I bought Battlefield 4 within the last few months. I know, I am not exactly up to date there, but the game has received a number of free updates and, in the process, become a whole lot cheaper and got much more bug free along the way. That was all enough for me to jump in – especially when I saw that Battlefield: Hardline (the latest entry in the series – a spinoff from a different studio) was struggling commercially and critically.

The game, instead of being a war time epic between East and West, as they usually are, pits police against bad guys. Good vs evil in a modern, relatable scenario (avoiding any current political issues about how “good” members of the American police force might or might not be.) The game lacks the scale of the classic Battlefield games and the environments, too, are much more intimate and city based. That factor was a major downfall for the game.