See the Battlefield Heroes debut trailer

65 Comments by Justin McElroy Feb 29th 2008 9:30AM
Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters, Online

We saw this trailer for Battlefield Heroes at an a EA/DICE party during GDC and it was enough to get us really, really excited for the game. Trust us on this one. As much fun as this looks in the video, it looks twice as good when you actually see it in action.

After seeing the trailer (and the reaction from the hardened, cynical journalists at the shindig) it was pretty much understood amongst the Joystiq crew that Battlefield Heroes was going to be "a thing." Do you and your friends have a similar understanding yet? Is this trailer not enough to put you over the edge? Have you no soul?

Gallery: Battlefield Heroes

Tags: battlefield, battlefield-heroes, battlefieldheroes, dice, ea, gdc08

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Rob: Feb 29th 2008; 9:43AM

So another developer jumps on the Team Fortress-Train, eh?

Poisoned Al: Feb 29th 2008; 9:43AM

The dig at the Pirate Bay made me LOL. Seriously though, I think the way PC game devs are going to beat the pirates is to use models like this. Give the core game away for nothing, then charge for cool DLC. That or use Steam.

ridestowe: Feb 29th 2008; 9:46AM

in the latest GFW mag, the project lead stated that they had their style down before TF2 was announced.

Jerk Face: Feb 29th 2008; 9:53AM

There are worse trains they could have picked to ride!

Though, really, they both just jocked off of the Incredibles which is in turn inspired by the artistic stylings of artists like Norman Rockwell and J. C. Leyendecker. Everything good is inspired by something else good, you know?

Brucie B: Feb 29th 2008; 10:11AM

Ur Dumb!

Anyway, Looks Awesome Can't wait!!!

Billy: Feb 29th 2008; 10:11AM

I read an interview where they said they had already come up with the visual styling before TF2 was first shown publicly. I know, it's hard to believe, but maybe it's true? Either way, the game looks fun.

Brucie B: Feb 29th 2008; 10:13AM

My comment was also to rob, The dumb 1

Mills and Boom: Feb 29th 2008; 10:47AM

Just a bit yea!

The art hasn't got the same level of charm or brilliantness of TF2.

Further cementing the concept that EA are unoriginal, idea thieving and milking twunts trying to get a slice of TF2 pie.

Mills and Boom: Feb 29th 2008; 10:48AM

ROB! people want to agree with you but the broken reply system won't let us :(

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 10:53AM

Actually, in TF2 if you jump on the train you get killed. Even when Ubercharged.

Proof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59bqzaoBYqM

ThornedVenom (Patapornographer): Feb 29th 2008; 12:29PM

They're not stealing credit for the style, and it's quite flattering towards Valve/Pixar for adopting this style that the latter generated.

I call this a trend.

FidliousWong (Oatmeal Defense Force): Feb 29th 2008; 12:43PM

So another commentor forgets the Art Deco movement, huh?

Poisoned Al: Feb 29th 2008; 9:49AM

Wrong reply link there buddy.

Jerk Face: Feb 29th 2008; 9:54AM

Reply system FTL?

My comment was supposed to be in response to Rob.

Billy: Feb 29th 2008; 10:12AM

Yeah it's totally broken, I replied to Rob's commenet also...

Mr.ESC: Feb 29th 2008; 11:00AM

But if you are a demoman you can jump the train, actually.

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 11:01AM

Actually that's the first reply that ever DIDN'T work for me on Joystiq.

Normally I have no clue what people complain about the reply system for.

Now I know.

And knowing is half the battle.

ThornedVenom (Patapornographer): Feb 29th 2008; 12:30PM

Sorry for that, damned comment system, it was meant for the bloke named Rob.

Zsavior: Feb 29th 2008; 9:52AM

I would love to crap on EA and says this doesn't look like fun......but damnit it does like like a freakton worth of fun. I mean I really want to play that, and the cheap ass gamer in me can't resist free. I just can't I have to try it out. Wow I am looking forward to an ea game it is pretty Nippy in my apartment maybe hell has frozen over.

Jerk Face: Feb 29th 2008; 9:55AM

I will state that I am very excited about this game.

Nigeria: the graphics have amazing gameplay: Feb 29th 2008; 10:01AM

Can I join you in your excitement?

ridestowe: Feb 29th 2008; 10:09AM

I would like to join you in your quest for excitement.

Digital Fox: Feb 29th 2008; 10:07AM

I'm also stating that I'm excited for this game.

It looks outrageously fun.

Jerk Face: Feb 29th 2008; 10:08AM

Nigeria:

My excitement is free for all to join! It is non-exclusive excitement!

Worst Review Ever: Feb 29th 2008; 10:15AM

Then count me in on the excitement train! I will bring potato chips and a low-sodium soda-like beverage.

Jomolungma: Feb 29th 2008; 10:30AM

three cheers for excitement

Mr.ESC: Feb 29th 2008; 11:01AM

In Tristan's voice:

I'm just here for the food.

