BF3 Singplayer Campaign - Not That Bad

So, if you're like me you bought BF3 and jumped straight into the multiplayer. I love the game and have spent many, many hours playing the MP but never touched the SP until a few days ago after talking to a friend about it. Ive played through a good bit of it (I think) and it isnt that bad. The gunplay is satsifying - however quickly the enemies die - and the pace is nice. Sure theres nothing spectacular about the story but the story isnt bad either. Its something out of a movie. I also liked that it was coherent for the most part. I was able to follow the story and all the missions related to main problem as opposed to just being a random explosion of action. I havent liked a CoD campaign, for example, since probably MW1 or World at War or maybe MW2 but even MW2 wasnt that great.

Anyway, that said - why all the hate for the SP? I feel like they did a good job and the visuals were great. Whats your take?

I found some missions of the campaign to be alright. It looked very cool and some parts really sold the first person perspective like the jet mission, and the tank mission. People are annoyed with it because of many reasons. The enemies respawn constantly, if you do something the game doesn't want you to it kills you, very stupid story and story structure, very poorly written characters with very bad dialogue (The guy with the hair interrogating you) and the fact that it was all pretty standard fare.

I don't hate it as such, I got a bit of enjoyment out of it and I sometimes go back to it. But I can definitely see why it was dragged down by the campaign and a lot of people hate it

I didn't find a single mission to be entertaining or fun at all, same thing goes for the MP.

BF3 just simply doesn't offer anything new or fun to the BF franchise.

And when it comes to SP in military shooters, BF3 has by far the worst SP iv'e played in a long time.

It's a benchmark, as far as i'm concernedkris9031998

But it runs smoother than the Multiplayer so it can't be a benchmark

It's a benchmark, as far as i'm concernedkris9031998

Not only was a Call of Duty ripoff, the writing was atrocious, too.

Never played BF3 at all, but if the SP is as similar to CoD as everyone says it is, then I am inclined to think that I will never play it, at least if not for free or dirt cheap. I am tired of the CoD formula (in both SP and MP). Console gamers seem to be flocking to it more than ever. Whereas the pc gamers I think are finally coming to realize its overdue for an overhaul.

You enjoyed a 5 hour quick time event? It was one of the worst SP campaigns I ever played. The game was cheap interactive movie.Jebus213

yeah yeah yeah we all know how you feel about BF3

The single player in this game is a joke, in my opinion. The fact that it came from such a big developer just makes it that much worse.

I didn't like the multiplayer all that much, either, so it goes without saying that I will think long and hard about giving DICE any of my money in the future.

[QUOTE="Jebus213"]You enjoyed a 5 hour quick time event? It was one of the worst SP campaigns I ever played. The game was cheap interactive movie.seanmcloughlin

yeah yeah yeah we all know how you feel about BF3

You haven't played any Call of Duty campaign if you say BF3's is better. Fact.

Also a fact: BF3's singleplayer is the worst ever.

You haven't played any Call of Duty campaign if you say BF3's is better. Fact.

Also a fact: BF3's singleplayer is the worst ever.

Baranga

The thing about the Battlefield 3 campaign it that it had cool moments and looked nice. Like the jet part. But that got old quickly. The campaign was terribly inconsistent. The awesome moments lasted about a minute and a half and then you are stuck doing the same shooter staples over and over.

But the jet part? Cool until you realized that its just an on-rails section.

The tank part? It was nice for the first few minutes.

The Paris level? It was awesome until you realize that you've seen it all before.

Some missions were enjoyable while some weren't. Very inconsistent pacing with a horribly put together story.

First thing I did was finish the single player story so as to get it out the way.

The singleplayer was okay. The first mission was boring, with all the scripted events and such. But missions like the one with the jet and tanks were amazing. I also loved the last missions.

I bought the game for the multiplayer anyway

It's pretty damn pointless!

It's pretty damn pointless!

mitu123

I wouldn't say it's pointless. Sure the game could get along perfectly fine and probably better score wise without it but I thought there were some cool stand out moments in it and it really showed off the power of the engine, seen as MP has to be toned down a little.

BF3s SP looks incredible

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

It's pretty damn pointless!

seanmcloughlin

I wouldn't say it's pointless. Sure the game could get along perfectly fine and probably better score wise without it but I thought there were some cool stand out moments in it and it really showed off the power of the engine, seen as MP has to be toned down a little.

