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"The Austrians are clearly just reskinned Germans" Glad to know the game is realistic

I still love how the British were able to stick two artillery pieces and 5 squads worth of machine guns inside a metal box with an exposed engine, and still make it move effectively.

The most underrated feature in this game is the Codex Entries. You get the entertaintment value in multiplayer but also the history of WW1 and its weapons, factions and equipment if you choose to dig deep. After playing this game when it came out, I never lost my interest for WW1 history and its many stories.

Despite the historical inaccuracies, I always felt DICE nailed the atmosphere and scale of the conflict. Easily one of my favorite multiplayer games of all time. Thanks for the vid!

I love the behemoth aspect of the gameplay. The fact a dreadnought or zeppelin can be called in normal multiplayer gameplay is such an awesome idea. They’re fun to bring down and fun to operate. Plus the sound design with them from their opening cutscene with the lady announcing them and the fog horn blasting. Bloody brilliant

The real core of the multiplayer experience in BF1 is Operations. It concentrates all the chaos of conquest into small sectors, so you spend way less time trying to find the action. Also, very atmospheric

Even if not many companies pick the WW1 settings for their games, I'm at the very least happy that THIS one was made. That we at least have 1 WW1 game that isn't (like you said) barely playable, or some alt-history BS. This is such an amazing game, flaws and all.

One aspect I don’t think was brought up enough was the presentation. HOLY SHIT, no other FPS game has an atmosphere like BF1. The sound design is exquisite. The voice acting is fantastic. (Look up how they made the German voices, it’s really impressive.) The hail of gunfire, the screams of soldiers, the boom of explosions, and the grinding engines of vehicles. When the music kicks in, it’s go time, either because you’ve taken the point and your characters all scream as the whistles blow and you all charge the next point, or defense is about to win and the horns are BLARING for the last stand or desperate push. Each map looks gorgeous. Caporetto, Monte Grappa, Nivelle Nights, Somme, Verdun Heights, and so, so many more. From bombed out towns that will be left even more bombed out by the end of the match, to No Man’s Land with trenches and wrecked buildings lining the barbed wire hellscape, giant forts, and the most gorgeous vistas to ever die on. And all of it is enveloped by and drowned in absolute chaos, and oppressive brutality, and I love it.

My favorite small feature of this game is as a Squad Lead when you select the “go, go, go” from the voice lines it’ll blast a whistle from your guy just like how officers would use a whistle to let the company know it was time to go over the top.

For me when BF1 came out, playing operations was the peak of multiplayer gaming, nothing has come close since in my opinion. The atmosphere, graphics, sound design and soundtrack is incredible still. The behemoth crashing down during the game is still impressive. Cant beat BF1 back in the day

Putting "Betrayal" after killing an Austro-Hungarian soldier is such a fucking big brain reference.

When you're an Indian man fighting for the British in a trench in France against a German because a Serb man shot an Austrian in Bosnia.... BF1 is still great to this day, I enjoy the gunplay, visuals hold out well and the atmosphere is very well presented.

Following a near death experience in the barren wasteland that is DayZ, Black Yoshi finds himself transported into the world of Battlefield 1, where he'll become a witness towards the various horrors of World War 1.

I'm really happy to see this video. Feels like a huge step up on the analysis front - works really nicely with your style of humour (the historical references are like a perfect mix of the two). This triggers all the right neurons in my silly nerd brain - congrats. Love to see you evolving your style!

Getting the Peacekeeper in this game almost drove me to morse-code-induced insanity, but it was SO worth it to be a western front cowboy gunslinger.

This game and world at war are prime examples of why aesthetics are important to games

I love bf1 I am in love with it’s attempt at showing the horror and sadness of war. While it is a game for dopamine rushes as a first, the atmosphere and level of immersion you can feel is amazing. In operations whenever a sector is taken you are bombarded with the war cries of your comrades, the whistles of gunfire and explosions, and the amazing music. It’s one of the best feelings

Kinda wished you talked about the soldiers dialogue in multiplayer. I remember playing it when it first came out and rushing with a bayonet would cause your character to scream like a banshee. Your character even acts like his having a panic attack when being bombarded or shot at.

