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Operation Flashpoint dated, loud guns confirmed photo

Codemaster’s Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has a new release date. Earlier today, the publisher announced that the simulation shooter would ship to various North American retailers without a street date on October 6th. EPAC territories will be able to get their bloody hands on the title October 9th.

Below the fold you can watch another teaser video for the game released this morning with the release date information. Once again, the game footage looks great, however, that’s kind of the point of teasers. If anything, the teaser gives us the impression that Dragon Rising will have an old-school Ghost Recon vibe, but it won’t be all silent espionage: there’s plenty of bangs and thuds in the teaser as well.

Color us cautiously optimistic. What do you guys think?

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fetusmilk's Avatar
fetusmilk at 07/17/2009 14:27
ive never seen or heard of this series before this game(saw it in a game informer i think).

whats it like? was it PC only before?
is it like the PC versions of old rainbow six games where you need to set up the attack. or is it more like GRAW?

at least this should hold me over till a new rainbow six comes out.
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dsky at 07/17/2009 14:38
@fetusmilk

Download the Arma 2 demo, thats what OFP is/will be like.
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FawkAndSuck at 07/17/2009 14:41
I doubt this would be a great game.
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runtheplacered at 07/17/2009 15:07
@ dsky

No it isn't. First of all Arma 2 is a buggy mess. Second of all OFP 2 offers all kinds of features that Arma 2 does not. What you're trying to say is something along the lines of, "Never played Team Fortress 2? Then play F.E.A.R. and that's what it'll be like."

@ FawkAndSuck

Usually people follow that kind of statement up with some sort of reasoning.
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Rockvillian at 07/17/2009 15:16
Yeah ArmaII is a bug. At least from the demo I played. Voice acting must have set em back about 2 bucks too.

I'd just get the new Operation Flashpoint and skip this, at least Flashpoint is endearing.
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Elsa at 07/17/2009 15:27
It's a game on my radar, but I'll likely wait till after release and get feedback from other gamers on how good the game is (unless they release a PS3 demo which will help determine if it's a buy or not).
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Satsumomo at 07/17/2009 15:41
OFP is a dumbed down version of ARMA.

ARMA2's campaign is riddled with bugs, the multiplayer works perfect. 100 player, 50 vs 50 matches anyone?

ARMA2 is a simulator in reality. It has the things you expect from simulators.
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KorJax at 07/17/2009 16:09
Yeah, once you get over the fact that you should never play single player in ArmA games until they release the "godsend" patch that fixes everything, and only play multiplayer, ArmA2 is hella fun... if you have the patience to learn how everything works and to respect the simulation side of everything.

Operation Flashpoint (the first one) was pretty much exactly like ArmA bar being made in 1990's.

This on the other hand looks like a slightly more realistic version of BF2, which means it's going to be axed in a lot of depth+features that ArmA2 has but at the same time it won't take forever to get used to playing it I imagine.
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Zippyduda at 07/17/2009 16:39
Do want still :] And it's coming out two days before my birthday! WOOP!
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dsky at 07/17/2009 17:24
@runtheplacered

You do realize the creators of the original OFP left Codemasters to make Arma right?
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n1k0l4 at 07/17/2009 17:47
I loved the first Operation Flashpoint and the Resistance expansion, but this is completely different, developed by Codemasters.
Bohemia Interactive f'ed up ArmA and ArmA 2, the first one was buggy as hell, only later they fixed most of it. I didn't play ArmA 2, but it looks like it has the same challenges as the first one.

OFP was a very good game. It's nothing like Ghost Recon, Operation Flashpoint was a uncompromising simulation, and trough the campaign you experienced war from many different view points, both as the game followed different characters (basic infantry, tank crew, helicopter crew, and a squad leader) and as individual characters gained ranks (first you play as a regular soldier, and later you become a squad leader). You are able to drive any available vehicle, but you always have to follow orders (you can't just jump in a tank and drive off, leaving your squad behind, except in later missions where you are the commander, and can lead your squad any way you like, using any available resources). The game has many possibilities within each mission (every encounter is different), and the main campaign story actually branches out in a couple of different paths, depending on your performance in missions. The whole game takes place on three huge islands and there is great freedom in completing each individual mission. Its one of my favourite games, it is very challenging, and because of that, not for everyone.
I hope Codemasters kept that realism feeling and constant awareness, it is very easy to die, and some missions have to be played a couple of times to progress.
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Holyetheline at 07/17/2009 17:54
That trailer didn't make me want this game. Looks like too many other games I've seen before.
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m_earendil at 07/17/2009 20:27
The original Operation Flashpoint was a great game, it was more a war simulation than a shooter (you could die with a single well placed shot, it didn't have to be on the head) and thus not everyone liked it... it also wasn't very popular here in America, but I remember a couple of TV programs from Spain and France going nuts over the game.

The graphics weren't the greatest, even for its time, but the gameplay was something I never experienced before.... I finished some missions withous shooting a single enemy, because I was so busy shouting orders, crawling under heavy fire, requesting healing, and crying like a girl because of all the turmoil and explosions... and suddenly found myself advancing just enough that my AI teammates could dispatch all the enemies in the area...

Don't judge this game on the graphics alone. If they manage to keep those gameplay elements intact, it's gonna be a shotter like you haven't seen in all this generation. Sadly, it's so unique that itīs gonna end tanking at retail sales.
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TheTaj at 07/17/2009 21:01
DO WANT
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Chronic Logic at 07/17/2009 22:16
Yea, I'll just get both Opereation Flashpoint 2 and ARMA 2.
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n1k0l4 at 07/18/2009 11:46
I'm getting both ArmA 2 and OFP 2, I just love this kind of games.
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ThEgg at 07/19/2009 06:09
ARMA 2's multiplayer is hardly perfect. After buying up the full game because the demo was so lacking, I was incredibly disappointed to find nothing but coop games on the server listing. Found 1 Hold game so far, even then it's not even that good. Once more Player vs Player servers come up, then multiplayer will be good. I don't dislike coop at all, but when there is nothing but coop, it sucks (plus these coop missions are rubbish in quality).
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CheapXboxGameorg at 10/20/2009 07:21
i think Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising is an awesome game. it does not mean that it is not worth it because it is new or similar to other games.
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