You play as Solveig, a Norwegian resistance fighter who is infiltrating a heavy water plant to rescue her mother. The first of the War Stories (although you can play in any order) is Nordlys, which you’ve seen footage from in previous Battlefield 5 trailers. To say ‘you’ve never played anything like this’ is too generous a statement, but they do offer tried and tested WW2 shooter action in settings and scenarios that feel very different to other games you’ve played previously. I’ve played all but the Last Tiger, which is actually due for release in December (don’t fret - it’s a free download for everyone), and each one offers a very distinct flavour of WW2.
These are: Nordlys, Under No Flag, Tirailleur, and The Last Tiger. So, if you don’t count the Prologue, as it only lasts about ten minutes, there are four War Stories in the game. You flip from one soldier to the next as they fall in combat, their deaths abrupt and uncelebrated, as the narrative paints an increasingly sombre, unwinnable picture of World War 2. Well, that’s a bit of a fib the first of these, Prologue, is more like an interactive montage where you play out all the themes and emotional messages of the game.
There are five war stories due for Battlefield 5.
