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ArmA: Combat Operations (2007)
April 30, 2007 |
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Lots of promise, fun game. |
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85%
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| by: jjmckay ( May 14, 2007 ) |
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Experience: 1 Week - 1 Month | » Pros | | |
ArmA is good and is very rewarding online multiplayer game. It's a simulation, not an arcade game (I like the more arcade-like BF series too). In ArmA there are all times of day simulated. The sun will set, or rise, rain and thunderstorms pass, etc. The night battles scenes can be quite spectacular - like a real battle!
The graphics can be bland or quite amazing, depending on what you are looking at (just like real life). For example if you are on a hill overlooking a village, you can see the whole village (amazing sight) and far beyond. The detail level of the map is very good. Details like playgrounds with sandboxes and apartment buildings that have many rooms to shoot from are well done. It seems to be one gigantic map where many different battle configurations can be had in many villages.
The game has a lot of promise. It is being patched to address the pressing issues. It's a huge game, if you assume after ten minutes the game isn't your cup of tea, but you like FPS games, you didn't give it long enough.
There's a lot to discover in this game! It's deep and rewarding! B.I. is patching the game and working to improve it.
The game is highly modifiable. For example there is a free mod to play the game online in RTS mode like Company of Heroes, except of course that you play a soldier. You can command at least 32 AI players in this mod too. Each base you capture in this RTS mode gathers resources (like CoH), etc. ArmA has the potential to become a real classic.
After playing many FPS games (including the BF series) it's very nice to have a huge battlefield area like in ArmA.
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The learning curve for ArmA is quite steep for beginners and interface is often non-intuitive. Be patient. The game can behave in ways that you didn't intend but as you learn the interface that goes away.
As of mid-May 2007, it does need some improvements (patches) to be a great game. There are significant issues (bugs, etc) with ArmA C.O. but no show-stopper bugs.
On my nVidia 7600GT the computer AI soldiers can see me long before I see them, so I die before I have a real chance to kill them. So I play online against real people (I avoid coop mode servers obviously) to have a better chance.
There are definite 'base camping' issues online, much like the BF series. However your 'home base' area can not be camped, which is good.
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US and EU versions of the game are currently not the same so we can't play against each other. The next patch will address this. |
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