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Battlefield 1 is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts.
It's the fifteenth entry in series, and the fifth in the main series after Battlefield 4.
It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 21, 2016.
Why It Rocks
- It really captures the image of WWI for the most part.
- A bunch of interesting storylines from different characters and their countries.
- The violence and stealth are both well executed.
- It came out during a time when futuristic video games became kinda too prevalent, so it was really nice to have one about the First World War, especially considering that it's a really overlooked conflict when it comes to video games.
- Great weapon selection, including weapons that were rarely seen or used in WWI.
- Great visuals and strong attention to details in the maps.
- Great take on the maps, taking part of armies, both within the Entente and Central Powers.
- You get to ride on horses for the first time in the Battlefield franchise.
- The DLC "In The Name of The Tzar" also has maps that take place during the Russian Civil War and put the White Army against the Red Army, which is a good thing, since the Russian Civil War is also a heavily ignored conflict in the video game history.
- While some of the "diverse" cast in MP can be pretty eye-cutting, some of them actually make sense and add variety, representing some of the unknown parts of some armies from WW1. Such as Russian Imperial/White Army Scout who represents a Russian Women's Battalion and British Scout from "Turning Tides" DLC maps who represents a New Zealand Māori Battalion.
Bad Qualities
- It has a lot of mistakes and inaccuracies like the use of late-war/experimental weapons, incorrect uniforms, presence of parachutes, German Cavalry and Scout classes being Africans, and other things that can somewhat break the immersion of the WWI setting the game takes place in. Though some of these can be excused if considering that they could be done for the sake of gameplay.
- Despite the fact that France played one of the biggest roles in the conflict, it didn't receive any recognition in the game until the arrival of "They Shall Not Pass" DLC.
- The last major DLC, "Apocalypse", was a major letdown and a massive waste of potential.
- The time gap between the DLCs, "They Shall Not Pass" and "In The Name of The Tzar" was criticised for being too long, thanks to the fact DICE was working on the infamous Star Wars Battlefront II.
- The Assault class was deemed overpowered, as the class was given the Hellriegel M1915, an experimental weapon that not seen combat in WWI. It's infamous in-game for having a fast time to kill and high magazine capacity.
- Because of this weapon prevalence, a balance update was made in February 2018 boosted the time to kill of other weapons so other weapons can compete with the Hellriegel.
- Feels like a watered-down experience for veteran fans of Battlefield, with simplified gunplay and teamwork mechanics compared to past installments.
- Limited cosmetic customisation for MP class characters.
- The PC Version has very long loading times that are more atrocious than Sonic 06.
Reception
Battlefield 1 was well received by critics and fans alike. On Metacritic, the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions have a critic score of 88/100, 89/100, and 87/100 respectively. The user scores, though not as high as the critic scores, were also positive. The PC versions has a user score of 7.1/10, the PS4 version has a 7.9/10, and the Xbox One has a 7.6/10.[1][2][3]
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