Battlefield 3

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  1. xPyroMatt
    Feb 15, 2012
    4
    As generic as games come. The single player is downright awful, using every cliche in the book and borrowing the narrative style from Black Ops, an absolutely awful idea. The multiplayer is the only part of the game worth playing, though it gets old quickly, and if you're playing by yourself, can be damn frustrating at times as well.
  2. IdiotSpace
    Nov 13, 2011
    4
    Had played enough of the CoD series long ago, just could not take any more. Decided to try BF3, in hopes that I might be able to enjoy a first person shooter again. What a disappointment. All the annoying aspects of CoD are present, but without any of the fun. Glitchy multiplayer, poor controls, a crap tons of sniper camping. There's a reason the price on this has been lowered toHad played enough of the CoD series long ago, just could not take any more. Decided to try BF3, in hopes that I might be able to enjoy a first person shooter again. What a disappointment. All the annoying aspects of CoD are present, but without any of the fun. Glitchy multiplayer, poor controls, a crap tons of sniper camping. There's a reason the price on this has been lowered to $40...it's not worth $60. First and last DICE game.… Expand
  3. karmasleeper
    Nov 8, 2012
    4
    Many maps are too still too large for the 24 player cap even after having been redacted from the PC version. Input lag from the controller makes aiming and maneuvering the maps a chore. Choppy framerate and loooong texture load times make an otherwise good looking game that much worse. VOIP is broken. The singleplayer portion of the game is less a game and more a series of quicktimeMany maps are too still too large for the 24 player cap even after having been redacted from the PC version. Input lag from the controller makes aiming and maneuvering the maps a chore. Choppy framerate and loooong texture load times make an otherwise good looking game that much worse. VOIP is broken. The singleplayer portion of the game is less a game and more a series of quicktime events and long corridors with no freedom of movement or exploration - aka every modern FPS. Save yourself the trouble and just get the PC version. I have no idea if the 360 version suffers similar issues or is more sufferable.… Expand
  4. Alpha-Six
    Jan 22, 2012
    4
    A complete disappointment and disgrace to a series of good shooter games. Graphics failures, boring missions, and a cast of half-baked characters make Battlefield 3 a white cap in a ever-expanding sea of bad shooters.
  5. Skiller
    Nov 11, 2011
    4
    It's a decent game, but i wonder how much the press got payed for those reviews ;). I guess that 100 million budget included 50 millions just as bribes and "attentions" for the press.
  6. Bueller
    Oct 26, 2011
    4
    I am so burnt out on being sold broken games only to suffer and hope that a fix is down the line shortly.

    Broken party system, spotty mics, connection issues to games... and more. Getting stuck on 2" high obstacles or blow-up concrete that is sitting less than a foot off the ground is over kill as far as navigating a map, any real soldier wouldn't even have to see these obstacle they    I am so burnt out on being sold broken games only to suffer and hope that a fix is down the line shortly.

    Broken party system, spotty mics, connection issues to games... and more. Getting stuck on 2" high obstacles or blow-up concrete that is sitting less than a foot off the ground is over kill as far as navigating a map, any real soldier wouldn't even have to see these obstacle they would just move right on be/over/around them, but we get to suffer the wraith of the 2" concrete slab that is in the open but cant seem to be walked over. Aircraft is a joke, moving through the air from an infantry perspective, jets look like they hover and fly in the wind like a lief in a breeze, controlling them is another thing altogether taking way to long to even get to the point of enjoyment.
    This game could have been so good... could have been.
    Sound is top notch all the weapons sound unique.    … Expand
  7. RedHotFuzz
    Oct 30, 2011
    4
    What a major letdown from Bad Company 2. Apparently DICE decided to follow the lead of Modern Warfare and go with the brainless twitch-frag model rather than the highly-strategic play of Bad Company 2. Brace yourself for endless campers lying prone in every possible location, waiting to dust you the moment you walk around a corner. Some of the maps are set up with choke points where youWhat a major letdown from Bad Company 2. Apparently DICE decided to follow the lead of Modern Warfare and go with the brainless twitch-frag model rather than the highly-strategic play of Bad Company 2. Brace yourself for endless campers lying prone in every possible location, waiting to dust you the moment you walk around a corner. Some of the maps are set up with choke points where you end up in a large group Mexican Standoff lobbing grenades at each other. Boring.

