Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

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  1. Nareke
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    There’s so much fun to be had here, and the co-op is probably the best I’ve seen in a long time. The country of Bolivia is massive and fun to explore, with plenty to do and visuals that never fail to impress.
  2. Jazzwidow
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Në përgjithësi më pëlqen shumë kjo lojë, është pothuajse perfekte shumë e ftohtë
  3. Rincevind
    Nov 10, 2019
    8
    At start it's somewhat generic 3rd person shooter, but the fun starts in co-op. Gameplay is quite fun, weapon customization actually does something and you can feel the difference between different weapons. There is also so much possibilities to do things in unusual way thanks to the open world structure. I'll give 2 examples. First is a mission where you have to drop off a truck in enemyAt start it's somewhat generic 3rd person shooter, but the fun starts in co-op. Gameplay is quite fun, weapon customization actually does something and you can feel the difference between different weapons. There is also so much possibilities to do things in unusual way thanks to the open world structure. I'll give 2 examples. First is a mission where you have to drop off a truck in enemy base and leave without raising any alarms. You can do that normal way and try to sneak out or take down all enemies quietly. Alternatively you can sneak into a nearby building, get to the top and base jump out of the base. Second example is mission to interrogate base commander. You can get in normal way, or get a friend to fly you in a helicopter over the base, jump on a parachute on top of the building he's in and after interrogation have you friend pick you up with the same heli. There is lot of cool freedom in that game, you just have to use it. And they are the first game I know to actually solve issue with exposition over comms in open world, where fighting can start any second and distract you.… Expand
  4. Ruslanggwp
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    There is a lot of content in this game, as well as it is playable.It is better to pass in the cooperative - a lot of fun.Huge map, a lot of transport, weapons, tasks and tactical opportunities.
  5. Fanfic
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    Great open-world action game, very beautiful graphics and nice music. Missions are a bit repetitive, but overall very good.
  6. JusticeForOnce
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Overall it's very fun open world action game. Mission design is not best, but stunningly beautiful graphics and atmosphere make up for it.
  7. Sjalka
    Aug 4, 2017
    8
    All in all ... this is a good game! - it is fun - it offers tremendous freedom in a sunny, south american landscape - and there are plenty of "bad" guys to remorselessly kill.

    Well - of course this game has quite some problems. But first of all - at least to me ... it felt like playing World in Flames 2 again. (or Far Cry 4 -t here are so many games that are very similar in that regard)    All in all ... this is a good game! - it is fun - it offers tremendous freedom in a sunny, south american landscape - and there are plenty of "bad" guys to remorselessly kill.

    Well - of course this game has quite some problems. But first of all - at least to me ... it felt like playing World in Flames 2 again. (or Far Cry 4 -t here are so many games that are very similar in that regard)

    One major problem of the game is the AI - again - it just feels like games have made quantum leaps in visuals, audio - (and sometimes a leap backwards towards casual gameplay and complexity ) ... but what has not improved noticably is the AI.

    Enemy bots are simply suicidal - they do not mind stepping into a pile of dozens of fallen comrades into a doorway ... where they just saw one after another of their own being shot. Because of that - the game is anything but challenging. I have not seen the AI take smart, alternative attack routes - use smarter weapons (lobbing a grenade, hide and lay low etc. ) .. in that regard - the AI is even more stupid than the AI in Far Cry 4 (which was pretty similar but had its moments in ... mostly highly scripted missions )

    The game offers so many approaches - scout drones, distraction, remote explosions, mines and and and ... sooo much ... when all you need is a doorway and placing the crosshair head-high (cause all bad guys have the very same statue)

    The game has a neat skill system that somehow feels like cheating. At first the game appears to be a more "realistic" version of world in flames or Far Cry 4 .. but after a short while it turns out to be just as much arcade as the others. It does look more realistic - but a short ride on a motocross bike downhill reveals that physics and bodily harm is on an arcade level.

    Controls are very good - for all - vehicles, on foot and in the air. Especially vehicles feel well done. On foot animations are wonderful (i have never seen such complex animations in other games) and the game even allows (mostly) full character customization!

