This is not to say that there are now a dominical shooter in the video entertainment market. On the contrary, we are not at all pampering with such games. It is much more profitable to glue the next “corridor” action movie with minimal freedom of choice, but to the eyeballs stuffed with colorful scenes. Players like it, the publisher rowing money with a shovel, everyone is happy. In addition, perhaps, those who like more meaningful military operations, with a thorough study of the plan and teamwork. The Tacticula who desired one has to be content with time -tested “old men” – series Swat, Rainbow 6 And Ghost Recon. Sparsely, but better than nothing. However, they gradually slide into the abyss of the rampant of special effects and entertainment to the detriment of the tactical component. Do not flatter yourself, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – No exception.
A dull war
Plots from Tom Clansy (Tom Clancy), albeit with a traditionally good study of the technical component, were never famous for excessive believable. Favorite reception – mixing a “Russian threat”, terrorists who save the world of good guys from Texas and get another bestseller at the exit. We say “Clancy” – we mean “cranberries”. However, with regard to games, products under the guise Tom Clancy’s It was impossible to call good soil for this fertile plant now. No, there were enough absurdities and stereotypes in the best traditions of the genre, but against the background of neighbors cultivating whole berry plantations, they were somewhat lost. Well, really, you think – the American special forces storm Red Square and almost alone decide the outcome of the war. What is it? IN Call of Duty We have not seen this and are already accustomed to the realism of what is happening;You will not surprise anyone like pearls now.
So in GRFS The plot is designed in a moderately cranberry style. Brave guys from the super -elite detachment once again save the world, easily performing any tasks that gives them a wise guide. There is little original, but we know that even such stories can be told interestingly. But not in this case: from the very first minutes the lack of novelty, some kind of style in the little things, is striking in the eye. The players are greeted by oak characters who do not want to worry, monotonous dialogs, briefings before the task with the deliberately cheerful voice of the commander and the like the distinguishing features of the average modern shooter. We have already seen all this, and more than once. That enemies, that comrades in arms are not remembered absolutely – the former play the role of a faceless extras, targets in a dash, the latter – exactly the same blanks, only on our side. Another story about the adventures of the Ghost detachment does not cause any emotions, except perhaps boredom-against the background of Spec Ops: The Line, this is noticeable especially vividly.
Special forces for kindergarten
Ok, the plot turned out to be a gathering of stamps, and even very casually blind. But not only the militant should stay on him. Action, shootings, constant tension … Stop, before us the continuation of a series of tactical shooters. We would be more interesting to us more interesting, and more difficult, which can be completed in different ways, to the maximum using various options for the action on the battlefield. I hasten to “please” – in Future Soldier This is not.
Let’s start with the fact that this is not a tactic. In fact, we have a regular militant – a tactical component here is not a penny. If in the previous parts we needed to achieve a certain global goal on a large and open map, independently determining the method of completing the task, now everything comes down to solving small local problems that the authors consistently give us. There is a feeling that they are lying with you and leading the handle – reached the turn, now kill this opponent, and now go to that point … Previously it was different: here is the goal, but how you will get to it how you will fight – cutting out – cutting it out – cutting out -all in a row or crawling, without causing suspicions, is your business. GRFS keeps in strict framework – stepping aside is unrealistic. The locations are also facilitated by a typical corridor with small branches. At first glance, they look large enough, but in fact it turns out that this is an illusion – if in Advanced Warfighter without periodic viewing the card you could easily get lost, then even with all the desire you can’t go the wrong way. As a result, the fighting is turned into monotonous tastes from one point to another, occasionally interrupted by “fascinating” scenes such as “get off the crowd of enemies” (only an easel machine gun and fascist form on enemy is not enough – there would be a classic of the genre) or “but here it is necessaryKill everyone quietly “.
In general, the game often flirts with Stalses. The Ghosts have excellent equipment (which we will talk about), which allows you to become almost invisible to others. Often you have to sneak up to the goal under the very nose of enemies, not afraid that you will be discovered. However, here everything reaches the point of absurdity – after view of the opponents, the opponents are so narrow that they do not notice the special forces, even if he is trampled literally at the distance of an outstretched hand without the camouflage. Farce and only.
