ARMA: Cold War Assault

"All ... Get in ... M119!" This is a game that was amazing at the time with HUGE open world and cool graphics system where "glitchy is the norm, not an exception". The glitchy look works because all animations look glitchy and you just accept it like graphics in Sim Copter for example :) I must admit that the only reason I completed original Operation Flashpoint campaign was because some guy back in the days made a god-mode trainer that worked ONLY for when you are on foot and had to be re-activated if you got out of a vehicle :) I naturally play games in "I should never get hit" mode, but I am not a sadomasochist to replay hours of mission time because of a random bullet or ambush at the end of a long mission. Still had to re-play a lot of missions because not-dying is often not enough. As far as I know that trainer does not work with Resistance and later builds of Operation Flashpoint. So without god-mode or a "tourist" difficulty level I personally will not play any ARMA campaign, even if it really is a great experience. Loved the game and the last peaceful mission was super sweet.

Flashpoint started a sub-genre within the tactical shooter/sim space. Good music, EXCELLENT gameplay, and atmosphere in spades. It has everything; campaigns, single missions, an editor to make more, this game ruled back then and still rules now. Grab it. Grab it and never regret it.

I played this game as a kid (especially Resistance part) but never finished. I remembered it from time to time, and now eventually got it again. I figured I'll check it out for nostalgia's sake and uninstall, but I played the Resistance campaign and could not stop. I finished it, and then started the original campaign - then finished this one too. Yes it's janky and you may need to skip a mission or two due to scripting bugs, but when it's good it's still really, surprisingly good. It has the charm of a game where you can start a mission with literally nothing, and finish it with a kill count of a tank platoon and in a stolen APC. There's spec ops, infantry command, every type of combat vehicle you can name, and the crown jewel - the Resistance campaign. It has great story and plays well into the greatest strengths of the main game. If you can handle jank and less than modern graphics make sure to give it a shot, it's dozens of hours of fun and costs next to nothing

Sad that these series has gone. I don't like "proper " ARMA (first is Armed Assault from 2006).

This is a "must have" game for any lan party with mature players. Strenght of this game relays on multiplayer cooperative which it does really well. The game is unique.