Armed Assault: Tactical Military Simulator (and shooter ;p)
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I've been looking for a pretty realistic shooter for an extremely long time, and it seems like I might finally have found one I enjoy. Its not released for the US yet (screw you, Europe!) but I've only heard good about it. However, the one piece of bad I ever heard was from someone commenting on the (multiplayer only) demo, so apparently the demo is not-too-nice. The server browser is glitchy and its hard to get into a game, from what I've heard.
I'm reinstalling the demo as we speak. My first download was corrupt, and if my second is as well I have a feeling I might end up illegally obtaining this game for a demo try when it does come out, and then if I like it, go buy the real thing. I'd feel terrible at keeping stolen goods, makes me a terrible plunderer. t-t But it does give me a whole host of demos to pick and choose from. ^_^
Anyone actually played this game? Looks pretty good. Comments? :3
I've been looking for a pretty realistic shooter for an extremely long time, and it seems like I might finally have found one I enjoy. Its not released for the US yet (screw you, Europe!) but I've only heard good about it. However, the one piece of bad I ever heard was from someone commenting on the (multiplayer only) demo, so apparently the demo is not-too-nice. The server browser is glitchy and its hard to get into a game, from what I've heard.
I'm reinstalling the demo as we speak. My first download was corrupt, and if my second is as well I have a feeling I might end up illegally obtaining this game for a demo try when it does come out, and then if I like it, go buy the real thing. I'd feel terrible at keeping stolen goods, makes me a terrible plunderer. t-t But it does give me a whole host of demos to pick and choose from. ^_^
Anyone actually played this game? Looks pretty good. Comments? :3
Comments
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Its out here. the one thing I've heard is bugs and the fact you need a super pc to run it. you need a pc that can run bf2 on high and then some. aside from that its awesome. operation flash point is also worth a look if you can't run it. But if you can run it get it.
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I can run BF2 at 100fps constant at max settings. I cant even get 30 fps with low detail in this game. Max settings I get like 5 fps. This is with the demo, so maybe they improved the games performance.
I can run BF2 at 100fps constant at max settings. I cant even get 30 fps with low detail in this game. Max settings I get like 5 fps. This is with the demo, so maybe they improved the games performance.
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Being from europe I can assure you the retail have significent better performance then the demo. Still it takes quite alot to get acceptable fps in some areas (lots of grass etc), IIRC there are some settings which afffects fps alot more then others (shadows?). Gotta go right now but I'll write a bit more what I think about arma later.
There's a guy on the Shack that's pretty much the unofficial non-employee community liaison or something. He has a lot of posts showing off the awesome stuff that's in ArmA, a lot of it is new stuff not in the demo. I don't think he actually works for the company doing it, but he runs a pretty popular site about it and also gets non-public builds and stuff.
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/</a>
Videos you should *really* check out:
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/videos/mar13_6km_vd.wmv" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/videos/mar13_6km_vd.wmv</a> (36MB) - OMG look at the draw distance + harrier flight
<a href="http://ofp.umbr.net/videos/arma_mh6_training.wmv" target="_blank">http://ofp.umbr.net/videos/arma_mh6_training.wmv</a> (65MB) - Littlebird aerial insertion
Also, ArmA is not fuguly:
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0207/strykers_and_harriers.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...nd_harriers.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/atari_pr/dslyecxi_extra_04.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...xi_extra_04.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/atari_pr/dslyecxi_30.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...dslyecxi_30.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/atari_pr/dslyecxi_07.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...dslyecxi_07.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/atari_pr/dslyecxi_09.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...dslyecxi_09.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/atari_pr/a10_part2_08.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...10_part2_08.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/night_shadows/nightshadows2.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...ghtshadows2.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0207/Night_shots/night_shots_15.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...ht_shots_15.jpg</a>
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<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/enhanced_view_distance/view_distance_10.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/...distance_10.jpg</a>
<a href="http://dslyecxi.com/ircstuff/boom_boom_boom_boom_boom_boom.jpg" target="_blank">http://dslyecxi.com/ircstuff/boom_boom_boo...m_boom_boom.jpg</a>
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Keep in mind that these are all ingame, and on the aerial shots that these are the same maps where troops are on the ground fighting. Also keep in mind that the main game is ground based w/ infantry; the aerial stuff is all I could find quickly.
Also I hear that buildings can actually blow up though I've not been able to verify that through any shots/video.
If anyone is wanting any feedback based on the demo, the movement mechanics of the game, to me, feel very... natural; they feel very realistic. Its not a "free" feeling you might get with other FPS's such as Half-Life or Quake, but instead your movement feels very attached to your own self. Combined with a (rather expensive) TrackIR headset, and I can imagine this game to be extremely immersive for anyone. Movement wise, this game is a must have for die-hard realism gamers. Imagine Rainbow-Six (Raven Shield, not Vegas), merge it with America's Army, and then splice a little Red Orchestra in (this all based on my experiences, of course). Thats the best I can describe it. If you want to see for yourself, I implore you to download the demo and run around a bit.
The feeling of the weapons in the demo was extremely disappointing. The muzzle flash was unimpressive and the kick of the weapon seemed off time with the actual shot itself. The reload animations are <i>promising,</i> but they need smoothing out and bugs fixed.
The environment is absolutely amazing. There is no question about it.
My favorite parts of the game: being able to actually <i>raise and lower</i> my weapon from a shouldered position; being able to look down and see my feet; using the free look key while I ran, so my direction of movement wasn't changed; the look of the entry and exit wounds - very convincing, very brutal, very awesome; the feeling while inside a vehicle, its very immersive; the fact that an AI squad will be incorporated into online play for every player (I assume there will be a toggleable option to turn this on and off); how I can hold my breath when aiming through the ironsights for a steady shot; not having a completely unrealistic cone of fire - my weapons are accurate!; the extreme difficulty of running and gunning - its almost completely impossible (I would say completely impossible, but never say never!); the in depth contour line map as well as a sexy ###### compass which I used to know how to use.
I'm officially in love with this game.
--Scythe--
Very action packed.
1 GB of Ram
(x2) Nvidia 6800 GT (not sure if thats the correct name, but its a 6800 SLI supporting Nvidia card)
This is my favorite screenshot:
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This one's nice too.
<img src="http://dslyecxi.com/screens/Armed_Assault/0307/enhanced_view_distance/view_distance_06.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
I apologize in advance for your H-Scroll. It was nice while it lasted, wasn't it?
And yes. =P
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