Straight army games r 2 close 2 reality. Bad Company's rebel edge with gold makes it different.
Bad Company while, definitely an army game, has so many edges, like Gears, there's just too much going on to remember you're playing a great army game like Call of Duty 2. Now while that, and Ghost Recon 2, are my favorite straight military games, it is also what I don't like about them in only that they are too serious. Call of Duty 4 of course stands alone as a singular achievement also, but yet, also serious.
For me I'm always going to look for something more, some edge that makes the difference. I've existed in a heavily military background from my family, including myself, formally serving, so I don't always like to go back to that reality. No, escape is more my plan, and games like Bad Company just fit the bill. Laughs, constant chatter, earthy music on my radio, and explosions all around. Oh yeah and....gold!!!!