Battlefield 3 Campaign Wins Out Over Modern Warfare 3
For the record, I gave Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the same score. Very similar games, but I give the campaign edge to BF3 and the multiplayer edge to MW3, so any differences canceled each other out.
That's the simplified comparison, of course; read the full reviews for extra elaboration. But the point is this: I know nobody is supposed to care about the campaigns in such games, as multiplayer is obviously the biggest draw. However, believe it or not, there are people out there who love fun, intense single-player adventures in a first-person shooter. And so, we're telling you flat-out: if you're a campaign fan who doesn't dig online multiplayer, but you still want a great shooter experience, go with Battlefield 3. It's close but only one can win.
Not only does it look better, but it's also a little more varied and a little more involving. It's also more realistic, which makes it much more challenging and keeps you on the edge of your seat. While MW3 features a similar roller-coaster ride with plenty of great thrills, it doesn't feel as "next-gen" as BF3; it's more of the "been there, done that" sensation, despite its definite appeal. Too many of the missions in the MW3 campaign felt like straight-up run and gun, while BF3 seems to offer more diversity.
And I have to say that in terms of sheer, "holy sh**" moments, BF3 has a slight edge, although MW3 really tries to keep shoving bad-ass scenes in your face. Oh, and let's not forget that BF3's campaign is at least a few hours longer. So, single-player fans, you know what to choose.
Related Game(s): Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, modern warfare 3, mw3, bf3 campaign
11/10/2011 8:59:05 PM Ben Dutka
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johnld
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:52:16 PM
however, if you want just a mindless run and gun game and generally pain in the @$$ community then mw3 is your game. i have been playing call of duty games since modern warfare 1, the best of the series, till black ops and the game is just getting old for me now. passed on modern warfare 3 but i'm sure i'll pick it up later when its finally worth it, around $20 to $30 dollars. i'll probably be playing single player anyway since i'm sick of the call of duty community. there are a few i played with that are alright but all in all most of those players just ruin the game for me.
Alienange
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:21:31 PM
I for one absolutely love mp. It's what the fps was made for. So no, I didn't get anything wrong, I'll go with the one that has a *much* stronger online component over the one that has a couple extra hours of campaign.
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:01:36 AM
aaronisbla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:06:05 AM
Alienage, im highly doubting you've played any battlefield game in the last few years. You hate EA blindly just like some hate Activision and that makes you just as bad as the haters that give you crap about CoD.
johnld
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:37:26 AM
when i played the other call of duty games, i usually just played till i unlocked everything and then lost interest because its all the same. most i played is probably a month or 2 in actual time, not game time. doing prestige just sounds retarded to me so i just move on to a better game.
Last edited by johnld on 11/11/2011 1:39:31 AM
bigrailer19
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 3:29:18 AM
BikerSaint
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:38:23 AM
I'll be getting both of them eventually when they're much cheap due to their short campaigns, but this makes it so much easier for me to pick BF3 to play first & foremost.
Last edited by BikerSaint on 11/11/2011 7:45:45 AM
Stabs88
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:28:45 AM
CrusaderForever
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:15:12 AM
MP Gripes:
MW3 - no vehicles, hence small maps and knifing is lame
BF3 - not enough players for how big the maps are (BF4 on the PS4 will be truly epic! would love to see 64 players)
Otherwise, it's good to know what Ben thinks is the best SP experience. Both games are excellent and have shown that you can own both and love both.
johnld
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 12:43:21 PM
bigrailer19
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:00:22 PM
Jawknee
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:22:37 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:03:41 PM
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Qubex
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:16:23 PM
raptassassin
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:39:24 AM
AcHiLLiA
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:16:09 PM
Temjin001
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:20:36 PM
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MW3 is cool so far. MW3 looks to do it's best for the series in what CoD knows how to do.
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bigrailer19
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:05:26 PM
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With that said both games are very good from my perspective in their own ways. I was disappointed in BF3' length and story but I had fun playing it. So far MW3' campaign is very engaging, but I don't doubt it'll probably be short as well.
Last edited by bigrailer19 on 11/10/2011 11:07:45 PM
killerbee12
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:12:48 PM
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Alienange
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:18:46 PM
godsdream
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:26:46 PM
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:02:48 AM
raptassassin
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:43:08 AM
Beamboom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:10:41 AM
What *I* find to be rather uninteresting is the numerous articles about Final Fantasy. Do you like them?
See, Killerbee, we all have different interests and focus. But we are all still gamers. And this is a gamer site.
Last edited by Beamboom on 11/11/2011 7:19:42 AM
Underdog15
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:09:04 AM
@Beamboom
I think it's important to remember that getting a lot of FF news on a Playstation site will likely be the norm for the next 2 years or so.
Afterall, it had spent over a decade as a Playstation exclusive franchise. At one point, it was a console selling franchise, even. Obviously, with that no longer being the case, there are bound to be playstation centric sites that will remain confused about the changes until it officially becomes the norm.
Last edited by Underdog15 on 11/11/2011 10:11:23 AM
Beamboom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:57:47 PM
And then I took a chance and used the FF series as an example, gambling on KillerBee being a fan of that series just to prove my point.