Even tho the campaign chapters were short, i was really amazed at how memorable they all were. they made the most of it.

The reason why I like this game is simple. When I've started it for the first time, it threw me into the battle... it told me - "You are not expected to survive.", managing my expectations. This is why, despite being absoluely horrible at this game - I have never EVER been frustrated with losing... because the game simply communicated to me - "You are part of the war machine. You are just a soldier, a spec of dust. You are not significant, you will die anyway." This set the way I've approached the game. Instead of wanting to be high on the leaderboards, I have instead played like I was truly that soldier on that battlefield. I was hiding, I was trying to sneak up on the enemy, I was avoiding combat to survive as long as I've could. Despite my best efforts I was never able to survive longer than 3 minutes. When I've got kills, they truly felt like victories, so despite having ratio of 5 kills to often upwards of 10-15 deaths, I still felt like I've accomplished something.

As a huge fan of 1900s history seeing a AAA game take a shot at WW1 was so cool when the game was released, few games get me so hyped with the music and atmosphere. Shame that we did not receive any war stories from the Central Powers at least there was an attempt to humanize them in the intro campaign.

Verdun is pretty good. I like BF1 more but Verdun is more true to the setting and has a nice vibe (if you can find active servers lmao). Their version of push is pretty well designed and leads to some great moments. My favorite shit has to be the massive maze trenches, followed by a large open field you have to cross. Melee combat is also pretty fun (and viable) even if its jank lmao. Honestly I'd love to see Tripwire make a WW1 game. They already did a great job capturing both WW2 and Vietnam without them feeling too same-y.

To be fair, the first silencer (yes he called it a silencer) was made by the same guy who made the first machine gun, Hiram Maxim. Obviously wouldn’t have been used in any sort of number to justify their appearance as far as authenticity goes, they did technically exist!

KZfaq did a terrible job recommending me this video 2 days after release. A solid video that really got me a bit more curious about WW1 history. Humor mixed with some additional information that feels way more fun and educational than what I saw in highschool, seriously how the fuck does one fail to make WW1 history boring? My school was not good at storytelling, but at least you've stepped up your editing and analytical prowess for this video. A big improvement from the previous and I feel like you've found the perfect balance between humoring the audience while informing us about WW1 that makes the video fun even on a re-watch. Keep up the great work man.

That Jason Blundell "did I mention" meme caught me off guard, man. Another great vid

The two soldiers from the prologue can be seen as memorial statues in the BFV Campaign. The statue has the text "The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children." I thought it was pretty neat as it foreshadows the second world war.

This game is, in my opinion, one of the best fps games ever made. It is so immersive and there is so much detail put into everything. Every life has the chance to play out like a movie, and you can really tell how much care the devs put into the guns, sound design maps, balance classes etc. The only issues however would probably be the classic EA monetization schemes for dlc weapons and game version- which isn't really unique to the game, some weapon balancing, and grenade spam

One thing I gotta give to this game, is the voice acting. I only can understand the Italians, englishs/englishn't, and a tad of German, and I have never heard Turkish in my live. But man, hearing the characters went they are in fire,gives the chills. And the Speeches before an Operation begins is top writing. There is also the OST. It made my favorite music genre, Audiable Stress. The only thing the campaign needed,its a German episode

The sawed off LMG is pure pain, like assault reeeeallly needed another good full auto with a massive ammo count.

5:00 fun fact, British Tanks were in a literal death trap. German Anti tanks weapons and units were trying to kill it while the British guns were aiming at them too in case the tank broke down and could be captured by the Germans. Did I mention how likely it was for tanks to brake down until the later versions ?

Yoshi doing the best BF game? Yes please.

