The Game That Doesn’t Fake World War 1

Correction: The Wright Brothers first flight was Dec 17th 1903, not 1908. My old AFROTC instructors are gonna kill me now for forgetting this.

As french myself, I actually own my grandpa journal of WW1. He was an artillyman of caliber 75 (the default one). They moved the pieces of weapons with horses for all the years, and poor horses died of negligence(because if you take care of the horse you can't move the artillery so you are dead). He avoided death like 3 times really freaking close (like a shell falling between your legs and not exploding, which was common). I got maps, names, photos of this time everything and even a certified piece of the 7th ballon (german) airship ever done ; they filled it with hydrogen and use it for spying the lines of the enemies. The story is they (and other artillery companies) shoot the big balloon with artillery and it went in flames, crashing in a lot of of littles pieces. He did survive the war and finished officier, but said multiples times : the "Poilus" (frontlines soldiers) were condemend to a certain death, the gaz in particular was the true terror of the war since it was the first time chemical weapons were used. He did Verdun (it was like a general mobilisation to this important spot) His Captain's (I think?) order was to "shoot shells 24h/24 until further instruction" and said it was Verdun was a living hell for days. They did sleep with the ignite cord in hand, because lack of sleep. He assisted in person at the invention of the "Crapouillot", which are sick mobile artillery for close combat between lines. I never played this game but the environnement is a 1-on-1 like the photos or descriptions, but it was much more static in reality with very intense charge to the other line in few minutes.

Cool fact, weapons, bodies, and defences are still being found in these galciers perfectly (and quite literally) frozen in time. Edit: Changed "Fun" to "Cool." Get it? Cool. I amuse myself.

Reminder drew: - if you want to build stuff, use engineer class. Holding the pickaxe will let you open build menu - mountaineer is a scout class. That means you can spot people with binos/flare/periscope if you have those equipped. If you want to run and gun more, go rifleman or assault.

I love this game. I just hope the player count increases

WWI is in my opinion the most interesting 20th century war. Plus I’m glad Isonzo is covering the Italian front, which was utterly brutal and is overlooked a lot. My great grandfather was taken as a POW during the battle of Vittorio Veneto so I’m glad this part of the war is beginning to be recognized more.

makes me so happy to see these devs finally getting some major love! The jump in their tech & skill from Verdun to Tannenberg to Isonzo shows a clear path of incredible improvement from a such a ridiculously passionate yet small team. I got into Verdun around the Battlefield 1 announcement being a massive nerd about the subject and I think the work they've done to encourage remembrance of such a criminally-overlooked part of history is invaluable! Doesn't hurt that they some of the most mechanically unique shooters out there either

As an Italian I'm always happy to see Drewski play Isonzo, it's such a good game if you're into WW1 shooters and it really shows the contrast between the brutality of war and the stunning landscapes of the Alps. Idk, maybe it's the fact that I've really visited some of those places or that no other war that was fought in such extreme environments, but for me Isonzo is a unique experience, so thanks Drewski for spreading love for this game

Totally underrated front in WW1. I never knew much about the Austro-Hungarian and Italian front until taking history in my last year of high school. The map really helps put into perspective why there were TWELVE battles for Isonzo.

Thanks for highlighting this. About a year ago on IGN, the game's Director discussed its unique approach compared to other MILSIMS. Despite a small team and a grand vision, I admired their perspective. However, after release, some YouTubers spread negativity for clicks, leading to mixed reviews. While I acknowledge the game isn't flawless, similar imperfections exist in others. Criticism often attracts views, creating a cycle. Let's promote fairness and give this game the attention it truly deserves

Verdun, the first of the series, is from 2013, way before than battlefield 1. even though i loved bf1 Verdun, Tannemberg and Isonzo now are real fun and accurate

watched 5 minutes, bought the game

Okay, story time: Here, in Hungary, during the communist times we had the mandatory conscription and 6 months service for every guy. So my grandfather was doing his basic training for his military service, and they were drilling and training mountain fortification assaults. Obviously against the Austrians, who were the closest non-communist country around. Now the irony was, that all the mountineering/alpinist equipment, the clampons, icepicks, pulleys, ropes, etc. were Austrian made. So they were practicing how to invade Austria with Austrian equipment...

I was born, raised and live on the Eastern Front. 24km from Caporetto, 35km from Gorizia, the Isonzo river, Mount Sabotino, Mount San Machele. 20km from Mount Matajur and Mount Kolovrat. I have hiked all the paths of the War I, excluding the high mountain paths where climbing equipment is needed. a nice job was done on the maps to make them as close to their real counterparts. 🇮🇹💪

Hopefully this video helps get the player count up. Though, I'm guilty of not playing for over a year.

These guys really need to make a Gallipoli Expansion, it'll look incredible.

I love Isonzo! I play it all the time. Thx for talking about it, cause its deserves way more attention! Also that new glacier map is crazy! Once you actually get to the tunnel part it becomes like a maze.

This game is incredible Ty for bringing light to it

Please play more of this in the future please! This was so fun to watch and great viewing

What I think is really great - that after all those years, where all the big names kind of dwindled (or mutated) away - you keep providing honest, no-nonsense, old style quality gameplay videos for FPS games. Respect and all the best.