This World War 1 Simulator is Incredible...
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The presenter introduces Over-the-Top World War I after seeing a trailer and expresses excitement about its potential.
Over-the-top World War I feels chaotic and surprisingly polished, with massive 200-player battles, trench building, planes, and vehicular chaos that JackFrags captures in a high-energy first look.
Summary
JackFrags dives into Over-the-top World War I, a Steam-release that promises large-scale WWI battles with 200 players, vehicles, and trench-building. He notes the game’s ambitious scope: dynamic maps, the ability to dig trenches and lay sandbags, and even air support with planes. The match unfolds with UK vs. German factions, a mix of infantry, tanks, and artillery, and a camera-full of chaotic moments—from clobbering mortars to gas masks and gas clouds. He experiments with different classes, from stormtroopers to snipers, and jokes about goofy moments like a cigar-toting mortar operator and a Red Baron-style plane. The footage showcases a robust early-access feel: lots of weapon choices, deployable structures, and a hint that battles resemble Battlefield vibes more than a strict WWI simulator. As the action erupts, JackFrags highlights the game’s forgiving, chaotic nature: players can just spawn, build, reload, and push through trenches, with a surprisingly deep layering of mechanics like gas masks, periscopes, and makeshift roofs for cover. The video wraps with a quick tour of the menu, noting a server browser, single-player options, and customization for soldiers, camo, and faces. Overall, the clip suggests Over-the-top World War I could be a fun, chaotic pick for friends craving large-scale warfare with creative trench-building tools.
Key Takeaways
- The game supports up to 200 players per match on Steam, with infantry, vehicles, planes, and trench-building mechanics.
- Players can construct trenches, sandbags, and machine guns, and even deploy a roof over trenches to mitigate gas exposure.
- Multiple classes are available (e.g., stormtrooper, sniper), and class choice dynamically changes loadouts and playstyle.
- A full server browser is present, plus instant battle and single-player options, indicating strong multiplayer support and flexibility.
- Gas warfare elements are integrated (gas masks, chlorine gas barrage), adding environmental risk to frontline pushes.
- Vehicle combat includes tanks with multiple guns, plus aircraft that interact with the ground battle, creating dynamic air-ground engagements.
- The game zones resemble Battlefield-style objective pushes (capturing points like Danzig Alley and Butter), but with WWI-specific tools and aesthetics, including trench warfare and period weaponry.
Who Is This For?
Essential viewing for FPS players craving large-scale World War I battles with trench-building and vehicle combat, who want to know if this title scratches the BF1 itch with a distinct WWI flavor.
Notable Quotes
""This is 200 players, by the way. It's just released on Steam and it's got vehicles.""
—JackFrags notes the scale and release status, signaling the game’s ambitious scope.
""There’s a plane right there. I can get on it.""
—Shows early enthusiasm for aerial combat elements.
""This game is sick.""
—Expresses genuine excitement about the chaotic, fun gameplay.
""Push up, lads. I can't even see what I'm shooting at.""
—Highlights the chaos and fog-of-war vibe in large-scale battles.
""War is hell.""
—A nod to the grim intensity of WWI-style warfare depicted in the footage.
Questions This Video Answers
- Does Over-the-top World War I feel like BF1 with trench-building and 200-player battles?
- What makes Over-the-top World War I different from other WWI games on Steam?
- How deep is the trench-building system and can you customize fortifications?
- Can you play solo or with bots in Over-the-top World War I, or is it strictly multiplayer?
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Full Transcript
All right, then. Today we're checking out a game called Over-the-top World War I. I saw a trailer for this, and immediately I was like, you know what, that could be really good. Is it an alternative to BF1? This is 200 players, by the way. It's just released on Steam and it's got vehicles. [laughter] You can build you can build trenches, sandbags, machine guns, got planes as well. Hopefully, you saw that plane. My first time playing, so I don't really know what I'm getting into, to be honest. So, this is the map. You take those objectives there.
There's a tank. This is UK versus the Germans, I think. Look at this guy. He's got mortar and a cigar in his mouth. Good shot, mate. Don't know where that's going. They built these. Oh my god. Get some There's a plane right there. I can't even see what I'm shooting at. Oh god, you just got ruined. Give me a taste of the machine gun. Oh, I can get on it. Where are they over there? I just got hit. I'm getting off it. I think I've got a heal now. I'm on 50% HP there. I try and build something.
I'll go down this trench line here. I'm reloading. Let's see. That guy's building something there. Is that a trench periscope? You facing the wrong way, mate. Oh [screaming] god. [laughter] Turn it around. Oh, destroy that tank. Hit. Is that someone's head? That's the enemy tank. Vagna called in an air strike. Vagna was composing music and also dropping bombs on the battlefield. I think I get ammo from this. And that was going to be a hill. Yeah. Uhoh. Back on 100. Jesus. What the Ah, [screaming] I think that was the driver. What is going on? I don't know, but I love it.
