Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. Ententrain3r
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Simply the worst Release of all Battlefield Games. And Battlefield 4 was Bad as Well ... Not recommended, stay away buy Something nice dir yourself vut Not thus Game
  2. Alex_Destiny
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    This game is REALLY bad. And you got to realize that you pay a LOT of MONEY for a really small game full of problems with errors with lack of things that are in EVERY FPS GAME really weak balanced during the matches sometimes you fight against a lot of vehicles while you side have ZERO vehicles for more than 10 minutes, Bad destruction, few and bad weapons the list goes on and worst. IfThis game is REALLY bad. And you got to realize that you pay a LOT of MONEY for a really small game full of problems with errors with lack of things that are in EVERY FPS GAME really weak balanced during the matches sometimes you fight against a lot of vehicles while you side have ZERO vehicles for more than 10 minutes, Bad destruction, few and bad weapons the list goes on and worst. If you think the game is good you probably never played a battlefield or Call of Duty game.… Expand
  3. Xday1
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know where to start, but I can say that the identity of the battlefield no longer exists… Expand
  4. Dillweed
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    An absolute disgrace one again to the franchise… For the love of Christ do not buy this game!!!
  5. O3liveon
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    ..............................I don't like it..............................
  6. Priksen
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Another broken Battlefield game. This is just pathetic from EA/Dice. DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY!
  7. AR4IKZ
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Огромное количество багов. Отсутствие сюжетной компании. Ужасный прогресс разблокировки оружия и малое его количество (по 3-4 из каждого вида)
  8. Mshark86
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Просто ужасно! Спасибо дайс, что в очередной раз выпустили недоделку еще и на повал убив почти все, что делало эту серию прекрасной. Ни одной копейки на это говно.… Expand
  9. Tajedzo
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Pros:
    + Shooting
    + Portal Minuses: - No optimization - Few weapons - Unnecessary specialists - Huge and empty cards -In the portal there is no Metro Map (!!!!!!) for BF3, generally little cards. The game is not worth your money. Meaningless main mode, bad cards, bad specialists. Hazard Zone is not needed when there is warzone. And in the coolest game mode (Portal), few weapons, few cards,    Pros:
    + Shooting
    + Portal
    Minuses:
    - No optimization
    - Few weapons
    - Unnecessary specialists
    - Huge and empty cards
    -In the portal there is no Metro Map (!!!!!!) for BF3, generally little cards.
    The game is not worth your money. Meaningless main mode, bad cards, bad specialists. Hazard Zone is not needed when there is warzone.
    And in the coolest game mode (Portal), few weapons, few cards, no pumping.
    And did it do 3 years?!    … Expand
  10. RafaelDC
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Still cant believe they try to sell this game as Battlefield. To save this game they need to add all content from previous real Battlefield games to portal and very soon. For Battlefield veterans this is slap in the face.
  11. Lexak
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    . Нах_ер EA
  12. Simon96Aic
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Game is unfinished. Many bugs, bad Performance and more.
    Im very dissapointed from DICE.
  13. dontknowanymore
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Professional Demarketing by EA/Dice, not just completely ignoring the fanbase, but actively working against it.
    It has become obvious that neither the publisher nor the developers have an interest in continuing the series and are trying to drive players away from the product. The companies goal is to destroy the FPS community gathered around 'battlefield' for more than 20 years.
    Their    Professional Demarketing by EA/Dice, not just completely ignoring the fanbase, but actively working against it.
    It has become obvious that neither the publisher nor the developers have an interest in continuing the series and are trying to drive players away from the product. The companies goal is to destroy the FPS community gathered around 'battlefield' for more than 20 years.
    Their latest strike against their loyal consumers is the "anti toxicity" mandate:
    Removing ingame chat, removing voice chat, removing playing with more than 3 friends, removing spectator mode, removing scoreboard, removing server browser, removing stats page... the list continues.
    This way no organization by communication is possibly and also no snowflake can get hurt.    … Expand
  14. leeringg
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Where to start? They took out a story mode to "focus on delivering a multiplayer experience" and what did we get?

    -No Scoreboard -No VC -No All Chat -No Squad Management -Max of 3 friends in a 128 player game -No server browser for 2042 -Minimum amount of weapons -Like 3/4 attachments for each gun that do the EXACT same thing. -ADDED BLOOM TO EVERY WEAPON SO EACH GUNFIGHT IS RANDOM    Where to start? They took out a story mode to "focus on delivering a multiplayer experience" and what did we get?

    -No Scoreboard
    -No VC
    -No All Chat
    -No Squad Management
    -Max of 3 friends in a 128 player game
    -No server browser for 2042
    -Minimum amount of weapons
    -Like 3/4 attachments for each gun that do the EXACT same thing.
    -ADDED BLOOM TO EVERY WEAPON SO EACH GUNFIGHT IS RANDOM (SERIOUSLY GO LOOK UP A VIDEO IT MAKES FIREFIGHTS AWFUL)
    -Promised XP and Unlock for everything then disabled them in VS AI and Portal
    -Boring large open maps
    -Objective placement on maps is horrible. (One map the last objective is on top of a skyscraper that you can only get up 2 ways)
    -Downed bug is back AGAIN hope you like having to wait matches repeatedly
    -Servers disband after every match hope you like playing the same map back to back to back
    -Every single class has AA and AT so good luck being a pilot or driver.
    -OPERATORS ARE TERRIBLE THIS ISN'T A HERO SHOOTER DICE
    -Cringe endgame stat screen
    -UI is awful to navigate


    But really go look up the bloom in BF2042 and tell me if you want to waste your money on a shooter that you can't shoot in, how this ever made it through testing is beyond me.    … Expand
  15. Liadkap
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    Lack of content, no voice chat, unfinished game.
    There are only 22 guns in the game
    Dont buy yet
  16. gamer_bunny
    Jan 31, 2022
    1
    What a bad game EA, DICE. Pretty bad graphics it looks like a PS2 game. The multiplayer is broken. Battlefield 3 looks more better. I see a lot of bad Project Management here. I feel sorry for the developers.
  17. sammyodds
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Just plain and simply not ready to be launched. Want classes back, specialists aren't the answer! Hit box and TTK is awful! Just bad right now...
  18. windy1602
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Lacks many staple features of the series such as a scoreboard. Game is a buggy mess and should’ve been delayed 1-2 years to be completed and polished. I hate to imagine what the micro transactions will be.
  19. Warnerve007
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    Dice/EA - you should be ashamed. I'm honestly amazed that you managed to release a game in this state. This isn't a Battlefield game - they have removed pretty much every aspect that us fans of the series expected and enjoyed in previous installments. Gun selection and customization is a joke. We don't even have a server list, can't voice chat, don't have classes, no scoreboard. ItDice/EA - you should be ashamed. I'm honestly amazed that you managed to release a game in this state. This isn't a Battlefield game - they have removed pretty much every aspect that us fans of the series expected and enjoyed in previous installments. Gun selection and customization is a joke. We don't even have a server list, can't voice chat, don't have classes, no scoreboard. It feels like they changed what this game was trying to be 10 times during development and this is what we have. The game has so many issues on top of everything I've said, its insane.

