Battlefield 1 | What To Expect

First-person shooters have gone through some serious transformations in recent years. From classics like Call of Duty 2 and Battlefield 1942 to Call of Duty: Infinite warfare and Battlefield 4, things have changed dramatically. Battlefield 1 was one of the shooters that were able to come out, against the mold, and make a name for itself by standing out above the mash up of AAA shooters that came out in October and early November.

This game has us hooked, EA DICE delivered big time. Releasing close to other major shooters like Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Titanfall 2, Battlefield has most of my attention.; Cinematic multi-player moments happen nearly every few minutes and the action is filled with dramatic highs and unsettling  lows. The phrase “It’s too quiet” has been shouted between Gigs and I, more than a few times. These low intensity points are almost always followed up with some kind of ambush style attack from a majority of the 32 players on the other team. Battlefield 1 really does an incredible job capturing and immersing you, so as to feel like your life is truly in danger in the trenches of a World War I warzone.

When it comes to the campaign, players run through segmented campaigns called ‘War Stories’. For those that don’t know much about World War I, there we’re battles happening all over Europe so each War Story offers the player a unique perspective of this tragic event in history. Each one of the campaigns is a wildly different and an exciting experience. The campaigns weren’t particularly long but have plenty of replay value. Shooters aren’t usually a game I go back and replay missions in the campaign, but Battlefield 1 takes the cake for calling me back over and over to the story missions.

Innovative Gameplay

Back to multiplayer, there’s a new kind of game mode that is really interesting called, Operations. This is a mode where the teams play across multiple maps trying to take and hold objectives along the way. When one team runs out of tickets, the winning/attacking team will charge to clear the area. If you find yourself on team that became overrun, you have to retreat from the area and regroup with the friendly army spawning behind you. It really is an innovative take on a multiplayer mode and one that can lead to some pretty epic journeys that span multiple landscapes.

Overall Battlefield 1 delivered an amazing first-person shooter experience and one that will continue to introduce new and enjoyable content round after round. The campaign was an unbelievable adventure, as each War Story delivered an unforgettable perspective on World War I. This will definitely be a shooter that lasts unlike EA DICE’s last Battlefield, Hardline. EA DICE really came to deliver with Battlefield I and I can’t wait to see how they continue to build on this magnificent shooter.

Here at GIGAMAX, we don’t like to assign a number to a game because it simplifies the experience, and as every gamer knows; a game is much more than just a number. For Battlefield 1, I would have to describe it as a cinematic, exciting experience and a truly unforgettable experience which delivers an incredible and immersive gaming experience. Thank you all so much for reading, if you would like to see some gameplay you can check out our most recent ‘Let’s Play’ here.