Penning this Battlefield 3 review has been tricky because the problems lay in conveying BF3's manifold strengths and weaknesses without resorting to the inevitable COD comparisons.
Sure, to ignore Activision's Unicron of an FPS would almost be to deny Battlefield 3's raison d'être, especially when you appreciate how EA has been aggressively marketing its title as a bona fide COD-killer, but - that said - we'll try to keep those boresome direct comparisons to a minimum. We're all friends here, right. Right?
For a console and multiplayer verdict read our Battlefield 3 Xbox 360 and PS3 review.
It's also tricky to write a 2000+ word review without, y'know, spoiling anything - so we'll try to be as informative as possible while keeping the hard deets to a minimum. Anyways, enough with the disclaimers and on with the fun...
There are shades of Black Ops in the flashback-heavy, interrogation structure that neatly frames the narrative - but BF3 feels a lot drier, more adult in its execution. Whether you prefer this po-faced exposition to the Michael Bay-ian sound and fury of COD is probably a matter of personal preference, but it's all equally as confusing - in the traditions of the best cinematic potboilers you likely won't have a flying fig what's going on until the big 'ah!' moment near the climax of the adventure.
In retrospect, BF3's story is actually pretty damn smart - but its presentation lacks a certain je ne sais quoi slickness and - despite a couple of pathos-inducing/COD-alike 'shock' segments - neither the characters nor the storyline will likely resonate as a classic.
Personally though, we found it a marked step up from the idiotic banter of Bad Company 2 and it's certainly a more mature, sophisticated counterpoint to the increasingly mental exploits of Messrs MacTavish and Pricey. In short, it's entirely possible to equally appreciate both approaches; they certainly both have their own place in the FPS pantheon.
Price is RightCompared to the outrageous scale of the grander multiplayer maps, BF3's campaign might initially - surprisingly - come across as rather claustrophobic, despite the convincing smoke and mirrors and illusion of sprawling battlegrounds. In short, there's tons of handholding, and at times it frustrates.
Would that be an unrealistic expectation though, and/or have we just been spoiled by the multiplayer? Probably, but it's ever so slightly disappointing nonetheless. However, we reckon we can see exactly what DICE/EA were thinking of here - we wouldn't go as far as to say BF3's single player apes COD, but it's patently been designed to poach as many players from Acti's series as is physically possible.
So perhaps there's a cynical method in the madness, with the big battles and tactical gameplay coming chiefly from online, and the Hollywood moments stemming from campaign. Ergo, on the one hand it'd be easy to criticise BF3's campaign for its unoriginality - sniping, bombing, flying, tank-driving, one-man army, squad-based sections all say 'hello!' at one point or another - but, heck that's the nature of war... and the way the majority of these are executed is mind-blowing.
For instance, when you're actually punching through buildings in real-time in a rumbling Abrams tank you realise that although you might have sat in the belly of many a metal beast before, but you've never truly appreciated what these war machines are capable of... and that philosophy probably encapsulates what Frostbite 2 and Battlefield 3 best bring to the military shooter table.
Several other moments resonate in particular - emerging from the darkness of the troop transport into the wincingly strong sunshine of Sulaymaniyah to the strains of Johnny Cash at the commencement of 'Operation Swordbreaker'. The pounding waves of the Persian gulf or the ascent through the clouds in a supersonic F/A-18F Shark in 'Gone Hunting' and sweeping across the plains of Tehran in that hulking M1A2 Abrams tank during 'Thunder Run', or the seismic judgement call at the climax of 'Kaffarov'... They're all unforgettable gaming moments, forever seared into our retinas.
Comments
79 comments so far...
roll3rtoast3r on 24 Oct '11 said:
...so better than CoD then?
NEO_SUPERMAN on 24 Oct '11 said:
If you build it, they will come.
KesMonkey on 24 Oct '11 said:
I'd have no problem with a sticky cover system in the single player, but it would change Battlefiled's multiplayer so dramatically that it wouldn't be Battlefield anymore. You deserve to get shot down in flames for that suggestion CVG.