    If anyone play tested this for 5 minutes they would have definitely known there were MAJOR issues.... Dump an entire mag into someone from 10 feet away and not even getting a hit marker. I got revived and was invincible for the rest of the match. Clipping through the map NUMEROUS times while in a vehicle. I can go on and on and on.

    As someone looking for a new Battlefield game set in modern times, wow. I'm very disappointed. How you could strip everything that made Battlefield what it is, blows my mind. No campaign so the entire team focused on the multiplayer and this is what we get? You obviously are very out of touch with what the fans want. Sigh.    … Expand
  20. nightsniffer
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    What a shame from Dice. I hate to give this point but this is clearly a second Cyberpunk 2077 situation. I really tried love the game but it is impossible
  21. husej
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Poor addition to the franchise. As always a rocky start from DICE. Game seems gutless and trying too hard to push the serotonin inducing synthetic gameplay/voice lines etc. Gunplay is lacklustre and feels like a f2p game. Regression being the keyword for this iteration.
  22. Tymerias
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    They told us once, they are ahead of schedule....
    This game in the actual state is absolutely trash.
    Bugs, no balance and ugly hipster specialists
  23. Notsanta412
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Bugfield 2042 - PP-29 Edition (BETA Build 69.420)
    It's a mess.... Feels like they tried to mix Warzone, RS6 and a pinch of BF. Really rushed game
  24. RantHistorian
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    This is teh most addicting game ever... let me explain.

    Battlefield 2042 has tapped into the Variable Ratio reward system of your brain to create instant addiction. A Variable Ratio reward is one delivered after an unpredictable number of responses - ie: Gambling. How did this make its way into Battlefield 2042? You will only connect to servers after an unknown amount of time to make    This is teh most addicting game ever... let me explain.

    Battlefield 2042 has tapped into the Variable Ratio reward system of your brain to create instant addiction. A Variable Ratio reward is one delivered after an unpredictable number of responses - ie: Gambling. How did this make its way into Battlefield 2042?

    You will only connect to servers after an unknown amount of time to make it to the main menu. When you finally do DOPAMINE to your brain. Then when you are in the main menu it will take a random number of attempts to join a game type before one actually lets you in... DOPAMINE. Then when you are in game it will take a random amount of tries before you get passed a bugged pre-match menu that shows the map BUT when you finally do DOPAMINE. Then when you get into a match will your player load? Will your weapons work? Will you be able to shoot the enemy? Will your own team mates spawn looking like enemies? Who knows! It creates a giant chaotic three ring **** show with no scoreboard so you wouldn't know if you got close to doing anything good anyway. But when the game actually does work like its supposed to which i have calculated to be about 2 matches in every four hours of game time DOPAMINE. I mean why do you think they named their company DICE???? That sweet sweet gambling dopamine.

    They even made it to where your bullets go in random directions so it doesn't matter where you aim.
    When you pull the trigger will the enemy get shot? Jesus Christ, Himself doesn't know, only His Father knows.

    Amen    … Expand
  25. MikadoLu
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    is not battlefield, is call of duty with 128 players, and the system with operator....
  26. AngryNewton
    Dec 6, 2021
    1
    Where to start? Its garbage. G A R B A G E

    Game boasts 128 players on a map, but 50% are stupid bots getting caught in doors just to make you THINK you are playing against humans, you are not. Specialists are cringe AF. Their stupid snarky comments at the end of each round… wtf is wrong with Dice seriously, supposed to be in a end of the world **** and your got these non-binaries woke    Where to start? Its garbage. G A R B A G E

    Game boasts 128 players on a map, but 50% are stupid bots getting caught in doors just to make you THINK you are playing against humans, you are not.

    Specialists are cringe AF. Their stupid snarky comments at the end of each round… wtf is wrong with Dice seriously, supposed to be in a end of the world **** and your got these non-binaries woke ****heads boasting about how good they where… ****.

    Maps are HUGE. And EMPTY. No cover, just long long loooooong streches of NOTHING. Capture points placed in either impossible to attack or impossible to defend spots. Map design is ****.

    Destruction? Not this time. Maybe you can break a wall here and there, but that’s it. No better than COD and a huge step back from any BF game since Bad Company 2.

    Weapons? Sure… they all work like **** exept for SMGs which are OP AF. Stupid « bloom » which is nice way to say lack of accuracy. This is 2042 and weapons in BF1 have better accuracy.

    Gone are the classes now so everyone running around with rocket launchers on the backs. Can’t revive some players, can only revive your own squad mates.

    Squads? lol can’t comm with them, can’t change squad, can’t make one private with buddies, nope. All random.

    I could go on and on about the endless vehicule spam, the hitboxes, ****ty weather system, the stupid Hovercrafts that can climb up buildings, and many many other reasons why this game outright blows. Wish I could get it refunded, one of THE worst game in history.    … Expand
  27. 2random
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    The game is just not fun to play anymore. They've removed way too much stuff. Why would an FPS have no scoreboard?
  28. Nubells
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    One of the worst games I've ever played.. I'd rather cut off my testicles with a dirty cleaver than play another **** EA game.
  29. IsMaEaSy
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    Toooooo muuuuuuuuch features that were there in previous battlefields games removed.. tooooo muuuuch bug and lag and really really really poor PC optimization... I'm rewlly disapointed. This game was supose to be a love letter to the fans... feels more like a F.U letter ...
  30. Bushido95
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Скучно, банально, неинтересно это всё про 2042. Гейм дизайн невероятный кал.
  31. NimaQu
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Everything is good, just not fun. This game doesn't give me the motivation to keep playing. I choose to play bf1 or bf4
  32. xlear
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    dont buy it and wait another 6 to 12 month!

