shooting you. Funny thing is that they stop moving only when you dont look at them. They killed my party few times, and it took me some running and lucky shots to clear them up. ...what else. Well to be honest if someone gives you the game for free, enjoy it, BUT under no condition buy it. I have never seen as many bugs in the game as in this one. Mission notification appearing after each loading into the game... I've seen this things 50 times already. Mission info not marking as read, making you believe there is new update on mission where there is none, and uon relogging you do this again and again and again. Also and this is SUPER IMPORTANT, as no one talks about it. Half of the missions are currently locked!!! Can you freaking imagine, you cannot finish the game because the missions and locked, SINGLE PLAYER missions are locked! I'm not referring here to gear score lock. Literally the missions are locked in full price game?! WTF?!?!?! Do not buy this piece of .    … Expand
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#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 30
  3. Negative: 5 out of 30
  1. GameWatcher
    Apr 20, 2020
    80
    While we wait for the hopeful announcement of a new Splinter Cell game in the future, Tom Clancy’s fans will be happy to know that Breakpoint is actually fun, now. The new Ghost Mode solved many of the issues that plagued the original version, and while it isn’t fully healed from its painful stint as a non-Ghost Recon game, the latest entry in the franchise is trying its best to course-correct. If you are one of the many people who were put off by it at launch, I would recommend you try and give it a try now – just like the eponymous Group for Specialised Tactics, Ubisoft might yet turn this near-miss of the series’ breakpoint into a franchise victory.
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  2. The Overpowered Noobs
    Nov 15, 2019
    70
    Despite the occasionally lonely world and lacking interactivity, the rewarding and creative ways to complete missions make this FPS title a blast to play.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Nov 10, 2019
    40
    The super-soldier fantasy's lost beneath generic mechanisms for grinding. [Issue#139, p.108]
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