Poll: How good is the Battlefield 3 Single-Player Campaign?

[idarkphoenixi]

I havn't played this one but I think it's same to assume that the campaign in the same as the others, pretty bad.

But Battlefields strength was never in its campaign, it's the multiplayer that truly sets it apart from everyone else.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

Who fucking cares how good the single player is?

Probably the people that plan on playing the single player campaign and not hoping they spent money on garbage. I know, I know...shocking... -_-

 

[INGSOC225]

It has a few issues, I beat it on hard the very first time. The game not scripted very well. Often times if I was stuck I would just memorize the spawn points. I even caught enemies spawning at times. The music wasn't there most of the time, and when it was it the main theme. Which is great but kinda tiring after 10 times of listening to it. Its kinda sad that the technical aspects were lacking. Especially knowing the had just done Bad Company 1 and 2 2 years before. However I actually did like the story and 3 of the major set pieces. 1. the Jet Level. It was incredibly nerve wracking trying to lock on to those enemy fighters without any aim assist. Doing and weeing and using flares, I got really into it and did a little fist pump every time I got a kill. 2.I really liked now they referenced real world events. When the captain tells you "lets not make this a Osama bin Ladden scinario" when trying to capture the HVT, I did a double back. That still really currents in the mind of many Americans and resonated with me. 3. When your in the field running, completely defenseless from the Russian jet. I couldn't wait to get out of that field and try to take that damn plane down. Oh and the final question at the loading screen "What would you do for your country." No game has ever asked me a question like that and left me to ponder wither or not the protagonist was right. Kinda like a good Tom Clancy novel. I appreciated that way more then the MW campaigns. Not having so many explosions and taking time to think about the consequences of my actions.

 

[Spencer Petersen]

Who fucking cares how good the single player is?

Probably the people that plan on playing the single player campaign and not hoping they spent money on garbage. I know, I know...shocking... -_-

I think you miss the point. The point is that no one buys BF or MW for the single player.

But if they bother to spend resources on that section of the game, which you do pay for, they should bother to make it worthwhile. Resources are precious, time and money can always improve a product, and wasting said time and money devoted to a game on sections that even you consider to be worthless is a net loss to the final product.

You can have it 2 ways. (Assuming in both cases that they bother to make the game worthwhile for multiplayer regardless)

1. Devote all resources normally allocated for single player to multiplayer design, and strip the single player down to a simple tutorial mode. The multiplayer diehards get a better product, single player advocates know that the single player is minor and can be safely ignored.

2. Devote enough resources to single player to make it worthwhile on its own. Multiplayer people get a good product with a nice optional mode to practice and maybe have a fun time doing so. Single player people get a product that stands on its own, and if they want more they may venture into multiplayer and beef up the playerbase.

Both these options have working precedents. Option 1 has CS, TF2, L4D1&2. Option 2 has COD4, Uncharted 2, and Goldeneye way back when.

If you stick yourself somewhere in the middle you end up wasting resources on meaningless drivel. Examples of which include Homefront's SP, Dead Space 2 and Bioshock 2's MP, or all-around generic crap like Haze or Turok.

 

[Vindictus]

i am disappointed
if that is the norm of today's modern shooter campaign then my claims about modern shooters have been true all along

it's the first modern shooter i am playing longer than 30 minutes
i played about 2h and 95% of the time i was either just watching the scene or doing exactly what i was ordered to do
it's not even a corridor game... it's more like a thin line you're getting pulled by
i'll be giving it another shot today but if the game is not going to open up a bit more it's going to be deinstalled
(visuals are pretty good though)

but the 30 minutes i spent with crysis 2 were far more enjoyable than these 2h

Really? Press the 'multiplayer' tab in Battlelog. It's there for a reason.

 

[Cowabungaa]

i'll be giving it another shot today but if the game is not going to open up a bit more it's going to be deinstalled

Multiplayer is that way ---->

Yes, it's a shame the single is horribly scripted, but it's still a Battlefield game. No idea why they insisted on putting that singleplayer in. It's not like you can beat CoD when it comes to Bay-esque explosion extravaganzas.

 

[Vault101]

I got a question (just aked on another thread..but whatever) Im thinking of getting battle feild on PS3 to give multiplayer a real good try, I think my cimputer would struggle..

worth it?

