Comments on: Review | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

By: Introspective

Introspective — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:17:46 +0000

This is a very good review. I’ve been playing Risen since it came out and my character has attained level 8, and I’ve upgraded my weapons and armor. The game story line goes linear at the beginning, but the game open up later. Then you can tho what ever you want. For me this game is far better than Oblivion.

By: Greg Giddens

Greg Giddens — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:25:52 +0000

I too hope that developers don’t become more and more put off in creating more (I hate the term but for lack of a better one) ‘hardcore’ games. Getting the right mix between realism and game is a tricky task, but in that regard Dragon Rising does an admirable job.

The silver lining is, recently we’ve seen a few titles which are more ‘hardcore’ being released, ARMA 2 and Risen for example. So whilst the flaws in these titles are holding them back slightly, let’s hope they capture enough attention to keep the premise afloat.

By: DrEru

DrEru — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:59:33 +0000

This sounds like a pretty fair assessment from what I have seen so far. I only bought the game a couple of days ago and haven’t had much chance to play it but already feel I am going to be a little disappointed. I have been eagerly awaiting this since playing the first Flashpoint (and the surprisingly good Xbox port). I don’t often buy games on release so will be especially let down if the game doesn’t improve on my initial impressions.

Much as I like the multiplayer elements of COD, and recognise (although not enjoy) the quality of the single player, I much prefer the Flashpoint style. I even find GRAW slightly hard to like, although the multiplayer is the closest we are usually offerred to a tactical shooter. As such my concern is not so much for my enjoyment of this game in particular, but that if it is unsuccessful it will bring into question the demand for this kind of game in general (and the ability to deliver it even if there is demand).