Some people may be concerned, or even dismayed, at the direction Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon franchise has taken over the past few years, and heading from a strategic third person shooter to one that focused on advanced warfare raised a few eyebrows. Going from advanced warfare to a futuristic tactical shooter actually dropped a few jaws. Where do we stand on the whole issue? Well, we love the direction that the franchise has taken and, after seeing Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at E3 2010, we’re even more impressed.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, as the title suggests, is all about the high-tech gadgetry. After being treated to a developer walkthrough, and talking to a Ubisoft representative, we can bring you more insight on the game based on what we saw. Granted, most of you may have seen the same walkthrough at the Ubisoft press conference - but we dug deeper for some more information on the underlying mechanics.
In a mission set on the European Coast, we saw a demo of the new Ghost squad – remember, there is 4 player co-op as well, so this can be you and 3 mates – who were sent into an enemy stronghold to capture a high value target. Note: capture, not kill. You’re given a ton of fancy toys to accomplish this, but Ghost Recon’s most important tool is (like it always has been) teamwork and working together as a squad.