ThornedVenom (Patapornographer): Feb 29th 2008; 12:32PM

I shall join you in your excitement, my brother, my captain, my king.

NATO_Duke: Feb 29th 2008; 9:58AM

At first I was thinking how I couldn't waste another minute on a WW2 game. Yet it does look entertaining.

Arttemis: Feb 29th 2008; 10:54AM

Personally, I like the setting of WW2 more than anything more modern; and seriously, Europe and northern Africa are huge places, no one can seriously complain about limited locations.

The dogfights possible in P-51D Mustangs and Messerschmitt Me 262 fighters in this setting are far superior to that of jet fighters that would be implemented in any game. That, and the marvel of the Panzer and Sherman Tanks rolling around.

The setting and its weapons/technology isn't played out (and I don't think it could ever be) -but- the ridiculous amount of half-assed FPSs set in WW2 is.

...
I'm going to reinstall BF1942 and its expansions again.

Arttemis: Feb 29th 2008; 10:59AM

Note: My response wasn't exactly advocating this game, but criticizing the rejection/dismissal of the era for wrong reasons.

NATO_Duke: Feb 29th 2008; 12:31PM

I dont know what wrong reasons I gave - but I am tired of the WW2 genre. Your opinion about what are wrong or right reasons has little to do with mine.

I simply have played that scenario more times than I would like to in the future.

caramelzappa: Feb 29th 2008; 5:43PM

I think the WW2 shooter is way too overdone. You can talk about the vast amount of areas for maps and such but what it comes out to in the end is another shooter about world war 2. It seems to me that there are enough shooters in that era to make it's own genre of gaming. I'll probably play this because it's free and doesn't take itself seriously, but all the serious WW2 shooters just make me want to gag now. It's the constant repetition that makes something like Halo (Which I honestly think is mediocre) seem refreshing.

Dustin: Feb 29th 2008; 10:13AM

I am completely psyched for this game... I have a feeling this will consume a big part of my summer if I'm not careful. It also seems like the perfect travel game (laptop) to play.

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 10:19AM

This trailer has an extra layer of winsauce, and as the IGN review for America's Army once said (approx):

"Any complaints we could level against this game have to be tempered by the fact that it's free. Try it, and if you don't like it, all you've lost is the half hour or so installing and playtesting"

So, yes, I will play this game. I think back to how much fun I had with GunBound, the free cartoon Worms-ripoff with optional paid DLC (which I never bought) and this could be a winnar!

GRANTED: Feb 29th 2008; 2:22PM

gunbound was f-in awesome. i spent a whole summer playing it a few years ago. great fun, playable on any computer, almost any internet connection. full of win, through and through. kudos for the reference to it.

JodyAnthony (death by snoo-snoo): Feb 29th 2008; 10:25AM

looks pretty interesting

Badwolf: Feb 29th 2008; 10:30AM

The game itself looks pretty good, not sure about the character designs though. I'm a big advocate of cartoon graphics, but these look a bit ugly.

I'll definitely give it a fair try when it comes out though, especially seeing as it's free.

Lijik: Feb 29th 2008; 2:48PM

I actually really like the designs. Its like an old propaganda poster sprang to life.

student: Feb 29th 2008; 10:33AM

That trailer was so full of win. It was witty and humorous... and by EA? Is this legit?

I'm excited and will definitely use this as an alternative to my Team Fortress addiction.

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 10:39AM

Let's not forget though that the trailers for EA's Boogie on Wii were full of win, but the game sucked, hard.

Mills and Boom: Feb 29th 2008; 10:33AM

I'd rather play Team Fortress 2 some more. Why would I even bother with an EA game?

Mookie: Feb 29th 2008; 11:05AM

Because it's possible it might be fun, and, in gaming, that's kinda all that matters.

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 10:40AM

It has vehicles and a moving persistent battlefront.

Mills and Boom: Feb 29th 2008; 10:42AM

Disregarding the perfect balancing and design in TF2 I suppose.

I'd take perfection over a dogs breakfast with vehicles and "battlefront" (you must never have been on a 32 player TF2 server).

Somehow adding a vehicle makes a game better to Wing.

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 10:58AM

It's also free?

So, just play it, and if you like it, you win! If you don't, no biggie.

PS: I play TF2 religiously, but I think this has promise, especially for FREE.

Check my steamID page:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/wingspantt/stats/TF2

Poisoned Al: Feb 29th 2008; 8:32PM

Oh I see you play the sniper a lot.

My hate for you burns with the power of a million suns!

ScallionN: Feb 29th 2008; 10:46AM

It's trivializing WWII even more than video games already do...
Rad.

WiNG: Feb 29th 2008; 10:59AM

Didn't you know? Trivializing WW2 is awesome.

Proof:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTGrjcgSeAA

Shiba: Feb 29th 2008; 10:50AM

haha! TPB reference was awesome.

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