Arma Reforger
Arma Reforger Review
Arma Reforger serves as a tactical shooter and a modding platform, aiming to bridge the gap towards Arma 4. Players appreciate its immersive infantry combat, improved AI behavior, and the new Enfusion engine's graphical fidelity. The game offers a unique experience where teamwork and strategic planning are crucial, with many praising the realistic ballistics and weapon handling. Modding is a major highlight, with a vibrant community creating diverse content that extends the game's replayability. However, the game is frequently criticized for its poor optimization and performance issues, including crashes, lag, and unstable servers. The leveling system requiring repeated grinding every match frustrates many, and the limited base content makes the game feel incomplete without mods. Connectivity problems, long queue times, and occasional toxic player behavior further hamper the experience. Despite these issues, dedicated players find the gameplay rewarding, especially when playing with friends or on well-modded servers. Overall, Arma Reforger offers potential but is marred by technical and design shortcomings.
Highlights
Arma Reforger's gameplay mechanics shine with realistic gunplay, improved AI that supports stealth tactics, and an emphasis on teamwork. The Enfusion engine delivers visually appealing graphics and smoother urban environments compared to previous Arma titles. The modding community greatly enhances the game's content, providing varied maps and scenarios that keep the experience fresh. The game's tactical depth and immersive sound design create intense combat moments that players find highly engaging. Multiplayer interactions, especially with friends, are highly praised for their fun and cooperative nature.
Criticisms
Players commonly criticize the game's poor optimization and frequent crashes, which disrupt gameplay. The leveling system requiring players to grind each match to unlock better gear is seen as tedious and discouraging. Server instability, long queue times, and connection errors are persistent issues. The base game content is limited, relying heavily on mods for a complete experience. Some find the UI, inventory, and map systems clunky and less intuitive than previous Arma games. Additionally, the influx of console players and toxic behavior negatively affect the community atmosphere.
Pros
- • Realistic gunplay and ballistics enhance tactical combat experience.
- • Improved AI allows stealth and strategic gameplay at night.
- • Enfusion engine offers better graphics and smoother urban areas.
- • Strong emphasis on teamwork and communication for objectives.
- • Vibrant modding community provides extensive additional content.
- • Immersive sound design adds to intense combat scenarios.
- • Multiplayer gameplay is fun, especially with friends or clans.
Cons
- • Frequent crashes and poor optimization hinder smooth gameplay.
- • Grinding required every match to unlock better gear is tedious.
- • Long queue times and unstable servers frustrate players.
- • Limited base content makes game feel incomplete without mods.
- • Clunky UI and inventory systems reduce user-friendliness.
- • Connection errors and BattleEye issues interrupt sessions.
- • Lack of permanent ranking system causes repetitive progression.
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About This Game
Arma Reforger Deluxe Edition
Expand your experience with the Arma Reforger Deluxe Edition, offering a collection of exclusive content alongside the base game. This edition includes:
Arma Reforger Base Game: Join players online and experience the realistic Cold War combat experience.
Everon & Arland Map (PDF): A highly detailed map to guide you across the islands.
Arma Reforger Original Soundtrack: Immerse yourself in the game’s ambiance with 21 original songs.
25th Anniversary of Bohemia Interactive LIVE: A live recording of legendary music from Bohemia Interactive games, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at the Municipal House in Prague.
Exclusive Wallpapers: Exclusive wallpapers featuring previously unreleased high-res graphics.
About the Game
Powered by the new Enfusion engine, Arma Reforger enlists you in the fight for two incredible islands, spanning a total of 61 km2, in an authentic Cold War setting. Battle it out in the Conflict multiplayer game mode, or create your own scenarios in Game Master, a real-time editor where anything can happen. Explore the all-new terrain of Arland and return to nearby Everon, the mid-Atlantic microstate from the hit game that started it all, Arma: Cold War Assault.
Arma Reforger is the latest installment in the Arma franchise, offering a versatile, creative, and fully-moddable platform that redefines the mil-sim genre.
Everon
Return to Everon, a 51 km² mid-Atlantic island in the Malden archipelago. Revisit familiar locales from Operation Flashpoint and revel in the natural beauty of a massive open world; a stunning landscape of pine and broadleaf forests, flowing rivers, ponds, idyllic towns, and austere mountains, surrounded by pebble beaches and rocky coastlines.
Arland
Capture new ground and explore the remote, overseas territory of Arland; a small, 10 km² island belonging to the microstate of Everon. Situated with its mother state in the mid-Atlantic, it occupies a strategic Cold War faultline and is well-known for its military airbase, leased to the Soviet Union.
Conflict
Join players online and experience realistic Cold War combat as a US or Soviet Army soldier. Capture strategic positions, dominate the battlefield, and work with others to secure objectives in a dynamic, unforgiving environment. With a selection of period-authentic weapons and vehicles, recreated in meticulous detail, Arma Reforger's multiplayer game mode returns you to war.
Combat Ops
Experience co-operative gameplay and dynamic objectives with Combat Ops; a new game mode focusing on small-team tactics. In Combat Ops Arland, infiltrate the island as an elite US unit: strike hard, strike fast, and reach the extraction point. In Combat Ops Everon, join the FIA resistance faction and engage in guerrilla operations to take back your home island.
Game Master
Control events, create unique missions, and guide players towards victory in Game Master — or submit yourself to the challenges devised by all-powerful creators and fight your way through a responsive sandbox where anything can happen.
Capture and Hold
Battle it out against an enemy faction to hold key points in fast-paced, tactical gameplay. Capture and Hold is a rapid-fire, high-pressure game mode that concentrates the immersive and realistic gameplay of Arma Reforger into short and intense matches.
Multiplatform
Deploying on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation for the very first time in the Arma series, Arma Reforger’s crossplay allows users to battle it out on the same servers, regardless of their platform!
Workbench
Thanks to the Enfusion engine, you can mod Arma Reforger using the exact same tools used to make it. Introduce new mechanics, assets, textures, and more. The only limit is your scripting ability and imagination. Reshape the game and share your own creative vision!
Workshop
Expand the game with original modded content or make and share your own! The Workshop is Bohemia Interactive's own integrated, repository service, meaning Xbox players can now unleash the same creative possibilities as PC users.
Experience authentic Cold War combat and join the struggle for the sprawling, mid-Atlantic island of Everon and its smaller, offshore territory, Arland – or take on the role of Game Master and create your very own scenarios for others to enjoy.