Michael Futter writes: The Battlefield 3 Beta is now open and, as we hurdle ever closer to inevitable clash of the military shooters, it’s time to cut through the hype and get a feel for what EA and DICE are bringing to the table. The most important thing about my kneejerk reaction to the beta is that this is my take on things. The beta is open on every platform and you should play it to form your own opinions.
You can also listen to this week's N4GPodcast to hear what other members of the crew had to think about the Battlefield 3 Beta.
Whether it comes through remakes or a new game with a similar style, DICE should aim to revive the glory days of Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2.
hmmm I think there will be no old BF glory days for EA since they are loyal to their greediness and laziness :D
You're asking for a miracle with EA that will never happen unless they can exploit the money making schemes behind it.
This Battlefield 3 Reality Mod installation guide will show you step-by-step on how to install the new reality mod by Venice Unleashed.
Battlefield 3 Reality Mod release is now set for July 17, and we get a brand new release date trailer that brings the action and grounded gunfights.
Its true that operation metro feels like a COD map.
I have been getting ridiculous kills with the pistol and sniper that I usually only get on COD. At least the recoil is far better than most games I have played...
I actually like the beta, my biggest gripe is the jaggies but they will surely be tamed come release.
still going to buy the game day 1, because having not played Caspian boarder I've been informed that I have seen nothing yet.......
I think the reason it feels like COD to me is that, on console, they have allowed the sensitivity for the analog sticks to be upped to a nice level. BC2 was slow for me as I got used to playing on 10 for cod, This feels right but it allows for some lethal moves on console. -people accuse me of auto aim all the time- :(
This article made me laugh.
"Additionally, the teams felt unbalanced, with weapons available to level 1 players feeling more powerful on the attacker side than the defender side" - Er, the same weapons are available on both teams?
"Teammates also indicated that the game felt exactly like Medal of Honor" - well yeh, DICE made both.
There is also a general feel that the guy was dissapointed by the lack of vehicles and such and only one map. Jesus, the BETA is free and is there for testing purposes. Do people expect DICE to give us 50% of the games' content in a BETA, AND expect people to buy the final version too?
So much bitching about this game, and people saying they are dissapointed. However, at end of the day, these same people rave about COD, when that is just the same game wrapped up in a different packaging. At least DICE is trying to take the series forward.
Let's all calm down, and save our judgement for the final version. I just hope people don't spit out their dummy if the textures aren't 100% awsome. Its about the fun and playability. Zelda looks like crap but loads of people love that game. Save with ff7, I mean the sprites look like triangle puppets for christ sakes! hahaha Still an awsome game.
I love it
I think calling this a "BETA" is very misleading. How much can you get fixed in 2 and a half weeks? This was a stress test for the servers and that's it. They may as well have called this Battlefield 3: Multiplayer Demo, and be done with it. Everyone wants to bring up Call of Duty Vs. Battlefield. I'm not getting either one. You've played one military shooter, you've played them all.
I don't really believe its an old build... That could be a lie. Why would Dice risk losing sales with that laggy buggy twitchy peace of crap... Why not put the newest build out?