Battlefield 3 Review [Trendy Gamers]

TrendyGamers: Battlefield 3 is going to be a big game. That goes without question. We could give this game a 0/10 and it would still sell millions upon millions of copies. Luckily, BF3 is a great game with some of the best graphics you will ever see with some intense action scattered throughout the entire experience.

[x800]

9.5 is very good!

[Fishy Fingers]

Ahhhhh.... So thats how it works.

[evrfighter]

9.5 is a good score. but this is clearly for the console version as no one has experienced the pc version yet.

[Washington-Capitals]

I wouldn't trust reviews on BF3 after the memo EA sent out to reviewers got leaked... Here is an excerpt of it.

This is the questionnaire that was emailed to reviewers:

- Did the reviewer personally review BFBC2 or Black Ops?
- What score did he give it?
- What is his past experience with Battlefield?
- Is he a fan of Battlefield?
- Is he a fan of Call of Duty?
- Has he been playing BF Franchise? BFBC2? 1943? BF2?
- Has he expressed enthusiasm or concern for BF3? What are they?
- Did he play the beta? Did he enjoy it / get frustrated with it?
- What is his present view on the game?

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Personally, i dont deny BF3 being a great game, this issue isnt related to the game itself, but how corrupt this video game industry is getting.

[Kleptic]

^^you don't trust reviews for BF3 because of that?...

i personally haven't cared about reviews for years...but still find some of them laughable on all levels...and I COMPLETELY agree with what EA has done with BF3...

Lots of things have continually destroyed gaming media credibility...but 2 of them are arguably the biggest problem:

Preconceived opinions and lack of experience with said franchise, or even genre...

these reviewers stomp their feet quite often about how subjective a specific review has to be...but there is absolutely no way to keep any subjective integrity when a site has a different person reviewing each sequel to a given franchise...

When people read a review of a movie...do they go to a conglomerate site and make sure and read a different critic's article for every different film?...or especially a sequel?...not likely if they are looking to keep any consistency...You would probably try to read reviews from the same person...

the other part, preconceived opinions...is another problem that isn't easily addressed either...where some reviews are so blatantly skewed from the minute you start reading them that the person either LOVED or HATED it before he even started playing the title...its the only explanation when these reviewers admit to only playing the title briefly before writing a 4 page essay...

I say good for EA...I hope more companies come up with something to simply make it harder for everyone and their dentist to put up a shit review...we don't need 300 reviews for every single title...any given person needs like 10 tops...

i read Jeff Gerstmann's reviews over at Giantbomb...he is just about the only reviewer whom I usually agree with his opinions...If he likes it, I usually do too...and vice versa...I only stumbled on this after I was constantly playing games he ended up reviewing...and found it pretty hard to disagree with him...problem being, he doesn't review every game...but anyone could probably find a reviewer they tend to agree with...and do the same...and it helps tremendously when you are on the fence about a certain game...

[nveenio]

I think those are all fair questions. It sounds more like they're trying to discover what might influence a journalist's opinion of BF3 than that there's anything underhanded going on. For instance, if they get a 7.0 review from a person that is heavily into MW, they might discredit it as much as if they get a 9.0 from someone that has been with the BF franchise since 1942. (Or they could give these more credit, depending in how you want to look at it.)

[BinaryMind]

@Kleptic - Why should a reviewer need to have experience with the Battlefield series? The job of the reviewer is to be in the customers shoes. Of the millions of people who will pick up BF3, I imagine most of them will have no experience with the series. None of them will give a **** what the legacy of BF is and will probably not be in line with most of the reviews soon to land.

[MariaHelFutura]

One of the best comments ever.

[HSx9]

@BinaryMind
The job of a reviewer is to make decisions for confused customers, not be another "customer" that's confused. If they call themselves a true reviewer they would go replay all the battlefields (or at least the important ones).

[Leviathan]

@#1.1.3 (Kleptic)
Well said. I feel the exact same way. That's good advice for everyone.

[Ser]

@Washington-Capitals

Seeing that memo makes me worry even LESS about the scores BF3 will receive.

I'd rather a longtime fan of the series review BF3 as opposed to someone who only knows what an FPS is because of CoD.

[jeseth]

Trendy Gamers? LMAO.

Wow, lets all get excited about something from a site that means nothing. A 9.5 from Trend Gamers isn't going to make me forget about teh abortion that was the BF3 "Beta"/Demo.

