Battlefield 3 Cut Missions From Campaign Detailed by Former DICE Dev
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If you’ve played Battlefield 3’s single-player campaign that consisted of 12 missions, you wouldn’t think that DICE had more planned for it, given its run time was the same as your standard military first-person shooter experiences. However, it seems there were at least two cut missions that didn’t make the final build, and now we know a bit more about it.
The info comes from former DICE dev and Battlefield 3 Lead Designer David Goldfarb. Over on Twitter/X, Goldfarb reminisced about Battlefield 3’s campaign in response to a tweet.
sometimes I forget we made this and it’s nice to be reminded other people liked it https://t.co/1zQ9jLCwbl
— David Goldfarb (@locust9) January 5, 2025
Battlefield 3 Had Two Mission That Were Cut
Goldfarb didn’t stop there, as he talked about portions of the campaign that didn’t make the final cut. Goldfarb revealed that one character in the game had a much more significant role than in the final product. The in-game character I’m referring to is Dawkins, the pilot in Battlefield 3’s dogfight mission titled “Going Hunting.”
According to Goldfarb, two cut missions involved Dawkins. In the first cut mission, Dawkins gets captured and has to escape captivity, while the second cut mission consists of Dima meeting up with her.
Even without the cut content, Battlefield 3’s campaign (and multiplayer) were the stuff of legends. If you don’t believe me, just watch one of the game’s marketing trailers.
Amazing, right? It’s a shame we don’t have that kind of drama to the series. Of course, there’s a chance (little it might be) that we’ll see it again in the next Battlefield game brewing at EA. Speaking of which, DICE is set to hold a large-scale test for the new Battlefield game in “early 2025,” so we should be hearing news about it soon.
Pivoting back to Battlefield 3, when people ask what the best Battlefield game of all time is, the usual nominees are Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 4. and yes, BF3. Interestingly enough, Goldfarb was a part of BF3 and Bad Company 2, and those games turned out great. Will we see Bad Company 3 from EA or DICE? Probably not, but Goldfarb has publicly stated he’s interested, and we’re hoping EA gives him a ring at the very least.
While EA hasn’t revealed when the next Battlefield game will be released, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it launch later this year.
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