In this entry, you are required to get down in the dirt and reach your objective amongst the patrolling enemies, which means a lot more close quarters action an odd proposition for those that want to snipe. In the past games, most missions were linear and had you focus mostly on sniping. The open world setting allows players to approach the situation from a variety of angles and because of that Ghost Warrior 3 loses some of its core appeal.
Far too rarely do you get to complete the entire mission from afar. Most involve sneaking into an enemy area of some sort – be it a village or an underground bunker – and stealing intel or rescuing someone. The main story missions (which can only be started from your hideout, so the static open world can be rearranged for them) are decently varied and offer a variety of settings and objectives. The game feels devoid of life and emotion, just like its characters. The whole thing reminds you of early-to-mid 2000s action games, with their lack of a living, breathing open world that most modern games have become accustomed to. When exploring the world, you will never see a single other car driving on the road, and the few civilians and enemies stick to towns and outposts.
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Unlike most modern open world games, Ghost Warrior 3 is better viewed as a series of missions that just happen to take place on the same map. The game takes place across a few medium sized open world areas, each with a somewhat distinct environment type, from a larger village nested in high altitude mountainous terrain to a more temperate climate with small settlements. The whole thing wraps up in under 10 hours if you stick to the main assignments and don’t spend much time exploring. That isn’t to say a cringe worthy love plot doesn’t find its way into the proceedings for no apparent reason.
It also progresses at a rapid pace – you are never more than a mission or two away from major explanations being dropped, as if there was no time for any parallel storylines. You can sort of see the twists coming, and as the game unravels, the bland characters and poor dialogue only serve to damage the story even more. The story is unfortunately both cliché and predicable. From there, Jon sets out to find out the truth of why his brother has turned and what was done to him. Through a series of events, the two brothers do reunite, and it is revealed that Robert has used experimental technology to become an incredibly skilled sniper, and has turned his back on Jon and his country. Secretly, however, Jon is hoping to run into his brother who is apparently still alive and may be in the region. Two years pass since the incident, and Jon finds himself resuming his military service as an elite sniper and infiltrator, working in Georgia to destabilize local separatists.
This setup seems unsatisfying, and remains so for most of the game – leaving Jon alive seems to serve no purpose. During an infiltration mission, Jon and his brother Robert are ambushed by an unknown enemy Robert is kidnapped while Jon is left behind. Playing as a Marine Captain Jonathan North, players get a glimpse into the story of two brothers who grew up with an interest in sniping, and both ended up in the military.
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