[GroundsKeeperJimbo]

Metacritic has some reviews up (PC)

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[HardCover]

Just an FYI:

letters like that have been sent out long before BF3 hit the scene.

hell, gift baskets are VERY common too.

The reason you've never heard about it before is that people actually have to try pointing it out as a negative for BF3 since BF3 is damn fine on its own. This sort of "selective snitching" really plays to some people's heads, as the talk over it shows.

[Gazondaily]

Regardless of what review score this game gets, I will be playing this on Day 1. I played Caspian Border on the beta and I absolutely fell in love with the game.

Trust me, battlefield vets and others are in for a real treat when this is out. All that arduous waiting is soon going to be over. This is a true successor to Battlefield 2 and this is the opinion of a guy who is currently sitting in the toilet heavily constipated.

[ethan]

No no, you're doing it all wrong...You're supposed to sit ON the toilet, not IN the toilet. But finish up soon, Battlefield 3 is almost upon us!!!

[Flavor]

This is one poorly written, ugly article. Looks like it was cranked out by a middle schooler with English as a second language.

It uses stock images of the game, and just generalizes about everything. I doubt this is legit, and if it is, it is just bad.

And no, I'm not raging over the review, since there was no content to rage at.

[ThichQuangDuck]

Really 9.5 is good...But the fact is that I am tired of the way games are currently reviewed because I guarantee most people will look at the score without reading the review. It has become too nitpicky by gamers about .5 differences in scores. Personally I miss the Ign .1 review scale. scores like a 7 is considered a bad game and 1-5 is rarely ever used. But that is a score rant. Congrats on the great score by battlefield and I look forward to READING more reviews

[TrendyGamers]

Very well said.

[MariaHelFutura]

So 7/10 (2 over the half mark) means bad?

[ThichQuangDuck]

@ MariaHelFutura that is what I am arguing that people see 7 as bad and 8 as ok and that the lower number games are never mentioned. I am saying that if a game doesn't get a 9 it isn't seen as excellent. I am arguing the review system is essentially 7-10 rather than 1-10

[frostypants]

Does anyone actually believe that this review is legit? Sure, I think it will get high scores, but no way in hell does some obscure site like this have its hands on the game yet...

Seriously, that entire review could be BS'd just by having played other BF games, and reading existing descriptions and videos of the game.

I'm looking forward to BF3, but I'm calling this out.

Fake review is fake.

[Laxman]

I agree. The whole "this is from a freelance writter, our staff review will be up at a later date" sorta kills it. Why the hell bother putting up 2 reviews on one site for the same game? Hits, and nothing more I say. They knew people wont care about thier review when big sites start releasing thiers, so they went ahead and posted this one up before anyone else to claim it as the 'first'one. I mean, I dont doubt the game will deserve such a good score when it actually releases, but I put no leverage in this (or any other, for that matter) review.

[iceman06]

Well, the game is at local retailers just awaiting a street date...so it is very possible that he does have a copy. Plus, publishers usually send out "review" copies to the labelled "media" in a timely manner for review (1-2 weeks out). It doesn't take much to get "media" credentials these days (see E3 for that). So, it's entirely possible that he reviewed the game.
I have issues with these "freelance" bloggers sometimes as well. (Especially considering the charges of payola running rampant all over the internet.) So, I really only trust those that I have a history with.

[da_2pacalypse]

lol are you saying the reviewer's opinion is fake? I don't really understand what you by "fake review" how can a review be fake? I can go make a review about something I've experienced.... would that be fake?!

[Flavor]

The stock, clipart 'press kit' screenshots are all you need to spot a fake review.

[frostypants]

You're kidding, right? A "fake" review is one written by somebody for something they haven't actually experienced. There's nothing in that entire review that is indicative of him ever actually having played the game. Like I clearly said, that entire review could be written by anyone who has played any other BF game, and has read/seen the previews for BF3. It's full of generic descriptions and lacks any new details that someone who had actually played the game would have.

Let me put it this way: if he DID play it, then it's a horrible, horrible review. So bad, in fact, that it's easier to just accept that they never played it.

Fake review.

