However, Battlefield 1's move in the opposite direction could well prove to be the winning stroke, seeing Dark Souls 3 removed from its mantle in the process. FromSoftware took a rather naive step in their attempt to explore elsewhere, picking very obvious allegories with the Americano-Vietnam war as its central theme, presumably in the belief that this would have it stand out from the conflict history crowd. World War One is a surprisingly under-explored topic for video games, with the much more arcade-friendly World War Two: Axis Vs Allies proving the most fertile ground for gaming experiences.
1) Dark Souls 3 leans more heavily on allegories to do with the Vietnam War It's okay, people don't read this bit - they start at 1) below. With this weekend's announcement of Battlefield 1 dominating the newsosphere, it put us to considering whether this could be the game to finally topple Dark Souls 3 from the top of things people will click on if we write a headline like that.
