After a hard beta, Battlefield V is in good shape

Battlefield V, now playable for EA Access and Origin Premier members, brings the show back to its WWII roots with a lot more show than when the series premiered in 2002. I was skeptical about raw betas of the game. a few hours with his last incarnation, Battlefield V has a proven track record. He plays fast, tells less well-known stories and, even if everything has not been settled yet, it's an intense experience.

the Battlefield The series mainly deals with large-scale online battles with tons of players and destructible environments. The series took a different direction in 2016 Battlefield 1 by adding a solitary campaign to a player in a harder setting. This was both a LAN part, a part Historical chain documentary. It did not always work, but it was a refreshing change. Battlefield V follows a similar pattern, offering players as much chaos online as they wish, alongside catchy stories from brave soldiers.

The latter is treated, as it was in Battlefield 1, through short and disparate campaign missions in which you play characters on lesser-known fronts. Call of Duty: World War II tells the familiar story of the Big Red One and features famous battles such as the invasion of Normandy or the Battle of the Bulge. Battlefield V avoid telling these stories. Instead, its opening sequence shows the advances of German tanks in Libya and the liberation of Nijmegen by the Allies. If the message of Battlefield 1The opening of the game – an extended sequence in which the player controls many convicted soldiers on a single battlefield – was the human cost of the war, Battlefield VThe focus is on the scale. Even more than Battlefield 1he wants to emphasize the global character of the war.

To this end, the first storytelling mission I had followed the view of a Senegalese fighter fighter in France during the Dragoon operation. Many of these soldiers had never seen France, although skirmishers fought in World War I and Battlefield V uses this framework to tell a story that addresses topics related to racism as well as the general tariff of war stories. At the very least, it's a change of Battlefield 1The failure of Harlem Hellfighters after highlighting it in the game's marketing materials. Battlefield V The quick mini-stories do not really allow the game to focus on serious topics, opting for a broad and not always won sentimentality. And yet, by showing these fronts and these less known troops (and presenting all the damn thing in French spoken!) Battlefield V uses his framework much better Call of Duty: World War II made.

The fact that the game is so terribly beautiful can help. Graphics are not the most important thing for a game, no more than realism, but Battlefield V pushes the engine against frostbite to extremes that make it easy to get caught up in the scenery. Wind-swept mountains sweep the snow and I swear I can see every single crystal. The bright vine leaves meet the golden sun and for a moment, it's like a war in the distance. It's not as painful and cruel as Battlefield 1No man's land or burning forests, but it's not supposed to be. Battlefield V talk about something cleaner, a world still spoiled but deserves to be recovered.

This is one aspect of the game. The other side, probably the most important, is the multiplayer mode. When describing it in alpha and beta editorials, I always wanted to talk about the speed with which it feels compared to Battlefield 1, and this is true for the final version. Battlefield V Accelerate players and kill them faster. There are also slow points, especially in the extended death animations that occur every time you meet your digital Maker. But these have changed since the beta and intervention times are shorter than before. The attrition system limiting the number of ammunition, which affects access to stocks when the tides turn, has also been mitigated. Slaughtered enemies deposit more ammo pockets than before, but you will still find supplies and ask a Support class player to drop a box of ammo. As a result, some of the friction points and asperities that tripped the beta have been shaved.

When it works, it's amazing. I wandered with squads as a designated doctor, keeping people alive while our gunner was settling in and doing his job. I've seen players come together to build barricades as the enemy progresses, another new feature that allows you to contribute beyond what you can do. You may need to adjust to how the game moves and plays compared to what was before, but once you do, it can be incredibly rewarding.

When it breaks down, it's less pleasant. Battlefield V This could ease some of the game's limitations, but others would remain rough. Change the operation of the registration (instead of pressing a button to mark targets, you must keep your view on them) and use a system that allows you to earn points to unlock special vehicles and that the airstrikes feel awkward and distracting. Sometimes, for a reason that I have not yet identified, the matches are only filled with enemy fire or be erased by V1 rockets. And that does not mean anything about the intricate network of gun customization and equipment allocation.

Again, Battlefield V seems to have found its balance after poor results in previous iterations. The story mode of the game, although perhaps a little maudlin, takes time to explore the settings. The changes made to the multiplayer mode have solved many of the problems encountered during the beta release. Battlefield experience. There may be some nonsense here or there, but when there is a click, it turns into something awesome.

We'll see how the rest goes and we'll give you an update next week.