    Some of the Bad Company 2 flaws still exist. Since when can a shotgun kill a human in body armor from 50 yards away? Lame. Getting fragged the moment you spawn somewhere? Check. (This didn't seem to be a problem in BC 2). And how is it you can be blinded by a flashlight *in broad daylight*??? Seriously? Aiming seems terribly twitchy as well.

    Graphically the game may be more detailed than Bad Company 2, but it's taken on a decidedly more cartoonish appearance with artificially-saturated color and soldier character models that somehow look and move less realistically than in Bad Company 2.

    Most annoying of all is the inability to kill the voiceover sound. This option was available in Bad Company 2, but not in BF3. Yeah, I want to listen to voiceover actors screaming about getting "f**ked in the a**" (true quote from the game) constantly. Thanks DICE, thanks a lot.

    I'll be selling this game the first chance I get. What a disappointment. I was hoping DICE would stick with the "Not Modern Warfare" model, but instead they've followed that juvenile game's lead and catered to that game's typical buyer.    … Expand
  8. EkimGib
    Oct 25, 2011
    4
    I tried to like this game, I really did. However just from the first hour of playing I just couldn't get over how ugly everything looked. I knew the game wouldn't look like the trailers, but I didn't think they would look worse than a cod game. Hell I think Bad company was better looking than this. At least it was a lot more fun than this. In fact everything about this game seems to beI tried to like this game, I really did. However just from the first hour of playing I just couldn't get over how ugly everything looked. I knew the game wouldn't look like the trailers, but I didn't think they would look worse than a cod game. Hell I think Bad company was better looking than this. At least it was a lot more fun than this. In fact everything about this game seems to be more of a step back for the series than anything. It's trying to be every other shooter while not really being that great at anything. Sure on the PC this game may shine a bit better but for the most part it's just a waste of my $60. (I listed this game on ebay about 4 hours after I bought the thing.)… Expand
  9. plats
    Oct 30, 2011
    4
    Campaign:
    a) You can't see your enemies.
    b) The game freezes regularly. c) When it's not freezing, it's giving you an objective that can't be completed, such as getting in a non-existent tank. MP: a) You can't see enemies. b) Most of the time, you can't play with your friends. c) When you can play with your friends, you can't communicate with them, because comms do not work in this    Campaign:
    a) You can't see your enemies.
    b) The game freezes regularly.
    c) When it's not freezing, it's giving you an objective that can't be completed, such as getting in a non-existent tank.

    MP: a) You can't see enemies.
    b) Most of the time, you can't play with your friends.
    c) When you can play with your friends, you can't communicate with them, because comms do not work in this game. Even if they did, one of your squad is always on the other team, so you couldn't.
    d) There may not be as many "noobs" playing this game, but there sure are a lot of players who seem to be very experienced in the subtle art of laying on ones stomach, thrusting gently against the ground, and making full use of point a) with a large scope on their gun.