This is what I wanted to hear.
KieranTC on 24 Oct '11 said:
For PC gamers, no doubt about it being the superior title.
Console though? Wouldn't surprise me to see it score less in reviews given the s**tty way it's treating that particular demographic in comparison, ironically the same people that EA are so desperate to impress.
moogiesboy on 24 Oct '11 said:
OMG you ran full AA @ ultra with a 6850 - They have SERIOUSLY optimised since beta or you were playing at sub HD res.
NEO_SUPERMAN on 24 Oct '11 said:
Why did you post the same thing twice?
chunkysatsuma on 24 Oct '11 said:
This has to hurt EA, not a COD killer but a COD companion? Graphics amazing but the shooting not as strong as on COD?
I dont plan to buy either but when BF3 whole marketing campaign was "we are going to crush COD!" being told that they dont manage that is a bit lol worthy, especially after the dickish way they have acted in interviews and such.
NEO_SUPERMAN on 24 Oct '11 said:
Why did you post the same thing twice?
eastldn on 24 Oct '11 said:
cod has ragdoll effects?
StonecoldMC on 24 Oct '11 said:
I dont think anyone is expecting anything other than stellar reviews for the PC version of the Game. The big thing for EA is what its going to do on console and how much marketshare they are going to take away from COD and Acti, shame we need to wait until the day after the console versions are released before we start to see how its performed ion the reviews though.
kreemi on 24 Oct '11 said:
I love WTF physics/AI moments.
Like when i walked out of a Saloon in Red Dead to find my horse balanced perfectly on a nearby wall, looking at me like it was nothing.
reviews confirm what i expected, BC2 but better
but does it have a Battlerecorder? anyone?
*edit* apparently no battlerecorder at launch. lame. thanks google.
JBoo on 24 Oct '11 said:
Hmm Uncharted 3 looks miles better than Gears 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations & Rage & any other multi-format or other console games. Looks good tho on PC BF3 :p Lets hope the PS3 version can look as good as KillZone 3(which is the best looking FPS on a console this gen so far) :p
Dr Bob on 24 Oct '11 said:
One negative and only a 9.2?
kimoak on 24 Oct '11 said:
Sounds great. I am pleased about the single player campaign. I will be playing this multiplayer though. It's kinda my thing.
wyabcp on 24 Oct '11 said:
This is why we need next gen consoles now...
anyway glad the single player stacks up, however i don't think anyone really cares, it's the MP we want!!
nolim on 24 Oct '11 said:
I find it very suspicious that we get to hear about the PC version now but have to wait until it's released to get a review of the console port, sounds to me like EA know it's going to suck!
KesMonkey on 24 Oct '11 said:
People are too fixated on numbers. All you need to know is that the game is excellent, but not perfect.
Mobius01 on 24 Oct '11 said:
Anyone know what resolution CVG tested this game at?
iucidium on 24 Oct '11 said:
MISSION FAILED
danhalen74 on 24 Oct '11 said:
"i5 750 overlocked to 4.1GHz, 4Gb of DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel RAM and a Radeon HD 6850 with Catalyst driver set 11.9 with all settings on Ultra plus full antialiasing and anisotropic filtering with ambient occlusion set to HBAO but Vsync off."
all the above guff is the reason i could never be a PC gamer, jesus all that speccy info would push lots of important information about ladies out of my headbrains....
BeauBeau on 24 Oct '11 said:
I don't know what "je ne sais quoi" means...
veato on 24 Oct '11 said:
My Mac runs an i5 3.1GHz, 8GB RAM and an ATI 6970M (around a 6850 performance wise as used here). Because of this I was tempted to install Win7 and run the PC version of this , hopefully on high if not ultra, to get the *cough* full experience
But I still don't know and it's driving me mad. Will it really be that much better than on the consoles (at these settings) for the extra cost involved? Can I actually be bothered with the hassle of setting up the Mac for Windows?