    The visuals of this game are breathtakingly amazing on ultra settings - and pretty terrible on low settings. (kind of what its supposed to be i guess) - with the little problem that even on low settings - the game is quite demanding .. for how it looks. (textures and loading times do not seem optimized)

    The missions are varied enough - and i have not encountered notable invisible walls on a map that can only be decribed as HUGE.

    conclusion:

    This is a great game to kill some time and mess around. At the same time - it offers quite some longer term motivation with regularly unlockable gadgets and stuff. The close quarter controls are not great in my opinion - and the forced 3rd person perspective can be problematic. The AI is terrible but cheats enough (constant stream of reinforcements...) to be a light challenge.

    I can fully recommend this game - for a little bit 90s action movie nostalgia - and cheesy one liners.    … Expand
  8. Mahdiar
    Oct 14, 2017
    9
    Gameplay : 9
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 6
    Sound : 9
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    Overall : 9
  9. sourenics
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    Nice game, beautiful enviroment, but it lacks on music, and secondary quests are so repetitive. I love the options on doing the quests, so you can infiltrate and such things that other games marked as "stealth" lack of, but obviously, the AI of the teammates is messy, so if you want a fully infiltration without being discovered, you better leave your team behind and use them just for theNice game, beautiful enviroment, but it lacks on music, and secondary quests are so repetitive. I love the options on doing the quests, so you can infiltrate and such things that other games marked as "stealth" lack of, but obviously, the AI of the teammates is messy, so if you want a fully infiltration without being discovered, you better leave your team behind and use them just for the sincro shoot. So: good enviroment, good on alternatives, good on customization, but it lacks on music and AI.… Expand
  10. muzmuz
    Feb 12, 2018
    8
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is a beautifully-crafted open world game packed with so much action and too much visual satisfaction. The theme and setting of the game resembles that of the Just Cause games minus crazy explosions and spy-tech with somehow a bit more methodical gameplay. The game may be a little repetitive, but just avoid being burnt out and you'll find yourself wantingTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is a beautifully-crafted open world game packed with so much action and too much visual satisfaction. The theme and setting of the game resembles that of the Just Cause games minus crazy explosions and spy-tech with somehow a bit more methodical gameplay. The game may be a little repetitive, but just avoid being burnt out and you'll find yourself wanting more each day.… Expand
  11. frederik1478
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    A fun game to play with friends but nothing more. It's one of those games that try so many things but doesn't really have a good dept in any of them.But at least it's always fun to fly and helicopter with your friends and just doing stupid s*** which is where I got most of my enjoyment.If you're fighting for good price and need some 4 player co-op with your friends, then this is not theA fun game to play with friends but nothing more. It's one of those games that try so many things but doesn't really have a good dept in any of them.But at least it's always fun to fly and helicopter with your friends and just doing stupid s*** which is where I got most of my enjoyment.If you're fighting for good price and need some 4 player co-op with your friends, then this is not the worst thing to do maybe it's one of the funnest.… Expand
  12. angryassdrummer
    May 29, 2017
    7
    its a decent game, quite fun in short bursts. unfortunately its also very bland/vanilla with nothing special about it whatsoever. very ubisoft. on my ps4 pro it ran fine however i found the controls vastly inferior to pc. on pc though with a gtx 1070 i was struggling to hit 60fps
  13. HanaMiiChi
    Jan 17, 2018
    8
    Good Gameplay
    Good Locations
    Good History
    Good Missions

    BAD Optimization
    We need a nuclear base pc to run this game at 60 fps ¬¬
    Very very high requeriments
  14. WhiteWidow_
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    What an absolute masterpiece of a game. Hell yeah! Worth the wait and dlc is good too.
  15. Colossus778
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    super tre bela ludo ludus denove kaj ankaŭ rekomendus al aliaj!!!!!!!!!!!!
  16. F_o_r
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    logħba super sabiħa ħafna terġa 'tilgħab u tirrakkomanda wkoll lil ħaddieħor
  17. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    7
    Good game but it gets very repetitive very fast. The settings and open world are fun though.
  18. CatNinas
    Mar 23, 2022
    8
    the game is very good graphics and good missions to play but sometimes a bit boring i like the vehicles but your pretty much never gonna use anything other than a helicopter only sometimes i use cars for missions. also the game requires like 16g ram or more you can play with 8g but its a bit laggy. i do recommend when the game is on sale. i didn't really care for the story but for what ithe game is very good graphics and good missions to play but sometimes a bit boring i like the vehicles but your pretty much never gonna use anything other than a helicopter only sometimes i use cars for missions. also the game requires like 16g ram or more you can play with 8g but its a bit laggy. i do recommend when the game is on sale. i didn't really care for the story but for what i saw i think it was good… Expand
  19. wildlands
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    It's solid game, with beautiful graphics and incredibly big open world. Ubisoft actually used to be very decent/good developers. Some people hating them here and getting way too angry, possibly have some other issues in their life. Either way, good game, would recommend!
  20. TsukasaHiiragi
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Changing old review to 0 for the reasons below

