Battlefield 6 isn't just inspired by Battlefield 3 and 4, its campaign was influenced by "a lot of movies" including Generation Kill and Civil War

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Battlefield 6's developers have been very open about the fact that the upcoming FPS game is inspired by Battlefield 3 and 4, but its single-player campaign also takes plenty from other media including war movies and documentaries.

Speaking in an interview with GamesRadar+, DICE narrative director Emily Grace Buck reiterates that "3 and 4 were our biggest touchstones," as they featured "fantastic campaigns with grounded, interesting characters set in what was then a contemporary setting." In addition, "I would say we also looked at some of the human cost scale from things like Battlefield 1."

"Like we were saying, I think a big part of why Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 worked is they were trying to be a contemporary war story at the time they were being made, obviously they were set a few years ahead of the year that they released," she continues. "But we wanted to do that here, not just to mimic what was done in Battlefield 3 before, but really embrace that spirit. So we have to look at what war really looks like today through the eyes of people who are experiencing it through stories that are coming out now, and try to bring that into the campaign so that we're respectful to people who are serving in militaries around the world and surviving through conflicts."

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