Battelfield 1 for life bro no cap

The sound design and voice acting alone makes this the best Battlefield game in the franchise, by far. The commitment to (mostly) historical accuracy and the sheer immersion that so many of the maps and environments are capable of have basically never been topped in the genre. That this game isn't praised more for its sheer gravity is astounding to me.

Even the sponsor had Battlefield 1 on it

I'll never understand why there was never a bandwagon effect of WW1 media after BF1. It's like they hit a gold vein of ideas and then immediately ran away in terror of their new ideas.

One thing as well that no one ever mentions when bringing up Battlefield 1, is the codex entries. You’d unlock them when using weaponry, gear, playing new modes, maps, etc. when unlocked, you’d be given historical information on said item you did if for. For example play on Fort De Vaux, unlock a codex explaining the actual battle for the fort during the Battle of Verdun. These little historical tidbits not only show people context for what they’re using or what they’re seeing, but get people interested in the overall game and conflict, as did I. It could be the entrance to the rabbit hole of learning about the First World War, what led to it, and the aftermath. To anybody who read this far, have a good day👍.

"a Czechoslovakian taxi driver took a wrong turn, and now 20 million people are dead" I bot hate and love how that is an accurate summary

To be honest the relationship didn't zip around like you said between the two Aussie blokes, they just interacted like Australians do.

Thank you for shining a light on those cockroaches who spam the SMG08 and nothing else. For gods sake, just check Battlefield Tracker, Assault has ZERO balance, the usage is comically lopsided, 60% of shotguns, is JUST the Model 10A Hunter. And Hellriegal and SMG08 overwhelmingly dominate too, with half usage of the whole class. And I am a medic, I heal, I revive! Whats worse then not being revived is wanting to revive people and they NEVER let you....

10:48 A Jason Blundell joke in a video about Battlefield from a channel I’ve just found was the very last thing I was expecting today.

World war 1 is like terminator 1 it's good but the sequel outshine it

I absolutely adore battlefield 1 and put so many hours into it back in the day. One aspect of gameplay which wasn't mentioned in this video but is surprisingly fleshed out in the DLC maps is naval combat. You have torpedo boats, destroyers which come in two varieties and dreadnoughts, plus naval bombers equipped with torpedoes. It often gets overlooked as most maps don't feature a lot of water, but I've had an absolute blast with squads commanding a destroyer in maps like Heligoland bight

Everytime this guy uploads I watch his new videos 3 times and go back and rewatch his older videos 10 more times they are just that good 😂

The Top Gear moments in this review really emphasize the sheer brutality of the First World War. Thank you for bringing this hidden truth to light, Black Yoshi.

Hey, man, maybe «Verdun» and «Tannnenberg» can be better WW1 games.

I just wish there was a central power campaign

4:30 - fun fact, this isn't actually the first time Battlefield has used this mechanic; Battlefield 2's singleplayer console port Battlefield 2 Modern Combat prominently featured the "hotswap" feature which basically allowed you to control any friendly AI on the battlefield. Need some air support? switch to the guy with the helicopter. Want to play tanks? swap to the guy driving the tank, etc. The only difference was that you could actively swap between characters mid-fight, rather than having to die to change perspectives.

I think the war stories being cut short was actually a good design decision. When you're in the minute by minute, nitty gritty struggle of war; it feels like its consumed your entire life. Just like the stories do in the game. But when you zoom out, and truly think about it- your time spent in the field was naught but a blip on your life. 4 years isn't that much time, but in those 4 short years it felt like lifetimes. So why should the stories be any longer? Short blips, of ordinary people doing heroic things. So they could make these stories longer, but they shouldn't. [Edited] Although I will admit yes, NIW was rushed.

