Ghost Recon Breakpoint has been molded into a fantastic game by Ubisoft, but it took a few years. I’ve been browsing through the game’s Subreddit lately and have come across a question that I think is quite interesting. Would you rather have a new Ghost Recon game, or get more support like you’ve been getting for Breakpoint for another year? I’m on the fence here because I kind of want both, but I think there are valid reasons for wanting either side. The only thing that will change it either way is if there’s going to be some terrible input from Ubisoft executives.
For the side of a new Ghost Recon game, I see the appeal straight away. Breakpoint is still packed with flaws that are ingrained in its systems. A new Ghost Recon game would solve a lot of these problems because the developers could remove them as they build the new title. I think that the MMO gear system would work if the game wasn’t trying to be a serious military shooter, so that side of things should be saved for Ghost Recon Frontline. I also think that there are some gameplay elements, like the preparation phases before a mission, that we could do without. Maybe condense those into a menu.
Still, I think that more support for Breakpoint is probably the direction that Ubisoft should go. After all, Operation Motherland is the best update to the game I’ve ever played, but it only scratches the surface of what can be done here. There’s a storyline evolving that could be built upon with even more forces coming to invade Auroa. It makes total sense because there’s so much advanced technology that world powers want. Of course the bad guys are going to try to get it too, and that’s why the Ghosts have to be present at all times.
Ultimately, I know Ubisoft wants to put a new game-as-a-service version of Ghost Recon out there, and we all have to live with that. I think that it undermines what’s been done in Breakpoint though, and I’d love to see this game get another year of support with small events and a big update towards the end of 2022 as 2021 has seen.