    so many features are missing, there are so many bugs, there are more and more, even before the official release. even worse than cyberpunk.
  33. zhekon03
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    Это больше не BATTLEFIELD , это прикольный шутер за 3.5к, или 5к, ну или же 7к ДЛЯ PC, которое того не стоит.
  34. BrainiShy
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    Баги есть, баланса нет.
    Карты большие, оружия мало
    Катастрофы(торнадо, песчаная буря) есть, на гейплэй влияния мало. Графика хорошая это +, есть повесточка это --------(ибо задолбало) Есть режим портал это огромный плюс, но этот режим дает нам поиграть в старые части батлы(зачем покупать эту если есть старые?), песочница для создания новых веселых режимов(модеры из скайрима), плюс ли    Баги есть, баланса нет.
    Карты большие, оружия мало
    Катастрофы(торнадо, песчаная буря) есть, на гейплэй влияния мало.
    Графика хорошая это +, есть повесточка это --------(ибо задолбало)
    Есть режим портал это огромный плюс, но этот режим дает нам поиграть в старые части батлы(зачем покупать эту если есть старые?), песочница для создания новых веселых режимов(модеры из скайрима), плюс ли это? да, разрабы ввели ограничения на этот режим это -.
    Игра сплошная боль... пехоты играть в это не хочется, когда подтянутся читеры тем более, но боюсь что даже читерам насрать на эту игру.    … Expand
  35. Apshiama
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    This game just recycle from previous game. The dev really2 greedy. Yeah i think they wanna going become Enlisted game but in terrible way.
  36. ConoelUbi
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    بد. بازی هست مسخره. چرت مضخرف. متاسفم برای چنین بازی. اونم از شرکت بزرگ و کبیر
  37. Migos76
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Poor optimization, bugs, glitches, bad customization, to large maps… It was very bad experience.
  38. TheHungryMingo
    Dec 8, 2021
    1
    Probably one of the worst launches I've ever seen in my life. Feels worse to play than any other battlefield before it. The gunplay is bad when it's working, worse when it's not. The queue constantly times out, or the game crashes, or the fps tanks. The maps aren't fun, the new hazard mode was touted as tarkov but in battlefield, its just an empty game mode with nothing to do. Glad IProbably one of the worst launches I've ever seen in my life. Feels worse to play than any other battlefield before it. The gunplay is bad when it's working, worse when it's not. The queue constantly times out, or the game crashes, or the fps tanks. The maps aren't fun, the new hazard mode was touted as tarkov but in battlefield, its just an empty game mode with nothing to do. Glad I played it on EA access because I'd be mad if I spent £60 on this absolute pile of garbage.

    I remember battlefield 5's launch wasn't to great either, but it wasn't so bad as to force you to stop playing. This game doesn't seem salvageable to me, don't waste your time with it.    … Expand
  39. robato77
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This game should have been great but unfortunately it just isn't. The game doesn't feel optimised for last gen. The graphics are very flat and frame-rate is inconsistent. I feel Dice tried too hard with this game because personally BF1 and V are amazing games and 2042 imo just had to be a modern version of those games but with a bit extra scale and game mechanics. The lack of a score boardThis game should have been great but unfortunately it just isn't. The game doesn't feel optimised for last gen. The graphics are very flat and frame-rate is inconsistent. I feel Dice tried too hard with this game because personally BF1 and V are amazing games and 2042 imo just had to be a modern version of those games but with a bit extra scale and game mechanics. The lack of a score board is bizarre and no class system anymore is an insanely big disappointment. I also hate the fact that the plus system shows no animation for changing the attachments.… Expand
  40. laptchik
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Tons of bugs, disconnects, and laggs. Horrible vehicle physics, and destruction worse than in BF4, and nothing more...
  41. Lukas1115
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    I am so disappointed, I got 1000+ hours in BF1 and BF5. Fck bad optimization on PC, will be fixed, but:

    - specialist system is a total stupidity for BF game. - huge boooring maps, which have no soul, idea nor atmosphere. All maps are "flat", there is no verticality like in monte grappa (bf1) for example. - very few weapons - breakthrough mod with no collapsing atmosphere, boring as    I am so disappointed, I got 1000+ hours in BF1 and BF5. Fck bad optimization on PC, will be fixed, but:

    - specialist system is a total stupidity for BF game.
    - huge boooring maps, which have no soul, idea nor atmosphere. All maps are "flat", there is no verticality like in monte grappa (bf1) for example.
    - very few weapons
    - breakthrough mod with no collapsing atmosphere, boring as hell. Not to mention conquest.
    - I played 5+ breakthroughs, not once did the attacking team reach halfway through!
    - no score board ?! No all game chat ?!    … Expand
  42. snstrdh
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Joke of a game. Hillariously poor attempt at going for the current FPS trends and picking all the bad ones in the process. Poorly designed specialist cast with select few gadgets being way more useful than the rest. Random recoil that makes shooting past 50m a gamble. Measly 22 guns with most of the attachments giving exactly same "benefits" (btw, what kind of a tactical foregrip willJoke of a game. Hillariously poor attempt at going for the current FPS trends and picking all the bad ones in the process. Poorly designed specialist cast with select few gadgets being way more useful than the rest. Random recoil that makes shooting past 50m a gamble. Measly 22 guns with most of the attachments giving exactly same "benefits" (btw, what kind of a tactical foregrip will DECREASE your accuracy while static?). Unnecessary big maps with twice the player count fail to bring anything new to the series, except tanking fps even on high-end PC's. And the list goes on.… Expand
  43. _SiN_
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst FPS of the last 10 years. Being a long time BF player since BC2 and a competitive player of BFV, 2042 is sub par in every way possible to the previous installments. It lacks all the features of previous titles that made it great, wild only giving the fan base an half baked cake of every other fps title in the mix whilst missing out the main ingredient.. Battlefield itself. Dead is the glory of what made battlefield great with the release of 2042.… Expand
  44. Hecticryry
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Another video game release from a triple A game company which focused on the money, not their players
  45. Bs929z
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    This is probably the worst battlefield game ever released. I would be hard pressed to pay more than 30 bucks for this unfinished bug riddled game. The developers removed the best features of a battlefield game and inserted the worst features (if you want to call them that) of other games. Scoreboard removed, first person takedowns removed, crawling backwards while prone removed, serverThis is probably the worst battlefield game ever released. I would be hard pressed to pay more than 30 bucks for this unfinished bug riddled game. The developers removed the best features of a battlefield game and inserted the worst features (if you want to call them that) of other games. Scoreboard removed, first person takedowns removed, crawling backwards while prone removed, server browser removed, voice removed, all chat removed, class system removed, etc. The game only came with 22 weapons and 8 maps. The game is horribly optimized causing terrible frame rates for most players. The maps are to large making thr game feel even more soul less. One of the worst problems is the game kicks you out of your lobby after a battle. This causing several issues including increased out of battle and menu loading. It also cause decreased map rotation. At this rate I don't know if the game will ever be a good game. There are to many things missing, broken, and changed that made battlefield great.… Expand
  46. Ray16
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    BF2042 looks and plays like an F2P game from China. There is no war atmosphere at all, goofy voicelines from these specialists, the gunplay/movement is a step backwards compared to BFV and unfortunately the sound design is also trash. That they replaced the class system was also a big mistake. There is simply no more team play. This game is just so soulless..
  47. Player2564
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    The game feels like Cyberpunk 2077 at the release.
    I hope they will fix the bad performance ...
    RTX 2070 Super ~40 FPS..
  48. s33s33
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Been a player since bf3, I’ve adopted every battlefield (except 2042) since then a bit late. I was excited to actually start this one on time. I know how these games are when they first come out so I wasn’t expecting a perfect game but the state of the game was just laughable. Uninspired maps, horrible gun play and customization, massive graphics downgrade, I could go on and on. Not sureBeen a player since bf3, I’ve adopted every battlefield (except 2042) since then a bit late. I was excited to actually start this one on time. I know how these games are when they first come out so I wasn’t expecting a perfect game but the state of the game was just laughable. Uninspired maps, horrible gun play and customization, massive graphics downgrade, I could go on and on. Not sure what the devs were thinking when deciding the core mechanics for this game. I recently submitted a refund on my purchase and was luckily granted it.… Expand
  49. giantwaste
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Two things this game sucks at:
    1. UI: confusing and not intuitive to use.
    2. Performance on PC. 3080 all low gives you 75 FPS. wtf.
  50. wickoss
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    It's simply not a battlefield game. The new developers have taken parts from games like Apex, call of duty, R6: Seige, Fortnite and thrown them all together, slapped the battlefield name on it and are hoping kids are stupid enough to buy skins and season passes.

