Battlefield 3...best shooter of 2011

The campaign is probably the worst FPS campaign I've ever experienced. And I'd say the most fun shooter, mechanics wise, of 2011 was actually Rage, yes I know that may seem blasphemous, but the gunplay was just good proper fun.

Inconsistancy

Gears 3 was better.

They should've just ditched the campaign and included more multiplayer maps. Also include Back to Karkand instead of charging us for it. It's tiresome playing the same maps over and over and over.Pittfan666

Even if that were true, 2011 was a pretty weak year for shooters compared to previous years.

DraugenCP

I disagree. With Crysis 2, Resistance 3, BF3, and the console release of Crysis I think this has been one of the better years for shooters. There's also Gears 3, RAGE, Killzone 3, and Bulletstorm which I haven't played but I hear are great as well. Looks like a pretty solid year to me!

Multiplayer: Yes without a doubt the best shooter of 2011

Singleplayer: I'd give this one to Crysis 2

BF3 had a crap campaign that you could blow through on your lunch break, and the online is ok if your a BF fan. I don't like the series too much because I just run around forever trying to find people to shoot but I can't, then I get shot out of nowhere, it sucks. The session is full but where are the people? I can't really find them.It also takes FOREVER to get to the stupid objectives and by the time I finally walk over there the match is over, and everyone steals vehicles and hogs them the whole match.

IMO the best FPS of 2011 was Killzone 3. It get's alot of hatebut alot of that is coming from people who never played the game before, it has a good campaign and a great MP that is kinda similar to BF in terms of the classes and whatnot. But KZ3 handles it way better than any other game, and it easily raised the bar for FPS genre, not just in terms from a technical standpoint, but also in gameplay.

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Even if that were true, 2011 was a pretty weak year for shooters compared to previous years.

Master_ShakeXXX

I disagree. With Crysis 2, Resistance 3, BF3, and the console release of Crysis I think this has been one of the better years for shooters. There's also Gears 3, RAGE, Killzone 3, and Bulletstorm which I haven't played but I hear are great as well. Looks like a pretty solid year to me!

Crysis 2 was good, but a step down from the original. And I don't think a watered-down console port of a (very great) 2007 PC game makes the year brilliant, either. I haven't played Rage or Killzone 3, but from what I gather from the fans, Killzone 3 was not as good as 2, and RAGE was nothing mindblowing.

Sure, we did have some nice shooters last year, but when you compare it to 2010, it just pales in comparison: STALKER: Call of Pripyat, Metro 2033, BioShock 2 (which was far better than the first imo) and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead (+ 2 rather meaty DLCs) were all very good games. My highlight for 2011 in terms of shooters actually was the release of the Arma X collection box. Now that was serious bang for buck.

BF3 had a crap campaign that you could blow through on your lunch break, and the online is ok if your a BF fan. I don't like the series too much because I just run around forever trying to find people to shoot but I can't, then I get shot out of nowhere, it sucks. The session is full but where are the people? I can't really find them.It also takes FOREVER to get to the stupid objectives and by the time I finally walk over there the match is over, and everyone steals vehicles and hogs them the whole match.

IMO the best FPS of 2011 was Killzone 3. It get's alot of hatebut alot of that is coming from people who never played the game before, it has a good campaign and a great MP that is kinda similar to BF in terms of the classes and whatnot. But KZ3 handles it way better than any other game, and it easily raised the bar for FPS genre, not just in terms from a technical standpoint, but also in gameplay.

ShadowMoses900

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I found the campaign to be pretty standard shooter wise. Gears 3 was way better in that regard however. I found the BF3 campaign to be thoroughly enjoyable. Go here, shoot stuff. Go there, stuff. Mission accomplished. Fun stuff.

MP was amazing IMO. Too bad I hardly play anymore due to school and other interests and such. Was a great game. Still need to DL my Karkand maps.

BrunoBRS

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I found the campaign to be pretty standard shooter wise. Gears 3 was way better in that regard however. I found the BF3 campaign to be thoroughly enjoyable. Go here, shoot stuff. Go there, stuff. Mission accomplished. Fun stuff.

MP was amazing IMO. Too bad I hardly play anymore due to school and other interests and such. Was a great game. Still need to DL my Karkand maps.

Vaasman

The campaign in Battlefield 3 was nothing more than an elongated tech demo with quick time events; it was the complete opposite of what video games should be. Not a single segment in that campaign felt like it was original, new, different or managed to get me on the edge of my seat. Which is a real shame because DICE could have taking the time to create a unique game that played off the elements that make Battlefield, Battlefield, but we didn't.

Battlefield 3's campaign can be summed up with one equation. f(x) = f(x+h) - f(x) / h^2, where h =/= 0.

DarkGamer007