Jensonjet on 24 Oct '11 said:
I think it means "compared to CoD".
Speaking of which, I think another couple of Call of Duty references and it could have doubled up as a review for both games!!!
lmimmfn on 24 Oct '11 said:
been waiting years for BF3, im just waiting on delivery of another 6970 and an SSD so i can run it on 3 screens on my i7 920@4Ghz, 9Gig ram, and soon 2x6970s system.
Its going to be mega, and looking forward to the commo-rose being back.
svd_grasshopper on 24 Oct '11 said:
that jumped out as shocking.
even though i haven't seen MW3 yet, i'm willing to bet BF3 guffs on it from just about every angle. and from one angle for sure: technically...
to then pair it as a companion with the ancient COD template is an insult.
no doubt just to please your good friends at activision. CVG, you have no balls.
richm74 on 24 Oct '11 said:
It's not often I agree with Grasshopper but this time I do.
CVG seem to be hedging their review making sure there is enough negatives to drag it down. I would predict that MW3 is gonna score higher, using the excuse that DICE really shouldn't have focused on the PC. Thing is, that makes a nice change for the 360 not to be the b all and end all of gaming for once. I hope that whatever the story does in MW3, that it gets heavily marked down for its old engine, limited physics, and rinse/repeat MP gaming.
Oh and what is all this caca about not reviewing the BF3 MP till after release. I pretty damn certain you didn't do that for your reviews of the MW2 and Blops reviews, especially when it came to the PC versions. So I fully expect the same treatment for MW3 then.
Dazzaroonie on 24 Oct '11 said:
It's pretty easy to setup Windows using Boot Camp. I used to play L4D2 on a Windows partition and it definitely looked better than the 360 version, albeit at 1680x1050 to keep things around 50-60fps. That said, Source games aren't particularly demanding, but BF3 could conceivably run at higher settings on your Mac than the consoles. Whether or not the potential visual gain is worth the expense of Windows 7 is debatable...
KMakawa on 24 Oct '11 said:
Im just gonna give up with you, because clearly your just here for the giggles.
ricflair on 24 Oct '11 said:
If you're a student or teacher or know a student or teacher, you can get a cheap copy of W7 Ultimate from somewhere like software4students for about £40. Before my mate got a i5/560 setup, he used to game on his 2/3 years old Macbook Pro on W7, which has a much weaker gfx card than your 6970M. I reckon you should be able to run it at a great frame rate with most of the graphical snazz - I assume it's a laptop, so you won't have to worry about greater than 1080 resolution. A 6970M isn't a world away from a 560, which I think is what they've said you'll need to run it on full, or close to it.
It's worth it just for the cheap steam deals and better online to be honest.
My 512MB 5670 plays Valve games better than my consoles!
bennyt on 24 Oct '11 said:
At least the sp stacks up and is a fairly good length. That said, i'm glad i didn't preorder it as my interest has slowly diminished over the last few months.
Good luck and all to Dice, I'm glad there's some serious competition between fps but its just that after all these months of talk/hype, has it really been worth the wait...?
Sammy_bham on 24 Oct '11 said:
Its a shame its basically a pc review.
would be good to get consoles review score.
pc is bound to look stellar.
but how people on this webste or in the world for that matter, will be getting it on pc? not many compared to console... i assure you.
what i get from this review is... great game, all round, techncally superior due to frostbite2. etc etc. but COD is more fun? in the shooting department?
i dunno. im hoping both get great reviews, seeing as both are pre-ordered!
whooop.
ricflair on 24 Oct '11 said:
Isn't the single player about 6 or 7 hours? Not sure that's what I'd call a good length.
TheLastDodo on 24 Oct '11 said:
Didn't you cancel your pre-order after the beta? What changed?
StonecoldMC on 24 Oct '11 said:
The Game got a bloody 9.2
!?!
Yet there are actually people on here saying that CVG are being biased in favour of Activision and COD
.
