Battlefield 1 – The Guardian
Newspaper Review
A - Genre: The guardian says that the genre to this game is a military
shooter which suggests it’s a game full of violence action and fast paced
gameplay. It also mentions that due to the game now being focused on World War
One rather than the future it stands apart from other games making it appealing
and a new fresh idea. It also has a multi-playing aspect which allows people to
connect which means the genre is also an online multiplayer genre.
B – Target Audience: The article states that the game had got inspiration from
DICES other successful game which is Star Wars Battlefront and the target
audience for this game is people who enjoy FPS shooters and action games with a
good storyline including multiplayer. The article mentioned that the game was
for mature audiences (18) which means it will appeal to people around that age
as they will have time to play around their jobs and education.
C – Narrative/Storyline: The article says that the storyline is set in World
War One and features 6 different war stories which means you follow a series of
different characters and storylines which makes it more immerse and creates a
connection between the player and the characters. It is also set around the
battlefield of world war one with tank regiments and unexpected heroes in the
game complete with plot twists and emotional cut scenes. It features all years
between 1914-1918.
D - Characters: The characters it mentions is a series of characters who are
from different regiments and different countries. For example, it says there
are characters from: Australia Special Forces, The Italian Arditi and the
British Tank Regiment. It explains how the character choices are broad and are
not just from a specific country which also includes Germans which gives a
story of both sides of the coin rather than just showing the Allies beating the
Axis.
E - Gameplay: The gameplay is vast in this game as it mentions in the
article. It talks about how there is tank combat along with dogfights which all
of the vehicles are player controlled. It mentions that the multiplayer maps
are vast and the games can last up to an hour. It says that it is easy to
understand and then talks through each soldier class and what its uses are and
what they are good for: e.g. Assault class and Support class.
F – Platforms: Battlefield 1 is featured on a variety of different
platforms. The article says it is featured on the PC via Origin and available
and the PS4 or Xbox One via disc or download using their marketplaces built
into the console.
G – Personal Recommendation Of Reviewer: It is mainly a positive review but
is not biased as it points out some features which are not that good such as
vehicles being spawned in by players not by the actual game now. However, that
point aside it calls the game “the most beautiful first person shooter ever
made”. It then goes on into more detail into why and talks about how it is a
new original idea and should be bought by the reader.
Battlefield 1 – YouTube Review (VideoGamerTV)
A - Genre: It mentions how it is one of the best “FPS action games”
created and that it is out of the box and beats the other current FPS games as
they are all set around the same time whereas this is original historical
shooter game which has not been a popular genre for a while.
B – Target Audience: He says it will appeal to hardcore battlefield fans who used
to play the old WW2 battlefield games or who do not enjoy future set games and
prefer older set games as it is set in WW1. He also mentions that people who
prefer harder to play FPS games will enjoy it more unlike games such as call of
duty as he said that is too fast paced.
C – Narrative/Storyline: It says that the narrative features 6 war stories
which happened and they were turned into missions on the game. It says it is a
really well done campaign compared to the older games campaigns. He says the
storyline can seem quite farfetched when it has been created but he says he is
not sure if it was the developers who did that or that was how the soldier had
actually told their story.
D - Characters: He talks about how some of the stories are emotional such as
a soldier losing his brother in the battlefield and that it’s that realistic it
feels like it’s happening right in front of your eyes. He said all the
characters have different personalities and goals as many are from different
countries and fighting on different sides.
E - Gameplay: The review says that the single player mode which is the
campaign is “great” and that the multiplayer is “spectacular”. It says it does
not change the aspect of the game that much even though it is 100 years in the
past compared to the old games. However, it does say the new weapons which are
WW1 weapons take some getting used to such as bolt action rifles taking time to
reload and riddles being inaccurate. He says destruction of objects is
incredible such as destroying buildings and vehicles.
F – Platforms: He said its available on Xbox One, PC and Ps4 but the PC has
the best graphics out of the three platforms and that the Xbox and PS4 have
similar graphics which is set at 1080p 60fps.
G –
Personal Recommendation Of Reviewer: He says it gives you a sense of feel that you are actually in
the battlefield and it “makes you feel terrific”. He says it makes you feel a
part of it and that it’s a world class multiplayer and single player game which
should be bought on Christmas.
Battlefield 1 – IGN Review
A – Genre:
The IGN review calls Battlefield 1 a fantastic first-person shooter series and
has an exhilarating multiplayer. It also says how its use of world war one
style creates a change to the series and separates it to other FPS shooters.
B - Target audience: This review mentions that the people who will enjoy this game are
people who want to play a meaningful campaign which will actually mean something
to them as well as playing an immerse multiplayer game which does not get
boring and that each map is different in terrain size and gameplay.
C - Narrative/storyline: The review said that the game is not known for a very good
multiplayer but this time it is different and the storyline is a nice change of
pace due to the different use of characters and it helps “juggle charm and
tragedy and helps humanise the war” He says each war story which is a section
of the campaign captures the war grandly even in its smallness.
D - Characters: He said the game makes you connect with the characters personally
rather than feeling like a “bombastic history lesson” the review liked the way
that there were many different soldiers you could play as on different
battlefields. He said he likes the importance the game makes of the all black
and all Puerto Rican men.
E - Gameplay: He describes the multiplayer as being one of battlefields strong
points as the game still samples the games well known objective capturing and vehicle
warfare. He says the gameplay is not your typical patriotic game and cuts out
that whole good guys beat bad guy’s aspects. He says the game teaches you how
to play the game through the first mission which will allow new players to
easily pick up the controls and play.
F - Platforms: It says that the game is to be
released on the top 3 dominating most powerful platforms: PC, Xbox One and
PlayStation 4 for £40-£45
G - Personal recommendation of reviewer: The review is mixed but gives an honest opinion highlighting the
good and bad points by suggesting what could have been done better and what
should have been added. He wished the campaign was longer but recommends the
game due to the multiplayer being the dominant part to the game and being well
designed.
