I played CFS3 exclusively for about a week before writing my review, and I thought "wow this game does grow on you". But then I loaded up Il-2 for the first time in a few weeks today and I was blown away all over again, by graphics, FM and FPS. CFS3 doesn't grow on you - it simply lowers your standards as you spend time with it.
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