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A ma Refo ge is a $30 appe ize fo A ma 4, a d i ‘s ou oday

By Mo ga Pa k published 17 May 22

Ou ow i ea ly access, Refo ge is a ba ebo es es fo he eve ual A ma 4.

Followi g a ho ough leak ha appea ed o li e ove he weeke d, Bohemia I e ac ive has co fi med he exis e ce of wo ew A ma games: A ma Refo ge a d A ma 4. Bohemia is su p ise lau chi g A ma Refo ge , a i oduc o y ve sio of wha A ma 4 will eve ually be, oday i ea ly access fo $30 o S eam.

You ead igh : he e’s a ew A ma game ou oday, bu fa s eage fo he ex ge e a io of A ma will have o check hei expec a io s a he doo . Refo ge is a small slice of he A ma 4 expe ie ce ha cu e ly suppo s wo mul iplaye modes o a si gle map: he 51-kilome e isla d of Eve o (a emake of he same map f om he ve y fi s A ma game). The game is se i 1989 du i g a fic io al co flic be wee he US a d Sovie U io , 10 yea s af e he o igi al A ma: Cold Wa Assaul .

Bohemia is ‘ ea i g A ma Refo ge like a ypical ea ly access p ojec . Fi s wei d hi g: Despi e u i g all he same ech ha A ma 4 will, his is a s a dalo e game f om A ma 4. Refo ge will o o e day become A ma 4 a d Bohemia is ‘ p omisi g a y A ma 4 discou s o Refo ge ‘s ea lies adop e s. Refo ge is i s ow hi g, hough Bohemia says i hopes o make cus om sce a ios c ea ed i Refo ge ‘s ew Wo kbe ch oolse fo wa ds-compa ible i A ma 4 someday.

Seco d wei d hi g: Bohemia o ly pla s o upda e A ma Refo ge fo abou a yea . This is wha Bohemia old p ess du i g a p ese a io las week, hough a p ess elease p ovided la e says Bohemia is pledgi g co i ued suppo fo Refo ge af e focus shif s o A ma 4. U like A ma 3, which i 2022 is a sp awli g-bu -aged mili a y sim wi h yea s of expa sio s a d loads of elabo a e use -made sce a ios u de i s bel , Refo ge will have a sho e shelf life by desig .

Wha ‘s i A ma Refo ge , exac ly?

A ma 3 playe s will immedia ely o ice Refo ge ‘s limi ed scope. Se ies s aples like a ks, je s, a d si gleplaye sce a ios a e ‘ i his $30 package ye . I suspec mos of hose fea u es will a ive i a upda e someday, bu i gives he imp essio ha A ma Refo ge is esse ially a paid demo.

I had he same imp essio af e yi g Refo ge ‘s u o ial fo myself ove he weeke d. The e’s o a lo goi g o i Refo ge ye , bu as someo e who a o e ime su k 100 hou s i o A ma 3, wha ‘s he e is p omisi g. Some imp oveme s make i immedia ely clea ha Bohemia has ew i e A ma f om sc a ch. Mos o ably, basic shoo i g a d soldie moveme a e diffe e ha I emembe . Fo he fi s ime I ac ually like how a A ma game feels. Ru i g a d u i g is mo e espo sive a d quick wi hou sac ifici g he simula ed weigh i ess of eal life. Di o fo shoo i g: li le hi gs like weapo sway a d aimi g a ima io s a e less s iff a d videogamey ow, which goes a lo g way fo selli g he simula io .

Based o my limi ed ha ds-o , A ma Refo ge feels somewhe e be wee he hef y-bu -s appy shoo i g of Squad a d he loose moveme of PUBG: Ba leg ou ds (a game ha i self s a ed life as a A ma 3 mod).

A ma’s ja ky comba has always bee fo givable because of i s s e g hs as a sa dbox fo playi g soldie wi h f ie ds, bu Refo ge ‘s gameplay is a majo leap fo wa d. A leas , ha ‘s how I fel af e 30 mi u es of di gi g me al a ge s wi h a M16 i he u o ial. As I w i e his Refo ge is ‘ ou ye , so he e’s li le mo e o do a his mome ha s a e a a emp y se ve lis .

Tha said, I’ve eve bee much of a PvP guy i A ma. The mai mode lau chi g wi h Refo ge , Co flic , is a pe sis e wa mode abou holdi g e i o y a d cap u i g e emy adios (a leas I’m p e y su e i is, he u o ial b eezed by some of he ules oo fas ). I lea ed how o se up mobile spaw poi s a d delive supplies wi h a logis ics uck, which is he ki d of s uff I love o do i a ou d-based game like Squad, bu I’m o su e I’ll like as much i Refo ge ‘s la ge , possibly mo e chao ic sa dbox.

