10. A Return To Tactical Gameplay
Ghost Recon has always had a steep learning curve, but that's just the way fans like it. Players are far more successful when they work together as a unit with different roles than if they charge in guns blazing with little care for their conduct, and while this was still the case for 2012's Future Soldier, the experience was sadly lacking in several areas. Despite having the rather stellar 'Gunsmith' system which gave players the ability to mould every aspect of their chosen firearm, Wildlands' predecessor felt far more Sci-Fi than military adventure, taking future warfare a little too far forward for many players' liking. Though it appears as if Wildlands is taking place within the Future Soldier continuity (the same Ghost Squad from that title are making their return), the footage shown really downplayed the more futuristic elements - highlighting more traditional methods of warfare than before. Whilst it may not be approaching ARMA's level of realism, it's still enough to make the experience feel truly authentic, making the title even more rewarding for the players that invest in it.
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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
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