Well, then – this is an unexpected shock. The first artwork from Battlefield 5 has leaked online ahead of today's reveal – and it's not entirely what you expect. It looks like the World War I rumours were probably true – we see an old-fashioned German pistol as well as a zeppelin in the background – but it appears that DICE has decided to… Spruce up the infamously depressing era a bit. Indeed, the main character is also wielding a trench club and wearing a cape! Fascinating.
We'll know more later today as EA Games hosts a reveal event for the release. Kudos to DICE, though – while the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare announcement was desperately predictable, this looks anything but…
Update (16:45PM BST): A poster has leaked, revealing that the game is called Battlefield 1:
Update (17:15PM BST): We've posted a new article on the game, which will launch on 18th October, through here.
[source neogaf.com]
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Did not expect this... Interesting.
so possibly an AltHistory WW1 setting
that would be interesting
Could have a The Man In The High Castle vibe, which would be cool, although Wolfenstein kind of did it with the New Order. I love a bit of Dick.
"What a twist" - M Night Shaymalan.
I have always maintained that Battlefield is much better suited to the 'historic' setting with its game-play structure - much more so than CoD which is much more based in arcade style fun.
The artwork certainly looks more fictitious than I was expecting - an alternative historical WW1 era style which could be very interesting if confirmed. Battlefield hasn't really changed its 'formula', its 'game-play' or creativity (not since it created the first Battlefield) so this setting is a chance to develop a more creative BF without necessarily changing the game-play formula.
Or a great coat. Fits with ww1. So does a trench club. Looking good at ww1. I dont see the twist tho.
How interesting! Definitely love how this is the time period they're going for. We need a WW1/WW2 era shooter, but with a weird twist as well, perhaps? Color my interest more piqued to see the reveal trailer later today.
@scarecrowknife It looks... Not quite how you'd expect World War I to look. Stylised or alternate history... Or something? I dunno. We'll need to wait for the full reveal.
It looks kind of the order ish.
As in a steam punk almost past time.
Could be fun though. But please no power jumps!!!
I'm getting a Doctor Strange vibe from that cape.
Updated with new image.
I shall add to the chorus here and say "interesting" Shall see how fun they can make it with the limited weaponry of the era, but I'll definitely be excited if they make it at least vaguely historically accurate. Trench warfare online would be a new experience!
Totally called this in the other thread 🤗
Although it's true as mentioned above, other than the oddly futuristic lighting isn't everything pictured realistic to ww1??
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