{"id":32987,"date":"2012-02-25T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=32987"},"modified":"2012-02-27T10:11:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T08:11:58","slug":"how-realistic-are-modern-fps-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/32987-how-realistic-are-modern-fps-games","title":{"rendered":"How realistic are modern FPS games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creators of the big AAA FPS titles such as Modern Warfare 3 always spout a lot of fanfare about the \u201crealism\u201d of the game. Now almost all gamers know to take that with a pinch of salt \u2013 sure the guns might be true to their real-life counterparts, the accents may be right and the locations geographically accurate, but the gameplay? A real-life soldier is as much like an MW3 soldier as John McClane is a just an average New York cop.<\/p>\n

Three real soldiers who enjoy playing a good FPS as much as the next gamer gave their take on the difference between real combat situations and the way it\u2019s portrayed in the game.<\/p>\n

According to the soldiers, one major element missing is the emotional strain undergone by soldiers on the battlefield. And while in the game you focus on the individual, soldiers are trained to focus on the team.<\/p>\n

“Full blown-out combat is not a common thing,” says Marine Lance Corporal Nicko Requesto. “No enemy is going to stand out in the open for you to easily shoot, but most of the time enemies in these games like to stand in front of my weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marine Lance Corporal Anthony Andrada says “the feeling of real danger isn’t there.” He adds, “During dangerous missions, I constantly feel uneasy and on guard at all times.”<\/p>\n

As much as these games don\u2019t capture the bad, they also don\u2019t capture the good. Andrada explains, “Every time we enter friendly lines again it’s a world off a person’s shoulders.”<\/p>\n

As for the old spray-and-pray, this isn\u2019t a great idea in real life. “Most of the time, I have a crazy amount of ammunition in these games; however, in real life, the magazines only carry up to 30 rounds,” says Requesto.<\/p>\n

While in game you fire multiple different weapons, real soldiers don\u2019t have that luxury. Andrada says, “Most soldiers don’t even get to see those guns let alone use them, because the military only allows a few service rifles to be used.”<\/p>\n

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They don't have perks or kill streaks either, if you can believe it.<\/p><\/div>\n

A lot of these FPSs feature squad-based missions where you go out with four to eight other team members. Requesto says these are actually common, and are known as \u201cfire teams\u201d. However, the lone gun approach is non-existent. He explains, “In the military, we have a thing called the buddy system….there is always team accountability and awareness. You take care of your buddy and your buddy is supposed to take care of you.”<\/p>\n

The soldiers aren\u2019t fazed by the seriousness of war being turned into a game, although they do stress the importance of being able to separate fact from fiction.<\/p>\n

As for preparing you for war, all the soldiers believed playing these games are totally useless on that front. Distressing news that may mean I\u2019m not as ready for a zombie apocalypse as I like to think.<\/p>\n

The soldiers were bothered that people may think they know what war is like from playing these games. All of them agreed that there are many aspects of daily life that the games completely leave out; and the horror and terrible nature of war is absent.<\/p>\n

The soldiers conclude by saying that it would be better if game developers could portray soldiers as human beings, and not just men of war.<\/p>\n

Source: IGN<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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