To execute, simply open fire on your own target, or issue the command with a press of the right bumper. Spotting enemies through your scope or tagging them from aloft with your aerial drone, you can designate up to four targets for you and your squad to eliminate in one fell swoop. Stealth melee kills and suppressed weapons are your basic tools, but the key mechanic is the sync shot. It's easy to maneuver unseen, and you spend a lot of time silently eliminating foes. Staying stealthy is often a mission requirement, and even when it isn't, avoiding detection gives you a distinct advantage. On the field of battle, the ghosts try to emulate their namesakes, moving silently with the aid of slick optical camouflage that dissolves if you jog, sprint, or fire your weapon. This segregation creates a connection among the ghosts that is a refreshing change from the familiar "bonds forged on the crucible of combat" trope. Interactions with other military personnel reveal how isolated the ghosts are from the soldiers they break bread with and how oblivious those soldiers are to this fact. Personalities are colored in during small moments, like a song streaming out of earbuds, a fleeting facial expression, and a conversation about used trucks. Cutscenes and mid-mission dialogue combine to create a nice sense of camaraderie among the crew, and hackneyed archetypes are downplayed in favor of more understated characterization. In the campaign, you play as the ghosts, a four-man team of elite soldiers. Though it's more of a product of the past than a vision of the future, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a robust package that provides plenty of satisfying ways to exercise your itchy trigger finger. Replacing them with your fellow humans brings its own challenges and rewards, as does facing off against said humans in the lively competitive multiplayer modes. The lengthy campaign lets you wield your AI allies like autonomous weapons their guns are yours to command, but they handle their own maneuvers, pushing the action along at a slick pace. Though there's plenty of familiarity to be found here, Future Soldier's brand of stealthy action and streamlined teamwork gives it a distinct appeal.
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