Thanks for your input and interest so far, I hope these reviews are coming in handy.
Friday, 4 November 2011
Next Week's Review
On Monday I will be reviewing Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and on Friday I will be posting a review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Thanks for your input and interest so far, I hope these reviews are coming in handy.
Thanks for your input and interest so far, I hope these reviews are coming in handy.
Battlefield 3
Let me start off by saying that a very high specification PC is required, I'm a tech geek when it comes to computers and this seriously pushes my PC to the limits. So this is just a friendly warning, ensure that your PC is capable of running this game.
Anyway, lets get this review rolling.
I will begin by saying I've been a fan of this series since Battlefield 2 many, many years ago, and don't get me wrong, the Bad Company Series has been fantastic, one of the major additions to the game is the destructible scenery, but they never felt as fun and immersive as Battlefield 2, but when Dice announced they were in production of Battlefield 3 and they were doing a totally dedicated PC version I couldn't wait. And I must say the game does not disappoint.
Everything that has been added to the series over the years has all been integrated into this one game. One of the major additions to this game which has really stood out to me is the character animations and weapon attachments, for example, when you run and jump over a wall, the characters legs come into view and the camera tilts as if they are actually pushing off the wall, and with the weapon attachments such as flash lights and laser attachments, if the are pointed directly at another player, that player's screen gets filled with glare, this therefore allows for these attachments to be used as an advantage, not just to increase the stats of your current weapon.
With the PC version supporting up to 64 players, the map sizes are unbelievably large, to walk from one side of a map to the other would probably take the best part of 10 minutes. In a full server this area would be filled with player controlled jets and helicopters flying over head, with armored vehicles scattering the land with players in combat filling the areas in between.
The graphics on this game are amazing to say the least, from the dust in the air to the glare from the sun to the beams of light shining through the broken glass of a window. The Frostbite 2 engine really shows itself off in the destructible scenery, I was in a combat situation on a train and my stray bullets were taking chunks out of the seats, revealing the wire frame underneath.
When walking through one of the cities within the game the lighting effects really emphasizes the environment, if I were to take a screenshot of one of the buildings and put it beside a real life image I think it would be hard to identify which was from the game.
Game play wise the game really exceeded my expectations, I expected the multiplayer to be fantastic but the campaign and the coop to be be a little plain and boring, moving from one firefight the the next, but I must say the single player campaign is told very well, using Hollywood styled cinematography to give it that Bourne Identity feel to it.
Although the Cooperative Mode is quite short consisting of only 6 missions, it really utilizes the game mechanics to its full potential, the only disappointment is that it only supports 2 players.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Anyway, lets get this review rolling.
I will begin by saying I've been a fan of this series since Battlefield 2 many, many years ago, and don't get me wrong, the Bad Company Series has been fantastic, one of the major additions to the game is the destructible scenery, but they never felt as fun and immersive as Battlefield 2, but when Dice announced they were in production of Battlefield 3 and they were doing a totally dedicated PC version I couldn't wait. And I must say the game does not disappoint.
Everything that has been added to the series over the years has all been integrated into this one game. One of the major additions to this game which has really stood out to me is the character animations and weapon attachments, for example, when you run and jump over a wall, the characters legs come into view and the camera tilts as if they are actually pushing off the wall, and with the weapon attachments such as flash lights and laser attachments, if the are pointed directly at another player, that player's screen gets filled with glare, this therefore allows for these attachments to be used as an advantage, not just to increase the stats of your current weapon.
With the PC version supporting up to 64 players, the map sizes are unbelievably large, to walk from one side of a map to the other would probably take the best part of 10 minutes. In a full server this area would be filled with player controlled jets and helicopters flying over head, with armored vehicles scattering the land with players in combat filling the areas in between.
The graphics on this game are amazing to say the least, from the dust in the air to the glare from the sun to the beams of light shining through the broken glass of a window. The Frostbite 2 engine really shows itself off in the destructible scenery, I was in a combat situation on a train and my stray bullets were taking chunks out of the seats, revealing the wire frame underneath.
When walking through one of the cities within the game the lighting effects really emphasizes the environment, if I were to take a screenshot of one of the buildings and put it beside a real life image I think it would be hard to identify which was from the game.
Game play wise the game really exceeded my expectations, I expected the multiplayer to be fantastic but the campaign and the coop to be be a little plain and boring, moving from one firefight the the next, but I must say the single player campaign is told very well, using Hollywood styled cinematography to give it that Bourne Identity feel to it.
Although the Cooperative Mode is quite short consisting of only 6 missions, it really utilizes the game mechanics to its full potential, the only disappointment is that it only supports 2 players.
Rating: 10 out of 10
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