    Conclusion:
    The game has potential. If they fix the in-game communications, the squad and team issues, somehow improve the visibility of enemies, and remove the bugs which plague the game's campaign mode, then it might actually be enjoyable. Until then, it's frustrating and incomplete, and far from the masterpiece that one-eyed fans of the series have touted it as. Starting with 10, 2 points off for not being able to see who's shooting you, 2 points off for the bugs and freezing, 1 point off for the communications issues, and 1 point off for the squad/team issues. 4/10.    … Expand
  10. Uzi_Lover
    Nov 3, 2011
    4
    Real let down of a game that I am on the way to trade in for Uncharted 3, the multiplayer is average at best and thats if you can get in a game as it's broken, I get the feeling it was rushed to beat the COD launch and it's just a mess, why bother with a beta! Normally I would be ok with this and just play some single player until the bugs have been ironed out but unfortunately the theReal let down of a game that I am on the way to trade in for Uncharted 3, the multiplayer is average at best and thats if you can get in a game as it's broken, I get the feeling it was rushed to beat the COD launch and it's just a mess, why bother with a beta! Normally I would be ok with this and just play some single player until the bugs have been ironed out but unfortunately the the single player is even worse, buggy and so scripted to the point of it being hilarious in places due to the ridiculous things it insists you have to do. Coming up the stairs in the Night Shift level only for the game to insist that you use a knife to kill an upcoming guard, why becomes obvious as there is a cut scene coming up invoving a struggle with him, you try and do anything else its mission failed! Enemys taking shotguns to the face and nothing happening, bullet proof glass in stair well in one level or car headlights that can't be shot out, so many things wrong with it. A rushed and buggy mess and I think COD will now be the better game which is a shame as BF2 was a classic.… Expand
  11. Novelty987
    Dec 6, 2011
    4
    This was worth a $3.00 rent at redbox. I played the main story for about 3 hours and was already bored of it. These games are really starting to get tiring. I have no intention to buy this game. There is nothing fun about the game and if you look at the story and game play from an arm length away, it seems like a cheesy B-rated action flick.
  12. titanicpenguin
    Nov 8, 2011
    4
    after playing BF3 and MW3 i have to say i much prefer MW3. the single player on BF3 feels disjointed and is pretty boring. the multiplayer is also a bit too slow for my liking. if you have to pick between this and MW3 buy MW3 and maybe rent this at a push
  13. Richardg234
    Nov 14, 2011
    4
    The game is all graphics and no fun.Awful Campaign,multiplayer's okay.Just awful.Modern Warfare 3 has a better campaign,Multiplayer's fun and it has Spec Ops so if you finished the single player you would have more to do.
  14. BleacherBum23
    Nov 26, 2011
    4
    I am thoroughly disappointed and frustrated with this game. As a loyal Battlefield fan, I was expecting the same game play formula from the other successful titles in this series, but what I got was an embarrassing single-player campaign and multiplayer that is slow-paced due to oversized maps, vehicles that are too hard to control (the jets are a waste of time), and shooting mechanicsI am thoroughly disappointed and frustrated with this game. As a loyal Battlefield fan, I was expecting the same game play formula from the other successful titles in this series, but what I got was an embarrassing single-player campaign and multiplayer that is slow-paced due to oversized maps, vehicles that are too hard to control (the jets are a waste of time), and shooting mechanics that make it virtually impossible to get consistently good shots. "Real-war" my ass, this is a video game- all I wanted was entertainment and all I got was a waste of $60. What a shame!… Expand
  15. ric88
    Jan 3, 2012
    4
    Big maps, incredibly awesome sound, nice teamwork, vehicle warfare. All ruined by a 30-FPS limit. No shooting game should EVER run at 30 FPS, specially the multiplayer. This ruined the experience for me.
  16. TheThriller95
    May 27, 2012
    4
    Campaign - About 6 hours long with no exciting, thrilling, or emotionally felt moments. After seeing the hype gathered around the campaign and a 12-minute minute video by EA, I had hopes for it and thought it would be better than the Call of Duty campaigns, but I was wrong. The only thing this has to offer is realism. It is pretty much a boring training simulator for the multiplayer.Campaign - About 6 hours long with no exciting, thrilling, or emotionally felt moments. After seeing the hype gathered around the campaign and a 12-minute minute video by EA, I had hopes for it and thought it would be better than the Call of Duty campaigns, but I was wrong. The only thing this has to offer is realism. It is pretty much a boring training simulator for the multiplayer. 40/100(F)

    Graphics - Amazing! Not that I really care about it. Not much to say here, but the lighting is good at some moments and bad at others. Not a big deal though. 100/100(A+)

    Gameplay - AI is good, but all of them look exactly the same and shooting certain weapons and flying jets are very difficuly, but that makes it more realistic. Framerate is only 30 frames per second for consoles instead of 60 Frames Per Second. 60 FPS would make the game run a lot smoother and more intense. 65/100(D+)

    Multiplayer - OK, but too team oriented. I hate being in squads, especially when the squad is terrible. All guns have 3 round burst as an option for some reason. I hate that there are vehicles online because I would hate to get killed by someone flying over me instead of doing it face to face. A lot of campers no matter what these fanboys say. You need an online pass, so you can't let a friend try out the multiplayer and take it to a friend's house and play it there unless you bring your game system with you or redownload the pass at thier house. Maps are too huge and spawning makes it worse. It's fun to play sometimes, but I have to be in a really good mood. 75/100(C+)