    Simply put, Ubi-soft broke the game and then blamed it on another party for their mistakes and even in the past 5 or 6 months since the major gamebreaking bug for RTX card users surfaced, Ubi-soft has done nothing to fix the problem, the bug is so severe that it completely breaks the game and the only sure way work-a-round is to play in    Changing old review to 0 for the reasons below

    Simply put, Ubi-soft broke the game and then blamed it on another party for their mistakes and even in the past 5 or 6 months since the major gamebreaking bug for RTX card users surfaced, Ubi-soft has done nothing to fix the problem, the bug is so severe that it completely breaks the game and the only sure way work-a-round is to play in offline mode until Ubi decides to fix this problem, which - they probably never will - but yeah! Its totally fine for them to throw in a huge array of new microtransations and loot crates since the last time I played /slow claps

    Please consider this game right now to be [Early Access]

    I decided to do my review now after spending about 50+ hours playing, maxing out my character and finding almost all the collectables - and I still have plenty to do, however that replayability will be limited once you have essentially seen and done everything that Ghost Recon Wildlands has to offer.

    Even though I've enjoyed my time playing the game, yes its FUN to play - its also frustrating and in classic ubisoft style - its full of bugs and glitches it is simply not finished right now and needs some big patches to fix a lot of the bugs, some of which are hilarious but totally ruin the co-op immersion. There is also a considerably amount of design flaws which seriously are stupid such as chain link fences which you can ram and destroy with vehicles, but you can't destroy them with grenades or C4.

    Stealth vs Loud; The former is one of the problems with the game as quite a few missions require perfect stealth to complete otherwise its instant fail and you have to restart; many of these are nearly impossible in public co-op for the obvious reasons, whilst failing or dying has little consquence it can become annoying having to keep backtracking in order to complete the missions and as for death, put it simply you'll die - most of the time you'll suffer WTF deaths or unfair deaths due to narcos or unidad spawning from thin air, this issue still persists and really ruins a lot of the fun when your suddenly surrounded by 10+ unidad troopers + attack helios in the space of 20 seconds, the balance here is just horrible, not to mention the unidad can, and will often disrupt your missions and even sometimes causing you to fail the missions just because 'they can'

    The AI is horrible, your team mates are literally just tag alongs most of the time- in fact, if you had the option to go alone it probably would be better since they are that dumb. Enemy AI is broken as well, some enemies function with zero brain functions and will just allow you to kill them easily, others will know exactly where you are at all times - they'll shoot through walls, fire mortars - enemy helicopters will circle you constantly until you can kill them, and by the way? Totally forget about surviving against unidad apache gunships.

    Driving is also a major problem and needs tweaking, this was one of the major concerns in the beta. Its essentially doesn't work very well, cars and ground vehicles feel like they wobble sometimes and its very easy to lose control, Helicopters are even worst and takes a lot of practice before you can fly like a pro; as for destroying targets in helios...forget about it, not happening.

    Wildlands greatest assest is the eye candy, They really made Bolivia look spectular, the graphics are 10/10 easily but its a shame about the rest - potentially in a years time Wildlands will be an awesome game but right now; be prepared for many issues.

    Pros

    Awesome Graphics and Scenery
    Plenty of collectables
    Good co-op experience
    Fun to play
    Character and Weapon Customization

    Cons

    Bugs and glitches everywhere
    Bad A.I
    Unidad soldiers are very unbalanced
    Bad Driving mechanics
    Potentially P2W
    Micro-transactions    … Expand
  21. Crackfarmer
    Mar 13, 2017
    7
    After 10 hours of playtime, i'll give short review here.

