Whereas EA and Battlefield Studios have been revealing fairly just a few particulars concerning the multiplayer elements of Battlefield 6, little has been revealed about its single-player content material apart from a latest trailer showcasing the marketing campaign. Now, nonetheless, extra particulars are lastly out there courtesy of a complete preview by IGN. Within the preview, author Mark Medina famous that the marketing campaign may have a concentrate on providing gameplay selection whereas nonetheless that includes loads of environmental destruction throughout giant maps.
The marketing campaign in Battlefield 6, very like its multiplayer modes, takes place within the comparatively close to future, utilizing the yr 2027 as its fundamental setting. The participant takes on the position of a member of an elite US Marines squad, named Dagger-13, every member of which falls in keeping with the playable courses within the multiplayer mode. For the reason that entire squad shall be at play within the marketing campaign, gamers must additionally make use of assorted squad-based instructions, like calling squad members to make use of their class-based skills.
The preview revolved round three of the marketing campaign’s missions, every of which seemingly provided fairly a little bit of selection when it comes to the sorts of aims that gamers should tackle, and the sort of gameplay that’s on supply. All three of the missions have been pulled from totally different elements of the marketing campaign, with Medina noting that the primary one is the third mission within the full recreation’s marketing campaign. The second was mission 5, and the third one was mission eight.
The primary of the preview missions, dubbed Operation Gladius, began off with the participant taking up the position of a tank’s gunner, with the first goal being to take out enemy bunkers and troops. Shortly afterwards, the participant, within the position of an Engineer, was tasked with escorting a tank by means of a city that has been ravaged by a battle. Gameplay primarily revolved round taking up waves of enemy combatants whereas additionally repairing the tank to make sure that it makes it to the tip. The mission’s finale had the participant storming the city’s Metropolis Corridor whereas additionally taking up extra hordes of enemy combatants.
The second mission was described as being some extra city warfare, with the participant being tasked with sweeping by means of an condo constructing, utilizing instruments like a sledgehammer to breach by means of doorways. After this leads right into a tense shootout between condo buildings, the participant is then taken underground, and is compelled to make use of extra of their instruments, like a thermal scope, to select enemies from amidst the particles. This then leads right into a development website the place the mission culminates within the destruction of the Brooklyn Bridge – destruction by means of the participant has to battle by means of as a way to disable some transmitters.
The third mission introduced the participant with an open map that inspired some extra experimentation and exploration. The mission additionally allowed the participant to drive across the map in a automobile, with a extra freeform opening goal of taking out some SAM websites across the space. In accordance with the preview, the open-ness of the extent allowed the participant to tackle the websites in any model they could need. Escalation wasn’t far behind, nonetheless, with the participant then being tasked with taking up a bunch of enemies and getting right into a firefight throughout a dam.
Battlefield 6 is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S on October 10. For extra particulars, right here is every little thing it is advisable know.