Battlefield 1

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  1. RobertHZa
    Nov 18, 2016
    9
    Battlefield delivers the same satisfying multiplayer despite being set in an era of warfare where the variety of weapons and gadgets are slim. Battlefield looks amazing as ever and translates the feel of trench warfare well in a way that is entertaining. The campaign, in the form of multiple short stories, also provides a form of a tutorial which will help new comers get used to theBattlefield delivers the same satisfying multiplayer despite being set in an era of warfare where the variety of weapons and gadgets are slim. Battlefield looks amazing as ever and translates the feel of trench warfare well in a way that is entertaining. The campaign, in the form of multiple short stories, also provides a form of a tutorial which will help new comers get used to the battlefield gameplay.… Expand
  2. hg1802
    Nov 17, 2016
    1
    Are you kidding me?
    It doesn't feel like you are playing battlefield game.
    Great graphics, terrible single player game play.
    It is like Witcher 3. Overrated boring game.

    I miss Batllefield Bad company 2. It was the best.....
  3. MoaningMinnie
    Nov 17, 2016
    6
    While it's nice to look at it doesn't really innovate that much, and unfortunately alot of the ridiculous aspects of Battlefront like dumbed down mechanics, RNG bullet spread and silly "Hero classes" have made it into the game which just ruins it for me. And it's way too fast paced, I don't understand why the soldiers have to be parkour athletes in a Battlefield game, it doesn't feelWhile it's nice to look at it doesn't really innovate that much, and unfortunately alot of the ridiculous aspects of Battlefront like dumbed down mechanics, RNG bullet spread and silly "Hero classes" have made it into the game which just ruins it for me. And it's way too fast paced, I don't understand why the soldiers have to be parkour athletes in a Battlefield game, it doesn't feel right.

    Also, they should have gone for a WW2 theme instead because this doesn't resemble WW1 the slightes, it's a joke.    … Expand
  4. BRubble
    Nov 17, 2016
    8
    After a decade give or take of online co-op and single player, and being a huge war buff, Battlefield1 was going to be the one to reintroduce me to MP competitive shooters. Single player was still fun but short and was a nice intro to a few mechanics, though BF1 has of some of the worst AI I've witnessed in years. WTF Dice? "F" for effort on that one.
    Still it looks fantastic and plays    After a decade give or take of online co-op and single player, and being a huge war buff, Battlefield1 was going to be the one to reintroduce me to MP competitive shooters. Single player was still fun but short and was a nice intro to a few mechanics, though BF1 has of some of the worst AI I've witnessed in years. WTF Dice? "F" for effort on that one.
    Still it looks fantastic and plays fairly well on my aging machine(i5 4670k, gtx770,16Gb ram) with mostly high settings, though its well obvious I could do with a new build for this one as I can only seem to squeeze 30fps (64 player MP) which just doesnt quite cut it. I get 60fps SP. "Fairplay" seems to weasel out cheaters but how many still lip through I couldnt say.
    I dunno, its somewhat fun but still unfulfilling...I find myself lacking any sense of excitement playing this ...maybe there just isnt enough meat in large scale competitive shooters for my liking. Maybe I expect too much.    … Expand
  5. BKG06
    Nov 17, 2016
    9
    Best Battlefield game.But there is one problem.Only one problem.Single playes is too short.And ı want to play with Central Powers.The war is related to one side.Game needs DLC.
  6. MankieApple
    Nov 16, 2016
    10
    As soon as you get into the game, you are straight away, thrown into the action,
    Multiplayer is fun, not repetitive like some games, graphics and shaders make the game look clean
  7. Yosho
    Nov 16, 2016
    0
    Battlefield 1 is reskin of battlefront with no balance of wapons. They needed month to present hardcore serwers... it's sucks only 1 thing they did is to remove HUD, 2x damage and that's it. No sniper limit and hardcore become static game... EA did poor job with this game. There is no chace that you will find serwer with diffrent settings... EA own's it all.! Overall this gamehas so manyBattlefield 1 is reskin of battlefront with no balance of wapons. They needed month to present hardcore serwers... it's sucks only 1 thing they did is to remove HUD, 2x damage and that's it. No sniper limit and hardcore become static game... EA did poor job with this game. There is no chace that you will find serwer with diffrent settings... EA own's it all.! Overall this gamehas so many bugs and ublalanced wapons ets that is almost unplayable. And seson pass (maps modes etc) ask for another 100$ for seeson pass... half of with should be in orginal game! I've loved BF4 I hate BF1... IMHAO THE WORST AAA GAME OF 2016!! And don't bolieve that single player campain is great .... it's boring ...it's bad.. it sucks... EA has great marketing with battlefield 1 ...they are selling bad game for a price of a premium one...… Expand
  8. andrewbrown
    Nov 16, 2016
    5
    I'm only in it for the single player experience. I never played Battlefront, and I haven't touched a Battlefield game in what feels like a decade.

