EA was pronounced as the worst company in the US in 2013 because of their P2W (Pay to Win) policies, but it looks like they have realized where they were making a mistake. Battlefield 4, the 10th installment in the series, brings us the impossible, the imaginary, it is a game where worlds literally become reality... Ano no, it's far from ARMA. From the boring and stale campaign to the sweat drops on your seargent's face, Battlefield 4 is an unforgettable, but sometimes truly unforgivable experience that will cost you much more than just the retail box worth 50-60 dollars.
PRESENTATION
As i entered the game, i noticed the same menus as in Battlefield 3, no biggy, level loading was pretty long, because i was, after all, playing on a PS3. It took some time to load the textures on the first level, but i was ok with that even though that level was boring like the rest of the 5-6 hour long campaign. Quite frankly, i just couldn't wait for the campaign to end, even though the ending was spectacular and unexplained at the same time. The main characters are totally hateable as their attributes keep changing, basically their attributes change as the expressions on their faces (which are really common, considering that the game is powered by the Frostbite 3 engine). There were some moments that almost got me to open my mouth wider than i usually would. I liked what i saw when it comes to vehicles and weapons, but as always, EA leaves half of that content to the multiplayer and doesn't even show it in the campaign.
GRAPHICS
Battlefield 4 is, maybe, the best looking game at the moment. The team over at DICE did an amazing job when they were putting in the effects. Sweat and water drops on soldiers' faces, the smallest detailed textures on vehicle interiors and the floor, the lighting, the shadows that look as sharp as a shark's tooth etc. It just goes beyond what i had expected, even on the last-gen consoles. Of course, the game runs 60 FPS in 1080p on the PS4 and 60 FPS in 720p on the Xbox ONE, which makes almost no difference. At some moments, on the PS4, the FPS drops for 2-3 frames, which is not that bad, while it stays constant and fluid on the Xbox ONE (PS4 runs the game on a higher resolution, so it's obvious that it will at some points run slower). The difference in graphics between the current-gen and the last-gen consoles is obvious. Textures are slightly muddier on the PS3 than on the PS4, some objects are missing, such as curtains and props etc. I also encountered texture tearing on the Xbox while playing a mission on the jet carrier, and in multiplayer on bith consoles, when you demolish a building or a dam, the textures on those objects become very muddy until the building collapses, after that, they go back to the original.
MULTIPLAYER
I really had fun with the multiplayer, 64 player slots on the PC and on the current-gen consoles, 32 on the last-gen. If you bought the game firstly for your PS3/360, you can transfer your game and progress onto your PC or PS4/Xbox ONE if you want to for 9 dollars. It really does pay out, as you save a lot of money. There are a lot of maps, each specified for a certain game mode, or at least a part of it. Every map has its way of levolution. What is levolution? Levolution is described as a way to change the entire match by doing something big (e.g. destroying a dam, a building, turning the power off etc.) so there's a big feeling of dynamic battles, which is really cool. Many vehicles and weapons to choose from, many attachments etc.
THE VERDICT
Battlefield 4 is a game that promises and mostly delivers. If you ask me, the game cou.d have been put out without the campaign, as it will put down the score in many reviews. If you want to play the game and you don't have a console or a high-end gaming PC, playing Battlefield 4 will cost you much, much more than just its retail box. I give this game a 9/10 as its campaign was undefined and stupid. The last-gen console version gets an 8.5/10 because of the big amount of graphic bugs. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters.
PRESENTATION
As i entered the game, i noticed the same menus as in Battlefield 3, no biggy, level loading was pretty long, because i was, after all, playing on a PS3. It took some time to load the textures on the first level, but i was ok with that even though that level was boring like the rest of the 5-6 hour long campaign. Quite frankly, i just couldn't wait for the campaign to end, even though the ending was spectacular and unexplained at the same time. The main characters are totally hateable as their attributes keep changing, basically their attributes change as the expressions on their faces (which are really common, considering that the game is powered by the Frostbite 3 engine). There were some moments that almost got me to open my mouth wider than i usually would. I liked what i saw when it comes to vehicles and weapons, but as always, EA leaves half of that content to the multiplayer and doesn't even show it in the campaign.
GRAPHICS
Battlefield 4 is, maybe, the best looking game at the moment. The team over at DICE did an amazing job when they were putting in the effects. Sweat and water drops on soldiers' faces, the smallest detailed textures on vehicle interiors and the floor, the lighting, the shadows that look as sharp as a shark's tooth etc. It just goes beyond what i had expected, even on the last-gen consoles. Of course, the game runs 60 FPS in 1080p on the PS4 and 60 FPS in 720p on the Xbox ONE, which makes almost no difference. At some moments, on the PS4, the FPS drops for 2-3 frames, which is not that bad, while it stays constant and fluid on the Xbox ONE (PS4 runs the game on a higher resolution, so it's obvious that it will at some points run slower). The difference in graphics between the current-gen and the last-gen consoles is obvious. Textures are slightly muddier on the PS3 than on the PS4, some objects are missing, such as curtains and props etc. I also encountered texture tearing on the Xbox while playing a mission on the jet carrier, and in multiplayer on bith consoles, when you demolish a building or a dam, the textures on those objects become very muddy until the building collapses, after that, they go back to the original.
MULTIPLAYER
I really had fun with the multiplayer, 64 player slots on the PC and on the current-gen consoles, 32 on the last-gen. If you bought the game firstly for your PS3/360, you can transfer your game and progress onto your PC or PS4/Xbox ONE if you want to for 9 dollars. It really does pay out, as you save a lot of money. There are a lot of maps, each specified for a certain game mode, or at least a part of it. Every map has its way of levolution. What is levolution? Levolution is described as a way to change the entire match by doing something big (e.g. destroying a dam, a building, turning the power off etc.) so there's a big feeling of dynamic battles, which is really cool. Many vehicles and weapons to choose from, many attachments etc.
THE VERDICT
Battlefield 4 is a game that promises and mostly delivers. If you ask me, the game cou.d have been put out without the campaign, as it will put down the score in many reviews. If you want to play the game and you don't have a console or a high-end gaming PC, playing Battlefield 4 will cost you much, much more than just its retail box. I give this game a 9/10 as its campaign was undefined and stupid. The last-gen console version gets an 8.5/10 because of the big amount of graphic bugs. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters.
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