can you tell me what are the difference about this two games??
avenido
Avenido I'll try to keep this short. I've posted about this before but ARMA 2 would be more of a simulation where as Operation Flashpoint would be closer to a traditional FPS that delves in to the realm of realism.
I like the small touches that ARMA 2 has. when crawling through the grass you can actually fold the grass down so it will not obscure your vision. You can shoot out tires on vehicles. The day to night cycles and weather cycles are very nice.
In Operation Flashpoint I've ran in to a group of enemies exposing myself to gunfire and killed 3 out of 4 before I was shot and killed. Would probably never happen in ARMA unless the AI was turned down. Usually you'll get shot and killed without ever seeing the person who shot you.
There are a lot more options in ARMA as far as what your character can do. So people like it others do not. I think just having the ability to look around without aiming your weapon is a huge advantage and kept wishing I had the option when playing OF. The controls in ARMA 2 can be a bit daunting but worth learning if you take the time.
If your machine is capable of turning up the graphics then ARMA 2 is definitely better looking than OF with the graphics turned up all the way.
I have a problem with vehicles in both games not being as realistic as I would like but ARMA definitely has more realistic feeling and reacting vehicles. At least after running a vehicle in to a tree enough times it will take damage and no longer work in ARMA 2. In OF I seriously ran a Humvee into over a dozen trees and drove it off a cliff to have it just land on it's roof looking no worse for wear.
The learning curve on ARMA is dramatic so if you're looking for something to jump in and play right away where you won't ask yourself what was the button to do that again then OF is the better choice.
More weapons and vehicles in ARMA2 and with the addition of a great modding community ARMA 2 keeps adding more and more content all the time.
I would like to state one last time ARMA 2's demo is horrible. In fact I almost didn't buy the full game because of the demo. The scenario in the demo is also in the full game and the demo is poorly done compared to the actual scenario.
Voice acting is very bad in ARMA 2. I would definitely say OF has the better voice acting. Having very few military rifles and hand guns I really couldn't tell you if the game sounds are better from one game to another but I do know ARMA 2 has sound packs that can be added to the game to change all the weapon sounds. I know ARMA 1 had vehicle sound packs too.
The AI in ARMA 2 is great in that every AI entity will think for itself. No scripting of events but actual thinking people. Granted it's doesn't always react as you think it would and sometimes this can be very bad but play a scenario a dozen times and the AI will never go to the same spot or do the same thing. And the ability to edit the FSM (Finite State Machine) that controls the AI is a nice touch. I would have to check on the AI in OF but from what I've played it's not bad but not as well done as ARMA 2. Just my opinion on this one.
The editing in ARMA 2 is spectacular. I've seen some amazing things done with just scripting in the editor. I've done some really cool things and I'm by no means a dedicated scriptor or editor in ARMA 2. I tried to launch the editor for OF and it wouldn't load so I can't say how it compares.
As of the latest patch I haven't ran in to the crashing that plagued the game early on. I honestly don't get to play as much as I would like do to the time my work takes up but between the two I really enjoy ARMA 2 over OF.
Look at both reviews of the games on Game Trailers. I felt they did a good job pointing out the positives and negatives of both games. Keep in mind ARMA 2 has definitely improved since it's review and OF will also improve as time goes on.
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