Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4,004 out of 4864
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  1. cars1dA
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    After Battlefield 3/4 this is so ridiculous...

    So what's the problem with 2042 ? -cant check scoreboard -Revive randomly 10/5 maybe work -can't wait for spawn, instant spawn far away from point and no vehicle ?! What ?! (all bf can spawn after starting the round..) -Stay on server, after 1 round quiting again lobby and searching. -Why only 3 best mvp showing ? (I mean the squad    After Battlefield 3/4 this is so ridiculous...

    So what's the problem with 2042 ?
    -cant check scoreboard
    -Revive randomly 10/5 maybe work
    -can't wait for spawn, instant spawn far away from point and no vehicle ?! What ?! (all bf can spawn after starting the round..)
    -Stay on server, after 1 round quiting again lobby and searching.
    -Why only 3 best mvp showing ? (I mean the squad have a 4 member)
    -Can't switch from squad to other squad, why ?? Never play a competitive match?
    -illogic attachment customization.
    -Lagg
    -Why cant dmg with hover gun the heli, or the heli gun don't show the hitblip to another heli/jet.    … Expand
  2. SunriseOrange
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    An insult to Battlefield fans. Feels, plays, and looks like an alpha build of an indie free-to-play game. Disappointing.
  3. noxydoo
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Viele Bugs, schlechtes Gamedesign und die fehlende Essenz früherer Battlefield-Spiele machen BF2042 zum womöglich schlechtesten Ableger der Serie. Eine Spiel ohne Seele, das den gleichen Weg wie Call of Duty einschlägt und dabei seine Ursprünge vergisst. Nie zuvor war ich derartig enttäuscht über den Release eines neuen Spiels und rate jedem eindringlich vom Kauf dieses Spiels ab.
  4. 2PercentViking
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I've never been one to slam a game; developers spend a lot of time working on these projects and there's usually some features that are positive and I often have some hope that the developers can redeem themselves in the future.

    Nothing about this game is positive. It's a disgusting, abysmal insult to the franchise, and plays more like a cheap mobile knock-off of Battlefield than a    I've never been one to slam a game; developers spend a lot of time working on these projects and there's usually some features that are positive and I often have some hope that the developers can redeem themselves in the future.

    Nothing about this game is positive. It's a disgusting, abysmal insult to the franchise, and plays more like a cheap mobile knock-off of Battlefield than a next-gen AAA iteration. Frankly, it's easily the worst game of the entire franchise. I've never given a negative review for a game - usually I'll just leave it alone and move onto something else. But not this time. The sheer gall that EA has to create this utter tripe and then sell it for top dollar is the most insulting thing I've seen in this industry. This game needed a good 2 more years of development, if not a complete overhaul.

    The woeful part about all of this is they'll get away with it. Again and again they ruin games by forcing developers to rush to please investors. People will continue to pre-order ultimate editions and EA will continue to exploit this by increasing their speed at churning out awful, unfinished content for higher prices. They're a business first and foremost and care very little for the games that they produce or in fact the players.

    We'll never get everyone to stop pre-ordering and unifying against EA—that's a lost cause. Instead, sadly, the only people that can really do something about it are the developers who can choose to stop working with EA entirely.

    The high scores from "critics" has actually proven that these companies are paid by EA to provide good reviews. Someone actually gave it a perfect 100. How?

    An absolutely baffling situation.    … Expand
  5. Baderal
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
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  6. Chance327
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Graphics are awful. Gameplay is trash. Seriously, no campaign? I had high expectations but as with most other entertainment the past few years - utter disappointment.
  7. WinnieKuma
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Fantastic map details and physical engine, a truly 10/10 game in 2021.

    R.I.P. Battle Field series.
  8. HellStaff_Rus
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    The worst batelfield ever, a disgusting shooter. The price tag is cosmos. I don't advise anyone
  9. SenselessTexan
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    The worst Battlefield game ever released. So glad I did not preorder this garbage. The graphics are horrible even on Ultra setting. So many bugs. Just absolute garbage. Will be sticking to BF4.
  10. xaxixrx
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    I love the battlefield, and I hope they fix most of the problems they have at the moment. Maybe I'm a little naive, but we don't have normal alternative shooters
  11. SirVault
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Definitely lots of potential in this game. Lots of minor issues and bugs, but I can see this becoming a decent game in 6 months to year.
  12. Slyguyi69
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Utter disappointment. Imagine the old Game Tribes and you have Battlefield2042. Graphics are sub-par. Glitchy and lots of graphics errors. It’s just another fortnite but instead of funny skins and ability to build foolish things it’s just another giant sandbox FPS with no real cool advancements. No campaign to play and it will be just a continuation of micro transaction income for theUtter disappointment. Imagine the old Game Tribes and you have Battlefield2042. Graphics are sub-par. Glitchy and lots of graphics errors. It’s just another fortnite but instead of funny skins and ability to build foolish things it’s just another giant sandbox FPS with no real cool advancements. No campaign to play and it will be just a continuation of micro transaction income for the franchise.… Expand
  13. Multitude
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Best BF in a long time. Don't listen to the Boomers, who still cry after their BF4 times
  14. Hell_d
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    DICE lost 90% of original Stockholm team.
    +
    EA brought DICE new cheap student Developers. = Battlefield 2042 that absolutely feels like students summer project/try to copy BF on Unity engine. "new" DICE cheap team failed miserably. - UI is horrible - "Heroes" / Specialists concept was absolutely not needed for BF. EA just copy-pasting CoD for nothing good. - Gunplay is a mess,    DICE lost 90% of original Stockholm team.
    +
    EA brought DICE new cheap student Developers.

    = Battlefield 2042 that absolutely feels like students summer project/try to copy BF on Unity engine.

    "new" DICE cheap team failed miserably.
    - UI is horrible
    - "Heroes" / Specialists concept was absolutely not needed for BF. EA just copy-pasting CoD for nothing good.
    - Gunplay is a mess, hit- detection not working - "blood" splash on enemy character is clearly visible but damage not counted.
    - Maps are awful. No gameflow whatsoever. Flags are placed just randomly, with no concept in mind. Some maps are absolutely flat.
    - Jets and Heli are now having absolutely "new" controls and feels very sluggish, slow and underpowered.
    - just 22 guns overall.
    - NO SCOREBOARD!?!?? in game

    Every working part of prev. Battlefields starting from BF2, is missing in Battlefield 2042. Even little things like scaling minimap, or adjusting opacity of UI ingame. New DICE screwed up even switches in settings Enabled/Disabled frustrating and you can't say which is on or off now...
    Buy yourself EAplay basic, get 10hrs trial - and see yourself, you'll not want to buy this game.    … Expand
  15. EdwardFX
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    The new SWEDIANS snowflakes from DICE do not understand what BUTLEFIELD is at all!
    THIS IS TERRIBLE! from game to game! ONE AND ALSO ... just grab the engines and assets from the fifth part and make BUTLEFIELD 4 ... WITH NORMAL CHARACTERS .... nooo, this is too hard for DICE
    I’m not a racist, not a sexist, but why the agenda makes me so PASSED ... why the characters even in GENDERFIELD    The new SWEDIANS snowflakes from DICE do not understand what BUTLEFIELD is at all!
    THIS IS TERRIBLE! from game to game! ONE AND ALSO ... just grab the engines and assets from the fifth part and make BUTLEFIELD 4 ... WITH NORMAL CHARACTERS .... nooo, this is too hard for DICE

    I’m not a racist, not a sexist, but why the agenda makes me so PASSED ... why the characters even in GENDERFIELD were so much BETTER? THEY WERE BETTER!

    The only normal mode is PORTAL mode with maps that are more than 10 years old !, everything with a balance is much better, but buying "THIS", for the sake of only the portal ... REDUCED ... I would not! and what about OPTIMIZATION? where are the bad words ON WAR? where is the leaderboard? WHERE IS THAT SOMETHING FOR THE MAIN BUYER?