Dangerous spawn. Nate, danger is my middle name. That's what they call me. Jesus. [screaming] Everyone's dying. Can I revive? Reloading. Man, there's a lot to learn in this game. That's an enemy, isn't it? Can I do iron sights? I don't even know if I can do iron sights. Look at these lads digging. Can I help? I can help. Uh, spade. Yeah, dig. [screaming] Dig. Wait, that's the pickaxe. There we go. THERE'S THE SPADE. [screaming] OH my god. Artillery. We just got blown into some millerines. Oh, look. There's me. I'm into it. Ah, [screaming] it's got pro shot obviously.
What if we go over here? Death everywhere. Can I get some sandbags up? A plane. It's a Red Baron. Get out of here. I want to get bombed. Uh, no. I need to like build that, don't I? I need to whack it with my hammer, I think. Am I building? Think I'm building. Come on. No. This is very dangerous. How long does this take? There we go. There we go. Okay. Sandbags. What the hell am I going to do now? This guy's like, "Bro, that's the worst sandbag I've ever seen in my life." Maybe it is.
Can I get a shot on someone here? Wait, there. Oh, hit kill. I think I may have killed him. Yes, there's another kill. Yeah. My name is John World War I. You know what? My sandbag worked out right then. German John World War I was a well-known soldier at building effective sandbags. I think we should push up. I'm stuck. Let's go. Yeah, that is another German. I'm just trying to get their head on. I got you, boy. And I wish I had a grenade. Oh, maybe I could help these guys. We could build the trench forward.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Push. Push towards them. Build. Yes. Come on. This was Fortnite back in the day. This is what they did. Big, boys. Yes. We're digging. Oh, come on. Keep digging, man. Dig forward. Yes. This is crazy. Chlorine gas barrage. That doesn't sound good. [screaming] I hope I've got a bloody gas mask. Maybe I should build something on the top. Uh, a roof. A corrugated metal roof. That's going to help. You have to think about this here. Oh, I can see the gas is coming there. You can't destroy us. I'm trying to build a roof.
[groaning] Whack it, man. Yes. That's a bit of cover. Look at that. That man lying down. Oh, he's got an anti-tank gun. This game is sick. D. Reloading. I'm stuck. You get stuck on a lot of stuff. Wait. Oh, if I go in that, I'm dead, aren't I? We've been flanked. You need to watch out. AK. Okay. Tas mask on and then we going in. [screaming] We are not going in. Gaspers. Gaspers. It's a little late for that. I do think we pushed up a bit there though. So, what other classes can I be? Change class.
Stormtrooper. Sniper. I can be a sniper. Surely that's OP, right? Have a look. Uh, that is that's not a good scope. [laughter] Is it bad on purpose? [screaming] Eat my poop. Eat my poop. I don't want to do that. Is that my metal thing there that I built? Get out. There's a guy there. Ow. Yes. Sniper kill. Grenade. Oh, heals. Interact with that. I'm on 13 HP right now. They've got all the objective points as well. This is not good. Oh my god, the flamethrower. That's an enemy. Damn it. It takes so long to reload this.
Oh, this is just Is this what it was like? Just chaos to glory. Look at all the stuff on the right of the screen as well. All these barges that are coming in. That's an enemy. How is that not a hit? Nice. What's wrong with the neck code? Okay, I've got a shotgun now. Put me in there. Uh, pipes. No. Come on. Oh, now this is a trench if I've ever seen one. The lines have built this up, haven't they? Hold, hold, hold. There's an air strike coming. Hold. Holding. Do not push. There's an air strike.
I mean, I'm just landing right there. Are we going? Oh my god, there's a flamethrower. Wait, that's an enemy. I got him. I got him. OH NO, I'M DOWN. MEDIC, watch out for the plane. The plane's GOING TO DROP BOMBS. NO, [laughter] I don't think anyone's going to get revived there. Crossman body shield. The empire needs men helped by the young lions. The old lion defies his foes. Enlist. Now that is a nice kilt. Oh, I go out here. Use the entrance. Is that a shortcut or something? Look at [laughter] my hat. That is a stylish hat.
I've also got a cigar in my mouth as well. We need more trenches, don't we? How deep can I make the trench? Can I just go down to the earth's core and meet Godzilla? I mean, that's not bad, is it? Look at that nice little trench there. Just adding some more lines for the boys. Beautiful. Eat my poop, you German piece of [ __ ] What the hell? This guy loves poop. That's too far for the shotgun, I'm afraid. I can hear the bag pipes again. Ah, where's the man playing the bag? Where is he? There he is.
