Battlefield 4

There's something evergreen about Battlefield's brand of online warfare. The combination of breakneck infantry fighting and explosive vehicular warfare breeds conflicts that are exciting, tense, and, perhaps most importantly, diverse. With weapons, gadgets, and upgrades tailored to create a wealth of combat roles, it can often seem like there's no end to the gratifying ways you can contribute to the war effort. This variety has enticed players into Battlefield games for years, and in Battlefield 4, it's alive and well. The online multiplayer is an absolute blast.

But Battlefield is about more than just multiplayer these days, and the single-player campaign in BF4 also has some exciting moments. These are sequences that channel the freedom and variety of multiplayer; the levels spent mostly in corridors and in close-quarters combat are more frequent, however, and not nearly as enjoyable. The characters that drive the story show flashes of appealing personality, but these are drowned out by cliche relationships and boilerplate dialogue. Though BF4 outdoes its predecessor, the series has a long way to go before the campaign is more than a sideshow diversion.

 As for the single player, I’m not sure why I’m even wasting my time talking about it. It’s bad. Seriously. Call of Duty’s campaigns will sound like they’re written by Joss Whedon or something when you compare it to Battlefield 4’s storyline. I will give DICE one thing, though. The scripting has been vastly dialed down, allowing a player more agency. Also worth noting is that the player character can actually open doors for a change. This, I believe, ushers in a new era of gaming, where characters in a modern military FPS can actually open doors.

It looks like everyone’s bored of killing Russians and ambiguously middle-eastern people now. The new “enemies” this time around are the Chinese. A lot of the levels take place on Chinese soil, with some of the opening missions taking players through Shanghai. There are also quite a few (at least visually impressive) segments on a US Navy battleship. However, we’ll move on to some other aspects of the game, since talking about the single player campaign makes me regret even giving it a shot.

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