The community would really start to take advantage of internet stunt videos during Battlefield 3, but 1942 paved the way for creativity like that to be expressed and shared.īattlefield Vietnam (strangely missing from Battlefield Portal despite appearing in Bad Company 2) would continue to hold on to the franchise’s historical roots until Battlefield 2 came out, but both would take this degree of realism, weapon choice, and detail and integrate them into the mainline franchise. Beyond being a realistic, strategic wargame, Battlefield was also a vehicle and weapon sandbox that let its players show off stunts and push the physics engine to its absolute limit. Of course, Battlefield “combo” and “trick” videos are nothing new, nor are they gone in 2022, but the “LoopZook” and other videos like it were a pioneering moment for the game and its popularity. Related: A Depressing List of Battlefield 2042's Missing Features Battlefield's weapons, guns, and janky movement made the act of sharing crazy stunts or crazy killstreaks that much more enjoyable and brought fans together. In 2002, this scene was developing for gaming as well, and Battlefield 1942 already being a pioneer in the online gaming space made it a breeding ground for early internet content. Before Youtube became the behemoth it is today, forums and sharing sites were the way to talk about games and share videos peer to peer.
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