    Its not accurate to WW1, The AI is dumb as bricks as usual. Its not immersive.

    Now we'll have to wait another 10 years till someone makes another WW1 and a shame since I wanted to be engrossed in the WW1 era now.
  9. Layzan
    Nov 16, 2016
    4
    Really only outstanding thing about this game is the graphics and sound effects though buggy at present.

    Multiplayer which is why I purchased this game is quite poor, it gets boring fast. Many have complained of the limited content. But for me it was more the actual game design at fault. The game is loaded with snipers, because they can one hit kill you from range. Tanks are so over    Really only outstanding thing about this game is the graphics and sound effects though buggy at present.

    Multiplayer which is why I purchased this game is quite poor, it gets boring fast. Many have complained of the limited content. But for me it was more the actual game design at fault.

    The game is loaded with snipers, because they can one hit kill you from range. Tanks are so over powered they get boring fast. I tanked a lot on past BF games, was global number 1 tanker on ps3 for over a year. I was disappointed with BF1 tanks. Way too simplified and easy to rack up massive kill streaks with. Tank on tank fights are bland and it's often a case of who gets the first shot off or who had x amount of repair players.

    With the map layouts in mind. Sniper camping, team spawning, kill cam and grenade spam, horses with massive health pools, over powered tanks etc. Matches are reduced to meat grinders. That or a game more based around a jogging simulator as you race from one objective to another. Then towards the end of the match, the losers get to hammer the winning side with either a battleship, blimp or armored train.

    The game is less about skill, opening up to casual gamer's wallets, and more random luck and chaos. I enjoyed past BF games for the strategy and tactics but in Bf1 it's more about spawning and dying and gaming ones reactions as players run around like headless chickens in waves.

    Other things bent towards casuals are random kits off the floor that make you overpowered, an elite hero unit that can soak up bullets while racking up easy kills like out of battlefront.

    Bf1 is a step away from games like BF 1942, Vietnam, 2142, and more towards games like call of duty or battlefront. Shame.    … Expand
  10. Dumplings
    Nov 15, 2016
    3
    Besides the general look of the game graphics, sounds, and whatnot. the game play falls short from the previous titles. played Bad company 2 for 500+ hours, BF3 for 700 hours, and this game for 80 hours and I'm already sick of it. Multiplayer is rage inducing experience nothing will works out the way you think it would. spawn camping seems easier on this one than other ones, and the mapsBesides the general look of the game graphics, sounds, and whatnot. the game play falls short from the previous titles. played Bad company 2 for 500+ hours, BF3 for 700 hours, and this game for 80 hours and I'm already sick of it. Multiplayer is rage inducing experience nothing will works out the way you think it would. spawn camping seems easier on this one than other ones, and the maps aren't that great either.

    and for some reason I can only play one game mode conquest and on 64 player servers only, other servers and modes are laggy as hell. I'm happy I didn't pay full price for this game.    … Expand
  11. wilbhaas
    Nov 14, 2016
    0
    not able to play a map from the beginning to the end.

    not able to choose a new match, you just get thrown into an ongoing one. Could be at the end, sometimes at the middle, somtimes at the beginning. operations choosing a 64 vs 64 still in a 10 vs 10 game second map always crashes for me, because of server disconnections. horrible optimisation, I've to disable a core to play    not able to play a map from the beginning to the end.

    not able to choose a new match, you just get thrown into an ongoing one.
    Could be at the end, sometimes at the middle, somtimes at the beginning.

    operations choosing a 64 vs 64 still in a 10 vs 10 game

    second map always crashes for me, because of server disconnections.

    horrible optimisation, I've to disable a core to play this game without horrible, horrible lag ~10sec

    constant server disconnections.    … Expand
  12. Drezzik
    Nov 14, 2016
    10
    The game is not a simulator but it is dripping in so much authenticity and historical relevance that it makes for a wonderfully rich experience. It is this 'richness' that is why I can recall all of the fun moments I had playing BF1942 when I was younger. This game is the perfect balance between fun and play-ability, yet it is gritty and emotive.