Either buy MW3 or BF3. Or buy both. Or dont buy any of them.
Me? I cant see me picking up either, although I am swaying towards MW3 but dont know if I can justify it on Day 1, BF3 will be next year, if at all.
ithurtstopoop on 24 Oct '11 said:
Don't you mean 'cum'?
Sammy_bham on 24 Oct '11 said:
I won some vouchers at work, and can afford both, but now im torn with UC3 SIGH.
veato on 24 Oct '11 said:
Stoopid forum. I shall attempt the post again!
veato on 24 Oct '11 said:
It's an iMac so the monitor goes to stupid res but if it means keeping the settings and/or frame rate high I'm happy to limit it to 1680x1050. I played EVE and L4D2 at 1920x1080 and they good great although not as demanding as Frostbite 2 of course.
Student Windows is out of the window I'm afraid. I'll have to weigh up my options quickly as I'm going to be gagging for this on Friday.
TheCrimsonFenix on 24 Oct '11 said:
It was a sure bet that I wasn't going to be picking up MW3 but after enjoyig the Bad Company games I was willing to see what there was of Battlefield 3. Don't think I'll be bothering as I don't see what is so special about it, whether or not it's the PC or console version. Frostbite 2.0 is one of those things that gets hyped up but once you see it in action you feel it's nice but you end up underwhelmed, me anyway. Destructible environs is all well and good but for a single player campaign they won't look much different than scripted destruction sequences. Even looks wise I'm not seeing what's so special. It's glowy vibrant look was already done by Mirror's Edge. Story doesn't look, or from this review, sound like it's anything worth experiencing even once and seeing as I'm not interested in endless deathmatches, I won't be picking this up.
If this is what we have to look forward to from the next generation, nicer looking games with features that are supposed to separate them from every other kind of their genre but end up feeling the same at the end of the day.. count me out.
iucidium on 24 Oct '11 said:
Yup. Agreed, the iOS sell-out doesn't bode well either. Expect future articles/reviews to be borderline flamebait/pages to get hits :'(
ricflair on 24 Oct '11 said:
veato, you can still get the Windows 7 for students if you know someone with a kid at any level of school. Of course they may want to use it for themselves!
Whether it's worth it as you've already got a PS3 and 360, I'm not so sure. But £100 or so for the basic W7 is a relatively cheap way to a pretty powerful games machine!
veato on 24 Oct '11 said:
I have a daughter in nursery (she's two). I bet she'd love a copy of Win7
To be honest if I do get it I wont stop at BF3. I'd get PC versions of Skyrim, Trackmania and possibly even the new Star Wars MMO.
Although I just found out I can trade GOW3 and a fiver for BF3. It's just sooooo tempting.
ricflair on 24 Oct '11 said:
You'd make up the cost of Windows 7 after buying 10 games mate!
runadumb on 24 Oct '11 said:
Rush and Conquest (especially conquest) are nothing like "endless deathmatches" While it still may not be your thing you are extremely misinformed referring to the multiplayer like that. Just saying.
Also this review is pretty weak without multiplayer. Although to test that properly I guess the review would have to come out a week or two after release.
One thing I am confused about is teamspeak. I hear there is no in-game VOIP, but there's something handled by battlelog??? What does that mean? Can I only chat with friends while assigning teams outside of gameplay or does that carry through into the game? If it carries through then do I have to put up with hearing multiple people breathing and swearing into their mics (including myself) all the time as push-to-talk isn't available? I haven't gotten a clear answer on this yet and seriously, how can such a huge online title be launched this day and age without built in VOIP!?
veato on 24 Oct '11 said:
Am I being really naive because the software4students site says the OS is an 'upgrade' and 'not suitable for Mac OS'.
TheCrimsonFenix on 24 Oct '11 said:
Nope, sorry but even they don't interest me. I should have said "mindless deathmatches, capture the flag and king of the hill variations", as that is what rush and conquest essentially are. Seems to be the only game modes multiplayer games stick to these days. If I wanted rush and conquest, I'd stick to Bad Company 2, even if it doesn't have jets. I'm not misinformed, I just don't like multiplayer in this day and age.
