Players also have to be aware of other enemies eyeing their location, making it difficult to simply run out and around a corner to attack from the side. Whether it’s moving over a few inches, using a device, tossing a grenade, or another method. If someone is locked on the player’s position, they’ll need to be wise about how they approach the battle. But my favorite of all is using the cloaking device to perfection so the sniper can’t see me unless they are paying very close attention. Another option is to peak out from the side instead of over the top. Players can try coming out from cover very quick, for less than a second, to force the sniper to shoot, giving the player a chance to set up their sights while the sniper reloads. If a sniper is fixed on a player’s position, they need to be very smart about how they handle the situation without dying. Sniper fights are probably some of my favorite in this game. So it’s important that each team has snipers that can keep the other team’s snipers busy. Gunners are pretty much out of luck if they’re taking on a sniper from distance, as it should be. It’s a game of quick shooting, using wits, and making expert use of each wall. Pretty much the entire game, and certainly the gunfights, is played while using the cover system. Only on a few occasions have I found myself stuck on the wall, keeping me from dealing with a rushing enemy. The cover system, for the most part, is very player friendly throughout the game. Ghost Recon Phantoms is a heavy cover-based game that forces players to use it or die, mostly. These devices are fantastic to use and really make the gameplay exciting and entertaining. There is also a nearly invisible cloak for snipers to use, a shield for advancing soldiers, a beacon that reveals enemy locations, and more. This includes devices that cause players to become shaky and disoriented, not being able to see the approaching enemy. It basically fits right into the Future Soldier timeline with the number of unique devices that players have to use on the battlefield.
It’s not the Ghost Recon I want, but it still gives me something to play by name. Ghost Recon Phantoms can be very addicting without having to spend a penny. However, I’m still too much of a Ghost Recon fan, so I had to give Phantoms a try.
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I was already turned off by the series because of the new style multiplayer experienced in Future Soldier, and then Ghost Recon Online was advertised as a free-to-play title which is an immediately turnoff. Before Steam, when the free-to-play Ghost Recon was announced, I really wasn’t excited about it at all.
I’m a huge Ghost Recon fan, and so I had to give Ghost Recon Phantoms a shot when it finally came to Steam.