Arma Reforger Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published July 18, 2024 · Updated July 23, 2024

Arma Reforger Review, 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 Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
18.49GB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Cross Platform multiplayer.
Graphics settings – quality preset, window mode, render scale, fidelity FX super-resolution 1.0, v-sync, FPS limit, draw distance, nearby depth of field, post-processing, anti-aliasing, foliage smoothing, shadow quality, texture quality, and environment quality.
Can remap controls for both the controller and the keyboard.
Invert axis and sensitivity sliders for the mouse.
Field of view sliders for – first person, vehicles, aim down sights, and third person.
Four game modes – Play, Multiplayer, Scenarios, and Game Master.
The workshop lets you download fan player creations, rate them, follow creators, etc. Full mod manager where you can turn them off and on individually.
Scenarios are pre-made and player-made set missions.
Training scenario that acts like a tutorial.
Multiplayer has a full server browser, you have player-hosted games and Official servers, and you can favorite servers and see recently played.
Game Master has two locations – Everon and Arland.
The Game master mode is where you are fully in charge of the game, you can decide and place enemies, and vehicles, and provide objectives and spawn points. It has a crazy amount of customisation and options.
Decent loading times.
The field manual is the biggest in-game manual I have ever seen for a game! It is all split up into sections and then smaller parts and has images and text.
You make your own experience by downloading or creating your own scenarios.
It’s a better more streamlined game for the creation of scenarios than Arma 3.
First-person shooter sim gameplay.
Gorgeous locations.
Different weather effects and day/night cycle.
Play how and where you want.
The guns all feel different and are more sim than arcade making it harder to just aim and shoot.
Decent voice work.
Arma vision is a camera tool to the next level where you can freely fly around and see things, get descriptions, etc.
Doing the base tour (optional) gives you a full rundown on everything around, you are free to walk around in any order and you get a voice-over describing the tools and structures in the base.
You cannot pause the game so you are always on edge.
The controls are great and familiar so if you have played first-person shooters before it will feel the same.
A full 3D world with 360-degree camera control.
What I like is that the game feels LIKE Arma but it has the same feel as Operation Flashpoint or even Day Z.
A really tense atmosphere that always has you on edge.
Even on lower graphics settings the game still runs really well and you can still make out key structures and enemies.
The multiplayer supports PvP and PvE.
It’s a game that appeals to many types of shooter fans.

Arma Reforger Review Cons:

No benchmark test option for graphics.
The Game Master mode is huge and with that, it is very daunting and has so many moving pieces you need a video or six to just understand the basics.
Using a controller is fine but it not only uses every button, it also has every button using a combination of buttons.
Cannot actually pause the game even in single-player.
Very daunting overall as you just get a main menu and the game doesn’t try and guide you through your first few hours.
I wish the controls menu could be more streamlined as you have so many button commands and even for basic info you have to scroll loads of menus and tabs.
Had a few crash-to-desktop moments.
The hit detection feels a bit off and not as satisfying.
Slowdown happens more when in built-up areas, fire everywhere, and vehicles.

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