In case you missed it the first time around, Battlefield 3 is the 11th installment of EA’s Battlefield franchise. Much like previous and current BattleField games, Battlefield 3 takes a combined-arms approach to the classic shooter, letting you jump behind the wheel of an APC or an M1 Abrams battle tank if you get tired of running around on foot.
Battlefield 3 was the very height of the franchise, selling over 15 million copies by 2012. In the year it was released, (2011), the game won multiple awards for best shooter and best multiplayer game thanks to its incredible 64-player lobbies on PC.
The campaign takes place during a fictional war in 2014. Most of it takes place in Iran/Iraq but it bounces to various locations all over the world as the war is told from four different viewpoints. First, you’ll be a US Marine, and then a F/A-18F Super Hornet WSO, and then an M1A2 Abrams tank operator, and finally a GRU operative.
It was considered a mildly controversial campaign at the time, but in 2020 it’ll probably seem downright quaint.
If you’re patient, you can wait to get a remastered version of Battlefield 3 later in 2021. Rumors point to EA Dice making both a brand new Battlefield 6 and a remastered Battlefield 3 in time for next year’s holiday season. These are just rumors of course, so take ’em with a grain of salt.
