Battlefield 3: Close Quarters Video Shows Indoor Mayhem

Written by: Scott Hawkes (Twitter @jarimor - Google+) | March 14, 2012 1:30 pm

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Battlefield 3 is my favorite current shooter – as 191 hours played will attest to.

It was with excitement that I sat down to watch the new gameplay trailer for Close Quarters, the upcoming DLC for BF3. It certainly doesn’t disappoint. A wild, chaotic mix of short range combat and exploding environments, Close Quarters promises a different style of firefight. The high-definition devastation of walls, doors and windows adds to the frenetic atmosphere and pace of the new Ziba Tower map — one of four indoor killing floors in the expansion.

One patient observer – Sgt. Enigma – has listed the weapons seen in the action. Counter-Strike fans that enjoy Battlefield 3 — myself included — will be particularly pleased to see that the AUG makes an appearance, while current SCAR-H devotees will have the more compact SCAR-L to wreak havoc with.

In terms of gameplay, I particularly like the use of dry wall to provide the element of surprise. Not only does having a hallway full of flying chunks of wall look cool, being able to create alternative entrances into camped offices should provide some fun moments.

Close Quarters is released in June.

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters Video Shows Indoor Mayhem

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Revanhavoc

Hey! Everyone! Scott discriminates against Modern Warfare 3, he even said so!!!

And he also discriminates against the poor!!!

(Mass Effect 2 joke, just kiddin’ love ya bro)
- ScottHawkes
  
  Hehehe thanks Rev.
M_5hizzle

As a BF3 player I approve of this Gamebreak!
- ScottHawkes
  
  Thanks M.
RyanVerniere

There is no Modern Warfare without the original Infinity Ward.
http://twitter.com/SipsLP Sips

Battlefield 3? The game I bought full price on release for PC, logged about 10-20 hours in, got bored of it, went back to it about 6 months later and was met with constant “You have been disconnected from the server” every time I tried to join a game?
The game that took a step BACKWARDS in terms of streamlining the gameplay experience by forcing you OUT of the game to go and look for a server to join through their web based server browser?

Oh that Battlefield…. Can’t say I’m overly excited, mainly for the reasons above, the former more than the latter, I can deal with it but it’s idiotic all the same, the whole not being able to PLAY a game I own more is rather annoying by comparison.

Don’t get me wrong though, I loved BF:BC2, spent a load of time in it, that said I didn’t spend night after night trying to log into a game while getting booted every time.
- ScottHawkes
  
  Hi Sips, to say that Origin is a problematic platform is certainly an understatement. It does have bouts of being a pain in the backside, but BF3 is a very solid game. Sorry you had such a bad experience with it.
SevenFold

Can’t wait!
http://twitter.com/nemesisnick33 nick

M320, usas12, RPG the only weapons that will be used on these maps