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  1. Nov 13, 2021
    5
    No scoreboard??? Really??? Just not to hurt someone feelings??? WTF The world is going to ****
  2. Nov 15, 2021
    5
    Unfinished game. Im aiming and try to shoot but ammos not going where im pointing at. They kill all the good mechanics from bfv. Even sniper can use a AA rocket. Think about 64 player against to you and they all have missle and you are a cobra heli. Nice work.
  3. Nov 17, 2021
    5
    so i got out of my way to create an account because i had enough. it is clear that the core team that did make those good old battlefield games are long gone,dont get me wrong the game has some great moments but the price to pay is to high,we got features we never asked,the dialog is written by a 14 years old kid,most cringe dialog ever.games modes are half baked,portal needs more contentso i got out of my way to create an account because i had enough. it is clear that the core team that did make those good old battlefield games are long gone,dont get me wrong the game has some great moments but the price to pay is to high,we got features we never asked,the dialog is written by a 14 years old kid,most cringe dialog ever.games modes are half baked,portal needs more content and the base game has almost no guns,0 progression.and so many more things man im just sad,well dice was nice but im done with the franchise,for everyone that sticks with it hope it gets better with time. Expand
  4. Nov 20, 2021
    6
    TL; DR:
    Is the game good? - Main mode no, but Portal is fun.
    Is it worth buying? - At full price, no, but at a discount, yes. The biggest problems? - Poor optimization, chaotic (in a negative sense) battles, unbalanced vehicles, very, very weak starting weapons, which actually discourages you from making progress. PROPER REVIEW: As a Battlefield veteran, preorder 2042 was obvious to
    TL; DR:
    Is the game good? - Main mode no, but Portal is fun.
    Is it worth buying? - At full price, no, but at a discount, yes.
    The biggest problems? - Poor optimization, chaotic (in a negative sense) battles, unbalanced vehicles, very, very weak starting weapons, which actually discourages you from making progress.

    PROPER REVIEW:
    As a Battlefield veteran, preorder 2042 was obvious to me. I didn't get discouraged by the negative feedback - I liked the beta quite a bit, and the BF5 was also heavily criticized and in the end I had a great time. But 2042 is different. For the first time in my "career", when I entered the new version of BF, I felt completely lost. The maps are huge, but at the same time there is so much going on on them that you are constantly running from point to point, there is no time to rest. Operators are unintuitive, it's hard to tell from the start what each of them can actually do - you have to try them all to find one that suits your style. The starting weapons are terrible and at first you only have the scope / holo from the add-ons. This gives players with unlocked add-ons a significant advantage over you and it really discourages you from continuing to play if this is someone's first experience. And vehicles - they deal massive damage and you can do almost nothing to them. The stock rocket launcher is too weak - the three shots you have in reserve take 1/4 of the health of the stock hovercraft.

    On the other hand, Portal is very fun. Even excluding fully custom matches, you get something like "Battlefield Classics Remastered" in the package. The return to the classic maps and gameplay from BF1942 in the new graphics was great. I would even be inclined to say that if they released it as a separate game, it would have been more successful. And on smaller maps you can see a significant jump in performance - unfortunately, apparently the Frostbite engine cannot cope with SO large maps of the main mode.