    Playing Time/Content - My playing time with this game won't be much and hasn't been much. Now that I have Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3....I may never play it much again. Content includes a single player campaign and multiplayer. Nothing special. 30/100(F)

    Overall Score: 62/100(D-)

    Other notes:

    It tries too hard to not be Call of Duty and ends up disappointing me. I prefer Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

    + Frostbite Engine 2
    + Hit detection
    - Terrible campaign
    - It runs at 30 frames per second    … Expand
  17. Elbxleon
    Jun 28, 2012
    4
    So shooting an enemy twice in the foot or arm results in death?!? So if you take cover behind a wall, desk, car high velocity bullets that travel between 2000 and 3000 feet per second will not penetrate that object?!? Yet somehow those same little 5.56mm and 7.62mm rounds can destroy the environment around you?!? If these FPS games are trying to be more and more realistic, they have aSo shooting an enemy twice in the foot or arm results in death?!? So if you take cover behind a wall, desk, car high velocity bullets that travel between 2000 and 3000 feet per second will not penetrate that object?!? Yet somehow those same little 5.56mm and 7.62mm rounds can destroy the environment around you?!? If these FPS games are trying to be more and more realistic, they have a long, long way to go.… Expand
  18. mosessaur
    Aug 12, 2013
    4
    You must be a huge fan of Battlefield or hardcore multiplayer to enjoy this one. I didn't like the campaign mode at all. The game play sucks really. I played it on hard. and it was so annoying that when I day I need to start from the begining of the checkpiont. Which could be another 3-5 min of play.
    I also noticed at many occasions that enemies spawn suddenly in place or in closed rooms    You must be a huge fan of Battlefield or hardcore multiplayer to enjoy this one. I didn't like the campaign mode at all. The game play sucks really. I played it on hard. and it was so annoying that when I day I need to start from the begining of the checkpiont. Which could be another 3-5 min of play.
    I also noticed at many occasions that enemies spawn suddenly in place or in closed rooms with no windows or doors. That really sucks big time. making you exposed from behind sometimes.
    Squad mates aren't really helpful most of the time. They are there for firing sound effect.
    Poor gameplay. I give it 4 though    … Expand
  19. Whizzle
    Oct 16, 2013
    4
    I've always been a Battlefield fan and I really wanted to like this game, but I really felt this game sucks. The graphics on the console are a mixture of beauty and absolute dreadfulness at the same time. Objects look great close up and bad from a distance. Everything just blends in with each other making it a chore to see enemies. I also found every map included in the standard game toI've always been a Battlefield fan and I really wanted to like this game, but I really felt this game sucks. The graphics on the console are a mixture of beauty and absolute dreadfulness at the same time. Objects look great close up and bad from a distance. Everything just blends in with each other making it a chore to see enemies. I also found every map included in the standard game to be terrible. The progression/unlock system is also an absolute joke.

