The most fun I've had playing a shooter in a long time!

User Rating: 9.5 | Battlefield 3 (Limited Edition) X360
By Twikee86 | Review Date:
Battlefield 3 had so much hype leading up to its release it was difficult for me to imagine it being THAT good. Luckily for me and anyone else who has played it, I was wrong. A bit of background on my history pertaining to the Battlefield series - I started out with the original, 1942 (It was something to play.), moved on to Battlefield 2 (Loved it!), then Bad Company (Played it for about 2 hours.), and then Bad Company 2 (Played it for more than 2 hours.), and here we are at Battlefield 3. So me and the battlefield games have some history, and not all of it great. But lets get down to it, shall we?

Pros
-- Better than Bad Company 2. I played quite a bit of Bad Company 2 and liked it enough to keep on playing but i never was fond of the gunplay in that game. The feel of the weapons was just off. Fortunately this is fixed in Battlefield 3.
-- The infantry play is the best its ever been, not only in the BF series but in the series of first person shooters. Very realistic feeling which is what I was expecting from BF3. Perfect amount of recoil, bullet spread, and almost the right amount of damage to kill someone.
-- The graphics in this game look great, obviously not as great as was showcased on the PC version, but what were you expecting on, basically, a 7 year old computer? -- An extreme (In a good way) amount of class/weapon/vehicle customization.
-- The unlocks for all these customizations will keep you busy and going back for more for quite a while.
-- I love that they brought back the Battlefield Theme Song. I'm a sucker for great/memorable theme songs :)!

Cons
-- The Single Player is not as bad as everyone says it is, but it could've use a bit more work. It's enjoyable enough to go through once and I suggest you do, it contains some amazing visuals and a few cool moments.
-- As stated in the pros they almost got the damage needed to kill someone right... almost. Every now and then it feels like it takes a bit too much to get someone down, but then again every now and then i **** about it taking someone too little to kill me... I guess that's just life 0.o
-- 12 on 12 for the consoles is very fun and the map design makes it so, but there is still nothing quite like 64 players going at it on a huge map, maybe next gen consoles can deliver this to us with ease. Here's to wishful thinking!

In short, if you're a fan of FPS's (Even CoD fans, which I happen to be a fan of also and i don't understand why you can't enjoy both, but that's discussion for another time.) Anyway you should definitely give this one a try. It does take some getting used to. I sucked it up for the first few hours of playing but you get the hang of it. So play it, love it, and cherish it for the next 5 years til BF4 comes out.

-- T.

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