BF Hardline - A review

I would like to approach the topic times neutral. Because with Battlefield Hardline not everything is great, but also not all bad. I am a 30+ years now Battlefield game pioneers and have played extensively since 1942 all the parts. And also I have the Bugfestival 4 witnessed directly at the start of Battlefield, where I remained still spared the 3rd part. Therefore, a great deal of skepticism was attached here my hand already. But both have BETAs but then convinced me to bring here refer to the "new" team confidence in. I currently run through the campaign completely and am in Multiplayer currently at rank 24 and therefore want my impressions times.

After for 600 hours BF4 and slightly less in Battlefield 3 I'm frankly more than a change in the Settings happy. Clear write some magazines and players, which has now more than ever have to deal with Battlefield, but you should also look at different times. The focus is clearly on the infantry, and therefore there are now times smaller cards and customized vehicles. Perhaps the Battlefield brand suggests for many something else, but Battlefield = battlefield does not have to necessarily take place on large maps. Development of a brand I think is very useful. Had the same setting again come you would have indeed complained again. A Call of Duty comparison is misleading in my opinion here, because BFH plays like a "normal" Battlefield, precisely adapted to the setting. It's definitely become more hectic, but still far from a Call of Duty. Overall, it works surprisingly well.

Conquest and TDM I've safely be left and I tried to the other modes, and they have given me hours of fun. Heist, Blood Money and Hotwire are my favorites. If you want to proceed in the squad more tactical, takes place in the hostage rescue and VIP to also something for themselves. Clear is here not reinvented the wheel and yes, I have played Counter-Strike, but I just like the handling, I am accustomed to over the years here just very good. Why invent something bad, if you can copy it well. Therefore I find the multiplayer for someone who likes infantry battles played very well done. Why is no one actually previously occurred to me that you can get the Medkit or ammo pack right? A very useful complement what everyone knows who has been standing next to a supporter and has roared to ammunition.

So now to the single-player.
After all the reviews I am really very skeptical of this range and was considered but was very pleasantly surprised. Sure Bets story no Oscar, in principle I found them better than its predecessors. The mood à la Heat and fits with the videos it's nice staged. A really good idea, however, is this: If I leave the campaign, I get a short preview of what soon awaits me in the campaign, as the events in the video are combined, which took place prior to the episode that I now reboot. I've been missing, a simple but great idea.
Also on the graphics can not be faulted, I have all the settings on Ultra and the game looks great. Whether the now different to BF4, perhaps experts can judge me as a player has so far not noticed. Neither positive nor negative. So as you can see, I am with the single player very satisfied (wants to make two episodes again, because I have not found all the evidence right away) and also with the multiplayer.

Why is there so one star less. In said single player there are two things, I encourage them to deduct a star and that is the taking of the enemy next door no notice, even if it is five meters away, and I yell "police" the. And the other is that the AI ​​of the opponent also wins a prize. But my game in the campaign has now clouded not great because BF4 was there now no better. It should be stressed: I had so far no bugs and no crashes! The first month BF4 was then completely unplayable for me because I had always crashes. So this time made clean work.

Who should buy the game now: In my opinion, the one who would like to play small infantry cards (Ex .: Metro, Locker, Seine, Close Quarters, etc.) and the Battlefield feeling sometimes impartially in another scenario experience. I currently have a lot of fun and will have this state today also certainly continue. Due to recent experiences, I am now one of the "idiot" the EA with a Premium subscription in the "throat" push the money, but it's just ;-) Because unlike many, I do not see now BFH as DLC BF4 at, but it was still bolted in many places, making it as its own game series definitely has its raison d'être.