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  1. Oct 25, 2016
    7
    Weapon balance don't exist, bayonet charge is more retarded than commando perk in MW2. The new feature like zeppelin, armored train or dreadnought can help even the weakest team win and I don't think it's good for this game and fair play.
  2. Oct 25, 2016
    10
    Finally the Battlefield I've been waiting for 84 years. It is been 84 years. Grapchics, storyline and multiplayer are absolutely brilliant and fantastic,extremely fun to play all the way through.Best game ever ! Best game ever !Best game ever !
  3. Oct 25, 2016
    1
    This game is not finished and buggy as hell:
    - regularly your mouse becomes unresponsive in all machines, it's especially "convenient" when you're flying a plane
    - at some point in the game it becomes laggy and disconnects you from server, happens once a game at least - sometimes you're unable to put ammo and medical boxes, just because - EA forces local languages on you, but doesnt
    This game is not finished and buggy as hell:
    - regularly your mouse becomes unresponsive in all machines, it's especially "convenient" when you're flying a plane
    - at some point in the game it becomes laggy and disconnects you from server, happens once a game at least
    - sometimes you're unable to put ammo and medical boxes, just because
    - EA forces local languages on you, but doesnt bother with grammar, their descriptions is filled with grammar mistakes.

    UI interface is the worst, it's not intuitive and feels empty. For example, you cant change loadout while loading, but you can buy battle packs which have nothing but skins in them and totally useless.
    Overall there's a very little choice of weapons, and even those you have are basically a copy paste of 3 weapons per class with very little changes.

    BF1 is not worth $80 they are charging for it in Russia. Whats the use in great graphics if everything else is half assed, buggy and unplayable. Most indie games are better quality and you get them for $10 tops.
    BF1 is not BF5, it's **** Hardline 2, Id rather go back to BF4 and never buy another EA game.
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  4. Oct 25, 2016
    10
    Just pure fun. Great Graphics. Sure, its not a simulator, nor an accurate depiction of WW1. Mostly all soldiers had bolt action rifles. It's a VIDEO GAME! and a very fun one. Playing with friends is the way to go.
  5. Oct 25, 2016
    9
    I purchased the ultimate edition of this game and don't regret it one bit. This game has an excellent multiplayer and with the current progress have removed a lot of the hackers. DICE and EA have pumped a gem of a game. my only complaint is the lack of singleplayer which I hope includes more stories in the upcoming dlc packs, and some maps are geared way to much for Scouts. In general theI purchased the ultimate edition of this game and don't regret it one bit. This game has an excellent multiplayer and with the current progress have removed a lot of the hackers. DICE and EA have pumped a gem of a game. my only complaint is the lack of singleplayer which I hope includes more stories in the upcoming dlc packs, and some maps are geared way to much for Scouts. In general the detail of graphics and the atmosphere really gives you the feeling of how the great war would of taken place. Not everyone had SMG's or LMG's to use, which is only inacurate at best but doesn't effect the gameplay. All in all the game is fun, the multiplayer is excellent which is why I buy most games anyway. Expand
  6. Oct 25, 2016
    9
    Great installment into the Battlefield series. It's a beautiful game and runs incredibly well. The launch was near flawless. Most of the small things that were bothersome or a game ruiner in BF4 are gone. Hit detection is WONDERFUL. I haven't felt like my bullets weren't hitting or I was getting cornershot at all while playing this. The game runs at 60Hz, CS runs at 64Hz. CS however isn'tGreat installment into the Battlefield series. It's a beautiful game and runs incredibly well. The launch was near flawless. Most of the small things that were bothersome or a game ruiner in BF4 are gone. Hit detection is WONDERFUL. I haven't felt like my bullets weren't hitting or I was getting cornershot at all while playing this. The game runs at 60Hz, CS runs at 64Hz. CS however isn't also simulating a world while it runs. But the point is, the game is smooth, it looks amazing, fights feel fair, and I'm having a blast. Great job DICE! Expand
  7. Oct 25, 2016
    10
    After a total 24 hours of mixed single player and multiplayer game i can finally say that this game has been one of the best Battlefield games since Bad Company 2. Sure it comes with the average glitch or two but in general this game is very fun to play and has a extremely well made campaign. After reading some of these reviews I agree that the game had many cheaters at launch, but sinceAfter a total 24 hours of mixed single player and multiplayer game i can finally say that this game has been one of the best Battlefield games since Bad Company 2. Sure it comes with the average glitch or two but in general this game is very fun to play and has a extremely well made campaign. After reading some of these reviews I agree that the game had many cheaters at launch, but since then many new fixes have made the amount of cheaters close to none. The graphics are amazing and the locations and time period fit in well with the 32 to 32 player game modes that the series is known for. Expand
  8. Oct 25, 2016
    5
    Well the campaign was fun, a little too easy and AI are dumb as hell as usual but somehow I still really liked the campaign.