Of course you guys must get your FF articles! Keep'em flowing at a steady rate. ;)
godsdream
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:25:40 PM
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aaronisbla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:12:55 AM
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bigrailer19
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 3:32:36 AM
aaronisbla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 4:23:23 AM
Sitting tanks can be countered in a variety of ways. C4 with the support class, Rpgs or Javelins with the Engineer, the assault class can do minor damage with its grenade launcher but its not advised.
The recon class, though it has no good way of dealing with armor by itself, can be helpful by spotting it with the MAV or with the soflam, the soflam being device that laser designates enemy vehicles. With it being laser targeted, the jav will target the top of the tank instead of its treads. Top of the tanking being pretty weak.
The laser targeting also helps out any other kind of guided attack, whether it be guided shells from the tank, or laser guided missiles from the helis or jets. A good jet pilot can help take out tanks like no one's business
All that being said, the tank has counter measures to all of which that i described, making it somewhat a fair fight. For C4 users, proximity scan will show nearby users near the tank so they will have a hard time sneaking up on you, reactive armor to take more damage, thermal vision to spot land mines, ir smoke to spoof incoming guided attacks.
Last edited by aaronisbla on 11/11/2011 4:25:38 AM
Beamboom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:45:26 AM
bigrailer19
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:03:35 PM
aaronisbla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:33:56 PM
Bad Company 1 was my first one and boy did i fell overwhelmed. to this day, still can't fly the choppers well enough to decimate ground troops lol, but i'll get in the gunner's seat with no issue. When BC2 came around, i was use to the size of the maps by then. BF3 maps are indeed bigger though, even on console with the exception of maps like operation metro and seine's crossing
Didnt mean to say that like you didnt know bigrailer, just kinda went on a mini rant, thats all.
Oh and apparently i was wrong about the laser painter being countered by IR smoke or IR flares. Javs and other types of guided weapons are only spoofed by it if they aren't laser painted since they track in on the heat source this way. If its lased it tracks in on the lase signature, therefore still hitting its target without being spoofed
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frostface
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:07:22 AM
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So after building BF3 up to ridiculous heights only for the campaign to let me down, I decided to give MW3 a chance yesterday and to be completely honest I'm finding the campaign to be equally a struggle to get through, not because it's difficult but because it's just missing something. It really is more run and gun with not much motivation in the story to push you forward from one level to the next.
So as someone who is really into my campaigns, both games let me down. But I recognise that these games are more about the MP so I gave them both a clean slate going into the MP.
( Actually that's sort of a lie, BF3 I knew would be awesome, I was carrying a lot of BLOP's negativity with me going into MW3.)
Both games offer completely different online experiences. MW3 really surprised me.
BF3 was awesome as I expected with some problems with partying up and mic problems but stuff that usually gets patched quick.
Otherwise a fantastic and much more tactical experience.
MW3 is definitely more run and gun, but it was more balanced then I'd expected. The maps are well designed and although I'd only played a few rounds last night, I didn't want to stop.
So to summarize, if your pocket can afford it, get both. Don't try compare them or rate one over the other because they're two completely different beasts. Their campaigns are awful imo, but one day you'll be in the mood to just hop in a game and run and gun for that fast kill (MW3), some other day you'll want a more tactical experience (BF3).
Or someday you'll want an RPG and you'll go for Skyrim or Dark Souls, another day you'll want a roast dinner, then the next some pasta.
They'll all give you enjoyment and shouldn't be compared too much. Enjoy them all on their own merits.
___________
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:11:44 AM
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BF3 was kinda a mix of both though, some missions like the opening mission, or operation gilotine felt like proper army missions where other missions like the subway, or house infiltration felt the opposite felt more like spec ops MW3.
thats why i did not like BF3s campaign much, it has a identity crisis.
it wants to be the realistic hardcore war shooter, but then it also wants to be the big sceptical special ops game.
cant be both, either one or the other!
thats the only thing DICE need to improve for BF4.
well that, and obviously the campaign.
BF4 needs to feel more like MOH, the real hardcore proper army game and less the typical spec ops MW3 wannabe.
bigrailer19
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 3:49:33 AM
So spec ops, are not soldiers?
Next, MoH was a spec ops game, you played as various special forces groups like the Navy SEALs and Delta Force.
I think what your trying to say is on one side there's the game that tasks you with completing a mission, as opposed to the other game that throws you into intense battle. But it's kind of hard to categorize them like that, they are military shooters.
___________
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:07:01 AM
MoH felt like a proper military war game, it did not feel like your playing the role of a special operations soldier.
thats one thing i thought did not fit with MW3.
its suppose to be based on WW3, but it does not feel like that.
it feels like your taking down some pissed off terrorists!
bigrailer19
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:06:14 PM
___________
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ 9:28:26 AM
aaronisbla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:39:51 AM
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You touched on the single player side with this article, why not explain your opinion about the multiplayer? Although i disagree with you, im interested. I don't think you'd just throw it out there just to give MW3 a nod
Last edited by aaronisbla on 11/11/2011 6:43:03 AM
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:07:58 PM
raptassassin
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:48:55 AM
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Ultimate_Balla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 9:55:21 AM
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polomint82
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 12:23:44 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:07:23 PM
j587
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ 8:24:58 PM
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Battlefield 3









Alienange
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Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:35:57 PM