"Battlefield 4" - Frostbite 3 Trailer Impressions
Today DICE and EA released a trailer of sorts that demonstrates and showcases some of the innovations that the Frostbite 3 engine has in store. The trailer was similar to what Infinity Ward put out about a month ago for Call of Duty: Ghosts, expect it features certain aspects of the game that might actually appeal to gamers and not be turned into memes right after it hits the web.
While many will be sad that there's no fish AI present in the trailer from DICE, there is a feature that they're calling "dynamic ocean combat". The engine allows players to see "the same wave in the same position at the same time." It's a pretty remarkable feature when you think about it, as it's something that could drastically effect your gameplay in ways that you might never have even considered.
In the same way that the best use of 3D immerses the audience within a movie, such as Life of Pi or Avatar, it seems like that's what DICE are going for here. They're calling it "seamless reality", and it fits that description perfectly. This aspect of the engine seems to tie into what was discussed before, involving the ocean combat.
For example, in the video they talk about having a jet fall into the ocean, and the ocean reacting to that by creating waves. That simple action blends those two aspects that DICE seem to be striving for, and in turn, help highlight both in ways that might very well provide players with new experiences that not only provide something nice to look at, but something to react to.
Currently "Frostbite 3" is trending on Twitter, and none of top tweets mention anything damning in the way that came with the Call of Duty: Ghosts video. Gamers will call you out if they think what you're presenting is a joke, and at first glance it looks like no one's thinking that here. Time will tell if all of these aspects highlighted in the video will come to fulfill their early potential and prosper in-game, but as a teaser it looks to be worth the price of admission.
