Bucking the trend of new first person shooter games and bringing the battle to Call of Duty with a World War II themed game, the Battlefield V announcement last 23 May reveal that there will be no Battle Royale; there will be a single player campaign; and an emphasis in squad-based team play.

With the World War II theme, Battlefield V will be back where it began, as World War II first person shooter.

Fortnite and PUBG may be lording it now on Battle Royale Games to make Activision take notice and announce its own Battle Royale mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, but Battlefield V will forge on its own, tweaking the formula that it did with Battlefield I which was very much well-received by gamers. War Stories will be back to focus on the lesser known stories of World War II.

As always, there will be weapons and vehicles for players to handle and be proficient in. But in Battlefield V there will be a new progression system that covers not only the player, but also weapons, vehicles, class, and chapter. The introduction of Tides of War, where different World War II story is dropped every few months for players to experience war from a historical perspective even if they play for a different side.

Combined Ops which is the cop-op game which up to four can play together in which they are group of paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines and they will need to evade the enemy on their way to the objective. It is important to play as a team as resources will be limited including ammo in order to accomplish the mission. Also, in order to gain full health, a medic is needed so player roles in a squad should always be thought about well.

With the Tides of War, there will be no more Premium Passes. The players are taken through the phases of World War II starting with the Fall of Europe, and there will be campaigns in Norway, France North, Africa, and Germany to the last moments of World War II.

Now, you will need to be ready for Grand Operations, and it is a 4-day multiplayer operation. How the performance of player in each day of the operation will affect the next day such as how many players, vehicles, and resources that will be available.  Day four will be very interesting as the player will only have one life and one rifle to use with limited ammo. Players who have gone through all the days will probably need play smartly to avoid dying in trying to accomplish the objective.

It looks like Battlefield V will stand out amongst other games that have gone the Battle Royale route this year, sticking with what it already offers since Battlefield 1 and improving on them. Will it be able to attract players from the Battle Royal arena? We’ll find out when it gets released in 9 October.

Battlefield V will be playable on Xbox One One, PlayStation 4, and PC upon release.