Not much of an FPS enthousiast here, picked up BF3 regardless. I couldn't get into the multiplayer, mostly it's just not my thing. My single player review:
The experience definitely goes into one of my best single player gaming experiences so far. I recently bought a powerhouse of a gaming computer so I ran through the single player on ultra settings. The visuals are simply amazing. The story is keeping me interested even though the drama is so far spread pretty thin. I'm missing some deepening of the characters, the game in itself is atmospheric enough to really bring me into the situation but in terms of character reactions/behaviour is simply falls short to the quality of the visuals/realism. For example in a war you'll lose comrades, a tank on my platoon got taken down with two privates in it and seemingly not a single fuck was given. When the game does give room for dialogue and characters to show their personaility it feels fitting and right, it's just that this part could be worked out more to make the player feel more engaged in being a part of a squad. Overall the immersion is still top notch for me.
As I've said the graphics are amazing. I simply can't imagine games getting much more stunning, nor do I want them to. I really wonder if more detailed character models would increase the immersion factor instead of ending up looking all wrong because it's too much of an immitation (like how android robots look creepy despite being nearly pot on in terms of visual resemblance). I'd be completely fine with it if gaming stopped the graphics advancement here, made this the standard and put the focus into building a mechanically better game.
Haven't been online a great deal yet but the single player gameplay is quite bland. It's fun to play but the lack of character development (upgrades, new mechanics, etc) keeps the game simple. I do really like the pacing of it all, cinematics and shifts of playstyle (stealth, up close, tank, fighter jet, etc) are frequent, keeps it fresh. The controls and shooting feel more responsive than any other FPS I've played, to a point where I actually feel like I don't suck balls at it.
I don't see myself playing the single player campaign again and I definitely don't see myself spending the time on this game I have on Oblivion for example. However the single player campaign is an experience that I really enjoyed, without the online gaming an expensive one though.
The experience definitely goes into one of my best single player gaming experiences so far. I recently bought a powerhouse of a gaming computer so I ran through the single player on ultra settings. The visuals are simply amazing. The story is keeping me interested even though the drama is so far spread pretty thin. I'm missing some deepening of the characters, the game in itself is atmospheric enough to really bring me into the situation but in terms of character reactions/behaviour is simply falls short to the quality of the visuals/realism. For example in a war you'll lose comrades, a tank on my platoon got taken down with two privates in it and seemingly not a single fuck was given. When the game does give room for dialogue and characters to show their personaility it feels fitting and right, it's just that this part could be worked out more to make the player feel more engaged in being a part of a squad. Overall the immersion is still top notch for me.
As I've said the graphics are amazing. I simply can't imagine games getting much more stunning, nor do I want them to. I really wonder if more detailed character models would increase the immersion factor instead of ending up looking all wrong because it's too much of an immitation (like how android robots look creepy despite being nearly pot on in terms of visual resemblance). I'd be completely fine with it if gaming stopped the graphics advancement here, made this the standard and put the focus into building a mechanically better game.
Haven't been online a great deal yet but the single player gameplay is quite bland. It's fun to play but the lack of character development (upgrades, new mechanics, etc) keeps the game simple. I do really like the pacing of it all, cinematics and shifts of playstyle (stealth, up close, tank, fighter jet, etc) are frequent, keeps it fresh. The controls and shooting feel more responsive than any other FPS I've played, to a point where I actually feel like I don't suck balls at it.
I don't see myself playing the single player campaign again and I definitely don't see myself spending the time on this game I have on Oblivion for example. However the single player campaign is an experience that I really enjoyed, without the online gaming an expensive one though.