Oh, I'm not going to edit as this post has a greatly different slant than that one ^
I got my OXM360 today, with a 12 page special on... BF3 Vs CoD: MW3 Thus I'm going to post some info from that which may not be up there, including their verdict...
'The Essentials'
The gunplay is described as improved - the weapons feel meatier - and it's stated that it feels a bit like CoD as it's been 'shined' and tweaked. ('
The basic gunplay is all so shiny that out brain keeps being temporarily tricked into thinking we're playing Call of Duty.')
Tank warfare has been promised to be on a scale '
...we've never seen before'.
Almost as a counter to the 'Prestige' system, BF3 has it's own increased challenge. Once you've reached Colonel (
top rank it seems) XP will go towards earning service stars for individual pieces of kit. Each time you get a kill the desceased will see how many you've earned with each section of your current load-out. The ultimate challenge is to get 100 service stars for every item in the game. Good luck!
The co-op MP is tied in with the SP universe, with a 'light narrative'. The aim is to have scenarios you can revisit in order to get better and better scores. (
One mission is described here, I won't because it'll be too long)
The graphics engine is described in woirds making it out to be better than the MW3 engine described mere mm away...
Battlelog = Entirely free!
Penultimately: Which is for you - CoD or BF3?
Finally - OXM UK's Verdict!
'Everyone loves a dramatic showdown, but we've got room in our hearts for two online shooters. The pair have their similarities, but the itches they scratch couldn't be further apart! Relying on speedy reactions and finely honed skills, MW3's fast-paced action is the gaming equivalent of playing Cowboys and Indians: immediately fun, loudly brash and just a little bit silly. By comparison, BF3's sandpit of possibilities is a love letter to those who prefer to think before they shoot.
It's a choice between Hollywood spectacle or staggering scale...'