    Positives: - Incredible well optimised.    The game is not a simulator but it is dripping in so much authenticity and historical relevance that it makes for a wonderfully rich experience. It is this 'richness' that is why I can recall all of the fun moments I had playing BF1942 when I was younger. This game is the perfect balance between fun and play-ability, yet it is gritty and emotive.

    Positives:
    - Incredible well optimised.
    - Graphics are jaw-droppingly deep.
    - Combat is varied and no one person has the best load out.
    - Guns are a joy to use and their weaknesses become charms or quirks to master.
    - Vehicles are polished to look at and to operate.
    - Weather effects make for a dynamic situational combat. (big maps can become close quarters)
    - Arsenal variety: Gas grenades, Limpet mines, Hatchets, Trip-wires, Air-motors, the list goes on...
    - ...Pigeons.

    Negatives:
    - Multiple variations on the same weapon seem a little misplaced.
    - Class rank unlocks are strange - lots of reward up to 5 and then nothing until 10.
    - Holding to skip revive time is a little frustrating but I see how it benefits the medic class.
    - Price - It's high but for all you get, the phrase 'just take my money' comes to mind.
    P.S. Hold off on Season Pass - Deluxe is enough.

    I wanted to give the review a 9.5 because it is much closer to perfect than a 9 would have you believe. The critic score of 88 is spot on.