BF3s SP looks incredible

I think it has some of the most awful writing ever seen in a first person shooter and the standards are already terribly low for the genre. There is no plot. There is no exposition, no climax, no rising action, no real conflict, no motivation. At least in a Call of Duty game you can identify the bad guy and know what he's about, even if it is written by a 4 year old in crayon. Battlefield 3 is just one incoherent graphics showcase linked to the next ending with "Hurr I stopped the nuke hurray!"

Buying a battlefield game for singleplayer is like going to mcdonalds for salad

Its worth playing if you have the game due to some of the levels looking absolutely incredible. It has one or two decent missions but its pretty dull for the most part.

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It's pretty damn pointless!

mitu123

I wouldn't say it's pointless. Sure the game could get along perfectly fine and probably better score wise without it but I thought there were some cool stand out moments in it and it really showed off the power of the engine, seen as MP has to be toned down a little.

BF3s SP looks incredible

Yeah that's true :P

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[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

I wouldn't say it's pointless. Sure the game could get along perfectly fine and probably better score wise without it but I thought there were some cool stand out moments in it and it really showed off the power of the engine, seen as MP has to be toned down a little.

BF3s SP looks incredible

seanmcloughlin

Yeah that's true :P

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] The ending is what made it pointless.=p

Elann2008

Yeah that's true :P

They were atrocious and the interrogators asked some questions or reacted completely unnaturally to what was going on. LIke when Blackburn was talking about his comrades dying and the other guy suddenly goes off on him and doesn't sympathise even though he said he had been through something similar.

It was trying to add tension where there shouldn't have been any. Whoever wrote it watched one too many crappy action movies

It's better than cod's singleplayer.

But that's like saying drowning is better than being burned alive.

It's better than cod's singleplayer.

But that's like saying drowning is better than being burned alive.

topgunmv

It was so dull and boring that I didn't even make it past the second level.

the tank and jet fighter missions made it worth playing, everything else was meh. Still I didnt think it was any worse than some console FPS ive played

Moar like a playable tech demo but I got so bored of it at the first level or two that I stopped playing.

I actually liked the cod series sp because the thing actually had a story worthy enough for sequels which it did. Nothing deep, short, but good enough to see it through imo and the endings are always pretty grand. However I hated mw3 online which is why I didnt bother buying after trying this is where bf3 excels.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] The ending is what made it pointless.=p

Elann2008

Yeah that's true :P

I enjoyed it too, but damn it if there weren't a few too many quick time events. It felt like a series of QTEs was required every 15 minutes. And as much as people hated the on-rails part of the flying level, I really enjoyed that part of the game. The eye-candy made up for the lack of freedom imo. donalbane

I agree, it was actually pretty fun imo.

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Yeah that's true :P

mitu123

You made a very good choice. The bald guy was ok but man the other one was a fvcking idiot

[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="Elann2008"] The interrogation cutscenes were cringe-worthy... I'm like the last guy to skip cutscenes... I appreciate the work put into it, but those were "skippable."seanmcloughlin

You made a very good choice. The bald guy was ok but man the other one was a fvcking idiot

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] I skipped all of them!realguitarhero5

You made a very good choice. The bald guy was ok but man the other one was a fvcking idiot

Exactly and the stuff he came out with was completely out of left field. He suddenly started accusing you and attacking you for nothing. Like I said before he said he lost his team because of his commander before but instead of sympathise with Blackburn, he got incredibly hostile with him. It was retarded

Compared to what? The bubonic plague?

Ok I guess its not the worst campaign ever, but compared to Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Bad Company, Rainbow Six: Vegas and even Homefront, all multiplayer focused military shooters, its somehow worse then those. It has nothing new to offer, is MORE linear then even the most linear Call of Duty title, its short, the story is dumb and cliched, and I feel like I've done everything in it a million times with much better production values and polish.

THe multiplayer is easily some of the best multiplayer I've ever played, but the single player is a tacked on attempt to go for the CoD audience that goes too far into the handholding and linear aspect. They really should have stuck with Bad Company's formula, offering open fields of destruction with a few set pieces sprinkled in and characters we actually care about, instead its another in a line of "serious" military shooters.

But if you liked it that's great, I know some people that liked it and had fun with it, but the best momenets where I had even a tiny bit of freedom or control happened sparingly.

Reminds me, the Bad Company 1 capaign is the best Battlefield singleplayer IMO.