Operation Flashpoint 2

[Captain_Caveman]

Well I picked this up yesterday and it is great fun, much more like the original Op Flashpoint rather than Arma (or I would guess Arma II). Anyone else got it yet? Some 4 player co-op of the single player campaign should be a blast. I was assuming there would already be a thread regarding this but I am blind probably and cannot see one. :D

[PaulRPG]

I've heard quite a few bad things about ofp2, but I would like to try it!

[Sideshow]

I has it, for PS3.

[Sideshow]

Also, anyone else interested: ASDA are selling it for £27 this week. Defo for PS3 and I think for 360 too. Not sure about PC version.

[Fil2eFly]

Im liking arma2 atm, saw some ofp2 vids and looked not far from a cod4 clone. Il hold judgement untill i play it but im not getting my hopes up: after all 4 player coops? wtf?

[Bluepixie]

I've heard that it's not that great. (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/08/wit-operation-flashpoint-dragon-rising/)

[To0]

Dunno what you were reading pixie but that review suggested it was a successor to Delta Force 2 and that was a good (if different game). The review didn't suggest it was bad at all. If anything it is a better 'game' than ARMA2 but that is it's greatest failing. Sounds ideal for the rtards @ lan IMO.

[Octavion]

We should play Delta Force 2 at the LAN, I love that game and I think I've got a copy somewhere in my flat. Voxels ftw!

[Sideshow]

We should play Delta Force 2 at the LAN, I love that game and I think I've got a copy somewhere in my flat.

Read this and my immediate reaction was to post "Voxels ftw!"

Voxels ftw!

Fuck.

[Bluepixie]

Meh, if their is a demo, i'll try it. bah, no demo, am sad. :(

[Fil2eFly]

Got this game for £15, and i can easily say it does not live up anything like the previous operation flashpoint games. The only thing it has in common is the name, the PC version is clearly a console port and i would recommend avoiding this even for less then a tenner.

Quoted from another forum, makes me a sad panda. BUT il give it a go.

[Captain_Caveman]

I finished it yesterday and its fun but its lacking something to make it a proper operation flashpoint game. I think its the lack of useage of the vehicles, there are no sections in tanks or helicopters where you are supposed to pilot them. The engine is great and I suspect we shall see some awesome user created maps that will really make it feel more like op flashpoint but as it stands it is just a fun little game with the potential for a good laugh in multiplayer co-op. Ah well maybe I should pick up Arma II but after Arma and my inability to get to grips with actually being able to hit what I was aiming at it put me off. When I sit on a water tower with a scoped rifle in Arma I would like to have 2 bullets do the same thing when fired the same way, I can compensate for a drift to the left but not if the next bullet drifts miles to the right, or shoots high, or drops significantly lower, maybe I just suck but I never could figure it out.

[Bluepixie]

When I sit on a water tower with a scoped rifle in Arma I would like to have 2 bullets do the same thing when fired the same way, I can compensate for a drift to the left but not if the next bullet drifts miles to the right, or shoots high, or drops significantly lower, maybe I just suck but I never could figure it out.

I remember having that trouble in that mission (scenario) as well. I've no idea what that was all about.

[To0]

I thought we put that down to the copy protection wrecking the game? i remember the demo running badly on my machine but the shots seemed to go where I expected.

[Bluepixie]

Oh yeah that's true. I don' think I ever tried playing that mission again after buying it. Maybe I'll check that out at some point..........not likely. :)

Imo, I think GRAW 2 will satisfy our need for co-op army stuff, but I'll happily give Dragon Rising a shot.

[Octavion]

You guys are terrible, terrible snipers. You are hereby only allowed to use MAC 10s and Uzis.

[Fil2eFly]

Played the first mission: after standing on a hilltop in the open and still managing to mow down enemys i closed the game -.-

Utter shit,

No where near realism when compared to Arma2 or even the old ofp.
Not smooth and flowing as a arcady shooter like cod4

appaers to lie in the middle ground perhaps trying to pickup the FPS fans that graw missed.

would much rathere play graw, Cod4 or arma2

BUT i will force myself to play though it perhaps it will grow?

[Gunder]

No where near realism when compared to Arma2 or even the old ofp.
Not smooth and flowing as a arcady shooter like cod4

This is pretty much my opinion too, except that the middle ground which it occupies is full of mediocrity and poo. That is to say: It's not as good as GRAW, not as good as OFP and not as good as CoD4.

[Captain_Caveman]

You guys are terrible, terrible snipers. You are hereby only allowed to use MAC 10s and Uzis.

Sir, I can only hit with shotguns at under 3ft, Sir! Also I have no sense of friend from foe. Do I qualify for room clearance duties?

[Octavion]

Sir, I can only hit with shotguns at under 3ft, Sir! Also I have no sense of friend from foe. Do I qualify for room clearance duties?

You have now been assigned to waiting duties at the officer's club.

[CreeD]

I reckon if you want a game thats similair to the old flashpoint, Arma 2 is the way to go. This game doesnt look like it will be anything like the old one.

I hate my crappy computer, runs arma 2, just. How pathetic is that? stupid radeon X1300 series ( Dont laugh )

Really tempted to upgrade but i wouldnt know where to start ( also im a student now so minimal £££'s ) =(

[Fil2eFly]

I reckon if you want a game thats similair to the old flashpoint, Arma 2 is the way to go. This game doesnt look like it will be anything like the old one.

I hate my crappy computer, runs arma 2, just. How pathetic is that? stupid radeon X1300 series ( Dont laugh )

Really tempted to upgrade but i wouldnt know where to start ( also im a student now so minimal £££'s ) =(

Agreed, arma 2 is a good game. Vast emprovement to arma1

[To0]

Yo creed, drop about £50 and you can get a decent enough graphics card. If you don't have £50 then you are just wasting money trying to replace that card. If you are about at the LAN ask about, folk might have an old card they aren't using.

[Fil2eFly]

Or do what i do and jst save your pennies for ages untill you can buy a bitching pc then use it for years and years :D

[CreeD]

I could spare maybe £100? At the expense of eating rice and beans for a few months. Unfortunately im not at the next LAN as im at home =(

Also there is 2 other issues, no point getting a really good one if its held back by other shitty hardware and if my girlfriend realises i spent my food money on computer stuff i will be in trouble xD

[To0]

Well if you take a peak at the hardware thread you'll see that I suggest spending no more than double the cost of your processor (in general) on your graphics card so what are you packing CPU wise?

[GigaFuzz]

/cast Resurrection

It may not have been a particularly great game going by the responses here, but Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is the Steam weekend deal, for £5.49. Thought I'd post it up in case someone fancies a shot at it for cheap.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/12830

Edit: I R dumb and forgot link.

[To0]

Nice, cheers for the heads up.

[Sideshow]

It's OK. Calling in fire missions is fun. Frustrating checkpoint mechanic, and I know everyone who loves ArmA will say it's not realistic enough and a console driven cop-out, but I'd recommend giving it a go for a fiver.

[To0]

it's not realistic enough and a console driven cop-out

The reason I didn't want to pay full price for it.