Having played it a bit this weekend, Battlefield V‘s closed alpha definitely answered some of the lingering questions I had following my hands-on experience with it at EA Play 2018. However, it didn't answer one of my biggest questions: Will I be able to use the new character customizer to outfit my character with a bagpipe? ...]
Tyler Wilde of PC Gamer writes, "So far I've found only rare moments of silliness in Battlefield 5. I didn't think or expect that returning to World War 2 would also mean a return to the open sightlines and relaxing swims of BF1942, though I'm a little disappointed that the trend away from it hasn't slowed at all. Where that game felt like a toyboxnot a war, but a playground with war stuff in itmodern Battlefield is evermore like a Hollywood effects movie that delights at chaos, and only slows down for closeups of bloodied, groaning bodies to assure us that it is serious. I do look forward to the plane trick compilations, at least."
Battlefield V debut trailer has generated a lot of controversy among the members of the community because it featured female soldiers and fancy vanity items that many thought would harm the series’ historical accuracy.
This weekend past DICE held a closed alpha test for Battlefield V on PC for select press and Battlefield community members. And luckily, we managed to secure me last minute access to the alpha so that I could tell you whether this is the revolutionary experience it potentially promised to be.