Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3 Beta Impressions

G4TV Writes:

Let me preface this entire preview with the following: I couldn't stand Battlefield: Bad Company. This is not the case with the sequel. After a few hours in the beta, I'm putting this on my watch list for 2010. The feel of the game has been improved immensely and the netcode seems solid.

[villevalorox]

i did not like it sorry to say, i hope by launch i change my mind.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

most people dat dont like BFBC2 is COD loyalist but i like it

[villevalorox]

I don't hate it because it's not like COD, I hate how COD is now. It's noobs running around a map and shotting at anything that moves.. I'm so sick of the way cod plays. If we had CODmw graphics and controls i think i would be so happy with this game. Well not even the controls.. Battlefield just needs to tweak the hell out of theirs, COD is too fast. I know i use cod as a here like this thing, lol.. But I just want this battlefield to be like Battlefield MC2.. Loved that one, still play it to this day every now and then..

[taco_tom237]

im liking the beta...its fun

[Digitaldude]

I dont like it either, will play a bit more but it involves too much running and less action, big maps are fine, maybe they need more on each map. Gun play is a little sluggish as well and graphics are terrible.
However its a big improvement over the first, will play some more.

[cyberwaffles]

i agree, the game is fun and all but this feels like a significantly inferior battlefield game to me. not as many classes, DICE opted for COD controls and set up (i can't believe DICE sold out for a perk system!), the aliasing bugs the hell out of me (now i kind of like the grain filter in BC), the ranking system isn't my favorite and its more linear, i don't like the spawn interface (too clunky), they got rid of the air strikes, the map in the beta is particularly too small for me; i honestly and sadly don't enjoy this as much as BC1.

don't get me wrong, i still like the game a lot and i'm sure as hell BC2 will retain that battle field feeling, but right now it needs some work. i think DICE are worrying too much about being user friendly or having the game being too hard for some people.

anyhow, good game.

[Lifendz]

didn't really grab me. I'm going to pick it up and try it again. Before I get spammed as a COD loyalist let me say I don't think I like Modern Warfare 2. Some games are cool but for the most part it's a camp fest and the killstreaks are just ridiculous. Some are so bad you can't even go outside.

Really thinking about selling it to get Assassin's Creed 2.

[xLordOblivionx]

Is a bigger font size! Come on, seriously though, I can't read anything on the menus. It's complete BS. No, I don't have an HD tv, yes my SD tv is only 13", but it seriously restricts my ability to play and enjoy this game to the fullest. They need an option for larger font, 5x larger. I shouldn't be forced to use an HD display to just to read. Same thing happened with Dead Space. Awesome game, but could not read one single thing. Even the ammo amount was unreadable due to how small it was.

[Saaking]

it's f@cking awesome! My one complaint: maps are a bit too big. I find myself running trying to find people to kill way too much.

[evrfighter]

really diggin it. It's gonna look amazing on the pc. If this gets 64 man servers. This is going to keep me and the army of pc gamers that were rick rolled by IW busy until BF3 comes out.

There are still massive jaggies everywhere on the ps3. It's going to be beautiful on my pc @ 1080p with max AA.

I'll buy a 5870 if I have to just for the eye candy of collapsing buildings and a rainstorm of missiles and bombs. This game deserves nothing less.

[Noctis Aftermath]

A couple of things i think they need to add to the beta map are:

1) on the bridge add in some destroyed cars as cover, it is just to open for people spawning on the bridge.
2) add in some more Quads and hummer at each new spawn point, after destroying the first 2 laptops the new spawn point is terrible, no vehicles at all.
3)more vehicles for the defending team, just 2 tanks at the start is pathetic.

[Nikuma]

I honestly can't see how people don't like this game... it's amazing. Loving it so far... it's like crack. One of those games where I just play and play and not even notice that it's 3:00am and I gotta work in 3 hours. :P

[CaptainKratos]

i actually thought this games kicks ass!!! those of you who are running to find the action....join a squad! hopefully it wont be a squad full of snipers.lol. Also, i wish you could move the speed when you zoom in with Assault rifles.Another thing is every time i want to plant in the train crates i always get stuck trying to get in!i hate that.