    Classes suck, it would be better if you just sell skins like in the fifth part! Which I played a lot, even though ... I didn't like it! just take what you have and make 2042 .... but no!    … Expand
  16. Trix122
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Game is trash, worse BF ever and most likely lowest quality to budget ratio game of the past 10 years.

    Full of bugs, lack of content, quality is low and optimization is horrendous... Good luck playing it without a 3080.

    Shame on EA and Dice on doing something so bad.
  17. escknx
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    Day long TTK in standard modes, no leaderboards, no stats, no server browser, no progress for hardcore modes in Portals, no levelution, no global chat, no voip, no cq maps.

    Hybrid of utter incompetence and SJW clown show.
  18. PrzemoMat
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    I7 8700k, RTX 3070, 32GB Ram and...... 45fps??? Mega framerate drop, game is no playable :( shammeeee !!!!!!!!
  19. yekva
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Do not buy this
    ERROR pops up whenever you enter the game on PS5
    This game is destroying your PS5

    Goodwill advice
  20. Amech619
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is not even half developed. Wtf is wrong with this company. You ruined my favorite FPS series of all time. I loved every battlefield from bc2 to BFV even with each game having its flaws. But this is unacceptable. You stripped half of the features that were included in previous battlefield game. Voice chat. Scoreboard, incoming medic messages. Mini map sizing. Squad selection. Server browsers. Random bullet trajectory. The list goes on and on. Get your refunds people.… Expand
  21. O3liveon
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    ..............................I don't like it..............................
  22. Dariiiiiiii
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    No classes, only **** implemented specialists from COD MW2019.
    Maps are stupidly big,
    No levolution (wtf????) No scoreboars for little girls who cry when looking on her **** K/D ratio. No chat, loool. They tryed to steal warzone formula, but **** up literally everywhere. Gun animations and gunplay in whole is not even half of COD2019 greatness. Graphics is good, but optimisation is    No classes, only **** implemented specialists from COD MW2019.
    Maps are stupidly big,
    No levolution (wtf????)
    No scoreboars for little girls who cry when looking on her **** K/D ratio.
    No chat, loool.
    They tryed to steal warzone formula, but **** up literally everywhere. Gun animations and gunplay in whole is not even half of COD2019 greatness.
    Graphics is good, but optimisation is very ****.
    Only one plus is Portal by Zampella and Ripple Effect, and even there, they **** up by removing XP earnings from it. So what? Genderfield 2042????    … Expand
  23. Plhiwndkro
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    Not getting all the hate. The game needs some polishing but is alot of fun.
  24. PortugalBFTeste
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    I never write reviews about games...
    But, since i've played previous bf games, i was expecting this one to be something to change, after all we are in 2021, better cpu's better graphics cards, etc
    what did i found on this game? A worse game than previous BF I can't even write all the things bad i see I feel robbed for buying this game Dont be like me: Do not buy this game. Wait until    I never write reviews about games...
    But, since i've played previous bf games, i was expecting this one to be something to change, after all we are in 2021, better cpu's better graphics cards, etc
    what did i found on this game?
    A worse game than previous BF
    I can't even write all the things bad i see
    I feel robbed for buying this game
    Dont be like me: Do not buy this game. Wait until it gets 15€ on next black friday 2022    … Expand
  25. Player848
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Оценка относительна… потому.. оцениваю «делами» - «Что можно сделать плохо»:

    Battlefield 3 early access – странное расположение и движения рук. VS Battlefield 2042 early access: Если по мелочи: - можно смотреть сквозь стены и за* карту, если лечь под переделённым углом и смотреть в угол стены. - если ноги упираются в стену персонаж начнёт «экстравагантно» (xxx) махать рукой    Оценка относительна… потому.. оцениваю «делами» - «Что можно сделать плохо»:

    Battlefield 3 early access – странное расположение и движения рук.

    VS

    Battlefield 2042 early access:

    Если по мелочи:
    - можно смотреть сквозь стены и за* карту, если лечь под переделённым углом и смотреть в угол стены.
    - если ноги упираются в стену персонаж начнёт «экстравагантно» (xxx) махать рукой вверх-вниз.
    - визуальная подсветка противника НЕ возможна или возможна но только в технике за «ОТДЕЛЬНОГО пассажира» или после 50 лвл… разработчики.. вы издеваетесь? battlefield bad company 2 – подсветка противника возможна СРАЗУ с уровня «0».

    Если серьезный глюк:

    - Пуля летит чётко в голову модели противника. Трассер входит в голову – через 0,5 секунд – противник, как стоял, так и стоит, но ещё через ещё 0,5 секунд – противник уже в 10 метрах от трассера… и так очень часто (постоянно).
    - При этом снайпер не может подсветить противника вплоть до 50 лвл… и в чём смысл игры за снайпера? Чем он по вашему отличается от штурмовика с той же винтовкой…
    - Сервера Компьютеров + Консоли = ад для Компьютера. Автоматическая коррекция попадания это легальное читерство. Настолько реалистичное управление снайперской винтовки у Компьютера: вы НЕ попадете в цель. Зато (штурмовик) автоматчик с XBOX легко за 3 выстрела вас заметит и попадёт чётко в голову, почти с другого конца карты.

    + battlefield portal.
    +/- физика игры: оно запускается (за это +1)    … Expand
  26. TheKosst
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    If you want to buy this game - wait few months until they fix EVERYTHING. Tons of bugs, small amount of weapons. Only 1 game mode is good - its Portal, but im not sure, that you want to pay about 50$ for this mode only.
  27. sirius25260
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Le potentiel pour un bon jeu était présent, il s'appelait BFV. Il suffisait de mettre des skins modernes à ce jeu, y ajouter quelques features et voila. Pas vouloir réinventer ce qui faisait Battlefield.
  28. thatchrisguy122
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    I'm trying really hard to enjoy this game because I'm a huge fan of battlefield but it feels like the staff at dice were replaced by kindergarteners. Going from BFV to 2042 feels like moving MILES in the wrong direction. They took away so many features that give the game depth it almost feels like a mobile game on a larger scale.

    A lot of other user reviews hit the nail on the head    I'm trying really hard to enjoy this game because I'm a huge fan of battlefield but it feels like the staff at dice were replaced by kindergarteners. Going from BFV to 2042 feels like moving MILES in the wrong direction. They took away so many features that give the game depth it almost feels like a mobile game on a larger scale.

    A lot of other user reviews hit the nail on the head for the list of features that are either missing or messed up so I don't even feel like I need to list them. Just know that they are accurate lol.

    I've had a few fun rounds if I stick to sniping or using vehicles to get kills so i'll give it a 2 but this game needs a TON of work.

    It's also insanely upsetting to see the critic reviews giving this game high marks. Companies paying reviewers for high marks just to get sales makes me want to throw up. I know its just the way things work these days but if they give up on this game and don't fix the issues I'll never buy another BF.    … Expand
  29. lm98
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Such a shame, list of things below:

    No scoreboard...? infantry play is trash not enough guns servers are trash destruction is non-existent strange bullet behaviour thing is trash the voice acting is trash classes are gone, a staple of battlefield the menus are just horrific, I don't know who designed such a bad user experience maps are massive, too large all I end up doing is    Such a shame, list of things below:

    No scoreboard...?
    infantry play is trash
    not enough guns
    servers are trash
    destruction is non-existent
    strange bullet behaviour thing is trash
    the voice acting is trash
    classes are gone, a staple of battlefield
    the menus are just horrific, I don't know who designed such a bad user experience
    maps are massive, too large all I end up doing is running around from point to point

    I could go on. Portal redeems it slightly but it is still buggy.

