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Battlefield V

Battlefield V

|Sweden, United States|Shooter

7.3 /10

Pretty good

Super hit!

269.3k ratings
Time to beat
Main
4.9h
Main + extras
6h
Trailers & screenshots
Why play it

Battlefield V is a 2018 Shooter game rated 7.3/10 from 269.3k ratings, with a main story of about 4.9h, available on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

Battlefield V is a first-person shooter set during World War II. Its multiplayer features large-scale battles with infantry, vehicles, and aircraft across various theaters of the war, with modes including Grand Operations (multi-stage campaigns simulating wartime offensives) and Firestorm (a battle royale mode). The single-player component consists of episodic "War Stories" that follow different characters across lesser-known fronts of the conflict. The game emphasizes squad-based teamwork, player customization through a Company system, and resource scarcity. It is the successor to the World War I-themed Battlefield 1.

Story and worldbuilding

Battlefield V tells its stories through a series of standalone War Stories set across different fronts of World War II. In occupied Norway, a young woman named Solveig fights to rescue her mother Astrid, a resistance fighter captured while helping British commandos sabotage a German heavy water facility tied to nuclear research. In North Africa, a convicted bank robber named Billy Bridger is conscripted into the Special Boat Service alongside the stern George Mason, tasked with destroying German airfields behind enemy lines. In southern France, a young Senegalese soldier named Deme Cisse joins his older brother Idrissa as part of the colonial Tirailleurs sent to help liberate France, only to face discrimination from the very army they serve. A fourth story follows Peter Muller, a veteran German Tiger tank commander defending the city of Cologne in the war's final days, as his crew fractures under impossible orders to fight to the death while American forces close in around them.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Pretty good: 7.3/10 across 269.3k ratings. Overall vibes are good; safe to add to your backlog.

Play style

Leans into Shooter, with a main story around 4.9h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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IGNJames Duggan · 21 Nov, 2018
7.5/10

Battlefield V is a grand and addictive shooter with some smart ideas for improving gunplay and team dynamics, but at launch it has too many technical issues and holes in its content to excel.

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GameSpotMichael Higham · 20 Nov, 2018
8/10

It's a fine execution of a familiar formula. There are rough spots, but Battlefield V incorporates small, effective tweaks and truly shines in the more focused objective-based modes.

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EurogamerMartin Robinson · 15 Nov, 2018
7.5/10

A strong if slim shooter that lays down strong foundations for the future, while feeling a little unfinished.

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PC GamerAndy Kelly · 8 Nov, 2018
7.9/10

Despite changes such as fortifications, more physical character movement, and an increased focus on squads, it still scratches that distinctive FPS itch that Battlefield always has.

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PolygonCharlie Hall · 12 Nov, 2018

All these issues of performance and balancing make for an unenviable situation for the developers at DICE.

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GamesRadar+Alex Avard · 8 Nov, 2018
7/10

Not as drastic a change up as its WW1 predecessor, nor as wild or wondrous, Battlefield 5's deliberative design sidelines its strengths as a simulative sandbox.

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Game InformerMatt Bertz · 16 Nov, 2018
8/10

Battlefield V is a good, if safe game that feels more iterative than innovative. Its legacy will likely be defined by how steady and interesting the stream of new content is moving forward

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GuardianSteve Boxer · 28 Nov, 2018
8/10

This technical tour de force throws you into realistic second world war battles – shame it felt only 70-80% finished at launch

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VG247Kirk McKeand · 19 Nov, 2018

Overall, Battlefield 5 is a brilliant shooter that’s hamstrung by its setting.

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DestructoidJordan Devore · 13 Nov, 2018
8/10

While I'm happy with what we got, I ultimately can't help but wonder what another six months could've done for Battlefield V. In a business with virtually no downtime, that's just the way it is.

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