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  1. Mar 8, 2017
    7
    Ghost Recon: Wildlands is Far Cry. There are no ifs/ands/buts - this game has completely ripped off Far Cry, except for maybe the quality story and villain elements. Everything this game ends up being can't help but be compared to Far Cry, because everything from drug cartels, enemy spotting, strongholds, open play-style, and more have all been done exactly (or near-exactly) the same wayGhost Recon: Wildlands is Far Cry. There are no ifs/ands/buts - this game has completely ripped off Far Cry, except for maybe the quality story and villain elements. Everything this game ends up being can't help but be compared to Far Cry, because everything from drug cartels, enemy spotting, strongholds, open play-style, and more have all been done exactly (or near-exactly) the same way in Wildlands. That doesn't mean Wildlands is a bad game. It's good enough to hang with the big shooters, especially with a solid online cooperative element, but it won't blow your mind. I like it, I'll play it, but I won't sink 100 hours into it unless my friends are online and playing with me. Expand
  2. Dec 28, 2017
    7
    This game was fun to play but missions are very repetitive. The story was interesting but just like the missions the dialogue and banter between you and your team is a lot of rinse and repeat.
  3. Apr 4, 2018
    7
    About as average as video games come.

    Pros: - There are many fun hijinks to be had when playing with friends. It is an absolute delight. - Even though I don't understand why Ghost Recon, of all games, has to be open world, but it's hard to deny the beauty and amount of detail put into the game world. - The stealth gameplay is very satisfying. Cons: - The shooting and cover
    About as average as video games come.

    Pros:
    - There are many fun hijinks to be had when playing with friends. It is an absolute delight.
    - Even though I don't understand why Ghost Recon, of all games, has to be open world, but it's hard to deny the beauty and amount of detail put into the game world.
    - The stealth gameplay is very satisfying.

    Cons:
    - The shooting and cover controls are unreliable.
    - The story and characters are virtually nonexistent despite an entertaining lead voice actor.
    - The missions can start to feel like busywork after a while, especially when playing alone.
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  4. Mar 14, 2017
    7
    So I'm disappointed.

    I'd been looking forward to this game since the E3 demo last year, and I waited in line to get it at the midnight launch. First, they did some things really well. The core game mechanic is stealthy team takedowns of enemy bases, and they really nailed that. Congrats to the team on that. The biggest problem is how much empty space there is in between the enemy
    So I'm disappointed.

    I'd been looking forward to this game since the E3 demo last year, and I waited in line to get it at the midnight launch.

    First, they did some things really well. The core game mechanic is stealthy team takedowns of enemy bases, and they really nailed that. Congrats to the team on that.

    The biggest problem is how much empty space there is in between the enemy bases. This leads to navigation between missions / game activities feeling slow and boring.

    The next big problem is that there aren't enough save points in large story missions. I just finished a mission where the first part was a stealthy takedown of a large base. I spent maybe 20 minutes on it. After taking down the base another part of the mission unlocks: a time-sensitive takedown of a boss somewhere else. I failed that part. And then I had to do the first part all over again. I was wiling to try it once more. But after failing it again, I wasn't willing to try again.

    The marketing of the game relied heavily on how large the map was, and how varied the terrain would be. But navigation is so slow (I've never played a game where the helicopters and planes just inch along), and so little seems to happen in the world outside the missions, that I just find myself caring.

