Battlefield 1 Reviews: 8 Early Reactions You Need To Know

5. There's A Focus On Stealth & Being Outnumbered

"Even the sniper rifle, as accurate as it is compared to the other weapons, is balanced by the fact that you have to manually chamber the next round after each shot. The crappier weaponry actually makes Battlefield 1’s large-scale combat feel much more personal and aggressive, and makes playing it far less frustrating than the absolute chaos of Battlefield's prior combat arenas." - GamesRadar

"Start a firefight and you will often get demolished, so you’ll have to hide, kill a few folks, run away, and repeat. This makes the most sense narratively and from a gameplay perspective" - Forbes

In pursuit of really distancing themselves from the 'one man army' narrative so many first-person shooters - especially older ones - tend to plump for, Battlefield 1's various chapters routinely feature stealth elements.

Doing so puts the focus on being outnumbered, thinning the ranks of the opposition and then opening up with all your might, as otherwise you're likely to get cut to ribbons.