Battlefield 3 and Beyond

Battlefield 3 will be a landmark in the video gaming world. It is pushing the limits of the power of personal computers to new heights and produce the closest thing to "real-life" action. From the physics of the game to the small details, this video game puts the player in real live action as a soldier serving his/her country. The player gets first hand experience for his/her own eyes how it feels to be part of a real battlefield of the modern warfare.

From this short clip, they use real actors and the actual game play interlaced in one another to compare how realistic the game looks.





An engine of a video game is the system that is designed to create and develop the game from rendering the physics, lighting, special effects, audio, animations, artificial intelligence, and 2D or 3D graphics. Battlefield 3 uses the game engine called "Frostbite 2" in which has proven to be state of the art with its many rewards including Best PC game, Best Graphics, Best Shooter, and many more from many various gaming websites, critics, and companies. In the following video clip, pay attention to each detail that is shown about Frostbite 2 and see for yourself why they have won over 40 awards.





Notice how the movements of the soldier reflects to real life physics. Every time the rifle is fired, the recoil is seen absorbed into the body. Frostbite 2 enables the player to see the outcome of his actions The destruction produced from this engine is one of its most amazing features. Notice the fine details and the physics happening to the buildings as they are shot by the tank. There is a tremendous amount of dust in the air and the large pieces of the building falls to the ground. Even the audio complements every detail of the destruction.

To run such a powerful gaming engine, it requires a powerful desktop computer with many components that will put a whole in your wallet. The minimum system requirements that are listed for Battlefield 3 are:

• OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
• Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
• RAM: 2GB
• Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher.
• Graphics card memory: 512 MB
• Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card
• Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

This computer build that will meet these minimum requirements will cost you approximately $500-$600 (excludes keyboard/mouse, monitor, and other small accessories). Now, that is only the minimum requirements to be able to run the game at its lowest settings. You will not be able to experience the potential of Frostbite 2. Battlefield 3 will merely be another Call of Duty game. 

The recommended system requirements listed from the website are:

• OS: Windows 7 64-bit
• Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
• RAM: 4GB
• Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950.
• Graphics card memory: 1 GB
• Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card
• Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

This particular build for a computer will cost you approximately $1,200+ (excludes keyboard/mouse, monitor, and other small accessories). This is the kind of computer build will harness the potentials of Frostbite 2 and give the player an experience of a lifetime. This investment is not ideal in this economy. $1,200 on a desktop computer just for Battlefield 3?  If you were to ask me if it is worth putting the money down for  it, I will not hesitate to say "The experience is worth every detail." You cannot afford to miss out on this landmark in video game history as it sets new standards for other video gaming companies to compete against. The evolution of video games has just took a quick turn for the better. 

source: http://www.battlefield.com/