Battlefield 5 steps down4/30/2024 As a result, compared to Wake Island, Monte Grappa, or Siege of Shanghai, I can’t see any of Battlefield 5’s maps becoming instant classics or fan favourites anytime soon.Īt least they all look incredibly pretty, with Arras’ bright Canola fields and Narvik’s snowy peaks offering unrivalled eye candy in the multiplayer shooter realm. Indeed, the eight maps available at launch are generally smaller and/or flatter than previous games, missing the verticality and inspired design of previous entries in favour of simple close quarter lanes and crowded choke points that bring to mind DICE’s first Star Wars Battlefront title of 2015. When the chaos of war unfolds across the screen in short, staccato bursts, it looks and plays better than ever. Battlefield 1’s War Stories saw DICE finally discover an effective structure for its storytelling after years of forgettable Battlefield campaigns, so it makes perfect sense for the studio to continue that anthology format for Battlefield 5, with three separate vignettes (alongside an exceptional prologue) shedding light on some of the lesser known heroes of WW2.Ī renewed emphasis on squadplay and class customisation, with more ways than ever to personalise your company, are also appreciated, but where Battlefield 4 had the crowd pleasing Levelution and Battlefield 1 had the equally awe-inspiring Behemoths, Battlefield 5 lacks any unique, grandstanding feature that delivers on the sweeping, mind blowing scale the series is known for. While most people will be picking up Battlefield 5 for its multiplayer, this iteration thankfully doesn’t go the way of Black Ops 4, but includes a full campaign containing around seven to eight hours of solid single player content. Unfortunately, in doing so, this latest entry loses sight of what makes the series so special, even while retaining, expanding, and improving upon so much else. Which leads us to Battlefield 5, and a World War 2 setting that pays homage to the series’ origins while simultaneously feeling its way towards new horizons for the franchise. It’s perhaps a reflection of the fact that, over the course of this console generation, Battlefield has been slowly moving away from its milsim sandbox roots into something more choreographed, but no less operatic in flavour. The best Battlefield games: Every instalment, ranked
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