MattyR95 on 24 Oct '11 said:
MW3 looks like the same crap to me so i'll probably get this but Uncharted 3 and Skyrim are the priorities.
ricflair on 24 Oct '11 said:
Balls. You must know someone with an old XP licence somewhere - I might even have one actually!
gogo65uk on 24 Oct '11 said:
I'm debating on getting this for my PC as I recently spent my tax rebate on a new system. Its a toss up between PC or PS3 either way. Got my self GTA4 on PC the other day nice difference but still need to pick a gamepad up as I don't like mouse and keyboard
more_bots on 24 Oct '11 said:
I was looking forward to this game, but why is it online only? what good are great looks and sound if I have a bad internet connection and cannot play it. That is stupid and I will not be getting the game. First they leave out mod tools because we are to stupid, the old Battlefield games used to have Bots, not anymore, the single player game is shortened because they just take things out rather than fixing the problems, now online only. I used to hate CoD and I loved Battlefield 2 even though I only played with Bots. This time my money will go to CoD.
RumbleThunder on 25 Oct '11 said:
Hey Veato, I just thought I'd chip in and say that even though the software is an upgrade kit, you can absolutely do a clean install on an empty partition. I've done it myself as have many friends, you should encounter no problems (although not sure about installing stuff on a Mac.)
Best of luck.
disgustingtramp on 25 Oct '11 said:
You named yourself more bots just to make that post? Man, thats, weird.
Anyways, this game, it doesn't matter what anyone say's, it looks f**king boring. Same stuff that Dice has been knocking out for years, I guarantee that there will be a stack of problems online at launch.
veato on 25 Oct '11 said:
That's what I was wondering. It says "upgrade" but can really be done clean. Cheers.
AlienClown on 25 Oct '11 said:
BF3 and MW3 look like total yawn-fests to me. They're like Michael Bay films. Lots of explosions, high-fives and shouting because his little pee brain tells him that's what people want. Yet half way through I'm almost nodding off with sheer boredom. They're empty and soulless. I've had my little fun with those games now I'm done.
Arkham City is a way more exciting prospect to me now.
Drusus on 25 Oct '11 said:
Wow, a 9.2 when other review sites are not reviewing based on the fact the multiplayer doesn't work at the moment, nice to see integrity won out here.
sonic_uk on 25 Oct '11 said:
Well bloody done on a good review that focuses on the Single Player part of the game (and the only thing I'm interested in). There have been countless articles about the online part so my personal thanks to Cvg for such an in-depth and informative review. My 360 copy was dispatched today from Shopto so hopefully it'll be here either tomorrow or Thursday (just need to finish Resistance 3 before it arrives, I'm right at the end presumably - New York?!). This looks like one I'll be playing again and again (like the recent Medal Of Honour), and you are quite right in saying the graphics look a generational leap ahead. Previously I thought Crysis (and Crysis 2, and maybe Killzone 2+3) were the best we'd see this gen, but I think Battlefield 3 from a graphical standpoint just aces it. Looking forward to playing this amazing game.
spam23 on 25 Oct '11 said:
OOOOOOH I'm so excited! It looks fantastic and I'm so ready for a AAA title I'm going to look past the whole online pass and preorder DLC stuff that's getting up a lot of peoples noses - it's on pre order. Then I'm going to get Skyrim and in the new year when finances allow, probably after a lot of realistic head-shots and dead dragons left in my wake I'm getting Saints Row 3 and Batman Arkham City. My anticipation glands are swollen.
MANYOO4EVA on 25 Oct '11 said:
99% of ppl play COD and BF for multiplayer, whether its competitive or co-op.
The SP parts of the games are forgettable, have scripted levels and last only a few hours.
So, why do they bother with the campaigns, when that space on the disc could be used to make the MP even bigger and better?
