New BF3 video out, 12 minutes of gameplay

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This looks a game that is upgrade worthy. I hope the MP is as fun as BF2's.
 
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Wow this will make up for the let down of the graphics that Crysis 2 has.

Looks like DICE haven't gone to the darkside and are still building games for PCs, with those graphics, 100% this isn't going to be a console to pc port!!! I can't wait and Battlefield without doubt have the best Multiplayer.
 

gorcorps

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Could we have one fucking thread where people don't bitch about Crysis? Give it up already...
 

GTaudiophile

Lifer
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Man, it's come a long way since BF1942 I guess...and in other ways, not. What happened to being able to drive submarines and battleships and fly planes? I thought that was what the "BF" gaming world was all about.
 

Genx87

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Looks like fun! I like the motion blur they are using when the player moves quickly.
 
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Man, it's come a long way since BF1942 I guess...and in other ways, not. What happened to being able to drive submarines and battleships and fly planes? I thought that was what the "BF" gaming world was all about.
I really hope it still has that "large scale" feel of 1942. Man I had forgotten about the battleships and stuff until you said this - that game really felt really big.
 

leeland

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PLEASE fix the VoIP on the MP for B3...that for me trumps all other eye candy and enhancements...

I used to get so mad during BC2 since it seemed to work about 2% of the time and when it did work it was generally with some asstard who sounded like he was 10 talking about Pwning noob snipers

EDIT: after watching it a second time that beginning firefight reminds me of the ending of the movie HEAT...great sound effects....and I don't know what the expectation of the graphics are now a days but these look pretty sweet.
 
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i love fps, but i hate most games. the last one i liked was CoD4. i played bf2 before i got sick of the bugs and problems. is this the game for me?
 

duragezic

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That actually looks pretty sweet. I've never been that pumped for BF3 because it's a little ways out and there is so much freaking hype for it I don't want to be let down. Whenever there is a supposed PC game disappointment, all you hear is "BF3 is going to be the real PC game" blah blah. DICE has made some great games but it's no guarantee this is going to be the best thing ever like most "real PC gamers" think it will be.

And I never was a fan of most air power in BF2. I mostly liked the smaller, city maps where it was mostly infantry with some light vehicles and a tank or two.

But seeing this video makes me a bit more excited. That will be cool if it was a good singleplayer campaign, because we all expect good multiplayer, so having that campaign is just a big bonus.
 

Lonbjerg

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Seriously?

A overscripted gameplay sequence...and your sold?

The A.I. is cleary retarded, most stuff look scripted...and don't get me started on weapons damage...
 

duragezic

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I'm not sold I just said I was more interested in the game. I don't know why it being scripted makes it bad. And I don't know what you mean by weapons damage... looks pretty standard to me.
 

TechAZ

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Looks great to me. I want to see some MP goodness, but it's looking like I'll be making a release day purchase for this :thumbsup:
 

minmaster

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I'm not going to ruin 12 minutes of this game for myself, but I flicked through some bits of the video and it looks pretty sweet.

I wish they'd release some MP footage or non-Fault Line footage.

its nothing new, just added all the footage they released so far into 1 vid.
 

zerocool84

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Looks cool but nothing spectacular. Waiting for MP footage. I probably won't even tough SP when I get the game. Still haven't touched SP in BC2.
 

Mike Gayner

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My problem with the campaign is there's obviously a lot of scripted stuff that takes control away from the player - that infuriated my to no end in CODBLOPS and I don't want to see it again. E.g. in the trailer when the dude gets shot in slow mo - your guy then runs up and drags him to safety. There's no way that's anything but a scripted even that steals control from the player.

Likewise when he's hunting down the wire and the guy starts fighting him - the player either has no control, or worse it's a quick time even. I really hope they keep this crap to a minimum.
 

gorcorps

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My problem with the campaign is there's obviously a lot of scripted stuff that takes control away from the player - that infuriated my to no end in CODBLOPS and I don't want to see it again. E.g. in the trailer when the dude gets shot in slow mo - your guy then runs up and drags him to safety. There's no way that's anything but a scripted even that steals control from the player.

Likewise when he's hunting down the wire and the guy starts fighting him - the player either has no control, or worse it's a quick time even. I really hope they keep this crap to a minimum.

Actually I've read that dragging people away from the fight is part of the game, and should be controlled by you. It's scripted in the sense that it'll probably happen there every time, but you should still be in control.
 

minmaster

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plus, dragging is on SP only i think. i would've loved to drag enemy bodies on MP...
 

Mike Gayner

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Actually I've read that dragging people away from the fight is part of the game, and should be controlled by you. It's scripted in the sense that it'll probably happen there every time, but you should still be in control.

Link?
 

itsmydamnation

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Seriously?

A overscripted gameplay sequence...and your sold?

The A.I. is cleary retarded, most stuff look scripted...and don't get me started on weapons damage...


and yet you miss the point, 1. its an ALPHA, two its BF3, Repi on beyond3d (lead Rendering Architect @ DICE) has been very addament about BF3 sticking to its BF2 roots in terms of scale. But these days you need a single player campain to get the console noobs.



for those that care, here is some detail about the frostbyte 2 renderer
http://publications.dice.se/attachments/GDC11_DX11inBF3_Public.pdf
best bit about it, lead dev platform is PC.
 
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