The Battlefield franchise is home to countless great maps, with even some of the series' worst entries still having at least one or two memorable arenas. The best Battlefield maps tend to be those that strike a perfect balance between all of the series' available playstyles, offering open spaces for snipers and ground vehicles, offering airspace for pilots, and having plenty of enclosed buildings for infantry firefights. And the best of the best then add something extra to top it off, like a big Levolution set piece.
Some of Battlefield's most iconic maps were remade/remastered for Battlefield 2042 s Portal mode, such as Caspian Border, Arica Harbor, and El Alamein. But there was one glaring omission from Battlefield 3's portion of 2042's Portal mode, and it deserves another chance in the spotlight.
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Battlefield 6 Should Remake Operation Metro
Battlefield 3's Operation Metro Is An All-Time Classic
Battlefield 3's Operation Metro delivered an experience unlike anything else in the 2011 shooter. While the vast majority of BF3's maps had players trekking across vast open spaces, piloting vehicles, and capturing points that were miles away from one another, Operation Metro offered the exact opposite.
Set in Paris' underground rail network, Operation Metro was a fraction of the size of most of Battlefield 3's maps, consisting of just one claustrophobic underground terminal, a small section of a park outside, and a set of two-story buildings. The drastically smaller size of the map and its condensed layout infamously led to a much more chaotic gameplay loop than Battlefield fans expected at the time. And that chaos doubled in 64-player lobbies.
Operation Metro doesn't have the best layout, it doesn't feature any big set pieces, it doesn't have any stand-out environmental details or striking points of interest, and it doesn't even let players control vehicles. But the frantic pace of combat was unlike anything else in Battlefield 3, and the map quickly became a favorite for those looking to earn a few quick kills and rank up.
Though Operation Metro returned in Battlefield 4, and Battlefield V contained a map inspired by it, its absence in Battlefield 2042's Portal mode was still felt.
How Battlefield 6 Could Put a Fresh Spin on Operation Metro
Nostalgia is a powerful thing, but it likely wouldn't be strong enough to keep players invested in a simple remake of Operation Metro for too long. Instead, if Battlefield 6 was to remake Operation Metro, it would need to give it some kind of fresh spin to keep it engaging for long-time fans.
One simple idea would be to add moving trains to Battlefield 6's version of Operation Metro, having them appear intermittently to catch players off-guard. This could add even more chaos to Operation Metro's most infamously chaotic section, forcing players on the tracks to sprint desperately out of the way of oncoming trains, and temporarily shielding those located on either side of the platform.
A new version of Operation Metro would need to be careful though, as changing too much of the iconic map might result in it losing the atmosphere and charm that made the original so beloved in the first place.
Battlefield 3
- Released
- October 25, 2011
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Intense Violence, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- DICE
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Engine
- frostbite
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Battlefield
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Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite™ 2, the next installment of DICE's cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York.