 

[Red Bomb]

Who fucking cares how good the single player is? It is Battlefield. I bought it for the multiplayer, which is quality. Anyone who buys BF or MW for single player needs a nice slap in the head with a big, black dildo.

I haven't played it yet (Damn British release dates!) but I have to agree with you. I must admit, I like me a good single player story mode but Battlefield is simply MADE for multiplayer. It always has done and woe betide them if they are attempting to change it.

 

[vivster]

i'll be giving it another shot today but if the game is not going to open up a bit more it's going to be deinstalled

Multiplayer is that way ---->

Yes, it's a shame the single is horribly scripted, but it's still a Battlefield game. No idea why they insisted on putting that singleplayer in. It's not like you can beat CoD when it comes to Bay-esque explosion extravaganzas.

well i thought it would beat COD in that area^^

but no multiplayer for me
unless there are bots for me to kill
they are always so much nicer than real anonymous people

 

[Fishyash]

Who fucking cares how good the single player is? It is Battlefield. I bought it for the multiplayer, which is quality. Anyone who buys BF or MW for single player needs a nice slap in the head with a big, black dildo.

It's a shame they wasted so much time and money that could have been spent on making the multiplayer even better, rather than on making an interactive movie then...

EDIT: I had a brain fart on that post...

 

[Cowabungaa]

i'll be giving it another shot today but if the game is not going to open up a bit more it's going to be deinstalled

Multiplayer is that way ---->

Yes, it's a shame the single is horribly scripted, but it's still a Battlefield game. No idea why they insisted on putting that singleplayer in. It's not like you can beat CoD when it comes to Bay-esque explosion extravaganzas.

well i thought it would beat COD in that area^^

but no multiplayer for me
unless there are bots for me to kill
they are always so much nicer than real anonymous people

Woah, and you bought a Battlefield game?! Someone was misinformed. The whole series is built for multiplayer. You can always look for a fun clan to play with (UKMD, SteamPunks, maybe The Escapist will set up a server, etc), you don't have to play with randoms on the PC.

Nah, the biggest hint that the singleplayer was never going to be that good was the fact that they showed only really short snippets of it all.

 

[vivster]

i'll be giving it another shot today but if the game is not going to open up a bit more it's going to be deinstalled

Multiplayer is that way ---->

Yes, it's a shame the single is horribly scripted, but it's still a Battlefield game. No idea why they insisted on putting that singleplayer in. It's not like you can beat CoD when it comes to Bay-esque explosion extravaganzas.

well i thought it would beat COD in that area^^

but no multiplayer for me
unless there are bots for me to kill
they are always so much nicer than real anonymous people

Woah, and you bought a Battlefield game?! Someone was misinformed. The whole series is built for multiplayer. You can always look for a fun clan to play with (UKMD, SteamPunks, maybe The Escapist will set up a server, etc), you don't have to play with randoms on the PC.

Nah, the biggest hint that the singleplayer was never going to be that good was the fact that they showed only really short snippets of it all.

i didn't buy it but someone borrowed it to me so i could benchmark my graphics card
i'm well aware that pretty much all modern shooters are mp focused
which should absolutely not mean that the sp has to suck

i don't play modern shooters normally but now i have at least another reason not to^^

 

[maturin]

Judging the SP campaign on Battlefield is like judging the plot Pong.

This is NOT the selling point of the game, period. And I don't give a toss what Yatzhee made You think. No, seriously, stop quoting this post and yaping about the SP, becouse Battlefields were never, and never will be about single player, never. Bad Companys were the only Battlefields that had a single player campaign, and those were spinoff console games ported to the PC. It's a bonus, nothing more.

But still it's sad that DICE is getting punished for adding a SP mode into the game. People amaze me still.

A shitty bonus. Why didn't they instead spend all that money on things people wanted, like modding support?

And I say this as an advocate of SP in general.

 

[mornal]

General storyline spoilers ahead:

Spoiler

I realised that the single player was just a reworking of CoD4's plot.
Middle Eastern Country gets taken over by a group of fanatics? Check.
New dictator has shady advisor? Check.
Viewpoint character gets killed by dictator (on camera)? Check.
Nuke goes off in a major city killing viewpoint character? Check.
Squadmates get killed by shady advisor? Check.
Shady advisor gets killed by player in what amounts to a final cutscene? Check.