If anyone has ever had any slight interest in planes of any kind, I highly recommend this "game/simulation".
I've been playing for about 2 years now, but I came from the Battlefield 2/3 crowd, because I got tired of constantly trying to get into a plane or helicopter only to be shot down a few minutes later. So it's nice to have a game where you are constantly in the plane. And it also has the best community of any game, period, since most people this attracts are generally more mature than your typical gamer.
Even if you are worried about a learning curve, since this is technically a simulator, it is a very rewarding experience, but with many guides on steam and youtube, you can be dropping bombs and missiles in 5-10 minutes. My suggestion is to get a friend to learn with, that's what I did, and it made learning and experimenting fun.
You will however benefit from having some kind analog input, even a cheap $20 joystick will be better than a keyboard, as the physics apparenlty close the real thing, so it would be like driving a car in real life with arrow keys, do-able, but tedious.
jdreyer wrote on Oct 6, 2014, 19:18:
Do I understand that correctly, that the Flanker will be a free addition to DCS world, along with the Frogfoot? So if you install DCS world you'll have two free planes to fly?
DCS World actually has two planes for free already, the Su-25T attack jet, and a training (no weapons) version of the P-51D WWII fighter plane, called TF-51D.
The flanker pre-order is currently $7.99 but will be around $10 to buy if you get it after release, as is with the other planes in that category, such as the F-15C, A-10A, Su-25.
Or you can buy the Flaming Cliffs 3 pack, which includes 7 planes one of which is the Su-27(and it will be upgraded to the standards of this stand alone package once released).
Really great fun, and the cool thing about all of these flaming cliff series planes (whether you buy them in a pack or separate), is that they are quite similar in the way you control them in the game, so if you have played with the free Su-25T (which is actually one of the most versatile jets in the game) you can easily get a hang of the others.
Also, you might notice that the graphics in the trailer are very very nice. Well that is a directX 11 upgrade which is coming out in a month or so as well. (currently the game doesn't look quite this good).
This comment was edited on Oct 6, 2014, 19:53.
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