    It was obviously built as a microtransaction vehicle first and foremost by developers who have obviously never played a past    It's simply not a battlefield game. The new developers have taken parts from games like Apex, call of duty, R6: Seige, Fortnite and thrown them all together, slapped the battlefield name on it and are hoping kids are stupid enough to buy skins and season passes.


    It was obviously built as a microtransaction vehicle first and foremost by developers who have obviously never played a past game in the series.    … Expand
  51. abyces
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    This game is trash. Adding more and more people to this game seems to be a bad idea or maybe EA just doesn't know how to design and build this game. The maps are terrible with nowhere to hide, nothing to destroy. The battle is messed up and I never feel like shooting at people but to the air. My bullets are just disappearing due to the trash system, engine, and game server. The gameThis game is trash. Adding more and more people to this game seems to be a bad idea or maybe EA just doesn't know how to design and build this game. The maps are terrible with nowhere to hide, nothing to destroy. The battle is messed up and I never feel like shooting at people but to the air. My bullets are just disappearing due to the trash system, engine, and game server. The game experience is awful let alone hundreds of annoying bugs.
    My advice is, DO NOT BUY this trash at this moment and I'd rather play BF1 or BF5.    … Expand
  52. xplo1t
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The atmosphere of the game is not feeling like I am in a middle of a war.BF3's feeling was so much better than this. The maps look like a combination of a couple of mini maps and there is no integrity. It's like a GTA map but we are a soldier. In addition to that, there are only 20 weapons to unlock which is unacceptable for a 60$ multiplayer-only game. It was the first time that I hadThe atmosphere of the game is not feeling like I am in a middle of a war.BF3's feeling was so much better than this. The maps look like a combination of a couple of mini maps and there is no integrity. It's like a GTA map but we are a soldier. In addition to that, there are only 20 weapons to unlock which is unacceptable for a 60$ multiplayer-only game. It was the first time that I had played cod MW 2019 a couple of years ago but I love its weapons customization and variation of guns that you can achieve by customization. I was hoping that BF must do that but even it's not close to that. I'm very disappointed with graphics since the bf games are prior to the graphical improvement in the fps genre, this is totally a downgrade for me.… Expand
  53. Cptwobble
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    128 players was not the answer. I see more people in a 16v16 than I do in a 128 player map. Dice needs to hit the drawing board and figure out what the identity of this game is cause clearly it doesn’t have one. Limited guns, poor recoil patterns, low fps, teamwork?, No server browser, and no score board or way score for doing teamwork type things. Idk I’m glad halo is coming out I’ll just128 players was not the answer. I see more people in a 16v16 than I do in a 128 player map. Dice needs to hit the drawing board and figure out what the identity of this game is cause clearly it doesn’t have one. Limited guns, poor recoil patterns, low fps, teamwork?, No server browser, and no score board or way score for doing teamwork type things. Idk I’m glad halo is coming out I’ll just wait it out til 2042 figures out life. Glad I did ea play for the 10 hour trial. If I wanted to play cod i would play cod, if I wanted to play r6 I’d play r6, no need to play the weird bastard of them that 2042 tries to be. Hope all these reviews get to the ea board who wouldn’t let the devs just make a true battlefield game.… Expand
  54. fps_
    Feb 2, 2023
    1
    We all hoped they would turn it around and return Battlefield to its roots, giving the players what they want. Unfortunately, what they delivered is unfinished, broken and shares little in common with what made the series great. EA/DICE are completely out of touch. They have no idea who their actual audience is, nor do they know how to make a game for the audience they want. It's prettyWe all hoped they would turn it around and return Battlefield to its roots, giving the players what they want. Unfortunately, what they delivered is unfinished, broken and shares little in common with what made the series great. EA/DICE are completely out of touch. They have no idea who their actual audience is, nor do they know how to make a game for the audience they want. It's pretty clear that the talented developers who made the iconic games much earlier in the series are long gone.… Expand
  55. Fifislice
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    My Hardline feeling PTSD returns.. movement feels bad, leveling feels bad, map design feels too open , lacking content lackung gameplay impressions , ps5 controller feeling weird and bad , crossplay kbm vs 0 aim assist at console hmmm… not input based.. hate specialists… teamplay dead AF
  56. Vukisin
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    I've always been super excited for the release of each Battlefield game. This is the first time I have been beyond disappointed with a Battlefield game upon release. Ignoring the fact that there is no campaign, the game just doesn't live up to my expectations whatsoever. The graphics are subpar, the game is janky and the game is so poorly optimised it's a joke. I have an RTX3060ti and anI've always been super excited for the release of each Battlefield game. This is the first time I have been beyond disappointed with a Battlefield game upon release. Ignoring the fact that there is no campaign, the game just doesn't live up to my expectations whatsoever. The graphics are subpar, the game is janky and the game is so poorly optimised it's a joke. I have an RTX3060ti and an Intel i5-7500 CPU and 32gb of ram and have to run the game on low graphics setting to scrape 60fps. The only redeeming quality for this game is the portal mode which allows you to play old favourites such as BC2 and BF3 so for that I will give it 1 User Score.… Expand
  57. Nathan934
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Game is absolutely riddled with bugs half the time breakthrough doesn't even work and if you exclude the portal there are only 3 game modes on battlefield 2042 with several maps which certainly isn't worth the price you pay when there isn't even a campaign this game is a bad joke
  58. DamirH1987
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Its a shame, they took everything that was good about previous titles and somehow made it worse. No scoreboard, massive bullet deviation, and a plethora of bugs make this game a disappointment.
  59. Srd24
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is an unfinished mess that *somehow* fails to incorporate what seems like every good feature of previous battlefield titles. From someone who has been waiting for a true successor to BF4 for years, this is a terrible disappointment. Really looks and feels like an incredibly shallow arcade version of battlefield.… Expand
  60. Quantumskyline
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Game is awful. Maps too big makes it boring, no scoreboard so nothing to play for, bullet spread all over the place, game built for vehicles. Best gun in the game is a hovercraft. Ridiculous game and incredibly boring. I refunded it on day one.
  61. Arto14
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Quick list of problems -22 guns - Removed class system - maps are to big even with 128 players - map design is bad with no cover and Lego like buildings - specialist that stole several things from overwatch and apex - hit register is terrible - random bullet spread - hovercraft is broken - aim assist for Consol is broken basically you can farm them due to the lack of aim assist - no medicQuick list of problems -22 guns - Removed class system - maps are to big even with 128 players - map design is bad with no cover and Lego like buildings - specialist that stole several things from overwatch and apex - hit register is terrible - random bullet spread - hovercraft is broken - aim assist for Consol is broken basically you can farm them due to the lack of aim assist - no medic near by when downed - no medic incoming ping - revives are still broken - UI is terrible - It just doesn't feel like a battlefield game , it feels like a cheap wish.com knock off. Then you can talk about all the "loading screens" it takes forever to load into a game between actually loading then the stupid cut scenes. Then at the end of the round you have to sit through screen after screen about MVPs before you can even quit the game . After all that you are disconnected and need to rejoin a game because your games don't continue .… Expand
  62. Talkah
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game as nothing to compare with his predecesor

