Battlefield 3 Launch Trailer

New single-player gameplay! Winning over 60 industry awards, Battlefield 3 is out next week. Our launch trailer gives you a preview of the intense single player campaign. A sinister power is rising in the Middle-East, and Marine Sergeant "Black" discovers how far he would go to defend his country.
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[@Dragoneer]

Why am I hyped for a 9 year old game Edit: Since this has gotten top comment, maybe I can use it as a platform. If any DICE or EA representative is reading this, please know that the Battlefield community wants a remaster of this game. Or, since I know you aren’t fond of those, at least a direct sequel to the Battlefield 4 story (a little closer to the present day) that has elements of 3 and 4 with the same gorgeous map and sound design as this game had… There’s a reason why your fans keep coming back to these old trailers to reminisce about them and that’s because they were masterpieces of games. We enjoyed the experiences we had playing them. Please try to shift your focus back towards this style again because it will really help to build back up the community. You did something different with 2042, and different is always a good thing, but in this case it did not work. It was lacking in many areas when compared with this game. I think your fans are unanimous in that the franchise has been taking a turn for the worse after Battlefield 1. This will be a big help with reviving it! The *Battlefield Reddit* makes a very good summary of everything we dislike and think needs improvement with the current state of 2042. Please use this when developing the next game, and ask the community for their insight! It would be a great thing if we could do something awesome like the “community operations” event in Battlefield 4 for the development of the next game, and good communication with the community (your consumers) is what will drive sales. This is what we want!!

[@miliciaganado5219]

Because you need to play it!

[@Dragoneer]

@@miliciaganado5219 I have played it, it was my go to back then and I still love it. Sad to compare it to the franchise nowadays, makes you realize just how far Battlefield has fallen...

[@Dragoneer]

@Hatwox **Battlefield theme** BAAAAAM BAM BAM BAM BAAAAAAAM

[@Dragoneer]

What am I doing with my life right now lmao

[@Mi_tala]

Prob cuz nostalgia man

[@deltamike1786]

Still holds up as the best battlefield in my books

[@MapleApache]

Completely agree. Since I'm a console scrub I literally bought a ps3 the other day just for this game and to my surprise a good bit of people still play!

[@gial27]

@@MapleApache Yep, alas they are soon closing server support on consoles. On pc the game is still very popular though and theyre not closing support for it in the foreseeable future.

[@paivajcm]

Laughs in bf2

[@vcrazy_diamond]

@@gial27 i bought the steam version and had it refunded because it wasn't opening properly ☹

[@user-qn4id3zl2v]

Same

[@SlenderIsReal1]

“Shame, you come to our country to murder us, yet we are the terrorists…” This is the greatest quotes in a game Saddly BF2042 didn’t follow this legacy

[@nervousnullptr1440]

Very true. And it also has a deep parallel to the then-current actions by the USA in the same region... Iraq. Love that trailer and game. best Battlefield I have ever played.

[@SlenderIsReal1]

@GN Online Gaming remind me..

[@kiyotakaayanokoji6]

Well in my humble defence i must say that they did brutality murder nearly 3000 innocent US citizens. And yes nearly 25-30% middle eastern population is terrorist and other residents of those countries openly support and facilitate terrorism. So they are terrorists.

[@MrSearchndestroy]

This is a true gray morality

[@Diegoshadow85]

It's from the time that games dared to be "controversial" and interesting. Now most of them are wet noddles for babies.

[@freddelarsson4434]

It's only fitting this get's recommended 2 days before the new BF reveal

[@and4968]

ayo

[@Blackfamas]

true

[@iregulariezombie1477]

Why am i here xd

[@drippin-jimmy]

@@iregulariezombie1477 noice

[@FluxNoise]

This is still the best.. gotta love that theme music

[@handokolie1318]

Your Crush: BF3 Her brothers: BC2 and BC1 Her dad: BF2 Her ex: BF4 You: BFV

[@engage1942]

ME: BF1942 (God)

[@aussietalks6642]

Her mum: BF1

[@filipdeak15]

You: Hardline

[@deagleoneone]

HER CRUSH: BF3 REMASTERED

[@JoMiMi_h]

The 2 people they all told you not to worry about: Insurgency: Sandstorm and Arma 3

[@zramp2779]

Literally everyone would be ok with and be happy if they reused this song for the bf6 reveal

[@Torth121]

Well they didnt sadly

[@ccdamege6334]

they could still use it for the gameplay and launch trailers which would be cool

[@rodger3352]

Ikr

[@zramp2779]

@@ccdamege6334 multiplayer launch trailer would be perfect

[@sonnysid3up7]

Factsp

[@ime3py414]

Yo this was made in 2011, it even looks good today. Way ahead of its time!