KK-Headcharge78 on 25 Oct '11 said:
Definite day one buy from the reviews and my own hands on (beta aside) also glad to hear it's not getting to much comparison with the other big fps (as it is pointless) The reviews I have read however do beg one question; after all the hype train from EA on it being new new new it appears more like MOH+BF2+a bit of a facelift= BF3 imo.
Sleepaphobic on 25 Oct '11 said:
There's Johnny Cash nuff said.
spaced73 on 25 Oct '11 said:
i think this has too be a day one purchase or you will be slaughtered online as every one ranks up,dont have the time to put in so i will not be bothering
b0401954 on 26 Oct '11 said:
i love this review. i built a new machine 2 weeks ago it consists of a thermaltake level 10 gt lcs case,a crosshair V mb.a FX-8150 cpu ,16 gigs of ripjaws 1866 ram,1600 watt psu,24x dvd burner,blueray burner,and 2,6990,s in quadfire with a 3000 watt 5.1 sourround sound system and Vmoda crossfade lp headphones and a 42 inch 240 Hz monitor and i fell like im there playing BF3 i allso have 2 more crossfire machines and 1 sli machine
Mobius01 on 26 Oct '11 said:
Cool story bro!
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Warrior24_7 on 27 Oct '11 said:
"The engine isn't perfect by any means. I encountered prone legs jutting through walls, saw snipers half-buried in mountainsides, watched my dead body stick through the hood of a jeep, and even noticed a story character float in a straight line from point A to point B, walls be damned. I've seen flower pots float in midair, noticed AI soldiers in their shooting position long after death, and I somehow committed suicide by running over the lip of a crater. These glitches are annoying, but they don't break the game. But they do break the immersion of the story and in the case of an undeserved multiplayer suicide, cause unneeded frustration."-IGN
1UP refered to the game as a "flawed gem". These are the kind of reviews that I want to hear...the truth! I'll make my mind up of when or if I purchase the title or not. You will not or DID NOT hear this in other reviews. I believe EA was smart by releasing this game ahead of MW3.
Warrior24_7 on 27 Oct '11 said:
"2" $h!tty990s and a 1600 watt PSU?!! You forgot the ear plugs, suntan lotion and fire extinqusher!
TheLastDodo on 27 Oct '11 said:
I decline your invite sir.
Facebook is the
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veato on 27 Oct '11 said:
I pre-ordered it on 360 and gave up on the idea of running Win7 on the Mac for a few reasons:
1) BF3 cost only me £5 for trading in Gears 3
2) When playing multiplayer (which is my main focus of the game) I don't think I'll have time to miss any eye candy missing from the console version
3) But mainly I CBA with the hassle
Job done. My Saturday is sorted now too
Mobius01 on 27 Oct '11 said:
Haha, this!
Lol, oh dear. You actually paid money for a Faildozer FX-8150?!?!
Hoof Hearted on 30 Oct '11 said:
I agree. Why would you bother now that he's probably going to get spammed so hard by the troll bots he'll probably never find your response in all the viagra crap.
sonic_uk on 1 Nov '11 said:
I think that about Multiplayer. The campaign would be twice and long and have less bugs if they didn't waste most of their time on an online mode I'm not interested in. Still, the Mutliplayer disc makes a nice frisbee/beer mat so I'm glad they included this amazing free gift in the box! A shame they couldnt be bothered to include a instruction booklet
. It causes more pollution to pause the game, spin the disc drive up, load up the "online instruction manual" and browse to the part you want, as well as the damm inconvenience of it all. Whats the point in having a physical copy if half the stuff you expect to get with it is missing? Saving the environment my spikey a***, EA you tight fisted f***ing c***s.
Hoof Hearted on 4 Nov '11 said:
I agree. I love Campaign mode in most games. I also wish campaign mode (I assume we are talking about single-player mode) could made lots longer too. That said, I don't mind multiplayer and I don't mind Co-op either. However, since COD3 which I still play online a heck of a lot, I seem to have lost interest in Multiplayer. Can't quite place my finger on why.