    The current game is :
    -getting chained by invincible hoovercraft that you can't shoot and if you manage to do you so you need 2 loadout of rockets to kill it
    -armor making the TTK too long
    -the lack of weapon

    It have potential but it need an update asap
  63. LastSgt
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This is game is a joke poor hit reg, bad performance, unbalanced in every aspect. Charging money for this is a rip off.
  64. dvddnl
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This is an insult to call this Battlefield. Not just for the community but for the previous BF developers. It's a cheap mobile game. Do your remember what was PTFO? Do you remember what did you like in BF3 and BF4? Teamwork, weapon customization, PTFO, gunplay, creative maps. Okay now forget it. You will get instead bugs, specailist, no scoreboard, bad maps, poor performance and soundThis is an insult to call this Battlefield. Not just for the community but for the previous BF developers. It's a cheap mobile game. Do your remember what was PTFO? Do you remember what did you like in BF3 and BF4? Teamwork, weapon customization, PTFO, gunplay, creative maps. Okay now forget it. You will get instead bugs, specailist, no scoreboard, bad maps, poor performance and sound design, no domination or infantry heavy mode. Just read the reviews here and if you stay wanna play try with EA play.… Expand
  65. TingleMyJingle
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This game is fundamentally broken. Invincibility glitches, limited number of portal servers that are not rentable, no scoreboard, no voice chat, no all players chat, lack of guns, guns can’t hit people right in front of them, maps are too big and feel soulless, lack of classes. This game was clearly designed as a battle royale and then changed in the last 5-6 months. This is a lifelessThis game is fundamentally broken. Invincibility glitches, limited number of portal servers that are not rentable, no scoreboard, no voice chat, no all players chat, lack of guns, guns can’t hit people right in front of them, maps are too big and feel soulless, lack of classes. This game was clearly designed as a battle royale and then changed in the last 5-6 months. This is a lifeless cash grab.… Expand
  66. Pristine_Tips
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Honestly I can see a game here but currently this is the worst first experience for a game I’ve ever had. The game just doesn’t work. Portal seems to run better for some reason, maybe there’s less going on? Specialists have ruined the game and the lacklustre selection of weapons is honestly embarrassing. No scoreboard has effected me more than I thought it would. I like knowing how I’mHonestly I can see a game here but currently this is the worst first experience for a game I’ve ever had. The game just doesn’t work. Portal seems to run better for some reason, maybe there’s less going on? Specialists have ruined the game and the lacklustre selection of weapons is honestly embarrassing. No scoreboard has effected me more than I thought it would. I like knowing how I’m getting on in games. Performance issues are plaguing the game and the balancing is very poor. Vehicles are too strong especially the hovercraft. Attacking points on certain maps aren’t fun to run to. No cover at all. Thought they might have finally learned from literally every other game they’ve made but maybe it should be us learning instead. Game really needed to be delayed and I’m very glad the trial existed… Expand
  67. V-clh360
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1)TTK超長 射唔死人 超難壓
    2）承上今集將以往既兵種系統變做九個專家，你唔知搵邊個可以比彈你
    3）每場個場景好似兩班人互射水槍
    4）64打64 人遇人難過以前
    5）得好小車同坦克 行路多過打架
    6）PS4同PS5 無得一齊玩
    7）弱化坦克同飛機，我明白以往坦克太屈，但步兵面對坦克果種無力感我相信都係遊戲體驗一部分，你過往打爆一架坦克會好開心，依加連續打爆幾架都無感覺，同理你用坦克都唔會殺得開心（打人無反應打飛機無反應）
    諗倒再講
    8）架氣墊船可以響陸地周圍飛
    9）地圖設計簡陋，唔似戰地5有戰壕同埋掩護物，128人響個平地行，搶旗同突破模式都係災難
    9.1）突破模式，即係一個個區咁進攻果個，進攻個火箭發射中心 全部平地打條毛，記唔記得你玩戰地風雲係慢慢搶灘再攻上去，好玩好多    … Expand
  68. Tudasjudas
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    6 months ago I said Im buying the game because even if its bad, it will still be Battlefield with top notch sound, graphics, big battles etc.
    I have played every single Battlefield since 1942 and I loved most of them.
    But this game is such an insult in every core aspect on almost every level I could not even bare playing more than 3h of the game pass trial. I am not even talking    6 months ago I said Im buying the game because even if its bad, it will still be Battlefield with top notch sound, graphics, big battles etc.
    I have played every single Battlefield since 1942 and I loved most of them.
    But this game is such an insult in every core aspect on almost every level I could not even bare playing more than 3h of the game pass trial.

    I am not even talking about bugs, server issues and glitches because those can be fixed ultimately. But this chinese knock off free to play game feel to it... this is unfixable.