[@engage1942]

It looked ridiculously good back in 2011

[@sonsofliberty9630]

As much as i love MW3....MW3 looked like dogshit compared to bf 3 haha

[@BlackWing117]

It wasn't ahead of its time. Games just gotten worse since then.

[@ChandranPrema123]

@@BlackWing117 Yeah,Campaign wise BF3 camapign was a rip off of Black Ops

[@abonnierteuchselbst6361]

@@ChandranPrema123 yeah but with good graphics instead.

[@lukeounsworth9686]

10 years already!?! Man it really was ahead of its time. I miss when developers were pioneers and actually gave us a finished game.

[@abimanyuputra5185]

Well, at launch BF3 is a broken mess, but it had a heart, which is why people stand by it and hope it will get fixed. Unlike a broken corpse that is BF 2042 where it not only had no heart, it had no soul. A blatant cash grab trying to capitalize on BR market even though they know it won't work on BF series.

[@theglockdub]

also can't believe 10years passed already

[@Trukz717]

Is it seriously only me that thinks the BF3 single player was actually GOOD, and not just absolutely terrible like every critic says? There's been better but it's not all that bad

[@XenoTronusWeePoo850]

If critics said that the campaign was terrible then they are dumbasses.

[@UsamaBeenHidin]

The Turtle Better then most? This campaign was phenomenal. It truly did show what war is like in today’s generation. A wealthy country going up against a somewhat poor and under developed. From the F/A-18 missions, to on top of a rooftop with a squad of Marines getting pinned down by sniper fire and taking turns carefully moving across, this campaign had it all and it has to be on of the best I’ve and will eve play.

[@braddeicide]

There were more good games around then so it didn't seem that great, it's a masterpiece by todays standards however.

[@matthewperis7418]

Critics are retarded. Bf3 is my fav and was the last good battlefield

[@besnick]

The book regarding BF3's story is also awesome, and the ending is very different...

[@EonHSD]

Watching this in 2021 and still getting goosebumps. I hope EA and Dice can get Battlefield back to its old glory.

[@akaunderdog4223]

They did! They put rendezook in the trailer!

[@NemesisVS]

nope they fucked it up again

[@hypsin]

Well, this didn't age well...

[@kyriakoshourtsidis1161]

keep hoping buddy

[@TheResilient5689]

Ohh boy, this aged like fine wine.

[@moose1442]

I want BF6 to hype me the way this game did. This made a splash that couldn't be ignored by ANY fps fan!

[@Glenn7719]

Ive not even bothered since BF4, i am also hoping that 6 will get me back into it.

[@auralian1428]

Pleased to say it did hype me again. But the specialists instead of classes makes me sad.

[@moose1442]

@@auralian1428 I completely agree. I don't want specialists, they sound like Apex Legend's characters being forced into BF's formula. I don't want any part of that

[@Gongolongo]

The new game looks too whack and fictional. Everyone looks like some PMC cosplay. I want a grounded game that's realistic. But luckily I have Squad to play instead of this.

[@troopergio]

Unfortunately there's no single player campaign in BF 2042 so that's an oof

[@osairqable]

Aged like fine wine! That period will be remembered as the golden age of gaming

[@Odins3rdRaven]

A total graphic and audio remaster of this campaign would be the greatest thing ever.

[@LA-yh5do]

0:55 goosebumps every time

[@BN-lm7sf]

This game will forever be a masterpiece.

[@ItsVasco3456]

Ladies and gentleman, a trailer that actually gets you freaking hyped

[@pewpewDino]

Welp, it is happening in reality now

[@ckldizaynbk]

@Steve Stev it is happening in reality now

[@BarrettKillz]

We can avert war between our nations. No politicians. No money changing hands. Just two soldiers speaking the truth.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

It's weird seeing all the old comments back when the media tricked people into thinking WWIII was happening.

[@diewithm33]

Dave Smith for real

[@masteroutlaw100]

This game truly did age like a fine wine

[@gusthreshold2155]

Back then, it was really epic ... I built a pc just for this game

[@platinumpineapple9943]

i loved bf 3

[@마리고]

Same

[@kannibal8850]

Its still epic to this day

[@juanmata8737]

Same here

[@xxczerxx]

1:02 now that a decade has elapsed and this still looks amazing, I'm convinced this part of the game will look photo-realistic for eternity.

