an engrossing simulation that would depict what real battlefields were like

I got shot by enemies I never saw so many times in that game.

Bill Borre wrote on Jan 22, 2019, 10:45:

an engrossing simulation that would depict what real battlefields were like

I got shot by enemies I never saw so many times in that game.

That didnt change with ArmA 1 or 2 or 3.
Loved when AI could see through fallen over trees or bushes, while you never knew what hit you.

I loved the original OFP and I still play it to this day.

The first time I saw the box, I couldn't believe the game would be as good as it looked. I took a risk and bought it... and boy was I surprised.

So many good times...

Yep, still brilliant. Those canned co-op missions with mildly randomised patrols were so awesome. Great SP mode as well. Also the helicopters felt weighty in a way that was missing from ARMA until ARMA3 had it's chopper update. Oh an the thing everyone remembers, the star-navigating escape mission for the downed airman story. Good shit.

Like Company of Heroes or Battlefield 1942 though (And maybe to a lesser extent PUBG), it was a "Lets ignore all the conventions and try and do this in a new and interesting way" risky venture that you just don't see anymore but the genre desperately needs. ARMA3 is a good platform but feels weighed down by it's own history and limitations.

Numinar wrote on Jan 23, 2019, 01:37:
Yep, still brilliant. Those canned co-op missions with mildly randomised patrols were so awesome. Great SP mode as well. Also the helicopters felt weighty in a way that was missing from ARMA until ARMA3 had it's chopper update. Oh an the thing everyone remembers, the star-navigating escape mission for the downed airman story. Good shit.

Like Company of Heroes or Battlefield 1942 though (And maybe to a lesser extent PUBG), it was a "Lets ignore all the conventions and try and do this in a new and interesting way" risky venture that you just don't see anymore but the genre desperately needs. ARMA3 is a good platform but feels weighed down by it's own history and limitations.

ArmA 3 is weighted down by its fantasy stuff and other horrible design decisions that mainly are the fault of Dean Hall, who thankfully is gone now. Not to mention lack of content. ArmA 2 had an expansion shortly after its release and many DLCs shortly after that. It only took 3 years to get full content. But ArmA 3, after 6 years, still hasnt as much content, which actually makes some popular game modes impossible. Like Warfare.

They should do a real successor to OFP also playing in the 80s. Or maybe 90s.
Or at least return to reality and have a proper story.
Nobody cared much about the singleplayer in recent ArmAs.