Hey, it's free, they've released some great games. I'm down for it.

This looks familar. Looks like, hey, I know: BFV!!!

Name some other games that made you want to stop and gawk at the scenery.

The opening level of FAKK 2 comes to mind.

The first time I loaded up Quake 1, 2, and 3 (especially 3).

Tribes 1 (mainly at how much distance there was).

Tribes 2 (snow storms, yeah)

IGI (how far away are those mountains?)

Yours?

Hmmm. This game made me think about IGI, too. I never played IGI 2, so I can't comment on that, but I remember the AI badies in IGI were pretty stupid. Also, other than the fact that the distant mountains looked cool (and the fact you could snipe people), I don't remember there being much point to IGI's large outdoor areas.

I like the fact you can use the binoculars to "hear" objects far away (some kind of built in sound gun?). Although they get repetitive, the dialogue between the guards is hilarious.

Anyone notice the two guards fishing and talking about what kind of bait to use? Nice touch.

Some kind of bug allowed me to keep all my weapons after playing through it once. I used the sniper rifle to shoot out the radio on the small island. That patrol boat wasn't sent out and the guys on the shore weren't alerted. Nice touch again.

Yes, I'd agree with a lot of the posts: this isn't the "second coming" game, but it does some things very very well. I'm looking forward to checking out the full version.

The demo is great. I had a hell of a good time playing it. It's not revolutionary, it's not game of the year, it's just fun, fun, fun.

Can anyone who already has it tell us if the editor is easy to use?

I don't think the EOD mod looks half as good as BFV.

I've had Blues as my homepage for the last seven years. What a shock to hear this terrible news. Best of luck to your family.