    Lots of work needed.    … Expand
  30. BlueGravity
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    game is lacking campaign, there are many bugs, high ttk, horrible bloom ( they took the easy way out and didn’t just balance the weapons), horrible performance on pc, horrible UI, controls are confusing, big voidless maps, 22 guns, doesn’t feel like battlefield.
  31. Cucaman
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    First, the game is broken! So many technical issues that I couldn't count. Second, this game have no soul. Doesn't feel like battlefield. Just hated it all, and I'm a big fan from the franchise, played all the other games. Portal mode is the best of the game.
  32. Akme_au
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Not a real BF, is missing all the heart and soul, feels more like a monster of combined dead parts that no one asked for, and lacks any of the passion that previous iterations had poured into them. RIP Battlefield, from 1942/Desert Combat/BF2, to this mockery of a FPS that can’t do anything right, and won’t give the fans any of what they need.
  33. Jentev
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Games is unfinished in every aspect. Buggy, terrible fps, laggy, lacking the most basic features. This is unacceptable for an expensive triple A game
  34. NioniosGanja
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    No proper scoreboard and forcing me to see the most ambiguous player highlights at the end of a match (most assisted kills as a passenger? most hipfire kiils?? who cares about that stuff???) Then you got an always on profanity filter on chat whilst your "specialists" scream and swear every 2 seconds on the battlefield. Oh and you wanna play with more than 3 friends? Tough luck!
  35. lightning_aus
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Been playing BF since BF3, and I was hoping BF2042 would be similar in its creative direction, and bring back the nostalgia from the good old days. I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead of listening to the community, who pretty much all wanted a bf3 style game, EA went the "screw you we will do what we want" route and now everyone is looking at them the same way they did when Bfv came out. Imagine BF4 had a child with Titanfall and CoD MW2019 and thats BF2042. It is so obvious to me that EA and DICE have shifted their focus to money and marketing rather than the game itself. Cosmetic skins, specialists, a very similar movement systen to CoD, it doesnt feel like BF at all. Don't waste your money until EA and DICE sort this **** game out. Did I mention it runs like ass on anything reasonably priced? Unless you have the most recent generation graphics cards good luck getting anything over 40fps...and dont even get me started on consoles. DO NOT BUY IT YOU ARE JUST FUELLING THEM TO KEEP MAKING BAD DECISIONS LIKE THIS.… Expand
  36. Draliolo21
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Умные мысли преследовали разрабов,но они быстрее.Большое спасибо за обнову для Блокады
  37. Brion777
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    I've been a bf fan since bad company 1. This has to be the most disappointing launch to date. Just stopped out with no polish. Not worth it. Come back in a year when they might have fixed this mess.
  38. racku
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    What a load of poo this game is, the only thing worth playing is the portal part with classic preset but with limited amount of maps it's gonna get boring soon, Specialists?! What was wrong with traditional class system, what was wrong with being able to have 5 man squad, why no commander? no all chat?
    No scoreboard? No map zoom!? UI is clumsy af ,and good luck getting all of your friends    What a load of poo this game is, the only thing worth playing is the portal part with classic preset but with limited amount of maps it's gonna get boring soon, Specialists?! What was wrong with traditional class system, what was wrong with being able to have 5 man squad, why no commander? no all chat?
    No scoreboard? No map zoom!? UI is clumsy af ,and good luck getting all of your friends on the same server    … Expand
  39. Tracomaster
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Literally unplayable due to performance issues on a **** 1070.
    Next to all the missing and broken game stuff itself.
  40. WeebRemover4500
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    2000+ hours in BF4. I know that battlefield games can be glitchy, but this is just straight up unplayable. I have 16gb DDR3, ryzen 5 and 2060 GTX, im getting like 40 FPS when playing in 1000x750 resolution
    but thats not the real issue, the rubberbanding is. it only happens on the real servers with lots of players on, its unplayable. brings back memories to DayZ, fighting zombies unarmed-    2000+ hours in BF4. I know that battlefield games can be glitchy, but this is just straight up unplayable. I have 16gb DDR3, ryzen 5 and 2060 GTX, im getting like 40 FPS when playing in 1000x750 resolution
    but thats not the real issue, the rubberbanding is. it only happens on the real servers with lots of players on, its unplayable. brings back memories to DayZ, fighting zombies unarmed- but with weapons, except that the bullet deviation + hitreg + rubberbanding (making enemies practically appear 5 places on your screen) just impossible to kill with a 30 round magazine
    the game has potential but seeing that the pre-release was stalled by a week, and now their day 1 patch is stalled by.... A MONTH?? while its ""fully released""
    i cant get a refund. 120 euros on this one. im a fan of glitchy games, but this is just not even funny because its too broken to even laugh at
    its like experiencing a persistent lag spike
    only thing i can do for now is to grind xp and levels by putting ammo box on a drone and flying around to resupply my teammates
    the drone doesnt even fly straight, it damn zig zags, sometimes entirely refuses to fly in the direction im telling it to go
    the spotting seems to work like hitreg, sometimes you cant spot any enemies for minutes, sometimes you can, but get no xp

    politics ruined battlefield, and now theres no scoreboard because immature people had their way, and their insecurities just couldnt handle seeing their teams scoreboard, what is this orwellian nightmare? its Battlefield 2042.
    sometimes you get loaded into a server with zero spawnpoints, i consider this the peace mode. theres zero spawnpoints for the whole server
    this zombie server stays up for people to join into over and over, really fun chat in that one
    oh and the chat? 18+ game where your job is to stab people to death and blow them up
    yea you cant use swear words, thats a bit too wild. your characters can though. they could just have done it like in league of legends (easily the most sensitive fangroup of any videogame) where you can toggle profanity filter on/off- but no. the developers team knows better than the individual players

    i wish i could compare this game to something, but i really cant, its just all in all a combination of the worst features from all games ive been at - so far

    theres also no useful anti tank weaponry until youre lvl 60 and level up the .50 cal rifle well enough to get armor piercing, and mines at first available at lvl 38, so until then your team just contiously gets mauled by hovercrafts (and you cant revive them when they get run over)

    there is some potential with the game but every time i dreadfully click the BF2042 exe, i can just feel my mood shriveling away, traumatized by the caustic burns of the lacking features, and lacking gameplay, and .. lacking game
    even lacking chat

    i wish i could refund, just the chat being limited to team only and **** i was gonna say kindergarten language but even back in kindergarten profanity was allowed- i dont know what to call this, politically correct language or just straight up tyrannical freedom of speech infringement- just the chat would be enough for me to refund it

    this game feels like a stupid experiment, a moneygrab
    makes me want to go back to the hopeless cheater jungle of call of duty, or just quit gaming all together
    extremely depressing.
    playing this game and realizing that they still didnt fix anything since the beta, 6 months ago was it? just feels like youre in a hopeless abusive relationship with a prostitute- thats right you paid for it, if youre masochist mate you better take off your pants because this will blow up your crotch with suffering.

    they did lately add a feature where your character will sneeze if you were afk for about a minute in game, though. so theyre doing something. theres no doubt that you will require an up-to-date corona passport to play this game, maybe the hitreg and all those other problems is really based on social credit score? the whole combination feels omnious.