[Elwenil]

BC2 needs work. Which is good since it's just a beta, but there are a few big issues that need attention. I like how in the last part of the article the guy says "I just wish..." twice. That's sort of the feeling that the BC2 Beta left me with. The controls need a bit of work as once you get the sensitivity set for using a weapon scoped, you are too sluggish to turn and fight anyone when not scoped. Movement in general seems very rough and feels very uncertain. Also it seems you can swim faster than you can run, which I find a bit odd. EA seems to have dropped the ball with organization. The whole launch on the PS3 was half-assed and people are still trying to find the Beta section of the forum on the US Playstation forums. I think Dice needs to go back and play Battlefield 2 again and bring that feel to the consoles. This crap of developers trying to dumb down the gameplay for little kids and idiots who think CoD is the pinnacle of gaming needs to stop.

[finbars75]

I like it but at the same time I dont like it.I loved BFBC1 alot but just playing the beta got on my nerves.All people do in the game is camp out or use tanks.Thats it.Really boring and it shows how lazy gammers have gotten.You only see like two people going for the computers and the the rest of the team are in tanks or a mile away just sniping.I mean christ i shot a tank with my missle launcher 4 times and still didnt blow up.I even put 2 c4s on it and it still didnt blow up.It just shows where this game is going.It should be called battlefield badtanks2.Im sorry If im complaining about this but this is suppose to be a team base game not everyone for themselves.You get no help from teammates at all leaving you pretty much trying to do the objective by yourself.I really do like the game but they need to simmer down on the 3 tanks you start off with and the two trucks and four wheeler and make people earn there points on there own without all the veichles.Im looking to play with some people who know how to play these games so hit me up with yor psn so the game can be accomplished the proper way.

[mugoldeneagle03]

I've never played a Battlefield game, except 1943, which I imagined was nothing like BFBC. However I got into the beta and I think it's real solid. The gameplay is fluid and it looks real good for being a beta. Just wish there were more maps to play

[Noctis Aftermath]

@1.14: try shooting the tank in the rear end, 2 RPG shots does it for me.

[Hockey11]

I too wish it ran at 60 FPS. I noticed some slow downs. They have to fix a few things like actually being able to run over other players with a jeep. They also need to change the spotting system. I cans just scan the horizon while pressing select repeatedly and every enemy near my sights gets a red triangle over their head. This makes far away kills much easier than they should be. I say you should only be able to spot vehicles using select and to spot enemy soldiers they have to be shot at least once.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

I like it... The pacing and controls give it a feel that is slower and more tactical than CoD...

[NecrumSlavery]

@ GameTimeUK

I like the pacing. It's tatical and the weapons and armor have a good feel of weight to them. Feels real.

Needs some improvement.
Fully custom controls for one. Everyone has played COD and there should always be something similar, to cross and transition gamers over.
Think this games beta is great, hope the final product turns out better. MW2 and MAG is some stiff competition

[thedisagreefairy]

killzone 2 was more tactical and slow also but everyone liked to trash it.

hypocrites these days.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

@ thedisagreefairy i agree

killzone 2 was way more tactical and the COD loyalist hate it because of the controls and no auto-aim. i guess they think since they own in COD that killzone would be easy to them.

[Saaking]

@disagree fairy

I actually kinda feel like BC2 is a mix of COD and KZ2 (of course without KZ2's graphics and advanced tech). It turns out pretty good imo.

[Willio]

What is the max number of players in a match?

[whothedog]

Well its a good game I think so far, but I wish for being able to hold the medpack in your hand and being able to heal people (like BF: 2142) I don't like how you have to drop it. I like playing medic classes. And I don't like that you can't lay down, but I don't think that would change.

[Hockey11]

You can't lay down because they found that the snipers got way overpowered if they could.

[ZombieAutopsy]

IMO They should of just made it to where the snipers couldn't lay down or at least allow your assault class users to get down lower than they can already, but i guess im just spoiled from playing BF2MC and being able to drop down while shooting.