    I only paid $15 for my copy of BF3 and as low of amount of money that is, I'm actually disappointed in wasting it on this mess of a game.    … Expand
  20. thecat
    Nov 7, 2011
    3
    ***I Had to copy my review here as I didn't realize that I posted on the PC*** People who are rating this game 8+ must be playing a different game than me. No one was more anxious for this game than me. After a year of hype and trailers I was really waiting for this. I've been playing BF2 constantly for the past year. I stopped buying MW after the mess that MW2 had become. infinity just***I Had to copy my review here as I didn't realize that I posted on the PC*** People who are rating this game 8+ must be playing a different game than me. No one was more anxious for this game than me. After a year of hype and trailers I was really waiting for this. I've been playing BF2 constantly for the past year. I stopped buying MW after the mess that MW2 had become. infinity just rewraps the same bullsh*t add a fresh coat of paint and shoves it at you an call it innovation. When BC2 came out it was like no other game. You could do and destroy anything!! You think you're gonna camp here for the whole game? WRONG, there's no wall behind you! Drive tanks, fly ATTACK helicopters, 4 wheelers, UAVs and turrents! You name it BC2 provided and then. BF3 was announced and we got word of all the wonders that would befall us in this game. And show the COD franchise how real developers and networks stand by their fanbase. I refer to all this is to emphasize how utterly disappointed I am in BF3. I realized from Beta that this is NOT the BF I knew and loved. This felt cheap. And EA chose the absolute worst map to allure players from COD as it was not displaying BF's to its truest. We all know of the annoying network outages and glitches that happened in the beta stage and EA assured us that what we were playing was not the final product so I shrugged it off. Now that the final game was released I hoped it would be the same as BF2, IT IS NOT. Those users saying the game play is the same WRONG. The game play is no where near as smooth as BF2 and that game could have been smoother. This game is a pretty mess. I will only be referring to Multilayer as Campaign got me so angry I had to take 2 xanax (I think I've made my point here). From a simple thing as the inability to walk over a tiny object on the ground to the daunting task of getting out of a room, this game has become what I hoped it wouldn't... COD with vehicles. EA if you cant do something right, dont bother doing it at all. How is it that you can shoot a person square dead in the head emptying TWO clips one from you main and the secondary after switching to you side arm and your opponent will have enough time to stop. turn. shoot you once and you are dead.? EA can you PLEASE explain this cause I am stumped. I have had folks massacre me on 0%. 0%!!!!! I was killed by a ghost y'all!!!! Why can't I cook a grenade?? Why is player mute either you mute the entire squad or none so if I have a team member that is actually benefiting to the team and a kid screaming at his mommy I have to deal with all of that or mute them all? HOW do I end up in an entirely different class when a new game starts? WHY the **** does it take to goddamn long to get up from prone!!??? WHY all the theatrics to knife someone??!!! You have to ensure NO ONE is around you if you're knifing someone cause the length of time it takes to do that crap will get you shot! I have to wonder if EA just focused all their energy into just making the game look pretty and sounding fantastic and just left out the heart of the game. Cause that is what I got from the store. So thanks EA, thanks for ruining a great game! And replacing it with cheap, marketing MESS! Xoxo!â… Expand
  21. rrcarpenter
    Nov 9, 2011
    3
    Never again will I buy another Battlefield game. Not after this kind of laziness and deceit. Battlefield 3 for the PS3 is sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Anyone who has given it a 10 is working for EA, guaranteed. They know it, and that's why they have their nerds flooding the Battlefield 3 reviews with 10s, and the MW3 reviews with 0s.

    Don't waste your 60 bucks. I did, and two hours into the    Never again will I buy another Battlefield game. Not after this kind of laziness and deceit. Battlefield 3 for the PS3 is sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Anyone who has given it a 10 is working for EA, guaranteed. They know it, and that's why they have their nerds flooding the Battlefield 3 reviews with 10s, and the MW3 reviews with 0s.

    Don't waste your 60 bucks. I did, and two hours into the game I felt like someone just kicked me in the nuts, it was that sloppy. Hasn't anyone at EA ever played MW2? Don't they know what a polished game feels like? Did they even play this game before they put it on the shelves?

