'Tactical Shooters'
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Remember kids:Kalezian said:Arma 2 is more arcade-y than Arma 1 to be honest, if you want a solid military tactical shooter, it would be Arma/Operation Flashpoint[cold war crisis, elite, 2: Dragon Rising[[however, OPF2caz105 said:R does not have editor mode for the consoles, which kind of sucks.]
1. OFP2 is a bastard and not the real OFP2.
2. Apparently, having recent events in mind, console players doesn't like having the option of editing anything so removing the editor was a solid move.
I'm sorry being a dick I know I'm sorry. But "Codemasters" aren't really masters of anything.
If you have Half-Life 2 (or any other Source Engine game, for that matter), I'd suggest the multiplayer mod NeoTokyo. It's not uber-realistic in a sort of Rainbow Six way, but it really requires teamwork, communication, and some strategy in order to play successfully.
The original Far Cry was also fairly tactical in the sense that you really needed a good strategy in order to take down the numerous squads of trained mercenaries you would encounter in the higher difficulty levels (although easy difficulty wasn't a cakewalk at all, either).
The original Far Cry was also fairly tactical in the sense that you really needed a good strategy in order to take down the numerous squads of trained mercenaries you would encounter in the higher difficulty levels (although easy difficulty wasn't a cakewalk at all, either).
well if you find a copy of ARMA 1 and get all the community made patches you will get arguably one of the more realistic shooters out.Jarc42 said:
You could also just get ARMA2 but it is full of bugs (ARMA 1 had piles of bugs but the community got together and sorted it out)
It's not the worst AI I've seen but it is bloody awful. The guns and pieces of equipment are brilliant though, if I'm completely honest I didn't notice too much how bad the AI was. I will play through again and pay attention to the AIultracheeser said:
SWAT 4(this is a must),ARMA (i've only played the first one's demo but yeah.i've heard ppl saying that the second ARMA wasn't that good tactic wise) and Ghost Recon 2 (liked both singleplayer and multiplayer).
I've played Rainbow 6 vegas and i wouldn't actually recomend it,it's nice and flashy but still (allthough the previous ones might be good).
I wanted to try out Red Orchestra but i haven't so far.I think it might be good.
EDIT:Because i'm a dumbass and forgot to specify which one of the SWAT series i was talking about.
I've played Rainbow 6 vegas and i wouldn't actually recomend it,it's nice and flashy but still (allthough the previous ones might be good).
I wanted to try out Red Orchestra but i haven't so far.I think it might be good.
EDIT:Because i'm a dumbass and forgot to specify which one of the SWAT series i was talking about.
I did easily, mostly because I died so often.The Rockerfly said:
I'm more of a run and gun and then beat them over the head kind of guy.
You maybe in the wrong place, this is a "Tactical shooters" thread, not a Rambo one.ma55ter_fett said:
If you take the right equipment, use your team right and use the different entrances then you can have a brilliant time playing it
The fist three Rainbow 6 games (Rainbow 6, Rogue Spear and Raven Shield) are the only ones worth investigating. After that (starting with Lockdown) the series got too arcadey and despite endless howls of protest from the fans Ubi seem intent on continuing in this direction. The newer games such as Vegas and Vegas 2 are semi-reasonable if you can ignore the bugs but in no way realistic like the old style. They even have regenerating health... /facepalm. SWAT 4 has trumped Ubi's card here and is probably the most realistic "police special forces" shooter I've seen as it throws civilians and less-lethal tactics into the mix in a much more seamless way than the Rainbow games.
The Ghost Recon series has been superceded by the ARMA games which are great and very realistic but also punishingly hard and very buggy. Only the very first Ghost Recon game is worth bothering with, ignore all that "advanced warfighter" stuff where once again Ubi refused to listen to their fanbase and tried to make the series too arcadey.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has radioactive mutants and ghosts and stuff so it's not realistic in that sense, but it also has well-modelled gunplay. Also, brilliant atmosphere. Once again a bit glitchy and buggy though, but if you want to shoot reasonably realistically-modelled AKs this is your game.
If you want WWII style shooters Red Orchestra and the Darkest Hour expansion are the best you can get for realism. Punishingly hard, these games reward tactics over twitch and duck-and-cover over run-and-gun. It really does feel like a war at times, especially when bullets and rockets are zinging over you head as you lie prone in a ditch freaking the hell out, which happens often. Be aware these games are multiplayer only, and the learning curve is steep.
The various iterations of America's Army are okay but have some very klutzy controls and annoying quirks (most heartbreakingly, you can't play as the insurgents) and also be mindful that it's basically a US Army PR exercise/recruitment stunt, which you may or may not wish to support.
Forget Counter-Strike Source, Day Of Defeat etc.... these games are not what you're looking for, they have certain concessions to realism but ultimately are fairly arcadey rather than simulatory. There are a few third party mods for these games though that make them more realistic.
The Ghost Recon series has been superceded by the ARMA games which are great and very realistic but also punishingly hard and very buggy. Only the very first Ghost Recon game is worth bothering with, ignore all that "advanced warfighter" stuff where once again Ubi refused to listen to their fanbase and tried to make the series too arcadey.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has radioactive mutants and ghosts and stuff so it's not realistic in that sense, but it also has well-modelled gunplay. Also, brilliant atmosphere. Once again a bit glitchy and buggy though, but if you want to shoot reasonably realistically-modelled AKs this is your game.
If you want WWII style shooters Red Orchestra and the Darkest Hour expansion are the best you can get for realism. Punishingly hard, these games reward tactics over twitch and duck-and-cover over run-and-gun. It really does feel like a war at times, especially when bullets and rockets are zinging over you head as you lie prone in a ditch freaking the hell out, which happens often. Be aware these games are multiplayer only, and the learning curve is steep.
The various iterations of America's Army are okay but have some very klutzy controls and annoying quirks (most heartbreakingly, you can't play as the insurgents) and also be mindful that it's basically a US Army PR exercise/recruitment stunt, which you may or may not wish to support.
Forget Counter-Strike Source, Day Of Defeat etc.... these games are not what you're looking for, they have certain concessions to realism but ultimately are fairly arcadey rather than simulatory. There are a few third party mods for these games though that make them more realistic.
Oooh...!Curse you BOTH!I've seen that mod but i didn't think too high about it till know!! >_<MR T3D said:
*someone's gonna start playing BF2 again* ;P xD
I found myself trying to find my head a lot. After it got shot off. That game was tricky.minidevil921 said: