Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™

I honestly forgot how good Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ was until I reinstalled it recently. This game came out over a decade ago, and yet it still holds up shockingly well — both in terms of gameplay and the overall feel. It's not just another military shooter. It’s smart, stylish, and seriously satisfying once you get into its rhythm.

First off, the gameplay is super tight. It strikes a really nice balance between stealth and action. You can’t just run in guns blazing (well, you can, but it probably won’t end well). The game encourages a methodical, tactical approach — marking enemies with your drone, lining up synchronized shots with your squad, and watching everything fall into place like clockwork. That "sync shot" mechanic? Never gets old. There's nothing quite like taking out an entire enemy squad in perfect coordination without ever being seen.

And let’s talk about the futuristic tech — optical camouflage, drones, and some really cool weaponry. It’s set in the near future, so it doesn’t go overboard into sci-fi territory, but the tech adds a slick layer to how you approach missions. Using the UAV to scout ahead or the cloaking to sneak into an enemy base feels straight-up badass.

The campaign is way better than I remembered, too. It's actually pretty varied — you're not just running through the same dusty warzones the whole time. You get dropped into different parts of the world, with each mission having its own flavor and challenges. Some moments feel straight out of a modern military thriller movie, and the pacing keeps it fresh all the way through.

One of the highlights is the Gunsmith system — you can customize literally every part of your weapons, from the stock to the barrel to the trigger. And not just for stats — it actually changes how the gun feels and handles. It’s super intuitive and just really fun to mess around with, especially if you’re into the gun modding aspect of shooters.

Now, is it perfect? No — the graphics are obviously a bit dated, and the multiplayer scene is pretty dead unless you have friends to play with. But if you can get a buddy or two for co-op, it becomes a whole different experience. Guerrilla Mode (basically horde mode) is a blast with the right squad, and the main campaign in co-op is chef’s kiss.

All in all, Future Soldier is one of those games that aged far better than expected. It didn’t get the attention it deserved when it came out, and honestly, that’s a shame. If you’re tired of twitchy run-and-gun shooters and want something with a bit more depth, strategy, and style, this one’s absolutely worth checking out — or revisiting.

Verdict: Criminally underrated. If you're into tactical shooters, this one's still got it.
10 years later and it still hits.

10/10 !

GET GOO GOO ALU!

good game

lots and lots of fun. fucking sick. wish i could access dlc.

Quick Review:

+ the game is quite atmospheric
+ cool visual
+ we will visit different places around the world
+ you can see the potential for the future, which was not fully realized here: full customization of weapons; many gadgets that game teachs how to use, but we will not always use them
+ it is clear that they paid attention to details: inspection animations, shooting through wooden objects and etc.
+ clearly in terms of action and tension they were aiming for COD, I especially noticed a lot of parallels with MW2
+ cool interface display: if the ammo and equipment are still just normal, but for locations and places a separate +rep (it would be possible to remove the waypoints and markers altogether and it would turn out quite harmonious)

~ if you want to play at 60+ Hz and not dance with a tambourine, then switch to dx9 in the game settings
~ I would like to see a cutscene after the endgame, some kind of epilogue

- the four heroes seem to be poorly described, even if compared, for example, with Bad Company 2, here it seems like they tried the same, but the whole squad feels like "empty", except for the occasional main character and a couple of phrases throughout the game.
- technical condition
- no DLC (by the way, on the Steam page we see "Buy Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - Standard", that is, there should have been an edition that would have had DLC (it's only my schizotheory)
- after the middle, in terms of plot and gameplay, it is clear that the developers were kinda tired
- there were often cancer moments on max difficulty, in some places it looked like Veteran difficuly from MW
- fucking Uplay (the game didn't always start the first time + thanks to Ubisoft for disabling online, but I think I saw a solution on Reddit and you still can somehow play online/coop)

Overall:

the game is pretty good, it's clear that it was made with interest and enthusiasm, it's just that Ubisoft didn't push it hard enough on many points (even in positive aspects)

I RECCOMEND THIS GAME TO OTHERS BECAUSE IT IS PACKED WITH ACTIONS

You cannot download the DLC's anymore, it's a shame!!!!

i cannot recommend. first i find out i need to sign into uplay to even boot the damn thing, then i find out that even though it links to uplay, its single player only for some reason. im returning it right now. not worth the 5 dollars.

