The last time I played Battlefield 3 on the PS3, it had some problems. But that was the gameās co-op mode! The gameās singleplayer code is looking a lot healthier.
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Nearly all the issues the PS3ās co-op mode was suffering from at Gamescom, like poor frame rate and major glitches, were absent here, the mission chugging along nicely despite a ton of effects going off and enemies appearing ā and dying ā where they should instead of flickering in and out of existence.
If youāre expecting this to look like the PC version, or even close to it, youāll be disappointed. Itās clear the console versions wonāt come near the kind of fidelity the PC in 2011 is capable of. But thatās OK, and totally understandable: the PS3 is, after all, 2006 hardware.
What I liked about this missionās visuals, then, is the decision deveopers DICE took with what they were going to compromise. The PS3 version is jaggy, noticably and unavoidably so, but what it loses in clarity it makes up for with the full range of effects. All the smoke, fire and clouds of dirt that bring the game world to life were there and looking great, and at the end of the day if things have to compromised then thatās the way Iād like it to shake down.
Better a jaggy and exploding world than a clear and sterile one!
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