It's because you'll spend time in the server browser seeking matches and modifications that best serve your needs. It's also because you must spend more time than you might expect fiddling with menu settings to get the game to run at a decent frame rate in online sessions. Needless to say, patience is a necessary attribute if you wish to appreciate the wonders of ARMA III, though not just because you spend more time planning, scouting, and observing than you do firing weapons. It's about the fire and ache you feel in your belly as you crawl toward your mission objective, fearful of the one bullet that could end your life in an instant. The third iteration of this series of wartime simulations isn't about blood splashing unrealistically across the screen and playing whack-a-mole with waves of nonthreatening grunts. Whereas most modern military games aim for the cinematic bombast of an action film, ARMA seeks inspiration from authentic clashes. The massive sprawl of two fiction Mediterranean islands provides the backdrop to near-future lethal operations that resemble little else in video games. Much like the warfare it simulates, ARMA III is intense, messy, and challenging.

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