The History of the Battlefield Franchise

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Battlefield 1942 was bliss, 64-player battles in air, land and sea. How could it get any better? It can't really, that's why this game rocked the charts for four years. Well that and Desert Combat Mod that really planted the seeds for BF2. There were several others memorable mods but the one I remember most was like Mad Max/Fallout type mod.

Battlefield Vietnam felt shoddy, the jets were terrible and the maps were too tight for them to really open up and breathe. No aircraft carriers or battleships in this one, just the little cliche river boats. Flying an attack huey was awesome though. 64-player games continued to amaze and delight. I can remember playing the Eve of Destruction mod for BFV with one map where the entire US team ran out to 10 or so Hueys and the spectacle of all of them flying together over the jutting mountains loaded with soldiers into the onslaught of Vietcong fire was cinematic.

Battlefield 2 brought the series back to its good graces in many ways. The jets were much better though not as easy as they were in BF42 the choppers continued to be great since implementation in BFV. Much more diverse guns and kit combination's added depth to the infantry part of the game. 64 players continued to set to the standard in the online FPS space.