Flashpoint dragon rising Vs ARMA II. Are these good and which is better?

Castout · 05-01-10, 04:51 AM

I'm bored to death and I need something to keep my brain from going into a relapse due to boredom

and I'm contemplating on either ARMA II or Flashpoint Dragon Rising to keep me company and will probably try to drag a friend or two.

The question is are these two a good game? If so which one is better?
I'm looking for combat realism and high replayability

Or am I better of snapping Mass Effect 2? or Dragon age awakening?

I still prefer boardgames but finding an opponent is tougher than I imagined.

HunterICX · 05-01-10, 04:59 AM

ArmA II

ArmA is know for its modding community wich gives you a lot of variaty with the game.
also MP is where ArmA shines, especially on servers like Tactical Gamer where they play it the tactical way (they plan pre-mission, they form up small teams/squads, keep good radio contact (voice-com) and the teamwork is excellent.)

HunterICX

Fincuan · 05-01-10, 05:13 AM

Depends on what you prefer I guess. If you liked the original Flashpoint then Arma2 is the obvious answer, no questions about that. If not, then read on a bit more:

The original Operation Flashpoint series, which Arma and Arma2 are part of, is realism-oriented gameplay combined with excellent moddability. As Hunter said there's hundreds of user-made units, islands and other content freely available. The community is small but very active and dev support is excellent. A stand-alone expansion called Operation Arrowhead is coming out in a few months, which'll hopefully bring some new blood to the community.

Dragon Rising has the Flashpoint name, but the content is more of a traditional shooter. Sort of a Flashpoint-COD hybrid. Not geared towards realism very much, but less "shooterish" than CODs. Very little moddability so the community is pretty much dead by now and the game officially abandonded by the devs.

stabiz · 05-01-10, 06:21 AM

To me Arma 2 is frustrating at times, just adding mods is way more complicated than it should be, but its beyond doubt the best infantry simulator out there. Dragon Rising is just crap, IMO. Its neither a good sim or a good shooter, a typical attemt at pleasing all humans and thus it fails.

Castout · 05-01-10, 06:49 AM

Well that's a quick consensus. Thanks for the input. I
ll check out ARMA 2 community to find out more.

Arclight · 05-01-10, 07:03 AM

Think I picked up DR for €5,- on Steam; still feels like wasted money.

Started it up, saw the animations of simply moving, fell on the floor rolling around laughing for 5 minutes, quit and never looked back.

Get ArmA too while you're at it.

Have our own server for the guys on SubSim. Open to public, but only good guys dropping by.

raymond6751 · 05-10-10, 05:41 AM

I've bought both and suggest it depends on your game style and amount of patience.

Flashpoint is purely a shooter, first person only. I was so disappointed in this, comparing it to their earlier FP versions, that I removed it from my machine. I like third person games.

Arma II is a good 3rd person game with the ability to go to single person. It is a monster on memory. You need at least a quad core machine maxed out to the max to get smooth gaming. I have a triple core with 4 G of memory, and the latest vid card but it still crawls.

Between the two, the Arma interface is much better to work with.

05-01-10, 04:51 AM	#1
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Flashpoint dragon rising Vs ARMA II. Are these good and which is better? I'm bored to death and I need something to keep my brain from going into a relapse due to boredom and I'm contemplating on either ARMA II or Flashpoint Dragon Rising to keep me company and will probably try to drag a friend or two. The question is are these two a good game? If so which one is better? I'm looking for combat realism and high replayability Or am I better of snapping Mass Effect 2? or Dragon age awakening? I still prefer boardgames but finding an opponent is tougher than I imagined. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

05-01-10, 04:59 AM	#2
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	ArmA II ArmA is know for its modding community wich gives you a lot of variaty with the game. also MP is where ArmA shines, especially on servers like Tactical Gamer where they play it the tactical way (they plan pre-mission, they form up small teams/squads, keep good radio contact (voice-com) and the teamwork is excellent.) HunterICX __________________

05-01-10, 06:21 AM	#4
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	To me Arma 2 is frustrating at times, just adding mods is way more complicated than it should be, but its beyond doubt the best infantry simulator out there. Dragon Rising is just crap, IMO. Its neither a good sim or a good shooter, a typical attemt at pleasing all humans and thus it fails. __________________

05-01-10, 06:49 AM	#5
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Well that's a quick consensus. Thanks for the input. I ll check out ARMA 2 community to find out more. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

05-01-10, 07:03 AM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Think I picked up DR for €5,- on Steam; still feels like wasted money. Started it up, saw the animations of simply moving, fell on the floor rolling around laughing for 5 minutes, quit and never looked back. Get ArmA too while you're at it. Have our own server for the guys on SubSim. Open to public, but only good guys dropping by. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-01-10, 05:13 AM	#3
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Depends on what you prefer I guess. If you liked the original Flashpoint then Arma2 is the obvious answer, no questions about that. If not, then read on a bit more: The original Operation Flashpoint series, which Arma and Arma2 are part of, is realism-oriented gameplay combined with excellent moddability. As Hunter said there's hundreds of user-made units, islands and other content freely available. The community is small but very active and dev support is excellent. A stand-alone expansion called Operation Arrowhead is coming out in a few months, which'll hopefully bring some new blood to the community. Dragon Rising has the Flashpoint name, but the content is more of a traditional shooter. Sort of a Flashpoint-COD hybrid. Not geared towards realism very much, but less "shooterish" than CODs. Very little moddability so the community is pretty much dead by now and the game officially abandonded by the devs.

05-10-10, 05:41 AM	#7
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	My two cents I've bought both and suggest it depends on your game style and amount of patience. Flashpoint is purely a shooter, first person only. I was so disappointed in this, comparing it to their earlier FP versions, that I removed it from my machine. I like third person games. Arma II is a good 3rd person game with the ability to go to single person. It is a monster on memory. You need at least a quad core machine maxed out to the max to get smooth gaming. I have a triple core with 4 G of memory, and the latest vid card but it still crawls. Between the two, the Arma interface is much better to work with. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three