Battlefield 1 Reviews: 8 Early Reactions You Need To Know

3. DICE Treat The Subject Matter With Respect

"With Battlefield 1, EA and DICE have proven the viability of World War 1 as a time period worth revisiting in first-person shooters. It brings into focus countries and nationalities that do not exist today while also shedding light on how the outcome of that war has shaped our lives." - Gamespot

One of the biggest questions lingering over the game going in - especially from Europeans - was just whether or not the 'gung-ho' attitude to something as sensitive as World War I could even be pulled off.

Thankfully, Polygon note,"Battlefield 1 navigates the tonal challenges of the awful human cost of WWI well, in part by not ignoring them. There’s a consistent acknowledgment of the abject terror and hopelessness that sat atop the people involved in the conflict on all sides, in part thanks to a grimly effective prologue. There's also less explicit demonization of the "enemy" - something that feels like a real relief in the military shooter space, which seems hell-bent on giving players something they can feel good about shooting at.

And, relax.