Battlefield 1 vs Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1 is an FPS open-world game from DICE (2016) while Battlefield 1942 is an FPS game from DICE (2002).
Quick answer: Battlefield 1942 has the higher Metacritic, 89 to 88.
Battlefield 1942
What each one is
Battlefield 1 is filed under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, Battlefield 1942 under FPS.
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
Battlefield 1942 is a 2002 first-person shooter game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the first installment in the Battlefield series. The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multiplayer mode against players on the Internet or in a local area network. It is a popular platform for mod developers, with many released modifications that alter the gameplay and theme.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Storm of Steel The prologue, set in 1918, sees players take control of different members of the Harlem Hellfighters as they defend their positions against a German offensive in France during the Second Battle of the Marne . The player initially starts out near the front line and must survive as long as possible against waves of German soldiers. If the player survives the attack, an artillery barrage will rain down on them and then the game's perspective… (Wikipedia)
Characters
During the single-player campaigns, the player controls six different characters from a first-person perspective over six different chapters (known as War Stories). Unlike previous campaigns in the series, Battlefield 1 s single-player story mode is composed of six separate "War Stories", each shown through the eyes of separate Allied soldiers from different nationalities: "Storm of Steel" – the prologue of the game, set in the Western Front through the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Edit on Wikidata Pre-release The game received positive response from the community after its official announcement. As of May 9, 2016, the Battlefield 1 reveal trailer had become the most liked trailer on YouTube , with over 2 million likes. Electronic Arts expected the game to sell at least 14 million units in its first year of release. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . At 6th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Battlefield 1942 received awards for Online Gameplay, Innovation in PC Gaming, PC Game of the Year, and Game of the Year. In March 2010 Battlefield 1942 was awarded with "Swedish game of the decade" award at the computer game gala hosted by Swedish Games Industry. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Battlefield 1 | Battlefield 1942 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.7/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (86%, 226,777) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 88/100 | 89/100 |
| Price | $39.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | 50 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | Untested |
| Released | 2016 | 2002 |
| Developer | DICE | DICE |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Battlefield 1 vs Battlefield 1942, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Battlefield 1FPS open-world gameBattlefield 1942FPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Battlefield 1FPS, World War I, WarBattlefield 1942No descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Battlefield 1Metacritic 88Battlefield 1942 ✓Metacritic 89Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Battlefield 1226,777 reviews · 7 add-ons · 50 GBBattlefield 1942—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Battlefield 1$39.99Battlefield 1942UnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Battlefield 1942 takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Battlefield 1942 (Metacritic 89)
Where they differ
FPSMultiplayerSingleplayerWorld War IWarShooter
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Battlefield 1 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Battlefield 1942 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Battlefield 1 | Battlefield 1942 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350 Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 6600K | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | 50 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Battlefield 1 · Battlefield 1942.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Battlefield 1 and 0 for Battlefield 1942. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 1942 in scope?
Battlefield 1 has drawn 226,777 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 50 GB. Battlefield 1942 lists little scope data.
Is Battlefield 1 or Battlefield 1942 better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Battlefield 1 or Battlefield 1942?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Battlefield 1 or Battlefield 1942?
Battlefield 1942 has the higher Metacritic, 89 to 88. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.