    Source: I own the Digital Deluxe Origin copy and clocked up 80 hours thus far.    … Expand
  13. VitaminK
    Nov 13, 2016
    9
    8.5/10
    Pros - This is a great return to how the old battlefields made me feel during gameplay; edge of the seat, heart racing, squading up with a couple friends to support and take an objective. The return of destructible environments (mostly). HUGE maps (if you choose conquest) to play on, this was always a big seller for me in the old days, new maps and environments reflect the    8.5/10
    Pros - This is a great return to how the old battlefields made me feel during gameplay; edge of the seat, heart racing, squading up with a couple friends to support and take an objective. The return of destructible environments (mostly). HUGE maps (if you choose conquest) to play on, this was always a big seller for me in the old days, new maps and environments reflect the settings. Vehicles also are great fun.
    Cons - VERY limited weapons. This is one of my biggest gripes with the game alone (hopefully fixed in the future) with how EA does their Expansion Passes now, deliver half a game, then part out the rest over the next 6-12 months $$$. Balance, just check youtube (OP snipers and a certain shotgun with ridiculous 1 shot-range) this can easily be fixed in a patch or two thankfully we've already seen a couple of. That would change my 8.5 to a real 9.    … Expand
  14. OvrLordSix
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    This game is a wonderful concept. But logistically it is absolute garbage. I have been a fan of the Battlefield franchise for years and have played every version from 1942 onward. I was looking forward to this game for months. I really enjoyed the Beta, which was actually stable. When the game was finally released. I enjoyed playing it... when I could. The game is absolutely garbageThis game is a wonderful concept. But logistically it is absolute garbage. I have been a fan of the Battlefield franchise for years and have played every version from 1942 onward. I was looking forward to this game for months. I really enjoyed the Beta, which was actually stable. When the game was finally released. I enjoyed playing it... when I could. The game is absolutely garbage unstable, as per usual for the last few releases this game has major net code issues. I am sure at some point those will be fixed, but the internet stability issues, and the inability to play the game, and the absolutely abysmal stability for the net results in kicks at least 85% of the time I play. For the amount of money I paid for this game.... and after the absolute crap fiasco Star Wars Battle Front was (and the fact that Battlefield 1 uses this garbage game interface) makes the game unplayable. I have absolutely no patience of a company that will release a game that will remain stable for 85% of a 1000 ticket game to crash in the last 2 minutes of the game... then not allow me to receive any credit for the game play, any perks or anything else is frankly BULLS***. That is the last time I pay over 100 dollars for some piece of crap collaboration between Dice and Origin. I am mad as hell and will not be paying good money for any of this Dice Origin garbage in the future. Fix your GD game guys, or at least let me get credit for the freaking game play I actually get to do. You guys SUCK and you net stability page telling me to Open ports on my router A doesn't work, and B is a lame excuse for your inability to program a game with stable net code, or to protect your customers when you expensive garbage game doesn't work. F me once with Battlefront... F me twice with BF1... I will not be paying for any of your crap products in the future..... a BIG TBAG from OverLrdSix… Expand
  15. erv9
    Nov 12, 2016
    9
    I think It's an epic game with real visual, tactical but fast gameplay, a quite good campaign and of course with a lot of fun. So I can recommend this game to every FPS-multiplayer fan !
  16. Langisser
    Nov 12, 2016
    0
    Ulter disappointing. single campaign is ok, multiple play s**k the b***s. From now on I will only buy treyarch's cod. post my copy on ebay today hoping someone is stupid as I was to buy the game
  17. Dkashola
    Nov 11, 2016
    4
    tl;dr - the game rewards failure. If a team is losing they get either a blimp or an armored train, depending on the map. It's like a participation trophy for the fat slow kids, but in this case the fat kid uses the trophy to bludgeon the first place kid to death.
  18. StrikerFIN
    Nov 11, 2016
    9
    WW2 game in WW1 skin. It has issues, but less than BF4 at launch. And DICE fixed BF4 eventually, I'm confident that most issues get fixed here too. Single player is short, not worth it unless you play multiplayer.
  19. ExpertPL
    Nov 11, 2016
    8
    Very good graphics, very good audio. Singleplayer campaign lacks many things and personally I expected more historical authenticity (at least at the Battlefield 1942 level)
  20. Lubba
    Nov 10, 2016
    1
    After a 3 weeks of playing i am free to say that the game is ridiculous... Famous DX 12 i sa joke that if it is enabled sometimes brakes the game and you end up with windows message that searches for solution, support will naturally suggest to you to use DX11. So if you just bought that expensive video card, you are certainly gonna enjoy DX heaven. There are other things: revive bug,After a 3 weeks of playing i am free to say that the game is ridiculous... Famous DX 12 i sa joke that if it is enabled sometimes brakes the game and you end up with windows message that searches for solution, support will naturally suggest to you to use DX11. So if you just bought that expensive video card, you are certainly gonna enjoy DX heaven. There are other things: revive bug, spawn bug , net-code is fishy and so on. Matchmaking works like a charm , you are either winning with all points caped or losing with all points lost, people are leaving in those situations and you end up like a sucker who fights for EA stats while comments are all about GG, easy and cheat hackusations ??? Interface is empty and confusing at first with links to the youtube videos of those gays that sad how the great game is and how to play them, if you visit their twitch channels you can see that they have same problems as i mentioned... Of course , game graphics are beautiful , sound is fantastic but that is all. DICE please, doesn't work anymore and i'am out of this EA DICE grand scam and half of this 667 positive comments are certainly a hoax .… Expand
  21. ThePedanticRant
    Nov 9, 2016
    4
