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* [[Death World]]: The game does a rather unsettling job of depicting the French and Belgian countryside as this.
* [[Death World]]: The game does a rather unsettling job of depicting the French and Belgian countryside as this.
* [[Dueling Games]]: With the recently-revealed ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield 1]]'', which is also set in [[World War I]].
* [[Dueling Games]]: With the recently-revealed ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield 1]]'', which is also set in [[World War I]].
* [[Fog of War]]: Due to the presence of fog and smokescreens, it can be very risky to make a break for it out in the open, especially when enemies can be hidden right in front of you.
* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: Unlike [[World War II]] games, there are no real villains or Nazi-equivalent opponents to be had here.
* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: Unlike [[World War II]] games, there are no real villains or Nazi-equivalent opponents to be had here.
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]]: French soldiers tend to have uniforms that are glaringly blue. Which is [[Truth in Television]], given how this more or less happened during the actual Great War due in part to shortages.
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]]: French soldiers tend to have uniforms that are glaringly blue. Which is [[Truth in Television]], given how this more or less happened during the actual Great War due in part to shortages.
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* [[One Hit Wonder]]: In general, soldiers can only take very few hits ''at best''. More often than not however, a single shot or melee attack can be lethal.
* [[One Hit Wonder]]: In general, soldiers can only take very few hits ''at best''. More often than not however, a single shot or melee attack can be lethal.
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: Enemies, traps and lethal dangers abound at every corner, be it in the trenches or simply by going "over the top."
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: Enemies, traps and lethal dangers abound at every corner, be it in the trenches or simply by going "over the top."
* [[Real Is Brown]]: Downplayed, though the overall color palette is fittingly muted.
* [[Real Is Brown]]: Downplayed, though the overall color palette is fittingly muted. It's also justified in that the trenches and bombed-out battlefields of the Western Front [[Truth in Television|were very much like that]].
* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: The British/Commonwealth sidearm, the Webley Mk. VI.
* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: The British/Commonwealth sidearm, the Webley Mk. VI.
* [[Scenery Gorn]]: The Western Front is as desolate and brutal as it is a sight to behold.
* [[Scenery Gorn]]: The Western Front is as desolate and brutal as it is a sight to behold.
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