by WidestancPolicy Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:09 am
I loved the first OF on the PC called Cold War Crisis, so I did minimal research and bought Dragon Rising on release just based off of what I knew about CWC...big mistake, although it is the closest any console game has come to realism in a military sim, it has/had so many bugs and AI issues that it is frustrating. The box and pre-release videos say a "sandbox" shooter and lead you to beleive that you can roam anywhere and run into random enemies on a huge map. A straight out lie....the map is huge, but all missions are either timed or only allow you small areas of the map...many AI issues...and the multiplayer is almost unplayable....it's a crappy P2P connection where you'll notice that the host is the one with all the kills while the other players pump 2 clips into enemies....also only 2 maps...thats right 2....you should certainly check the forums and read up on the complaints...if you want realism and "sandbox" I'd say go with ARMA 2 on the PC...