Why is battlefield 3 so big

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English and 11 more. View Steam Achievements Includes 34 Steam Achievements. View Points Shop Items 3. Points Shop Items Available. Publisher: Electronic Arts. Franchise: Battlefield. Share Embed. Read Critic Reviews. Select Select a Subscription. Add to Cart. In Cart. Add all DLC to Cart. I always loved the Conquest game mode, where you are charged with taking control of various points on the maps, and this game was no different.

Charging about the place in tanks was still awesome fun, running over enemies as they tried to hide, blowing holes in walls to drive through — all the fun bits of Bad Company 2 seemed to be present and correct. And the challenge of learning new maps was always good fun, and the design of these was pretty cool. The way the classes worked was changed from BC2 however, which again took some getting used to.

Instead of Assault troops giving out ammo, they now gave out health packs, and the support guys, with the LMGs, now gave out ammo instead of health. Luckily, engineers and wookies sorry, recon stayed as they were, so I was able to keep playing as my favourite class, shooting rockets up enemy tank tailpipes. In addition to Conquest, there was Rush, where a team is tasked with defending two points while the other throws everything, including the kitchen sink, at them to try and blow them up.

Squad Rush — a smaller scale version of Rush and Squad Deathmatch, where two squads fight to get the most kills — was also present, as was Team Deathmatch. Deathmatches always felt like they belonged with the faster, more arcadey feel of COD. As always with EA, new content was released on a regular basis for this title. The first DLC pack was called Back to Karkand, and featured four maps from Battlefield 2 that were remastered, as well as a number of new vehicles and weapons.

The second DLC pack, Close Quarters, was mainly focused on infantry action, with again four maps, but this time based around smaller, tighter engagements. It also brought in a new mode, Conquest Domination, which took Conquest and reimagined it for smaller maps. The third pack, Armoured Kill, was right up my alley, featuring huge maps, lots of vehicles and a ton of vehicle based carnage. This also brought in new vehicles, including self propelled guns which took a lot of getting used to. While it's true that the PS3 version is only 2 GB in terms of size, GamePro is reporting that the install time for that 2 GB takes five times longer to complete than the texture install and updates for Xbox version.

Too bad console owners can't pre-load the game. Xbox owners, is it worth the necessary space to install Battlefield 3 , or will you simply play off the disc? PlayStation 3 owners, do you resent having to wait so long for the game to install? Let us know in the comments below.