    When I first saw the trailer for Battlefield 1 I was ecstatic. The game looked like it was going to be an immersive experience taking place in a setting that was very unfamiliar to gamers, World War 1. The story trailer depicted the horrors of combat during the war, and showed the main character visually shaken as they struggled to survive in the bloody conflict around them. The trailerWhen I first saw the trailer for Battlefield 1 I was ecstatic. The game looked like it was going to be an immersive experience taking place in a setting that was very unfamiliar to gamers, World War 1. The story trailer depicted the horrors of combat during the war, and showed the main character visually shaken as they struggled to survive in the bloody conflict around them. The trailer depicted a Battlefield game that would have a meaningful story. So I purchased it and downloaded it as soon as I could.
    The first mission was an awesome experience. The player faced off against waves of German soldiers who continuously encroached further and further. When the player died, instead of respawning, the name of the player character and age at time of death was displayed on the screen. Then the player is transported to the body of another soldier on the front. This continues until an artillery bombardment completely annihilates the battlefield, killing the Germans and player character alike. I was ready for the next mission, this innovative way of dealing with the player death was definitely an interesting innovation. I started up the next mission and watched as soldiers charge forward ahead of me. I found myself in a slow moving tank taking on hundreds of infantry and a few dozen tanks. It was then that I realized that Battlefield 1 was nothing special.
    Battlefield 1 continued the same infuriating trope that has plagued first person military shooters for a long time. It made the player character an almost indestructible badass, who can take out an entire fortress of enemies on their own. Instead of focusing on immersion and making the player character killable like everyone else, as in the first mission, the developers chose to focus on the player and the player alone. Instead of being an individual in a massive charge through no man's land, the game makes you attack cities and towns by yourself, as if you were some sort of super soldier. I feel like squad based combat like in Battlefield Bad Company 2 would have been a decent compromise. Or a campaign based on the results of multiplayer gameplay like that of Titanfall. Instead the players were given the same formula they had been given in the past two iterations of battlefield, and the countless interactions of Call of Duty.
    Battlefield 1’s story line is also non-consequential. Every single one of the protagonists is the good guy, the Germans and Ottomans the bad guys. Every single one of the main characters is depicted as moral and heroic while the Germans and Ottomans are portrayed as cowardly. The main characters are the most white-bread characters that I have played as in a video game. None of their character flaws are revealed, probably because the player is only introduced to them for a few missions before switching to another battle halfway across the world, and another copied and pasted character. From the trailers I was expecting a game that’s narrative would be as similarly dark and brutal as the fantastic game Spec Ops the Line. In a ferrous attempt to escape from the enemy the player has to make heart wrenching decisions, and commits atrocities in order to survive. Battlefield 1 has none of these moral failings, and the decisions are of minute importance, such as what weapon should I use, and if should I kill the enemy, and even then these decisions mean nothing to the narrative. Infact when I tried to go through a mission without killing or alerting any of the enemies the cutscene still depicted bodies sprawled across the terrain.
    Battlefield 1’s story and portrayal of Word War 1 is extremely weak, and a testament to Dice’s incompetence at crafting singleplayer narratives. Dice should focus their resources on what they do best, multiplayer. Don’t be fooled by the single player trailers, this game is not worth purchasing for the single player alone and the multiplayer while fun does not offer an authentic experience. The proliferation of light machine guns and prototype submachine guns completely ruins any immersion that might have existed. The anti-tank rockets that are unlocked at the start of the game completely negate tank use, and the Dreadnaughts, battleship or zeppelins, are not the Goliath challenges as they are depicted in the trailer. The lack of teamwork especially hurts the multiplayer experience and makes it significantly more casual game-play. If you want a multiplayer game to play with a squad of close friends and move tactically this is certainly not the game for you, check out Insurgency instead. In conclusion if you are expecting a chaotic first person shooter to casually kill some times time with your friends and you don’t care about story, this game is for you.    … Expand
  22. ArithonUK
    Nov 9, 2016
    8
    I had lost faith in the BattleField franchise on the PC. BF2 was the pinnacle and with EA's changes to 2142 and their move to focus on the consoles, Bad Company 2 was the last "true" BattleField title. The BF3 & BF4 releases were graphically accomplished, but highly unpolished products (browser plugin for matchmaking) with less of, well pretty much every part of the battlefield mechanic.I had lost faith in the BattleField franchise on the PC. BF2 was the pinnacle and with EA's changes to 2142 and their move to focus on the consoles, Bad Company 2 was the last "true" BattleField title. The BF3 & BF4 releases were graphically accomplished, but highly unpolished products (browser plugin for matchmaking) with less of, well pretty much every part of the battlefield mechanic.
    So what has BF1 done to turn it around? Well, the matchmaking and game selection is all part of the game, not a bolt on, so it feels like a finished product. The game contains the whole interface.
    The single-player campaign is very enjoyable and is an excellent preparation for the on-line game.
    The maps are wide and varied with a good selection of weather, vehicles and mobile spawns. The game encourages teamwork and while not intuitive, the interface enables plenty of customisation for your player classes. I am lucky enough to have a top-end PC, so the game runs smoothly on maximum settings and looks amazing, but my sons both have older Core i5's with much cheaper graphics cards - however they are able to run the game at acceptable frame-rates.
    Overall the game is a strong move in the right direction, reclaiming the earlier glory days of the BattleField name.
    On the downside, there are currently few servers. Some nights you cannot get on a game. Why? From past experience it's most likely EA dictating who can host servers (and therefore pumping up the prices).