I’m much mo e i e es ed i he bi s of A ma Refo ge ha do ‘ exis ye —a d may o exis u il A ma 4 comes ou someday. I wa o poke a ou d i co-op sce a ios agai s AI, aki g my ime aviga i g he la dscape a d clea i g buildi gs wi hou wo yi g abou a a dom hill op s ipe co olled by use ame iS ipeU789. My favo i e pa of he Refo ge u o ial was he mome he game augh me how o use my compass ( he e jus a e ‘ e ough games wi h dedica ed compass bu o s) o o ie myself, dis i guish la dma ks o he map, a d fi d my ow way o he ex objec ive. I’d ake a whole campaig of isola ed, behi d-e emy-li es-s yle su vival missio s like ha .

Bu fo ow Refo ge is mo e of a es bed fo E fusio , he e gi e, ha A ma 4, he game. Bohemia eally wa s i s moddi g commu i y o ge i s ha ds o Wo kbe ch, E fusio ‘s c ea ive sui e ha is appa e ly he same ools he s udio is usi g o make he game. The ools a e i -dep h e ough ha you appa e ly eed a heal hy u de s a di g of C# codi g o ge he mos ou of hem.

Bohemia’s u ge cy o debu E fusio makes se se. Bohemia eally is s a i g f om sc a ch wi h he ew e gi e, a d ha mea s he modde s who have bee he lifeblood of he se ies fo yea s a e oo. By he ime A ma 4 comes ou , a day appa e ly so fa away ha Bohemia would ‘ eve specula e o a elease yea , i wa s he mos dedica ed playe s o al eady be p oficie wi h he ools ha will make i shi e.

Mo ga has bee w i i g fo PC Game si ce 2018, fi s as a f eela ce a d cu e ly as a s aff w i e . He has also appea ed o Polygo , Ko aku, Fa by e, a d PCGamesN. Befo e f eela ci g, he spe mos of high school a d all of college w i i g a small gami g si es ha did ‘ pay him. He’s ve y happy o have a eal job ow. Mo ga is a bea w i e followi g he la es a d g ea es shoo e s a d he commu i ies ha play hem. He also w i es ge e al ews, eviews, fea u es, he occasio al guide, a d bad jokes i Slack. Twis his a m, a d he’ll eve w i e abou a bo i g s a egy game. Please do ‘ , hough.

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A ma 4 a ou ced, bu i s ‘p eview’ game A ma Refo ge is ou ow

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Sha e All sha i g op io s fo : A ma 4 a ou ced, bu i s ‘p eview’ game A ma Refo ge is ou ow

Bohemia I e ac ive a ou ced wo games o Tuesday: A ma 4, he follow-up o i s mili a y f a chise, a d A ma Refo ge , a s a dalo e “p eview” game usi g Bohemia’s ew E fusio ech e gi e. A ma Refo ge is ou Tuesday i ea ly access, Bohemia said i a ews elease. I ’s he fi s ime a A ma game will be eleased o Wi dows PC a d Xbox a he same ime.

De ails o A ma 4 i self a e hi — he compa y did ’ sha e a elease da e o a y foo age. Bu i sou ds like A ma Refo ge will give playe s a small as e of wha A ma 4 will be, a way o “showcase he s udio’s p og ess o i s ew E fusio e gi e a d offe a glimpse of hi gs o come,” i said.

A ma Refo ge is se o Eve o du i g he 1980s, he same se i g f om A ma: Cold Wa Assaul . I i , he e a e wo mul iplaye modes: Co flic a d Game Mas e . Co flic is you s a da d eam-based mul iplaye mode i which playe s will wo k oge he o “cap u e s a egic posi io s f om he e emy,” Bohemia said: I ’s s uff like base-buildi g, shoo i g o he playe s, a d comple i g diffe e asks, playi g as ei he Ame ica o Sovie figh e s. Bohema said he e’s also a “smalle i depe de fo ce” ha playe s ca choose f om, which has i s ow gea i spi ed by A ma.

Game Mas e is mo e of a pla fo m fo use s o sha e mods; mods ca o ly be c ea ed by PC playe s, bu co sole playe s ca access hem, oo. I comes wi h some sof wa e ools, called Wo kbe ch, which Bohemia says gives he mod commu i y i s developme ools.

“A y use wi h a fai k owledge of C# sc ip i g, should be able o add cus om AI behavio s, audio a d visual asse s, o eve comple ely ew gameplay mecha ics,” Bohemia said. “A is s oo ca impo hei c ea io s usi g i ui ive, s eamli ed wo kflows. Esse ially, imagi a ive playe s will be able o explo e E fusio o i s limi s a d eceive a c ash cou se i A ma 4 moddi g, well ahead of schedule.”

Bohemia said i ’ll keep A ma Refo ge up wi h “co i ued suppo ” eve while A ma 4 becomes a bigge p io i y. The e’s o full elease da e fo he game, bu i will eve ually leave ea ly access.

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