    I feel like putting in the latest Just Cause, where navigation in an open world is fun, or the latest Assassins Creed, where there's always something fun to do, instead.
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  5. Oct 4, 2018
    7
    No point in playing this solo, its boring, but coop is where it shines, coop makes everything better.
    Try it out on sale with a friend or three.
  6. Mar 8, 2017
    7
    In my humble opinion Ghost Recon Wildlands is less Ghost Recon, and more The Division. In my perspective that is not so much a bad thing, that said though I miss the the old Ghost Recon style. You can play Wildlands much more tactically like a Ghost Recon game, or you can go guns blazing, and even that creates some goofy, and entertaining fun. The problem for me I think is theIn my humble opinion Ghost Recon Wildlands is less Ghost Recon, and more The Division. In my perspective that is not so much a bad thing, that said though I miss the the old Ghost Recon style. You can play Wildlands much more tactically like a Ghost Recon game, or you can go guns blazing, and even that creates some goofy, and entertaining fun. The problem for me I think is the repetitive gameplay. There is sssssoooooo much to do. The map is littered with side missions like getting intel, supplies, rescuing rebels, etc. It just all feels the same. Sure, technically all games are repetitive, especially in shooters like this. There just isn't much to grab on to. I could care less about my character, or any other character for that matter which makes it hard for me to justify doing every mission. There is just a disconnect there. The game shines the most when playing with friends, and NOT the AI buddies. We were able to get into some wacky situations. We also were able to coordinate tactical strikes, and finish missions without being seen at all. We were ghosts, so to speak. :-) In that sense it gives you a feeling of accomplishment. The sync shots are really cool. This is when you have maybe 3 or 4 enemies standing around next to each other or far apart and call your shots. Maybe one friend gets one enemy, another friend gets another enemy, so on and so forth. You all fire at the same time and the enemies drop without alerting anyone nearby. I found though, that going in guns blazing was much more fun to me, and the best part is the game doesn't feel like it's punishing you for doing it that way mostly because of how well the game plays. Just for context sake I liked The Division wwwaaayyyy more. It kinda seems like, (with my friends anyway) that if you hated The Division you might really like Wildlands and if you loved The Division you may not like Wildlands. Either way I would probably wait on this one. At least until the price drops a little bit, or you can find a used copy. Expand
  7. Mar 7, 2017
    7
    In the core concept, Ghost Recon Wildlands is a fun title combing the best of the Ubisoft classic Open World experiences - be it from Far Cry, Assassins Creed or Watch Dogs.

    However the developers have so far failed to take consumer feedback into account. While this is not a deal-breaker, the sheer amount of good suggestions that never made it + the sheer audacity to charge for country
    In the core concept, Ghost Recon Wildlands is a fun title combing the best of the Ubisoft classic Open World experiences - be it from Far Cry, Assassins Creed or Watch Dogs.

    However the developers have so far failed to take consumer feedback into account. While this is not a deal-breaker, the sheer amount of good suggestions that never made it + the sheer audacity to charge for country flags is dragging down the games score.
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  8. Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Not good,not bad. Nice country that the game is set in. Fun to play the campaign with friends,even though it's full of bugs and glitches,and sometimes very dumb AI. Missions are more or less all the same. Clear the area- kill the main guy in the region. Rinse and repeat.
  9. Mar 20, 2017
    7
    Ubisoft brings us a new title in the Tom Clancy franchise, Ghost Recon Wildlands. Ghost Recon is a long awaited open world, co-op game in a new location I have never experienced in a video game before with an all new enemy, Does this game get consumed by the Wildlands or does the ghost team reign supreme? let's find out.

    Story: You and your special operations team start off the game by
    Ubisoft brings us a new title in the Tom Clancy franchise, Ghost Recon Wildlands. Ghost Recon is a long awaited open world, co-op game in a new location I have never experienced in a video game before with an all new enemy, Does this game get consumed by the Wildlands or does the ghost team reign supreme? let's find out.

    Story: You and your special operations team start off the game by entering Bolivia and meeting agent Karen Bowman, as you make your way to the extraction point Karen is briefing you on the mission (operation Kingslayer). Your mission in Wildlands is to take down the Santa Blanca cartel and stop there terrorizing of the Bolivian country, Corruption of politics, Cocaine Distribution, kidnapping the rebels (Resistance against Santa Blanca Cartel). Once all the territories are cleared you then have the chance to go after El Sueno who is the head honcho of the Santa Blanca Cartel; as you progress through the game and clear regions you end up taking out the Cartels lieutenants by destroying their plants, communications, and convoys.

