ARMA II Interview

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ArmA II's Ivan Buchta Discusses His Plans to Create an Authentic Military Simulator on GameZone is an interview with Ivan Buchta, talking with the Lead Designer at Bohemia Interactive Studios about their military shooter sequel. They go into detail about some of the more realistic aspects of the game design as well as the story, game environments, and other gameplay elements. When asked about "confusion" over ARMA II release plans, he expresses no confusion at all: "ArmA 2 is going to be released worldwide for PC in the beginning of this summer. No releases for any other platforms are confirmed at the moment."

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Jun 1, 2009, 03:13

LittleMe

Well I just got back from a friend's place and he had it running and I can tell you guys that ArmA 2 is quite amazing. I watched for a couple hours. No it's not perfect, but its a hell of a lot better than ArmA 1, in my opinion. For example, when running and changing stance between crouch and upright, you don't stop but instead do what a real soldier would do which is keep moving with a smooth transition.

That's just a small example.

The AI, while definitely not like real people online, does seem to play better. Switching between RPG and a rifle seems faster and more natural now too. Reloading is quicker which I think is good.

There's a lot to talk about. The game seems like a big improvement. The scenery and terrain is much more believable and natural feeling. Walking down a dirt road towards a village, the road felt natural in how it fit into the hillside.

I suspect that BiS is going to patch A2 much quicker, but we'll have to see what happens of course. Yes that's a very important issue, I agree.

I think A2 is a big step in the right direction. I'm excited for the game and community. It's looking like the best hardcore PC FPS for 2009.




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