Ground Branch, A Tactical Shooter That Isn't Call Of Duty

Gaming Blend "One game that no one has been talking about, and a game that deserves a bit of attention, is called Ground Branch. It's a mix of Arma and the original Rainbow Six, but it takes advantage of today's technological advancements."

[Intentions]

This reminds me of Half-Life and Counterstrike for some reason :/

[badjournalism]

Call of Duty is not, and never has been, a tactical shooter.

[vortis]

I like your name and avatar.

OT: Call of Duty requires twitch-finger tactics, but certainly not team-based tactics. I think "tactical shooter" can be applied to various aspects of an FPS.

[DARK WITNESS]

however... even with Cod (as shit and crap as it is) if you do apply some team-based tactics, you will find 99% of the time you can dominate a game against a bunch of random noobs running round like headless chickens.

It's great fun getting all the hate messages after as well.

[TopDudeMan]

It's like any game, you can play it as hardcore or as softcore as you want. When I played in my clan, it was very tactical, but I kind of gave up playing it seriously, because to stay competitive you had to play it for an obscene amount of hours. Now I'm lucky if I play it once a month. I'm definitely rusty, but if I play a game of domination with my friends, we still know exactly what we're doing.

It's the same reason if anyone ever gets into a lobby in which the other team is a clan, then they just leave. Because the clan are communicating and they most likely also have a plan, which defeats any mish-mash team of random people that the game's lobby system can put together.

It's easy to say call of duty isn't a tactical shooter, but if you want to play it competitively, you can't get by just on being a "good shot".

[Hicken]

It's a game you CAN be tactical in, but it's honestly not a series designed with tactics in mind. Not squad-based tactics.

[PixL]

After a title like that, I don't feel like clicking the link.

[WeskerChildReborned]

It suck's that everyone compares shooters to COD even though COD isn't even that much of a good shooter and shouldn't even be an example.

[hiredhelp]

Wait moment this games not yet passed threw its on kickstarters i hope gets its goal.
Anyways the games running on unreal engine 3 althoe i hoped for better engine theyve not done bad.

[Elwenil]

I personally can't wait for this and I hope it gets the money it needs to go through. I had no idea this existed until Jon Sonedecker posted a reply to a comment I made here on N4G about the new Ghost Recon. I miss the old school tactical shooters from Red Storm like the original Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, R6 Rogue Spear, and R6 Raven Shield. It's sad that a game like this won't be a hit since most shooter players today can't handle the difficulty level nor restrain themselves long enough to form a plan of action and put it into play.

[jsonedecker]

Thanks for the support guys! We have an uphill battle and need all the Kickstarter support we can get. So if you like the idea and what you have seen so far, please go and back the Kickstarter if you are able.

http://www.kickstarter.com/...

[Hufandpuf]

*Announce new shooter
*Talk about COD

That's video game journalism for you... :/