EA Dice finally opened its closed alpha for Battlefield 1 earlier this week and it’s been a glorious thing of beauty – an epic setting, authentic weapons, a robust campaign, and an intriguing multiplayer package are just a few features to name. Fortunately for the rest of the gaming community that didn’t receive a golden ticket, a few users spilled the beans for the world to see exactly what the developer’s been up to. Let’s take a look at the top five reasons we are just as stoked as anyone to play Battlefield 1.
Authentic Weapons
No World War I-themed game would be complete without a solid list of authentic weapons. Battlefield does just that with roughly 30 different weapons from the early 1900’s. My personal favorite and perhaps the greatest weapon of that era is the Springfield M1903 .30-06 caliber. It’s officially on when the game drops in October.
Maps
Don’t sleep on Battlefield 1 ’s list of multiplayer maps, as the new offering is set to provide 11 separate platforms upon which to wreak savage destruction. Perhaps the most intriguing map is the Italian Coast, which I’m guessing will involve some land, sea, and air vehicles. The others include Amiens, Chateau, Desert, Fao Fortress, Forest, Argonn, Mountain Fort, Scar, and Suez.
Gadgets
It appears the game will also sport a set of what some Millennials would categorize as prehistoric accessories, while the old dudes would call them revolutionary gadgets. Nonetheless, the game offers a rather robust offering of sweet sidepieces to help gamers along the way. A few of these include mines, grenades, gas masks, mortars, tripwire bombs, and gas grenades.
Deep Campaign Offering
It appears Battlefield 1 will include seven separate episodes with nearly twenty different chapters. The episodes seem to mirror the 11 multiplayer maps, with a few additions of course, and should echo the actual historical events of WWI. If you’re any sort of history buff, the fleshed out campaign offering should provide a real taste of what things looked like during 1914.
Airplanes
Seriously, airplanes are about the coolest thing a developer can place into any video game, let alone one with it’s main objective to destroy the enemy. Battlefield 1 is rocking some major WWI airplane swagger with just about every authentic plane from this era featured. Imagine jumping into one of these bad boys to lay waste on your opponents from high above the clouds. I’m all in on this one, folks.