It’s time for another Retro Ad Replay article! This is the series where we head backward in time to reminisce and celebrate the anniversary of some of the most significant moments in gaming. If you find yourself wanting more content like this, be sure to visit Mandatory.com.
In this October 21 edition of Retro Ad Replay, we’re traveling back five years in time to when Battlefield 1 first launched on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. That’s October 21, 2016. Developed by DICE and published by EA, BF1 took the first-person shooter genre back to World War I. At the time, this was a refreshing change from futuristic shooters clogging up the market.
GameRevolution awarded Battlefield 1 a 9/10 in our review, highlighting that it’s “a shooter with a conscience,” has a “memorable campaign,” has “excellent production quality,” with “Operations [that are] one of the most exciting multiplayer innovations in years,” and more.
After too many years of high-tech weapons, police chases, and sci-fi gadgets, DICE knows better than most developers that what it takes to make a great first-person war shooter is two-fold: the exhilaration a player experiences when they survive an unstoppable onslaught, and how, in those same moments, one can consider the countless lives lost. Battlefield 1, as the name implies, is set during World War I, which was dubbed “the war to end all wars”. That war, of course, ended nothing, but Battlefield 1 feels like the beginning of something that might just change the face of shooters for the better.
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Battlefield 1 isn’t just a great addition to the series, it arrives as a thunderous explosion that will impact the military shooter space for many years to come. A memorable single-player campaign in an FPS is a rarity, and it delivers that without compromise. Operations is an instant classic for multiplayer lovers, while the other modes will keep you invested, supported by fantastic gameplay. Visually breathtaking and fun to play, DICE has delivered an instant classic that has raised the bar.
Check out the Battlefield 1 gameplay trailer embedded below:
