Battlefield 3’s legendary air combat mission was meant to be a lot more interactive, as per recent reports. Fans may remember this iconic sequence from the game back when it was released, which wowed a lot of players with its scope and grandeur.

The sequence is truly legendary, and can be attributed as being one of the best military sequences in modern video game history, and its cut content makes it feel all the more as a missed opportunity.

Battlefield 3 sacrificed free flying in favor of a cinematic moment The free fly sequence was meant to be a lot more interactive | Image Credit: Dice

As detailed within an X thread, David Goldfarb – the game designer for Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 3 commented on the rather cinematic nature of the free fly mission. In reality, the mission was meant to be a lot more interactive in nature.

We did want to make this mission free fly initially,...