Forum member Whiskey sent us an article today from Gamasutra - it's an interview with Patrick Liu. If you've read other BF1943 previews, you probably know him well by now as the producer of Battlefield 1943. The interview mostly repeats stuff that we've heard before, but here's an excerpt:
With Battlefield: Bad Company 2 announced and Battlefield Heroes currently in Beta, where does Battlefield 1943 fit into the overall scheme of things?
PL: A big part of BFBC2 is single-player, and it’s a really grand and epic game. Heroes is a free to play, third-person, PC-only game. I’d like to believe that BF1943 is disruptive in the sense that it’s not easy to place it in known niches.
There aren’t any small games out there that at the same time have the depth of a full game, only smaller in scope. I don’t see BF1943 competing with other retail shooters.
So imagine that your usual shooter (whatever you’re currently playing) is your car. You invest a lot of time in it, and drive it basically every day. It costs more and requires a lot more time.
BF1943 would then be your motorcycle, which you can drive when you feel like having more fun, maybe on weekends. It’s really a game in between other games, when you don’t want the seriousness, but just jump-in jump-out fun.
Another comparison: so when I was younger, I could invest like eight hours a day in a game. Now I’ve grown up. You have a day job, maybe a family, and less time to spend on games. But you’re still a real gamer at heart and want a proper shooter!
In comes BF1943, which you don’t have to invest 10 hours into to unlock the competitive weapons and perks. All that matters is your skill. If you’re into shooters, you can be competitive here without investing a ton of time, just jump in and play a real shooter with a smaller scope.
With that said, you will still be able to rank up and earn awards for bragging rights!
I also think it’s a great entry-level shooter. If you want to try a full, proper shooter, you don’t buy a $50 game that’s super hard to get into.
It’s a lot easier to buy a $15 game, which is more accessible at the start, and then experience the depth and skill that’s required with a proper shooter.
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PL: A big part of BFBC2 is single-player, and it’s a really grand and epic game. Heroes is a free to play, third-person, PC-only game. I’d like to believe that BF1943 is disruptive in the sense that it’s not easy to place it in known niches.
There aren’t any small games out there that at the same time have the depth of a full game, only smaller in scope. I don’t see BF1943 competing with other retail shooters.
So imagine that your usual shooter (whatever you’re currently playing) is your car. You invest a lot of time in it, and drive it basically every day. It costs more and requires a lot more time.
BF1943 would then be your motorcycle, which you can drive when you feel like having more fun, maybe on weekends. It’s really a game in between other games, when you don’t want the seriousness, but just jump-in jump-out fun.
Another comparison: so when I was younger, I could invest like eight hours a day in a game. Now I’ve grown up. You have a day job, maybe a family, and less time to spend on games. But you’re still a real gamer at heart and want a proper shooter!
In comes BF1943, which you don’t have to invest 10 hours into to unlock the competitive weapons and perks. All that matters is your skill. If you’re into shooters, you can be competitive here without investing a ton of time, just jump in and play a real shooter with a smaller scope.
With that said, you will still be able to rank up and earn awards for bragging rights!
I also think it’s a great entry-level shooter. If you want to try a full, proper shooter, you don’t buy a $50 game that’s super hard to get into.
It’s a lot easier to buy a $15 game, which is more accessible at the start, and then experience the depth and skill that’s required with a proper shooter.
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