Review of Battlefield Hardline from EA

Battlefield Hardline: Similar but Not the Same! which was released in 2015 is one of the best games that can compete with Call of Duty Advance Warfare.

Visceral Games who is responsible for the process of developing this spin-off series asks for extra time, to ensure Hardline performs at the best quality, especially from the story format offered.

You who have read our previous preview of course have a little picture of what is offered by this Battlefield Hardline. Visually, he appeared quite charming. Although it does not provide a significant visual difference from Battlefield 4, but the details of the face and lighting that is carried does feel better. If they are indeed ambitious to capture the sensation of classic police-crime drama films, at least the first stage to achieve this is very well executed. Animated facial movements and strong voice actors make the cosmetic side of Battlefield Hardline look satisfying.

So, what exactly is offered by this Battlefield Hardline? Why do we call it the Battlefield product that is more or less the same?

This time the Battlefield Hardline dares to look different from the Battlefield series so far that always makes military war between two or more countries as the focus, Hardline appears different. He made the conflict between the police and organized criminals the main theme and made it the root of the experience he was about to offer. This forced the Visceral to adapt, because it was almost impossible, a tangle of stories in the style of another Battlefield series could be used as a reference. Therefore, they refer to Hollywood-style police drama films in the class of Bad Boys or Internal Affairs. If you are a gamer who has tasted films like this, then you know clearly what can be expected from this Battlefield Hardline itself.

The Battlefield Hardline game player plays Nick Mendoza - a clean policeman who is struggling to eradicate narcotics trails in their area. Assisted by his friend - Detective Carl Stoddard, this investigation brought Mendoza into a more dangerous conflict of interest. The Miami Police work line turned out not to be as imagined. With the influence of narcotics leaders who are already so strong and deep-rooted, it is difficult to filter out who is the person who can be trusted or not. But at a glance, the other two characters - an Asian-blooded female detective named Khai and the head of the unit - Dawes look so idealistic and sincerely protect Miami.

However, you will never know such a soul that is hidden in every face mask that you encounter. Unfortunately, Mendoza had to learn this fact the hard way. Being framed by his own friend, Mendoza was forced to go to prison for a crime he did not commit. He spent three years behind bars, which also witnessed the death of his beloved mother. But in the past, it seemed that it could not just walk away. The three years of bars were only the beginning of a new "war" waged by Mendoza, along with others he had never expected..

Battlefield is not a franchise that can be called strong in single player mode. He always has to submit to the story style and dramatization that is injected by Call of Duty, which always offers a more epic, evocative, and tense experience. Battlefield always feels flatter, either because of the character or unwillingness to inject more "crazy" scenes for extra dramatization, to ensure a more rooted war experience on the realistic side. Unfortunately, the same thing also happened at Battlefield Hardline. Although the story has a plot twist here and there, the presentation itself isn't very interesting. The impression that he lacked something "biting" still happened here.

However, that does not mean that Hardline appeared to plagiarize the Battlefield series that we all know. The concept of fighting with a smaller scope of conflict - between police and criminals - makes Hardline more unique. Of course, Visceral can no longer just throw a drone, wingsuit, Aircraft Carrier, atomic bombs, and massive explosions here and there just like that. Why? Because it's most likely, it will actually conflict with the main theme that Hardline wants to offer. As a replacement? We are dealing with several new gameplay mechanisms that actually make Hardline feel closer to the Far Cry series, rather than Battlefield itself.

So who actually trapped Mendoza? Which characters can be trusted and which are traitors in the Police unit? Who exactly is their main enemy? You can answer all these questions by playing this Battlefield Hardline.

Conclusion

So what can be inferred from Battlefield Hardline? The thumbs up deserves to be directed at Visceral, which consistently does direct Hardline to the theme of the police - the criminal he is carrying, while making it appear different compared to the Battlefield series that you have known. The story that is carried counts to a standard, especially for those of you who quite often enjoy action films and police dramas. Even so, he still looks attractive.

But the biggest appreciation deserves to be directed at the implementation of the Frostbite engine that is able to capture facial animation better. Strengthened with voice acts that are also strong, most of these characters feel so alive. The implementation of gameplay in single player, unfortunately, is a double-edged war. Some feel unique, but not a few also end up absurd. While from the multiplayer side? It offers many variations for all variants of gamers with different desires. But from the beta period they had held, not many things were different.

Unfortunately, there are a number of records that deserve to be directed to this Battlefield Hardline. Despite the variety of twist plots he offers, it still feels like a Battlefield Hardline game, which is not strong from the single player side. There is still a sensation of "less biting" which makes it easy to appear boring. AI which still cannot provide much resistance is also an extra note that deserves attention. While in terms of multiplayer, the fact that you have to do grinding to be able to appear relevant in battle is of course very unfortunate.

So, is Battlefield Hardline worth enjoying? At full price, there is nothing that makes it a must-have game on the first day. But if you are a gamer who is hungry for multiplayer-focused FPS games, especially if you are a fanatical Battlefield 4, then there is no compelling reason not to look at it.