Don't try to find a bad guy until you're handed a weapon and told exactly where to fire it. The strings that keep all these scripted events running smoothly are visible the entire time, so nothing ever feels natural or organic. The game expects you do to things a certain way, and will often kill you for trying to deviate from that path. There is no way to quick-save, with the result that some sections feel like lengthy experiments in trial-and error-gameplay.
There were sections where I was killed during one attempt and made it through without a scratch on the second—and I'm not sure what I did differently to survive.
By the time the game introduces jets, you're ready for something interesting, but the game doesn't let you fly. You just aim and fire. If you want to actually become a pilot, you need to play the multiplayer portion of the game. It would have been interesting if DICE used the single-player portion of the game to introduce you to the concepts and vehicles of the multiplayer game, but that idea must have been thrown out in favor of stripping control from the player in order to ape Call of Duty and create something that tries to remind you over and over how important it is.
All these shortcomings add up to create an experience that may be amazing visually, but offers very little in terms of fun. Everything is heavily scripted, and you need to follow that script if you'd like to make it to the next section. The multiplayer sections of the game reward quick thinking and improvisation, but the single-player campaign doesn't want you thinking for yourself; your job is to show up, hit the buttons when the game tells you, and marvel at the scenery.
We'll be playing the multiplayer over the next few days to prepare for a larger review that deals with that aspect of the game, but no one should be buying BF3 in order to play the single-player game.
In addition to all the aforementioned reasons, the musical score straddles the line between underwhelming and non-existent. I will give credit to DICE for creating what I feel is the best dogfight sequence in any game to date. We may collect cookies and other personal information from your interaction with our website. For more information on the categories of personal information we collect and the purposes we use them for, please view our Notice at Collection.
Become a Member Sign In. VentureBeat Homepage Games Beat. General Newsletters Got a news tip? Free: Join the GamesBeat Community for access to 3 premium posts and unlimited videos per month. Learn More. However, unlike Bad Company 2 , they are unlocked on a weapon by weapon progression. Unlocking an attachment such as a Red Dot Sight while using one class still enables it for every other class that can use that weapon.
However, the attachment will not be available on other weapons until it is unlocked. DICE has stated that it takes over " hours" to unlock everything for a kit in Multiplayer. Battlefield 3 features over twenty different vehicles that are at the player's disposal with vehicles split into twelve different classes. Like with previous Battlefield games, their default kits are equipped with faction-specific weaponry until others are unlocked.
Battlefield 3 features many downloadable content in the form of promotional offers, short cuts, expansions, etc. Many Battlefield 3 Promotional Offers were given out following the game's release that gave players specialized dog-tags for use.
They were used to promote upcoming games and movies as well being rewards for the community completing challenges set by DICE. On March 30, , along with the 1. They unlock all: weapons, attachments, gadgets, and vehicle perks. The Battlefield 3: Physical Warfare Pack is a weapons pack available to anyone who pre-ordered Battlefield 3 Limited Edition from select retailers. Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is available for free to anyone who preordered the game.
It is a multiplayer expansion based on Battlefield 2. It was released on December 6, On March 7, , Battlefield 3: Close Quarters was announced to be released in June which would then be followed up by two other map packs. It was released on June 4, for Premium Members. On March 7, , Battlefield 3: Armored Kill was announced along with two other expansions.
On May 30, , Battlefield 3: Aftermath was revealed through a leaked fact sheet pertaining to Battlefield Premium. Battlefield Premium was revealed on May 30, through a leaked fact sheet.
The novelization of the game, Battlefield 3: The Russian , written by respected author Andy McNab , takes place in the same universe as the game. Despite this, there are noticeable differences in the story, as well as mainly depicting the events via Dimitri "Dima" Mayakovsky 's perspective, in contrast to Henry Blackburn 's point of view mainly used in the game, hence the title.
Battlefield 3 was revealed on February 4, with a teaser trailer called My Life , and was the cover story of the March issue of GameInformer. DICE announced shortly after that the development of the PC versions of Battlefield and Onslaught gamemode in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 were cancelled to concentrate on the development of Battlefield 3 , stating it would be their biggest Battlefield release yet.
The developers had recorded real life sounds of vehicles and weapons from a military training exercise with their goal being to create "cleaner and brighter audio. Over for the "Man down" event alone. DICE, during the announcement of the Beta, stated that there would be no level or unlock cap in the Beta, allowing players to unlock any weapon in the game. This early access was originally intended to be a closed beta for owners of the special editions of Medal of Honor , although for an unknown reason this was changed to the early access.
The first set of trailers after the Teaser Trailer was the introduction of the Fault Line series, starting with the Battlefield 3: Gameplay Trailer and ending with the full twelve minute Battlefield 3: Fault Line trailer, as well as a developer commentary by Patrick Bach and being the setting of the Battlefield 3: My Life Trailer , which has commonly been shown as a TV advert during popular TV events such as the FA Cup final in the United Kingdom.
Following the huge success of the three trailers after E3, a new trailer, the Caspian Border gameplay trailer , was released after being shown at Gamescom , showcasing jet and vehicle gameplay. In late September , during the build-up to the Open Beta, a new trailer, set to the rap song " 99 Problems " by artist Jay-Z , was revealed to be a new TV ad. Or is it Battlefield 3? The marketing from certain senior EA executives and staff hasn't been met without some criticism.
A number of high-level EA staff began attacking main rivals Activision and, in particular, the Call of Duty series, saying, on several occasions, that Battlefield 3 would soundly defeat the Call of Duty franchise, or words to that effect. However, Activision employees, including publishing boss Eric Hirshberg, responded negatively to these statements, saying EA's attitude was bad for the industry as a whole.
At Sony's E3 press conference, EA announced that for all PlayStation 3 players, each new copy of Battlefield 3 would come with a free code of Battlefield It was later revealed that EA and DICE had decided to retract their offer, stating that many of those who had pre-ordered Battlefield 3 already owned Battlefield and had been playing it for years.
In spite of this, several PlayStation 3 owners filed a class action lawsuit against EA. EA has since apologized for this and later issued codes for PS3 users to download Battlefield now expired in response to the lawsuit, and also kept the one-week early access deal for not only Back to Karkand but all future expansions for the game as well.
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