ArmA III

[Casimir]

Considering the size of the map and the view distance that the game renders the graphics are pretty good. High rez textures packs will always make the game prettier but I frankly don't give a fuck about graphics. I sincerely doubt they will have changed the character movement system as they've been using it since flashpoint.

They have added another (probably even more buggy) dimension with underwater stuff which caught my interest.

[Leesin]

Considering the size of the map and the view distance that the game renders the graphics are pretty good. High rez textures packs will always make the game prettier but I frankly don't give a fuck about graphics. I sincerely doubt they will have changed the character movement system as they've been using it since flashpoint.

They have added another (probably even more buggy) dimension with underwater stuff which caught my interest.

Which is why I said "Good enough for an ArmA game", but I'm puzzled by the people banging on about how good it looks lol.

[Casimir]

Yeah it's no crysis 3, but it's not a bad looking game.

[Vibe]

Dunno about people calling Arma 3 graphics "next-gen" because they definitely aren't, but I think giving the game a bunch of "bad-ass" effects would just make it look unrealistic, and ArmA is all about realism. I still think ArmA 2 graphics (and the Chernarus map) look fairly realistic, adding effects to that would just make it look more like a cartoony video game.

[Leesin]

Dunno about people calling Arma 3 graphics "next-gen" because they definitely aren't, but I think giving the game a bunch of "bad-ass" effects would just make it look unrealistic, and ArmA is all about realism. I still think ArmA 2 graphics (and the Chernarus map) look fairly realistic, adding effects to that would just make it look more like a cartoony video game.

They will add after effects that hurt your eyes and make playing the game annoying, with most serious players disabling them in the user.ini file for the performance boost  . I never mentioned "badass effects", just look at the texturing and modeling, it's shit and there are games with large scales like ArmA that managed to pull off better looking scenery.

 I am just baffled at all these youtube videos of people going on about how awesome the visuals look, when it doesn't really look much better than ArmA II, I couldn't care how it's "realistic" or that it's "not bad looking", I'm not denying those, I just think anyone who says the graphics are awesome should be banned from the internet. 

[Banok]

watch a gameplay video, movement and stuff looks SOOO much better than arma 2. there's none of that horrible delay

and its funny because I feel the opposite to you guys, I don't think crysis 3 actually looks THAT good. I think arma 3 looks way more realistic than crysis 3, crysis has some impressive quality textures. poly counts and physics but the overall look/feel/style of the game is... game-y. arma 3 has much more realistic animations, scale and colour palette. which in comparison make crysis look cartoony and I imagine much less imersive although I do need to actually play both. but I noticed the same thing in crysis 2, the world sort of feels shiny and plastic compared to say battlefield 3.

[Casimir]

Movement does look smoother that's for sure. I agree with your points about the aesthetic of crysis, but I still think its a damn good looking game from a technical stand point.

[Tibe]

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Is it just me that is actually underwhelmed by the graphics? seriously, they aren't that great lol, good enough for an ArmA game but parading them like they are some next gen revolution is comical. Not that I play games for the graphics ( although it's always a nice bonus to have good graphics ) but that ArmA III "everything maxed" video was not impressive. Hopefully they improve upon that by final release but I doubt much will change other than added "after effects".

Plus I hope they've fixed the horrible awkwardness of controlling your character ( i.e feeling you are controlling a physically disabled character who is trying to run through a pool of syrup ), if not the only way I'd even consider buying this is for some super awesome mod, which is the only reason I bought ArmA II  .

Yeah, I'm here to shit on everything today.

Acctually I felt the same way. I aint easly impressed with shiny things. Overall the engine and inventory system did appear bet...less retarded. So there is a +.But yea. Same thing, might only buy it for some badassia mods. ARMA in general is series, what I consider "nerd" and "dadgames". But mods changed it. Its just not like the game is too hard or anything, it has just always been rather boring to me. Being too much of a simulator just spells BORING to most people. Overall from videos ARMA 3 does appear to be more mainstream friendly than its predecessors. That means not the kind of boring that only your dad would like.

[Radament]

i'm excited like a kid playing this alpha , enjoyed sniping rabbits and trying to avoid snakes thinking they were going to bite me .
AI is still OP , enemies spots you underwater at night when i can't see shit.
Ctrl+S is the best movement toggle i see in games so far.
didn't touched aircrafts or helis cause i'm a noob.
dynamic lighting is awesome.
and most important thing : THERE ARE BUBBLES OVER THE SEA

[GreasySausageSandwhich]

The graphics are impressive in a sandbox environment.  Sure CoD, BF3, or Crysis have better graphics maxed out, but their maps aren't anywhere near this large.

Just compare the distant terrain in this video to Arma 2.  It's a large improvement.

[Miracle]

Obligatory double Rodgers avatar post.  Discount double check.  Also, ARMA III seems pretty good so far.

[SeQuel]

Is it just me that is actually underwhelmed by the graphics? seriously, they aren't that great lol, good enough for an ArmA game but parading them like they are some next gen revolution is comical. Not that I play games for the graphics ( although it's always a nice bonus to have good graphics ) but that ArmA III "everything maxed" video was not impressive. Hopefully they improve upon that by final release but I doubt much will change other than added "after effects".

Plus I hope they've fixed the horrible awkwardness of controlling your character ( i.e feeling you are controlling a physically disabled character who is trying to run through a pool of syrup ), if not the only way I'd even consider buying this is for some super awesome mod, which is the only reason I bought ArmA II  .

Yeah, I'm here to shit on everything today.

You shit on every game 

The graphics are def not next gen though. I think a lot of people are just impressed because it's such a huge improvement over Arma 2 yet runs the same/or better for almost everyone.

[Tor!]

Shooting and moving is alot better than Arma2. Also all the stances you can take are quick, smooth, and very useful. It ran buttersmooth at the start, however, after 15-20 min framerate steadily decreased. At the end it was less than 10, and I dont have a bad rig. Something on the map eating resources, dunno what. I've encountered three bugs so far, one is the blurry bug, other is NPC's not firing, third is all of us not being able to equip / change gear at crates. It's looking good for future Arma action! Cant wait for the wasteland mod for this 

[Radament]

Cant wait for the wasteland mod for this 

i'm pretty  sure i saw a wasteland server with 40 slots but i was afraid joining it lol.

[Tor!]

i'm pretty  sure i saw a wasteland server with 40 slots but i was afraid joining it lol.

Yeah, it's up, but unplayable for the fps reasons (atleast for me)