It's not often that Battlefield gets a new entry in its series, but with the 25th being last Tuesday, Battlefield has finally acquired a new title: Battlefield 3.
Arguably the real sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, Battlefield mainly shines in its mulitplayer department. This review will be split into three parts covering the three different modes Battlefield 3 has to offer: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Co-op.
BF3's campaign so far has been a typical linear shooter, much to my dissapointment; the game does not really offer any type of choice for the player to take, with only one set objective at a time, while shooting dead-eye accurate AI. The AI's inability to miss makes playing through the campaign, even on easy, somewhat of a challenge, as RPGs fired by enemies will seldom miss, making the death screen something ridiculously common.
On the graphics side of Campaign, the current generation console's age is beginning to show, as the PC version is quite clearly superior. After installing an optional HD texture pack on my Xbox, some textures are still a little muddled and blurry, but still crisper than the beta a few weeks ago. BF3's lighting is VERY good, with deep contrast and lens flares making the game that much shinier.
Animation and voice acting in BF3 is another strong point; with Dice's (the developer) new Frostbite 2.0 engine, animation is quite fluid, and a lot of entertainment can be gained just by watching people dive to prone and get back up again. BF3 is one of the few games that actually allows you to see your feet when you look down, a feature usually restricted to Halo games. The voice acting doesn't have the emotionless tone many games succumb to, with much feeling embedded into your fellow infantrymen as a jet makes a swooping run overhead.
Later on in the week I hope to assess to other two parts of BF3, as I get deeper into the multiplayer side. With multiplayer always being a favorite of mine in the Battlefield series, I'm very excited to make the second part of the review, but I'm not making progress by sitting here typing...
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