Battlefield 3 Beta Impressions

[huffyrox]

Gameplay
-Gameplay seems smooth running at 60+ FPS on ultra settings (i7 920 @ 3.8, 6GB RAM, 480GTX SLI)
-Prone returns along with campers
-Battlelog service is seamlessly integrated into BF3
--Requires a web browser running in the background
-Menus feel smooth and easy to navigate
--Character must be alive in game before you can customise your bindings/settings
--Weapon/class customisation is easy to configure
-Character will die pretty quickly, more realistic with damage
-Knife requires two slashes to kill someone from the front

Graphics
-Graphics are very crisp and clear running on DX11 @ Ultra settings
--Wouldn't blow me out of the water but will definitely be the best graphics in a PC shooter (apart from Crysis 2 which noone plays anymore)
-Animation system really sets the game apart
-Sprites are running at the border of the map to make it more realistic

Audio
-Same as BC2, if not, better (i.e great quality)
-Gunfire sounds very realistic

OVERALL:
-Only one map in the beta
--I assume the point of the beta is for balance and bug reporting yet the unlock tree works at the same speed as the normal game (i.e 100 hours for ewverything) so I doub there will be much oppertunity to test all guns

-Seems like a great game that has had a lot of time and effort put into its development and definitely does not feel rushed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7jVrhw8h6o