14 DAY TRIAL // Electronic Arts and its DICE studio have just revealed the first full set of details about the story of Battlefield 4 and about its main characters, both protagonist Sergeant Daniel Recker, as well as the main antagonist, Chinese Admiral Chang.
Battlefield 4 promises to deliver a bold new story in the first-person shooter universe, this time putting players in the shoes of a new character called Daniel Recker, a Sergeant in the elite Tombstone squad, which is a group of soldiers that get sent in when the U.S. deals with sensitive situations.
The first details about the story have just been revealed by DICE on its Battlefield blog, confirming the events surrounding the two single-player missions that have been revealed up until now, one in Baku and one in Shanghai.
Check out the official description below.
"While on a mission to collect intelligence from a defecting Russian General in Baku, Azerbaijan, your squad is discovered and you must fight your way through waves of Russian troops in order to escape. Upon getting back to the USS Valkyrie, a Wasp class carrier, the intelligence you’ve retrieved confirms previous suspicions. The Chinese Admiral Chang is planning a coup in China, and if this happens, the Russians would back him up."
"With this intel secure, the USS Valkyrie sets a course for Shanghai. You and Tombstone squad are sent on a covert mission into the city to extract a group of VIP’s. China is in uproar after the U.S. has been implicated in the assassination of Jin Jié, the future leader and voice for peace in China. Admiral Chang has canceled elections and martial law has been declared. As U.S. and Russian naval forces position themselves off the coast of China, and the situation quickly escalates into a stare down akin to a tinderbox waiting for a spark."
"In Shanghai, protestors clash with police as the streets are filled with chaos and turmoil. Tombstone manages to find the VIP’s, among them a CIA field operative known as Laszlo W. Kovic. With him is a mysterious individual that the Chinese military has been franticly searching for. Together with Kovic you fight your way out of Shanghai and back to the Valkyrie as countless civilians flee the city, many of which are brought aboard the Valkyrie as refugees."
"With communications dead, the Valkyrie sets course for Singapore to rendezvous with the USS Titan and the 7th US carrier group at their last known position. As you reach Singapore you are shocked to find a horrific scene of fire and mayhem. The flagship is sunk and its fleet is eradicated, and from this point on nothing is certain."
Players will be in for quite a ride during Battlefield 4's single-player campaign, as DICE has pledged to put a lot more effort in the story so that it can attract those who get the game only for its multiplayer mode.
Battlefield 4 is out on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later this year.