Battlefield 3 PC single player review (MyGaming)

sounds pretty sloppy, guess its been like this for a while now with games, multiplayer is just a bit more fun than single player. when i get BF3, ill be able to see if it is quite as boring as the review:)
 
I agree with the review, it was a ho hum experience, completely devoid of any originality. I also found the mechanics to be very rigid, so if you don't do a segment like they want you to then you die...

It was passable enough for me to finish it and admittedly there were bits that I thoroughly enjoyed and all that eye candy certainly helped the experience. :)
 
The singleplayer is just another generic shooter campaign. There is nothing revolutionary with the story or gameplay so I fully agree with the review. On the hardest difficulty the game is by not means difficult, however gets very frustrating. There were times where I would quit the campaign to enjoy the multiplayer.

Sadly alot of people will be very upset with the review score... it seem's the majority are happy with the same games being rehashed with new shiny graphics.

Graphics fade over time, what will you remember from the singleplayer experience then?
 
How does this compare to the single player of BF:BC2? I haven't played multiplayer since MW1/BC2. And I generally don't have the time to play (that and Xero can attest to the fact that I suck). I can't justify paying R400 for a game, that will give me 5/6 hours of gameplay :(
 
It tries to be a more serious campaign, as opposed to the slightly humorous campaign of Bad Company 2. Graphics aside I found it fairly similar to BC2's campaign, there was nothing ground breaking in terms of gameplay, but there are alot of "OOOOOH.. AAAAAHHH" moments throughout the campaign, which is to be expected in modern shooters these days.
 
Just a quick question about the review, the sub scores per section add up to 30 out of a possible 60. That then would translate to 50%, not 60%. Why is that?
 
loving the single player aspect of it all

not great, not bad, but still good and enjoyable
 
I've played the first 3 missions so far (plus prologue). You definitely notice how good the game looks a lot more in SP. I enjoyed the aerial combat, it felt authentic. The problem with the first mission was I'd seen it all before in the gameplay trailers leading up to the game. It's not ground breaking but I'm enjoying it.
 
simon said:
Just a quick question about the review, the sub scores per section add up to 30 out of a possible 60. That then would translate to 50%, not 60%. Why is that?
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Speaking for my reviews, and I'm sure most of the MG reviews at that, the overall score is usually not an average score of the separate parts: it's a combination of each score plus an overall 'tilt' value, an addition (or subtraction) of points that reflects the overall package of the game.

Also, we have to factor in more than just the hard numbers e.g. the 'graphics' score usually reflects the technical quality of the visuals, but points might be subtracted from the overall score if, for example, the art direction is horrendous, there are clipping issues, etc.

For me, the final score is how I feel about the game overall; as Tarryn says, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
 
Dan said:
Speaking for my reviews, and I'm sure most of the MG reviews at that, the overall score is usually not an average score of the separate parts: it's a combination of each score plus an overall 'tilt' value, an addition (or subtraction) of points that reflects the overall package of the game.

Also, we have to factor in more than just the hard numbers e.g. the 'graphics' score usually reflects the technical quality of the visuals, but points might be subtracted from the overall score if, for example, the art direction is horrendous, there are clipping issues, etc.

For me, the final score is how I feel about the game overall; as Tarryn says, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Ok cool, thanks for the explanation, was just curious as to how it was all worked out.
 
This is hardly news. It isn't made to be the most mind boggling SP game. The single player aspect is like a free extra for purchasing the MP Game. I'm sure it is more than a little fun, but like BFBC2 SP, nothing worthy of talking about. I am sure I will play it when I get it and enjoy it anyway :)
 
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