Going into playing multiplayer today I had heard lots of negative things from B.net's flood about the game. So as I entered my first game I expected the worst. The thought of it being too much like Call of Duty and straying away from the Battlefield tradition crossed my mind.
As I spawned I looked around (I had the HD texture pack of corse) and said out loud "Wow, this is the most beautiful gam... no, the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I then shook my head and told myself to focus. There was a helicopter directly to my rear which I quickly ran to remembering how great I was at flying in BFBC2. As I took off the three members of my squad spawned in the helicopter. Apparently they changed the way helicopters fly and the four of us were soon dead.
After that incident of me flying into an oil tank I decided to avoid helicopters for a while (if you were wondering I did try flying again on Caspian Border and ended up crashing into a hill). I then decided to try the Assault/ Medic class since that's what I ended up using in the Beta and decided to communicate and play as a squad and not as a lone wolf. Since Battlefield 3 awards you for this kind of behavior I finished in the top five players in the game.
Now that story telling time is over it's time to get to the review. First off the cons. I feel like the game is lacking a bit in customization and the game is still very buggy.
Now that that's over time to move on to the pros. The game looks is brilliant, it is not a game, no. What Battlefield 3 is, is real life. Some of my friends look less realistic. Since the PC version is more realistic it must involve you actually getting shot or something.
The gameplay, well it is so hard to describe. The multiplayer in my opinion is the best I have ever played, think of if god was multiplayer, if that helps. The lighting effects are brilliant. Are we sure that this just isn't like the movie Gamer and this just isn't a live video feed? That seems like the only explanation. Now, campaign. I haven't played it yet and don't think I want to. I know DICE tried to make campaign better but I just can't see it being any fun. The campaign in all of the other Battlefield games were crap and my bet is that this one's is the same.
I can't think of anything else so I'll end this review here. Overall if there was such a thing as gaming nirvana this would be it. I'm sorry I know that we are all Halo fans but this is the best game I have ever played. I don't think it will ever get old and if Halo 4 beats it then I will eat my own hair. This is gaming perfection, this is the game of the future, this is Battlefield 3.