    To sum up - at this point I am better off playing multiplayer Halo Infinite, but BF 2042 has potential. I'll probably come back to the game in a month and a half - around the beginning of next year - once the game gets a bit patched and maybe they'll fix the things that put me off.
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  5. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Don't fall for the early critic reviews that EA likely paid for. This game is about as mediocre as they come, and that is pry being generous. Battlefields from 10 years ago play better than this and quite honestly look just as good. Critic review score will pry end up dropping to low 70s once legit reviews come in.
  6. Nov 15, 2021
    5
    EA is still very much EA, even went above and beyond this time to make a cash grab.
    Dice former glorious engine Frostbite fails yet again to deliver. Before, we would see jaw dropping graphics with really low requirements. Now the graphics are meh at best and even on a high end system it's neither smooth or very high fps.
    If a team like DICE with the backing of EA decide to skip single
    EA is still very much EA, even went above and beyond this time to make a cash grab.
    Dice former glorious engine Frostbite fails yet again to deliver. Before, we would see jaw dropping graphics with really low requirements. Now the graphics are meh at best and even on a high end system it's neither smooth or very high fps.
    If a team like DICE with the backing of EA decide to skip single player you would expect multiplayer to be something spectacular, but guess again. The lack of content is astounding. Very few maps, very few weapons which also handles like **** and feels like plastic toys.
    It's ridden with bugs and so unbalanced.
    As a big fan of BF for many years, now i'm just gonna wait for CoD Modern Warfare 2 - 2022.
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  7. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Too many bugs, glitches, Hazard is a joke, not much content… auwful hit-registration , server issues,… needs a lot more work.
  8. Nov 15, 2021
    5
    1) Poor registration of hits, I didn't really understand how to shoot in this game, perhaps there is an element of randomness in the shooting.
    2) There is no server list, you are forced to play on the maps on which you were thrown. In portal you can join an almost finished game, and in the main all-out warfare mode you sometimes wait for the server to fill up.
    3) There is no table to
    1) Poor registration of hits, I didn't really understand how to shoot in this game, perhaps there is an element of randomness in the shooting.
    2) There is no server list, you are forced to play on the maps on which you were thrown. In portal you can join an almost finished game, and in the main all-out warfare mode you sometimes wait for the server to fill up.
    3) There is no table to view the kills / deaths / ping of other players, at best you can calculate your KD (you can see the kills / help / captures of the players of your squad, or the general statistics of another squad, i.e. competitiveness is removed).
    4) I am glad that in all modes there is a store tab, otherwise I was afraid not to find it (just kidding).
    5) Huge TTK, it is impossible to shoot two people, they overwhelm the mass.
    6) Too long pumping, you need to kill 360 people in order to open all the modules for weapons, moreover, it became more difficult to kill people due to the large mode, earlier it was possible to fill in the superiority and clash of teams. The task for the skill skin (red-black skin) is unrealistic, you need to kill 1200 people with grenades or treat 2400 people with a Falki pistol.
    7) Huge maps, you need to run 1 km to get to another point (in the next sector)
    8) There is no pumping on the servers in the portal, the level is pumped only in the recommended section.
    1) Плохая регистрация попаданий, не особо понял, как стрелять в этой игре, возможно в стрельбе присутствует элемент случайности.
    2) Нет списка серверов, ты вынужден играть на картах, на которые тебя закинули. В portal можешь присоединиться к почти законченной игре, а в основном режиме all-out warfare иногда ждешь, когда заполнится сервер.
    3) Нет таблицы чтобы посмотреть убийства/смерти/пинг других игроков, в лучшем случае можешь посчитать свое KD (можно посмотреть убийства/помощи/захваты игроков своего отряда, либо общую статистику другого отряда, т.е. убрана соревновательность).
    4) Радует, что во всех режимах есть вкладка магазин, а то боялся не найти (шутка).
    5) Огромный TTK, невозможно перестрелять двух человек, они перелавливают массой.
    6) Слишком долгая прокачка, нужно убить 360 человек, чтобы отрыть все модули на оружие, притом убивать людей стало сложнее из-за большого режима, раньше можно было набить в превосходстве и схватке команд. Задание на скин мастерства (красно-черный скин) выполнить нереально, нужно убить 1200 человек с гранат или полечить 2400 человек с пистолета Фальки.
    7) Огромные карты, нужно бежать 1 км, чтобы добраться до другой точки (в следующем секторе)
    8) Отсутствует прокачка на серверах в portal, прокачивается уровень только в разделе рекомендуемое.
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  9. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    In-game, the game is great.
    There are loooots of bugs but it's playable and enjoyable overall.
    BUT there are REAL problem about UI/UX. The weapon customization is unnecessarily complicated, we can't see fire mode when not in ADS, , can't change opacity of HUD elements, no scoreboard, no stats, etc. There is also a huge lack of content for a battlefield. number of weapon and maps is
    In-game, the game is great.
    There are loooots of bugs but it's playable and enjoyable overall.
    BUT there are REAL problem about UI/UX.
    The weapon customization is unnecessarily complicated, we can't see fire mode when not in ADS, , can't change opacity of HUD elements, no scoreboard, no stats, etc.
    There is also a huge lack of content for a battlefield. number of weapon and maps is incredibly low.

