New scene looks like CoD – players get upset
The new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 2042 causes displeasure among the players. A short scene shows a takedown animation from a third person perspective. So far, these sequences have always played out in the series in the first person perspective. The fans are reminded of the new tracking shot too much of the rival Call of Duty.
Release:10/22/2021
Platforms:Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
New kill animation in BF 2042 makes fans crazy
The newly released gameplay video showing the skills of the specialists causes a stir in the Battlefield subreddit. The trigger is the following animation, which can be seen for a short time in the new trailer:
Takedown animations are now common in Battlefield, but the finishers have always played in the first person perspective. However, the developers take an example of the direct rival Call of Duty for the new offshoot and show what is happening instead with a rapid tracking shot from the third-person perspective.
Many fans get angry, as the reaction to the Reddit post shows. The post has meanwhile over 6,000 upvotes, almost 900 comments can be found below. Reddit user xFate96 suggests that players should be able to freely choose the perspective for the animation in the options. Many users agree because they find the first person perspective more immersive.
Some fans don’t care about the new animation. According to them, players would rarely trigger takedowns anyway, so this is an unimportant little detail.
The complete introduction video of the BF-2042 specialists:
Why was the perspective changed?
The developers did not give an official reason for the change. It can be assumed, however, that the new perspective is intended to give players the opportunity to see their own characters during the animation.
Battlefield 2042 will offer players numerous Battle Pass items that they can use to customize their character’s appearance. The kill animations would then be one of the few moments that the players get to see. In this way, the change could also pay off in monetary terms for developers and publishers.
