BATTLEFIELD V Developer Says They Wanted The War Stories To Evoke Feelings Of Despair
The single-player campaign in Battlefield V will consist of several self-contained War Stories, and now one of the game's developers has explained what DICE wants every player to feel when they play each story.
By kdet -
Nov 14, 2018 05:11 PM EST
Following in the footsteps of the franchise's most recent entry, Battlefield 1, the single-player campaign in Battlefield V will consist of several self-contained “War Stories.“
While each of these different chapters have elements that make them unique, such as different protagonists and vehicles, design director Daniel Berlin told the folks at PCGamesN that DICE wanted them all to evoke a certain feeling.
“We wanted to create feelings of despair. Like there was no hope. I think video games can be lots of things, but I’m really interested in where we can take games with that kind of serious tone. I’m especially proud of ‘The Last Tiger,’ which isn’t out yet, but which came about because of the Battlefield 1 tank story ‘Through Mud and Blood.’ That was the story that was received the best in that game, and so we wanted another really strong tank story this time. It just seemed obvious that we’d go with the Tiger.”
Battlefield V is currently in the hands of players with Origin Access, and like previous Battlefield games, the single-player campaign hasn't been a big talking point. That said. it's still interesting to hear about the developer's desire to elicit a specific reaction from players with these individual stories.
Not counting the prologue, Battlefield 5 will have three War Stories when it releases on November 20, while a fourth, The Last Tiger, will launch this December in Chapter 1 of Tides of War.