Is this the moral? Does this do anything? I don't know, but I feel sturdily. Get out of this trench. [screaming] [groaning] I'm Doom guy now, baby. Oh, get blasted. It was all because of the bag pipes. Oh, yeah. Oh, body goes flying in the air. Come on, let's have it. Let's go. Who wants some? I wish I could prone in this trench. Got to reload. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Thorny building the trench there. Great work, Thorny. I don't even think there's a limit to what you can build, you know? Feel like you can just build as much as you like.
I mean, that's pretty cool. Oh, I'm going to spawn in a tank here. Let's go. I want the cannon. Okay. Right. Where are the enemy? Show them to me. Time to die. Oh, direct hit baby. Turned him into mush. Oh yes, we took something else out. Now this is the tank. Die. Give me an angle. Oh no, he dropped a mortar on us. I guess I could bayonet as well. That's a German tank over there. There. Dead. I mean, that tank's going to ruin me, right? Surely. Push up, lads. I can't do anything against that tank.
Let's go down. Oh, enemy. Watch out. Dead. Oh, I got shot in the side. No, I want that MP8. Where do I get that from? Capturing Danzig Alley. Nice. Is that plane on the way? Look at that thing. Oh, the dog fight. I mean, this works, right? This is what they did in World War I. The infantry shot at the the pilots by hitting them. They were basically made of wood. Obviously, there was a bit of ammo there, but I think it was mostly wood, those things, those First World War planes. The bullets were quite effective against them.
We've captured objective butter. Objective butter. I mean, it just reminds me of BF1. Go around here towards a What the What's Iron Man doing here? This guy with the poop. I mean, they did use armor in World War I. I just never expected to see Iron Man, you know. Oh, there's a MarkV. Get him, boys. Get him. Push towards A. A. Oh my god, there's so many explosions. No, the battle to the end. Go on the left. Missed. Got him. Oh, level three promoted. Come on. We can get to the A objective. Go, go, go, go, go.
Move, move, move. Oh my god, there's bodies flying everywhere. We have taken this map by force. Can I get around this gas? Put the mask on. Oh me now, lads. We're here. Capturing a neutralized. That guy's dead. Friendlies. Look at the tank. Oh my god. War is hell. Enemies here. Get off that machine gun. Take him out. It's kind of weird that you don't get an iron sight. Getting a couple kills there, though. Maybe there's a button to press where you can iron sight, but I've not figured it out yet. Aimed a bit too far in front that first time.
We pushed them all the way back here to the top of the map where their spawn is. They're feeling the pressure here for sure. Oh, I've got him in a choke hold here. Raining down the pain. Line them up. Yes. Oh, nice shot. Nice shot. I've unlocked perks. Can I get in the plane? How do I get in the plane? We just have to take C now. No, we're losing A. I can't have that. Got to get out there. Uh, has he got a loose gun? I mean, that's going to be OP as hell in this game.
Surely a freaking Lewis gun. They took a back, so I'm trying to counter flank. There's so many. Yes. Yes. Keep firing. Come on. More kills. Oh my god. You see that plane? They just crashed. That was a sick plane. Are we good? Yes. Oh. Oh, you're the filling, mate. You are the filling. Flames. Is it clear? That was a great flank. We turned him into the filling. No, no, no, no. Oh, he saved my ass. Thank God for that. Can I buy this tank? Is that my tank there? Yeah, let's go. How many guns are on this?
Oh my god, there's loads. Is that four machine guns and two cannons? I think so. So slow. Oh my god. I need a crew. Okay, I've got someone on the left gun there. The balloons are going up. What do they provide? Recon or they just obstacles for the planes. It's so slow. Oh my god. Doesn't matter. It's a tank. Look at it. It must have been so scary seeing this in World War I for those soldiers. On the left. on the left. He's dead. Someone got him. DID WE WIN? YES. VICTORY. Look at the lads there.
The best players of the match. John Peak, Kena, Greg, Sweet, and Oh, good game. Yeah, there's a quick look at over the top World War I. I think there's something there, you know. And look, it has a server browser. And wow, there's people. These are real people playing the game. 200 people per match. Lots of different maps, too. You can build stuff. I mean, the trailer looked wild. I was like, "Okay, I'm in immediately." That's why I played. I think you can play single player as well. You can just do instant battle. I reckon that's like the Battlefront where you can just play against bots and stuff.
Shooting range. You can edit your soldier, what he looks like, all the different armies, vehicle camos, change your face if you want to look different, different color eyes, beards, some impressive mustaches there, a pipe. Wow. And then, yeah, the loadouts. There it is. Let me know your thoughts below. I think this could be pretty fun with friends. Anyways, thanks for watching, guys. Drop me a like. I'll see you next time. Bye-bye.
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