This game is out tomorrow in Europe.

I just think it seems strange that I hadn't really heard of this until recently, maybe they will start to show more  before the North American release.

Well although the Operation FlashPoint series has not always been a favourite of mine, the games have at least been competent enough to be entertaining. However the new Operation FlashPoint: Red River has only recently come to my attention.
It seems to be focusing more on co-operative play which could be cool considering that you can be killed in one shot, it might encourage team work or simply be really frustrating.
There are some gameplay videos out there that show that the game seems pretty run of the mill in terms of an FPS, maybe they realise that they already have the niche audience that will purchase these types of games, so they don't have to advertise. Or they just relaise that the FPS is a bit too crowded as of late.

Isn't it strange that there has been almost nothing about this game about?
The month and half wait until the NA release also seems strange as well.


Edit: Completely not surprised that people aren't really interested in it.

Portal 2, MK, and Socom 4. Don't think anyone will be interested in Operation Flashpoint. Seems like a bad release day. I played the first one and didn't like it. Tried the co-op with random guys and one of them shot us all in the head. I'm getting Portal 2 Friday.

All I can ever think when someone mentions flashpoint is.

B..M..P......500.....YARDS............3........IS DOWN.....

Played the last one co-op with a buddy and it was decent fun. It wasn't really the hardcore realism I was after, it's just cool to have a FPS game that's open enough to truly strategize, something you don't see very often nowadays. Wouldn't play it alone, though.

" Played the last one co-op with a buddy and it was decent fun. It wasn't really the hardcore realism I was after, it's just cool to have a FPS game that's open enough to truly strategize, something you don't see very often nowadays. Wouldn't play it alone, though. "

Did you play Dragon Rising? I got really hyped for that game, but I think a lot of the fans of the original OFP felt really let down by Codemasters rendition of it. It had lots of issues and the multiplayer was unbearably bad - if you could find a game. 

" Did you play Dragon Rising?
"

Don't be fooled by the name - the Arma games are the true successors to the original Operation Flashpoint (same developer).  Dragon Rising just happened to have the OFP name (perhaps a little misleadingly) stuck on the box because the publisher owned the rights.

Red River could still be worth a look though, especially for the co-op.  Dragon Rising wasn't too bad for what it was.

I said this to my brother early this week and he had totally forgot the game existed. I wanted Dragon Rising to be good since I was a big fan of the first OFP but I did not like Arma 1 because it was just OFP but with better graphics and a real shoddy feeling. Dragon Rising was bad though and it was very disappointing. I said before but I had more fun messing with the awful physics and dropping jeeps and tanks down the mountain on the island, than playing the missions. Red River looked interesting and previews made it seem fun in realistic way not a simulation way which was fine but I have seen no ads for it at all and they picked a bad time to launch it. I may pick it up later when its cheaper.

I thought Dragon Rising was pretty awesome. I mean, it wasn't a Call of Duty, but I thought it was great just because of that. It was something that I, personally, had never played before.

I liked everything about it, really. Realistic bullet drop so you can't just spray and pray. It was a fun experience. I really hope Red River can streamline some of the slow parts of the game, but other than that, I hope the basic huge levels and weapon feel remains. Co-op should be a blast too.

I finished the campaign today and I have got to say I enjoyed the game. I went through Dragon Rising when it was released and liked it but I think this is a better game. The fights do not seem to take place at the extreme range that DR did. Also they have fixed the enemy bullet sponges that really annoyed me in the first. As CaLe said there is some bad dialog here but as I like a lot of over the top macho military language I did not find it that annoying.

" Portal 2, MK, and Socom 4. Don't think anyone will be interested in Operation Flashpoint. Seems like a bad release day. I played the first one and didn't like it. Tried the co-op with random guys and one of them shot us all in the head. I'm getting Portal 2 Friday. "

I'll play it. I liked Flashpoint co-op.

My cousin and I really like playing co-op games. The last tactical type of shooter we played through (more than once) was Rainbox Six: Vegas 2. That was a game I wouldn't have wanted to play through on my own. But playing side by side with a buddy is a blast. We haven't found the next tactical shooter to play cooperatively. Should we give Operation Flashpoint: Red River a shot? If not, is there anything else?