Battlefield 1
About the Game
Battlefield 1 is the fifteenth main game in the Battlefield shooter franchise and as a main entry the follow-up to the 2013 Battlefield 4 . This time it is set during World War I and it is inspired by historic events. Like most of the main games in the series it combines a single-player campaign with an extensive amount of multiplayer modes. The campaign consists of six large missions, dubbed War Stories, each with a different protagonist, a different setting and distinct gameplay elements.
Story & Setting
There are seven game modes: Air Superiority, Conquest, Domination, Operations, Rush, Team Deathmatch, and War Pigeons. Rush, Conquest, Team Deathmatch, and Domination all return from Battlefield 4 . The main difference is that the game takes place across several maps and the back-and-forth is turned into a large military campaign where one environment continues where the previous one ended.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The prologue "Storm of Steel" is experienced through the eyes of several Harlem Hellfighters in France and "Through Mud and Blood" is about controlling a tank in France as a British driver. "Friends in High Places" takes it to the skies in France and England as a fighter pilot for the Royal Flying Corp and in "Avanti Savoia" you are a member of the Arditi in Italy. In "The Runner" you are an ANZAC runner in Turkey and the final story "Nothing is Written" is about controlling a Bedouin warrior commanded by Lawrence of Arabia in Mesopotamia. Each story has a different approach and offers specific vehicles, weapons or play styles. Multiplayer usually supports 24, 32 or 64 players on a single map depending on the game mode and most of these are based on the settings of the single-player War Stories. The game was launched with nine multiplayer maps: Amiens, Argonne Forest, Ballroom Blitz, Empire's Edge, Fao Fortress, Monte Grappa, Sinai Desert, St. Quentin Scar, and Suez.
Standout Features
- It can also be shot when it is released and in the air, denying the point and artillery.
- The map is split up into sectors which the offensive side needs to secure.
- Attackers only have three waves to capture all maps to win the entire match.
- The limited respawns can be countered by using medics and the attackers receive special vehicles that allow for a big push forward.
- Airship L30: Every map has a specific type: Airship L30 (zeppelin), Armored Train, or Dreadnought (naval vessel).
- A new element is the introduction of a persistent squad where a team of up to five players can remain together as a single unit, even when moving between different servers.
- There are many authentic weapons such as artillery, flamethrowers, hand guns and small arms, machine guns, many types of rifles, shotguns and mustard gas.
- Gas can be countered by wearing a mask, but this limits both hearing and viewing.
Modes & Ways to Play
War Pigeons is a team based mode where up to 24 players need to work together to locate pigeons. The Operations game mode builds on the concept of Rush with offence and defense. Multiplayer has eight distinct classes: Assault, Cavalry, Elite, Medic, Pilot, Scout, Support, and Tanker.
Player support includes Internet, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), and Team.
