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• Dive

  Mar 19, 2023

  It makes me really sad that this DLCs has such mixed reviews. I can see the reason for that - the Contact does not play like any other Arma mission/campaign I have ever played. It plays more like Stalker without RP elements, and I mean it in the best way possible. That being said, it would be useful to remember that Arma is first and foremost a sandbox game, which means that pretty much anything can be made into a mission here, even if it does not heavily rely on combat. Such is the case for this campaing - it's more about exploration, unraveling misteries and soaking in the amazing atmosphere of nighttime Livonia. Arma visuals really shine here, and sound design is amazing. This is also the most immersive singleplayer campaing from BIS that I've played in many years. Most SP campaings I can't even wrap my head around the story line, but here the story actually captivated me and it was hard to put the game down when the time came to go to sleep :D It has been noted in other reviews that it is strange how a DLC about aliens does not have any aliens to shoot. I was curious about how this would work, and let me assure you, this works great. The way the aliens are presented here makes me think that our petty human weapons would not be able to do much damange to them anyway, and this fact gives the aliens this Lovecraftian feel that I absolutely love. If you could just shoot them, they would not feel as imposing an powerfull and that would take away quite a lot from the great atmosphere of this campaign. And the humans that you do shoot don't feel out of place either, but I won't dive into details to avoid spoilers. As a side note, as a Space/Astronomy/Sci-Fi nerd I really liked some of the topics and dialogs present in the campaign. I can see that they were written by someone passionate about the topic. These were not some filler technobabble, they actually made sense if you're into that kind of thing. The only problem that I had with the campaing is that some middle missions were a bit too long, but that's ok for me. So, in conclusion, I would definitely recommend this DLC to those who like sci-fi, atmospheric games and games about exploration. However, if you only enjoy arma for MilSim experience, this DLC might not be for you.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 26, 2019

  Training myself for the Area 51 raid!!! Staying strong!!!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 26, 2019

  Kinda unfortunate that there is almost nothing involving the aliens that is usable in Zeus. There are like 4 alien units and some props. And some of the alien units just self destruct right off the bat. Also no multiplayer compatibility is annoying.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 26, 2019

  Disappointed by the lack of Alien AI in any form.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 26, 2019

