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According to Karl-Magnus Treason, Director General of DICE, Battlefield 3 is the title of biggest ever made ​​by the Swedish development team. The next installment of the series will debut on the market offering the largest basic package of all the colleagues who have preceded him, from Battlefield 1942 onwards: a single player campaign, a co-op and, of course, what he himself describes as the true Treason the heart of the proposal, the multiplayer. We flew to Paris, where we could get our hands on each of these aspects for us to start a first overall impression of the new blockbuster War of Electronic Arts.

The first thing we experienced was the single player campaign. It was a song of Operation Guillotine, the mission of the impressive character teaser released a few days ago by Electronic Arts. Despite an obvious and inevitable gap with the PC version, the protagonist of the movie, the attack at night in the shoes of the American soldier Blackburn we played on the PlayStation 3 was characterized by a large bell' impasto overall. Surrounded by a group of companions well modeled and animated, we launched at breakneck speed down a hill, while the dark of the night was ripped apart by mortar fire, explosions and other light sources, scoring more often the screen with trails, persistence and other aberrations produced at photographic art, which gave the whole look and feel of a documentary very successful. The feeling of being there in the forefront of a battlefield naked and raw, rather than on a film set, was also very well supported by sound, and with her cries lost in the echo of the night and its sounds of guns and explosions crystalline bombastic, and we felt truly exceptional quality. Trades son said that at DICE take a lot to this, because according to them represents 50% of the game play, and after trying 3 Battlefield that we can not fully agree. It is not all gold that glitters in the technical sector, mind you. Textures, shades and vegetation have an incredibly swinging, while pointing a minimum threshold of attention you can not help but notice several subterfuges. For example, the shadows of the soldiers, who are projected perfectly in situations "topical", in which the developers know exactly where you are going to pose the look of the player and are totally absent in others. In short, DICE has been very clever, trying to maximize the visual sector in terms of overall impact, to offer a glance characterized by great dynamism and a strong feeling of authenticity.

Less bright the impression that we left the game play, inspired by the classic mixed fortunes of war shooter motivated by linear progression. As long as there is in the open field, under gusts coming from all directions, things look quite rewarding, especially when the hustle and bustle around us is beautiful touches supported and fighting with clenched teeth, with very few references. A condition underscored by the blur that fills the screen when you are injured, which appropriately increases the sense of insecurity that reigns in the fresh air at times. When you had the opportunity to fight a little 'over the narrow, however, emerge several limitations, such as artificial intelligence teammates and enemies. Both seem more interested in following their script that create dynamic combat situations, as we have shown in more than every occasion, in the general confusion when our teams have found themselves virtually shuffled, virtually no one gave the other line. Give roughly the same feeling of certain joints in the progression of the level, such as breaking into an apartment or the breakthrough in a series of corridors, relied on hackneyed solutions, however, and performed in a school. In short, unless major changes to the game finish in the weeks that separate it from the exit, it seems that the campaign of Battlefield 3 will be a war from the visceral taste of tourist.