    Despite its many, many problems (which I will list later, if I have time), I still give it a three because the vehicles and big maps make the gameplay fun. Still, I urge you not to buy it. If you have to, buy it used.    … Expand
  22. jfgalarce
    Dec 23, 2011
    3
    Excellent graphics, great sound, good control, fine detail, but it is very boring, all missions are slow and not get excited, if not for the trophies or achievements makes no sense
  23. Jonathanp55
    Nov 27, 2011
    3
    Ok. So Single Player is HORRIBLE considered the last 2 games. Linear game play. Not as much open world, just not what I expected. Not sure about online play, SINCE NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO INTERNET ALL THE TIME! Disappointment.
  24. skaskaster
    Sep 14, 2012
    3
    This game has only one good thing - graphics. The other things are terrible. Lots of bugs in multiplayer is normal for this game and the developers dont even try to fix them. They are releasing patches every 3 months that fix only guns behaviour and do nothing with instant-no-reason deaths, horrible teleporting lags on servers with 1-50 ping and many other horrible things. And what aboutThis game has only one good thing - graphics. The other things are terrible. Lots of bugs in multiplayer is normal for this game and the developers dont even try to fix them. They are releasing patches every 3 months that fix only guns behaviour and do nothing with instant-no-reason deaths, horrible teleporting lags on servers with 1-50 ping and many other horrible things. And what about maps? Only 9 maps - of you want to have more you have to PAY! Thats very interesting, because EA said they will never be like their competitor - Activision, who made CoD:Elite service with free new maps/guns/etc for people who bought it. Ta-daaa Battlefield 3: Preimum!!! Really WTF?… Expand
  25. Amam
    Oct 13, 2012
    3
    Battlefield 3 had so much promise. Unfortunately, Dice doesn't seem to care about their own product and the endresult is this buggy mess. There are a number of problems with it and it takes forever for Dice to come around and fix them. If they fix them. Some of these bugs, like persistent problems with spawning without your weapon in multiplayer (!) makes the game unplayable. The singleBattlefield 3 had so much promise. Unfortunately, Dice doesn't seem to care about their own product and the endresult is this buggy mess. There are a number of problems with it and it takes forever for Dice to come around and fix them. If they fix them. Some of these bugs, like persistent problems with spawning without your weapon in multiplayer (!) makes the game unplayable. The single player portion is alright, but some of the checkpoints are mystifying. It certainly seem to lack having been playtested.… Expand
  26. Tom_green_day
    Apr 27, 2013
    3
    Probably the worst single-player campaign out there. The story is a mess and seems more like a tour of different vehicles and fights than anything interesting. I think DICE spent too much time on graphics, without realising that good graphics don't make a good game. Did they not get the memo? Multiplayer is pretty bland. Tanks are overpowered and if you don't have one you're going to be atProbably the worst single-player campaign out there. The story is a mess and seems more like a tour of different vehicles and fights than anything interesting. I think DICE spent too much time on graphics, without realising that good graphics don't make a good game. Did they not get the memo? Multiplayer is pretty bland. Tanks are overpowered and if you don't have one you're going to be at the mercy of someone who does. Or someone who has better internet. Or better gear from playing more.… Expand
  27. ZOMGTEHMEMER
    Sep 23, 2021
    3
    The game itself is good,but the console version is horrible. Disgusting 30 fps with stuttering and freezing. If you want to play this game - buy it for PC.
  28. RyanB2804
    Oct 26, 2011
    2
    I was excited for this game. The beta somewhat disappointed me with it's glitches, but EA assured us that they had been fixed for the retail game. They lied. From the offset I have been plagued with glitches. Sometimes I couldn't get past cinematics, and there was one joke of a bug where enemy soldiers could walk on water. I found the story pretty boring and short, even for FPS standards.I was excited for this game. The beta somewhat disappointed me with it's glitches, but EA assured us that they had been fixed for the retail game. They lied. From the offset I have been plagued with glitches. Sometimes I couldn't get past cinematics, and there was one joke of a bug where enemy soldiers could walk on water. I found the story pretty boring and short, even for FPS standards. After an hour or so on multiplaer, I can conclude that it's just as bad as it was on Bad Company 2. Snipers abusing the massive terrain for long range kills. The only thing stopping me from giving this game a big fat 0 is the stunning visuals. I haven't been more disappointed in a game since Dead Island. Hopefully Skyrim won't disappoint.… Expand
  29. Mattaclysm
    May 4, 2012
    2
