Zero Punctuation: Battlefield 3

[Kopikatsu]

Why must we have the next in the streek of brown-Grey shooters,,,

We should have a technicolour, fantasical shooter, you know,, one thats fun??

The new Serious Sam comes out soon. BFE, I think it was.

 

[Yopaz]

No surprises that he wouldn't like this game since he doesn't do multiplayer. I must say I liked the addition of Spotted Dick though. Oh well, hopefully he will review a more interesting game next week.

 

[repeating integers]

The facebook comments on this video are funny. So many people think they're clever for agreeing with Yahtzee.

 

[DannyJBeckett]

As I predicted here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.319929-Zero-Punctuation-Kinect?page=2#13062231] some weeks ago, no mention of the multi player game which is the main point of the Battlefield series. The justification for this by Yahtzee was pretty laughable.

You mean about as laughable as EA claiming the single-player was as important to them as the multiplayer? Yeah, that is pretty laughable, actually.

 

[The White Hunter]

I agree. Honestly this game would have fared better without the single player, at least critically, I reached the mentioned HVT mission and said no DICE, no longer will I suffer this garbage, I'm going back to multiplayer. The campaign was boring. Not even appalingly bad, just boring.

That said, the multiplayer took an offensively long time to let me have a proper sniper rifle, no it isnt fun trying to snipe with the M110 when after the first bullet the fucker has run away and because of the somewhat unusual drop (compared to BC2 anyway) you cant get the bloody shot on him running, or god help me the SVD. Thank Odin for the M39.

 

[cdstephens]

It doesn't seem fair to only review a multiplayer based game's single player campaign.....you're basically picking out only the weakest part of the game and then ranting on about it while ignoring all the other parts. It'd be like only reviewing an MMO's level grinding while ignoring the raids or the PvP.

It just seems like Yahtzee is a noob when it comes to multiplayer imo. Just because you don't like a part of the game doesn't mean you shouldn't ignore it when you're talking about whether the game is good or not, otherwise, you come off as a biased prick.

 

[The White Hunter]

As I predicted here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.319929-Zero-Punctuation-Kinect?page=2#13062231] some weeks ago, no mention of the multi player game which is the main point of the Battlefield series. The justification for this by Yahtzee was pretty laughable.

You mean about as laughable as EA claiming the single-player was as important to them as the multiplayer? Yeah, that is pretty laughable, actually.

Indeed, it would be much harder for them to claim cash in withdrawn content, sorry, "DLC", if it were the campaign and you got about halfway through and a message popped up saying "sorry that'll be £7.99 to carry on, we know we're charging you more than every other region but you lime bastards had it coming for being so damn british."

 

[Swifteye]

As I predicted some weeks ago no mention of the muti player game which is the most main point the Battled field games..

That wasn't really a prediction Yathzee has gone on record that he doesn't like multilayer. Ever. We all know that's why people buy these particular games but he thinks that's exactly what's wrong with the game.

 

[ph0b0s123]

As I predicted here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.319929-Zero-Punctuation-Kinect?page=2#13062231] some weeks ago, no mention of the multi player game which is the main point of the Battlefield series. The justification for this by Yahtzee was pretty laughable.

You mean about as laughable as EA claiming the single-player was as important to them as the multiplayer? Yeah, that is pretty laughable, actually.

If he had not done the same thing with Bad Company 2, where EA did not make this statement, then I would have been more inclined to let it go. This is obviously a clutching at straws excuse not to talk about the multi-player part that anyone who has followed his reviews could have (and in my case did) predict.

 

[Ariseishirou]

Wow, the tears of butthurt Battlefield fanboys are delicious.

They're the ones who said the SP was as important as the MP, comrades.

 

[Zeriah]

I can totally imagine Yahtzee sitting there with gleeful anticipation for this one. A modern, completely unoriginal, cover based FPS with QTEs and a very below average single player storyline. That's just about every box ticked on Yahtzee's list of most hated qualities.

Every person with any knowledge on Yahtzee saw this one coming and nobody should be surprised. He doesn't enjoy multiplayer so every game that does a poor job on single player will be ripped to shreds and no amount of raging is going to change that. I found the review quite amusing, though honestly I expected you to be even more harsh about the singleplayer - it was rubbish.

I'll still thoroughly enjoy the multiplayer though.