    i might also add they have this little mode called hazard
    you spend 5 minutes to get into the game
    sometimes you die in 10 seconds
    takes about 5 minutes to quit the game also

    this game is an abomination of online dictatorship, hardware bottlenecking and hell-breaking glitches

    you may dodge the lag issues if you throw 5000 dollars into your computer, but i personally dont think BF2042 is worth that much

    i dont think a formal apology for this game would be enough, DICE might have to start up their own trauma treatment facility or something for this oops

    only way they can screw this one up more is if they made it so hovercrafts cant climb skyscrabers
    because thats the only viable way to get to the last damn base on breakthrough, you go 3 men up elevator to be shot right in the eyes by i kid you not, 10 rpgs and 3 battletanks, on the rooftop. no stairs. dice? did you try this game out? ever? aprils fools?    … Expand
  41. k0mrade
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    please dont make mistake of buying this crap. DICE hit the bottom with this one, this game has nothing to do with BF legacy. Been playing each game in franchise since Bad Company, however looks like it will be the first one to skip.
  42. WarCh1cken
    Dec 1, 2021
    1
    Just made an account for this. I played almost every battlefield. This one is one of the worst battlefield. It´s so bad.. I'm always asking myself if they ever playing their own game? Even if u play offline against bots..
  43. Addepadde
    Jan 27, 2022
    2
    Are you an old time BF-fan, skip this one. Are you an apex/ fortnite fan, this might interest you.
    Teamwork is gone. Specialists makes it impossible to know what your teammates brings to the table.
    Squad managment is gone. This one is a few steps backwards. Levolution is a lie, there is almost no destruction and weather events is just visuals. Graphics is not next gen. Portal was a good    Are you an old time BF-fan, skip this one. Are you an apex/ fortnite fan, this might interest you.
    Teamwork is gone. Specialists makes it impossible to know what your teammates brings to the table.
    Squad managment is gone. This one is a few steps backwards. Levolution is a lie, there is almost no destruction and weather events is just visuals. Graphics is not next gen. Portal was a good idea, but no progression through portal. Maps are big yes,but they lack content, and the content which are in the maps are copy pasted all over. Expect alot of walking. Veichles feels weird, smoothed out. It's been out for a while now and Dice/Ea does little to fix this game, just pours out skins and silly portal gamemodes. This game reached to far and made a mediocre game. Not a good BF and not a good cod/fortnite hat ever.    … Expand
  44. Ninjabizza
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Why is the game online only? I was really looking forward to playing an epic campaign. Couldn't afford to pay some voice actors?
  45. Bobaganoosh
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    What even is this game?

    They tried to make a Battlefield-inspired Apex/Fortnite type game, but it doesn't do that type of gameplay as well as either of those, while simultaneously breaking the mold that is Battlefield. PC performance is completely inconsistent and doesn't utilize my hardware well at all. CPU sits at 40-50% while GPU is around 70% at 1440p, but I can't get more FPS    What even is this game?

    They tried to make a Battlefield-inspired Apex/Fortnite type game, but it doesn't do that type of gameplay as well as either of those, while simultaneously breaking the mold that is Battlefield.

    PC performance is completely inconsistent and doesn't utilize my hardware well at all. CPU sits at 40-50% while GPU is around 70% at 1440p, but I can't get more FPS even if I turn settings down.

    I have been waiting until a couple patches came out before writing this because I wanted to see how they did with fixes and updates. They've fixed some of the collision issues, but every patch introduced more issues and game breaking problems (like mouse doesn't work to look left or right...at all...without completely deleting your movement settings in your profile file).

    The latest patch also added a santa-clause and woody (toy story) skin...and santa's sleigh skins for vehicles. If you needed to know what this game is about...it's monetizing skins. The lead designers is a guy from Candy Crush that left the studio the day the game launched. All the people who loved this game series left a long time ago. It's dead.

    Game launched with:
    *Hit-reg is broken and they don't know how to fix it.
    *Server lag is a constant issue they don't know how to fix.
    Graphics fell off a cliff since BF:V and BF1.
    *No scoreboard and they've made it clear they don't even care to add it back.
    *Huge bullet-spread (think star wars blasters, or random number generator for where your bullets go)...they've improved this a little, but with the broken hit-reg it barely matters.
    *No server browser, it does matchmaking only, so you play the same maps again and again, no persistent lobbies even, so you keep ending up with new people.
    *You can't play with more than 3 friends on the same server.
    *No Voice chat in game. This might(?) get fixed.
    *No all-chat. They've given no indication they'll fix this.
    *You couldn't revive people if they were touching a wall...any wall...might be better since patches?*Specialists..omg this is a joke. They're terrible, their quips at the end of the match are just horribly cringe and annoying. You hear the same "one-liners" again...and again...and again...and again...
    *And between the items above, the team-play is gone.

    *maps are awfully designed. Breakthrough is actually impossible on some maps due to cap points on top of buildings where defenders can spawn vehicles on top and just camp elevators. There's practically no destruction. Some small copy-paste buildings that are usually plain-white buildings with absolutely nothing in them can be destroyed, and some walls of square outpost buildings can be *poofed* away, but there's none of the micro-destruction from previous games, and there's no levolution or gameplay-changing destruction events. There's almost no cover in areas between capture-points. The maps are mostly flat, open, killing fields with nothing in them. They didn't spend any time in the design phase thinking about how the map will flow and how people will move from point to point so they just left them barren.

    *every map starts with all the vehicles having to go through a tiny choke-point at the spawn, so the tanks, hovercrafts, whatever just all funnel into each other and flip over, half explode, it's just stupid. Hovercrafts launched way too overpowered and can drive straight up the side of a building, so they were everywhere. They patched them to blow up if more than one person looks at them at the same time, but didn't fix the physics at all.

    *there are only 22 guns. I hope you like them all a lot (you won't). With the bullet-spread at launch, only one gun in the game actually worked and it was an SMG. First patch, they improved the bullet-spread on other guns, but added recoil to that SMG to nerf that too.

    *Every match starts with about 6 cutscenes, then ends with cut-scenes, there's no scoreboard, progression is a mystery, you can't change your loadout between matches, and if you want to try and snag a vehicle early, you can't change your loadout until you die, even though there's over 30 seconds until the match actually starts after you pick your vehicle.

    So at this point, I'm sure you get the point that it isn't a good Battlefield game, isn't a good Apex-competitor (even though it tries to be), and with all the issues and lack of content, it just really isn't a good game. I have put several hours into this and have tried to like it and have fun with it, but it's just fundamentally bad. And it isn't just the bugs that made it bad, it was the design decisions that they stand behind vehemently. EA and DICE are completely tone-deaf to the community. They don't care. We all expected launch bugs (it is BF after all), but this is a whole other level of no QA being done at all before launch and what they've decided to make is just a bad game.    … Expand
  46. RaiausderDose
    Jul 7, 2023
    2
    Battlefield 2042 is a disappointing entry in the franchise, as it falls short in several aspects. The reversal of promised innovations like 128-player battles and the removal of the class system, coupled with a lack of content and variety, leaves players unsatisfied. Additionally, the game suffers from unresolved bugs and technical issues, further hindering gameplay. To top it off, theBattlefield 2042 is a disappointing entry in the franchise, as it falls short in several aspects. The reversal of promised innovations like 128-player battles and the removal of the class system, coupled with a lack of content and variety, leaves players unsatisfied. Additionally, the game suffers from unresolved bugs and technical issues, further hindering gameplay. To top it off, the underwhelming soundtrack fails to capture the intensity and immersion expected from a Battlefield title. Overall, Battlefield 2042 fails to live up to its potential, delivering a lackluster experience that leaves fans yearning for the greatness of its predecessors.… Expand
  47. snaken
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Oh boy, another great game from EA and Dice! I love that they've finally scrapped the class system that was basically the DNA of the franchise. Don't listen to haters; the new specialists system is so much better. I especially like the non-binary black woman specialist that's so OP it's not even funny. I also love all the other female characters. It all really makes the battlefieldOh boy, another great game from EA and Dice! I love that they've finally scrapped the class system that was basically the DNA of the franchise. Don't listen to haters; the new specialists system is so much better. I especially like the non-binary black woman specialist that's so OP it's not even funny. I also love all the other female characters. It all really makes the battlefield experience so much more realistic and, perhaps more importantly, equitable. Move on patriarchy. Move on all you men the society doesn't need. EA and Dice are here to help pave the way for the new world order. You're just not part of it. Remember to vote with your wallets.… Expand
  48. Falrinth
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    Its garbage or i am to old for this kind of arcadish nonsense. Sprinting around all the time like madmen and seamingly (or what logically would be) suicide parachute drops into enemies gives better results than doing something reasonable on battlefield. Also sprinting around in between enemies gives better results than tactical behaviors. It ruins the battlefield fantasy and kills the joy.Its garbage or i am to old for this kind of arcadish nonsense. Sprinting around all the time like madmen and seamingly (or what logically would be) suicide parachute drops into enemies gives better results than doing something reasonable on battlefield. Also sprinting around in between enemies gives better results than tactical behaviors. It ruins the battlefield fantasy and kills the joy. If i would want running and gunning i would buy something like old CoDs. In battlefield i want battlefield behaviors to be rewarding, not the other way around. Wasted money even on promotion. Had perhaps 2 hours of fun at beginning when i didnt knew what this game rewards and what it punishes.
    Also there is no cooperation rewarded, hence you feel like playing some sort of free for all shooter, but can only hit reds. I coudlnt even get freaking ammuniation from anyone on the team. Everyone is just grinding their grind goal, cause the game otherwise is unpleasant as hell.    … Expand
  49. mintlo
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    The worst Battlefield game I have ever played. Not even close to ready for release.
  50. JimmyDamage
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    Game contains wokeness, be warned. We just want a fun game, don't try to master us.
  51. tdebug
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    No sure if those who play only multiplayer like it, given by reviews - not really. I equally enjoy single player games, so no single player campaign is a big, big minus. But even the multiplayer is not much fun at all. Even on ultra, graphics and details look maybe 15 years old. Not worth your money.
  52. DexEngineer
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    No scoreboard. It hurts my feelings. Stupidly unbalanced maps. Quality of code and UI is below elementary school. Battlefield of bugs and errors. Hovercraft simulator. EA team please, leave. I WANT MY STORY BACK!
  53. Hackerbee
    Nov 26, 2021
    0
    What happens when you take a console first approach to what has always been a PC First title? BF2042, that's what. fisher price dummied down console controls, simplified menus, simplified graphics compared to what would be expected from a cutting edge PC title. corny fortnight end game emotes & characters, console shooter class system. console kids with controllers & auto aim (and theyWhat happens when you take a console first approach to what has always been a PC First title? BF2042, that's what. fisher price dummied down console controls, simplified menus, simplified graphics compared to what would be expected from a cutting edge PC title. corny fortnight end game emotes & characters, console shooter class system. console kids with controllers & auto aim (and they still suck).