  [h1]Arma 3: Contact is not for everyone. It's much more akin to Arrival than Battle: Los Angeles. If you're looking for action-packed alien-on-human combat, look elsewhere.[/h1] Let me make this clear: if you are buying this because you want to shoot aliens in the face [b][u]you will be EXTREMELY disappointed by Contact.[/u][/b] Most of the campaign is spent staring at your Spectrum Device and making radio calls to push enemies around. It focuses heavily on Electronic Warfare and trickery rather than on direct combat. [i]In most of the missions I never fired my rifle.[/i] There were also a couple of times I forgot I was playing Arma because of having not even pulled out my rifle in such a long time. So keep both of those in mind if you're looking for another action-packed Arma mission set. However, I'd suggest this to people who enjoyed the Laws of War missions (outside of the strictly combat-focused ones). If you enjoy atmospheric missions with non-standard gameplay like that, you'll probably like Contact's singleplayer portion. Anyway, onto the hopefully spoiler-free review (if mentioning how little I fired my gun isn't a spoiler itself). Contact puts you in the shoes of Specialist Rudwell, a translator-turned-drone-operator who, after some inciting incidents, gets thrust into the middle of an increasingly 'complex' first-contact scenario. That complexity is relative, however, as most of Contact's story can be summed up with [spoiler]it's basically Arrival; BI clearly watched that movie and said "we can do that."[/spoiler] Regardless, it's still interesting enough to keep you mostly invested even without the usual combat-focused narrative. You'll also be doing a lot of not-shooty stuff, as mentioned. Early on, you're introduced to the Spectrum Device: a handheld multipurpose Electronic Warfare tool. It forms the core of Contact's gameplay and serves to push Arma's usual methodical, tactical gameplay well beyond its usual confines. You'll be staring at that tiny frequency readout, waiting for pulses, for most of the campaign's playtime--for better or worse. [spoiler]Thankfully, the last mission does finally let you flex your trigger finger a bit, even if the dopey AI makes it almost a non-challenge.[/spoiler] For me, it clocked in a bit under six hours. I did get stuck in a particularly frustrating mission for almost an hour, however, so I'd say it's really closer to five hours long, maybe even four if you really get value out of the time dilation function in those ever-present multi-kilometer runs (+/- are your friend here, as in The East Wind). The visuals in the campaign are exceptional, even outside of Arma's standards. The foggy-night setting of one of the early missions really sells the atmosphere that the story is going for and shows off the strength of Arma's lighting and weather effects when used to their fullest. Whoever did environmental design on these missions should be congratulated, as it's exceptionally well done. The sound is also great. Maybe it's just me having not played with the vanilla Arma 3 arsenal much lately, but the MX seemed to pack a deeper punch and the footstep sounds seemed more varied. The sound design in the missions themselves is also great; as with the lighting and weather, the sound of distant wolves and closer birds make you feel as though you're actually creeping around a mostly deserted forest in the dead of night. Related to sound is the voice acting, normally one of the weakest elements of Arma campaigns--along with the writing. Both are somewhat improved from their earlier efforts; as in I didn't get sick of hearing the background chatter and didn't wonder when the poorly written conversation would end each time an in-game 'cutscene' started. There are definitely some characters that grate on the ears here, but as said it's mostly good. The smaller additions outside of the campaign are the usual sandbox and platform updates. It's the same fare as always: guns, gear, props, and a terrain. Starting from the back, Livonia is a beautiful terrain that reminds me of the Arma 2 Army of the Czech Republic DLC terrains Bystrica and Bukovina. While it definitely reuses buildings and assets from other terrains, that's nothing new for Arma, and doesn't detract from the many mission-making opportunities I can see people taking. The new props seem cool as well for those wanting to simulate CBRN-type scenarios (or perhaps a first-contact of their own), although there's plenty of techy stuff too to flesh out those more conventional operations centers. I'm no mission maker, however, so I won't get any value out of them. What I'm more likely to play with are the new gear and weapon additions. While much of it is reskins (again, as you see with [i]every[/i] Arma DLC), there's enough new stuff to be interesting. The new Livonian Promet is a cool looking rifle that's a nice alternative to the MX series, the new AK-12 platforms fill out that rifle's roles well, and we've finally got a pellet-firing shotgun in vanilla (well, DLC) Arma. On the gear front, there's CBRN oversuits and respirators; new helmets, vests, and uniforms for the Spetsnaz and LDF; and some woodland camouflage equipment for NATO troops. All things considered, I'd say that Contact isn't quite worth the nearly $30 asking price. Unless you're a mega-fan of Arma and need to own every piece of content for all that sweet premium gear, I'd pass on this until it goes on sale. The campaign is worth a few hours of your time if you enjoy slower-paced and less shooty science fiction, or simply want a change from the usual Arma gameplay loop--because it is [i]very[/i] different. Honestly, BI should be commended for trying something so different and out-of-the-ordinary for them. Don't shit on this because it didn't fulfill your murder-all-the-aliens fantasies or let you fly around in a spaceship, because games like that are a dime a dozen. And if you want that experience in Arma, there's plenty of those always-venerated--and [i]free[/i]--mods for you to download that'll scratch that exact itch. Hell, I love that too (I grew up on Halo, as so many did)--but I did not expect nor want that experience out of Contact. In every mission I was hoping that an alien wasn't suddenly going to pop out from behind a tree and fire a laser at me, simply because that would've ruined the immersion and atmosphere that the campaign was clearly going for. At the end of the day, Arma is a realistic game, and Contact is a realistic depiction of a possible first-contact scenario. Take it or leave it; personally, I'd say take it, as long as you're willing to accept its slow, wholly different gameplay loop and more restrained take on first contact.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 27, 2019

  You play as the unluckiest man on earth. You speak 6 languages but your skills are wasted because of google translate so you become a drone flyer for NATO. Then aliens show up and you spend the rest of your life doing solo suicide missions for some corporal
• gamedeal user

  Jul 27, 2019

  In summery, this is just a campaign DLC. I was really hoping for more than a exclusive singleplayer campaign, 4 broken alien vehicle assets, and a reused arma 2 generated map for $30 with no multiplayer capabilities that has to be launched separately from the main game. You can find better content in the workshop that is free mind you. Hopefully someone is inspired by this and actually creates a great alien mod for arma 3. Not worth purchasing unless they fix somethings and adds actual units.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 27, 2019

  DLC marketed to be about aliens without any aliens. You spend your time fighting humans as per normal ARMA, just with some weird looking objects occasionally in the background. The new faction is basically the AAF with reskinned vehicles and a different assault rifle. The campaign is interesting at first, until it turns into a war against a reskinned AAF army. With no aliens because some weird looking object floating around doesn't count as aliens to me. The DLC's biggest strength is the new uniforms but no way is it worth the price. I wouldn't recommend even if on sale.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 28, 2019

  No aliens in an alien DLC? wack.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 29, 2019

  Welcome to my review of Arma III: Contact. Arma with aliens sounds to good to be true, that's because it is. In this DLC you pay 30 USD to run around in the forest with a glorified TV antenna and are asked to play classical music for the Alien UFO. Campaign is short with only 6 "chapters" which are about an hour a piece, but don't be fooled, its all the same stuff rinse and repeat. Your enemies are humans and your job is to carry a bootleg TV antenna and play some music to try and communicate with aliens... Would be better if there were actual aliens, not just the same 3 UFO models zooming around the map. This is a laughing stock of a dlc... Better off just buying XCOM.