    PLEASE rework your UI/UX, add weapons and map (for free please, I bought this 80 bucks for 5 new maps and 20 weapons only) and everything will be good.
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  10. Nov 13, 2021
    5
    first let me say there is potential under the hood.but the game has so many issues design vise that is almost impossible to fix it at least under a year.
    so positives
    well it looks sweet on ultra if you got one of those sweet new GPUS.ehm....and thats probably it negatives bad big empty maps destroying the great feel of old battlefields.dynamic of the game is in the toilet. horrible
    first let me say there is potential under the hood.but the game has so many issues design vise that is almost impossible to fix it at least under a year.
    so positives
    well it looks sweet on ultra if you got one of those sweet new GPUS.ehm....and thats probably it
    negatives
    bad big empty maps destroying the great feel of old battlefields.dynamic of the game is in the toilet.
    horrible netcode issues leading to idiotic hit reg,lag spikes and server issues.
    horrendous audio issues with bad audio ques,echoes audio delays etc.its very distracting to play
    terrific TTK for my taste.way to long for this kinda frenetic game.i wish there was hardcore.
    one of the worst UI ive seen in a mp game. no joke.
    terrible position of points to take on the highest vertical buidlings possible. which makes no sense to take.it takes way to long to go there.its better to leave them and go elsewhere to get xp.
    vehicles way too op and no effective tools to destroy them.i play the grenade black woman and its a big hustle to get even a tank alone with all the toys.
    and everybody knows it it runs like poopooo.i got a 3900x,32g ram and 6800xt and i get about 100 fps on fhd. cant even imagine guys with pascal cards or lower rtx cards.
    hazard zone ? cmon its just a budget hunt:showdown
    portal? why i should play inferior version of BC2 when i have it on origin already(still played BTW)
    also portal did absorb all the negatives above(bad ttk,optimization etc)
    game is just mediocre at best i would suggest just rent it on ea pro
    rating
    ea pro 15 bucks 5/10
    standart 60 bucks 4/10
    gold 90 bucks 3/10
    ultimate 110 bucks you got scammed pretty hard boy
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  11. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Animations
    I will not buy until they improve the animations at least to the level of battlefield 5
  12. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    All we wanted was an updated battlefield 4 and they couldn't even give us that. No voip makes Hazard zone extremely frustrating.

    I believe this game will be good within a few updates but is it good now? not so much
  13. Nov 15, 2021
    7
    Good shooter but needs to get rid of Apex specialist. Add scoreboard back, make minimap/main map zoomable. Maps have too much empty space. Absolutely no destruction except a few trees. Hazard zone is a joke and should've been a free standalone.
  14. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Very poorly optimised for low-to-mid PCs. Graphically looks (a lot) worse than BF1 and BFV and the frame rates are low, as well as being extremely unstable. Seems like the extra player count and pointless weather gimmicks are a major hog on the PC’s resources and DICE failed to optimise the graphics properly for older cards.

    Additionally, gunplay isn’t great and the lack of classes means
    Very poorly optimised for low-to-mid PCs. Graphically looks (a lot) worse than BF1 and BFV and the frame rates are low, as well as being extremely unstable. Seems like the extra player count and pointless weather gimmicks are a major hog on the PC’s resources and DICE failed to optimise the graphics properly for older cards.