    Limited weapon selection,
    limited customizability,
    janky poor hit reg net code,
    headshots at range with the standard AR, not likely (especially compared to all other BF titles.)
    bullet sponge arcade garbage.
    no scoreboard? is this to offensive for people now? or is EA just trying to protect the cheaters again? no private server hosts,
    no stats page? EA Hiding cheating in their games again?
    no chat. janky animations,
    buggy intros,
    buggy vehicle spawns.
    No Team switching,
    No Squad Switching,
    no voice/squad chat?!!!
    No Single player,
    No Coop.
    The list goes on and on.

    If you told me back in Battlefield 2, 2142, BC, BC2, BF3, BF4, that Battlefield would die out I would have laughed at you, but this **** this just makes me sad. RIP Battlefield. I hope EA Goes under one day. they will soon get to add another dead developer/franchise to the long list of ones they have unceremoniously murdered. I mean lets be real here they already chased off most of the original talent from DICE already, they just need to retire the studio name at this point.    … Expand
  54. NoWanga
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Larger Maps - Who asked for this?
    120 Players - Again, who was this for?
    Operations - Copy Rainbow 6 Siege
    Movement - Copy Call of Duty
    Gunplay - Pfff, who cares!?!

    Utter Garbage.
  55. v364
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Should of been called 20-42fps
    This is not battlefield its glitchfield.
    The Specialists are the worst part they are super cringe they tried to copy COD but it fell on its head.
    Then in patch #3 they literally broke the game cos the mouse no longer works.
    One good thing is you can play the old BF games now.
  56. No5k1ll
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Dieses Spiel ist neben New World der größte Software Katastrophe 2021, den ich für teuer Geld gekauft habe. EA und Dice, wie könnt ihr nur so ein Battlefield abliefern? Ich rate allen ganz dringend davon ab dieses Spiel in seinem derzeitigen Zustand zu kaufen.

    - Maps sind viel zu offen und Laufwege viel zu lang um nach mehreren Minuten laufen dann von einem OP Hovercraft oder nem Heli    Dieses Spiel ist neben New World der größte Software Katastrophe 2021, den ich für teuer Geld gekauft habe. EA und Dice, wie könnt ihr nur so ein Battlefield abliefern? Ich rate allen ganz dringend davon ab dieses Spiel in seinem derzeitigen Zustand zu kaufen.

    - Maps sind viel zu offen und Laufwege viel zu lang um nach mehreren Minuten laufen dann von einem OP Hovercraft oder nem Heli oder nem Camper kurz vor der Flagge weg geholt zu werden.
    - TTK ist zu hoch
    - Hitreg ist für die Tonne, von 100 Schüssen kommen vielleicht 50 an, gefühlt noch weniger.
    - Server Tickrate ist gefühlt nicht vorhanden
    - Performance ist unter aller Sau
    - kein Serverbrowser und keine privaten Server
    - es ist einfach nur frustrierend, der beste Modus ist Portal, denn dort kann man BF3 Conquest spielen, allerdings nur auf 2 Maps
    - das Intro und Outro jeder Runde ist absolut nervtötend, braucht kein Mensch und geht mir einfach nur auf den Sack

    Wie schon als erstes erwähnt, dieses Spiel ist eine Katastrophe    … Expand
  57. Jiggawatts
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    Sorry, I don't play Fortnite...........................................................
  58. GODBANKAI
    Dec 2, 2021
    3
    The level design is one of the worst in the series, specially on maps like Hourglass and Kaleidoscope for breakthrough. The lack of content is also noticeable, lack of guns, vehicle modifications, and the FREAKING SCOREBOARD. There are MOMENTS of fun to be had here, but as a person who loved BF3 and BF4, DICE really dropped the ball on this.
  59. ssgtfromtn
    Nov 21, 2021
    4
    The game has potential but was definitely rushed. There are numerous bugs and there isn't any optimization. Save your money and wait a year.
  60. renderz
    Nov 28, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This, by far, is the wort Battlefield ever released. There is no balance, the maps have too many pinch points and FFS, it's next to impossible to survive more than 5 minutes due to the number of ambush and camping positions. I would rather stable my sensitive areas than buy this piece of utter waste of code. DICE should just quit now.… Expand
  61. frenchyus
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    As a long lasting BF fan who started playing with 1942 I feel this game is an unfinished product and should not have been released in its current state. Every aspect of the game feels rushed and unpolished from its UI, to gameplay mechanics not to mention deceiving performances on a last gen PC running an RTX 3080. After BFV, I sincerely hoped EA would have learned from its errors howeverAs a long lasting BF fan who started playing with 1942 I feel this game is an unfinished product and should not have been released in its current state. Every aspect of the game feels rushed and unpolished from its UI, to gameplay mechanics not to mention deceiving performances on a last gen PC running an RTX 3080. After BFV, I sincerely hoped EA would have learned from its errors however this game is in a worse state compared to it. It may just be the last BF game I ever play.… Expand
  62. GERULAS
    Jun 24, 2022
    0
    I'll put about as much effort into my review, as the devs put into this game.
  63. hermanvongerman
    Dec 2, 2021
    3
    I will give it a three because when I can load into a game and play an entire match, it is great fun; however, reloading every 15 minutes because of CTD's or not being able to join a game is infuriating. EA should be refunding anyone who purchased and played this rubbish in he first four weeks of release
  64. Snake-Plissken
    Nov 21, 2021
    2
    Une catastrophe. On irait plus vite à lister tout ce qui fonctionne que ce qui ne fonctionne pas dans ce jeu. Et je ne parle même pas des bugs qui sont le moindre des problèmes à l'heure actuelle. Le core design du jeu est une catastrophe et tout ce qui découle de certaines décisions ne font qu'empirer les choses : le 128 joueurs ne fonctionne pas, les maps gigantesques et vident neUne catastrophe. On irait plus vite à lister tout ce qui fonctionne que ce qui ne fonctionne pas dans ce jeu. Et je ne parle même pas des bugs qui sont le moindre des problèmes à l'heure actuelle. Le core design du jeu est une catastrophe et tout ce qui découle de certaines décisions ne font qu'empirer les choses : le 128 joueurs ne fonctionne pas, les maps gigantesques et vident ne fonctionnent pas, les performances sont horribles. Les spécialistes ne sont là que pour copier les Moba et autres Apex, R6 Siège et consort, leurs capacités ne sont pas équilibrées, le teamplay est encore plus inexistant qu'avant (on ne sait même pas ce qu'ont choisi comme capacité de support nos équipiers de la squad !!), l'individualisme est roi et chacun fait sa sauce dans son coin (quand il n'est pas en train de courir dans des décors vides pour chercher un truc à faire).