    Gameplay: Ghost Recon Wildlands is an open world third person/First person open world game that pushes co-op, but I prefer to play it by myself that way I am in complete control of myself and my team. The team in this game plays a very big part by aiming at certain enemies to take out at enemy bases that you assign to them; it's not all good though your team can be spotted very easily, at often they take forever getting to a position to get a clear shot on a target, and they sometimes do little support during a gun fight outside of a vehicle. The gameplay is fantastic from customizing your guns anyway you want too, the leveling up perks like your drone, squad, and gadgets, but when you are out there doing the missions and side content it becomes very repetitive after a few regions are cleared but that is ok I find, because it is still a very exciting game you just need to take breaks. Stealth is a very important part of this game when approaching enemies and enemy bases because if you go into a full blazing gunfight you're going to die. Traveling is another thing that has issues all on its own, you can go off road with vehicles but don't let me get stuck on a rock with a dirt bike. The controls with some air vehicles are not great which is unfortunate because I love going as high as I can and jumping out and parachuting.

    ConClusion: Ghost Recon is a fantastic game, that unfortunately, you need to take breaks from due to repetitiveness, it reminds me of movies like Act Of Valor or Lone Survivor. Co-op is pushed in this game but is not needed to have a great experience, a great story with good gameplay good but not great due to glitches and technical issues with the driving.

    GhostRecon Wildlands: 7.5/10
    Good Job Ubisoft.

    To rent or buy Ghost Recon Wildlands go to Gameaccess.ca Canada's largest game rental service.
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  10. Mar 11, 2017
    7
    Initial opinions: the sync shot makes this came far too easy while playing with AI. But try to do anything else and you can't rely on your AI squad to effectively back you up. Oh well, sit back and poke the Santa Blanca to death is the way to go it seems.

    Online with friends: pushed the difficulty up a few notches. Toned back the UI and HUD a bit. Resist the temptation to just snipe
    Initial opinions: the sync shot makes this came far too easy while playing with AI. But try to do anything else and you can't rely on your AI squad to effectively back you up. Oh well, sit back and poke the Santa Blanca to death is the way to go it seems.

    Online with friends: pushed the difficulty up a few notches. Toned back the UI and HUD a bit. Resist the temptation to just snipe EVERYTHING and suddenly this game is a lot more enjoyable. It does suffer from broken pacing that the developer tries to sell as 'doing everything at your own time in and order you sea fit' while also allowing you to unlock a by the hour helicopter drop off within the firs six hours of playing.

    If you resist the crutches like the too reliable AI sync shots and the unlimited number of helicopter call ins you could probably enjoy this game for what it's supposed to be; an immersive and challenging third person shooter.
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  11. May 11, 2017
    7
    I have finished the game and gotten all the trophies.

    If you are wondering you should buy it? I think if you are into tactical military shooters, then I would highly recommend getting it. For story mode - hell no. Gameplay - It's mostly great. Did suffer from glitches at the beginning, but it's been mostly ironed out. It's a Ubisoft game, so expect bugs. - Sniping and stealth
    I have finished the game and gotten all the trophies.

    If you are wondering you should buy it? I think if you are into tactical military shooters, then I would highly recommend getting it. For story mode - hell no.

    Gameplay
    - It's mostly great. Did suffer from glitches at the beginning, but it's been mostly ironed out. It's a Ubisoft game, so expect bugs.
    - Sniping and stealth gameplay is pretty good too and I love the sync shot. Your Teammate AI never misses! They are also better than human coop players.
    - However it's more fun playing with other real people to tackle missions.
    - Good graphics for a open world game and the map is huge. Biggest i've seen in any open world game. It cool to go sky diving or gliding. landscape and scenery is gorgeous. A bit like Uncharted, but better I think.

    - There are lots of enemy bases scattered around the map.

    Con
    - Side missions are way way way too repetitve and grind-ish.
    - Main missions do sort of get repetitive, but the it flows better because it adds an element of infiltration into more unique enemy bases.
    - main missions need to incorporate skydiving, driving or bike riding more to vary the mission style. The same goes for vehicle use. Everyone just uses a helicopter to travel.

    The Story
    It's a bit bland to be honest. There is some great voice acting, but the dialogue between your agent and your fellow agents is extremely limited and repetitive. They always say the same thing. There is particular teammate AI who jokes a bit, but other than that we don't learn about each character and we don't feel attached despite the character customisations.

