Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising

[anonymous-user]

Really looking forward to this!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxJ8sITEYA

[Mattygooner]

Looks incredibly impressive, if it is anything like the first, it will be the ultimate in online killing things.

[Civpilot]

Could this finally be the game to topple COD4 in the online multiplayer stakes? Had the first on PC and loved it to bits.

[Mannginger]

ooh that does look good

[Tycho]

Civpilot said:

Could this finally be the game to topple COD4 in the online multiplayer stakes? Had the first on PC and loved it to bits.

I think it would be some achievement to do that but would welcome a game that could do it. COD4 did the same to BF2 IMO. It's always good for the bar to be raised. Maybe a cross between Battlefront and COD4 with big maps, 50 players and (unlike Battlefront) someone who plays it....

[RobPhoboS]

Loved the original, in fact I remember I started modding it but then I realised I was crap.


Looking forwards to this !

[riwiho]

Brilliant. That looks stunning.

I really enjoyed the original. I remember spending hours with the helicopters flying through valleys and destroying tanks.

I hope they have good flight sim options again as this fully controllable world made the original

[Jonny671]

I've never even heard of this game.

But a game which could topple COD4, i'll probably play it. But COD will take some beating, theres still thousands of us who play it.

[riwiho]

Jonny671 said:

I've never even heard of this game.

But a game which could topple COD4, i'll probably play it. But COD will take some beating, theres still thousands of us who play it.

The origional was well ahead of its time. If you have a PC and some time buy it off amazon for a couple of quid and it will totally absorb you for a while. It still stands up very well today

[Mattygooner]

Indeed, the first was a revolution in battlefield simulation, able to control every aspect from Sea/Land/Sky and with mods, alot more. The fact that you can attack an island, lose your team, mug a local for his hugo and go driving around to find a tank or chopper to steal, it was fantastic, i loved the whole freedom to do what you liked aspect.

Nukes were added, which were quite fun.

[twister]

Looks impressive enough, but bear in mind it's an Operation Flashpoint game in name only - the team behind the original (Bohemia Interactive) went their separate ways from Codemasters and in the process lost the rights to use the OF name. So strictly speaking, the true successor to OF is the already-released ArmA...

[Mattygooner]

twister said:

Looks impressive enough, but bear in mind it's an Operation Flashpoint game in name only - the team behind the original (Bohemia Interactive) went their separate ways from Codemasters and in the process lost the rights to use the OF name. So strictly speaking, the true successor to OF is the already-released ArmA...

True, but Arma still uses pretty much the same engine as OFP, and was way to buggy. Still good thou, i think it is currently on patch 1.14.

[collateral]

Just found these screen shots, it looks fking astonishing!

http://uk.media.ps3.ign.com/media/901/901429/imgs_...

[Mannginger]

HD version of the movie above available here:

http://www.codemasters.co.uk/flashpoint2/index.php...

Looks even better (obviously!)

Phil

[riwiho]

Sorry to bring up an old topic but does anyone know a potential release date for this yet?

[Jonny671]

It's Wikipedia entry says Spring 2009.

Looks pretty good really.