    PC Performance is still not perfect yet, still facing stutters and mini freezes plus fps drops. Apart from that it looks awesome, but graphics aside. The Gameplay solo is horrible, you have to do everything by your own, The AI is too retarded (your own). I've lost so much convois and missions where i had to steal a car. I    After 10 hours of playtime, i'll give short review here.

    PC Performance is still not perfect yet, still facing stutters and mini freezes plus fps drops.
    Apart from that it looks awesome, but graphics aside.

    The Gameplay solo is horrible, you have to do everything by your own, The AI is too retarded (your own).
    I've lost so much convois and missions where i had to steal a car.

    I prefer to play stealth but it's fcking annoying to do the same basic strat on every outpost. Fly in, mark with drone and let your ai kill every 30 secs 3 targets.

    In level 15, near 16. 17 is max level if you wanna unlock skills, otherwise it's considered prestige/bonus levels after 17.
    Microtransactions are ridiculous. I don't wanna talk about that kinda low ass money begging behaviour.    … Expand
  22. supe
    Aug 26, 2017
    4
    GRW is supposed to be a blend of Ghost Recon's tactical squad-based combat with an open world. While the gameworld is immense and nice to look at, it is a chore to interact with. The gameplay is fun for the first few hours, but this is Ghost Recon in name only, as a lack of tactical options makes the gameplay repetitive.

    Pros + Open world is immense and very pretty + Bullet physics    GRW is supposed to be a blend of Ghost Recon's tactical squad-based combat with an open world. While the gameworld is immense and nice to look at, it is a chore to interact with. The gameplay is fun for the first few hours, but this is Ghost Recon in name only, as a lack of tactical options makes the gameplay repetitive.

    Pros
    + Open world is immense and very pretty
    + Bullet physics are excellent, with realistic velocity and no bullet sponge enemies
    + Three squadmates that you can Sync Shot with

    Cons
    - Open world doesn't change with your actions other than more rebel patrols. Bases respawn with enemies and SAM sites respawn to screw with air travel that is not fun to begin with.
    - Both enemy factions, the Cartel and the Unidad military, shoot you on sight because disguises are apparently beyond the skill of your spec ops team.
    - Being engaged on sight is a problem because Unidad spawns UNLIMITED enemies GTA-style, which forces you to retreat. These f*ckers can cause mission failure as they randomly patrol mission areas.
    - Those extra rebel patrols? They are designed to "help" you by engaging the Cartel or Unidad when they're searching for you. They helpfully draw enemies into your area when you're trying to hide, and helpfully shoot those lieutenants you need to keep alive to interrogate.
    - Vehicles have wet noodle physics inspired by Police Quest in the 80's. Try landing a plane with no gauges on a landing strip shorter than your driveway.
    - Your squadmates cannot be ordered to give suppressing fire, or be positioned individually, or have their loadouts modified, or do anything other than Sync Shot
    - Higher level missions can instafail due to inexplicable time limits, or being spotted by an enemy, or other designs that are lazy rather than challenging

    On the rare occasion GRW tries to be inventive, it ends up failing miserably. Example: you need to protect a target from the Cartel on his way to the airport. Said target drives away from you quickly, so if you stop to engage the Cartel the mission fails. Since you can't clear out the first Cartel cluster that shows up and ALL enemies of the same faction have the same status in the gameworld, you end up aggro'ing the whole city. As you drive through enemy fire, rebels helpfully stop in the middle of the road to slow you down. The first Unidad patrol that spots the action gets drawn in, which begins their unlimited spawning circus. Now that there are more enemies than bullets in your inventory, the guy you need to protect gets out of his damaged car to cower in a corner.

    GRW was a solid 7 the first dozen or so hours. But the gameplay gets progressively worse due to repetition in tactics and mission design that is lazy at best, and piss poor at worst. As a sum of it's parts, I would score GRW firmly in the red.    … Expand
  23. DrKchetes
    Apr 6, 2017
    9
    Very different from the beta. In the retail game you get our famous Master Race advantage, on ULTRA settings, the game looks gorgeous, like, really gorgeous, and of course, the game was intended to be played on COOP, so, if you have a good PC rig, and 3 more friends, you can rest assured that you're gonna have one hell of a ride, it's a very very fun game. 120+ hours and we still getVery different from the beta. In the retail game you get our famous Master Race advantage, on ULTRA settings, the game looks gorgeous, like, really gorgeous, and of course, the game was intended to be played on COOP, so, if you have a good PC rig, and 3 more friends, you can rest assured that you're gonna have one hell of a ride, it's a very very fun game. 120+ hours and we still get online to get some more.... i would dare to say, i'll just say it.... Its like MGSV, but on 4 player coop. THere, it's been said.… Expand
  24. Urby
    May 9, 2017
    5
    This is as generic as generic gets. A massive and undeniably beautiful open world with only a handful of things to do over and over.

