During yesterday's Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal showcase, DICE producer Jeremy Chubb said the studio wanted to return to the "atmosphere and grit that made Battlefield 3 and 4 iconic games," but "needed to take that aesthetic to an entirely new level." Based on the content of the 23-minute presentation, it seems like EA is measuring that new aesthetic height based on a single metric: helicopter violence.
While watching last week's Battlefield 6 reveal trailer, I noticed a tone shift that would continue through the multiplayer event. I don't mean DICE's traditionally more sober military fetishization giving way to Call of Duty-esque chest bumpery; that's a conversation for another day. I'm talking about how Battlefield Studios has decided the best way to illustrate the impact of virtual warfare is to make sure the viewer is only ever seconds away from watching another helicopter explode.