    Unfortunately can't say the same for the multiplayer. I couldn't get any kills at all in this game and I'm generally pretty good at shooters. Then I figured out it's Star Wars Battlefront code with 'ranges' that you have to be in for each weapon, is why the guns
    Well the campaign was fun, a little too easy and AI are dumb as hell as usual but somehow I still really liked the campaign.

    Unfortunately can't say the same for the multiplayer. I couldn't get any kills at all in this game and I'm generally pretty good at shooters. Then I figured out it's Star Wars Battlefront code with 'ranges' that you have to be in for each weapon, is why the guns feel so bizarre. Once you get used to the ranges you'll get a lot better but I just don't like the feel of it. I should never be too close for a sniper rifle to work, and shotguns are absolutely useless at surprisingly short distances (like 30 feet or so and suddenly it does nothing). And support LGMs should take more time to pull up to ironsights and make you run slower but should be devastating as hell when hit. Instead they feel weaker than a little SMG which is too weird to describe. I just don't like the 'feel' of it.

    Also there's a lot of cheaters you see kicked every round. OMG it's only been out for three days!

    Anyway I guess it has potential if they fix the cheating and tune the guns a bit. But definitely not my favorite shooter out of the box.
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  9. Oct 25, 2016
    1
    Boring game without strategy. Only shoot die chaos gameplay. But you can always just look around at the great detailed graphics. It is without doubt the most beautiful game I've seen, the graphics part of course!
  10. Oct 25, 2016
    2
    Well if you saw the score you already know I don't like this game.
    That's not to say that I don't see any positives or don't think it might be 'ok' for some to buy so please read on before making your decision on my review.
    First let's start with the Positives: + Really fantastic graphics. + Destructible environments. It's fun to get a sniper out of that house by blowing it to bits
    Well if you saw the score you already know I don't like this game.
    That's not to say that I don't see any positives or don't think it might be 'ok' for some to buy so please read on before making your decision on my review.

    First let's start with the Positives:
    + Really fantastic graphics.
    + Destructible environments. It's fun to get a sniper out of that house by blowing it to bits with a tank or mortars!
    + Generally stable servers which will only improve further with some fine tuning.
    + Innovative battle modes where you push enemy back and another map loads and you play that one in a sort of tug of war which makes the game feel like it has bigger picture consequences.
    + Despite what some may say, a pretty wide array of weapons considering it's WW1 and IRL each country had only one or two bolt action rifles which 95% of soldiers carried. So they did a good job of 'digging up' extra realism based weapons to include.
    + A couple decent support roles for those who want to do something besides get kills all the time. Support and Medic can both be very useful to the team.
    + It fills a gap in an otherwise stale genre. Let's face it COD has been basically the same game for 10 years now with map packs and a few tweaks being sold as new games. And not really much else besides CS which has been the same game for 15+ years.