    Additionally, gunplay isn’t great and the lack of classes means everyone is just charging around as a 1-man army. Squad play is dead.

    Not a great game. Still kind of fun if you can get over it looking terrible and delivering low frames.
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  15. Nov 17, 2021
    5
    This the the most buggy non battlefield feeling game that dice has ever released.
    1) no Class system ( seriously Dice what in the world are you thinking this is the legit the major think that separates Battlefield from other fps)
    2)No scoreboards 3)Destruction or lack there of. 4) No weapons(Come on 22 weapons? really what were you doing for three years?) 5)the maps are to damn big
    This the the most buggy non battlefield feeling game that dice has ever released.
    1) no Class system ( seriously Dice what in the world are you thinking this is the legit the major think that separates Battlefield from other fps)
    2)No scoreboards
    3)Destruction or lack there of.
    4) No weapons(Come on 22 weapons? really what were you doing for three years?)
    5)the maps are to damn big (so much running)
    6)vehicles are over powered especially the hover craft.
    7) too many bugs
    8) the opacity of the objectives can't be changed
    9) The hit reg is trash
    10) the only good feature is the graphics and portal.
    Such a mediocre game =(
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  16. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    This game is just mediocore/bad, nothing more. Poor optimization (game barely maintains 100fps on 1440p on high end rigs), gunplay is awful with the added bloom, AOW conquest maps are just way too big even for 128 players - there are points that are never touched simply because they are too far away, no scoreboard. Save yourself a few bucks and buy this later when they care to fix all this stuff.
  17. Nov 14, 2021
    6
    Game takes what made Battlefield special and throws it out of the window and tries to copy competition and trends as much as possible.
  18. Nov 14, 2021
    7
    10 steps backwards. There is nothing here to compel fans of the series to invest their time or money, I guess it’s back to BF1 for me.

    Edit: After a longer play time, I can genuinely say that I was wrong. This game is fun, and it has a LOT of potential. I’m excited to see what it becomes 6 months from now, don’t let the hate machine keep you from at least giving it a try.
  19. Nov 15, 2021
    7
    Есть много багов к сожалению , система выбора оперативников и снаряжения сыровата . Будем ждать релиза и первых обновлений .
  20. Nov 15, 2021
    5
    The current state of early release is a disaster. Dice is going to have their work cut out for them patching all these bugs. The unfortunate thing is this is nothing new for them and the status quo in the industry. We as gamers are given garbage and expected to pay more for it. Dice stripped out many core battlefield features and severely dumbed down the content. Multiple attachments shareThe current state of early release is a disaster. Dice is going to have their work cut out for them patching all these bugs. The unfortunate thing is this is nothing new for them and the status quo in the industry. We as gamers are given garbage and expected to pay more for it. Dice stripped out many core battlefield features and severely dumbed down the content. Multiple attachments share the same stats and are pointless. They removed voice chat and all chat. I don't understand how I'm supposed to communicate with my console teammates, especially with how the commo rose is terrible and never works as it should. This game feels like they were trying to make a BR but realized that it wasn't a good idea and are trying to salvage it. Expand
  21. Dec 9, 2021
    5
    A game with no core. All the maps of all out warfare feel empty and between every objective there is a long walk where you only have to run and nothing else. Hazard zone is boring and already dead after 1 month from the release of the game. Portal is the better than the other two modes but it is good only because it recycle maps and weapons from better battlefield games of the past.
    If
    A game with no core. All the maps of all out warfare feel empty and between every objective there is a long walk where you only have to run and nothing else. Hazard zone is boring and already dead after 1 month from the release of the game. Portal is the better than the other two modes but it is good only because it recycle maps and weapons from better battlefield games of the past.
    If all of this is not enough, the game was full of bugs at release and today still has the same problems.
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  22. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    It's better than COD, that's all I can say.
    I am disappointed in the main game, it's not fun.
    Maps are too big, air vehicle are not fun their main gun are terrible and the visibility is none, guns are not pleasant to use, the game runs like ass on all but two main game maps (all Portal maps run great), orbital is fine, the beta seems to have given them the time to optimize it, but
    It's better than COD, that's all I can say.
    I am disappointed in the main game, it's not fun.