[Hockey11]

If they did that then people would cry about how snipers can't but everyone else can. That would probably make people more mad than just cutting the feature out entirely.

[Noctis Aftermath]

or how about make it so you can lay down but you can't fire whilst laying down, and if you want to fire you need to either crouch or stand.

[anti-gamer]

PS3 fan playing BF:BC2

Xox360 fan playing aa.....umm....??? waiting for anther halo

[STONEY4]

I really like it, but jaggies galore. This game really needs some AA, the jaggies hurt my eyes. Other than that, the game is awesome.

[mistajeff]

The graphics are apparently in alpha (even though it's called a "beta") so expect some pretty substantial improvements by the time it launches.

...i think

[CaptainKratos]

i hope for graphic improvements cuz damn, those textures ew ew ew ew ewwww. its still looks good could look better.lol.3 more months to go baby! as for it being a beta im impressed with it,really addicting.

[STONEY4]

Well they have till March to optimize it a bit and add AA, so they still have alot of time. And the textures do kinda suck, but look at the character model textures, they're really good.

[CaptainKratos]

the character models are awesome!

[ZombieAutopsy]

Great game it will be a day 1 buy for me, I do agree though the anti-aliasing could be much better but it is a beta after all. Hope the game ships with a ton more maps than BFBC did though and have a clan system very similar to BF2MC (i think if it did it could pull in a lot more people who are into competitive games with leader boards and dedicated clan servers).

[trancefreak]

Ill have to look for jaggies tnite I guess i was to busy running around to notice. I do think the graphics look pretty good some areas stones and sand look real detailed.

I also would like to see more buildings added or structures some of it is just to much open desert. you should be able with strategy sneak around objects but here u can get spotted from long distances.

Sniper gun feels underpowered too and i had one of those situation were someone was lagging as they were running from me and then they ended up killing me after i depleted my machine gun. Lucky bastard!

[Mukiwa]

I have to say I'm quite intrigued by the fact that the Thompson submachine gun features in a couple of those screens...

[mistajeff]

Don't hold me to this, but I'm pretty sure it's a preorder bonus. We all know how much EA loves their preorder bonuses.

[starcb26]

I think it's the bonuses from the limited edition

[theDutchFella]

I absolutely loved the first Bad Company, even the controls. Being able to switch from the M16 rifle to the M203 with a flip of R2 and put a giant hole on the side of the building, then run in and light everyone up was so satisfying. The destructible environments changed everything for me.

[chad22hkd]

I just got the beta yesterday. I played for 3 hours straight. I love the battlefield series. It has a level of realism that most games don't have . But I have to say the graphics are a let down. It doesn't seem to have improved much over the first. But you never have to worry about being shot in the back. No run and gun but more real life war tactics. If your a fps fan you should defiantly check it out.

[divideby0]

didnt like the first game and didnt really care for this beta...
game needs a big boost to get me interested to buy

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

I can't remember when or why I stopped playing BC1...

All I can say is, BC2 is awesome. Love the guns, balanced classes, strategic ticket system improvement, weapon selection and overall improvement, surround sound issues resolved, hardly any lag compared other big name titles... XBL in general, L4D2, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, etc

I've played BF2 and 2142 on my rig back in the day, there were a lot of things I didnt like, it's great to see DICE stepping things up.

So far the only negative things I have to say, are severely minor. Like jaggies, overall brightness etc.

[Yomiro]

Loving this game so far, amazing sound...it makes the game feel more real.

[seifer085]

I didn't get into 1943 on PSN but this one is so much damn fun! March with GoW 3, FF 13 and this game damn!! I haven't even played MW 2 cause I got no money!

[pimpmaster]

i dont like it, you walk way to far distances. specially when your teammates all took the vehicles.

[CrippleH]

You know you could spawn with your squad don't you?

[STRAIGHTASL]

read crippleh comment! WHERE IS YOUR SLAM COMMON SENSE!?

