Battlefield 3 - Part 1

[Balthus Dire]

I have this weird suspicion that IGN is going to slam this game. Maybe I'm just having flashbacks to Medal of Honor.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I have this weird suspicion that IGN is going to slam this game. Maybe I'm just having flashbacks to Medal of Honor.

Well I haven't read too many of their reviews slamming a game that didnt deserve it.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Tron le... Battlefield 3 soundtrack preview.

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[Soapy]

I love it!

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Great themes.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

BattleField 3 makes everything awesome.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

LOL! Ok that was pretty damn funny.

 

[Balthus Dire]

Well I haven't read too many of their reviews slamming a game that didnt deserve it.

Like I said: Medal of Honor, also from EA. I thought that game was much better than the crap review IGN gave it.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Like I said: Medal of Honor, also from EA. I thought that game was much better than the crap review IGN gave it.

Never did play MoH, but IGN wasn't the only place that didn't like that game.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I really hate the style of gameplay Medal Of Honor and Call Of Duty populized. I much prefer Crysis and Halflifes style. It also bugged me that the trailers were kinda pretentious with the pixelated Andy Mcnab faces trying to appear edgy and authentic. It was pretty laughable.

 

[Soapy]

I really hate the style of gameplay Medal Of Honor and Call Of Duty populized.

We know.

 

[jacobed]

Thats my favorite type of shooter. I love the fast paced twitch type of shooter. Thats why Battlefield doesn't suit me. Its too slow. I dont find it as near team orientated or strategy filled as everyone says it is.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Thats my favorite type of shooter. I love the fast paced twitch type of shooter. Thats why Battlefield doesn't suit me. Its too slow. I dont find it as near team orientated or strategy filled as everyone says it is.

That's because u try and play it like CoD. It's not about your K/D ratio

 

[StrainedEyes]

I like 'em all. I've got BF3 and MW3 preordered, and am looking forward to trying those new Halo maps out later this year. They each have their own merits and downfalls.

Why camp and bicker when you can have it all?

 

[B]

I like 'em all. I've got BF3 and MW3 preordered, and am looking forward to trying those new Halo maps out later this year. They each have their own merits and downfalls.

Why camp and bicker when you can have it all?

This.

I've owned all the Battlefield's since BF2 including expansions & all the Call of Duty's since Call of Duty 2.

I like both for very different reasons, I don't get involved in all this CoD fanboy vs BF fanboy because it's completely useless. Both games have a variety of problems that plague both series of games & they also have a variety of things they do far better than each other.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Thats my favorite type of shooter. I love the fast paced twitch type of shooter I dont find it as near team orientated or strategy filled as everyone says it is

I think the reason Team Fortress 2 is a better team game is because it borrows from genres that aren't shooters at all. The engineer for example is basically using RTS gameplay in a first person format. Building placement, upgrading, protection. In most cases, he will be lucky if he fires a few shots every round. Likewise the Spy, the stealth cloaking, sapping security and disguises is basically elements from stealth games like Hitman and Metal Gear Solid (team fortress pre-dating both these games using those mechanics). You end up with a soup of diffrent ways to play with all these ways of playing feeding off each other. Battlefield uses classes obviously but it's alot looser and less emphasised.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

This.

I've owned all the Battlefield's since BF2 including expansions & all the Call of Duty's since Call of Duty 2.

I like both for very different reasons, I don't get involved in all this CoD fanboy vs BF fanboy because it's completely useless. Both games have a variety of problems that plague both series of games & they also have a variety of things they do far better than each other.

One is predominantly a tight linear deathmatch game and one is a open ended team game.
There probably shouldn't be a comparison at all beyond the single player. Call Of Duty plays more like a boring Quake 3 without jump-pads than a glorious Battlefield game designed for intellectuals.

 

[B]

One is a tight linear deathmatch game and one is a open ended team game.
There probably shouldn't be a comparison at all beyond the boring single players.

I wouldn't know I only play S&D & Rush ie matches with an objective so I wouldn't know. Both are played like team games, just one has bigger maps & more flanking/approach tactics. When you've got any form of objective people tend to play a little more like a team rather than TDM running around aimlessly getting shot by people cowering in corners.

Call Of Duty plays more like a boring Quake 3 without jump-pads than a glorious Battlefield game designed for intellectuals.

You can find yourself in the thick of the action inside 10 seconds of running on most Call of Duty maps, it's a very fast paced game. Battlefield would be a game that would be considered more boring than CoD considering that in some cases you can find yourself absolutely miles away from the action.. you can sprint for about a minute then get sniped by someone hiding in mountains or in a bush. If there is one thing Call of Duty games aren't, it's boring.

I owned Q3 but didn't care for the game at all. I'm not a fan of that sort of FPS shooter.

 

[Soapy]

360 HD texture pack comparison.

before

after

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before

after

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[StrainedEyes]

The table one is insane. I can't believe how bad it looks without it.

The install is 1.5GB.

Blocky hands without the HD pack:

And a PC-360-360HD compare shot:

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Look at the gun!

 

[The Squirrel]

Wow, this game looks pretty bad without the HD textures.

 

[The Morningstar]

Don't have to pay for the texture pack do we? That'd be beyond ****ing insane.

 

[StrainedEyes]

Don't have to pay for the texture pack do we? That'd be beyond ****ing insane.

Nope, it's free. It's a mandatory install on the PS3, and an optional install from the Multiplayer Disc on the 360.

 

[jacobed]

That's because u try and play it like CoD. It's not about your K/D ratio

Yes because obviously you know how i play. No when i play battlefield, halo or gears 3 its all about winning. Battlefield is definitely not as team orientated or as strategic as people make you think.

 

[SWAT]

No, but it's a lot more fun when people work together. And a team working together will dominate a team that doesn't.