When this game first came out in the fall of 2016 I played it non stop, my GF at the time would lose her mind because I would be up until 2am repeating the phrase “1 more game”. And With conquest it’s never 1 more game. Recently I bought the game on sale in the Xbox store for $9.99 and have fallen in love with it all over again, my then girlfriend who’s now my wife has told me she gets flashbacks/PTSD when hearing the British female voiding say “return to the combat area” or “the enemy is taking Charlie”. Now in my early 30’s instead of my mid 20’s I can gladly say this is still one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played, the music the gameplay, the visuals and sounds. Great video

Nothing is Written's stealth section is best described by: Step 1: Locate tank Step 2: Steal tank Step 3: Effortlessly destroy all enemies Step 4: Profit

Suppressors were a thing by WW1 but they werent widely used

I think the Avanti Savoia chapter is perfectly described with your italian accent at 14:05

I go back and play this game every so often just for the immersion, audio design, the sound your soldier makes running over spent artillery shells, it's all so perfect.

I love when any story just kills characters randomly, it's Realistic and such a fresh breath of air in a world full of supersoldiers and never ending character stories.

5:17 is one of the most haunting shit scary sound tracks ever made given the context and noise of the whistles and explosions in the background.

“My source is that I made it the fuck up” is KILLING me.

Operations was the best game mode especially on the Verdun map. For some stupid reason Dice patched out the speeches that would play before the game started. It really added to the atmosphere

My favorite battlefield game. So immersive, so intense, fun to play.

Just as an extention of the single player, one must also commend the effort that went into the way around of Operations starts, with short unique introduction quips with accurate aaccents from the country you're fighting for. The photogrammetry tech and amazing sound design made this one of the most immervise Battlefiled - if not game ever created

This is a great video! BF1 is one of my favorite games ever. However, I would have liked to see your thoughts and emphasis on other aspects of the multiplayer. The atmosphere is a huge part of it with many of the voice lines from each faction, the speeches that take place before each match begins, the music, behemoths, a lot of the dialogue, and the many battles you can play through in the multiplayer operations.

I think what made the sniping in this game unique is the sweet spot mechanic, wich if you hit them in the upper area of the body (with Headshots being the obvious one) there is a chance to kill them in one hit, no matter if you either hit the torso or shoulders (I think)

So happy you finally reached the big 100k my dude. Earned it.

your writing and pacing of videos is getting really good bro, comedy as well

I loved when you’d level up during a round of multiplayer, in game teamates around you would congratulate you. It was pretty cool

I'm not gonna lie, battlefield 1's trailer was quite possibly the most hype game trailer I've ever witnessed. I still get a tingle in my spine every time I see it

I am an avid Battlefield 1 player - it is interesting to see just how many people have played the game (it's THE best selling Battlefield to date), yet few years from release, barely anyone talks about it. I feel like that's how it usually goes about every great Battlefield game. Which is a shame, those games deserve to be played and can bring you so much incredible and memorable moments you'll never get in anything else. The video was entertaining, even if you mostly focused on the single player, I appreciate it.

thank you for bringing up the storm of steel prologue i genuinely wish they could have kept up the intensity of that one mission throughout but i also understand why they couldn’t and that doing so while staying enjoyable is super hard to do

One great thing that I believe should have been more emphasized in the video is the immersive design of people screaming, sound being perfectly chaotic, soldiers crying for help when they get hit, whistles etc. First time in my life when I played bf1 and we were all stuck like a meat grinder, I literally stopped shooting for 2 seconds because I would hear soldier next to me getting burnt by a flamethrower and shouting for mercy for their life... Like, wow, they did an amazing job on that aspect.

Respect the restraint of waiting until 11:05 to make the mandatory blackadder joke

something that bugged me about the campaigns (aside from the points you made) is that we never get to play from the the Central powers point of view. There was this whole thing about the human cost and suffering of the war in the marketing and intro mission and then we just spend the whole thing from the perspective of the Entente mowing down hoards of Central powers soldiers.

This is the first video I watch from this channel but I love it,it feels like a internet historian but in a more memeable way and just funnier

I think you’re missing that the short stories where we don’t get to know the characters in depth were intentionally a choice. Just like how you did in Storm of Steel, there were no protagonists in WW1. The war stories describe the scale of the conflict, how varied the people and stories of it were.