[DonCorneo]

the maps are big but not enough guys to shoot at.

oh yeah, i forgot the 3fixme is gimping this game.

luckily, kz2 is a ps3 exclusive otherwise it would have been gimped like BF:BC2.

i'll pass on this one and wait for starhawk.. i bet that would have 64-player MP

[mario888]

The Beta map right now is 24 players max but it would definitely be better if they cold up it to 32 players. I Don't think it will happen unless they can get the game to run without taking resources away for the destuctable environment and the fact it's not a Ps3 exclusive.

[celldomceen1]

I am not a big fan as of right now but im going to give it more of a chance this weekend.

[dirthurts]

Movement needs to be quicker.
Other than that pretty good.

[STONEY4]

Have you ever payed the first Bad Company? It's supposed to be slow. But the controls did take a bit to get used to. L2 grenade? R2 knife? R3 crouch? -_-

[Marceles]

The movement isn't even slow...the maps are big but everyone expects to run 100 mph down a battlefield map

[condorstrike]

damn game....it's like crack.

can't put it down, it was giving me trouble the first day with no stats recorded, but now it's working flawlessly, damn good BETA if you ask me.

[mistajeff]

Same.. like crack. Stats weren't working for me at first too but now it's good. I'm shocked at how little time it takes to join a match. It's faster than pretty much any console multi I've played (though I'll admit I haven't played all that many console multi games). The fact that it's a beta is even more astounding.

[mistajeff]

My only real complaints are that the map seems a little sniper-friendly, and that sometimes the characters blend into the environment a little too well. Yeah, everyone's wearing camo, but sometimes I can't tell if something in the distance is an enemy or just an object in the environment. The latter is probably more a resolution issue than anything, and since I'm getting it on PC, it should be fine.

But I'm loving it. I'm really not a fan of online multi, but every time I join a game I'm shocked at how much I like it and how good it is. I hated BC1, too, which makes me even more surprised. The aiming needs some smoothing out, but the feel of the battle is so genuine. And the sound, good god, the sound. It truly sounds like a battlefield. Or, at least how I imagine a battlefield sounding.. I wouldn't know for sure.

[STONEY4]

I think it's because the jaggies hide the snipers. There was alot of time where I could tell if I just saw an enemy in the distance or it was just a jaggie.

[STONEY4]

Sorry for the bad grammar, I was still sleepy.
Corrected: I think the snipers are hard to see because the they're hidden by the jaggies. There were many times where I couldn't tell whether I had just seen an enemy in the distance or I was seeing jaggies.

[STRAIGHTASL]

it's better than mw2! mw2 mp is a neck in the pain!

EVEN, WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS "BETA" REALLY DEFINES?

OMG, EVERYONE MUST BE AN IDIOT WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE "BETA" WORD!

[yamzilla]

it'll run at 60-100 fps on a 700 dollar pc

[qwertyuiopasdfghjkl]

I don't like walking to work... so I use a car or bike.

I'm pretty sure BF works the same way.

Tips to keep your dooofy self from walking all over the map.
1.Spawn with squadmates. (Instant Action)
2.Spawn, get in nearest vehicle.

[ZBlacktt]

For a beta, this is darn fun! The graphic's are very clean. The soldiers uniform textures are very sharp. The sounds, my god the sounds in this game are so real and life like. I never heard something like this in a war type game. Everything is so crisp, detailed from bullets buzzing by, sonic boom muffles from tank blasts, echo voices from soldiers both near and far. Just on and on oh and the foul language they use is a major plus, lol.

The map is big huge indeed. But it's a pushing forward type of attack game. There are plenty of Recon Snipers to be found in this game because of that. Driving the tank is damn fun. Just shooting everything and blowing it up, lol. I was the gunner a few times as well. The little mini chopper is really different to use in battle. Flying that thing around, you felt like you were really in a control operation. Dropping bombs and siting enemy tanks and soldiers running all around way down below.

Having the different classes keep the game always fresh and fun. I cannot wait to see what else this game has to offer. Running from tank blasts in buildings is so different than COD. Where nothing blows up and you can hide anywhere. In BFBC2, you are not safe anywhere. It's live, it's real and it is the best war type environment we've seen to date.

