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[supervike]

Absolutely agree about that 'fiddle' music. Adds yet another layer of tension.


One note on Operation Flashpoint.

I had it for the PC, and always loved the 'openness' of the game. Missions could be completed in a variety of ways.

I once hid in a large grove of trees, and slowly crept out to find the enemy mounting search and destroy tactics. Eventually, I kept running from them, only to see black dots on the horizon. As I ran closer, I realized it was enemy paratroopers! None of it seemed scripted, and none of it was crucial to the mission.

Another occasion is that I would play a special level quite a bit.

It involved your character infiltrating a Russian camp, eliminating the hostiles, and leaving. It was fun and challenging. At the end of the mission, a black helicopter would come to exfiltrate you.

So, after completing the mission I decided to kill the pilots, steal the heli for a joyride. Sure enough, I could. I managed to circle the camp a couple of times, but kind of realized I wasn't flying to well, I 'jumped out' of the copter. A parachute opened up and I arrived back on the ground, safely.