The only drawback in the realism or authenticity is the abilities your character provides. With the graphics maxed out, you can see beautiful recreations of locations, vehicles, and weapons in stunning detail that no “mod” could provide. Though, there’s also more good than bad news, the realistic approach that ArmA takes plus the authentic World War II weapons and vehicles finds a sweet spot in this game. This can be a huge turn-off to a gamer who has plunked down $30 to play a game, not troubleshoot it.
That isn’t to speak to the game’s quality so much, as ArmA II was well known for it’s crashes. I had to install the game twice to get it running somewhat stable. It either crashes to desktop or develops and unknown error. I have some bad news, much like the engine’s forebearer – this game crashes A LOT. However, the detailed and highly inaccurate weapons of the 1940’s and vehicles clearly make it something else. Everything from the controls to the graphics is what you would feel if you played ArmA II. Developers X1 Software and AWAR brought back World War II in spectacular fashion by using the ArmA II engine as their mod turned retail product.
