{"id":4953,"date":"2016-07-07T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=4953"},"modified":"2016-07-12T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T06:00:49","slug":"e3-2016-hands-on-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/features\/e3-2016-hands-on-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands\/","title":{"rendered":"E3 2016 &#8211; Hands on: Tom Clancy\u2019s Ghost Recon: Wildlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Clancy&#039;s Ghost Recon Wildlands Trailer: Cartel Cinematic - E3 2016\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_hOs6xjv9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Leading contender for longest video game title at E3 Ubisoft\u2019s latest Tom Clancy branded venture,\u00a0<em>Ghost Recon: Wildlands<\/em>, was one of the first I saw this year. On display at both Microsoft\u2019s and Ubi\u2019s booths the game was clearly a major drawcard for many attendees and reminiscent of The Division\u2019s early showings in alpha builds in years gone by.<\/p>\n<p>Set in modern day Bolivia\u00a0<em>Wildlands<\/em>\u00a0places you in an enormous open-world environment where you and your elite Ghost team are at war with a military backed Colombian drug cartel called \u201cSanta Blanca\u201d. It\u2019s open world is a far cry (no pun intended) from the series\u2019 former direction and in changing tact allows the player the opportunity to approach each mission from a variety of different angles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4958\" src=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"ghost_recon_wildlands_2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131703\/ghost_recon_wildlands_2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The size of the game\u2019s map is ridiculous. It\u2019s daunting size and sheer magnitude makes the introduction of a variety of vehicles more than welcome. Cars, trucks, motorbikes and even the odd chopper are all at your disposal to facilitate your travel amongst the amazingly diverse and gorgeously rendered Bolivian countryside.<\/p>\n<p>The game is damn gorgeous too! I feel like I\u2019ve said that about everything I\u2019ve seen this year but what they\u2019re able to do with years-old tech that\u2019s in current-gen consoles is incredible. What The Division has done for inner-city\u00a0<em>Wildlands<\/em>\u00a0is set to do for the country side and they\u2019re certainly not short on environments to tackle. The Bolivian setting is said to include everything from mountains to rainforests, deserts and even island archipelagos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4957\" src=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131704\/GRW_screen_ParachuteNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814859.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In my play through I was teamed up with another two show-goers and one member of the dev team who acted as a quasi team leader of sorts and guide through the demo. Having the dev act as our lead was helpful. Quite a bit actually, in fact I\u2019d almost say too much and that worried me a little. Earlier I\u2019d watched a group of four go through with no dev or any real communication between them or one acting as a team leader. What ensued was a mess of typical internet-like proportions and nothing short of a helicopter ride to nowhere and barely short of a CoD spin-and-shoot spammer. Don\u2019t worry, you won\u2019t need to co-ordinate the impossible in organising four people to play or stuck with randoms, you can enjoy the game all by your lonesome with AI playing the absent roles. Thank god.<\/p>\n<p>The game mechanics are solid, as you\u2019d expect from a title in the Ghost series, but still to be refined. Superficially awe-striking details in minutia became evident as the gameplay continued. Kill boxes in need of adjustment, headshots no resulting in insta-kills and alike. With the title still heavily under the Alpha banner though it\u2019s what you\u2019d expect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4956\" src=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/27131705\/GRW_screen_GhostsintheJungleNoLogo_e3_160613_230pm_1465814854.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most importantly it was fun! The vehicles are awesome, the shooting feels good, the parachuting out of a chopper you\u2019ve just decided to stop flying mid-air is exactly as much fun (and chaos) as it sounds. Elements from a bevy of games all seem to have an influence beneath the covers of what, if played in the right way, is an advance and very tactical squad based shooter.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really excited to see the final product. I think for those who enjoy the team based action of last year\u2019s Rainbow Six: Siege and can put together a group of friends you\u2019re likely to be the ones who get the most out of\u00a0<em>Wildlands<\/em>. If you\u2019re a little more aloof in your matchmaking and want an open-world to go shoot up for the sake of it this may not be the one for you.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Ghost Recon: Wildlands is set for release March, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leading contender for longest video game title at E3 Ubisoft\u2019s latest Tom Clancy branded venture,\u00a0Ghost Recon: Wildlands, was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":4959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[11],"tags":[892,1291,193,1292],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"reckoner_social_message":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}