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>>40156
Military game fans are either call of duty cultists or milsim players. No one wants the in between

>>40174
>No one wants the in between
Well, the issue with milsims is that their maps are too big to have a quick play and that they notoriously lack a cinematic story mode with varied missions that CoD is so known for. CoD is repetitive mechanically but has more variety of scenarios and better graphics. Meanwhile, milsims have a varied gameplay (CoD has to rely on scripted sequences to imitate it) but the objectives are always the same and the graphics are less impressive. Combine the two and you have the best single-player military shooter evar. Which is what Brothers in Arms attempted to do. Plus it actually tried into drama and PTSD unlike CoD which is all style, no substance. If nobody wants that then… it's a damn shame. Maybe we wouldn't have endless CoD sequels if it wasn't for that.

>>40176
Eh, I’d that’s how you felt about brothers in arms, then that’s your opinion. Me, I prefer the experience of a milsim and working with teams. Each encounter is enough of a story for me than any formal campaign can offer.

>>40181
Well, what else is there to play for people who want to play offline other than CoD, BF and boomer shooters?

>>40182
Modded stalker and new Vegas. Far cry is a good pick too depending on your playstyle.

>>40156
At least COD (originals) aren't all only featuring burgers

>>40184
>At least COD (originals) aren't all only featuring burgers
CoD has more (mainline) games and a different narrative structure. The BiA games are more like parts of one overarching plot. Also, most of CoD games glorify imperialism.

>>40182
Cold war assault

>>40291
>Cold war assault
Is its singleplayer better than ArmA III's?

>>40294
Yes. The vanilla single player is serviceable and certainly not a masterpiece. But the level editor is so easy even a kid can create multi-level campaigns. You can even larp as a finn with a great total conversion mod (vidrel) or play other mod campaigns which are more enjoyable.

>>41317
Interesting.

On that note, what do you think of Blitzkrieg and Stalingrad?

>>41322
Never played them but my impression is that they are okay. Russian-style rts games, they are so old downloading is fast enough to justify trying them out yourself in a passing.

>>41329
>my impression is that they are okay
Well then. What's the best realistic WWII RTS?

>>40174
Synthesis: battlefield

>>41332
>Synthesis: battlefield
Damn, that's not what I meant… I meant nobody wants a fusion of the two.

>>40156
>It's both more realistic,
I remember quitting this series very early on once I realized the game was asking me to shoot around the enemy to lower their morale instead of just shooting them in the face. It was too gay.