    Also don't expect any historical accuracy - it's "in the style of world war one" more than based on anything real. But to be fair, who was expecting it would be anything else?

    The game is mostly set in 1917/1918 and doesn't include (as yet) most of the major battles. So no Gallipoli (1915), no Marnes (1914), no Serbian Campaign (1914), no Verdun (1916), no Somme (1916), no Spring Offensive (1918) and no Hundred days (1918).

    The maps in the game are Fao Fortress (1914), Suez (1915), Monte Grappa (1917), Argonne Forest (1918), St. Quentin Scar (1918), Sinai Desert (1915-1918) and Amiens (1918).

    If you're a fan of the BF franchise, you'll enjoy this title.    … Expand
  23. slanderbot
    Nov 8, 2016
    1
    The gameplay itself, is more like an 8.5, the aesthetics and beautiful of the game a 9.5, however there are several crippling bugs and errors many of the community are experiencing, namely directx errors.

    Not only have the community reached out via the forums to the developers, but also through e-mail, petitions, and support tickets. None of these have yielded results, and the issue    The gameplay itself, is more like an 8.5, the aesthetics and beautiful of the game a 9.5, however there are several crippling bugs and errors many of the community are experiencing, namely directx errors.

    Not only have the community reached out via the forums to the developers, but also through e-mail, petitions, and support tickets. None of these have yielded results, and the issue remains.

    Support tickets that are sent are simply dismissed, as mine was. So thousands of players are unable to play.

    What good is a game if you cannot play it?    … Expand
  24. antonelli3573
    Nov 8, 2016
    6
    Battlefield 4 is better, deeper and offers more possibilities. BF1 has no veichles, no map destruction, no attachments (very few). It is just a casual shooter. If you want rapid action and shot anything that is moving without thinking twice, BF1 is the game for you. If you are a BF4 player, dont waste your money. It is just as bad as hardline.
  25. rosnk30
    Nov 8, 2016
    7
    Storyline of Battlefield 1 is good anyway, but too much short.......the multiplayer is good like ever was, BUT nowadays has a little issues about performance and dont run smooth.

    Anyway, its a great game....wait the price bottom up and dont think twice
  26. Crackfarmer
    Nov 8, 2016
    5
    To be honest it's a let down compared to what Trailers and the community was waiting for.

    Gameplay is meh, All weapons feel same.
    Graphic style is totally not mine, i hate that SW Battlefront ripped graphic style.

    It doesn't really feel like an battlefield game tbh.

    Wouldn't buy, played beta wasn't that amazing.

    20€ worth, at most.
  27. MCFCdaniel
    Nov 8, 2016
    8
    Ive held off on my review until I have had some serious playing time under my belt. Firstly I think the day 1 user reviews are a tad pathetic due to the fact they are either hating on the game and giving it a 0 or looking at it through rose tinted glasses and giving it a 10 based on an hour or so of gametime. I try to be a little more objective than that hence the delay.
    This is THE game    Ive held off on my review until I have had some serious playing time under my belt. Firstly I think the day 1 user reviews are a tad pathetic due to the fact they are either hating on the game and giving it a 0 or looking at it through rose tinted glasses and giving it a 10 based on an hour or so of gametime. I try to be a little more objective than that hence the delay.
    This is THE game I have been waiting for this year and now having played on it extensively I will start by saying it is a great game, it still is by no means perfect but still a fine addition to the series.

    Graphically it has no peers, this is to me one of the best looking games of all time if not the best. The textures are rich and detailed, the environment stunning and it's just a visual feast to behold, especially running on ultra with everything to the max in 1440p. I have yet to try to remove the hud but I would think that would add yet another level to the setting and it's on my to do list, if I dare that is, not knowing how much ammo I have left before charging the enemy wouldn't be the best scenario to be in. The sound is pretty good too, the sound of shells exploding next to you and gunfire whizzing overhead as you make your way to objectives can be unsettling at times, in a good way.

    The multiplayer aspect is as you'd expect with Battlefield games, not much has changed here in my opinion apart from the Operations mode which is great. It is multiplayer where I have spent most of my time, perfecting my roles and learning the dynamics of the game. I always find in Battlefield games that I get destroyed early on but the more I play the more I learn and find my preferred playstyle and start getting positive results. It's always a learning curve and patience and perseverance pay off.

