So what do we think here about ArmA 2 and Operation Flashpoint 2?

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#1 clembo1990
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What are we all thinking? They are in competition for us, the gamers, to buy their product. Which one do you think will turn out better?

Furthermore, have you seen enough of these games to decide which will be better for you?

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#2 fu114u70m471c
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Ive watched a few vids and read a few articles. They both look good so far, but i think I'll wait until they are both 20quid or under with a few patches under their belts. I dont really play this kind of game online (prefer arcade shooters for multiplayer), so it will be a couple play throughs and never again for me.
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#3 thusaha
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I will buy ARMA2 but not sure about OF2.

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#4 bachilders
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yeah im going arma 2 (waiting for reviews and then patch(es)(and another one) if need be) and probably flashpoint 2 as well, im kind of hoping that arma 2 is more simulator and flahpoint is more realistic but not simulator grade, that way im not buying was twice in different places

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#5 DigitalExile
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I went to the ARMA2 website and poked around, but I never got a grasp of how gameplay is. It was just all these cinematic type videos that showed no gameplay that wasn't staged.

I haven't seen anything frpom Flashpoint 2. I think I played the original but never got into it.

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#6 Brendissimo35
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I was thinking about getting OFP2 but it is on consoles as well, so I will only be getting ArmA II.

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#7 mouthforbathory
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Well Arma 2 is like OF3 since the first Arma is like OF2 being made by Bohemian and all that jazz, hence why I don't give a **** about OF2. And I think Arma 2 is coming to consoles as well. Not to sure though.

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#8 simardbrad
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Nobody should be choosing ArmA over OFP. OFP is teh king sh*t. OFP came before and is still better.

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#9 sportwarrior
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Nobody should be choosing ArmA over OFP. OFP is teh king sh*t. OFP came before and is still better.

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ArmA is made by the guys that made OFP 1. OF2 is made by a different developer under the same publisher. So by your logic, you should be reversing your rhetoric by praising ArmA while shrugging off OF2.
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#10 fu114u70m471c
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[QUOTE="simardbrad"]

Nobody should be choosing ArmA over OFP. OFP is teh king sh*t. OFP came before and is still better.

sportwarrior
ArmA is made by the guys that made OFP 1. OF2 is made by a different developer under the same publisher. So by your logic, you should be reversing your rhetoric by praising ArmA while shrugging off OF2.

sportwarrior is right. OFP1 and arma are bohemia games. http://www.bistudio.com/games.html
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#11 clembo1990
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I went to the ARMA2 website and poked around, but I never got a grasp of how gameplay is. It was just all these cinematic type videos that showed no gameplay that wasn't staged.

I haven't seen anything frpom Flashpoint 2. I think I played the original but never got into it.

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Theres a bit of gameplay on RockPaperShotgun. Anyone have the link? it was posted a few days ago on this board. IMO it looked very nice and the graphics were pretty good too.
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#12 Skillzero
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[QUOTE="DigitalExile"]

I went to the ARMA2 website and poked around, but I never got a grasp of how gameplay is. It was just all these cinematic type videos that showed no gameplay that wasn't staged.

I haven't seen anything frpom Flashpoint 2. I think I played the original but never got into it.

clembo1990
Theres a bit of gameplay on RockPaperShotgun. Anyone have the link? it was posted a few days ago on this board. IMO it looked very nice and the graphics were pretty good too.

I have never played the original of either but I HAVE played bf2 Project Reality mod which (supposedly) is near the same. I am worried about ARMA2 because I like my games to have a nice FPS... to my understanding when the Original ARMA came out it completely destroyed computers because it was so far ahead in graphics... I hope it isn't the same with ARMA 2...
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I have never played the original of either but I HAVE played bf2 Project Reality mod which (supposedly) is near the same. I am worried about ARMA2 because I like my games to have a nice FPS... to my understanding when the Original ARMA came out it completely destroyed computers because it was so far ahead in graphics... I hope it isn't the same with ARMA 2...

