Operation Flashpoint: Red River

I will hold off for the reviews and comments from people who play it a lot before I buy it. Very skeptical after Dragon Rising, although I enjoyed the whole premise of the game.
 
got burnt on first one, it was down to like £20 a few weeks after release, shame as it was OK but a bit bugged and MP was awful
 
I enjoyed the first one so I will be picking this up tomorrow!

Should make myself clear, enjoyed the first Xbox one, don't lynch me I know the real Flashpoint is different!
 
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I think the Devs know that Dragon Rising wasn't well received and a lot of their marketing for this new game seems to be based around them having made changes to improve it and make it play better.

I'm certainly not buying it unless reviews are really good.
They built up Dragon Rising so much and it just didn't turn out at all to be as good as they made out.
Might rent it, as I did with Dragon Rising.
 
Borrowed dragon rising, I didn't think much of it so i hope this one's better, Red river was dispatched today from Boomerang so i'll let you know what it's like when i get it.
 
I loved flash point playing co-op with m8s in team of 4. The scale of it was epic and felt really realistic and a refreshing change from the kaos of COD this for me was exactly what i want from a tactical shooter but was let down so badly by the poorest online expierience ive ever had on a game, It was so buggy in places and hope that this new one will be a lot more ironed out. Unfortunatly they are sticking to co-op again and not bothering with live gameplay from what i have read. Its a real shame and i woulda been one of the first to go out and get it day 1 but alas im gonna hold of and buy a copy when its past its sell by date and nice and cheap. Also the interview trailers saying that they are making it more accesable to casual players really put me off.
 
Oh wow... Who ever is thinking about buying this, stay clear! I got my copy through dead early from my sneaky little indy games shop owner hehe.

Anyway, stay well clear... Issues are:

1) Graphics are out of date by 10 years
2) Free roam? HA, how about jump into scripted humvee, get escorted to town, get out, shoot guys, get back in and repeat...
3) Choices? HAHA! You are told what to do, no random conflicts with enemies. They are over there, shoot them and jump back in the humvee...
4) AI control is about as fluid as my **** after a fry up
5) guns... What a joke, in no way real, simply because they pull up doesn't mean they are real. Oh and devs, note for you, guns generally pull to the up left corner... Sort it.
6) Potty mouth Sargents... Cliche I never want to see again, as usual, you are stuck with a guy who can't stop mouthing off like it's a war film from the 70's.

Enemy AI... HAHAHAHAHA. They have 3 scripts... 1) Shoot 2) move right to flank 3) move left to flank... Cover is not needed for these enemy AI are gods!

Overall, just don't buy it unless you have 4 cars, TV in every room and a £1000 radio in your bog room.

ags
 
ign review was generally positive getting a solid 7.5, they did moan about the mouthy NCO.

we are till going to get it as it provides 4 player co-op to keep us amused, can't imagine playing it single player..any AI cannot be relied upon

and at least they have allow you to choose your own load out in this one

as long as they have solved the problem of a goatherder with an ak47 slotting you from a mile away whislt you are hding in a bush
 
eurogamer review out now as well and again its largely positive...saying its better then dragon rising...again they point to the co-op play providing a great experience
 
dare i say it but the devs who made pro now make arms on pc.

these new ofp games are rubbish, if you want releastic u r going to have to go on arma 2 on pc. arms 2 is awesome...

can't think of anything that is like it on console
 
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beachBOYken said:
the first one was too hard

i remember getting to the point where i had to defend some small village, (think it was about the 3rd/4th mission)
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The first was pish easy mate, I was on the last level at the last checkpoint and it bugged on me, couldn't be bothered to replay it all again so never completed.

As for this one, the dev's have not paid any attention to any previous issues stated by the community, god awful game.

ags
 
mixed opinions on this then.

EG pretty much recommend it if your after a tactical shooter - comparing it favourably to the early Ghost Recon games.
agnes obviously does not like it.

I'll wait a bit and see what other feedback is like, it sounds like a game i want as i have grown tired of 'on-rails' military shooters.

edit: Also 'online multiplayer' is something else i'm growing tired of. I'll take a good single player game with depth and strategy over a 'fabulous' online mode always.
 
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