    Moving along to campaign, this is where I feel Battlefield 1 falls short. The opening campaign mission that you have to do before unlocking the rest was fantastic, it captured that gritty, gloomy feeling of WWI combat, it was chaotic and it worked. I loved how when I died a name would pop up with birth to death dates show before spawning as someone else in the battle. Sadly the rest of the campaign I feel fails to live up to the first mission and subsequently fails to illuystrate the horrors of WWI combat, the Friends in High Places especially, I hated the cocky Yank guy and couldn't shake that feeling that the campaign had lost its way a little. The lawrence of Arabia mission too, one man (woman) vs all, it's just dubious, obviously in the name of entertainment some creative license was needed but it just felt like it was the wrong call. The campaign fails therefore to capture the horrors of WWI, quite miserably it must be said which is a shame given how good the opening mission was.

    The spectator mode is something I want to try but have so far not been able to find out how to, I quite like the idea of messing around with filters and taking screens etc of matches.

    Overall I am happy with Battlefield 1, I still wish Dice would have allowed for better character customization and maybe the ability to select race. It just isn't doing anything for historical accuracy to have a squad as diverse as this where the white man was the minority but I suppose Dice have their political views to express, it's not a big problem and I understand why Dice may have wanted to demonstrate their political stance but in the grand scheme of things I just felt it was misplaced. Apart from the historical innacuracies this game is both fun and infuriating at the same time, a fine addition to the franchise but no masterpiece.    … Expand
  28. soglasen
    Nov 7, 2016
    0
    the game badly implemented search server, Proch multiplayer maps,
    Single player is too short, reminds dlc,
    camouflage for weapons erected in the absolute,
    the game does not create the atmosphere of the First World War
  29. pmart4
    Nov 7, 2016
    9
    I'm not a huge fan of the FPS genre, so if I am going to play one then it has to be amazing. This is amazing! I would give it a 10 but there are some things that could be better (Direct X, a few aimbots / cheats and the historical inaccuracy to name just a few). one of these are major or game breaking and if it was accurate then it could have been at the expense of gameplay, sooooo I getI'm not a huge fan of the FPS genre, so if I am going to play one then it has to be amazing. This is amazing! I would give it a 10 but there are some things that could be better (Direct X, a few aimbots / cheats and the historical inaccuracy to name just a few). one of these are major or game breaking and if it was accurate then it could have been at the expense of gameplay, sooooo I get it.

    Overall, this is the best Battlefield I've played in years!    … Expand
  30. PixelKiller
    Nov 6, 2016
    6
    Certainly looks and sounds nice, like always from Dice.

    Had hopes for a reasonably histrocially correct game, and perhaps dialing back of the pacing a bit this time around. But historically this is way off. As someone else wrote, could've just as well been another WW2 shooter. It also feels very artifically chaotic, and the pacing is just like the previous games, over-the-top and    Certainly looks and sounds nice, like always from Dice.

    Had hopes for a reasonably histrocially correct game, and perhaps dialing back of the pacing a bit this time around.

    But historically this is way off. As someone else wrote, could've just as well been another WW2 shooter.

    It also feels very artifically chaotic, and the pacing is just like the previous games, over-the-top and everything-in-you-face-at-once. Michael Bay did this.

    Sound design is wierd. For some reason you can hear battle from far far away, but not the heavly equipped guy running up beside you. Or a tank for that matter, until it's driving over your corpse..

    You don't automatically spot someone you shooting at, you have to press another button just to do that. Which honestly is ridiculous, and contributes to that artifical feeling.

    And that naging feeling that what you see is NOT quite what you get, like with previous BF-games, is here as well. You dying long after taking cover, etc, etc. Maybe these games needs to be this chaotic to prevent this from becoming too glaringly appearant.

    Have played it for some 20-30 hours. Have now uninstalled it.    … Expand
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#11 Best PC Game of 2016
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 18, 2016
    80
    Has DICE made the Great War Great again? Well, it's certainly delivered a fresh-feeling shooter in a very saturated market. But the missing modes are felt. [Issue#257, p.58]
  2. Edge Magazine
    Dec 14, 2016
    90
    Battlefield 1 is better than its predecessors in almost every way. [Christmas 2016, p.102]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 12, 2016
    100
    Battlefield is back in shape and more so with fresh theme of the first Great War! After a long time, the campaign is successful and multiplayer is traditionally excellent. So, this year your choice is set! [Issue #269]
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