    Maps are too big, air vehicle are not fun their main gun are terrible and the visibility is none, guns are not pleasant to use, the game runs like ass on all but two main game maps (all Portal maps run great), orbital is fine, the beta seems to have given them the time to optimize it, but that's it, the game was not a month from being done, it is not an other, it's a year from being done.

    Classic modes in portal are really good though, I give points to the game for it, but they just took the best maps on the best modes of the best games so that was expected, but to me, those old games should not be shelved like that when they are still great to play but have no official support, no moderation, no true vanilla experience, so we have to play on awful private servers to play there. It makes me tired of giving money to EA and Dice.

    It's maybe going to be good at some point, but I am tired of buying sh*te based on promises, I may buy when it's done, but right now, thanks EA Play trial for allowing me to experience 10 hours of this mess without paying 90 euros for that.

    But hey it's better than Vanguard.
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  23. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Nice graphics nice sounds, gunplay, hud and other mechanics are horrible. Not worth calling it Battlefield.
  24. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Really wish companys would stop releasing unfinished, barely playable games. Tried to hard to be different, missing features from previous games, only 2 multiplayer base game modes. Shouod never have changed role based characters to specialists. Has promise, but is going to need alot of updates and support.
  25. Nov 16, 2021
    5
    I don't care much about the new specialist equipment, it's not that bad, but the specialists are cringy as hell. The end of round quips are so cringe and immersion breaking, it feels like we are cartoon characters in a battle royale game.

    Also, bugs galore. Can't really expect anything less from $$EA$$ but still pretty unacceptable that they pushed the game out in this state just to hit
    I don't care much about the new specialist equipment, it's not that bad, but the specialists are cringy as hell. The end of round quips are so cringe and immersion breaking, it feels like we are cartoon characters in a battle royale game.

    Also, bugs galore. Can't really expect anything less from $$EA$$ but still pretty unacceptable that they pushed the game out in this state just to hit the holiday season.
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  26. Nov 15, 2021
    7
    A rough entry with plenty of work needed, but Battlefield Portal is a great experience. Worth trialing on Gamepass before committing.
  27. Nov 16, 2021
    7
    I intend this to be a honest review of the game:

    After 27 hours of playing this game , overall I think there is alot of fun to be had here.I will break down each component of the game and give my opinion: Specialists: While controversial, since they have replaced the core class system, the new specialists while are generic in terms of abilities, being similar to a lot of other
    I intend this to be a honest review of the game:

    After 27 hours of playing this game , overall I think there is alot of fun to be had here.I will break down each component of the game and give my opinion:

    Specialists:
    While controversial, since they have replaced the core class system, the new specialists while are generic in terms of abilities, being similar to a lot of other games. The specialists work well with the environments provided , the non-linear map design allow for dynamic gameplay. While accomidating a variety of playstyles between players. No specialist feels overpowered with their abilities , there are some bugs with the wingsuit after playing with it the most with the specialist offering it.

    Overall the specialist system is pretty decent.

    Guns:

    The guns are pretty wonky right now , gun progression unlockiing new guns is incredibly slow. The current meta being mostly based around the SMG's , specially the PP-28. Being the current best gun to use.

    Hit Registration is abit wonky too as of now , depending on server latency, it ranges from game to game however these decencies can hamper you experience.

    Attachments progression is great , while I can think of any improvements there probably are some.

    Maps:

    The maps are great , being non-linear , accomidating all playstyles and providing a range of environements to fight in.

