But I’ve been let down by silly AI before

I’ve been out of the game for long enough thatCall of Duty: Ghosts‘ Squads sounds appealing. Not to the point where I’m as enthusiastic as this announcer guy, but you get the point. Squads is a set of modes centered around soldiers you build out and can then play alongside. They’ll be represented as AI-controlled bots and, in theory, are supposed to behave appropriately for the loadout you’ve given them. A sniper will do sniper-y things, for instance.

There’s also the option to play with and against real-world players, if you don’t want to be totally alone. This trailer runs through the various modes. I quite like the sound of Squad Assault, which is where you compete against another person’s squad in co-op while they’re offline. To that end, whenyou’reoffline, you can accrue experience points from your squad’s exploits.

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Call of Dutywithout having to deal with the typicalCall of Dutyplayer? Sounds good.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.