Battlefield 3 - Page 249

If you judge games by their reviews then prepare to be surprised every time. Not only was joystiq and the other major reviews completely off in their judgement of the campaign, but it appears that they have their tounges so firmly up CoDs butt that they can no longer tell the difference between crap and gourmet.

The campaign is a nice length, just long enough to cover all the fun aspects of multiplayer and teach you what to expect if you're new and still short enough to tell a good story without too much filler. I don't know what I was expected when I read "It's too linear blah blah". Infinite waves of respawning baddies does not make a good game. Having big maps that seem big but are in fact nothing surrounding a linear path giving the illusion of breadth has deluded many people into thinking a standard CoD campaign is any different from battlefield 3s. Yes, it's linear. but every enemy you kill is meaningful and better yet- your AI team mates actually help.

In short, it's what I want out of a first person shooter campaign. Short, enjoyable with lots of pretty and compelling scenes and a tidy plot that doesn't spiral in and out of coherency.

There are a few egregious errors however. First off, there are a lot of immersion breaking bugs. Press E to mount a turret? You can fire immediately after pressing the button even if you're yet to step up to it. Same thing goes for many in game cut scenes such as falling through a trains roof. You can fire, reload or whatever you please all while falling. I do hate when a game opts for realism and makes it feel like you're playing a 300lb fridge instead of a soldier but this does fall on the other end of the spectrum. My other major complaint is quick time events. Get them the fuck out. All they mean for me is dying then having to redo it once I know the appropriate sequence or better yet, tapping every button so I can continue playing.

Overall I would say 8.7 out of 10. It was an awesome campaign and I very much enjoyed the 8 hours it took to complete. If you judge this game.. hell, any game by major review sites- prepare to be surprised. Reviewers are either terrible at video games or simply being paid to advertise certain games instead of giving honest opinions.