As the release date for Battlefield 5 grows closer, DICE has released a new Dev Diary video about the game’s single-player campaign; the Battlefield 5 War Stories. The studio released both a trailer and gameplay for the War Stories mode last week, the first time any footage of the mode has been shown. Although brief, the new video features a behind-the-scenes look at why each of the missions was selected to be one of the upcoming War Stories.
DICE’s New Dev Diary: Behind the Scenes of Battlefield 5 War Stories
“With our War Stories,” says Senior Producer Lars Gustavsson; “we’ve chosen to move away from a continuous campaign and going into separate war stories”; indeed, the format for the single-player mode mirrors that of Battlefield 1, the first Battlefield title to feature War Stories. Eric Holmes, the War Stories Design Director, goes on to explain how the War Stories will showcase certain soldier classes, equipment, and play-styles. DICE gave more detail on this topic in a recent news post.
The video then precedes to look at each of the first three upcoming War Stories; Under No Flag, Nordlys, and Tirailleur. Holmes and Gustavsson discuss the role of soldiers in the British Special Boat Service; a branch of the Royal Navy which will feature in Under No Flag. The group played a key role in the war, often undertaking highly dangerous and daring missions. The one portrayed in the War Story sees players sent hundreds of miles behind enemy lines in northern Africa to sabotage a Luftwaffe airfield. Nordlys, on the other hand, portrays resistance fighters in Norway. The developers point to the mobility which skis will grant players during the mission.
The final mission which will be included in the game at launch is Tirailleur. This War Story follows Senegalese soldiers during Operation Dragoon; “Everyone knows about D-day,” says Eric Holmes; “they don’t so much know about Operation Dragoon, where a large number of US troops and the free French army landed there. It’s about being a French colonial trooper who’s volunteered from Senegal. […] You do get a feeling of what it’s like to be in a military. We chose meaningful stories that hopefully have something to say about the war.”