ArmA: Armed Assault

[throdgrain]

For those of us who liked Op Flash, and I know there was quite a few of us, I thought Id let you know I have just bought Arma.

Ive only played a few levels so far, but the good news is, its very very much like Op Flash, only with much improved graphics. For me this is good news indeed.

Same kind of thing, imaginary Island invaded by bad guys, troops are outnumbered etc etc. But it looks real good, and plays very well, on my system at least. Other good news, in multiplayer you can now join mid-game, a mighty stroke !

On the downside, some keys will not bind no matter what, my 4th and 5th mouse buttons dont exist apparently. Why they still need to have a separate key to crouch and then to stand back up is a mystery, and the old way of issuing commands is still there too, which I find somehow familiar and comforting

Anyway, its out there, its good, go buy it I would say.

[Aada]

After looking around on various forums the game is very very buggy and i'm holding off for a month or so.

It does look very good though but i hope that more team vs team combat comes into multiplayer from what i have read people just play CO-OP all the time

[throdgrain]

Oddly for me, I bought it for the single player, and so far Ive not been disappointed at all

[TdC]

you got it for SP Throd? ooh then it must be good

[throdgrain]

The last game in SP I finished was Op Flash, before that was Quake 2, so you can see how often I finish SP games

This one is great

[Ch3tan]

Originally Posted by Aada

After looking around on various forums the game is very very buggy and i'm holding off for a month or so.

It does look very good though but i hope that more team vs team combat comes into multiplayer from what i have read people just play CO-OP all the time

Buggy? The people that played opf know all about bugs, and despite the many bugs and shite netcode we still played. Good gameplay can hide many things, and bugs get patched.

I'll probably pick it up next payday Throd, we just need Will to decide he wants PC gaming again.

[throdgrain]

Originally Posted by Ch3tan

Buggy? The people that played opf know all about bugs, and despite the many bugs and shite netcode we still played. Good gameplay can hide many things, and bugs get patched.

I'll probably pick it up next payday Throd, we just need Will to decide he wants PC gaming again.

You will love it mate, so will Will

[Aada]

Originally Posted by Ch3tan

Buggy? The people that played opf know all about bugs, and despite the many bugs and shite netcode we still played. Good gameplay can hide many things, and bugs get patched.

I'll probably pick it up next payday Throd, we just need Will to decide he wants PC gaming again.

Yep buggy, what part about that didn't you understand?

[leggy]

Originally Posted by Aada

Yep buggy, what part about that didn't you understand?

He wasn't disagreeing or questioning. He was telling you that it doesn't matter.

Jesus.

[throdgrain]

He's an easy man to get along with

[Aada]

Well buggy ? sounded like he didn't understand something!

Sorry Ch33t.

The game does look great and i will also pick it up once i see multiplayer is improved on.

[throdgrain]

To be honest Ive played MP a bit now, and its ok , but its not really what the game is about for me.

[Doomy]

I paid.

Now motherfuckers whos wants to play with me. Seeing as im not included in those peoples festivities...

[throdgrain]

I just turned it off single player. Im only early on, up to the bit where you're doing a night time counter-attack against BMP's armed with a TOW on a Hummvee. Ive died about 10 times.

Love it!

[Mofo8]

Picked this game up earlier in the week. I was an Operation Flashpoint fan a while back, and this was a must buy.... more of the same, but better! There's meant to be a patch out Friday that fixes a lot of the obvious gripes.... then we can look forward to the addon and mod makers really going for it.

Plays reasonably well on my laptop, but since I updated the Nvidia drivers I appear to have lost my proper widescreen resolutions from the in-game selection.