Gaming Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Review

Simple Minded idiots???

I actually take offense to this. I used to play PC games, and loved them up big time until i played on the PS3. I couldnt afford an upgrade so spent the money on a console instead. Best investment ever. The PC games market is suffering and developers are focusing on areas where they know they will make money.

The game has not been ruined for the cross platform market at all. It works well for the PS3 and if you don't like that, tough.

No offense, but your a PC snob. I didn't even know these existed until I got a console. Alot of PC users expect everything to be better on PC's than consoles and get annoyed when games get released on consoles and not PC's. Take FIFA10 for example. PS3 version amazing PC version shocking.

Dont presume that because people use consoles there simple minded idiots. As i will just presume your another of the many PC snobs.

 

I enjoyed the game, but the AI is horrible. Not worth the long dev time. I guess the best part was semi-real tactics and environment.

 

Um, you could almost build a fairly capable mid range gaming machine for the price of a PS3 (if you bought it when it first came out you could have done so with ease), the argument of "cant afford to upgrade PC" isn't entirely valid if your a PS3 owner...

 

Yeah that's apparently the attitude that many developers have taken towards PC gamers. The PS3 is limited compared to what a modern PC is so that pretty much validates the issues PC gamers have with console ports like DR:OF.

No but we want FPS games on PC to take advantage of the platform and not treat us like children. 'Better' is the natural result with mouse aiming and a user interface that works well with a mouse. Some games are more naturally suited to consoles, but FPS games like the original Operation Flashpoint are naturally at home on the PC.

Not idiots.. But definitely not hard core. It's the causal and restricted nature of the console platform which encourages games like OFR to show the weaknesses of the console for serious FPS gaming. So if a game, such as OFR, takes the console as the target market, the game itself lacks essentials like dedicated servers, joining games-in-progress and an efficient mouse+keyboard user interface.

Are you showing the same prejudice against PC gamers as what offends you when they express it against console gamers?

We PC FPS'ers just don't want your console games Its not snobbery, it's a question of not liking dumbed down console games which lack features we consider essential. We don't want games that treat us as if we are using a gamepad. If we want console games we'll buy a console. We game on PC's because we like it more and we like the strengths of the PC as a gaming platform.

 

That makes no sense at all. You haven't even played it on the PC, so how can you make a judgement on how it performs across multiple platforms? The fact it works well on the PS3 proves just that - that it works well on that platform, despite the fact that many people have said the same mechanic doesn't work well on the PC because its clunky interface has been carried straight over from the console to the PC, rather that developed independently to take advantage of the extra functionality the PC platform offers. That's evidence of cross-platform oversimplification if ever I've seen it.

And yeah, enjoy your console which happens to cost more than a high end graphics card, and more expensive games to go with it

 

So far i actually like it. Ok, there are a few niggles that can be patched out but as a GAME that is supposed to entertain you it does what it says on the tin for me, £17.99 well spent.

I love playing around with the mission editor making up my own scenarios and the fact that you actually have to think about how you will attack the enemy and look for them (they can be bloody hard to spot)

I'd give it a 7 out of 10. With better online support and a few bugs sorted out it could be awesome

 

I just want to play PC game like OFP1, may be i m too old and nostalgic lol...
More and more, developers just think about console players...
Arma1 was so buggy, arma2 need a high graphic card and also buggy game and OFP2 seems only coop game like arma2
Developers didn't think about main thing, most important, Community, pc players are able to develop their own mod and game still alive throught community like OFP1. ( 5 000 000 gamers)
We will wait about new MW2, may be we will enjoy it ...

 

MW2 will definitely be a console game but at least there will very likely be dedicated servers and joining games-in-progress. MW2 will also be a very simple shooter compared to BF2 or ArmA2 or any other serious PC FPS. I'd say OFR has more depth than MW2, even though OFR is a console game. But MW2 will be better polished, probably more fun, and better supported.

 

I would also say the AI is problematic in this game now I own it and have played it. There are issues with the AI in Arma II, sometimes the opposite of what you would expect like them being able to see through cover and be able to hit you very easily, which I'm not sure has been fixed yet or not in 1.4. The AI in OFDR seems to be an issue, in one of the missions I stumbled upon a Chinese squad who stood still doing nothing till I took a step forward, they could clearly see me, I wasn't hidden. As I opened up on them, a member of my squad casually walked in front of me, and took a round in the sward.

 

I think a 5 is a generous score for the game, don't get me wrong the graphics are all nice and fluffy and cute, but the game play is very repetitive and soon becomes boring in single player mode, the fact that you cant choose your weapons is very annoying as well.

The Multiplayer side of the game is shocking... no dedicated server support no punkbuter no nothing in fact, you have to join a server they tell you to join... its a justified 5 in my opinion, any one scoring this game any more than 7 / 70% is defiantly on the Codemasters Payroll...

I defiantly wouldn't buy this game if i had played a demo of it... but hey these game companies are not daft are they.. they stopped giving out demo's 18 months ago because of just this, shoddy console ports

Cancel your orders, return it if you have no opened it and don't buy any more PC games until you play a demo troops.. unless you have money to waste.

 

Hey, some of us can't afford to ***** £300 on a graphics card every month, it's nice to be able to play one or two 'brand new' games.
I have an athlon 64 single core 4000+ and a 4770 (which I bought recently, an upgrade to a 1950) and this runs pretty well.
I also found it pretty fun. I'd describe it as a slightly less exciting but slightly more taxing COD4, which is pretty much the game I've been waiting for. The vehicle physics are, however, shite... an homage to the original Flashpoint, maybe?

 

I agree with the 5 score based on the whole package.

I thought the campaign captured the atmosphere of the original and is second to none, the game feels incredibly polished compared with the likes of ARMA2 but we PC gamers get our real gametime from multiplayer.

Codemasters is NOT releasing dedicated server files and the game is unplayable in multiplayer (coop aside) as we can't support anywhere near 32 players on domestic connections.

Modern Warfare 2's Infinity Ward have declared up front that they will also not be providing dedicated server files for the PC, prompting outrage from the gaming community.
A petition has been set up which has reached in excess of 70,000 signatures when I last checked and if these people boycott purchasing the game - that's 70,000 x £35 (pre-order from Play.com) in lost revenue.

Is ths an acceptable amount to write off??
Apparently so....

 

Yes and yes.

I lol'd when I read that you can't shoot out tyres, fuel tanks or engine blocks on cars. Jesus, even Crysis had the tyres, and GTAIV had the fuel tank recognition. That's a shameful oversight.