    1 point for portal, because at least there the fans can add some actual game modes to this.    … Expand
  69. Ligh420
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Beta was better than the full release, lies, lies and lies. Nothing much to say. Waiting for improvements.
  70. Neven101
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    -Guy who made whole UI needs to be fired, like how the f that actually passed testing?
    -Its obvious lot of quality people left DICE after BF1/BF5,this just feels like some chinese wannabe copy of Battlefield that tries to be AGAIN something else like cod and apex.
    -Map design is terrible,everything is just so souless, like the maps are designed for battleroyale not conquest. -destruction    -Guy who made whole UI needs to be fired, like how the f that actually passed testing?
    -Its obvious lot of quality people left DICE after BF1/BF5,this just feels like some chinese wannabe copy of Battlefield that tries to be AGAIN something else like cod and apex.
    -Map design is terrible,everything is just so souless, like the maps are designed for battleroyale not conquest.
    -destruction is worst in series    … Expand
  71. toorney18
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Game is a mess, is this a preview of battlefield mobile because that's what it feels like.
  72. Sprinkles
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    So 3hrs into BF2042 and I cant recommend it at all.
    No team play at all, there's no scoreboard, you cant switch squads, specialists feel out of place, maps are barren and poorly designed, there's a huge lack of game modes (only 2) no Rush or infantry maps, there's only 22 guns (should be around 80) and there's no role restriction to guns either.
    It was clearly designed to be a BR, end    So 3hrs into BF2042 and I cant recommend it at all.
    No team play at all, there's no scoreboard, you cant switch squads, specialists feel out of place, maps are barren and poorly designed, there's a huge lack of game modes (only 2) no Rush or infantry maps, there's only 22 guns (should be around 80) and there's no role restriction to guns either.
    It was clearly designed to be a BR, end game animations, weird game intro, BR map design, abilities and specialists all scream BR.
    Pretty disappointed & glad there's a free trail so I didn't waste my money. Highly recommend against playing this until they sort the game out, but imo that's not going to happen anytime soon as so much if fundamentally wrong they would need to rework from the ground up.    … Expand
  73. Sogio
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    I made an account on this web-site just to review this game, been gaming for 25 years and never wrote a review. But since I've been playing Battlefield since 1942 I felt it was time to speak up.
    You've slowly but surely gutted every battlefield since Battlefield 3, you release them half baked then 12 months down the line decide to improve it.
    I won't lie this game will likely be good in    I made an account on this web-site just to review this game, been gaming for 25 years and never wrote a review. But since I've been playing Battlefield since 1942 I felt it was time to speak up.
    You've slowly but surely gutted every battlefield since Battlefield 3, you release them half baked then 12 months down the line decide to improve it.
    I won't lie this game will likely be good in 6-12 months time, but at this moment in time it's a shambles, you cannot honestly tell me no one stopped you before release and said "This isn't a good idea, it isn't battlefield".

    You've gutted a perfectly good game that you fixed for 3 years (Battlefield V) and basically hit the reset button. How can you be so dumb and blind?
    I hope you lose profits and people refund fast, I hope it hurts your shareholders.

    Shambles of a company/developer now.    … Expand
  74. Skabin
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Dissapoinment. Worse than previous battlefields. I Think the worst bf ever.
  75. ruelled
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Having played alot of battlefield 2 and 3 I was hyped to get back into it, Sadly gamplay wise there seems to have been a regeresion, No scoreboard, cant see medic distance half the team has to walk 3-5 minutes during spawn of the map. IF you allow 64 players on the team forsee enough transports vehicles ? Graphically the game looks stunning. Menu wise and gameplaywise the game is a massiveHaving played alot of battlefield 2 and 3 I was hyped to get back into it, Sadly gamplay wise there seems to have been a regeresion, No scoreboard, cant see medic distance half the team has to walk 3-5 minutes during spawn of the map. IF you allow 64 players on the team forsee enough transports vehicles ? Graphically the game looks stunning. Menu wise and gameplaywise the game is a massive dissapointment, also most guns feel bad… Expand
  76. MSE95
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    No scoreboard but allot of bugs.... No personal stats but lots of Frame Drops.... No skill needed but RNG to win a gunfight..... Fun is gone.... Don't know if one can even call it Battlefield anymore..... All this feel good **** It is and has always been about being the top of the match.... To make it all a competition.... You don't always win but that's fine....but this just sucks on someNo scoreboard but allot of bugs.... No personal stats but lots of Frame Drops.... No skill needed but RNG to win a gunfight..... Fun is gone.... Don't know if one can even call it Battlefield anymore..... All this feel good **** It is and has always been about being the top of the match.... To make it all a competition.... You don't always win but that's fine....but this just sucks on some many levels… Expand
  77. BZRKNT
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Buggy, unstable and to addition to that lack of content. They cut on of the best fetures in BF4, and add some dull stuff. No campaing, small amount of guns, long time to kill, enemys are bullet sponges... Holy chesus...
  78. thebeakening
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    This is not Battlefield. They ruined everything I loved about BF. 1) Chatting with enemy players. 2) Choosing servers. 3) Realistic stuff. This game has none of it. It's super buddy, the censorship of cuss words is really lame. I get kicked from games all the time for no reason. I'm done playing this game to be honest, it's not Battlefield at all.
  79. Emmes1501
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Thats not Battlefield. Just a bad Mix from cod and BR. Dont buy this **** save ur Money and order some food from mc donalds
  80. 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
  81. MonsterGreen
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Это разочарование. Как можно было ЭТО сделать?. Карты огромные,пустые. Я старался в неё поиграть. Но нет.
  82. nexact
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game has potential just like Cyberpunk had potential. The problem is that it has been released with way too many bugs and lack of content. Not worth buying.
  83. Zoso-Overdose
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Where to even begin.

    The core game, All Out Warfare, is barely playable (when you can actually get into a server). It crashes a lot. There are only a handful of weapons per class. Game-breaking bugs galore like getting stuck in a downed state and having to quit the match. There are many other game-ending bugs. The gun handling has been ruined by the introduction of random spread since    Where to even begin.

    The core game, All Out Warfare, is barely playable (when you can actually get into a server). It crashes a lot. There are only a handful of weapons per class. Game-breaking bugs galore like getting stuck in a downed state and having to quit the match. There are many other game-ending bugs. The gun handling has been ruined by the introduction of random spread since the beta. For some reason the SMGs perform better at range than the ARs because of this.

    Portal would be the saving grace, but it suffers from many of the same bugs. Noshar Canals on Rush is broken - in the match I played, spawning on teammates didn't work so one team was just stuck on the carrier. My friend kept getting the stuck in downed state bug so we were having to constantly leave matches. I would crash to desktop and not be able to join back.

    This is really sad because I love Battlefield and want it to do well. There's nothing quite like it on the market. I worry about how many times can DICE f*ck it up before EA pulls the plug :(

    I bought the Gold Edition and ended up getting a refund because in its current state, the game is barely playable, and the lack of weapons or progression (even unlocking new attachments is bugged) meant I wasn't bothered to put up with all of the bugs to try to play.

