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Game entry

Battlefield 3

2011 · FPS · PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 · Electronic Arts

Battlefield 3 is ranked no. 636 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,650 and 64% of duels won. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Doom: 0 wins to 8 across 8 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 26 out of 161 (2011).

World rank

no. 636

ELO score

1,650

Wins

64%

Duels played

465

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About Battlefield 3

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of tension and anticipation are punctuated by moments of complete chaos. As bullets whiz by, as walls crumble, as explosions force players to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.

The community says

The campaign gets mocked a lot but the set pieces still hit hard for me, that's why it deserves a solid spot here.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,650 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Battlefield 3 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 633 Unravel 1,651
  2. 634 Superliminal 1,651
  3. 635 Total War: Rome II 1,651
  4. 636 Battlefield 3 1,650
  5. 637 Far Cry 6 1,650
  6. 638 Silent Hill 4: The Room 1,650
  7. 639 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 1,650

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The standing

Where Battlefield 3 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Battlefield 3 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 26 out of 161 (2011).

Where Battlefield 3 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 636 5,110
FPS 77 458
2010s 272 2,044
2011 26 161

The community

The debate

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  1. Iron_Mitchell

    The campaign gets mocked a lot but the set pieces still hit hard for me, that's why it deserves a solid spot here.

    Leo_91

    Comparado con Call of Duty de esa época, aquí las escaramuzas se sienten mucho más grandes y caóticas.

    roob_joe

    campaign spectacle stayed with me longer than any mission from Modern Warfare 2, still does...

    QuestKnight

    Ces missions dont tu parles, c pas plutôt le multi qui a marqué tt le monde au final ?

  2. Max_1984

    I'll always take this over Modern Warfare 2 when it comes to scale, the maps just breathe more and let you actually maneuver instead of sprinting corridor to corridor.

  3. CritAce80

    Still holds up better than people give it credit for.

  4. NovaSniper3

    I've bounced between this and Modern Warfare 2 for years and I still can't decide which one aged better, though I think this one has the edge in the moments that actually feel big.

    ArcadeMaster

    El multijugador sí sostiene bastante, o más bien diría que sostiene todo el peso del juego él solo.

    IronKid2

    Escala, escala, siempre la misma palabra, y aun así cuando lo comparas con Doom se siente lentísimo en comparación.

    thompson_raleigh

    my kid asked why the buildings crumble like that, took me a solid ten minutes to explain

    Navas46

    La escala es justo lo que me hace volver, más que cualquier partida a Modern Warfare 2.

    PedroHunter

    Con 400 duelos ya jugados, la escala sigue siendo el argumento de siempre, y sinceramente ya no sé si eso demuestra algo o solo repetimos el mismo debate cada vez.

  5. TurboPhoenix2006

    Encore un FPS de militaires américains contre des méchants pas très définis, quelle surprise que ça marche encore aussi bien qu'avant, mdr.

    BossDragon2

    Replying to FrameLegend2010

    fair enough, I never clocked more than a weekend on it myself but that was enough to get why people rate it

    FrameLegend2010

    Frente a Doom se siente pesado a propósito, y para mí eso es lo que lo hace especial.

    CosmoByte10

    Ce genre de commentaire revient à chaque duel et pourtant le jeu continue de gagner ses matchs, alors qui a raison ici ?

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