    After experiencing how broke MW3 was I decided to finally pick up Battlefield 3 since I heard only great things and videos of the game looked like the game was worth at least a shot. Being halfway through the campaign I found myself regretting what I had just done. I regretted buying this boring game. I am sorry but Battlefield 3 is by far one of the most boring first person shooters IAfter experiencing how broke MW3 was I decided to finally pick up Battlefield 3 since I heard only great things and videos of the game looked like the game was worth at least a shot. Being halfway through the campaign I found myself regretting what I had just done. I regretted buying this boring game. I am sorry but Battlefield 3 is by far one of the most boring first person shooters I have ever touched. The voice acting is not even sub par it's terrible. Nothing sounded real, there was too much cursing it sounded like whoever wrote everything was some foul mouthed teenager. The graphics are incredible but behind those beautiful graphics is one of the most generic shooters, I think ever. Theres a hell of a lot of bugs too. Did I mention that? I found myself getting blinded by street lights that would not go away unless I restarted my playstation 3, getting stuck on walls and going through walls are some of the many bugs I had. I eventually finished the campaign after hours of experiencing the magical repetitiveness so then I decided to give the multiplayer a try. It was incredibly fun at first, which is the reason why this game is getting a 2 from me. Team deathmatch is fun and has a few similarities to what call of duty has to offer but here is what I didn't like, it takes too long to unlock stuff - in these kind of games I like trying out new guns and it felt like it took forever to start unlocking guns that weren't worthless.. Playing maps with vehicles is incredibly boring even playing with friends I found myself being flat out bored driving around in tanks or helicopters. I don't care about people saying things about teamwork - when I play games I want to have fun. I would not recommend this game to anyone who is expecting a game with an epic campaign. The multiplayer is fun for a few weeks but eventually becomes repetitive with slow paced gameplay and slow unlocks. In closing don't be fooled at the videos people post on the internet of this game. It's more boring then it looks. I'm not sure where people got off calling this game more tactical then CoD but when I think of a tactical shooter I think of Rainbow Six not battlefield. Not to stir the MW3 vs BF3 pot any further, but I would take another rehashed Call of Duty over this turd.… Expand
  30. bxjrol
    Oct 26, 2011
    2
    There are so many things wrong with this game for it to receive such high scores, every multi-player mode is essentially a Team Deathmatch, because of the respawn tickets, so no real need to complete objectives, Indication/objective markers will completely obstructs your view, especially so when aiming, an enemy can be completely hidden from view if an objective marker lies between you twoThere are so many things wrong with this game for it to receive such high scores, every multi-player mode is essentially a Team Deathmatch, because of the respawn tickets, so no real need to complete objectives, Indication/objective markers will completely obstructs your view, especially so when aiming, an enemy can be completely hidden from view if an objective marker lies between you two , Damage is obviously not registered correctly a spray from a LMG is apparently not as powerful a 2 shots from a 9mm pistol, and headshot do not register that often, came behind a sniper aimed at the back of his head and place a burst from my M4 into the back of his head he got up and ran away, the flash lights are also brighter than the Sun and can blind you from long distances. You can actually have your back to a wall and go prone, unlike Call Of Duty which will not allow you to do so because there would not be any room for legs, Battlefield3 does and your legs are basically fused into the wall with half you body sticking out, campers delight, the vehicles are not as spectacular as the commercial and "supposed unbiased" reviewers, showed and claimed they were to be, the jet fighter travel at an unbelievable slow speed, its not hard to get a target lock, but hey they have more counter measures than than a single engineer has missiles. the way they fly also looks very abnormal and is far from fluid. Bolt action sniper rifles in the game are so unrealistic, no sniper would ever take his eye off his sights to pull back the bolt, you cant switch rooms during game intermissions, you have to quit back to the main menu, and you can only customize your load outs during the middle of a match, spawn points are done terribly, spawn camping is the worst I've seen since Socom 3 no type of spawn protection at all. Now finally aside from some lag, the occasional error connection message when trying to get into multiplayer, lack of game modes, including a hardcore mode, whats good about the game you say, well ill tell you, i really like how this game uses bi-pods, unlike in COD where its only for show, Battlefield implements them to, my enjoyment, very well. i also like the variety of weapons and equipment for each kit, but its still no "create a class" like COD, that's about it this game does not live up to all the Hype, i wonder how much EA payed for those clearly bias reviews, this is why you cant trust certain media outlets, with all its problems its far from perfect.… Expand
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#23 Best PS3 Game of 2011
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#4 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2011
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#20 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2011

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Push Square
    Feb 10, 2012
    80
    Hopefully EA reconsiders its approach to toppling Call Of Duty in the future, and allows its games to develop their own personality, rather than imitate something else.
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  2. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    Jan 4, 2012
    80
    Despite its incredible competitive online play, we can't ignore the shortcomings of its campaign and Co-Op. [Jan 2012, p.66]
  3. Official PlayStation Magazine Benelux
    Jan 2, 2012
    90
    The nine multiplayer maps seem to be designed specifically to let players come up with their own creative strategies. Compared to COD, this gives the player a real sense of freedom. There is no such thing as a perfect strategy or a trotten path. [December 2011, p.74]
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