    Now the Negatives:
    - As of game release day 1, the game is absolutely loaded with cheaters. Bring up the chat in any map and just watch a few minutes and you'll see people getting 'banned'. Several per match. Which is quite surprising so early in a game's release cycle.
    - Cheaters are not permanently banned! Why oh why would the developers make the decision not to invalidate a CD key I have no idea. I've seen several threads on the topic in the official game forums and the devs feel it would be too 'hard' on paying players. Wow! So they're more concerned with the cash flows from the cheaters than from the paying players?! OK! Anyway, someone gets 'banned' and they'll be right back in a matter of minutes.
    - Guns have no stopping power so only the very last bullet which kills them makes any difference whatsoever to their ability to spaztically run all over, evading your last bullet, and shoot back, greatly favoring twitch reflexes over strategy an tactics.
    - The most solo unfriendly shooter in history. No FF (Friendly Fire) means mic'd up squads of move in one 'mass' and throw out enough lead to mow down any player in their way. As a solo player, you'll be faced 1v5 most every time you see the enemy (though you do have the option to sit back and play sniper). And arguably this does provide some real value to players who like to buddy up.
    - Overall the guns are just 'weird' compared to any other shooter. The closest I can compare it to is Planetside which also doesn't feel like a 'real' shooter if classic play style is your preference. Personally I found all the guns except the sniper rifles just lacked an 'oomf', and had no sense of real power or damage when hitting.
    - Sound. Though the sounds are generally pretty good. It takes an extremely expensive or extremely loud sound system to be able to hear footsteps. Some say its OK, others have the same complaint. Really depends on your system and config. With my headphones I can't hear a damn thing until the very last step which doesn't matter anyway because you're already knifed.

    Overall: I think the game does a lot right. But more cheaters than I've seen in any FPS getting kicked from literally every match, an extreme unfriendliness to solo players, weak feeling guns with no sense of impact, and way too silent footsteps which means more knife deaths from behind than you can count all conspire to bring down what could otherwise be a great game.

    If the developers change their stance on permanently banning cheaters I might have another look. Until then, I'll pass.
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  11. Oct 25, 2016
    10
    I've played every Battlefield game from BF2 onwards for the PC. This is by far my favourite. The guns require more skill to use than the other games IMO and the map designs are the best yet, apart from the 1 open desert map that was in the beta you don't have to worry about tanks dominating, or attack helicopters from other battlefield games. The graphics are amazing and immersive, yetI've played every Battlefield game from BF2 onwards for the PC. This is by far my favourite. The guns require more skill to use than the other games IMO and the map designs are the best yet, apart from the 1 open desert map that was in the beta you don't have to worry about tanks dominating, or attack helicopters from other battlefield games. The graphics are amazing and immersive, yet very well optimised. It's not as skillful/competitive as CS:GO but it makes a nice change for casual fun. If you like multiplayer FPS I highly recommend this game. Extremely fun! Expand
  12. Oct 24, 2016
    7
    If your looking for an authentic WWI experience, this game is for you. It really does capture the grit and the grime; the horror of war. Turns out WWI wasn't very fun. You rarely are engaged with the person that kills you. The map is so cluttered with the debris of war, it can be very difficult to spot enemies. There are supper cool moments. The game looks amazing! It's just notIf your looking for an authentic WWI experience, this game is for you. It really does capture the grit and the grime; the horror of war. Turns out WWI wasn't very fun. You rarely are engaged with the person that kills you. The map is so cluttered with the debris of war, it can be very difficult to spot enemies. There are supper cool moments. The game looks amazing! It's just not super fun. I'm a huge BF4 fan. Loved it! Put in over 400 hours in it. This game, though laid out the same way, just isn't as fun. The equipment used during the period was crude, and difficult to use, and it shows through in the game. Some of the guns own sites obstruct your vision. Almost every gun solely uses iron sites. It's worth checking just to experience it's authenticity. I wonder if it has any staying power. Expand
  13. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    The game is absolutely everything COD isnt & that's great. It's chaotic, beautiful, so many choices, and team work is crucial. There have been so many times where you just die from nowhere & at first it's annoying, but then you realize that's how war is and the feel that they bring.