So satisfying to play it now for the first time, after Breakpoint, knowing this company of mediocracy got what it deserved!

One of the main challenges...the one for Armor Piercing rounds is bullshit. I am not the only person complaining about it either... lots of people are saying that it is bugged for them. I don't care if it works for some people... I followed three different videos where they succeeded... kill for kill... vehicle for vehicle... about ten times and it still failed.

WHY DO I HAVE TO LOG IN TO UBISOFT IN ORDER TO PLAY AN OFFLINE GAME!?

good

its good

for 2012 game it was greet and better than ghost recon wild

You are in mission seven, hardcore difficulty and the game is still reminding you that to go prone, you need to hold B. And no, it's not small text in the corner. It's huge text over a thick blue line almost in the middle of the screen. Another message: MISSION UPDATE with huge letters in the middle of the screen (yes, in the fucking middle of the screen) while you are trying to see who killed you in one shot. Amazing game. Superb company. 10/10. Never change. Xoxo.

Also fuck your Ubisoft connect crap.
Nobody wants it and nobody asked for it.

The game itself is not bad, pretty good gun play, balanced difficulties, can't entirely say it is good mainly because of the service is absolutely BAD , coop is gone, the game requiring an additional external launcher is a bad enough obstacle, one wrong login attempt WILL LOCK YOU OUT , unless you have a good memory or atleast good with managing your mountainous accounts stay away from this blazing dumpster fire of a service.

It is really difficult to recommend this to anyone and justify why they should play this game let alone buy it when Ubisoft gutted this game to pieces. Due to Ubisoft shutting down the game's servers in 2024, you can no longer play the multiplayer mode, the campaign in co-op mode, or it's 'guerrilla' wave-based mode online anymore with no fan-made servers in sight. But despite being an offline-only game now, you are still required to download and use Ubisoft's crappy Connect launcher, which they install along with the game.

Other than that the positives that I will give this game is that the gameplay is solid for a tactical shooter and the campaign is somewhat enjoyable & pretty lengthy, but it is very clear from the beginning that this game is designed for a 4-player experience. It is decent solo but I know it would be a lot more fun with 3 friends. With no steam achievements, cards, DLCs (because they delisted them), or an online service, there isn't really any replayability here.

If you want to play this game, then you should've done so 10+ years ago.

kinda boring

Pretty awesome game comparing recent Ubisoft entries.

All in all, the campaign feels like a mix of Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, Metal Gear Solid and Call of Duty. If you like these titles, you might get some fun out of this one, but overall, it does play like a pretty average 2010s shooter.

Performance-wise it ran well for me, even at 240Hz after tweaking some configuration files (see below a guide for that). No crashes, no issues with uPlay.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2595566953

1 hour of gameplay, 14 hours of firearm customization.

One of the greatest Ghost games ever murdered in cold blood by Ubi-ripped off. DLC's you paid for unusable basically just handed them free money as they took away what you paid for. This is the type of crap they should not be allowed to do, this is what makes bad blood when it comes to customers and developers/publishers. Nothing makes us more mad than for you to screw us over and take away what we paid for. If your company fails, its because of stuff like this digging a grave for your own hard built company. Good going Ubi.

I just don't understand why Ubisoft is forcing us to use their account if they lost all my campaign saves. Thanks Ubisoft

it's an ok modern military cover shooter from an era where those were a thing, somewhat on the harder side, no bullet sponges instead of enemies. Starts to show its age - a lot of UI elements that are flashy in-your-face-mostly-blue blue vomit of on-screen tooltips clearly are only intended to look good in 720p resolution. At the same time, the pc port is so bad that even 10+ years later I've seen dips below 60 on modern hardware. Stil, for a product of it's time I think the game itself is not bad, if you enjoy this type of game.