Makes me want to play Planetside 2.

You’re right, I always felt the campaign was too short. We need some more development. Maybe an interesting dynamic similar to the prologue where they reference your previous character in the next mission as having died in action

Bro really just slapped the hell out of WW2 nerds in the beginning, and I love it

Necrovision review when? I love that game, even interacted with the devs at one point on a semiofficial forum back in the day.

Finally, a new black yoshi upload. Things are now beginning to make sense.

Thanks for the shoutout!

Absolutely loved this video ! Definitely bing watch your other vids

I swear I've seen you in lobbies before. At least once. Been a fan of BF1 since it came out and haven't stopped playing.

Another Black Yoshi upload. Time to commit some war crimes in Armenia in celebration.

I love battlefield 1 to the point it's why I got into ww1, despite its quirky "what if it extended to 1919" weapons. 10/10 game.

“They are cut way too short to fulfil their fullest potentials” That’s literally the point

Thats dice team indeed put so much effort in to this game. I love grand operations mode.

One of the best, if not the best Battlefield game ever made.

My best clips and killstreaks are from BF1 and I think that's when competitive FPS games peaked for me. EDIT: Upon my endeavors to reinstall and replay the game I have had nothing but issues with EA and the net code. It took 2 & 1/2 hours and 3 different pakis to get any kind of results from technical support to reactivate my account. And once being able to play again, the net code is virtually unplayable to the point where I've had better input response from a PSNow cloud streaming game. (Keep in mind I've had a physical copy since 2017) Sad because there's still very clearly a lot of players but the servers are put on the back burner because we aren't BFV/2142 simps.

For me, the beat campaign story-wise is The Last Tiger from Bf 5. Especially the final scene, you can even watch a doggo parody of it, designed to be kinda comedic and it will still get some emotional response out of you.

The intense battle responses are still some of the best battlefield Voice acting in forever because they did it for every faction.

Battlefield 1 is one of the best examples of how a game could have terrible balancing but can still be great because it focuses on one thing.... being fun.

I still remember when people called this the worst battlefield when it came out, good times.

The most annoying thing about this game has to be the broken vehicles and planes smfh cant count how many times ive been killed by artillery trucks, horse riders, and fighter planes dropping bombs on top of you with no counter

I hope your channel grows bud. I laughed alot in this video. Good job.

You'll see it, this will be his most popular video.

he finally got enough money to buy a good pc, extremely proud of my boy.

that clip from Come and See gave me some serious flashbacks...

The best memory with any of the campaigns was during the finale to “Friends In High Places” right at the start I see the airships and start going full throttle, not knowing there were enemy planes right ahead. So when both sides collide into a dogfight frenzy, I blew right past all of them yet almost failed the mission because in a moment of panic I hit two of the planes. Absolutely wonderful

Battlefield 1 is to this day my favorite game of all time. You can tell how dedicated the development team was to portraying this time period accurately and respectfully, from everything down to the little details, the weapons, the vehicles, the atmospheres, the soundtrack, the codexes and descriptions of important points of the war. This game single handedly got me into history *and* writing, it introduced me to an often overlooked part of history that I’ve been engrossed in ever since. Even if it’s over 6 years old now, I still play it to this day, and it always holds up, it’s always just as fun as it was when I first got it. My absolute favorite part of Battlefield 1 is the Operations mode, because it really immerses you in the era, the time period. The explanations of the importance of these operations and context of these battles in the beginning, giving you the point of view of the soldiers fighting before the match, the pre-round speeches just before the game begins, the descriptions of the outcomes when you win or lose, and when you go in between maps. Battlefield 1 is an experience that I’ll surely never forget, it will always remain an absolute classic for me.

First sseth and now black yoshi, damn.

The fact that DICE had help from Indy Neidell just to work on the game's codex entries was a rare moment for an AAA studio that is passionate about the WW1 setting. It's a shame that BF1's level of glory was never carried on with BFV