I remember ArmA games since the times they were still called Operation Flashpont. The original game was so realistic, you could finish one of the missions by just sitting at the back of a truck. And of course everyone remembers the mission when you needed to get back to your squad through occupied territory (the After Montignac mission).
ArmA 3 is not that far away from its roots. You’re more of a witness than an actor, really. Your teammates are more than capable to handle most of the situations themselves. It’s almost impossible to hit anyone farther than 100m. One hit, and you’re dead. I had to limp 100m once to grab a medkit from a body of a soldier I killed in a duel.
One thing that this game gets right is weapon stability. You rarely can hit anything standing. But if you go prone and deploy a bipod (there’s a special command for that), you’re golden.
One major beef I have with the engine, is that it doesn’t handle eye contact at all. Which is not rare, but would help so much with the immersion.
Speaking of immersion, I was completely blown away by Staff Sergeant Adams getting blown on a random mine in the forest. I thought it will be a “Captain Price” kind of character. But I guess this is war.