The worst part is the ubi connect app, as usual with ubisoft games. It asks for password on every game launch, requires internet connection for an offline session, is slow even when it works just fine. The launcher alone is the reason for me not to recommend buying this, whatever the discount is. And since I've seen at least three games at this point just flat out deleted from the internet by Ubisoft (two of them are Ghost Recon games by the way), I'm even more hesitant to trust any sort of money to people who want to take it away at any point.

unoptimized what i expect from ubisoft

Late to the party but have to say this game is so awesome, it's kinda sucks that they get rid of the multiplayer as well as other dlc content according to veterans players.

Great game held back by Ubisoft's terrible launcher you're forced to use. It's outdated and many features in the game are unplayable because Ubisoft refuses to update the game. I bought the Deluxe Edition and it is impossible to access the content I paid for. Ubisoft doesn't care about scamming their customers. They make no attempt to fix the broken product they're selling. Seriously, how hard is it to bypass the broken redeem screen and just add the missions to the game???

I remember this game as being one I was really excited for when I was younger, but never played until now.

It's not very good. It feels like a very generic cover based shooter of the era with a tacti-cool paintjob. I remember being excited for the armory, which is pretty extensive, but it all feels so samey. Guns will kill in a few shots at most, I didn't notice many handling differences, I guess ammo count could very and that's probably the only influential factor aside from suppression.

Story and characters were flat to the point I played, that's to be expected honestly, but everything is so scripted that it would've been nice to care about anything at all happening. The old Ghost Recons, even GRAW 1/2, are fun and a lot of that comes from a delibrate pace and a lot of freedom on approaching tasks. You don't get any here, you can stealth for a bit and then you can shoot loudly a bit, the levels are all noodles so just keep following the strand.

Mindless, if you have nostalgai for the era or a softspot for the old show Future Weapons then that might be enough to carry it for you.

The game brings a fun bit of nostalgia back

it is so much fun

What i love the most is what i hate the most



recommend: i don't know, Maybe

the game itself was good it reminded me of my childhood but the ending seem so rushed..still love it tho

remaster this and endwar pls ples

Wish the online services were still active

My beloved game from chieldhood look so awful nowdays. Game doesn't compete a test of time, texture resolution and models is ultra low(exept for a guns) on a high settings.
Even fan's launchers (Overlord Future Soldier/Kilo FS Launcher) can't revive a dead coop, unfortunatly.
Summarize, Ubisoft don't care about their legacy at all.
And it's sad as hell.

Really good game,my only problem is that the controller doesn't work i tried Bluetooth wired dinput xinput but still doesn't work even with ds4 still the same issue really a bummer if anyone got a solution please feel free

Game is actually nostalgic. still fun even though it's already 2025.

When I purchase a game on Steam, I expect it to launch from Steam, not some stupid launcher like Ubisoft Connect! I'm constantly encountering errors, indicating that Ubisoft service is not available. Even clicking on offline mode doesn't help. It keeps trying to log in and encountering the same error. The most idiotic part that this isn't even an online game! It can technically be run with no internet connection at all. But no! Ubisoft just has to run the stupid launcher first!

Would recommend this game! They need to make more games like this. Good story and atmosphere and take downs are decent.

this is one of the best games i played so far. Im 16 years old and all gamed i played so far dont compare to this one. And for game that released in 2012 its amazing

Requires Ubisoft Connect and activation code. It includes a DLC named "Standard Key", but i can't view the content.

I am starting to hate the Ubisoft.

Awesome game crippled by an awful publisher. Skip this and grab it on consoles.

This game doesn't launch

Not only it is a bad Ghost Recon game a merdiocre at best third-person shooter.
But Ubisoft closing the online features and making it impossible to play the DLC we paid for is a bad move, but coming from a bunch of morons and incompetents such as Ubisoft it is of no surprise.

I wonder when people will go after them or when they will go bankrupt.
Honestly, we do not need such a corporation around, if they won't change then they can as well die.
"You do not own the games we pay for" says Ubisoft.
I say "you don't own Ubisoft anymore as it just doesn't exist anymore and all the money you had you've got none now", that's what will happen sooner or later and the sooner the better.

If you get it for 2 bucks or free, you might want to take the risk and downsides, that come along, playing this game on a modern pc...punkbuster and EagleEye are only 2 of the questionable applications indirectly installed along.

