Often, on social media, when the trailer of the new chapter of a videogame saga that rediscovers its roots, that takes from the past what made it famous, is published, users comment with a sentence: We are so backtranslatable as “we are really back”. Here, these words are almost perfectly applicable to Battlefield 6.
After the mediocre results of the fifth and the disaster of Battlefield 2042the first-person shooter development studio has decided to fully embrace again what made the saga the only true Call of Duty – killer on the market, that is large-scale battles with 64 players seasoned by the presence of vehiclessuch as tanks, helicopters, jets, armored vehicles, and from environments destructible. Of course, we are still far from the maps of Battlefield 4 or of Battlefield 1which changed radically with certain player actions capable of causing devastation, but the steps towards the right direction are indisputable and nothing prevents the developers from pushing even more on this aspect, among the most appreciated of the series.
The fact that Electronic Arts’ choice was a winning one is demonstrated by the numbers. At launch, it peaked at over 747 thousand players connected simultaneously, crushing the results obtained by any chapter of Activision’s FPS. Furthermore, the average of reviews is positive, with 75% of users who have expressed their approval
From a technical point of view, also maintaining low graphics settingsthe game is visually satisfying. Also a plus point stabilitywith a fixed 60 frames per second even in the most frenetic moments. And apart from the problems reported on launch day for those who purchased the title on the EA platform, there doesn’t seem to be any difficulties connecting to the servers.
As for the gameplaythe movement is fluid, the weapons are extremely customizable and their use is satisfying. The maps for the mode multiplayer they’re interesting and intricate, with plenty of places where you can outflank enemy players or keep entire teams stuck. The available classes are four: assault, support (the medic), engineer and reconnaissance (the sniper), all equipped with different passive abilities, as well as a large arsenal of weapons and objects to mix to obtain your favorite build.
The only sore point of this title is the countrysideshort, with an unconvincing story and a less-than-excellent cast of characters, but later Bad Company the series didn’t focus much on the single player component.
So, Battlefield 6 he “killed” call of Duty? It’s still too early to say, we can discuss it after the release of Black Ops
7 on November 14th. However, it is certain that, after years, CoD once again has a formidable opponent, who will become even more dangerous with the release of the mode on October 28th. Battle Royal.