'Battlefield 6' Review: A Terrible Campaign Can't Drag The Game Down

"With my squadmate and I finally capturing A, I turn south in the hope of being the backup my comrades so desperately need. An engineer kitted out with anti-vehicle rockets, I shoot a missile towards the helicopter and miss by several yards. I look into my scope again, this time with more consideration for my aim. As I see the helicopter pulling up, I fire several klicks above it."

"It's been 12 years since we last had the comfort of a traditional Battlefield experience. There's certainly been some good ones in that time: 2016's Battlefield 1delivered the series' best single-player campaign, and Battlefield Hardline gave things an underappreciated urban twist. But after the disaster that was Battlefield 2042, you couldn't help but wonder if Electronic Arts and DICE still understood the franchise and its fanbase."

"Thankfully, Battlefield 6 is the reset button the series needed. It's a hefty package of multiplayer, single player, and user-generated oddities that's begging you to make this your forever game. And while the unoriginal single-player campaign stumbles through its six-hour runtime, Battlefield 6's main draw, its team-based competitive multiplayer, is the best it's been in over a decade. For fans who've been waiting for a meat-and-potatoes Battlefield experience, your prayers have been answered."

Battlefield 6 returns to a modern-day setting and recreates the series' classic multiplayer intensity. The game combines competitive team-based multiplayer, a six-hour single-player campaign, and user-generated content tools. The single-player campaign is unoriginal and stumbles through its runtime, while the multiplayer feels like the best in over a decade. Fans of traditional, meat-and-potatoes Battlefield gameplay will find the multiplayer especially satisfying. Battlefield Studios aimed to replicate the high point of Battlefield 4 through soundtrack, tone, and design choices. The package feels like a reset after Battlefield 2042 and restores confidence in the franchise.

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