[chriski333]

doesnt count dice said to wait till after day 1 patch

[Thatguy-310]

Need a quick help..planning to purchase one game this week to hold me off for uncharted 3

Batman AC AGREE
Battlefield 3 DISAGREE

Not really sure which one should I get

[GroundsKeeperJimbo]

I'm waiting for Bats, its a great game it seems but my gaming plate is so full this year haha. Prob pick it up next summer when I've finally finished Skyrim :]

[Xalaris]

I don't want to read the review until I'm assured it's spoiler-free. Help please?

[Relientk77]

Ok then. For a first score 9.5 is fanastic. I'm eager to see the scores for more reviews for Battlefield 3.

[TrendyGamers]

Probably nothing below 8.5's.

[pr0digyZA]

Ye 8.5 will most likely be one of the lowest (not counting destructoid's or edges 7), I can see reviewers giving faults to the campaign, even though from what I have seen looks brilliant.

[TrendyGamers]

Yeah, the obligatory 7! And from what thereviewer told me, the campaing could get a few faults but nothin too drastic

[tickticktick]

Both BF3 and MW3 won't make it to the 9's, high 8's for both. First reviews of no name sites are always fanboy reviews.

[lugia 4000]

9.5, awesome :)

[Caleb_141]

Bit of a s**t review to be honest - the reviewer went into no real detail at all... hell everything he said we already know so I could technically have done a 'review' about the game and posted it up. Maybe this is an actual review, but either way its pretty awful.

[frostypants]

It is fake.

Take it down, N4G...

[gijsbrecht]

"Nothing groundbreaking". I remember some reviews of other games with the same words and then there would be taken off one to one and a half point from the overall score. And are the servers already up, by the way. This guy seems to have played the full mp already.

[Dojan123]

They are up for the reviewers. However, reviewers signed something that they could not release the review until after launch. We will see a flood of reviews at MN launch.

[finbars75]

Great score but he left out one key elimant to BF3 and that's the CO-OP aspect of the game.Not once did he mention it.Thought that was a little odd considering that it's a key that dice put this in the final product.Even if it's tact on it's still part of the reviewers job to include that in the review.One day to go and BF3 will take over my PC and ps3 for good and this review just makes me more excited then ever.Even if it's not a legit review every video I have watched on BF3 from leaked gameplay to dices tournament ect the game will get good reviews regardless.

[Shackdaddy836]

Even though it's a good score which makes me happy, I give it absolutely no credibility coming from a random website before the embargo is lifted...

Plus it doesn't go into any depth and they use pictures that were already out there on the internet which makes me think he didn't even play the game...

[solidworm]

doubt the dude as even played it,...fishing for hits. Game will put an indefinate hold on my life.

[veChuy]

This was reviewed on consoles or pc?

[Pandamobile]

Console. Specifically Xbox I think.

[IndigoProphet]

Ah great! So the console version really is the best.

[Pandamobile]

And how did you come to this conclusion?

[HK6]

The Good: Amazing graphics
The Bad: Rare low-res textures

Sounds a bit hypocritical to me.

[shockdude]

y?

[Uomoz87]

Maybe because graphics aint only textures, you need open you mind man, textures are a thing of the past, now we measure in FX! (mostly sarcasm)

[NeoTribe]

He mentioned that there were hallways with low rez textures but were few.

[pandehz]

Wow that was vague. I could come up with something like this without playing any game.

'Skyrim is a wonderful game with fantastic visuals but nothing ground breaking. One could get lost into hours of content from killing varied enemies to exploring new areas.'

Final Verdict: 9.4/10
Pros: Huge Landscapes, varied enemies, dragons, great soundtrack, etc, etc

Cons: Nothing groundbreaking.

Can I get bubbles for 'First review of Skyrim'?

[NewVegasTroop]

funny bubble added

[Pintheshadows]

I wasn't intially going to get this but I will just for the campaign. I enjoyed Arkham City but it won't tide me over til' Uncharted. Mainly because I played it for 11 solid hours today.

[Anti-Fanboyer]

Why do I get the feeling this reviewer hasn't even played the game. His review is so vague, everything he says is nothing I haven't heard before. For all we know he probably just watched some videos off of youtube. He spent most of the article talking about single player, and he barely even goes in depth with the multiplayer, which is packed with content we haven't seen yet. Also never even mentions co-op mode.

[Adrieono]

Can't wait till tomorrow midnight!

