Battlefield Can No Longer Really Compete with Call of Duty
The Battlefield franchise has been a defining IP among the saturated market of first-person shooters. Launching in 2002, the series has explored many conventions of warfare across a huge span of time periods, redefining what can be expected from large-scale online FPS gameplay.
Despite the industry-wide respect that is placed upon Battlefield, its recent shortcomings have put it significantly behind its main competitor in terms of relevance. With how bright the immediate future of Call of Duty looks, it seems that the Battlefield franchise requires some serious amount of reinvigoration to be able to once again compete in the shooter market.
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The Battlefield franchise historically established itself within the FPS market due to the unrivaled scale and detail of its online gameplay. Sporting its trademark «levolution» mechanic that allows players to destroy huge structures and dynamically interact with extremely detailed maps, Battlefield has always been seen as a more visceral, tactical, and grounded gameplay experience in comparison to the more fast-paced nature of Call of Duty.
That being said, recent installments of the Battlefield franchise have failed to compound and build upon this previously successful formula, and have arguably even regressed what is now expected from Battlefield gameplay. Seeds of controversy were first sewn with the tumultuous launch of Battlefield 5 due to its perceived disregard for historical accuracy, marking the beginning of a more strained relationship between DICE and the Battlefield fan base.
It is no secret that Battlefield 2042, the most recent mainline title in the franchise, has not been nearly as successful as
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