There is no doubting that both Vietcong and Vietcong Fist Alpha replicate the most realistic Vietnam atmosphere in PC gaming at the time of writing, however with Battlefield Vietnam only around the corner, this may change - atleast as far as multiplayer goes.
This is acceptable in most cases considering the fact you're in their jungle with an obvious disadvantage in an unknown environment, however this doesn't quite explain why enemies are sitting outside the exit of a tunnel you're walking through without possibly knowing of your existencewith their guns pointed and ready to fire, waiting for your head to pop out. Maybe it is just me getting use to FPS games with easy opponents, but sometimes the accuracy and reaction of your enemies are uncanny - not to mention their ability to 'guess' exactly where you are.
However, sometimes the difficulty becomes a little 'over done' so to speak. The difficulty of both the original and Fist Alpha is moderate on the lowest settings, which makes for a pretty decent challenge.