Battlefield 1 or is Battlefield done...

Have you seen the trailer yet?

What trailer?  Why the exciting new trailer for Battlefield 1.  

Yes,  I said,  Battlefield...1

This one right here...

Ok, Now you've seen the Hype, here's the hammer... Check it out if you don't have time to read the full article OR do both!

There were rumors of a World War 1 theme for the next Battlefield game I just kind of hoped Dice wouldn't have gone there.  

Of course EA is excited  

"One of the things that makes World War I such an amazing era is just how advanced it really was."

I don't know about you but to me that sounds more like an admission of a weak premise than a virtue.

"a lot of the tech you've used in other Battlefield games was perfected during this era, letting the classic Battlefield DNA shine through."

...and that sounds like an excuse.

It's also interesting to note that this is the first Battlefield game since Battlefield Vietnam to be based on an actual conflict.  Which means the game is drifting into Call of Duty territory.  

In other words Dice has run out of new ideas for the franchise. 

This is literally plan B.  Let's get real here folks,  Battlefield 4 may have been prettier than Battlefield 3 but it was pretty much the same game with worse netcode.  The only place Dice could go was either far into the future or Plan B.

World War 1...

True, there's never been a Battlefield game that dealt with this era of history.,  In fact aside from a few independent studios and games that didn't go much beyond air battles with the Red Baron it's been largely ignored.  

There's a reason.  You're talking about a war that was fought with sabers, horses and in many cases bare hands. Yeah there were tanks if you could call them that and airplanes made out of sticks and linen.  

You can still see planes like that today, they're called crop dusters...Woo! exciting....

Probably not for a Battlefield fan base weened on Abrams Tanks, infrared targeting and Heat seeking missiles.  

Let's not forget the exciting new dynamic of actually riding a horse while hacking and slashing your way through your enemies with your trusty Scimitar.  

I guess Dice is looking to give Witcher and Assassin's Creed  fans something to do.

But enough about the flawed premise of the game.  What the trailer showed me was far more revealing than just the announcement of a new Battlefield game.

It showed me that all that time spent on Battlefront wasn't wasted.  I defy anyone to watch that trailer and not see the desert wastes of Jakku or the Forest moon of Endor in the background.  

It's still too expensive as well.

Pre orders start around $80 going all the way up to $220 for a "collector's edition."  

The base game is still around $60 ( still too much) with the Pre-order giving you extra goodies like...

•  Early Access on October 18th
•  Hellfighter Pack
•  Red Baron Pack
•  Lawrence of Arabia Pack
•  5x Battlepacks

The "Collectors Edition" adds...

• Collector’s Edition Statue (14" Tall)
• Exclusive Steel book
• Exclusive cloth poster
• Deck of playing cards
• Messenger pigeon tube with exclusive** DLC content
• Exclusive patch
• Premium packaging

OMG! A statue and Premium Packaging!  Oh lord screw the car payment I need to buy this!  

$220?  For That?  Really?

If you pay that you're either abusing daddy's Visa or you're a trust fund baby.  

Oh, and did you notice that the big "bonus" was centered around DLC.  Yep, this game will suffer DLC disease just like every Battlefield title for the past 5 years meaning even those foolish enough to pay 2 C notes for the privilege of being stupid with their money will still not have all of the game content.  Notice it says nothing about getting the "Premium" subscription just "Premium" packaging.

What irritates the hell out of me is that EA still thinks this is a viable business model.  Yeah people buy their games but not in the numbers they once did.  

If Battlefield 3 could be considered ground breaking, what came after was just prettied up imitations to milk a franchise.  

I don't see anything different with Battlefield 1.

Some may say, "Hey, how do you get all that from just a trailer."  To which I say, you haven't been paying attention.  This is the same formula EA used with BF3, BF4, Hardline, Battlefront and even Warfighter.  Now they're doing the same with BF1.  In other words, lots of hype that comes up short on delivery.  

Verdict: DON'T BUY 
Especially when there's a $220 option.  That's just blatant greed.