The next game

We've been playing, neigh, living in Ghost Recon Wildlands of late. My only wish is that it's a 1:1 map of actual Bolivia, albeit I hope they have less of a drugs problem - which of course they would do now that we've laid waste to most of the Sicarios. 

And life after Bolivia? That seemed to be Breakpoint, but with so much more it's less of a game, to the point that it's really no fun at all, in no particular order:

• The landscape is littered with loot boxes, that you need to open to gain the loot so...
• You can craft weapon upgrades. Which you can also...
• Buy in a store that is in some rebel base that's full of...
• Dialogue that is never-ending, and...
• An interface that is crazy busy.

All in all, Breakpoint took all the ingredients of every other online shooter and put them into one game, or tried to. It's terrible.

I sincerely recommend avoiding, go get Wildlands and be an operative in a vast map. Breakpoint is nice to look at, but to sum it up, it's trying too hard.

So what's next? I have a shortlist (with pricing at 16/April/22):

1. Insurgency Sandstorm $63
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege $?? (not available online)
3. RAID: World War II $63
4. Payday2 Crimewave Edition $24
5. Strange Brigade $116
6. Dead Island Definitive Collection $25
7. Gen Zero $?? (not sure, already have it)
8. Watch Dogs 2 $160
9. Fallout 76 $54

Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts...

The case for any/all of the above, compared to Wildlands and Breakpoint as points of reference...

1. Insurgency Sandstorm

Pros: Looks amazing, not too complicated (no looting etc). Designed to be co-op.

Cons: Could be limited in playability - not sure if it's open map

2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Pros:  Looks fantastic. A well-regarded game

Cons: Co-op, not sure how long the PVE is. A bit run & gun

3. RAID: World War II $63

Pros: Shoot and loot, but not in the loot box sense. This is kelly's heros in a game.

Cons: It's Payday2 reskinned to WW2, and three times the price...

4. Payday2 Crimewave Edition

Pros: A jolly romp designed for co-op.

Cons: Dated somewhat.

5. Strange Brigade

Pros: Something very different and actually quite interesting. Some puzzles etc.

Cons: Price, randomness for sure...

6. Dead Island Definitive Collection $25

Pros: Different for sure.

Cons: Zombie killing mostly (they're just sick people!)

7. Gen Zero $??

Pros: I enjoyed the open world'ness of it. Not an easy game.

Cons: A bit janky in its gameplay (the review below slams it, it's been updated since).

8. Watch Dogs 2 $160

Pros: Largely a current game. Much stealth.

Cons: Not a great genre, to be running around cities in stealth, a lot of gadgets to manage. That price...

9. Fallout 76 $54

Pros: A very big game indeed.

Cons: Not a quest game as such, more about survival.

My thoughts?

These are out:

• Watch Dogs 2 is out, price and gameplay aren't doing it for me.
• Strange Brigade - too soon to be tackling an odd game like this

These are the maybes:

• TC's Rainbow Six Seige. If I can work out how to purchase it online - may be pricey though.
• RAID WW2 - I do like this, but three times the prices of Payday 2!
• Dead Island Definitive - I'd only play this co-op, but it's priced to play.
• Fallout 76 - I do like the sound of this game to be honest, but it's a departure from what we play.

These I think are worth a go:

• Payday 2 Definitive collection - designed to be co-op. Looks to be a lot of fun.
• Gen Zero - I'd recommend this, though the bugs of multi-player are a bit worrying.

This though...

• Insurgency Sandstorm - This looks awesome.