This game is pretty awesome, although very very hard as you need to use real life tactics to not get your face shot off.
It's a must for anyone who enjoys realism shooters, because you don't get much more realistic than ArmA ^_^
It's basically the unofficial sequel to operation flashpoint, or as some have said 'OFP 1.5'.
It's got absolutely HUGE enviroments to play on, which leaves room for large scale battles. (They are talking about having 70v70 multiplayer battles on a certain tournament site)
Realistic weapon penetration, ballistics e.t.c, which makes it feel a lot more rewarding killing someone as it takes
significantly more skill than point and shoot that we are used to in bf2.
The vehicles are pretty damn decent, Aswell as having all the realistic equipment / weapons in them, but flying jets and helos is a LOT more complicated than bf2 aircraft.
Just been recently released in UK and Europe, Soon to have a release in the US which i'm sure is being highly anticipated.
This is pretty much your game to buy if you are looking for something that actually feels rewarding when you 'pown' someone on it.
People are already getting the heads down modding and making add ons for ArmA, even though the updated tools haven't been released yet, Expect to see some amazing user created content in the near future.
Oh and the clans (or 'Units'), I've been seeing a lot of realism heavy clans who play ArmA, and seeing videos from them playing ArmA's predecessor - 'Operation Flashpoint' and they are absolutely amazing the way they bring real life military tactics into the game, and boy does it work. ^__^
If you are interested you might want to sign up here: http://www.totalarmedassault.com/
It's at the moment a small community but they would be happy to welcome new users, as they are in need of a bit more activity.
www.armedassault.com - official site
It's a must for anyone who enjoys realism shooters, because you don't get much more realistic than ArmA ^_^
It's basically the unofficial sequel to operation flashpoint, or as some have said 'OFP 1.5'.
It's got absolutely HUGE enviroments to play on, which leaves room for large scale battles. (They are talking about having 70v70 multiplayer battles on a certain tournament site)
Realistic weapon penetration, ballistics e.t.c, which makes it feel a lot more rewarding killing someone as it takes
significantly more skill than point and shoot that we are used to in bf2.
The vehicles are pretty damn decent, Aswell as having all the realistic equipment / weapons in them, but flying jets and helos is a LOT more complicated than bf2 aircraft.
Just been recently released in UK and Europe, Soon to have a release in the US which i'm sure is being highly anticipated.
This is pretty much your game to buy if you are looking for something that actually feels rewarding when you 'pown' someone on it.
People are already getting the heads down modding and making add ons for ArmA, even though the updated tools haven't been released yet, Expect to see some amazing user created content in the near future.
Oh and the clans (or 'Units'), I've been seeing a lot of realism heavy clans who play ArmA, and seeing videos from them playing ArmA's predecessor - 'Operation Flashpoint' and they are absolutely amazing the way they bring real life military tactics into the game, and boy does it work. ^__^
If you are interested you might want to sign up here: http://www.totalarmedassault.com/
It's at the moment a small community but they would be happy to welcome new users, as they are in need of a bit more activity.
www.armedassault.com - official site
Last edited by pebblebash (2007-03-05 19:18:33)