Discreet fighting man: Battlefield Hardline

If there’s one area of the Battlefield formula you’d say needs most work, it would undoubtedly be its single-player component. Recent offerings have promised much in hyped-up trailers, showing blazing gunfights and falling buildings. But, ultimately, each has fallen short when it comes to a cohesive storyline and noteworthy …

[Joey M0usepad]

So are EA just calling all their games "Battlefield" now in order to cash in on the success of their Battlefield game?

[schotness]

Yep

[Tsiklon]

Ubisoft have been doing the same for years

see all the Tom Clancy's games that have nothing to do with any of the books.

[I ain't Spartacus]

Are you sure it's not to cash in on the success of the best film ever, Battlefield Earth?

[asdf]

what instead?

Well they can't exactly call them Medal of Honor as that turd has been spotted in the punch bowl already.

[goldcd]

I suspect they produced more internal ppt to justify it

but, yes.

[Anonymous Coward]

No chance of it being an expansion to BF4

... they'd have to give it away for free to Battlefield 4 Premium members, whereas branding it a completely different game lets them charge £59.90 for it all over again :)

And holy crap they have an 'Ultimate edition' for £99.89. RLY?

[Anonymous Coward]

Shock horror - informed comment

Hardline is not Battlefield 4.5 imo.

Having put in 10 or 15 hours now i can say im enjoying it a lot more than BF4, its already more polished and the new games modes - blood money especially, are great.

BF has suffered from the 'what else can we add' syndrome over later releases (BF3 &4), and things like the XM25, UCAV, AC130 havent actually improved the game at all.

Hardlines 24 / Heat feel is different to the armed conflict feel of the other games and the lack of vehicles and daft weapons kind of harks back to early shooters i really enjoyed like Counterstrike.

Its fun and I dont mind paying £100 for something I know I will get two years worth of carthasis out of - its cheaper than a shrink!

[Anonymous Coward]

Looks good but...

Still not forgiven EA for Mass Effect 3's ending.

[Lionel Baden]

EA

I gave up on the battlefield title after BF3 & Origin a.k.a. Grind your computer to a halt.

Fractured gaming communities with their Add on ethos, separating the rich from the poor.

Last decent one was BF BC2, with the Amazing Vietnam pack.