E3 2016: Battlefield 1 is everything old you loved about the series with new ideas

By Kevin Lee

When DICE first announced it Battlefield 1 was taking the series into a new alternative World War I history, I was delighted in the new direction but at the same time it felt a gimmick on some level. However, after seeing the game in action and its glorious return to environmental destruction, I can see this is the game I’ve been waiting years for since Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Beyond destruction, there are multiple ways Battlefield 1 remixes some of my favorite elements from prior games and wraps them up with new features like dynamic weather. It’s a game that’s a return to form while introducing new ideas to the Battlefield series.

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A new-old setting

Shooters have largely been stuck going in one direction with modern settings and introducing more and more futuristic technology. Battlefield itself has been stuck on a similar track since its second installment.

Given the series’ history and the way it has competed directly with Call of Duty, I expected Battlefield 5 would take place again in modern time or take the series to a future beyond Battlefield 2142. And so when DICE announced the series was actually going back in time …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming