Battlefield 3: Bettor.com’s Guide to Video Games for the Holiday Season – Part 4
At this point, the gamer is beginning to understand the true extent of how difficult a decision he or she will have to make, come the holiday shopping period.
With Nathan Drake going to the Sahara Desert in http://www.senore.com/Uncharted-3-Drakes-Deception-Bettor-coms-Guide-to-Video-Games-for-the-Holiday-Season-Part-1-a82570, Ezio Auditore returning to the Masayaf, the spiritual home of the Creed, in
http://www.senore.com/Assassins-Creed-Revelations-Bettor-coms-Guide-to-Video-Games-for-the-Holiday-Season-Part-2-a82818 and a host of characters engaged in modern warfare in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States in
http://www.senore.com/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-3-Bettor-coms-Guide-to-Video-Games-for-the-Holiday-Season-Part-3-a82763, the decision is hard enough without the addition of yet another triple A title in the mix.
Battlefield 3
Electronic Arts is retuning to its multiplayer first person shooter roots with its latest installment into the Battlefield series. One can safely say that Battlefield 3 is the true successor to, the PC exclusive, Battlefield 2.
While the two Bad Company games did carry the Battlefield tag, they should be considered off-shoots or spin offs, as they played around with the single player element of the game, something that Battlefield was never known for.
However, that is not to say that the series should be discarded completely, as it was in the Bad Company series where console gamers got their first taste of the game, thus making the series accessible to a wider audience. It was also vital as EA and DICE
had the opportunity to work on and experiment with the multiplayer component of the game without having the burden of ‘the next Battlefield game’ looming over them.
This allowed DICE to work on, and perfect, the Frostbite engine and having done that, it seems the developer is ready to unleash the beast that is Battlefield 3 and from what one can gather from the E3 demos, the game looks like it is set to give Modern
Warfare 3 a run for its money.
The multiplayer has also received a number of changes from previous installments, with the class system more streamlined and focused than before. To read Bettor.com’s analysis of the new class system, readers can click
http://www.senore.com/Battlefield-3-Multiplayer-classes-Snipers-get-a-more-active-part,-Medic-merged-with-Assault-a82392.
The thing that makes Battlefield’s return, in its pure form, the most exciting and intriguing however, is the fierce rivalry which has developed between EA and Activision over their two respective titles.
Both Studios are not shying away from exchanging words about each other and if it continues, one can only assume that it will not be too long until the ‘formalities’ will go out the window and the ‘Yo Mama’ jokes make their way into the press statements.
On a more serious note, Battlefield 3 looks to be a solid title, one that every gamer must be seriously considering. The big question, which could go on to reshape the industry, is which title will sell more, the current heavyweight champion Modern Warfare
3 or the return of a sleeping giant in the form of Battlefield 3.
Battlefield 3 does have one slight advantage; the game is scheduled to release across all three major platforms on the 25th of October, giving it a week’s head start on Uncharted 3 and the competition.
Bettor.com would again like to give the reader the same advice they gave with Modern Warfare 3. Firstly, start saving up from now, it will make things easier later on. Secondly, if you are sure you want this game, Pre-Ordering would be a smart move. Finally,
if you are unsure, then wait and see how Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 are reviewed by critics before making a decision.
Chances are both games will have a large multiplayer community for the long term, so gamers can opt to get a copy of Uncharted 3 or Revelations in the meantime.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the official editorial policy of Bettor.com
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