History VideoGame / Battlefield1

* UniversalDriversLicense: PlayedWith. While the normal four classes may enter and drive any vehicle in the game; the Pilot and Tanker classes have the unique ability to repair their vehicles from inside. Other classes may enter and use them, but they cannot repair them from within.

** Horses automatically jump over minor obstacles like barbed wire, low walls and [[http://i.imgur.com/wuEQIcK.gifv even vehicle wreckage]].

* CoolAirship: The German LZ series of Zeppelins make their debut here in the ''Battlefield'' series as one of the "Behemoth"-class vehicles in multiplayer.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Bolt action rifles fire much faster than they were in RealLife.

* DeadlyGas: A staple of the Great War, chlorine or mustard gas is now available weapons for usage by infantry from gas grenades, or deployed via canister shells from vehicles and artillery

* RuleOfFun: The general speed at which the game plays is far faster than what the setting would make you expect. The gameplay, unlike say, ''VideoGame/{{Verdun}}'', de-emphasizes the slow trench warfare elements, and instead focuses on the open and mobile battlefields that the ''Battlefield'' series is known for. Infantry combat involves lots of RareGuns, with a heavy prevalence of automatics instead of the near-universal bolt-action that the real life World War 1 uses, and further AcceptableBreaksFromReality further speeds up the combat, all so that the gameplay would still feel like a ''Battlefield'' game at heart but with changes to accommodate the setting. To be fair, the entire ''Battlefield'' franchise had always sped up the pace at which warfare goes for fun, much like the rest of the FPS industry.

** Even though many weapons present in the game did indeed have their presence exaggerated for purposes of gameplay, some of these weapons are so rare that it really shows how much DICE went into their research to find them. For instance, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Prieur_rocket air-to-air rockets]] did indeed exist back in World War 1, and were called ''Le Prieur'' rockets.

* TheJuggernaut: Heavily armored troops hand-carrying [[MoreDakka MG08 machine guns]] are set to appear in the multiplayer component of the game, possibly as a Battle Pickup.

* ActionGirl: The tattooed Bedouin female warrior of unspecified importance seen the trailers.

* BayonetYa: Since it's World War 1, bayonets are present, and it is now possible to do bayonet charges with them.

Watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nRTF2SowQ Reveal Trailer here]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pY3hlQEOc0 Gameplay Trailer here]].

* RareGuns: While correct for the time period, an astonishing amount of firearms in the game either were not formally adopted by the various armies at the time, or had very little production numbers in real life, notably the semi-auto rifles. To which some of them even have ''full-auto'' capability, [[TruthInTelevision all the way back in the 1910s]].

** The reason rare semi-automatic rifles and submachine-guns that did exist in the Great War are common weapons in the game.

* ForcesWithFirepower: Since this is WorldWarI, a generous variety of armies with a mix of their unique races, as part of the customizable player skins for their faction.

''Battlefield 1'' is an upcoming FirstPersonShooter from the ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' series by DICE. It is set in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The game is currently in its alpha stages and is scheduled to be released on Windows, Playstation 4 and Xbox One on October 21, 2016.

[[caption-width-right:300:''Who said we can't change the world? Look how we changed the game...'']]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Considering the [[WorldWarI setting]], the campaign is set to becoming this compared to the previous games.

* SceneryGorn: Even more so then its previous titles. Due to the increased destruction capability, ''Battlefield 1'' maps have the ability to start off pristine and beautiful (trenches and some scorched lands notwithstanding), to a crater-wrecked, mud-filled, burnt out hellscape after one round.

* UniversalDriversLicense: PlayedWith. While the normal four classes may enter and drive any vehicle in the game; the Pilot and Tanker classes have the unique ability to repair their vehicles from inside. Other classes may enter and use them, but they cannot repair them from within.
* WorldWarI

* DevelopersForesight: If you use the "Go! Go! Go!" command as the squad leader, the player will actually blow the trench whistle instead of shouting.

* ShownTheirWork: Even though many weapons present in the game did indeed have their presence exaggerated for purposes of gameplay, some of these weapons are so rare that it really shows how much DICE went into their research to find them. For instance, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Prieur_rocket air-to-air rockets]] did indeed exist back in World War 1, and were called ''Le Prieur'' rockets.

''Battlefield 1'' is a FirstPersonShooter from the ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' series by DICE. It is set in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The game is currently in its alpha stages and is scheduled to be released on Windows, Playstation 4 and Xbox One on October 21, 2016.

* GasMaskedMooks: Due to the prevalent usage of chemical weapons for this game, all classes are now equipped with gas masks that they can put on quickly with a tap of a button, but renders the soldier unable to aim down the sights of their firearm.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Considering the [[WorldWarI setting]], the campaign is set to this compared to the previous games.

* UsefulNotes/NewRomanLegions: The Italian Armed Forces are seen fighting in the Alps, as allies of the Entente.

** UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks: Interestingly, promotional materials mention the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/369th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) Harlem Hellfighters]] unit, which was an all [[BadassArmy African-American]] infantry unit which served valiantly on the Western Front. The cover art of the game supposedly features one such member.

* RegeneratingHealth: Infantry as per normal are granted this, with Medics speeding up the process by a bit. Averted for vehicles however; they require repairing from either the ''Medic'' class, or can be fixed from inside the vehicle by the new Pilot or Tanker classes

*** UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery: With their KiwisWithCarbines allies, as part of the ANZAC forces serving under the British Crown. They appear to be a customizable skin for the British Empire faction.

* DevelopersForesight: If you use the Go! Go! Go! command as the squad leader, the player will actually whistle the trench whistle instead of shouting.

* RuleOfCool: The reason rare semi-automatic rifles that did exist in the Great War are common weapons in the game.

* UniversalDriversLicense: Averted. While smaller vehicles like jeeps could be driven by anyone, planes and tanks could only be operated by pilots and tankers respectively. Other classes may enter them and use their guns, but they cannot move them or repair them.

''Battlefield 1'' is a FirstPersonShooter from the ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' series by DICE. It is set in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Unlike the previous ''Battlefield'' games which were either set in World War 2, Vietnam, or the present day, ''Battlefield 1'' is set in World War 1.

* ShownTheirWork:
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Unlike the previous Battlefield games which were either set in World War 2, Vietnam, or the present day, Battlefield 1 is set in World War 1.

''Battlefield 1'' is a FirstPersonShooter by DICE set in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Unlike the previous Battlefield games which were either set in World War 2 or the present day, Battlefield 1 is set in World War 1.

* RuleOfCool: The reason rare semi-automatic rifles that did exists in the Great War are common weapons in the game.