You either die a hero... or live long enough to see yourself become a yearly release.

Nothing came out on 2012 but Battlefield 3's downloadable content, which I would most likely never buy. According to several sources, Battlefield 4 is using Frostbite 3, which is a new engine. Call of Duty, however, is released yearly with the same old engine from Quake 3 Arena.

The only thing that really appeases me is the sexy graphics. I fear that most of the actual gameplay will just be like BF3,though.

I'll consider it if they do something about the scope glint. Otherwise, it's a definite no.

Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 are still extremely active and a lot of fun, so switching to some flawed variation is unnecessary.

Lol I find it hard to believe 2142 is active I thought that was a total flop. BF2 and 1942 were da bomb though.

I thoroughly enjoyed BF3 and its DLC was priced as an expansion pack (5 DLC packs released over the course of about a year) I felt kept the MP fresh. I'm still loving the hell out of all the new motorbike action atm.


Of course this does not compare to Team Fortress 2's much more regular content additions (which are also free) but hey, this is EA.

I'm honestly not seeing a graphical difference between 4 and 3 atm. Sadly this is how a lot of the games are looking these days (Ass Creed series now) they just pump out yearly releases and you are basically paying full price for the same game with a fresh lick of paint. Look at the difference between BF2 and BF3. Now look at the difference between BF3 and BF4...

Vote with your wallets people!

Glad I'm not the only who hated it. Can't really blame them though. CoD has been killing them for a while now, so I guess they've given up and started copying them.

I got Back to Karkand DLC for free, while I did not pay for the rest for $50, which is basically the price of a brand new game. Having each DLC sold separately in a total value of $75, which costs more than the game itself when it was first released. I'd say it's not worth it, even if it should be part of the original game to begin with. However, I do have hopes for Battlefield 4, but is likely to thrive again with premium.

Team Fortress 2, while now free, now charges players for microtransactions. Ironically one had to pay for Team Fortress 2, the additional content were free. Of course there are free maps, software development kit, hats and weapons and such, but having exclusive items to promote other games encourages players to buy those games for those exclusive items in Team Fortress 2.

While I agree about the Assassin's Creed franchise, at least there are differences between each game. The first game introduced the idea of free running in an open world game. The second game came out two years after the first one, where they improve almost every aspect and added many features towards the game. Brotherhood experimented with multiplayer, assassin recruits, and a larger map to explore, which is Rome. Revelations was "okay", wasn't really needed other than story. Brotherhood and Revelations were merely spin offs but added innovative multiplayer. Assassin's Creed III featured tree running, naval battles, more mini games, etc. Assassin's Creed IV puts more emphasis on naval battles with its theme of pirates.
At least Ubisoft managed to provide each numbered sequel unique, unlike the notorious Call of Duty franchise where it's a military first person shooter from World War II to Modern to future. COD 1, 2, 3, and 5 were WW2. COD 4, 6, 8 were modern. COD 7 was the cold war and COD 9 was set in the future, but 5, 7 and 9 are in the same story arc.

Assassin's Creed - 1191 in the Middle East (2007)
Assassin's Creed II to Revelations - 15th Century Italian Renaissance era (2009 to 2011)
Assassin's Creed III - 18th century Colonial America during the American Revolution (2012)
Assassin's Creed IV - Prequel to the third game, set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy (2013)

Now it's getting off topic.

It's always been active, and it received really good reviews across the board. It's all about Titan Mode. Pretty unique gaming experience.


Definitely. I played BF3 before buying it, and despite being a huge fan of the franchise, simply couldn't bring myself to buy it. There are a number of issues, but the scope glint was the deal-breaker. It's jarringly unrealistic, it's like a floodlight even in pitch black underground darkness, and its whole purpose is trying to force everyone into a run-and-gun playstyle like Call of Duty.

If I wanted to play Call of Duty, I'd be playing Call of Duty. I think they'll just end up alienating their preexisting fanbase if they continue trying to develop for a different franchise's fanbase. I'm sure they know that though, and are hoping they'll gain more people than they lose.


Yeah, that's the impression I had as well.

It's too early. They've just finished releasing DLCs for BF3 and BF4 is more or less finished. Considering that it looks exactly the same graphics-vise, they could as well just release a new campaign as a DLC and a mega-pack of multiplayer maps and weapons or something.