    Portal:

    Portal is great too, if you enjoy traditional Battlefield with the twists provided by custom servers back in the day, I highly suggest playing this. While the content provided is lack lustre currently , the ability to create unique game modes I think surpasses the current in game content for portal.

    For people who dislike the specialist system , the game is definetly worth buying for portal.

    HardZone:

    Havent played , cant say.

    Bugs:

    Being recently launched, their are plethora of glitches that you can look up, the game is further pretty unoptimised, with frequent lack spikes on a variety of system specifications. If this would hamper your experience, i suggest not playing.

    Lack of content:

    There isnt much being UI provided content , the lack of stats and traditional scoreboards is pretty annoying.

    The lack of all chat I think is a good decision , since toxicity between both teams occurs. However for people saying there is no chat, are misunderstood for lack of VOIP , which is annoying and confusing to why it is not at launch.

    Overall:

    Overall, the game has a very good foundation to become something great , the bugs do hamper the experience , I would suggest buying if you want to play it after a couple of patches.
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  28. Nov 18, 2021
    6
    Broken launch with lots of rubberbanding and hit reg issue. Vehicles have more junky physics, and the UI is one of the WORST of any battlefield.

    Unlocking perks on the guns takes too long (1200 kill for the best skin for EACH gun). BF4 had it to 500 before which made unlocking every bits of each gun doable. However, when all the planets are aligned the game is fun, it feels half
    Broken launch with lots of rubberbanding and hit reg issue. Vehicles have more junky physics, and the UI is one of the WORST of any battlefield.

    Unlocking perks on the guns takes too long (1200 kill for the best skin for EACH gun). BF4 had it to 500 before which made unlocking every bits of each gun doable.

    However, when all the planets are aligned the game is fun, it feels half assed and rushed with "EA Game as Service" model, and we all know what it did to BF5, Anthen to name the last 2.
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  29. Nov 19, 2021
    7
    I have played this game more than 10 hours, participated in beta.... But it broke my heart that this game, whom i become very fond for, started so poorly and more like a different game with many bits and pieces from original series. Portal, people say, is a saving grace, but not for me. I still have mixed feelings about this game, I also made the big preorder by believing in theI have played this game more than 10 hours, participated in beta.... But it broke my heart that this game, whom i become very fond for, started so poorly and more like a different game with many bits and pieces from original series. Portal, people say, is a saving grace, but not for me. I still have mixed feelings about this game, I also made the big preorder by believing in the developers, the game.
    So I will stand strong by this and will hope to see a better game not far from today.
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  30. Nov 14, 2021
    5
    It's too easy to just say the game sucks and throw up a 0 so I'll try to be a bit more fair and elaborate on why I'm giving it a 5...

    I'll start with the good, or rather the "okay". The gameplay itself is fine. Guns feel good, sounds are good, vehicles are good. I love the ability to swap scopes and mids while in gameThe problem is while the core gameplay elements are good, there's no
    It's too easy to just say the game sucks and throw up a 0 so I'll try to be a bit more fair and elaborate on why I'm giving it a 5...

    I'll start with the good, or rather the "okay". The gameplay itself is fine. Guns feel good, sounds are good, vehicles are good. I love the ability to swap scopes and mids while in gameThe problem is while the core gameplay elements are good, there's no WOW factor. You would hope that the first BF game released for next gen would have it, and sadly it just doesn't. I want to love this game, I've tried playing it for the past few days hoping it would grow on me, but it just hasn't. My biggest complaints revolve around the general interface, menu system, navigation elements, controls, and the maps. For starters, there's really only 3 game modes. I know that's not all that different from previous years, but they need to bring back more centralized objective based game modes. Conquest is what it is, a playground for vehicular warfare. Personally that's not my my cup of tea. I love the vehicles, but the maps are so large and the objectives so spaced out that if you don't have a vehicle, your going to be running around for awhile before you see any action.
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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
  2. Negative: 11 out of 74
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.