In fact, you can not bother with secretive passage. There are practically no places in the game that you can go through the other way than simply interrupting everyone within reach. And to do this is very easy – except for vision problems, enemies have disgusting rifle training. They are not able to oppose the armed for the latest military equipment by special forces. The latter have all the advantages – both invisibility and magnetic sensor, which allows you to look through the
walls, and high -precision weapons. On the side of the enemy is only numerical superiority, but it cannot compensate for the stunning dullness of computer opponents. At least some danger are machine gunners, but this problem is solved simply-it is enough to find a shelter where you can carefully aim. The rest can be “taken out” almost on the run. Sometimes you have to do this – the game takes control of movement, the character himself runs ahead, and the player must shoot the enemy soldiers that appear from all sides in time. Apparently, according to the creators GRFS, Such scenes were to show the epic of what was happening, in fact, some disgustingly mediocre tyir turned out. There are special scenes with a slowdown in the assault on the premises when it is necessary to knock out a door or window (all according to scripts, of course) and kill everyone inside. No comparison with such stripping from Call of Duty This squalor does not withstand;I’m not talking about Max Payne 3, where this was more than enough.
We must pay tribute – yet the main characters look very cool. At least now do agitus for the American military registration and enlistment offices.
In general, you can safely discard all the claims to the absence of at least some opportunities for various solutions of tactical tasks, in fact, because such tasks before the player are not set. From the team’s management, it remained only the opportunity to indicate the objectives of the goal and give the order to open fire. All. But even if you evaluate the game as just an action movie, the results will be disappointing. There is no need to think, but the action that should impress in such games is not observed. As in the case of the plot, everything is dry, boring and monotonous.
“Weapon loves affection – cleaning and lubrication!”
Again I remember Advanced Warfighter. Briefing, setting the problem and the choice of weapons for the upcoming mission. There are not so many available “trunks”, but they all noticeably differ from each other, so you have to choose for a long time what to take with you into battle – a sniper rifle or a heavy machine gun. IN Future Soldier This element of gameplay is also present and, at first glance, it is made even better than in the previous parts of the series (unlike everything else). We are not just choosing some kind of “gun”, but even free to modernize it as you like: change the barrel, DTK, sight, butt-literally for every detail there is a choice of several options. Not all of them are available immediately, but with the passage of the campaign, more and more elements are opened. It is necessary to approach the modernization of weapons wisely – the characteristics of the weapon change depending on which parts it is collected this time. It would seem that a similar approach to the choice of equipment should greatly affect the gameplay, but in fact … Personally, I could not notice almost no difference in shooting from one weapon of different modifications. Apart from obvious changes that the presence or absence of a muffler or sniper sight gives, all these “increase in stability”, “reduction in return” and other fluctuations in the characteristics in one or the other side practically do not affect the style of play and exist only “on paper”.
The “weapon” turned out much more pretty than in the previous parts. It is a pity that the benefits of modification of weapons are not so obvious.
But the modernization process looks very good – you can even study the device of each individual model on a visual example. And yet – all changes are more likely to cosmetic in nature and are practically useless. Admire the disassembled automaton, change several details to create the most pathos species – that’s all that the “guns” of the “ghosts” are suitable for.
Another widely advertised feature GRFS “A small drone-spiller, which can be explored by the area,” was not able to add something interesting to the game. Well, we fly, we scout … And what is the meaning? All the same, in the end, everything comes down to two options – either to the complete destruction of all enemies in the district, or (less often) to an secret passage past the sentries, and you can often find a safe path without the help of a robot.
Invisibility mode in action. However, without it, the discovery of “ghosts” is still a task for the enemy.
The result is disappointing – tactics cannot be found here, and for the militant there is not enough entertainment and diversity of action. Network game, say? In my opinion, it is equally boring to shoot far from the most intelligent opponents in the “single”, which is in cooperative mode. Multiplayer also flies – to the imprisoned only to the multiplayer game mode for him.
With all the desire to scrape at least any significant advantages. Even the graphics and that failed. In addition to well -drawn costumes of the main characters, there is nothing to recall – if you do not start remembering the shortcomings of the graphic engine, of course, which is more than enough here.
Sadly, but Future Soldier It turned out to be a very dull craft on a pretty boring topic “American special forces against all the villains of the world”. It is great for those who want to pretend to play a “real tactical shooter” (which they don’t smell here, of course), without bothering themselves with excessive thought out every action. Everyone else can pass by – you will not lose anything.
Pros: An interesting idea of weapons modifications.
Cons: No plot;demanding on resources, but completely inexpressive graphics;lack of freedom of choice;too easy the passage of the campaign.
