OFP: Modern War
OFP2: Vitnam
OFP3: WW2? :rolleyes:

OFP2 is not Vi(e)tnam, it's set in current times.

Dan

OFP: 1980s
OFP2: 2000s

You might want to have a look at this website:

http://www.flashpoint2.com/

??????????? What's this then?

"It?s also revealed that an important part of the main campaign will focus on events from the Vietnam war in late 60s, when US forces in South Vietnam numbered over half a million. Missions will see players engaging in solo action, commanding a squad, driving military vehicles, or taking to the air in authentic 'copters and planes. Weapons and military and civilian mobile units are being accurately modelled from period military data."

Sounds good - does anyone know whatever happened to the XBox version of the game? I love Flashpoint but there is no way the wife would let me wire up a PC to our 40" Surround TV so am looking fwd to the immersion of playing on the XBox instead!

*shudder* at console.
Just paint your computer case black and put green lettering saying xbox. That should fool your wife long enough for you to get some good games in :p

Have a look at that website above and tell me if you see anything even remotely Vietnam orientated. While Vietnam + Africa were their original intention, possible they've changed their minds, what with the "War on Terror" being so topical these days.

I hope that they haven't changed the time-period for OFP2, but it certainly looks as if they have.

Nasty... This game needs a mouse for accuracy, it's not a simple run-and-gun game like Halo. (Unless they dramatically change the nature of the game to make the gameplay more console orientated.)

I'm sure they've taken into account the mouse control issue for the XBox.

My experience with Xbox or PS2 shooters is that there's some sort of auto-aim involved. Also, the AIs generally will give you some slack, allowing you to fiddle with the controls a little bit before they take a shot.

The trailer of GR2 - which is from XBOX - portrays this quite well.

Dan

That's what I meant when I talked about changing the nature of the game to make it more console-orientated.

A big, fat auto-aim and an AI wrapped in cotton-wool would alter the way the game is played, even with the inherent disadvantage of using a control-pad.

Actually a v good point guys - there is nothing better than playing Flashpoint with the lights out! Have own PC room being pieced together but waiting for rest of stuff out of storage first. By the way I am totally stuck on one of the early missions in the first campaign (finished the other games which makes this even more annoying!) - how the hell do you escape through the forest without being spotted/shot?!!!!

I think I remember the one you're talking about... Just work out what you're expected to do, then do the complete opposite. Don't take the most direct routes. Which is not to say that other paths are undefended, but they're defended by less troops and you'll be at less of a disadvantage.

Is that the one where you are sperated from your unit, and have to make it back before the rest of the company pulls off the island? I just layed low, then when I got into the open I ran like hell with out looking back.