[@rodger3352]

Yep

[@chicuongvu1806]

And that tank mission with the paris nuke

[@MahoNishizumifrfr]

0:58

[@akaunderdog4223]

Wait....its actual gameplay ? 😮

[@xxczerxx]

@@akaunderdog4223 Yes...well, the actual mission is very much "on rails" but it's still gameplay.

[@QNXDR]

Almost 6 years ago. Good old times!

[@Warrior1754]

QNXDR agree bf 3 is still the best

[@aymen5588]

9 years ago. Time flies by too quickly

[@SushenPadule]

Idk what you think but it's still the best...

[@johnnyherman9780]

Ten years ago jheeeez

[@polonezchan9102]

Soon its gonna be 10

[@FROSTB4NE]

KZbin be like, it’s nostalgia time.

[@pastoral398]

I came here for releasing real-world version of this game.

[@augustojm1860]

sameee

[@Propaganda9999]

The real world version got delayed but it might be happening now though

[@AstronomicalAdventur]

Serious comment. I have seen a few people say this is reality. What exactly is this reality that bf3 made? War against Russia? Would like to know more! Thanks

[@MahoNishizumifrfr]

It is in Azerbaijan

[@Daniel-dx7bg]

Its 2018 and this game still looks amazing!

[@prabhakarkumar4438]

Absolutely!

[@jdubzzz1035]

I agree bro

[@NorthWolf112]

it's 2020 now and yet I still love this game and think it's amazing, the only thing in my opinion that comes close to it is battlefield V

[@domesticman6899]

make it 2020

[@ESC_SHIIO]

@@domesticman6899 make it 2021

[@OGNovemberSix]

9 years later and this trailer still gave me chills in my entire body! I promise if this got a remaster, they would have a record in sales 😍

[@Not_pomidor]

11 years have passed and this still is better than 2042

[@egan176]

Happy Birthday to Battlefield 3! It's 10 years! So many memories with this gem.

[@steelwitness]

honestly looking back BF3 is the greatest of them all and i will always cherish the memories I made during those times

[@mandalmandal4593]

2021 and this game still gives me the chills

[@braddeicide]

Imagine the caliber of games we could be playing now if successful studios like Dice had been allowed to evolve instead of being destroyed by EA

[@milsimer9826]

Pandemic Studios

[@arbabcreations]

@@milsimer9826 fkin true

[@theicemanleaveth]

@@milsimer9826 Out of all the studios EA killed, that one hurts the most

[@SarionKamiwiki]

And 10 years later here we are

[@Artix902]

It's been 10 years and I still get goosebumps...

[@M0rshu64]

The fact that this came out almost 12 years ago is insane and shows not only how the graphics were ahead of their time, but how video game graphics have kind of stagnated(or progressed at a snail'space) since the end of the 7th generation of consoles.

[@masterchief9177]

I swear KZbin keeps recommending me old OG BF trailers after BF 2042 gameplay reveal, I ain't complaining. Keep on going!

[@josebotella5205]

this is a fucking epic trailer, better tahn any cod

[@jdubzzz1035]

I agree

[@SilentoGamer]

@@jdubzzz1035 Me 2.

[@NOI2Z]

@@SilentoGamer Watch this and say that again LMAO kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGisp5enaqpgnNU

[@Silenc32602]

@@NOI2Z still better srry

[@firebase-gc9gj]

@@NOI2Z that's 2011 and 2019 that's no comparison

[@suzxq36]

recomended after Battlefield 2042 trailer

[@yousrich46]

They don’t make em like this anymore. Video games that have an actual storyline and interesting background to it.

[@seplayer]

Is this recommended now to show me how good battlefield once was?

[@Roguememester]

Now you know why haha

[@moefitzgerald4439]

i just came here to compare this trailer to the battlefield 1 trailer. Its crazy to see how things have changed

[@0IIIIII]

Moe Fitzgerald nothing at all

[@madminer8041]

0IIIIII HAHAHAHAHAH

[@joeldavid0426]

Nah, both are equally epic

[@JDiaz-rp2jx]

oh boy then bfv comes along

[@kristijansusnik1297]

4k remaster is only thing I need in my life.

[@Valid05]

The best BF game, the best gun play, the best maps, the best ost, the best voice acting, THE BEST FPS GAME EVER MADE!