    Seriously DICE, you ended support for Star Wars and BFV for this?? What have you been doing?
    The Beta was incredibly buggy but at least loads of fun. SInce they f*cked the gunplay by adding all the random spread, it's not even fun anymore. Don't buy.    … Expand
  84. Swirre
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    What the f*ck have you've done Dice this isn't Battlefield anymore... It's a mix of Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Cod. That true BF-feeling isn't there anymore. Pls refund all players and go back to the drawingboard and give us a true BF-game not this **** mix of all other shootergames but Battlefield...Give me back that lovely battleog from BF3/BF4, give us pc-players a own game not thisWhat the f*ck have you've done Dice this isn't Battlefield anymore... It's a mix of Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Cod. That true BF-feeling isn't there anymore. Pls refund all players and go back to the drawingboard and give us a true BF-game not this **** mix of all other shootergames but Battlefield...Give me back that lovely battleog from BF3/BF4, give us pc-players a own game not this **** with all these **** menus, pls scrap this crossplay and give us dedicated servers. And the specialist **** is so crappy why even have it when all specialist can use all weapons/equipments that beautiful sqaud/class system from bf3/4 is what we want..And pls fire all people you've recruited from blizzard who wants to cod-dify BF...… Expand
  85. djocko
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    THE WORST FPS I HAVE EVER PLAYED
    Battlefield use to be my favorite licence but with this trash, they lost me:
    performances in game are a GIGANTIC joke, too litlle weapons, only 2 game mod, useless cutescens and animations, no scoreboard, no factions only specialists, random spreads with guns, vehiculs too powerfull, cannot creat or switch squads... I could go on but I'll stop there A    THE WORST FPS I HAVE EVER PLAYED
    Battlefield use to be my favorite licence but with this trash, they lost me:
    performances in game are a GIGANTIC joke, too litlle weapons, only 2 game mod, useless cutescens and animations, no scoreboard, no factions only specialists, random spreads with guns, vehiculs too powerfull, cannot creat or switch squads...
    I could go on but I'll stop there
    A TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT !    … Expand
  86. Fanden1337
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Probably the worst battlefield that's ever released.
    No campaign, expecting more content in multiplayer then? Nope, there are barely any guns to choose from. The gunplay and infantry mechanics are just bad. Lots of bullet spread and performance issues making it feel like rolling the dice every time you get into a 1v1. Also, all players look the same regardless of teams, so GL spotting    Probably the worst battlefield that's ever released.
    No campaign, expecting more content in multiplayer then? Nope, there are barely any guns to choose from. The gunplay and infantry mechanics are just bad. Lots of bullet spread and performance issues making it feel like rolling the dice every time you get into a 1v1. Also, all players look the same regardless of teams, so GL spotting your enemies and teammates.

    Matchmaking is also bad, so GL if you plan on playing with more than 3 of your mates. You also get kicked out from server after each round to join a new one. After 10 games of conquest, I have only been put in 2 maps.

    Lots of problems with assigning keybindings to air vehicles and impossible to make it similar to older versions.
    Bugs that were present on earlier battlefields are still there, forcing you to alt-f4 and reconnect.

    Giving it 1 point just because the helicopter now flies itself and I dont have to think about anything except shooting infantry when solo flying.    … Expand
  87. Dude720
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Dont know where to start, Like the game has so many basic features completely removed. All they had to do was copy/paste Bf5 gunplay and movement system in a modern setting and we could've had the best battlefield to come out, But no DICE wants to fix whats not broken by removing class system which is what makes battlefield what it is. What battlefield 5 died for? this game? Thats totallyDont know where to start, Like the game has so many basic features completely removed. All they had to do was copy/paste Bf5 gunplay and movement system in a modern setting and we could've had the best battlefield to come out, But no DICE wants to fix whats not broken by removing class system which is what makes battlefield what it is. What battlefield 5 died for? this game? Thats totally **** up, and I dont care if the game is gonna be playable in 6 months or a year and by fixed I mean add basic features like a proper score board. I'm just gonna end it here cause theres no way i can mention all the problems here.… Expand
  88. SeniorSalami
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Absolute terrible game, here's just some of the issues..

    No VoIP No real scoreboard No leaning 22 guns total lol Plus system is clunky UI is clunky No all chat No server browser outside of Portal No private/rented servers Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant Cannot join friends already in a match (pretty sure I could do this in    Absolute terrible game, here's just some of the issues..

    No VoIP
    No real scoreboard
    No leaning
    22 guns total lol
    Plus system is clunky
    UI is clunky
    No all chat
    No server browser outside of Portal
    No private/rented servers
    Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant
    Cannot join friends already in a match (pretty sure I could do this in beta??)
    No enemy footsteps
    Enemies look the same as friendlies
    Have to opt out of revive every death, no idea who can actually revive me anyway
    Have to re-select spawn location every spawn
    Poor hardware optimization
    Cutscenes all over the place
    Stupid ass 'look at me' after a match
    Bullet spread / weapon inaccuracy outside of rock throwing range
    Lack of game modes
    No hardcore
    Cannot join, create, or lock a squad
    No military ranks associated with numerical ranks
    No resizable minimap
    Audio is poorly mixed
    The maps, while stunning from both a scale and visuals perspective, lack any real flow for infantry combat.
    No separate Heli & Jet controls.
    Horizontal pitch (or yaw) when set to mouse movement is inverted by design and cannot be inverted again like vertical pitch can. So your aircraft goes the other way than your mouse does.
    Cannot customize loadouts before joining a game.
    Cannot select loadout or operator before joining a server which, in certain situations, spawn you directly into the game with whatever you had last game. This happens when joining a fresh breakthrough game, mostly.
    From what I can see, DLSS is not working properly or not making any difference
    Vehicle crosshairs are pixelated
    UI elements do not have transparency element and distant 2D/3D map markers and UI elements do not fade out by distance and cannot be scaled up or down
    Obnoxious voice overs, operators are incredibly vocal, every time you do an action they say a line.
    Spotting system is contextual and misses a lot of the time. For example if you press Q over an enemy tank it doesn't always spot it, but places a go-to marker on that area.
    The team/squad order menu (or whatever it's called) is a pile of garbage. It covers the entire screen, it requires using the mouse to select the options, but not clicking on them for some reason, you have to depress Q. This needs to be redesigned into a friendlier and smaller semi-transparent wheel. Plus, it's not contextual at all and it doesn't seem to have an impact to other players, I requested ammo constantly and nobody even saw my request.
    Unnecessary changes to the aircraft flight characteristics from BF4 models
    On the spawn screen screen tanks/helis use the same icon, you simply cannot tell if that's a transport or attack heli that you are spawning into.
    When in tank, you don't have this little tank outline which tells you where the driver and gunner are looking at.
    No maps with water and thusly no boats.. despite there being a big ass boat on the loading screen.
    No stats page
    No commander
    No squad points for issuing orders or following them
    No HOTAS support
    No marksman headshot bonus for long range snipes
    Melee takedown animations have been gutted. All enemies are brought to a standing position before one specific kill is performed.
    Revive is glitched when downed teammate's head is too close to something.
    Cannot tell if there is room to enter a friendly vehicle without trying to get in it.
    Cannot dive underwater Damage dealt numbers, e.g. "VEHICLE HIT 28" after hitting a tank with a rocket, have been removed. This applies to both infantry and vehicles. Non-removable profanity filter Repairing vehicles does not give XP Faction locked weapons and gadgets in Portal No rule editor support for objective based game modes Grappling Hook is afraid of smoke Bullets are afraid of power lines Zoom issues with sniper scopes Inability to switch teams Vehicle entry and exit animations have been removed Weapons can't have different sets of attachments in different loadout presets. Meaning if you want to have a suppressor on the one semi-auto pistol in the game for one preset, you can't have it without a suppressor in your other presets. Lack of destruction/levelution ADS required to change weapon fire mode Cannot move while prone and ADS Crossplay issues on Xbox 'Assist Counts as Kill' has been removed No fixed heavy weapons No zeroing sniper scopes, starting scope (not sure about the others) has no hash marks on reticle for references AA rocket damage appears inconsistent BF5 movement mechanics removed And BF42 Portal is not like old BF42 at all. Weapons missing, wrong weapons, not the same medkit, vehicles are different, no healing/ammo stations, can't repair plane at the airfield, vehicles have infinity ammo and they now shoot in a straight line (Simplified).    … Expand
  89. dl_mj12
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Despite how its advertised, this is NOT a game for Battlefield fans. The "love letter" to fans is more like a slap in the face. The game has no soul and has dropped most of its key pillars and lot of its features. Very basic features from previous are no longer present. Not including voice comms in 2021? It has the worst UI I've seen in 30 years of gaming. I'm terribly disappointed. IDespite how its advertised, this is NOT a game for Battlefield fans. The "love letter" to fans is more like a slap in the face. The game has no soul and has dropped most of its key pillars and lot of its features. Very basic features from previous are no longer present. Not including voice comms in 2021? It has the worst UI I've seen in 30 years of gaming. I'm terribly disappointed. I cannot overstate how embarrassed I would be if I worked for DICE and contributed to this mess. Well done champs, this is a huge step backwards for the series. One seriously disappointed fan.… Expand
  90. Rewardz
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Game is not worth the money . Bugs on day one no variation of games. Crashes on my pc 2080 super i9900k. Fragrances horrible when working
  91. kekw3008
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Wow this game sucks. I meet the recommened specs and still have 40fps, with the game stuttering every 10 seconds.