    The multiple game modes are pretty fun as well.
  14. Oct 24, 2016
    6
    I am playing Battlefield 1 but thinking about Battlefield 4. Before when I was going back home from work I was thinking about my game (Battlefield 4), even at work, I could make changes to the game using Battlelog.(battelfield companion is very poor). With Battlefield 1 I am missing something, do not really know what. The game is like a simple shooter, with lots of small and tiny roomsI am playing Battlefield 1 but thinking about Battlefield 4. Before when I was going back home from work I was thinking about my game (Battlefield 4), even at work, I could make changes to the game using Battlelog.(battelfield companion is very poor). With Battlefield 1 I am missing something, do not really know what. The game is like a simple shooter, with lots of small and tiny rooms that you go into and someone is waiting there to kill you, hundreds windows, people are simply waiting there to shot at you. Graphics is lovely but the new menu is horrible the maps are kind of boring.
    Maybe the simplicity of the gameis something I don't like. Do not know.
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  15. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Easily the best Battlefield to date. I'm only 25 hours in but I can see myself spending more time with 1 than any previous Battlefield game.

    Two of my friends started BF4 couple months back and had a really hard time. With BF1 they are doing much better so to a degree it's easier for new players.
  16. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Best Battlefield game from Bad Compnay 2
    Pros:
    Graphics and sounds
    Very fresh gameplay with mele weapons and new battlepacks system, unclock class systam
    CONS:
    some graphics bugs (This will be repair in few updates
  17. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Great addition to the Battlefield franchise. Brings me back the the original 1942 game. It shows the savagery and carnage of WWI. No high tech gadgets to rely on is a welcome change from the other games. Graphics are amazing as is the sound. Calling it a Battlefront clone is an injustice. There is something amazing about fighting in foxholes on a hillside and seeing a enemy bomber pop overGreat addition to the Battlefield franchise. Brings me back the the original 1942 game. It shows the savagery and carnage of WWI. No high tech gadgets to rely on is a welcome change from the other games. Graphics are amazing as is the sound. Calling it a Battlefront clone is an injustice. There is something amazing about fighting in foxholes on a hillside and seeing a enemy bomber pop over the ridge dropping bombs. Expand
  18. Oct 24, 2016
    9
    The new operations gamemode , 60 hz -64 player servers, and amazing visuals all make this game worth a buy despite it's current balance issues and minor bugs at launch.
  19. Oct 24, 2016
    8
    PROS
    Nice graphics and sound.
    Multiplayer seems well optimized in performance and netcode. So far campaign looks good. CONS: Unlimited running, seriously? A little fast for a WWI FPS game... wish it had the speed of the BF1942 game... I think hackers are starting to ruin the game. Because of game speed, it loses some tactics and strategy and turns into a run and shoot game like
    PROS
    Nice graphics and sound.
    Multiplayer seems well optimized in performance and netcode.
    So far campaign looks good.

    CONS:
    Unlimited running, seriously?
    A little fast for a WWI FPS game... wish it had the speed of the BF1942 game...
    I think hackers are starting to ruin the game.
    Because of game speed, it loses some tactics and strategy and turns into a run and shoot game like Battlefront.
    Motorcycles are hard to control.
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  20. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    This game is perfect in so many ways! I have never had so much fun in a video game since bad company 2. The campaign is a bit short and i wish it was longer, but i have never felt so much in a video game before, i'm more of the multiplayer guy, i don't like singel player stories/games but i have to say, i really loved the Battlefield 1 war stories. The Multiplayer is running so smooth andThis game is perfect in so many ways! I have never had so much fun in a video game since bad company 2. The campaign is a bit short and i wish it was longer, but i have never felt so much in a video game before, i'm more of the multiplayer guy, i don't like singel player stories/games but i have to say, i really loved the Battlefield 1 war stories. The Multiplayer is running so smooth and is so gorgeous and is a lot of fun! I would say this is the best Battlefield game out there! Get in your car right now and trow the game store your money, because this game is worth all of your money Expand
  21. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Finally the "Battlefield" I've been waiting for. Though battlefield 3 and 4 (for that matter bad company 2) were good games, I just never found the "modern" battlefield as interesting. People sitting 10 man strong on a rooftop with snipers, or the ridiculous strength of tanks in the previous titles made the maps feel empty.
    Either people were hiding for tanks, or trying to snipe the other
    Finally the "Battlefield" I've been waiting for. Though battlefield 3 and 4 (for that matter bad company 2) were good games, I just never found the "modern" battlefield as interesting. People sitting 10 man strong on a rooftop with snipers, or the ridiculous strength of tanks in the previous titles made the maps feel empty.
    Either people were hiding for tanks, or trying to snipe the other snipes from 2 miles away.