[@lucky88shp]

This trailer was/is/always will be awesome! Have watched it soo many times over the years, and still gets me pumped!

[@sarthakjaiswal8420]

So many years after the game release the soundtrack of battlefield 3 still gives me goosebumps...best battlefield game!!!

[@SeanNaz673]

1:23, the way the music changes beat under water was insane.

[@argusy3866]

I would totally believe this games looks like a 2021 one. Those graphics and color grading were on spot.

[@Suzucka_]

Man so much memories, 9 years ago already soon BF6

[@NimrodNo22]

BF3 was a peak Dice under EA will most probably never reach again.

[@mohamedboukhadia977]

still the best battlefield trailer

[@cennzo2117]

And the best Battlefield Game

[@cdragon88]

In the gaming era of oversaturation, neon glowing lights, and lens flare. Wow it has been so many years.

[@creeperfreaker3910]

no one: KZbin one day before BF6 reveal: here is the trailer of Battlefield 3

[@MahoNishizumifrfr]

The best of the best

[@keithrichardson-dd1uo]

And here it is the almighty algorithm bringing us together once again 24 hours before the reveal of BF6

[@gabrielhuin]

Battlefield 3 just really nailed the setting and vibe of the game. Still my all time favorite.

[@prajyotmayekar328]

Best campaign game ever its like your actually in the war zone

[@Solidus_Hamza]

Who's here after bf 2042 trailer

[@silyayoptafofofo]

10 years .....

[@Efootball_lucky_winner]

I remember my brother bought me in 2019 this game for my 14 birthday and we played this everyday and we enjoyed it everyday until completing it i miss the good old days and i feel sorry for those who never got to experience the nostalgia while playing this game

[@poschrafael]

Almost 10 years later, still goosebumps

[@thevectorbox]

Greatest battlefield ever made, I gave my life's 4000 hours to this game.

[@salvageddoor]

Then we have BFV...

[@gurvirsengh3977]

We don’t talk about BFV

[@abdmobashir3494]

@@salvageddoor ouch

[@InterpolArticle1]

Only that much? I know what you mean. Addictive or what!!

[@peterpumpkineater6979]

Not gonna brag but I gave the game 5874.32 hours

[@gottablast9279]

Best thing is this is 99% actual ingame footage

[@BigBoyz33]

I miss this game so much

[@blaxk_light3148]

The best campaign I have ever played!!!!

[@ezioauditore3294]

black _light. true

[@Warrior1754]

Yea! The complexity of the storyline is impressive!

[@unknownsoldier9114]

I agree

[@jdubzzz1035]

Yea nice

[@DarkSentinel52]

badcompany 2 has good story and great polish dubbing

[@SonyCamry]

i miss this game

[@fiatpandacross]

B A T T L E F I E L D 2042 did not forget the veterans of B A T T L E F I E L D 3

[@MrCodename471]

Watching it after BF 2042 gameplay reveal. It looks promising but somehow nothing beats BF3.

[@mangopomelo4994]

Personally speaking, this trailer is better than BF2042's

[@AmatisCZ]

This does actually look like soldiers fighting and not fortnite characters jumping around like mad men like in the 2042 trailer. (just my opinion tho)

[@cassu6]

Oh easily... BF2042 could've been any COD from the period when all they did was make a generic futuristic shooter

[@d3203]

unlike the BF3 trailer the 2042 trailer showed how it really is going to be. and always has been

[@vangezy6456]

@@d3203 true, idk why they making hateful comments about bf 2042 even the scene proves thats the real gameplay just like in the jet scene.

[@dropdead3026]

still looks better than infinite warfare

[@rayyanamir8560]

Still looks better than many games of today.

[@edsheeransdad9985]

Infinite Warfare (campaign) is underrated.

[@damaraksama3008]

@@edsheeransdad9985 I agree. But the MP is total dogshit.

[@alan71102]

Infinity warfare campaign is amazing.

[@xpert-31543]

Honestly I enjoy iw alot but I do understand that it's still not as great as other COD'S but I would say still better then BO4 and the campaign was something else.

[@rohankumbhare7548]

Still gives me CHILLLSSSS and guys get ready for new BATTLEFIELD

[@alternativeaccount5522]

2024 is flop. Rip bf.

[@michaelgrimm2388]

I spent soooo many hrs on that and bf4, great games from a time that is long gone.

