ARMA: Gold Edition

Only thing I wish was that Arma 2 was on here so I could play that again too

The series began as Operation Flashpoint in the early 2000s. It has always been known for brutal realism in everything from infantry to all of the vehicles. This series was adapted for use as a military virtual training program. Don't let that intimidate you, it is easy to get in to and you will get into it quick. It may take some getting used to coming from arcade shooters like call of duty or battlefield. In this series you can drive jeeps, trucks, halftracks, tanks, planes, helicopters.... or just be a soldier in a unit running across miles long battlefields. It does not have the greatest graphics, even though they're passable and hold up today, and there are bugs here and there. Despite this, it is the series I've most enjoyed for wargaming. The sound is fantastic and immersive. The best part are the never ending mods for each game that recreate nearly every conflict, nearly every military unit you can think of, and maps and campaigns to keep you going. There is a robust mission editor that is user friendly with plenty of guides on sites like armaholic or the bohemia interactive forums. Each game in the series has sufficient WW2 mods to make it by far the greatest WW2 game. Just search the internet for some videos of "Arma WW2", or any conflict you may be interested in. Even with this being one of the oldest in the series and not the greatest of the series, it is well worth the full asking price. Here's hoping they can complete the series and get Arma 2 back, get Arma 3, and Iron Front Liberation 1944 here!

Yes it would be nice to play in MP but even the key they give you after you ask for it doesn't work. So you have to figure out how to get it into your Registry and once it is in you think your going to be able to play, think again it will tell you you have a bad key. I bought 4 of these games for me and my sons and we still cannot play because GOG.com gave out bad keys and we cannot play together because of it. A waste of money!

Just finished the first mission where you need to stop the convoy (2 BMP-2 APCs and a BTR AFV along with 4 Ural trucks), with very little equipment. Took about 20 tries but once I realized the tan truck you start with has some extra rockets and satchel charges along with some mines it got easier. I am hooked and looking at getting more games in the franchise

Arma-1 has all the features of OFP, Arma-2, Arma-2, The main feature of whole series is powerfull editor and complex script commands. All this is available in Arma-1. I declare responsibly, the main thing in any of the games in this series - good missions. And there's nothing wrong with Arma 1. Courageously buy it and you will get full satisfaction from the game. There are missions that aren't and won't be found in newer versions of the game, that's for sure.