When Battlefield 1 was first announced the internet was caught alight with excitement. Players are obviously bored of the futuristic warfare peddled by games nowadays – just look at the initial reaction to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – so EA decided to go back to its roots.

Battlefield 1 proves that sometimes you have to step backward to move something forward. Since 2010, EA and Battlefield developer DICE have seemed determined to take their multiplayer-driven large-scale shooter in the direction of its competitors.

Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

Single player is excellent; One of the best looking games this gen; Music is stunning and moving; Multiplayer is lots of fun

Some slight frame rate dips on multiplayer

"Not to be confused with Xbox One."

The timing of the next part of DICE's incredibly popular multiplayer war series could not have been better. The first seeds of what would become Battlefield 1 were sown back in 2008, we were told visiting the Stockholm offices.

Those little ticks belie the fact this is a very familiar game given a fetching new outfit. This is the same old Battlefield in well-pressed slacks, a little more stately and a lot more composed than it's been in some time, with better manners to boot.

Battlefield's formula for large-scale, objective-driven warfare is as intense and theatrical as ever against the haunting, archaic backdrop of World War I. Battlefield 1's single-player campaign is a short but pleasantly surprising anthology of small, human stories that does a good job spotlighting...

When the opposition pushes all of its war assets toward one beachhead, sometimes it's smarter to avoid that fight altogether and make headway by creating another front. While Call of Duty, Titanfall, Halo, Destiny, Gears of War, and many other shooters compete in a sci-fi battle royale, DICE instead...

why would I buy this from newegg at standard price seriously I like newegg. bought lots of things from them. I get every email advert hoping for that perfect deal for next project or upgrade. I see battlefield 1 and click for details. I click. standard price wtf

great game; expansive; detailed; fun

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When EA first announced Battlefield 1 , I had concerns over how they were portraying the Great War. I wasn't the only one who expressed misgivings, and others have put forth their opinion in the past week.