[SAE]

i really hope it's as good as the videos , alots of hype lately , i'll wait until a friend buy it and see his opinion instead of these reviews....

they made a great game from what i watched , from playing the beta it's fun but it needs alots of fixing , i really don't care about the graphics in the multiplayer but they must make high graphics for the campaign or it's just gonna be another normal shooter game {or another medal of honor sequel for me..} the gameplay is fun and have new things that never made befor but just like what i said , alots of bugs...

[GraveLord]

Doesn't sound to me like the reviewer actually played the game. I'll wait for the real revies.(the ones counted in Metacritic)

Also that site looks very basic and blog-ish. Don't take it too seriously. Like I said above, wait for the real reviews.

[Shadowaste]

From article;

"Battlefield 3 is going to be a big game. That goes without question. I could give this game a 0/10 and it would still sell millions upon millions of copies."

-lol....you could never review it and no one would know,
-trendy who?????????

lol...... plus you reviewed the sub-hd version...tsk...tsk...for shame!

up next on 'trendy somthing'

Lord of the Rings on VHS!

[Hockeydud19]

Um, yea, this is definitley a fake review. This needs to be taken down, every bit of information sounds more like a preview titled as a review, plus has anyone even heard of trendygamers? I mean cmon.

[Xenial]

I find it funny how whenever a hyped up new game releases high scores flood n4g. Then, later a week or so the lower scores come through. I'll base games off my own opinion or just use Gamesradar as a personal source. (Has yet to let me down)

[artdafoo]

Nothing groundbreaking ? How about a whole new engine built from the ground up ? So by this guys standards MW2.5 should only get anywhere from 7 - 8.5 at the most right ? It's basically a MW2 expansion pack. Bet this guy gives it a 9.8

[Cosmit]

Why are you butt-hurt art? You should try some KY Jelly Lube next time!

MW 2.5? Never heard of it.
But, just in case you didn't know, Modern Warfare 3 comes out in about 2 weeks.

[jmac53]

Glad the game got a 9.5 but the review itself sounds like it was written by a 5th grader. My apologies if it's English as a second language.

[KiLLeRCLaM]

Ill be playing this game tomorrow!! SUCKAS :)

[Zephol]

so good! i wait the review of IGN, gamespot, gameinformer, gametrailers, pc gamer.

[Gameplay999]

My head offf! DICE I LOVE YOU!

[Cosmit]

Not gonna give this review any credibility. But I know for sure this game is gonna Kick Ass!

Can't wait till Tuesday :D. Up early and Gonna pick it up from Kmart for only like $14 :D

[rajman]

After completing the campaign and playing alot of the beta, along with 4 hours of multiplayer from the final game I'd give:
Single Player campaign 7/10 (wasnt impressed and too short)
Multiplayer 9/10 (Best part of the game)
Overall: 9/10

[paddystan]

9.5/10 for the PS3 version is amazing. Im looking forward to the PC review.

[ATi_Elite]

22 more hours left!

BF3 looks so sexy sitting on my SSD but being a big tease cause i can't play it yet.

for those playing the PC version....see you on the Conquest mode maps!

this site is gonna be so dead on Tuesday.

oh yeh this review was meh!

[DANGEROUS-BEANS]

Haha, has anyone seen the comment on that website? I'll paste it onto here...

"Better than gears of War 3? I dont think so. this has to be a fanboy site bececause I just beat gears 3 and it is one of the best games this gen!

You reviewers are full of shit if you think this game is a 10. Most PS3 games are overrrated and i will never purchase a fu**ing PS3.

Enjoy your fun now, i will be reporting this site for false product reviewing. idiots.."

Fanboyism at its worse... *sigh*

[S22]

Doubts?? Everything about the game coming soon in http://www.youtube.com/user...

[T3MPL3TON]

So some site nobody has ever heard of ever, gets a review out before anyone else... hmm... interesting.. that's pretty interesting.

[Old McGroin]

Is it just me or does it seem like all a game needs these days is a shed load of hype to get a good review? It just seems to me that pretty much every game with good financial backing in the PR department is receiving 90% and over in nearly all reviews. Sure, games like Arkham City probably deserve it but surely not every hyped game is amazing enough to garner such high review scores, which seems to be the case this year.

[gypsygib]

This game is going to be so overrated.

EA is probably spending a lot of money on marketing, which site is going to risk losing it by giving it a poor or average review.

[RyuCloudStrife]

so EA payed them 9.5 million for a score of 9.5?

cool