    In Battlefield 1, the amount of people you can have firing at you if you poke your head too high is so intense. The weapons are fine tuned enough so that even snipers have a valid reason to push up a little closer, and veichles aren't stupid OP like they were in resent battlefield titles.

    I would like a few more slots for planes in the game though, that would be an awesome feeling to have 10 planes on each time flying overhead all the time. I'd still like to see 64 teams on either side, instead of "only" 32 on each - that would be the dream! But, I'm happy Battlefield 1 took a step back to a time before tanks that could headshot you from miles away and focused more on the soldiers.
    And the visuals is as always stunning, battlefield took battlefront and printed an awesome looking game into a game with fun gameplay.
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  22. Oct 24, 2016
    8
    BF1 is a refreshing change of pace from the scores of modern military and future warfare FPS games that have been released as of late. there are many good things about this game but also some bad.

    LETS START WITH THE GOOD - Beautiful graphics and sound - the new time period and all the maps, vehicles, weapons and gadgets that it brings with it - new game mode that is on par with
    BF1 is a refreshing change of pace from the scores of modern military and future warfare FPS games that have been released as of late. there are many good things about this game but also some bad.

    LETS START WITH THE GOOD
    - Beautiful graphics and sound
    - the new time period and all the maps, vehicles, weapons and gadgets that it brings with it
    - new game mode that is on par with conquest/rush
    - War air ship/ Armored train and Battleship behemoths
    - A good but short single player

    NOW THE BAD
    - The random bullet deviation on SMGs and LMGs, there is also RBD on semi auto rifles if you fast fire, I understand that they do this since its a WW1 game and they don't want everyone running around with a LMG but i could think of other ways they could have done this, such as increasing the recoil of SMGs and LMGs by alot, as it is i think the random bullet deviation takes some skill out of fire fights.

    - there is some work to be done with weapon balancing and i have noticed some weird lag with the planes but that should be fixed in time.

    well that's what i think about BF1, its overall a very good game but the random bullet deviation is consistently annoying and is pretty much my only big gripe with the game so far.
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  23. Oct 24, 2016
    7
    The game is objectively fine. Pretty looking game, great sound, interesting take on SP, etc.

    But let's get into the MP. The worst part of the game is the people who play it. In almost every match, at least 50% of the team will be Scouts attempting to be the next Vassili Zaitsev while all 7 flags are capped by the other team. Meanwhile, I'd be the lone Assault with the AT rocket gun out
    The game is objectively fine. Pretty looking game, great sound, interesting take on SP, etc.

    But let's get into the MP. The worst part of the game is the people who play it. In almost every match, at least 50% of the team will be Scouts attempting to be the next Vassili Zaitsev while all 7 flags are capped by the other team. Meanwhile, I'd be the lone Assault with the AT rocket gun out attempting to shoot at armor while two enemy heavy tanks roll together re-enacting the Ottoman genocide of Armenians.

    This problem of overpopulation of snipers has been extant since Bad Company 2, and EA/DICE have clearly not bothered to solve it. I don't think EA/DICE would fix this anytime soon - it's a shame when the game allegedly promotes itself as a team shooter. There's not even a class quota to address this.

