(REVIEW UPDATED 1/23/15)

Btw I died while playing as a Canadian soldier and screamed EH as I died. 12 out of 10 xD.
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This game has gotten SO MUCH BETTER. In December, I was really bothered by how the game didn't really feel like it was simulating trench warfare in a historically accurate way but the devs have recently added chemical weapons into the game. This does SO MUCH for immersion because it forces soldiers to use gas masks and it's really terrifying because you can die with in 30 seconds if you don't use your gas mask. Not to mention you can't see ANYTHING if the gas is in your area which makes everything so much more tense, realistic, and stressful. The trench warfare is so much better too because when you invade another trench you are FORCED to run straight ahead into enemy lines just like real life soldiers had to do back then. I forgot to mention that the graphics are 10 times better than they were originally and they just make this title shine like a hidden gem.

The only technical flaws with the game at the moment are that you will experience lots of bugs, lag, occasional crashes which will be dealt with in the future I'm sure, however, there are two things that I feel the devs can do to make Verdun an even more epic game. The one problem that I have with the game on the whole is that you can make your own squad and let anyone in it be it your friends or strangers. This sounds good but what REALLY ANNOYS ME is that if you leave your squad or quit the game, you'll see that random people have taken control of your squad and filled up all of the spots. You can't really control what happens to your squad which is a real pain because your squad levels each round and basically YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR PROGRESS IN THAT SQUAD because some random players have decided to take over the squad you made. I WANT THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY SQUAD COMPLETELY because it's my squad!!!! I made it so my friends and I can play together but each and every time we play I have to make a new squad because some ass took my last squad! M2H PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!!

The last problem that I have with Verdun is that I think the devs need to let players choose a secondary weapon like a revolver, pistol, and so on. It might change the balance of the game a little but I REALLY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT a sniper and machinegunner in WWI didn't carry a sidearm to help them in close combat should their trench be invaded. I also think that the grenadier class as well as any other class that has just a pistol as a gun (excluding the officer class) should be given a primary weapon like a rifle. I'm pointing this out because the pistol is horribly innaccurate and takes WAY TOO LONG to master, plus, the only close combat you'll experience is when you are invaded/invading another trench which makes the pistol kind of useless. I'm not sure if any of the "pistol" classes were given rifles in real life but I think it'll make the game a little bit easier for new players and bring in more players for the game. The last thing I'd like to suggest to the devs is that I think it'd be really interesting to let there be servers that have 32 players and then make servers that have 40 players, it'll add even more realism to the game given that the battles in WWI were gigantic, especially the Battle of Verdun

Verdun has always been one of my favorite games in general and I'm so glad that the devs at M2H studios are true to their word because they are making a really stellar game here. ***THERE IS ONE DETAIL YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE GETTING THIS GAME BY THE WAY.**** Verdun is EXTREMELY TOUGH and you'll die more often than the times where you kill another player. You'll be pulling your hair out at times especially if your new but once you get a kill in this game you feel like you've done the impossible and it'll moivate you to keep pushing forward. I also love the fact that this game isn't like COD or BF where people get INSANE amounts of kills, the best players I've seen can get up to 60 kills tops but they're A VERY SMALL MINORITY. Most players get like 10 kills or so on average because you and your troops are focussed on grabbing enemy territory which is EXACTLY what WWI was about. Playing Verdun again has really just made me fall in love with it again and I can't recommend this game enough. This is one of the best early access games out there and I PERSONALLY BELIEVE that this game should be in the top ten charts of best pc games AND I ALSO BELIEVE that the devs should try to get this game on consoles to further popularize this incredible title.

My Score: 9.2/10

(REVIEW UPDATED 1/23/15) Btw I died while playing as a Canadian soldier and screamed EH as I died. 12 out of 10 xD. ________________________________________________________________________________ This game has gotten SO MUCH BETTER. In December, I was really bothered by how the game didn't really feel like it was simulating trench warfare in a historically accurate way but the devs have recently added chemical weapons into the game. This does SO MUCH for immersion because it forces soldiers to use gas masks and it's really terrifying because you can die with in 30 seconds if you don't use your gas mask. Not to mention you can't see ANYTHING if the gas is in your area which makes everything so much more tense, realistic, and stressful. The trench warfare is so much better too because when you invade another trench you are FORCED to run straight ahead into enemy lines just like real life soldiers had to do back then. I forgot to mention that the graphics are 10 times better than they were originally and they just make this title shine like a hidden gem. The only technical flaws with the game at the moment are that you will experience lots of bugs, lag, occasional crashes which will be dealt with in the future I'm sure, however, there are two things that I feel the devs can do to make Verdun an even more epic game. The one problem that I have with the game on the whole is that you can make your own squad and let anyone in it be it your friends or strangers. This sounds good but what REALLY ANNOYS ME is that if you leave your squad or quit the game, you'll see that random people have taken control of your squad and filled up all of the spots. You can't really control what happens to your squad which is a real pain because your squad levels each round and basically YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR PROGRESS IN THAT SQUAD because some random players have decided to take over the squad you made. I WANT THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY SQUAD COMPLETELY because it's my squad!!!! I made it so my friends and I can play together but each and every time we play I have to make a new squad because some ass took my last squad! M2H PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!! The last problem that I have with Verdun is that I think the devs need to let players choose a secondary weapon like a revolver, pistol, and so on. It might change the balance of the game a little but I REALLY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT a sniper and machinegunner in WWI didn't carry a sidearm to help them in close combat should their trench be invaded. I also think that the grenadier class as well as any other class that has just a pistol as a gun (excluding the officer class) should be given a primary weapon like a rifle. I'm pointing this out because the pistol is horribly innaccurate and takes WAY TOO LONG to master, plus, the only close combat you'll experience is when you are invaded/invading another trench which makes the pistol kind of useless. I'm not sure if any of the "pistol" classes were given rifles in real life but I think it'll make the game a little bit easier for new players and bring in more players for the game. The last thing I'd like to suggest to the devs is that I think it'd be really interesting to let there be servers that have 32 players and then make servers that have 40 players, it'll add even more realism to the game given that the battles in WWI were gigantic, especially the Battle of Verdun Verdun has always been one of my favorite games in general and I'm so glad that the devs at M2H studios are true to their word because they are making a really stellar game here. ***THERE IS ONE DETAIL YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE GETTING THIS GAME BY THE WAY.**** Verdun is EXTREMELY TOUGH and you'll die more often than the times where you kill another player. You'll be pulling your hair out at times especially if your new but once you get a kill in this game you feel like you've done the impossible and it'll moivate you to keep pushing forward. I also love the fact that this game isn't like COD or BF where people get INSANE amounts of kills, the best players I've seen can get up to 60 kills tops but they're A VERY SMALL MINORITY. Most players get like 10 kills or so on average because you and your troops are focussed on grabbing enemy territory which is EXACTLY what WWI was about. Playing Verdun again has really just made me fall in love with it again and I can't recommend this game enough. This is one of the best early access games out there and I PERSONALLY BELIEVE that this game should be in the top ten charts of best pc games AND I ALSO BELIEVE that the devs should try to get this game on consoles to further popularize this incredible title. My Score: 9.2/10