I’m not pleased that I’ve to put in writing about Battlefield 6‘s new map, Eastwood. I’d relatively be enjoying it. I’ve already put round 5 hours into the map in a single night time, and I’m right here to say: It good.
On November 18, Battlefield 6‘s latest major season one update landed on all platforms. It added a new game mode, Sabotage, which is too small and not very good. But more importantly, it added a whole new map. And unlike the last map added earlier this month, the dreadful Blackwell Fields, this big new warzone set in a rich California suburb is amazing, providing the perfect blend of open warfare and close-quarters chaos that makes good Battlefield maps so damn enjoyable.
First off, Eastwood is big. Or at least it feels big. I’m certain for those who had been to take it and examine it straight with different maps from previous Battlefield video games, it wouldn’t seem large. Heck, I’m not even certain it’s the largest map in Battlefield 6. However uncooked acreage isn’t the important thing to creating a map really feel massive.
As an alternative, what Eastwood does is present plenty of areas to mess around in and quite a lot of locales to destroy. Whereas enjoying on Eastwood you’ll run into a number of homes with totally explorable interiors, swimming pools, and garages; a big golf course full with a flowery clubhouse; undeveloped sections of nature; and extra. Crossing Eastwood on foot or in a automobile simply appears like such a journey since you’ll move by so many alternative places and landmarks. That helps it really feel massive.
That selection additionally makes the map a blast to play. The primary night time it was within the sport, my buddies and I performed it continuous for almost 5 hours. And I by no means bought bored as a result of matches usually felt like smaller battles unfold throughout totally different tiny maps. Maybe, at first, we’d battle onerous within the dense suburbs, going home to accommodate and dodging tanks. Later, we’d be assaulting the clubhouse in drivable golf carts and avoiding snipers. And we would finish the match in a tank struggle up close to the hills as our allies flank by way of the golf course.
Eastwood has shortly grow to be considered one of my favourite Battlefield 6 maps and already appears like a basic map that folks will discuss years from now. This new stage additionally makes me excited for Battlefield 6‘s future. It reveals that the groups engaged on the sport could make maps that really feel massive and dense, and supply a great deal of thrilling locales through which to battle. Extra of this, please.