    But when you finish the game, there is not much else to do unless you start a new game.

    Best part of Ghost recon wildlands is sniping for sure. But understandably it's really hard snipe enemies if your draw distance is limited to 500m. It does help with a teammate.

    Overall great concept from Ubisoft, but wished it had a more RPG element to it to make the game more memorable.
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  12. Sep 8, 2018
    7
    When I sat down and played the Beta last year, I was not a fan of this game. Throughout last year, I heard that the game over time had gotten better and Ubisoft really worked on the game until it was a solid game. So I figured, it had been almost a year, now would be a good time to give the game a try.

    Initially, I really enjoyed my time the game. I had put 20 hours into the game and I
    When I sat down and played the Beta last year, I was not a fan of this game. Throughout last year, I heard that the game over time had gotten better and Ubisoft really worked on the game until it was a solid game. So I figured, it had been almost a year, now would be a good time to give the game a try.

    Initially, I really enjoyed my time the game. I had put 20 hours into the game and I was having fun but then it became too much. I didn’t sit and count how many provinces were in the game but I would guess the in-game map had at least 20 provinces or sections.

    What the gameplay loop was, go into a new area. You have very little information about the area and so you go in and talk to NPC’s or find computers that you “hack” which tells you where the story mission intel is. You go to the story mission intel and then that tells you where you need to go for the actual story mission. Now you need to do that approximately 5 times per area because each area has approximately 5 story missions. Once you complete all 5 story missions that bring out the “boss” of that area so you can capture or kill them. Once you kill the Provinces boss, you completed that Province and you move onto a new one.

    The big problem is, there wasn’t enough variety in each mission and it was too big and too ambitious. I had completed 5-6 areas and that took me 20ish hours. I just looked at the map and felt exhausted. I didn’t have it in me to play the game for another 50+ hours. I like shorter games, 20-30 hours is great for me. The game ended up being too big for itself.
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  13. Oct 13, 2019
    7
    Good size map beautiful location time of gameplay long and nice coop game mechanics. Because it's an open world game it's not a guided experience it's long and haves its grinding but thats what makes it it's own not something that makes it bad.
  14. Jun 6, 2017
    7
    If you're planning to buy GRWL at a premium price to play a single player campaign and you're here looking for an advice then mine would be Do Not. It’s clearly designed to accommodate multi coop if you want to play it with your mates, it’s actually fun. It’s an enormous game with a very large map of Bolivia and multiple under bosses to get to the big guy so missions can get a bitIf you're planning to buy GRWL at a premium price to play a single player campaign and you're here looking for an advice then mine would be Do Not. It’s clearly designed to accommodate multi coop if you want to play it with your mates, it’s actually fun. It’s an enormous game with a very large map of Bolivia and multiple under bosses to get to the big guy so missions can get a bit repetitive after a while. The story was ok, nothing to write home about but it had its intrigue. Single player campaign is packed with AI playing funny and glitches but none of which is a show stopper. Wait for a massive price drop. Expand
  15. Mar 7, 2017
    7
    This game in no which way is perfect; but the amount of ridicule it's getting is kinda substantial. It has a lot of flaws, but it also has a lot of strengths to it. It has many areas in the game that are visually stunning, and has a very unique game style I don't typically see in shooters. It's open world while limited at times, is very big and the game has a lot of fun things to do. TheThis game in no which way is perfect; but the amount of ridicule it's getting is kinda substantial. It has a lot of flaws, but it also has a lot of strengths to it. It has many areas in the game that are visually stunning, and has a very unique game style I don't typically see in shooters. It's open world while limited at times, is very big and the game has a lot of fun things to do. The game is not perfect in anyway, but it is a very fun game and should be picked up if you love shooters, stealth, or a pretty decent open world. Expand
  16. Mar 8, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ended the game in about.. Lets say a day. (1 Nolife) and killed el sueno poor bastard.
    (Spoiler: U will not kill him but ur amazing girlfriend will. ) (A.k.a Bowman)
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  17. Mar 10, 2017
    7
    Great as an online co-op with friends. Quite Frankly terrible as a solo game. Graphically stunning but poor AI and generic open world gamplay let it down.
  18. Mar 22, 2017
    7
    Just finishes the game , its become a little repetitive but overal is a good game.
    I have fun when playing this game my only complain is you cannot change your companion outfit despite the so many options in this area. (you can even buy the cosmetic with microtransaction).

