Fans of the Battlefield series are used to playing in a current or future time period, but this title takes them back to the first world war.

The Battlefield 1 beta takes place in the Sinai Desert, as British and Turkish forces find themselves at odds. The game factors in air warfare, with three airplane categories such as assault, bomber, and fighter.

Other methods of gameplay include cavalry, in which the player mounts a horse and has the ability to attack enemies with all new weapons that reflect what were used in 1914. Dice and Electronic Arts went back in time when preparing to make their new blockbuster shooter, instead of following up their complete bust of a game Battlefield Hardline released in 2015.

EA chose to set their game in 1914 during World War 1, the announcement of the newest battlefield game brought a lot of hype and excitement for a new and refreshing game. Battlefield 1 had a lot of positives, introducing all new gameplay and mechanics.

“”I liked the gameplay, it was fun and kept me well entertained the whole time,”“ said junior Everett Steinberg.

The gameplay of EA‘s new game completely changes from last year’s installment. Battlefield 1 has an all new way to play the game.

It includes flying, driving, and even riding on horseback; compared to last year’s game when most gameplay took place on the the ground and had a limited amount of vehicles.

Other improvements made this year were increased weapon customization, graphics, and character dialog. With such a big release for the beta and tons of people trying to download the game it’s not a surprise it came with many problems.

“”I thought the game was horrible, I could barely play and let alone log into the game,”” said senior Javier Bolanos

When the beta first opened there were thousands of gamers trying to download the game and log in, to get a taste of what the highly anticipated game looked like. With so many people trying to play at once, many users experienced trouble such as servers crashing and matches freezing.

Sometimes it can take a long time for games to load, and some sights on guns don’t look as they can.

When trying to play with friends, some gamers were placed on different teams and had to play whole games against their friends.

Despite some of the technical issues that will for sure be gone by the time of the official release, Oct. 21, Battlefield 1 Is likely going to be one of the best games of 2016.

Overall, the beta was a success with thousands of people playing daily even though servers were not fully functional.