    It also doesn‘t feel like a real war. It glorifies violence. War in a collapsing world is portrayed as something cool.

    Refunded, might buy again in a sale in a few months. In it‘s current state it is just not worth it
  92. RoosterTM
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    To think that DICE/EA thought this was okay to release in this state is beyond me...
  93. zzriley1
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    God awful game, not fun, horrible ui, horrible maps (apart from portal), game fees so generic and meaningless, too many bots, no server browser, no scoreboard. Ea really **** up on this one
  94. Drdisslexick
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This game is abysmal, for this to be the state of product a AAA title can release it’s a shame. Do not buy, at least not at the moment.
  95. hlewis899
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game came out completely undercooked and uninspired. A graphical improvement over Battlefield 3 & 4, but a step down from 5 & 1. Game could potentially be fun if it wasn’t rife with bugs that make the game unplayable. Gun variety is laughable for a modern FPS (especially with the Battlefield title), and the agents are lifeless and incredibly generic. Just go play one of the older titles.
  96. Frozburn
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This game is absolutely terrible. Forget about the **** map design or any other issue for a moment. The performance of this game alone makes this game a 2/10. A 5900x and a 3080 can't even run this game well enough. It lags too much, choppy... terrible gunplay (the gunplay in the beta was way better)

    Portal is a gimmick, no scoreboard, terrible sounds, terrible voices (the specialists)    This game is absolutely terrible. Forget about the **** map design or any other issue for a moment. The performance of this game alone makes this game a 2/10. A 5900x and a 3080 can't even run this game well enough. It lags too much, choppy... terrible gunplay (the gunplay in the beta was way better)

    Portal is a gimmick, no scoreboard, terrible sounds, terrible voices (the specialists) and the specialist system just doesn't fit Battlefield anyway. It's like they copied everything from every other game and hoped that it would work out for them. The game feels soulless, the immersion is completely gone (compared to every other BF game, especially BF1) - there's no ambient noise to make you feel like you're in a war. The music is also terrible. No idea what they were thinking with that one. No server browser, no enemy chat (can only type to your team) can't even create squads in-game. Can't swap squads. There's only like 4 viable weapons. The UI is terrible. Tanks have some sort of input lag that magically goes away if you use your zoom but if you remove zoom optics it's so unresponsive. Very bad air physics. Jets are useless. No TV missile for choppers (not even for Portal BF3), no ECM? No APS? No Reactive Armor? Smoke in AOW on tanks lasts like 4 sec and recharges in 30? What is this game?

    Anyone looking to buy this game - just don't. Maybe in a year it might be worth it but even if they fix the performance (doubt it), the bad decisions won't be fixed (massive core gameplay issues) and the terrible map design. A running simulator.

    See you on the next Battlefield.    … Expand
  97. Chip229
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This is without a doubt the worst game I have ever played. The visuals are worse than battlefield 4 (2014) and performance is terrible on high capacity machines. Plethora of missing features that were included from previous games. There are only TWO game modes to play, with less than twenty weapons total. The gun play is absurd, and this is an FPS. The game has absolutely no polish andThis is without a doubt the worst game I have ever played. The visuals are worse than battlefield 4 (2014) and performance is terrible on high capacity machines. Plethora of missing features that were included from previous games. There are only TWO game modes to play, with less than twenty weapons total. The gun play is absurd, and this is an FPS. The game has absolutely no polish and even basic functions like customizing your load out are filled with bugs.… Expand
  98. st0rm101
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This feels like an alpha test for $60, runs like ass and purposely misses out features, such as leaderboards and an actual class system, to appeal to a non existent hyper-casual audience. Should have been delayed another year but EA said otherwise.
  99. Lazerzzz
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This doesn't feel like a BF game.
    Awful moving and shooting. In BFV sniping was great and this feel like a wet rag.
    Too large maps. Just running everywhere. Everything is bugged. Specialist are pointless. Everybody can use every weapon and gadget. No different feel when switching a specialist. I spent a lot of money to buy Gold version and i regret it. BF3/4/1/V feels like    This doesn't feel like a BF game.
    Awful moving and shooting. In BFV sniping was great and this feel like a wet rag.
    Too large maps. Just running everywhere.
    Everything is bugged.
    Specialist are pointless. Everybody can use every weapon and gadget. No different feel when switching a specialist.
    I spent a lot of money to buy Gold version and i regret it.
    BF3/4/1/V feels like masterpieces after this.
    Overall this is not a fun to play.    … Expand
  100. SweetTato
    Dec 8, 2021
    1
    I am extremely disappointed with Battlefield 2042. It appears to me that they do not learn from mistakes and have no idea what the community really wants. This is the first Battlefield game since Battlefield 3 that I have zero interest of. To put it simple, out of the 3 game modes, Hazard Zone is boring and the maps for All-Out Warfare are way too big and open and do not have the level ofI am extremely disappointed with Battlefield 2042. It appears to me that they do not learn from mistakes and have no idea what the community really wants. This is the first Battlefield game since Battlefield 3 that I have zero interest of. To put it simple, out of the 3 game modes, Hazard Zone is boring and the maps for All-Out Warfare are way too big and open and do not have the level of destructions we see from past Battlefield games. Portal is brilliant and is definitely the best part of this game, but I still couldn't enjoy it as much as I wish due to the lack of progression. These are just a tiny bit of issues I have with the game...… Expand
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  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 74
  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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