Installed game, gave it a try...
First time, couldn't activate on Ubisoft Connect, worked on 2nd attempt.

When first time ever starting, asks to enter a name/create a profile...crash on confirming the name.

Restarted the game's executable in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy..." with "run as administrator", game started, allowed me, to create a profile (probably mission permission, to create files at the very first attempt) and adjust game- and video-settings, closed game again, just in case.

Restarted normal from within Steam, settings and profile were around, started game.

First mission really was painfull, after that it became a bit better.
Wanted to call it a day after like 7 hours, exited, game claimed to have saved and synched everything and had loaded autosaves before, so i thought, it was fine.
Since the files in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\...\53"-subdir had not changed the timestamp and did contain nothing in "savegame", i was confused.

Started the game again, wanting to continue campaign, nothing...had to create new campaign.
Didn't even save first part of first mission...uninstalled and tried, to get rid of punkbuster and the other unpleasant comealongs.

Went from "0" to "only 4 chapters left" (last cutscene was the bald wolf-tattoo-guy) on "Elite"-difficulty and then it threw away all my progress, just because i was too tired, to finish it at the same day.
Game's too boring and struggling at the same time, to even retry/redo it on easy and knowing, what lies ahead, maybe if there'd be a proper remake...for free (it's a joke, unfortunately Ubisoft always is criticised for their greedy ways in publishing games, additional content and ingame content/DLCs...so "free" might only be the way, criminal CEO's there are set, though they shouldn't and maybe they tell their employees/designers/developers: "If you don't like, how we handle and betray our customers, feel free, to leave the company.", else they can't relate to this word.).


So i guess, back on Windows 7, where everything worked as asumed, the game - except for its very first mission, which is like an extended tutorial - was pretty alright...but it failed me on more modern operating system and referring to the discussions and rant, i'm not the only one.


Also Ubisoft has deactivated the servers and removed - even already bought - DLC-content.
At this point, just play one of the "The Division"-games instead, if you need to.
This game puts your system at risk...even if you can't get it running properly.
Ubisoft has better and more secure products to offer, than this one.

I would really like to play this but it just wont let me...some weirdness with the Code and the Ubisoft launcher and I try almost every year but Ive had it.
wtf
why is it so hard to play your game?!

I love Ghost Recon games, this one was just so much fun. A bit different than the originals, but still gotta hand it to them, a great game! The campaign could have ended differently, maybe more explanation, but hey!

This game rocks but sadly the company that runs it is quite possibly one of the most greedy shitty game companies out there, players that purchased the DLC of this game before they delisted it are completely unable to play the Raven Strike singleplayer campaign DLC because the ability to activate DLCs is simply not possible. That entire DLC is just like lost media now I guess. Not only did the players who paid for it get scammed by this bs, new players literally cannot experience the full ghost recon story because ubisoft did this. It has been brought to ubisofts attention, but like all of their legacy games they just don't give a shit to fix them, they will keep taking your money for them of course though.

fun

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Ingredients:

1. 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2. 1/2 cup white sugar
3. 1/2 cup brown sugar
4. 1/4 cup water
5. 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
6. 1 pinch salt
7. 5 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
8. 1 pastry for double-crust pie

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and set aside.
3. Roll out half the pastry to fit a 9-inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate; pour in apple slices.
4. Roll out top crust into a 10-inch circle. Cut into 8 (1-inch) wide strips with a sharp paring knife or pastry wheel. Weave the pastry strips, one at a time, into a lattice pattern. Fold the ends of the lattice strips under the edge of the bottom crust and crimp to seal.
5. Pour butter-sugar mixture over top of pie, coating the lattice, and allowing any remaining sauce to drizzle through the crust.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until the crust is golden brown, the caramel on the top crust is set, and the apple filling is bubbling, 35 to 40 more minutes. Allow to cool completely before slicing.

Ghost Recon Future Soldier is a cool fire team based 3rd person shooter. Your fire team actually helps you in combat and the synchronization shots you can execute are very cool to pull off. Although it's still a good game, it was not my favorite title that Tom Clancy has put out.