[@danii5630]

We can all just hope Battlefield 6 will rock as crazy as BF3 did 2011, awesome times! :)

[@BerkayKocOfficial]

That's what we've been doing for almost a decade, rarely EA delivers, or rather let their studios deliver heartfelt games like BF3 anymore

[@taltigolt]

@Igos182 why would i be jelouse over green numbers?

[@cori8397]

yeah why would you be jelouse over green numbers thats stupid thing to say

[@nova-co3bp]

@@cori8397 idk i think being jelouse about green numbers is a perfectly normal thing to go through as a human

[@SnoppleWopple]

Idk man

[@vilzupuupaa4680]

NOW this is a reason to be a battlefield fan.

[@tylerbraud5960]

I can’t believe we are coming up on 10 years since a game truly changed my life. I miss it. I still remember when I hit rank 100. I was on the map that takes place on the ocean, with docks, and wasn’t the map that everyone sniped on

[@GamEBhandarA]

0:06 It deserves those 60 awards everything is so phenomenal in this game the movement the animations everything

[@hamzaguney4258]

0:57

[@GammaAirsoft_Gaming]

Game was so ahead of its time

[@ryancull515]

It's late 2020 and this game is getting closer to being a decade old. Can't believe it. The times I had on this game.

[@Stelassin]

I was 10 when this came out, not knowing anything about gaming I'm 20 now, hyped for tomorrow's big reveal Battlefield forever baby!

[@akashdebnath8492]

I think if EA releases BF3 Remastered , then it will be huge success

[@suhailmall98]

Venice Unleashed is working on that

[@dashy1984]

best BF ever so far.... plz come back to this epic

[@Dragonite52]

counting down 4 more month! can't wait to play this game

[@keetguy]

Who wants a remaster version of this.

[@GamEBhandarA]

I want

[@hars11itgupta]

I just watched BATTLEFIELD 3 Launch Trailer on headphones and the hair on my arms stood up because of the goosebumps, i'm not lying, it really really happened..

[@jukkaputtonen4797]

R/thathappened

[@jorgerp86ify]

This trailers holds up every time I see it

[@darrell_dee97]

In 2021..... The trailer still brings chills. The soundtrack brings chills.

[@MrJulioseto]

Who's back after whatching BF2042 new trailer? I hope it will be as good as this masterpiece.

[@NesqRunner]

Shame,you come to youtube to upload this awesome trailer.Yet, we are the players?

[@donniehintz7635]

Lol if he did say that

[@qaisyosufi756]

The battlefield 3and 4 the background music is amazing.

[@8-bite393]

Nothing left in 2023. dice is dead… Remembering the good times back then

[@muzamilkhan7.]

This trailer gives me goose bumps everytime i watch

[@Sikdomeshot]

This game was wayyyyy ahead of its time.

[@flightsimguy1483]

at 11 years old this hit different, was so badass

[@RedVipers1942]

Everytime I get on youtube this is the first result on home page

[@kitsune6836]

You can clearly see the shift in the audiance they are trying to target with this and the new Battlefield, the new is more a " montage" you can have fun in our game aka Fortnite, while this has a more serious tone.

[@pr1sma370]

and I clearly prefer the series tone, the battle pass and operator stuff is not what made Battlefield big. It always were the good graphics with great gameplay. But anyways its 2021 now and not 2011

[@cassu6]

@@pr1sma370 For real... Now that COD is the more "realistic" and serious one there clearly is something going wrong

[@sac-_]

Cant believe they recommended me this for the feels after 2042 reveal. Nice on KZbin.

[@oObenuaqOo]

This is - by far - one of the best trailers in gaming history... even now, 11 Years later... 2022 !!!!!! Best Soundtrack ever. intense atmosphere. perfect cut. dont play BF anymore though. Veteran of: BF2, BF2142, BF Bad Company, BF3 ,BF4.

[@xtortik6652]

2021 and I still get goosebumps.

[@MrCyberoptiX]

I love the old parts of Battlefield, they bring fond memories

[@Christopher-o_O]

Back when DICE knew how to sell a game.

[@ohhah1255]

As I get older what the dude says at 0:14 get's more and more true.

[@nato838]

I always come back to this trailer just because of the first scene

[@cmdexecutor]

-18 hours ago I get a mail sending me a 4 months old build of 2042 beta on my PC which I need to install to. -the bugs are still there, you can’t just put in game a battle pass! -let’s go find our money. -get out all your money! I said get out all your money! -this is not a play test, the old build here! I know how your in-game store fills!