03-06-2015, 06:51 PM
I played (and still play sometimes) DCS World, Enemy Engaged: Comanche Vs. Hokum (as well as its predecessor, Apache Vs. Havoc), IL-2 Sturmovik and of course Falcom 4.0.
DCS World doesn't really need an introduction I guess.
The Enemy Engaged series are still available at GOG.com, great helicopter games (which are, in general, quite rare). Graphics are no longer on par with modern games, but I liked the dynamic warfare mode which basically keeps a war going on around you, generating sorties for you as you play.
Falcon 4.0 was one of the best flight sim experiences I ever had, and it deserves to be on this list. It has a 1000+ pages manual (enough to kill someone with), and a similar way of generating a war around you. The Korea theater was also something rarely seen in games. My favorite part of it was the air traffic control in the game. When you came back from a bombing run or a CAP mission, you would fly home onto one of the airbases (Seoul was always busy as hell) and they would guide your whole flight (usually 4 F-16's) in. You couldn't just land or just request permission to land. It was all very convincing. I remember one time when Varanon and me played a mission together we were waiting almost 15 minutes before it was our time to land.
I guess that would put off some people, but for me, it was extremely immersive.
Bit pissed off that there is no Arma/Operation Flashpoint on the list -_-
DCS World doesn't really need an introduction I guess.
The Enemy Engaged series are still available at GOG.com, great helicopter games (which are, in general, quite rare). Graphics are no longer on par with modern games, but I liked the dynamic warfare mode which basically keeps a war going on around you, generating sorties for you as you play.
Falcon 4.0 was one of the best flight sim experiences I ever had, and it deserves to be on this list. It has a 1000+ pages manual (enough to kill someone with), and a similar way of generating a war around you. The Korea theater was also something rarely seen in games. My favorite part of it was the air traffic control in the game. When you came back from a bombing run or a CAP mission, you would fly home onto one of the airbases (Seoul was always busy as hell) and they would guide your whole flight (usually 4 F-16's) in. You couldn't just land or just request permission to land. It was all very convincing. I remember one time when Varanon and me played a mission together we were waiting almost 15 minutes before it was our time to land.
I guess that would put off some people, but for me, it was extremely immersive.
Bit pissed off that there is no Arma/Operation Flashpoint on the list -_-
I don't need luck, I have ammo.