Alan Kertz Reponds to Battlefield 3 Getting Snubbed in VGA Awards for Best Graphics

It must have come to a shock to the developers and fans of Battlefield 3 when Spike TV announced the nominees for the VGA Awards Best Graphics and BF3 was missing. The game has garnered much attention for it's new Frostbite 2 game engine, which I think we can all agree looks simply marvelous.

[DemonStration]

I think there are bigger problems with the VGAs

[StraightPath]

When did people take VGA seriously? last year VGA was a joke of a award show.

[lifesanrpg]

I'd really like to sit down with the panel that nominated the games and ask why they left BF3 off. How can you not say its one of the best graphical games? It's probably one of the best this generation has seen.

[flyinrhyno]

lets be honest battlefields graphics arent great and nowhere near uc3 so its no suprise it wasnt nominated. I know fans of the series wanted it nominated for everything even the noble peace prize but once again ea/dice fall short despite their best efforts at the mudslinging campaign they tried to launch against mw3

[Kahvipannu]

Yeah, that's just... unbelievable. BF3 on PC is the best looking game currently, and most impressive engine todate.

Visual style is one thing you can argue about, but not how impressive the graphics are.

[lifesanrpg]

I'm actually most surprised by RAGE on there...i know it was "said" to be a great looking game but I was less than impressed when I played it...did they see the textures up close?

[Christopher]

On the console, they were great. A technical breakthrough on iD's part that unfortunately needed some better writers.

[torchic]

how do you have so many bubbles? i want one!

[Kahvipannu]

Yes, I agree that it looks phenomenal for a console-game, but that's no reason to overlook PC games..

[Fishy Fingers]

Only reason I can see is if they snubbed it because it's the PC version setting the benchmark. But either way, VGA's are rarely inline with 'gamers' opinions.

[SKUD]

For that category they should of had two sub categories for consoles and PC. Make things more clear. But its the Spike network so no.

[DarkBlade4658]

I agree, but if they are penalizing BF3 because it looks EVEN BETTER on pc than consoles then that's retarded.

It's not like it looks awful on consoles either.

[SKUD]

Multiplatform games can be added on both sides. Giving credit for technical skill work. Looking at the four choices on all categories makes me think was 2011 really a dry year for games?. NEEDS MOAR CHOICES.

[cyborg6971]

Is this a joke? Who are the Helen Keller's on the nominating committee?

[cemelc]

Well if the art styles plays any factor in the desicion then i can see where they are coming from. I mean bf3 is a graphical marvel but the artstyle is the same as the other modern military shooters.

You will always remember the art style of games like wind waker but with these cods and bf youll remember it until the next big iteration comes out(this doesnt include gameplay cos thats an entirely different subject).

[DarkBlade4658]

BF3's graphics, as similar as it is to other modern shooters, is still a butt load ahead of them.

BF3 has managed to create a warzone but still give it vibrant colors that are pleasant to look at. When you look at most other war games they are dreary, and filled with greys.

[cemelc]

Im comparing the game against cod, MoH, homefront the artstyle is almost the same, even the colors.

I understand that the game is leaps and bounds ahead of any other shooters(techwise), but if artstyle plays any role i just dont see anything that bf3 has done (graphicaly) that sets them apart from the other military shooters.

[gamingdroid]

Actually the art style of BF3 was rather sterile and boring. Flat textures with little detail....

[2pacalypsenow]

you must of played it on xbox 360 then

[gamingdroid]

as opposed to?

[mrsatan]

PC, BF3 on consoles is like Bad Company 3. PC BF3 is a whole different game.

[PhantomT1412]

Actually BF3's art style was quite interesting. If the first Iraqi levels looked the same (in term of artstyle) to other shooters and although it didn't have an overall distinctive art style (because it aimed photorealism), the parisian or the villa's modern interiors were pretty cool like Mirror's Edge, and they used their new middleware (Enlighten) quite well on coop levels with tons of neons (even in the Middle East).

[DevilishSix]

Skyrim was not on the Best RPG list I saw. It was up for GOTY but not RPG? I nearly spit my drink on my laptop in a WTF moment.

[Megaplaynate]

Also Batman AC was on the best Xbox 360 games but Skyrim wasn't and that's just ridiculous. It's like they want batman to win several awards.

[PS4OUR]

God, can the VGA's get any more anal.

[Tarantino_Life]

Where the hell is KZ3??? How the hell did LA Noire make it but not KZ3?

[torchic]

true. Killzone 3 is the best looking game on console this year. haven't played Uncharted 3 so Killzone 3 still takes it for me. the nominees should have been:

Battlefield 3
Killzone 3
Uncharted 3
LA Noire

[Halochampian]

*scratches head*

How does this happen?

[solar]

Advertising dollars mate.

[Jeebus]

This is one thing I really hate about the newfound (last decade or so) mass appeal of games.

Most of the new crowd was garnered in on the Wii and Call of Duty. Like a food critic only eating Kraft Mac and Cheese and Ramen Noodles.

The worst part of this, is that these are the people advertising and promoting games to others now. Their opinion is nearly worthless. They just don't have the experience, involvement in the industry, or the catalog of games to base judgment on.

[Sidewinder-]

Yeah. Rage and it's metal gear solid 1 quality textures 'clearly' out-does BF3.

What a shit award ceremony. You'd feel more embarased to be recognised by it.

[TheSanchezDavid]

I tried watching the VGAs once. The whole thing ended in me having the show on in perpetual fast forward.

[trenso1]

So who being nominated for best graphics then?

[0neShot]

This is funny, coz, this is the ultimate pride of BF3 and used as the marketing gimmick to promote BF3, the awesome graphics running on a high end PC.

And then it did not even got nominated, is there anything that can be referred to as lower than "Fail"?

[noctrnl13]

Honest this shouldn't even upset anyone. I'm avid BF fan and have been since battlefield 2. There is no question that the graphics are amazing (especially on PC). Killzone 3 should have definitely been on the list for greatest graphics (better than UC3 in my opinion.) but lets think about this for a moment, it's the VGAs sponsored by Spike. Spike is willing to put anything on the air as long as it appeals to in bloom 13 year old boys with hyperactive sex drives. I mean honestly the only watchable show they have is Deadliest Warrior. DICE knows the graphics are great, we know the graphics are great. Does a plastic award really matter?