    First and foremost, let me just say that this should NOT be played singleplayer. The characters and dialog are so unbelievably one dimensional that you will find yourself groaning as every single attempt at humour falls flat. Throw between one and three    This is as generic as generic gets. A massive and undeniably beautiful open world with only a handful of things to do over and over.

    First and foremost, let me just say that this should NOT be played singleplayer. The characters and dialog are so unbelievably one dimensional that you will find yourself groaning as every single attempt at humour falls flat. Throw between one and three friends into the mix and there it is possible to glean some entertainment out of this.

    Taking on a fortified base in complete silence, synchronising shots with your sniper buddy while your two man ground team move in the shadows. There is no denying how much of a badass you will feel when you nail that headshot or wipe out an entire squad of enemies in a single flurry of sniper fire. Even when things don't go to plan, the subsequent firefights are hectic and sometimes hilarious.

    Unfortunately, you will find yourself doing the same thing every half hour. There are side missions you can tackle, but the variety is extremely lackluster. Trigger a radio antenna then race to another, defend a radio when it broadcasts rebel propaganda, steal a guarded chopper/plane or stop and tag a supply convoy. That's basically it. There are so many tactics that can be applied to complete these objectives, but you will quickly find the best method and this suddenly becomes routine and dull.

    There is a nice level of customisation with your character's gear and weapons, allowing you to spend literally hours tweaking your setup and making yourself look as professional or as goofy as possible. Sadly, the game is lacking in the "goofy" aspect, instead trying for force the serious tone of the game. There are weapon paints available such as bright red or pink, but surprise surprise, you have to pay extra for them.

    In my personal opinion, you can get ten times the enjoyment out of GTA:Online, which doesn't limit you to four players, has PVP if that's your bag, and is constantly being updated for free.    … Expand
  25. Hagenmaster
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    A good game, with some issues, very good and fluid graphics. In my opinion a very cool coop sandbox game with little bit story many guns and a lot of action.
  26. Shadow1
    Mar 30, 2017
    9
    This game is very good game. One of the best games from Ubisoft and one of the best games of 2017. Graphics is on high level, normal optimization, good storyline, interesting main characters with Stalker mask and three companions for main characters, amazing gameplay, awesome firefight. This game deserve 9/10, this is best Ghost Recon game. Very good, even better than For Honor.
  27. dimedrol_by
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    very thoroughly thought of and visually exciting game, great shooting physics. It's basically a Far Cry with co-op mode. Unfortunately that implies a loss in the plot consistency - there's no way around that.
  28. sikfuk
    Apr 8, 2017
    8
    it's an unbelievably fun game with a colossal open world and fantastic Co-op. This is a game that appeals to the large audience but may disappoint some fans of the ghost recon franchise who prefer a more tactical game. There is fun to be had here for over 100 hours.
  29. rylianno
    Apr 9, 2017
    10
    Amazing game ! For Open World lovers you will explore Bolivia and its cities with tactical and co-op missions, this game is really cool ! And you must be expert to drive the chopper :D

    Four thumbs for Ubisoft!
  30. PlatinumPlayer
    Mar 12, 2017
    5
    TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS not bad but its also not really good, its shallow, empty and very repetitive. Generic open-world shooter with a lot of repetitive activities
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. PC PowerPlay
    May 11, 2017
    60
    Utilises the amazing PC technology of today to be, eh, okay. [Issue#261, p.68]
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  2. CD-Action
    Apr 26, 2017
    75
    Great visuals and a huge map are perfect foundations for a good open world game, but Wildlands falls short of expectations (because of unpleasant driving and flight models among other things) and it’s up to Ubisoft to remedy that. [05/2017, p.46]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Apr 26, 2017
    65
    Fun shooting and open world are great, but there aren’t many Ghost Recon elements and game simply feels dull at times.
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