I'm a bit of a sucker for third person open world games and I'm also a sucker for drug cartel stories and characters, so know that going in haha! I also want to say that I've been playing this on a PS4 Pro and it's ran very smooth. I did play the beta some on Xbox One and it was just as smooth an experience.
The setup for the story is an agent was taken by a cartel group in Bolivia called the Santa Blanca Cartel and the Ghosts are called in to take care of it. The antagonist, El Sueno, is literally in the opening cutscene and your main goal from the start is to take him down. The story is very straight forward here but I feel it works. Cause the point of the game is gameplay and collecting/upgrading guns and your character. That's not to say the story is bad, I think it's pretty interesting. Each member of Sueno's cartel has a video to explain backstory and another one when you take them down. I haven't finished the game yet but it's been about 50/50 of killing them and keeping them alive to use them. There are four main operations in the cartel with one person as the leader and after I took care of the first one I had a phone meeting with El Sueno to try and convince me to stop. It's a very interesting way to have the main antagonist through the entire game without him actually being there. I really feel like he's the boss of the operation and he's used well!
The gameplay is pretty typical third person gunplay with tight controls. When you aim the game is defaulted to going into first person and I like it. It took a while to get used to but it feels natural now that I have. You can play with four of your friends online or matchmake for the entire game that that works well. In single player you can control the other members by syncing to kill four guys at once or telling them to shoot while driving and a slew of other things but those are the main ones I use. There isn't an overwhelming amount of guns but there is a good bit and you can customize every part of them. You do get a custom gun every time you kill a boss but you can't customize them. They do look cool though!
This is a gorgeous game! The character animations are fine and the lip sync is kinda meh, but the environments are stunning! Flying over a lush jungle and seeing all the cartel statues and empty salt lands can make you just stop and stare. Some of the decorations are fantastically violent and disturbing.
I do have a few negatives I want to mention. The driving isn't that great. I never feel like I fully have control of any vehicle and the flying controls are different and kind of confusing. Some of the banter you have with your crew is cringeworthy. Too many cliche lines and trying to be funny and most of the jokes just come off as lazy writing rather than what dude bro soldiers would say. The main thing I hate is the radio! This is probably the worst music/radio DJ in an open world game! Really lame not funny jokes and the music selection just plays the same three to five songs on repeat and its annoying!
This game has a serious Far Cry meets The Division thing going on and I really like it! The gameplay is fun and the cartel members are very entering. I hate that this came out right after Zelda, Horizon Zero Dawn and before Mass Effect cause it is a very good game and if you think you'd dig it then chances are that you will. This will also take you a while to beat cause I've been playing for around 30 hours and I'm like half way through. Once you've gotten through all the other big games I def recommend checking this one out!
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