I’m bad at liking old shooters, because I struggle to see through the ways they’ve been surpassed. Modern games look better. They feel better. They have bumslides. They are generally obliged to develop their protagonists into something more than a number and a helmet.

These are all problems for the nine-year-old Halo: Reach, but I’ve ultimately enjoyed myself despite them. There is wisdom in the old ways, even if they no longer punch so hard. Although, in fairness, the punching itself is still solid.

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Ghost Recon Breakpoint has been out for a little while now and is the latest in Ubisoft’s open-world military shooters. This time around you’ll be facing off against an enemy with technology more advanced than your own, complete with big hulking metal automated tanks and radar scrambling technology to disorientate you. With these Ghost Recon Breakpoint tips, they should help you get started with the liberation effort, including how to change class.

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Hopefully you’re feeling outdoorsy, reader, because today, day six of the RPS Advent Calendar, we’re going for a walk. Mostly a walk.

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Raids have arrived to Ghost Recon Breakpoint and it’s evident that they’re proving to be a bit of a challenge to those jumping in for the first time. These are four-player missions where cooperation is key to overcoming the challenges ahead. The first raid is called “Project Titan” and will challenge players to fight big drones, so they’ll need to have the best gear they can get. We’ve now completed our small set of guides on how to defeat the four raid bosses, so you and your raid squad can easily snag some great raid loot.

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The first raid boss in Ghost Recon Breakpoint is Baal – a big tank that can instantly kill you if you’re not careful. Not only that, but constant reinforcements will descend upon your team to try and wipe you out. It can be a difficult boss battle if you don’t know what to do, but our Baal raid boss guide will give you the tips and tricks you need to defeat it.

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This is it, the final raid boss in the first Ghost Recon Breakpoint raid. This fight is technically three in one, as Cerberus has three individual drones, all joined together with a neural link. What’s worse, each one has its own unique attacks, smaller drones will regularly distract you, and one of them even has a flashbang to blind your team temporarily. This is yet another fight that requires constant communication and very different tactics for each drone.

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The third raid boss in the Project Titan raid in Ghost Recon Breakpoint that we’ll be talking about is Titan Omega – otherwise known as Gargoyle. This flying drone is kinda large, but the main issue is the arena itself. Lasers will dart across the battlefield at varying heights, meaning that you need to climb some ledges or duck under the lasers as they pass. Worse still, drones will regularly be called in to take you out, and the boss has an instant kill move. But don’t worry, we’ve got all the tips you need to defeat Gargoyle.

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Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s second raid boss is a tricky one to handle without communicating with your teammates. In fact, you’ll need a headset to even stand a chance, since you’ll either be relaying instructions to your teammates or confirming when you’ve pressed your node button. Failure to work as a team will result in you suffocating due to poison gas, so it’s imperative that you have a plan going in. Below you’ll find our suggestions for that plan, plus a handy map to put on your second screen.

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Phoenix Point is just one of many Phoenix Project bases that you’ll bring back online over the course of your campaign to save humanity from the mutant-birthing Pandoravirus. And each of these bases must be carefully maintained and structured in order to give you the best chances of success. Our Phoenix Point Base Management guide will walk you through how base-building works in Phoenix Point, along with useful explanations of every single building in the game, and which are the best builds to prioritise for your bases.

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What’s a holiday to The Outer Worlds without Companions to share the journey with? Obsidian’s latest open-world(s) RPG provides you with six different Companions to bring aboard your ship, the Unreliable, and help you in the quests and battles you’ll face time after time throughout your journeys. Each Companion has different personalities, skillsets, side quests, and combat powers – and our The Outer Worlds Companions guide will walk you through each of them in turn, so you know which companions are the best for each situation you find yourself in. We’ve even got a list of all the perks, including the ones unlocked by completing the Companion Quest.

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