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The U.S. Army started showing off its Dismounted Soldier Training System back in May, but just recently, they released some brand new footage that shows off just how attractive this “game” actually is. For the uninitiated, DSTS is a game that is currently being produced by the U.S. government in order to train soldiers. In short, I’ll never get to play it, because I’m too chubby to join the military. The game runs on Crytek’s CryEngine 3, which was originally released in 2009 and has been used on Crysis, Crysis 2, and the upcoming MechWarrior Online. The engine itself is extremely powerful, which is evident in the screenshots and videos released by Intelligent Decisions, the developer behind the game. 
The recently released footage is extremely impressive. It shows off a mixture of graphical prowess and gameplay technology. The environments, for example, appear to be even larger than those in Battlefield 3, and the gameplay seems no worse for it. However, even though hardcore gamers are the only people who could genuinely appreciate the Dismounted Soldier Training System, we’ll probably never get to play it. It’s a $57 million toy that will be reserved for developers and soldiers. Lame. Actually, I can’t help but wonder if the reason that the military and Intelligent Decisions are showing off this footage is to attract gamers into the military. But that could just be the conspiracy theorist in me. By Josh Engen |