    On a perdu 3/4 des fonctions de qualité de vie des précédents 7-8 jeux qui s'étalent sur plus de 10 ans. Comment est-ce possible que tout ce qui a été réclamé ces dernières années soit passé à la trappe sans se dire que les joueurs s'en rendraient compte ? Comment est-ce possible de sortir un jeu dans cet état ? Chaque jeu c'est de pire en pire, que se passe-t-il au niveau du management ? Comment les décisions sont prises ? Le jeu ressemble à un patchwork d'idées jetées au hasard, rien n'a de sens. Le marketing et l'intro du jeu tendent à installer une ambiance qui n'est nulle part dans le jeu (les lignes de dialogues des personnages c'est une horreur absolue de kikoolol cringe à souhait).

    La seule chose un peu positive dans ce jeu c'est Portal, et encore... Entre le fait que les dev n'avaient pas prévus les centaines de fermes à XP à la sortie du jeu, l'absence d'une quelconque curation qui rend la navigation dans les serveurs totalement hasardeuse, la suppression des titres et description pour tenter d'endiguer le farm à XP, l'impossibilité de noter ou de donner des tags à une expérience, réduit grandement l'intérêt du mode. Il faut s'inscrire ou suivre des communautés ailleurs sur le net pour espérer avoir une sélection dans tout ce foutoir et espérer ensuite le trouver via la recherche, ce qui est quasiment impossible puisque qu'aucun titre n'apparaît !

    Ce jeu est une honte absolue.    … Expand
  65. EasternUNO
    Feb 14, 2022
    1
    There are some very annoying things which make the game not that enjoyable like previous Battlefield V...

    1) Class system is totally broken. For example if I switch class to medic during the game I do not have ability to heal friendly players! In Battlefield V there were no problems with switching classes 2) In 80% of cases I am getting killed by tanks or other armored vehicles or    There are some very annoying things which make the game not that enjoyable like previous Battlefield V...

    1) Class system is totally broken. For example if I switch class to medic during the game I do not have ability to heal friendly players! In Battlefield V there were no problems with switching classes

    2) In 80% of cases I am getting killed by tanks or other armored vehicles or snipers.

    3) Every time I switch on the game I am experiencing massive stuttering during first minute of gameplay making the game unplayable. I have $4000 modern PC.

    4) Respawn is also **** up. When I respawn, the next second I often get killed by enemy which is nearby. The only thing I appreciate about respawn is that it's faster than in Battlefield V.

    5) When the game is over you cannot see any scoreboard. It just not there...

    6) There are characters and weapons from Battlefield 3, 1942 and bad company 2. Why?

    7) Overall the way how you want to edit your classes, join the games is stupid and not that nice. If there would be simple list of game modes, e.g. :Team Deathmatch, Rush, Breaktrough etc. it would be much more nicer instead of weird rectangles named all-out warfare, hazard zone and portal. It does not make any sense for players.

    8) No campaign!!!

    In conclusion, if DICE or whoever is responsible for this game will take care of it, remove the bugs and update the game - more maps, bug fixes, fix issues with classes, I will be considering to install this game, but it's such a garbage I had to uninstall it.    … Expand
  66. ilya_gg
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Dice you're doing everything wrong. How could you go down like this with such potential and such a fan base?
  67. hunn3r
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    1/10 Only because when you start it it actually starts. But the fun ends there.

    First you get yourself into a horrendous User interface which was created with no UX designer in sight. You get 3 tiles and a bland and unintuitive game menü with inconsistent options all around. After this you finally get to the game, which is bland, boring fast paced arcade shooter with no resembelance    1/10 Only because when you start it it actually starts. But the fun ends there.

    First you get yourself into a horrendous User interface which was created with no UX designer in sight. You get 3 tiles and a bland and unintuitive game menü with inconsistent options all around.

    After this you finally get to the game, which is bland, boring fast paced arcade shooter with no resembelance what a Battlefield game should be. The gameplay just like the worst Call of Duties, theres literally no teamplay, the specialist system has no place in a Battlefield game.
    Best of all. Everybody looks the same. You can't tell friend from foe, but don't worry. Half of the time, when you open fire, the enemy didn't get hit anyways. The netcode and the hitregistration is awful to the point where you can finish a clip to an enemy who walks away with 100HP.

    Let's also talk about how unoptimized this game is. Literally runs like crap on configs which should pull 140+ fps. I'm talking pulling 50-70frames instead of 140+. Oh, you want to tune your settings to get this joke of a game run better? Good luck with that. Between Ultra and Low settings, you'll gain around 8-15fps tops. DLSS also not working. How nice.

    EA and DICE has a tendency to abandon unsuccesful projects, so if you don't like to gamble wait around 4-6months and if the problems seems to be fixed get it on a sale.
    Until then, go play a game which actually was finished development before publishing.

    THIS GAMES NEEDS AT LEAST 4 MONTHS OF DEV TIME.

    tldr: It runs crap, its boring and bland, its buggy and probably the live service will be terminated.

    If you bought it, try for a refund, if you didin't buy it, dont't even think about it.

    /I played around 30 hours my experiences and toughts about the game are my own/    … Expand
  68. Kai82
    Jan 9, 2022
    1
    I see it again as my duty to warn you. The game was released in a state were it was clearly unfinished. I think it would have taken an additional year of development to fix the issues if not more. Again a clear case of release a broken game and fix it later mentality. To clarify this: We are talking about serious issues and not trivial things. There are serious problems like connectivityI see it again as my duty to warn you. The game was released in a state were it was clearly unfinished. I think it would have taken an additional year of development to fix the issues if not more. Again a clear case of release a broken game and fix it later mentality. To clarify this: We are talking about serious issues and not trivial things. There are serious problems like connectivity errors, barely / poorly working controls, crashes, lag and a lot of graphical glitches. I would avoid this game entirely. It is not worth your time and money. Overall this should be in the worst games list of the year 2021 and I barely can give a 1/10.… Expand
  69. eeyk
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Awfull game, no scorebord, less destruction this game is a downgrade and waay to arcade. The fly gimmic is annoying and take away all the fun. The weather effects are cool but who cares if the game sucks. There are less weapons no voice chat. The game is a dead soul.
  70. imthatoneguy
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    The gunplay is just so soggy. Everything about the Aesthetic and marketing screams "arcade shooter" but then even by battlefield standards everything is slow and muddy. 2042 is like the damp potato chip of Battlefield games.
  71. lrg4you
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Its just a dissapointment, what a shame ,what a shame, i never believed that i returned to Battlefield 4, back when devs KNOW how to develope a game, this game is unfinished,full of bugs, and simply those Dice stupid dev wont just listen to players.
  72. lardinis
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Buy the game in pre reserve and so far I still haven't been able to play encrivel that seems like I've done everything and the soldier keeps spinning without stopping , I play only bugs , I play rubbish
  73. Armegedon
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
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  74. TheNoobPolice
    Jan 9, 2022
    0
    This game offers absolutely nothing to core FPS players who played infantry only, objective-based tactical modes in the past, like Domination, Frontlines, or even a proper TDM mode.

