Battlefield 1 from EA - First World War FPS

Grim.Reaper · October 17, 2016, 07:41:29 PM

Review

http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/17/13303292/battlefield-1-review-xbox-one-ps4-playstation-4-pc-windows

Gusington · October 17, 2016, 08:54:18 PM

Dammit I am about to pass out but I need to read that...will have to wait :(

W8taminute · October 17, 2016, 09:06:56 PM

I'm definitely picking up this game.

Yskonyn · October 18, 2016, 05:07:15 AM

This follows from an avid BF fan, but I have played early access for several hours now and I am blown away (pun intended)! :D
The game looks absolutely gorgeous and the WW1 vibe is very much present with a subdued colour palette and great audio / visual experience. The combat is grim and violent and the combat is slightly more realistic with the absence of big HUD markers for targets spotted.
Its easy to miss a guy making good use of cover.

The new Operations game mode is a mix between the smaller Rush and big Conquest mode. The map is divided into sectors and every phase plays out in one of those sectors.

I haven't seen much SP yet, but what I have seen so far is a heavy story with high quality cutscenes to make an interesting narrative. You play as several people in the campaign and it tries to show you the grim reality of WW1 combat, but also asks a few questions about morality (at least it does so in the opening mission). If they continue this throughout the campaign it will be the strongest SP Battlefield experience of any game of the series. Very much looking forward to playing further.

In MP it shinies truely of course. Dynamic Weather on each map, Destruction mechanics even more impressive yet again and weapons feel like the cumbersome old models of the Era, but gunplay is tight and rewarding no less.

jomni · October 18, 2016, 08:34:54 AM

Thanks for your thoughts.

Grim.Reaper · October 18, 2016, 03:41:15 PM

I am interested, just not sure if I am $45+ interested.....would enjoy the campaign, but I really don't play multiplayer (I die within seconds) so not sure if the campaign is good enough for a $45 purchase....thinking my tolerance is in the $25-$35 range:)

Gusington · October 18, 2016, 04:58:11 PM

^Me too...Green Man has it for 45.99. Remain strong with me.

They also have Dragon's Dogma for 11.99...anyone play that? Metacritic reviews of it are very good, 80+

Grimnirsson · October 19, 2016, 04:24:12 PM

QuoteDragon's Dogma

Great game with very innovative features, loved it O0

JudgeDredd · October 19, 2016, 04:41:42 PM

I gather this has got glowing reviews - including the solo campaign. O0

Grim.Reaper · October 19, 2016, 04:50:49 PM

When you buying:)

Gusington · October 19, 2016, 05:27:01 PM

I have resisted for now...SP campaign is only about 8 hours. Not worth 45.00 to me yet.

W8taminute · October 19, 2016, 10:00:28 PM

was watching Jackfrags on YouTube last night and I'm getting this game day one at full price. Might even skip work... ;D

JudgeDredd · October 20, 2016, 12:41:23 AM

Quote from: Grim.Reaper on October 19, 2016, 04:50:49 PM
When you buying:)

Nope. I know - but nope.

I've just bought Civ VI and also a 27" monitor

MikeGER · October 20, 2016, 04:05:32 AM

Quote from: JudgeDredd on October 20, 2016, 12:41:23 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on October 19, 2016, 04:50:49 PM
When you buying:)
Nope. I know - but nope.

I've just bought Civ VI and also a 27" monitor

i didn't bought CivVI (only RAF 1940 the board game on the Spiel and D-Day Omaha, as the rare PC version!) and no hardware recently
...and so i broke down this morn :-[ ;) ???
preloading....

Jarhead0331 · October 20, 2016, 06:05:05 AM

Yeah. People are raving about this game. Even Task & Purpose is claiming it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I thought I could safely skip this one, but apparently not. It's going to be an expensive Fall. Battlefield 1, civ VI, titanfall 2, call of duty infinite warfare, dishonored 2....sheeeeesh...all within the next couple of weeks.