Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Developer(s) Ubisoft Paris[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Director(s) Eric Couzian
Producer(s) Nouredine Abboud
Designer(s) Dominic Butler
Writer(s) Sam Strachman
Series Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release date(s)
  • WW: March 7, 2017
Genre(s) Tactical shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is an upcoming open world tactical shooter video game in development by Ubisoft Paris. It will be the tenth installment in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon franchise and will be the first Ghost Recon game to feature an open world environment. The game will move away from the futuristic setting introduced in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and will instead feature a setting similar to the original Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. Ubisoft has described it as one of the biggest open world games that they have ever published, with the game world including a wide variety of environments such as mountains, forests, deserts and salt flats. The game will be playable on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It will release on March 7, 2017.

Synopsis

The game is set in Bolivia, which has become increasingly unstable as the Santa Blanca drug cartel gains more power and influence to the point where Bolivia has become the world's largest producer of cocaine. The rise in power of these drug cartels concerns the United States Government, as Santa Blanca's influence has begun to spread beyond Bolivia. As a result, the United States Army dispatches an elite special operations unit called "the Ghosts" to destroy the cartel and reveal the connection between Santa Blanca and the local government.[1]

Gameplay

The game features a wide range of environments, which include mountains and deserts, and players will be able to parachute whilst exploring these.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is an open world, tactical shooter utilising a third person perspective. Players play as a member of the Ghosts, a fictional elite team in the United States Army.[2] The game will not feature the futuristic setting used in Advanced Warfighter and Future Soldier, but will instead adopt a modern day setting, similar to the original Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. As a result, the equipment featured in the game will be based on weapons and gear commonly used by military forces around the world.[1] However, the game will feature some original equipment, such as drones that can be used to tag and shows the highlighted enemies and objectives.[3] The game will be the first entry to feature an open world, which includes nine different types of terrain, such as mountains, forests, desert, salt flats and will also introduce dynamic weather system and day-night cycle.[4] Completing missions during daytime allows players to spot enemies easily, while completing missions at night grant players a tactical advantage, as the night offers players better concealment.[1] Players are also tasked with making observations before carrying out missions. A variety of vehicles, such as dirt bikes, helicopters and dune buggies, will also feature in the game.[1] Wildlands will feature side-missions, unlike its predecessors.[4]

When completing missions, players can reach the location where the mission starts through a variety of ways. Players can parachute from a helicopter, walk overland, or drive towards their objectives.[5] Players are allowed to use multiple ways to complete objectives, such as utilizing stealth, mêlée combat, or using the long-ranged or short-ranged weapons provided in the game. Between missions, players are free to explore the game's world, and the game will feature outposts that can be taken down by players.[6] Players can also grab enemies at close range with one hand for defense, while using the other hand to shoot.[7]

When not completing missions, players can interact, and build friendly or hostile relationships with other non-playable characters, such as the citizens, officials or the rebels of the world. These interactions require strategy, as interactions will bring consequences and impact the game's world, and change how players can achieve their objectives.[1] Players can also gain experience points to level up, character and gears customisation is also available in the game.[5] The playable character can be customized, and loot found on enemies' corpses can be equipped by player characters. Weapons and gear can be upgraded as well.[3] According to the creative director of the game, the AI of the game will be unscripted and will have their "own motivations and agendas".[4]

The game will also feature four-player co-operative multiplayer, in which players can be joined by three other players to explore the game's world and to complete campaign's mission.[8][3] The game can also be played solo, in which the player will be accompanied by three AI teammates, which the player can give orders to.[9]

Development

The development of Wildlands began in 2012,[4] and was officially revealed in the end of Ubisoft's E3 2015 press conference.[10] Ubisoft also claimed that Wildlands will feature the largest open-world environment the company has ever created.[11] In order to create a realistic Bolivian environment, the developers had to visit Bolivia for two weeks and had to ask for consultation from local Bolivians.[4] A new engine is also being developed for the game. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[12]

Reception

The initial reception of the game has been positive, with critics claiming that the open-world design of the game has strayed away from the typical Ubisoft open-world design formula.[13] As the game was revealed at E3 2015, some critics called the announcement one of the most surprising reveals during E3.[14] Wildlands was nominated for IGN's E3 2015 Game of the Show, Best PlayStation 4 Game, Best Xbox One Game and Best PC Game awards, and received one of GameSpot's Best of E3 2015 awards.[15][16] It was also named the best co-operative and the best shooter by Game Informer in their Best of E3 2015 Awards.[17]

References

Notelist

  1. ↑ Wildlands is being co-developed by Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Romania and Ubisoft Reflections

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Varanini, Giancarlo (June 15, 2015). "Ghost Recon Wildlands Is One of Ubisoft's Biggest Open-World Yet". UbiBlog. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fingas, Jon (June 16, 2015). "Ubisoft's 'Ghost Recon Wildlands' is an open-world tactical shooter". Engadget. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ghost Recon Wildlands has you rescuing... an entire country. No pressure". GamesRadar. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Stuart, Keith (June 16, 2015). "E3 2015: Ghost Recon Wildlands will be Ubisoft's largest ever open-world game". The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Roberts, Samuel (June 16, 2015). "Ghost Recon Wildlands: military action in a systemic open world". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Devore, Jordan (June 16, 2015). "Ghost Recon goes open world with Wildlands". Destructoid. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ VanOrd, Kevin (June 16, 2015). "With Wildlands, Ghost Recon Makes a Big Comeback at E3 2015". GameSpot. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hicks, Jon (June 17, 2015). "Ubisoft reveals open-world Ghost Recon: Wildlands". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bertz, Matt (June 18, 2015). "Is Ghost Recon Wildlands The Next Blockbuster Shooter?". Game Informer. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ Scammell, David (June 16, 2015). "Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon Wildlands, a third-person open-world shooter for PS4, Xbox One & PC". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (June 15, 2015). "Ghost Recon Open-World Game Revealed at E3 2015". GameSpot. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ Peeples, Jeremy (June 15, 2015). "E3 2015: Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ Stapleton, Dan (June 16, 2015). "E3 2015: Ghost Recon Wildlands Breaks Ubisoft Open World Mold". IGN. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The 15 biggest surprises of E3 2015". GamesRadar. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  15. ↑ "IGN's Best of E3 Awards". IGN. June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ "GameSpot Best of E3 2015 Awards". GameSpot. June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ Shea, Brian (June 23, 2015). "Game Informer's Best of E3 2015 Awards". Game Informer. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
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