just completed the game.... i enjoyed it
the storyline while nothing particularly ground breaking is quite interesting to follow, i found myself wanting to find out what happens next, what happens next. it was quite refreshing to have a story like that in a war game.
the graphics are not what id call awesome, but not terrible either and the destructible things more than make up for it. frame rate is good, though it does need V-Sync in some places. its a shame you cant totally level a building, core structures (like steel work) stays put and inner supporting walls of houses are similarly indestructible. maybe the next iteration of the FB engine will bring this. there is terrain deformation as well, which took me a while to notice, but i guess that just shows how little impact it has on the game.
the sound effects are just the best ive ever heard in a game. really really well done.
AI is pathetic though, i mean your the rookie dude in the squad yet during play its you who dictates what happens and where you go, not the sergeant which is just dumb. even dumber is the actual AI i often find enemies just standing in the open doing nothing but waiting to be shot, i often find my team mates doing sweet FA while im getting blasted to hell. your team are invicible though so they never die, but that attribute is neither here nor there really because it feels like the computer only aims at you. there was me and the sweetnips guy and the computer just kept aiming for me even thought sweetness was literally at point blank range infront of the enemy. on the flip side sweetyboy didnt even bother trying to kill the man shooting me which just makes the AI situation even worse.
i did enjoy them cracking jokes though, even when you're getting a right pounding from helicopters n tanks, its just enough to remind you that your not playing anything remotely realistic.
and that brings me onto the next thing about the AI that i hate.
1) they see you coming a mile off
2) they are able to track you through bushes and trees with consummate ease
and
3) i have no idea why they even bothered making enemy snipers... the guys with the standard machine guns seem to be able to do just as good a job from similar distances often landing 4-5 consecutive shots on you in quick succession. i know its not supposed to be ultra realistic, but the AI accuracy with any type of weapon (RPG and Stingers included) borders on absurd, just absurd. aim bot perhaps? i think so.
also there is an element of auto aiming for your iron sights but its rather weak i found, which is a shame because the controls feel really blunt... its very hard to be precise, its like theres a massive dead spot and then all of sudden full lock and your off looking at the sky or something.
also
it sometimes takes an inordinate amount of bullets to kill and enemy AI, especially towards the end. but then again you can take a few yourself and you got that stupid needle thing to replenish your health at will.
still
fun game. i await the arrival of my XBOX live gold coupon thing so i can play it online... arguably the best bit about any BF game.