Can't figure out how did this title missed the mark...ok honestly it didn't
Many have stated the low scores is because of some major bugs in the game, just for the record i have gone through the whole game twice and haven't come across any major/minor
bug whatsoever. so my review doesn't take the bugs into account.
Since this game mostly appeals to the more patience and mature gamer crowd, following a review score would be a very relative measure of this game's potential but anyways here
goes..
One thing i like about the developers of GRFS is the fact that they were willing to make a game that isn't a typical run and gun shooter which seems to be the major buck earner
for game industry, they rather made a game that might not be a hit with majority of the gamers and yea it turned out to be almost exactly what i look for in a tactical shooter,
so on to the pros.
The strongest point of this game(for me) would be the gameplay. stealth, weapon customization, cover system, decent gunfights and really well designed character control
mechanism.
Another plus point is the open ended gameplay there are multiple ways to reach your objective. Suppressing your enemy and flanking them, switching from cover to cover, using
hi-tech drones to do the dirty work, or taking your enemies out discretely, sniping multiple bad guys as u mark them using grenade like sensors,wait and watch as two enemies are
pierced by one single shot of a high powered sniper rifle, popping smoke to cover your approach so yea tons of ways to beat the game
Visuals are amazing at max settings decent at medium. During the 2nd mission in Africa at noon i could almost feel the heat as if i was actually there or was it my GPU heating
up.. nevertheless the game exteriors look quite stunning , interiors...well not so amazing.
Your fellow ghosts don't give the impression that they are computer controlled, the team AI is quite decent i think since you can sync a quick shot with relative ease and you
might end up relying on you team mates too much, they are really that good. you team mates often spot enemies at distance and will relay the exact position of the enemy.
ghost 1 "there,spot another one with a LMG"
ghost 2 "where"
ghost 1 "at 12'o clock near the well"
me "holy s*@t he in there indeed "
Things i don't like,
Cant change graphics in middle of a mission.(i like to experiment)
Can't skip mission briefings at the start of every mission
Story isn't really interesting, generic kill the terrorist and get betrayed by some Russian yada yada yada.
No funny characters, Don't want to sound cliche' but i wish atleast one of the squad mate wasn't so serious all the time.
The enemy AI is a bit off, in the earlier campaigns its almost too easy to get past all the enemy in stealth mode.
At the end i would say that "if" u are a military shooter fan then you should ignore the score its got and definitely try this game, This game a has some innovative features
which are not abundant in many other series and a gameplay mechanism that i really haven't experienced before.