    -3 for this design flaw.
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  24. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Dice redeemed themselves from Battlefront. Brought back building destruction they left out from Battlefield 4 (levolution is boring). Amazing game filled with dense urban to sprawing montain maps, audio captures the chaos and humanity of war perfectly.
  25. Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Best game ever ! Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !Best game ever !
  26. Oct 24, 2016
    9
    What a breathe of fresh air, finally back to the sort of genre that defined the franchise. Amazing graphics and intense gameplay, extremely fun to play all the way through. Fun campaign and a good selection of multiplayer modes, very impressed. Didn't like the weapon skins side of things, that is a bit tacky but aside from that perfect.
  27. Oct 23, 2016
    10
    fantastic game! Immersive, engaging, realistic! perfect graphs! Masterpiece! Worthy of 100. I would judge as the best of all the series. I'm delighted.
  28. Oct 23, 2016
    3
    The game is looking great but , its feels just to arcade . the gun feeling is just not satisfying. No mod tools after battlefield 2 .
    Make battlefield never like it was :( Just a money grabbing arcade game EA well done
  29. Oct 23, 2016
    10
    Absolutely brilliant! As somebody that's never played the Battlefield series, this game is fresh take to FPS as an alternative to the COD series. The campaign is sooo good. It's like playing a movie.
    And it runs butter smooth on Ultra settings on my GTX970 SLI setup.
    Multiplayer is hard! But I still have some getting used to it as I'm used to the "run and gun" approach that the COD
    Absolutely brilliant! As somebody that's never played the Battlefield series, this game is fresh take to FPS as an alternative to the COD series. The campaign is sooo good. It's like playing a movie.
    And it runs butter smooth on Ultra settings on my GTX970 SLI setup.
    Multiplayer is hard! But I still have some getting used to it as I'm used to the "run and gun" approach that the COD series adopts.

    I gave this game a 10 because I honestly don't know how else you could improve a game of this calibre. It's seriously cutting edge stuff.
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  30. Oct 23, 2016
    6
    Graphics and graphical options are 10/10, performance on nvidia 970 gtx is 10/10, sound is 10/10, netcode is 8/10

    Now to the bad stuff Game Modes: Every game mode except conquest and operations is 12v12... You have this great engine that is very well optimized with the capability of 32v32 but you're not using it? This brings me to my next point Custom Servers: Where are they? Why
    Graphics and graphical options are 10/10, performance on nvidia 970 gtx is 10/10, sound is 10/10, netcode is 8/10

    Now to the bad stuff

    Game Modes: Every game mode except conquest and operations is 12v12... You have this great engine that is very well optimized with the capability of 32v32 but you're not using it? This brings me to my next point

    Custom Servers: Where are they? Why can't people host servers with custom features

    Stat tracking: Compared to BF3, stat tracking doesn't exist in BF1

    Gunplay: I have no idea what they were thinking with these guns, a perfect FPS shooter will strive to make every gun relevant for specific purposes, no gun should be good at everything and no gun should be absolute garbage with no reason for existing. In BF1 each class has 1 or 2 guns that are superior in 80% of all situations, the remaining guns are useless or frustrating. It's like they had 4 teams working on the weapons, each team not knowing what the other was doing until launch day, just horrible. I didn't play BF4 or Hardline so I don't know how far DICE has fallen since BFBC2 and BF3 but they are currently setting new lows in FPS gun mechanics.

    Team balancing: Where is it? Maybe its because it's release weekend, their ranking algos don't have enough data yet but I highly doubt it. Why are level 5's playing with level 40's? And no these are not God Tier level 5's, they are how do I use my medkit level 5's.

    RE-skin of Battlefront: If you love Battlefront you don't need to play this game, unless you really like WWII games that are skinned to look like WWI games.

    That pretty much covers it. There are some bugs but not nearly as many as Beta so I think they did a good job of cleaning up the game. Overall I hope they keep adding a lot of features to the game so I don't get bored and uninstall. I'm very happy I didn't purchase the game + DLC because these guns are going to get boring fast.
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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 54
  2. 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]