Well... they optimized the engine, but you're still gonna need a high end PC to run it at high settings...PR is nothing close to this...Arma 2 is waay more realistic in terms of movement,weapons etc.It has a 225 square kilometer map,about 50 towns and villages and 350 km roads...So yeah...It'll rock!
OFP2 will suck...It will be more arcady...You can count on that...I think that although Arma2 will be awesome OFP2 will sell more copies because of it's name...BIS studios made a lot of improvements since OFP so I can't wait to play Arma...If OFP2 delivers half of what is promised I might rent the game :?

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#14 Dark_prince123
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OF 2 Looks Great It's Better than Ghost recon I'can't wait for it
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#15 bogaty
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Most likely both but I'll be holding off on picking up either until I hear from the simmer community to see whether they're good or just dumbed down console fluff.

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#16 FelipeInside
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I have a question: I played the original OP and really liked it.... I've never played ArmA. Is ArmA only online, or mostly online....or does it have SP campaign as OP2 will have?
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#17 kozzy1234
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I will get OFP2 without a doubt on first day, but AA2 is up in the air for me, ill wait to see hwo to turns out, as i wasnt a fan of the first one at all.
The Original OFP was awesome though

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#18 uchihataru
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What are we all thinking? They are in competition for us, the gamers, to buy their product. Which one do you think will turn out better?

Furthermore, have you seen enough of these games to decide which will be better for you?

clembo1990
both look great ...ill buy operation flashpoint 2 first then Arma 2 after a week,because arma 1 was kind of boring for me and my brothers and to hear that operation flashpoint's going to have a 4 player coop,ill get it first...
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#19 Makari
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I will get OFP2 without a doubt on first day, but AA2 is up in the air for me, ill wait to see hwo to turns out, as i wasnt a fan of the first one at all.
The Original OFP was awesome though

kozzy1234

OFP2 isn't being made by the same people that made OFP1 - those people have been working on ArmA, and are doing ArmA2 right now. Effectively we have zero idea what OFP2 is going to be like, because it's a completely new developer making the game with a completely new direction. Look as it as Far Cryvs. Far Cry 2 - made by two different developers, different ideas, different gameplay though they shared some spiritual similarities.

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#20 1kalli1
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Dudes, OFP Dragon rising looks f-ing awesome. It'll trash Arma. Seriously the game is VERY realistic and it's said that the AI in the single player will be the shi z

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#21 Makari
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Dudes, OFP Dragon rising looks f-ing awesome. It'll trash Arma. Seriously the game is VERY realistic and it's said that the AI in the single player will be the shi z

1kalli1
Yeah - thinking it'll be awesome based on what has been released so far is fine, I just don't like it when people make any kind of connection to OFP1 as their reason for thinking 2 is going to be awesome. Seriously, the only thing they have in common so far is the name.
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#22 Valkyrie_44
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I am holding off from getting either titles until some major reviews, and the communities are pretty happy about the status about the title. I love OPF and have alot of fond memories of the game, but I felt outright burned by ARMA, and nature of how it was released, and the problems that my buddies and I had with it.
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#23 SF_KiLLaMaN
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ArmA 2 will be better because they will dumb down OFP for consoles. Plus ArmA 2 will have 5x better graphics and the gameplay looks amazing.
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#24 foossilo
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Arma2

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#25 mr_mozilla
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Not interested in Arma2, if Arma1 demo is any indication I won't even be able to get in the game menu, and too much realism just isn't my thing anyway. I doubt OFP2 will have anything to do with the original, it will prolly be more like BF, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. More excited about America's Army 3 tho.
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#26 jimmyjammer69
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I loved the original OFP, and even though Bohemia have been pilfered by the enemy, OFP2's the one I've had my eye on. It's going to be a huuuge game and frighteningly realistic to boot. I've had tons of respect for Codemasters since I first started gaming way back, and I don't think they're going to let anyone down with this one.