[TwistedMetal]

also just spawn where vehicles are or switch to a sniper real quick untill you can get close to the combat so you can get kills while running. They could probely increase the run speed or something but otehre then that I had no problems.

[TooTall19]

there is a perk to make you run faster

Edit: played the beta for over 8 hours so far and I love it

[Hanif-876]

Its pretty much my favorite FPS now. However, i just have one complaint and thats the aliasing that BF:BC2 filled with. Nevertheless, i heard that its in its alpha build, so i guess they'll apply some sort anti-aliasing later. I really hope Dice use at least x2 (MSAA)anti-aliasing because i really don't like Quincunx because it leaves the image blurry.

[reneki]

it's just fun, squad play on large maps with vehicles and destructive environments for making your own path is so much fun. and i must say that with the right surround sound setup, you feel totally immersed in the battle.

[sixaxis]

why you complain, cant you read its beta version, and you honestly cant expect from less than 1GB beta to have high res next gen über graphics. they just want to u to play and test out the gameplay and servers and stuff.

to the point the BETA is awesome, sound is ridiculously real.

[bigrudowsky]

so far great game love the sound of the weapons the maps do feel a bit too big but thats a minor gripe thats why i have vehicles all in all im really enjoying it.

[Sevir04]

it's a bit stiff. If it were a bit as fast as KZ2 i'd feel comfortable, I like it though, i've been playing for about 4 hours now, and it's pretty stable. I'm gonna ask for faster pacing, just enough to make it et you invovled from the jump... as for COD, i'd be upset if they had it that fast. as i hate how fast COD zooms around. so i'll take this and KZ2 instead... very good game..

EA has been getting my money of recent with Dead Space, Skate and it looks like it'll be this one as well, march 5th is gonna be epic

[divideby0]

I was let down by MAG, and totally disappointed in BC2....even both are in betas, they need a lot of work. I am now thinking MAG was not as bad as I thought after playing BC2....

[TooTall19]

I hate MAG, but I love BFBC2. I'm only playing MW2 when certain friends are online

[mr mintleaf]

...then had to leave for the night. All I could think of for the rest of the night was how much I wanted to get back into it.

It'd be nice to see more mics being used, squads sticking together and people not just running off in every direction..

Remember, the gameplay in Battlefield games is fundamentally different than MW2. Dice illustrates this in their trailers for the game. Some strategy is required, not deathmatch tactics..

[ballsofsteel]

is it me or does anyone else feel BFBC2 goes too slow while COD goes too fast?

[Raoh]

I'm loving the beta..

My only gripe is that they did not include the ability to go Prone...

:(

[W-k]

I wasnt too sure if i liked it at first but i played around with it and i started to love it, the classes are really good and it still needs some work but i think it will be a great game in the end defanitly a must buy for me, i love the big open world type gameplay , still wish people would work more as a team but what are you going to do lol one thing thats bugs me is they changed the controlls on me so i end up useing the knife when i want to switch to the hand gun quickly just need to get use to that but im haveing a blast sofar the vheicals need to respawn faster and there needs to be a bit more of them but over all defanitly an improvent from the first game imo.

[gtamike123]

Maps too big and most people are in Tanks -_-

Battlefield 2 for PC is still the best Battlefield game out!

[KRonicBong]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
I just got CoD MW:2 and I've spent more time playing this beta for BC2. I beat MW2 in about 4 hours which is a joke. I don't know how it got a 9.5/10 with such a confusing/ridiculous story line and very short campaign. MW2 is like a bad version of a Michael Bay film. Action and intensity is there but story line is lame. One thing i loved is how it took place in America/Washington D.C for some of the missions.

Battle Field: Bad Company 2
Bad Company 2 from what I've played in the beta is everything I've wanted in a FPS. Tanks, choppers, Quads, Hummers, destruction to the environment (blow out walls/buildings with cannons or g-nade launchers). I can tell from the beta this will be an M-rated title due to blood and strong language. I think BC2 will have the edge over CoD MW2.