i spent 60 bucks on a whim hoping this would be what I am looking for. I was right.. After playing several hours of tarkov, arena breakout infinite, and delta force and flip flopping i just kept getting closer and closer to knowing what i wanted, while at the same time, not finding it. I did a deep dive into realistic, extraction shooters and the same 4 kept coming up and it was those three and grayzone warfare. I will also note that tarkov is the best and only game of its kind if you want it dialed to 11 and brutal difficulty. I love tarkov but sometimes its a tad much for me and that's a preference of my own, but i want to stress the game is truly incredible if you're up to the challenge... I was not..
I couldn't understand delta forces large player base for a generic arcade free shooter compared to arena breakout but I guess that comes down the gamer. Arena was fun however it just felt shallow, delta force felt cheap and too easy after wiping 5 3-man squads with barely taking damage? I'm not a great player either to remind you. I was left with grayzone.
After watching a lot of streams and videos, the idea of the open living world, with factions of players, world quests, pvp pve and pve only options with transferrable progress made me so excited. I purchased it to see and I was blown away. I have a high-end pc but performance is great to me getting 80fps and up at max 4k ultra, or if I want to be competitive, i can get well over 120 with tweaking a few minor things, I just prefer the visual, and the visuals are unrivaled. It is just so realistic its crazy. The weather effects and global illumination and day night cycles crazy worth it. The experience is so immersive, in addition to the incredible sounds. Some sounds do repeat and can sound further than they are but overall, very well done. The shooting is great, has all the realistic goodies of inspecting the mags and firearms, loading ammo, and eating, drinking and healing if you even get hit once. Environmental and climate effects on your character are cool too. The best part is the open world, way control points, bases, and helicopter extracts work is unique and amazing. I love running into people and seeing those from the faction around, prox chat all that is so fun.
I recommend the game if you want a beautiful open world extraction tarkov but slightly more approachable game. The game is in alpha, a lots coming. It has tarkov style vendors and they work, but would be nice to have upgradable/crafting, as well as a player auction house. The player base is smaller due to the 60 dollar barrier to entry, but i have no issues seeing and playing with others. When patches come out the population explodes and you can check that people keep coming back. The more this game updates, the more people show interest. The game is just pure fun and has a lot coming but give it a shot, if you hate it get that refund :)
