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Our Spies tell us we'll soon see the announcement of Battlefield 3. This is great for fans of online shooting, long distance sniping, helicopter strafing and comedy tank antics. EA are tight-lipped for now, but here's what to expect.
我々のスパイがBattlefield3の発表が近々行われるであろう、と伝えてきた。
これはオンラインFPSゲーマーにとって最高のニュースだろう。長距離狙撃、ホバリングするヘリコプター、そして変わった戦車…EAは今のところ口を硬く閉ざしているが、これは期待だ。
Modern Combat
The biggest question: when and where will it be set? We hear it's going to be modern-day, in a fictional war between NATO and the Middle Eastern coalition [MEC]. Consider the last game - a future of floating artillery and anti-grav platforms - a diversion. Most of the eight maps will focus on urban sites. We'd love to see a return of Strike at Karkand - a frenzied battle across an empty city.
・現代戦
年代は？そして舞台となるのは？これは大きな疑問だ。我々が聞いたところでは時代は現代となり、NATOと中東連合（MEC）の架空の戦争が舞台となるとのことだ。前作を思い出して欲しい。未来、宙に浮いた砲台、半重力プラットフォーム…こんなものは邪道だ。8つのマップのそのほとんどが市街戦に焦点を当てている。Strike at Karkandのような無人の都市で繰り広げられる戦いこそ、我々が望むものなのだ。
More Online
Since Battlefield 2, the team at DICE have picked up influence from MMO game. Persistent stat tracking and new weapons for experienced players will be present, but we're hoping for more. Expect to customize your soldier's appearance, armour, and weaponry beyond unlocks. Choosing a face, voice, tattoos, and badges would be an obvious start.
・さらにオンライン要素を
Battlefield 2以降、DICEの開発チームはMMOゲームに影響されてきた。累積していく戦績や経験を積んだプレイヤーに大して新しい武器をプレゼントしたりだ。だが、我々はもっといろんなものが欲しい。たとえば、外見やアーマー、そして別の武装などだ。顔、声、タトゥー、記章をスタート時に選ぶなんてのはどうだろう？
Heavy Tech
In console land, they're already being treated to a new Battlefield game, Subtitled Bad Company, it's debut of the next-gen "Frostbite" engine. Aside from producing staggering draw distance that lets you pick off targets miles away, it's imbued with some serious deformation technology. Buildings can be blown apart, bridges burst and craters carved. Battlefield 3 will evolve that technology further.
・技術的進歩
家庭用ゲーム機においては、新しいBattlefieldが登場している─このBad Companyと名づけられた作品は、次世代ゲームエンジンのFrostbiteのデビュー作ともなった。遥か彼方からターゲットを認識できるようにしたわけではないが、オブジェクトの変形について非常に力を入れているのだ。たとえば、建物を吹き飛ばしたり、橋を破壊したり、クレーターができたりだ。Battlefield3ではきっとこの技術を進歩させてくれるだろう。
Class Act
Why mess with a near perfect set of abilities? Battlefield 3 won't alter the standard Sniper, Assault, Medic, Engineer, and Support class balance. Want a quick rev? Call for a Medic. Need a tank busted? Grab the Assault trooper and pray he's packed an RPG launcher.
Guns, And More Guns
Every soldier needs a weapon, and Battlefield 3 will be chock full of firearms, 34 in fact, split evenly between the MEC and NATO. You'll have to work for the privilege of sporting the most powerful rifles. As well as weapons, you'll unlock armour, ammo, helmets and accessories.
Play Together
The best feature of Battlefield 2. Sharing objectives and voice chat with friends as five-man squads. That's being extended, with squads able to join up to form a battalion - the perfect partner for improved clan support and ranked servers. Commanders can still order grunts to the front and supply them with ammo drops, radar pings, UAV reconnaissance and the occasional artillery strike.
Tim Edwards
