The Battlefield 3 beta launched a few days ago and since its release, all sorts of responses have erupted on the internet. Some love it, others hate it. Some believe it's a step in the right direction for the franchise, others fear it's headed in the direction Medal of Honor.
Regardless of what you think about the game after playing the beta, several undeniable truths remain. Truths we here at PlanetXbox360 can't ignore. Truths that we fear will do the franchise more harm than good.
Okay, that may have been a little dramatic, but after playing the beta I've got some pretty strong feelings toward the game. I've had some relatively brief hands-on time with it, and I must say, I wasn't impressed. Yes, I know that this is a beta and DICE has stated that this build of the game is over a month old, but it wasn't the bugs or the glitches that had me unimpressed. It was the destructibility, visuals and overall lack of scale that left me feeling shortchanged. The Operation Metro map that they decided to release to the public may have been wise from a research gathering standpoint, but from the perspective of the consumer, the experience left much to be desired. Instead of stirring up excitement for the game, many gamers have come away with a poor and perhaps incorrect perception on how the final game will look.
DICE has been touting destructibility for some time now, but after playing the beta, I'm starting to think that the majority of this awesome destructibility will be seen during the campaign's scripted events. On top of that, the frame-rate - while locked in at 30fps - left much to be desired. I wrote an article the other week on how I thought that the lower frame-rate wouldn't be an issue, but after playing the beta I've gotta take back what I said. The game just feels less responsive than what I would expect from a military-based FPS. The fact that the map they included was close quarters didn't help their situation either.
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