    Ohhh and the vehicle handlins is POS , especially the plane for fu** sake.
    Its a solid 7- 7.5 game
  19. Mar 16, 2017
    7
    I'm not exactly sure where all of the hate comes from for this game. Maybe they just don't like Ubisoft due to the over exaggerated Watchdogs situation, or maybe Uplay. No idea.

    Ghost Recon: Wildlands to me is a lot of fun. I have about 15 to 20 hours into the game, which to today's standard is pretty long. With that time though I haven't even gotten through two of the lower level
    I'm not exactly sure where all of the hate comes from for this game. Maybe they just don't like Ubisoft due to the over exaggerated Watchdogs situation, or maybe Uplay. No idea.

    Ghost Recon: Wildlands to me is a lot of fun. I have about 15 to 20 hours into the game, which to today's standard is pretty long. With that time though I haven't even gotten through two of the lower level bosses. I will go down the list of important traits to explain why I like the game so much and give it such a high rating.

    Content: Ubisoft did an amazing job of filling this game with stuff to do. Some might complain "it's the same thing over and over" and then go play CoD multiplayer. Whether you're doing a story mission, or going for a weapons crate, the map is filled with icons that represent something you can do, and on top of that you can unlock more by completing interrogations and getting information from informants along the way, granting even more content.

    Customization: This is one of the most highly customizable shooters I have ever seen at launch. head gear, tops, bottoms, colors. The only complaint I have is there are only few facial options to choose from, but otherwise the customization is very very good.

    Graphics: I play Wildlands on a Ps4 Pro, I have a gaming PC but none of my PC friends are that into shooters. The game looks great on Ps4 Pro in just about every aspect. Ubisoft did a great job in making sure they didn't stick players in the same environments throughout the entire map and were able to nicely design everything from the desert to snowy mountains, and it all looks great.

    Bugs: Surprisingly I haven't run into too many bugs so far in the game. I am sure there are plenty, as with most games, just a matter of finding them. No developer is immune to bugs, so I never hold it against a dev unless there's a ton of them, which doesn't seem to be the case.

    Co-op: I have only played solo and with one other player. So I can't speak for up to four players, but I have seen some youtube videos of players getting into shenanigans with their friends in four player co-op. To me four player is the ideal way to play, with the difficulty jacked up a bit to really get you into it and thinking on how to complete a mission.

    AI: This is an area that I think Ubisoft Paris can improve on. Sometimes the AI just sits in one area, never moving, I have been able to sneak up behind them easily very often and just pop them in the head, and this is after engagement and they have moved to cover. It's as if once they get to cover the code stops and they barely even pop up to shoot. I am hoping with difficulty increases that this changes.

    Vehicles: I am a little disappointed that four wheelers aren't in the game, or I at least haven't found one yet. Aside from that I have been pleasantly surprised with how good the driving is for ground vehicles, it's not jerky and driving fast is smooth. The Helicopter isn't hard to drive, but takes some getting used to, as I went in thinking GTA V helicopters. The plane is much like GTA V.

    Banter: As a Marine veteran I can appreciate Ubisoft trying to capture the banter between the Ghosts, and it is a much needed part of the game, but I have to admit some of it is so damn cheesy.

    Overall I have really enjoyed the game and I think Ubisoft did a great job making a beautiful game that has a lot of content that will keep you busy for a long time, and that's not including any DLC they will release. I definitely recommend you give it a try. I always tell friends who are hesitant with a game to pick it up at a redbox or gamefly it, this way you can get a look for yourself.