    You are forced to play silly massive player count modes against overpowered vehicles to unlock anything in the game. Literally, there are no infantry modes that are part of the main game experience. In a    This game offers absolutely nothing to core FPS players who played infantry only, objective-based tactical modes in the past, like Domination, Frontlines, or even a proper TDM mode.

    You are forced to play silly massive player count modes against overpowered vehicles to unlock anything in the game. Literally, there are no infantry modes that are part of the main game experience. In a game where the vast majority of players are infantry.

    The gameplay can summarised as a "run for 5 minutes trying to find an enemy and then get blown up by a helicopter" constantly looping subroutine.

    The game has a lot of bugs not relevant to the design. I like bloom gunplay in general when it's done right like BF3, but in this game it's sabotaged by hitbox and server hit registration issues. I wouldn't trust DICE to have the subtlety to understand the right feedback from the community regarding what are bugs and what are design issues.

    The worst-in-industry UI, huge gamut of missing features/modes and appalling performance of the game are all absolutely unforgivable.

    EA, please bin this franchise, and spend a minimum of 5 years dissolving DICE and rebuilding a new dev team sorting the wheat from the chaff internally to arrive at a level of quality we saw in titles like BF3 for their time in some new and exciting IP's. There are no shortcuts to this I'm afraid - you really are at the lowest all time low I have seen and I have been playing your games since the mid 80's.    … Expand
  75. Anthonyp
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    Terrible Lag. Terrible Hit Registration. Pathetic amount of weapons available. Maps are poorly designed. No classes. Specialists such. This is not battlefield
  76. KillerUnleashed
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This type of effort is what is going to cause the next video game crash. If you pay into this and come up with excuses your part of the problem. Stop buying unfinished games and maybe, MAYBE, they'll stop releasing them like this.
  77. Reph3at
    Dec 1, 2021
    3
    Everything good comes to an end and, sadly, what we're witnessing is the end of Battlefield. Not only as our beloved franchise but, I'm afraid, as a title. Remember Medal of Honor? EA basically deleted it after Warfighter's fiasco. I had really high hopes for this game, I've been playing Battlefield since BF3 came out, so it's 10 years now. I really loved 3 and 4 and Hardline to someEverything good comes to an end and, sadly, what we're witnessing is the end of Battlefield. Not only as our beloved franchise but, I'm afraid, as a title. Remember Medal of Honor? EA basically deleted it after Warfighter's fiasco. I had really high hopes for this game, I've been playing Battlefield since BF3 came out, so it's 10 years now. I really loved 3 and 4 and Hardline to some extent. The problems began with Battlefield V - it was ruined by poor marketing and political correctness, and when one year after it's release it finally started to play well, EA decided to drop it's support. This time, EA deceived us with marketing referring to previous installments in the series (the trailer that was released in June had parts of Battlefield 3, BFBC2 and other community favorite moments/footages). The game that has been released is far from how it was being teased. Map design is poor - that's a result of bumping player count to 128. The maps lack details that were present in previous games. There is barely any destruction. As for the specialists, while I can live with them, cringy lines playing after every game are just too much to handle. There are just 22 weapons in the game, this is nothing when compared to Battlefield 4 which had over 70 of them. As others pointed out, we lost lots of basic features (which DICE now calls legacy features lmao). And finally, we come to the technical aspect. The game is far from being finished. Hitreg is terrible, UI is a joke - sometimes I don't even know whether a toggle is enabled or disabled. To me, this is an unfinished mess, which started as a battle royale game but then it was (poorly) remade into a Battlefield game. The only positive thing about this game is that thanks to it's disastrous launch, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 3 servers (the ones with DLC too!) are populated again so I can play quality titles instead of this crap.… Expand
  78. Alin03
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    Garbage ! Pls fix the game !!!!!

    This is just a lame money grab . 100e for ultimate variant what a joke
  79. AlphasOP88
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    Unfinished game, do not recommend buying, lots of gameplay issues, not sure why they would release the game in this state.
  80. Crackfarmer
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    Don't bother. Waste of money.

    Operators, too large maps and too few modes killed the game for pretty much everyone.
    Hope it was worth to invest more money into an Anti-cheat than the actual game.
  81. paulomello2006
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    poor performance even with modern and high-end hardware, lots of bugs, bad netcode, poor interface, lacks destruction effects, bad art effects and lacks art director, lacks a decent server browser, some lags even with low ping, very expensive for it delivers!
    Only Portal mode makes me play this game!
  82. Mosterg
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    The game is very bad, here are some points:

    - Extremely poor optimization for PC (my computer can run GOW 1440p ultra settings at 90 fps but cant run bf 2042 at 60).
    - Lack of content
    - The game itself is bad
    - Poor gameplay mechanics
    - Many many many BUGS
    - Refund
  83. D3M0N07
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Poorly optimized,
    garbage netcode,
    **** Huge map ( unnecessary ),
    no other game mode expect official conquest, no **** TDM or rash ( portal is **** ),
    Limited weapon,
    complicated menu. . .and more
    i didn't expect this kind of **** from Battlefield. . .EA killed battlefield franchise. its sad but true.
    i love battlefield but now its dead.
  84. arostislavna
    Aug 30, 2022
    3
    The updates have made this game slightly better, but it still lacks content that other games had before.

    It still should be a free to play entry.
  85. limpchrisdude
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    They should have delayed for another 9 months. This is an example of AAA games is all about money. Only company I trust in 2021 is FromSoft for making complete games. It's a shame what video game industry has become. It's all about money. Quick money. No heart, no soul.
  86. ocmasterrace
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    Battlefield 2042 is an insult to all previous players and hardcore fans. Its release highlights the problems of this industry, releasing unfinished product. Buying this game made me felt like I was robbed. There are no words to describe how bad and insulting this game really is. The optimization is sad and the game is filled with glitches and bugs. there is no communication from dice or EABattlefield 2042 is an insult to all previous players and hardcore fans. Its release highlights the problems of this industry, releasing unfinished product. Buying this game made me felt like I was robbed. There are no words to describe how bad and insulting this game really is. The optimization is sad and the game is filled with glitches and bugs. there is no communication from dice or EA about the situation and the lack of content makes the game ever worse then other generic shooters.

    This is not a good time to buy the latest battlefield game.    … Expand
  87. Exportz
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    The servers are rubber banding every match. Bugs from joining up with friends to grey out screen to load out picks and etc.
    It's a backwards direction for them. They left the identity of Battlefield behind in favour of a apex / cod style game. I would stay away until the patch alot of it if touch it at all
  88. dewdar
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    Talk about being out of touch with your audience and not knowing what BF made great. Changes implemented to the game are just the new trends that don't make any sense in the BF franchise or make any fun at all. But since all that is trends are in more popular games they just had to force it on fans and lay off the features that made BF games fun. Just to add salt to the wound now they callTalk about being out of touch with your audience and not knowing what BF made great. Changes implemented to the game are just the new trends that don't make any sense in the BF franchise or make any fun at all. But since all that is trends are in more popular games they just had to force it on fans and lay off the features that made BF games fun. Just to add salt to the wound now they call it a legacy features, the features taken from us. And I haven't touched any of the technical issues. F this game and f me for wasting my time and money on this piece of garbage. Stay classy EA and Dice.… Expand
  89. joxxxx
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    It's just not Battlefield anymore, such a shame ! BF4, BF1 is much better. Even Battlefield V and its stupid choices is better... Amazing.
  90. Bjau
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    Pile of dead trash.
    They litteraly dont care, they got your money.
    Cant belive people still brought it after beta.
  91. REEDDLES
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    i7 6700k 4.5GHz and rtx 3070 in fight on all low setting give for me 30-45fps
  92. Graphic-J
    Nov 18, 2021
    2
    This is the encapsulation of DICE in a single sentence. Every single damn Battlefield game since 4, they've tried to fix what wasn't broken. Different progression system every time, different class balance every time, new weird gimmicks no one asked for, and old features no one had a problem with getting removed! It's truly maddening.

