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9 Games Considered

9 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingNative Resolution
Arma 3
Very Positive–
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
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Far Cry 4
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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Sniper Elite 3
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Arma 3

Patricia Q
Top Pro

Best in class authenticity

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ARMA 3 is built as a simulation-type game and features rather tactical gameplay with a slow pace. The developers use real-life military weapons, equipment and vehicles. Even some of the environments in the game are virtually indistinguishable from their real-life counterpart. ARMA 3's gameplay...
Patricia Q
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Huge open maps

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As ARMA 3 is an open-world experience, singleplayer missions are not as linear and take place in the same map area as the game's multiplayer mode. There are a couple of different islands to explore in ARMA 3, including Altis which has a size of over 100 square miles (270 km²). Stratis is the sm...
Patricia Q
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Huge amount of mods and add-ons available

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The modding community of ARMA 3 is quite large, with multiple online communities and free tools provided by Bohemia - the developers of ARMA 3. At the time of writing, there are 115 mods available on ModDB and over 23500 mods in the Steam Workshop.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

No player limit in multiplayer games

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ARMA 3 doesn't impose restrictions on its servers, allowing for a true sandbox experience with a large population. Battles can be fought with hundreds or even thousands of players; multiplayer warfare is definitely large-scale.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Long single-player campaign

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The average playtime for the single-player campaign (referred to as 'Main Story) of ARMA 3 clocks in at just under 20 hours, while a 100% complete playthough of the campaign averages 39 hours of playtime.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Underwater gameplay

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ARMA 3 features underwater gameplay with diving gear and underwater weapons. Underwater gameplay is noticeably different, because it uses a third movement axis.
Patricia Q
Top Con

Steep learning curve

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The tactical aspect of ARMA 3 is also portrayed in the somewhat difficult controls and steep learning curve of the game. For example, a lot of different buttons and keystrokes have to be remembered for all the different commands, equipment options and vehicle controls. There is no in-game tutorial,...
Patricia Q
Top Con

Framerate isn't consistent

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ARMA suffers from some framerate issues, with very variable results in both single- and multiplayer situations. Often the game will perform well in multiplayer, while dropping down to a severely worse framerate in a single player mission. Similar problems occur vice versa as well, which results in...
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Patricia Q
Top Pro

Multiple ways to approach a mission

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Metal Gear Solid V gives players multiple choices on how to approach a mission or clear an outpost. For example, the player can choose to use stealth and cunning in order to complete their mission and kill only when it's absolutely necessary, or they can get in guns blazing and kill every sing...
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Allows players to create their private military company

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Throughout the story of the game, the player will be trying to rebuild their private military which was lost in the epilogue of the previous title in the MGS series. Other than building their "Mother Base" which is an ever-evolving giant structure which serves as a base of operations for...
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Extremely intelligent AI

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As the player levels up gear so will the AI, who are programmed to constantly keep the player on their toes. Being that the whole game is designed to allow the player tackle any level in a multitude of ways, seeing the AI always react differently makes for an original experience every time somethi...
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Plays at 1080p and 60fps

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There is some frame drops during gameplay but the main target of 60fps is more often reached than not. V-Sync is used, so there is no screen tearing and everything plays at a native resolution of 1920x1080.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Reflex system

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Once spotted by an enemy time will slow down for a short period of time allowing the player to react more accurately in a tense situation.
Patricia Q
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Large assortment of tools and options

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As one plays through the game they can develop more weapons and tools with the enemies they capture. While not every one has to be used, the sheer fact that their is so much choice makes for a lot of fun experimenting.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Ever evolving Mother Base

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One of the goals of the game is to capture as many enemies alive as possible. With those captured troops users can start building more of their base out, making for an even bigger and better experience as the game progresses.
Patricia Q
Top Con

High learning curve

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There is so much detail to grasp in the game that it can be overwhelming, especially at first. It will take a good bit of time to become accustomed to everything the game has to offer and how to control and interact with it.
Patricia Q
Top Con

Micro transactions

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Something often found in free to play games is microtransactions, sadly they are included in the multiplayer aspect of The Phantom Pain going so high as $79.99 for a bundle of in game currency that can be used for advantage in the online part of the game. Considering that MGS V already is a full pr...
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Far Cry 4

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Patricia Q
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Options in play due to creativity

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There are so many ways to tackle a situation that makes this game what it is. In one instance you could lure an animal towards enemies in order to kill them, or in another you could run everyone over with a truck. Even better is that explosives can be attached to things, even vehicles, so you can e...
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Adventure aspects add to what would be a stale FPS

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Being able to scale cliffs, hunt and trap animals, and use ones environment as a weapon against enemies adds to the basics of first person shooting making for a fun adventure game on top of a slick FPS.
Patricia Q
Top Con

Environment feels too familiar

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While Farcry 1-3 all had different locales that had their own styles, 4 looks much like 3 and is not that much of a departure. For those looking for a different experience it is not going to be found in 4 sadly.
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Genre:FPS
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Alex
nathan1913
Top Pro

Allows players to decide how they want to tackle different situations.

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The game allows players to decide how to play the game. You can snipe your way through, use stealth, or go in guns blazing. The gun play is realistic. Open world aspect makes it fun. Even though some parts may seem repetitive, overall the game is amazing. The story is intriguing and the games mak...
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Sniper Elite 3

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Patricia Q
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Slo-mo x-ray kill shots

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Sniper Elite 3 has a slo-mo x-ray kill shot camera that shows in graphic detail the kill shots of the game.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Eight large stages to play through

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There are eight very large stages the player can play through, each with multiple objectives to illustrate progression on each map.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Online multiplayer

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There are a few multiplayer modes in the game that allow for player vs. player.
Patricia Q
Top Con

Non intelligent A.I.

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Like a lot of stealth games, all it takes is getting enough distance from a guard to make them forget they ever saw the player. This pulls the player out of the immersion of the game seeing such a non intelligent A.I.
Specs
Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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Fallout: New Vegas

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Patricia Q
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Shooting works well on mouse keyboard or gamepad

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Shotting in the game works quite well with either a mouse and keyboard or a gamepad.
Patricia Q
Top Pro

Cryengine 3

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 was designed in Cryengine 3, meaning the game itself looks fantastic.
Patricia Q
Top Con

Short campaign

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The campaign in Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is pretty short coming in at around 4 hours total.
Patricia Q
Top Con

Very scripted

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Playing through the game often feels very inflexible, often pulling the player out of the immersion as doing something that makes sense, such as taking an enemy's weapon is not allowed when the story does not deem it appropriate to further itself along.
Specs
Steam Rating:Mixed
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Sniper Elite 4

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