    Wishlist: Four wheelers, more eccentric character customization options. Missions that require parachuting (there isn't much reason to since the helicopters are plenty and convenient).
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  20. Dec 30, 2017
    7
    MyRating: 7/10

    Positives: -Huge, beautiful open world to explore -An array of missions that can be approach 80% of the time by stealth or rambo -Customizing was good enough for what it was, adding different mods/parts on the gun was quite enjoyable and the ability to customize your character at anytime was good -Co-op was a lot of fun as well Negatives: -Quite a buggy and
    MyRating: 7/10

    Positives:

    -Huge, beautiful open world to explore
    -An array of missions that can be approach 80% of the time by stealth or rambo
    -Customizing was good enough for what it was, adding different mods/parts on the gun was quite enjoyable and the ability to customize your character at anytime was good
    -Co-op was a lot of fun as well

    Negatives:

    -Quite a buggy and glitchy shooter, one example is on 3 separate occasions i ended up falling through the map and dropping 550m+ to my death
    -Post-game is terrible, very difficult to continue on as there is not a lot of post game content to keep you intrigued
    -The post-game system "Tier One" didn't work for me it felt very unrewarding and to get the most out of it you would have to play solo as when your in a lobby it averages out the players levels. So if you were say Tier 35 and 2 or 3 players haven't even started Tier one yet you would get LESS rewards which is a terrible system and the lower level players would get MORE rewards due to your Tier level.
    -Difficulty scale is higher questionable, felt like I was taking the same number of shots going down on different difficulty levels.

    Overall a game that had a lot of potential that failed major time with the post-game.
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  21. May 18, 2019
    7
    AI ACCEPTABLE MAP EXCELLENT ONLINE COP EXCELLENT MULTIPLAYER PvP REGULAR
    GRAPHIC GOOD
  22. Nov 3, 2019
    7
    Забавная игра. Практически не надоела, разве что самую малость.
  23. Nov 29, 2018
    7
    I like the same and the action. I do agree that the Predator mission is stupid. I kept skipping it. Other than that it was a decent shooting game.
  24. May 31, 2019
    7
    This game is good. And by that I mean the gameplay, gunplay and the open world. The driving is horrible. I can't even drive properly without driving off a cliff. The story is meh. The characters are boring and I dont have to care about them. They are dead in 30 minutes anyways.
  25. Feb 26, 2020
    7
    While the gameplay is forgettable and mediocre, the visually interesting open world and character customization make this a fun game.
  26. Sep 10, 2022
    7
    I came to this party late, but so far pretty impressed. Now it is a few years old and the UBISOFT servers are terrible trying to play with others but the story mode keeps me busy and entertained. I give it a 7/10 because of the servers being difficult to connect today.
  27. Nov 3, 2019
    7
    An okay fun game especially when you play it Co-op, huge open world but it doesn't encourage you to explore or anything at all and the story is weak but the gameplay is awesome.
  28. Jun 17, 2020
    7
    this game is a good game to play it with friends and also i like the idea of AI team . thank you ubisoft
  29. Jul 19, 2020
    7
    Pros:
    + plenty hud and in-game icon customization
    + huge and detailed world
    + helicopters

    Cons:
    - copy and paste missions and objectives
    - dumb ai
    - wonky driving
    - boring vehicles
    - no radio station options
    - bugs
  30. Jul 19, 2020
    7
    Like most of the Ubisoft games. It was no good when it launched. But with updates it got better. Main game is repetitive. Ghost War PVP mode came months later after launch. I like this game's PvP. it is fun and tactical. Not much players left but i am still playing PvP and enjoying most of it. It is surely better than Breakpoint's PvP mode.
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 64
  2. Negative: 4 out of 64
  1. Oct 19, 2017
    79
    Ghost Recon: Wildlands excels in the sheer size of it and has a ton of content which offers you and your friends endless possibilities and lots of fun. The gameplay, on the other hand, is often repetitive, which causes the game to be just a little less than fantastic.
  2. games(TM)
    Jun 14, 2017
    50
    A buggy, uninspiring and formulaic shooter. [Issue#186, p.74]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jun 6, 2017
    74
    Variations on base clearing, enemy tagging, and weapon tinkering. Old, yet effective. [May 2017, p.70]