    The whole point of classes is that you excelled in a    This is the encapsulation of DICE in a single sentence. Every single damn Battlefield game since 4, they've tried to fix what wasn't broken. Different progression system every time, different class balance every time, new weird gimmicks no one asked for, and old features no one had a problem with getting removed! It's truly maddening.

    The whole point of classes is that you excelled in a role but has drawbacks. In BF4 medics could heal but had no anti tank potential, while engineers could destroy a tank but couldn’t heal or revive. Because of this there was some sort of teamplay involved. Now with specialist people only play for their own needs. Something needs to change.    … Expand
  93. Washak
    Jan 8, 2022
    0
    I think the other reviews explain really well all the wrong things with this turd. I'm just here doing my part.
  94. GutoMaggi
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    O que me levou a escrever isso, foi o comentario de um dos diretores da EA.

    O cara literalmente falou que BF não alcançou as expectativas por conta da quarentena e do serviço home office. Afinal, teve varios problemas durante o seu desenvolvimento um exemplo é que os devs não tinham suporte total para testar e desenvolver seus jogos em casa, como testar em outras plataformas pq eles    O que me levou a escrever isso, foi o comentario de um dos diretores da EA.

    O cara literalmente falou que BF não alcançou as expectativas por conta da quarentena e do serviço home office. Afinal, teve varios problemas durante o seu desenvolvimento um exemplo é que os devs não tinham suporte total para testar e desenvolver seus jogos em casa, como testar em outras plataformas pq eles não tinha um PS ou XBOX ao seu alcance.

    Mas eu já acho que o fracasso do BF não vem disso, e sim da mal administração e uso do que tentaram aproveitar e não aproveitaram, a essencia do BF foi literalmente obliterada nesse jogo, não tem nada dos outros jogos da franquia nesse, e literalmente tem um downgrade na jogabilidade. O que é triste, pq o realismo era o que mais me prendia, agora se fosse pra ser um jogo viajado, eu vou pro COD que me divirtor mais mesmo kk. O foda é que agora eu sinto que BF perdeu a famosa disputa, mais espero que a franquia não desande por conta disso, mas tomara que a EA venda os direitos e alguem salve essa franquia mtl inda linda linda ! :3    … Expand
  95. PizzaW0lf
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    I'm giving this game an actual honest to earth ZERO of a score because it truly is "unplayable". The meme became a reality.
  96. Widowmakernt
    Nov 21, 2021
    4
    Total disappointment. Once you get past the visual spectacle of the very busy battlefield, you realise it's just a constant forced chaos and a very bland and frustrating gameplay. Technical problems aside, it's the design aspects of the game that just don't work together. The huge open maps with insane verticality alongside the insane vehicle spam destroy any chance of a game flow. ItTotal disappointment. Once you get past the visual spectacle of the very busy battlefield, you realise it's just a constant forced chaos and a very bland and frustrating gameplay. Technical problems aside, it's the design aspects of the game that just don't work together. The huge open maps with insane verticality alongside the insane vehicle spam destroy any chance of a game flow. It makes for great trailers but very poor gaming experience.i tried really hard to like it, reached lvl 25 and just couldn't bring myself to play it more. I had no memorable moments nor any fun infantry fight. Even the gun play is so damn poor. It's so frustrating that Dice keep trying to reinvent the wheel every time they make a new title instead of keeping the things that were good from the previous titles. Not worth buying.… Expand
  97. Phoenix123
    Jan 17, 2022
    0
    I love the Battlefield franchise, and it pains me to give a game I had such promise for a rating like this, but it is truly the state of the game at the time of writing this. As of now there is just so much wrong with the game. If you are playing on the older generation of consoles, the delay is so bad the game is nearly unplayable. For the newest generation of consoles, there are stillI love the Battlefield franchise, and it pains me to give a game I had such promise for a rating like this, but it is truly the state of the game at the time of writing this. As of now there is just so much wrong with the game. If you are playing on the older generation of consoles, the delay is so bad the game is nearly unplayable. For the newest generation of consoles, there are still problems with his registration. The decision to go with specialists instead of the traditional solider/class system was a big mistake. The specialists do have the traditional classes rolled into them to an extent, though it does not work very well. Gameplay is not enjoyable, as vehicles such as the Volte, Nightbird, and more are extremely overpowered, to the point where they are game breaking. There are certain guns as well such as the K30 among a few that are leagues above the rest, which puts newer players who do not have these guns at a disadvantage. In addition to all of this, when you are downed, there is a decent chance your character will be half inside a wall, which makes teammates unable to revive you. I'm honestly not sure this game can be salvaged. With other games recently released such as Halo Infinite that I am playing much more of now, and even returning to Battlefield 1 instead, I think this game might be in a doomed state. Player counts being higher in Battlefield 1 and 5 seem to suggest this as well. I do hope I am wrong though.… Expand
  98. Lyvione
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    tsk tsk tsk,, i thought Battlefield 5 was bad - it turned it was at least decent. but this one is..it's...sad. I rate this game "Trophy of participation/out of 10".
  99. P0T4T0_AIM
    Jan 16, 2022
    2
    Pure garbage. Even with all their money and diversion of resources, DICE/EA created one of the worst Battlefields to date. The launch of this game was worse than Battlefield 1 and V combined. Mechanics are poor and clunky, weapons have no variety, PC optimization is piss poor, the specialists are stupid, every map just encourages camping, there is no destruction or immersion like in BF1Pure garbage. Even with all their money and diversion of resources, DICE/EA created one of the worst Battlefields to date. The launch of this game was worse than Battlefield 1 and V combined. Mechanics are poor and clunky, weapons have no variety, PC optimization is piss poor, the specialists are stupid, every map just encourages camping, there is no destruction or immersion like in BF1 and BFV, no voice chat, no full lobby text chat, no server browser, how the f**k was this game allowed to launch!?. The only things I like about the game are the wing-suit and 128 player lobbies. This game just sucks, absolute scam. I really hope DICE turn this game around like they did with BF1 and BFV but with the way they're going, I'm doubting it. If Origin offered refunds I'd be straight there requesting one.… Expand
  100. Souzin
    Jan 16, 2022
    1
    Broken recoil system at launch making almost all guns unusable. Lack of balance, vehicles devastate infantry and especially broken locking system for AA missile makes impossible to shut down helis and jets. They added many interesting mechanics but all for nothing because of the number of bugs. This game is in alpha stage and the release should be postponed by at least a year.
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  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
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  3. Negative: 11 out of 74
  1. Trusted Reviews
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    All in all, Battlefield 2042 has been a real labour of love for me. The initial launch was remarkably underbaked, but I can’t deny the enjoyment that comes from firing a rocket launcher into a tornado. This may not be the best FPS multiplayer game available, and there are still plenty of issues that need ironing out, but there are occasionally some thrilling moments that you won’t be able to experience in the likes of Call of Duty or Fortinte. It remains frustrating having to pay full price for a multiplayer game, but if you’re already a fan of the franchise and don’t mind missing out on the campaign, you’ll likely enjoy yourself here. The nostalgic aspect of Portal mode will also draw fans in, and of course, the 4K graphics make it very pretty game, even if it has its cracks.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2021
    40
    The weakest first-person shooter in the history of DICE. Even, by some miracle, the studio manages to fix the most glaring mistakes and reanimate the abysmal netcode, this game will not become Battlefield at its core.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 16, 2021
    65
    Despite the promising Portal mode, Battlefield 2042, which uses players as a tester, still gives the impression of an incomplete game with its errors and important problems.
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