Battlefield 3: a solo disappoints

[Kevin Paschal]

Call of Duty is one of two franchises with World of Warcraft, which allowed Activision Blizzard Electronic Arts to rob his place as the leading global. Inevitably, this is thekind of success that nourishes the spirit of vengeance. And if it iswith Star Wars: The Old Republic that EA has come to take marketshare from WoW, beat Call of Duty is a challenge that is ready totake.

First attempt: the reboot of the Medalof Honor franchise which got a facelift Modern Warfare way to breakthe indigestible Modial War. Result: some 4.8 million games sold(source: VGChartz), but a unanimous critical acclaim, MoH is not atCoD. Point bar. Do not panic at EA, wait on to do better, especiallyin the meantime released a new Battlefield. Because that's the mainstrength of EA, the diversity of its studios and the strength of itsnetwork EA Partners. There are Swedish who know damn well make the shooters, especiallymultiplayer oriented, that are good on the technique and, togetherwith deep pockets, can come to lunch at the Activision hit. EA putsthe packet, and this is Battlefield 3.



However, it starts badly, with thesingle player campaign. We pass quickly over the installation of theplatform and the Origin Battlelog mandatory plugin. Because even ifit's the least the version sold, it is on PC as we play BF 3 in goodbourgeois, our graphics card that allows us to rotate any block inFull HD (not to mention the comfort and precision of keyboard /mouse). In short, whether you like it or not, Battlefield 3 is a PCgame. Curious to see what DICE had to offer us next solo (after allthey would have learned a lot with the spin-off Bad Company), it islaunching the campaign which emerged five hours later with seriousprinting have been swollen. Quick explanation: Battlefield 3 is ashameless copy of the latest Hollywood style CoD.