 

[Jegsimmons]

As I predicted here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.319929-Zero-Punctuation-Kinect?page=2#13062231] some weeks ago, no mention of the multi player game which is the main point of the Battlefield series. The justification for this by Yahtzee was pretty laughable.

The bit complaining about not being able to fly a plane and that the engine would be good for a flight sim, would been very funny if that was not precisely what happens in the multiplayer game.

Yahtzee should just recuse himself from reviewing battlefield games if he is only capable of reviewing at most half the game. I have an excuse for not reviewing it as well. Blame the spyware you would have had to have loaded to play the best version on the PC. That could have been quite funny....

i have to agree with the first two paragraphs, yahtzee tend to shoot himself in the foot sometimes by claiming multiplayer is repetitive. In some games that far from true, i have rarely played a matchmakeing game in halo where weird shit didn't happen (plus an infinite amount of fun in custom games) and battlefield 3 is similar because the realism aspect makes you try so many different things.
and saying BF3 ripped off COD? for shame yahtzee, someone didn't do their homework, Battlefield series was copied by COD who in turn only added a story. This like reviewing counter strike because the game is design 90% for multiplayer only. and even EA said their campaign was tripe,

 

[Me55enger]

As I predicted some weeks ago no mention of the muti player game which is the most main point the Battled field games..

That wasn't really a prediction Yathzee has gone on record that he doesn't like multilayer. Ever. We all know that's why people buy these particular games but he thinks that's exactly what's wrong with the game.

Out of sheer pseudo-curiosity for your answer, I shall pose this question to you:

What then, was the point of his review? If you have managed to condense his whole opinion of this specific genre?

 

[Danial]

I wish people cared about important things as much as either what score a game they like is or how much better the game they like is compared to one they don't like, which ofc is played by sub humans.

 

[Prof. Monkeypox]

The gelatin creature calls him Benjamin?

Is it weird that I'm fixated on that fact?

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

Why yes, the single player is terrible and almost completely irrelevant.

 

[cmdrmonkey]

Absolutely no one buys Battlefield games for the single player. You're probably the only person on the planet who even played it Yahtzee. Review the multiplayer or just don't bother. This is like reviewing Counter-Strike and saying it's no fun to play offline with bots.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

Another great review Mr.Croshaw.

Was looking forward to this game and I bought it as well and I'm playing through the campaign after a few brief hours of multiplayer.

I haven't seen a more restrictive "modern shooter" out there,telling me to hurry up when instead I have to wait for the npc with the "follow" sign over his head to move and open the door.Really annoying.

OT: It already been well known that the BF3 campaign is more scripted than MW3 one and it barely pulls on your heartstrings like the CoD campaigns.At least the multiplayer is there to carry the weight of the game like all Battlefield titles.

 

[DannyJBeckett]

If he had not done the same thing with Bad Company 2, where EA did not make this statement, then I would have been more inclined to let it go. This is obviously a clutching at straws excuse not to talk about the multi-player part that anyone who has followed his reviews could have (and in my case did) predict.

Well... yeah. It's been well documented that Yahtzee hates multiplayer. Whether or not he wants to include that aspect of the game in his review is entirely his discretion. It's the same logic as someone not talking about unlockable concept art in a review.

 

[Father Tunde]

As I predicted here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.319929-Zero-Punctuation-Kinect?page=2#13062231] some weeks ago, no mention of the multi player game which is the main point of the Battlefield series. The justification for this by Yahtzee was pretty laughable.

The bit complaining about not being able to fly a plane and that the engine would be good for a flight sim, would been very funny if that was not precisely what happens in the multiplayer game.

Yahtzee should just recuse himself from reviewing battlefield games if he is only capable of reviewing at most half the game. I have an excuse for not reviewing it as well. Blame the spyware you would have had to have loaded to play the best version on the PC. That could have been quite funny....

While you are entirely entitled to reviewing the singleplayer, it is kind of pointless. The game strength lies in its multiplayer after all, and that should be your entire reasoning for buying this game. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to buy it for the singleplayer..unless you like bad games.

To quote Yahtzee, from the very video you watched minutes before posting your comment:

"EA recently went on record saying that they considered the single player campaign to be just as important as multiplayer".

Looks like he played a decent proportion of the game. If there's no reason to buy this game for the single player aspect... oh dear!