I certainly can't stand that awful Zombies stuff. Jeez! Give me a half hour of Zombies and that's it. I'm bored s**tless. I've not gone back to any of those games after trying them out once or twice.
I've also not bought any download maps. None at all. Not on any game. Mainly because they are all multiplayer - and as I said - I don't do multiplayer. I'm also skint - that can't help, I'm sure. On the other hand, I would jump at a downloadable extension to a campaign game. I would also enjoy more COD 3 maps. (Excuse me while I take a break to urinate in the hurricane outside my back door).
If I buy a game though, I want the complete product. I don't want to find that a game that I bought should have, and would have, been even better but the publishers decided to hold stuff back because they think they can get away with selling me the game in bits so that I end up paying two or three, or even four, times what I anticipated.
One exception to my not liking multiplayer: Although I hated it at first,I have found that Sniper:Ghost Warrior has one multiplayer map that I do enjoy. There may be more. I must go back and try them out when my PS3 comes back from the repairers (for the second time in the last six months! - but then that's another story)
sonic_uk on 6 Nov '11 said:
I'm in agreement friend.
I have never purchased a Map pack and never will, as I would never use it and (especially in the case of Activision) I see little value in spending a extortionate amount of money on a few maps when you could get a complete arcade game for less if you wanted (although I don't buy them either as I have no interest in a box-less game - the exception being Crysis on the 360 which I actually made my own case up for, and backed the game up so I have a physical copy on my shelf incase I ever have to format, or my 360 dies and I have to get a new one). I rarely buy dlc especially as most of it is cut from the full game to re-sell to you later, and sometimes is even on the disc you've PAID FOR and the "dlc" is simply a digital key to unlock it. Very rarely though dlc is worthwhile and genuinely adds a lot of life to a game (such as the Shivering Isles expansion for Oblivion for example) but I will only buy it in this rare instance.
It is refreshing to see another gamer who enjoys the Single Player mode of a game to Online which as stated I have no interest in Vs Multiplayer, although I do sometimes like a bit of co-op although I do prefer offline co-op so you and your mate can have a laugh and see each others reactions which is sometimes hilarious and it seems more social somehow to have a couple of mates over and crowd round the TV!
Hoof Hearted on 9 Nov '11 said:
Hi Sonic_uk
What do you think about 'skins'; then?
All that sort of thing seems a bit 'girly' to me. Personally I think that if wanted to dress screen characters up in different coloured clothes I would probably buy a real toy doll, like my sister did.
And fancy calling them skins too. I mean, that what my parents called condoms!
I can imagine the conversation.
Dad: What you doin' son?
Me: I'm online Dad. I'm buying some skins.
Dad: Maude! Davey boy's got a girlfriend! Son, when are you bringing her home to meet us?
TehSlenderMan on 27 Feb '12 said:
Hopefully, this game alone will outlive the whole CoD series, it is so well built words can't describe, the feel of it is so exciting, the vehicles, eveything. This game IS the future of gaming! 10/10 in my opinion.
Rogueelement on 27 Feb '12 said:
Just hit lvl 44 and by George this game is all that and the bag all that came in. No other online shooter makes you feel more in control and helpless at the same time. It's quite simply a classic.Now excuse me while I go pop a chopper at 700m with my tanks main gun.
CoD, sit down and keep cleaning your gun.
Hoof Hearted on 1 Mar '12 said:
Talking about downloadable extensions to single player, I think I have found one at last. Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I'm stuck fightng the second of three or four baddies right now but when I have finished the game, it is already tempting me with a DLC continuation of the game. It has already taken me weeks to get as far as I have now and at the current rate I reckon it'll be months before I finish Deus Ex. When I do though, I'll downloading the extra content. Now, if only I can get past that darn baddie......!
Oiip on 2 Mar '12 said:
bf3>cod imho!