Battlefield 2042

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2.1

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  1. Suleymanoflaz
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Its not a battlefield game! Everything that makes a game battefield is missing in there. Game doesnt make feel that quality in gameplay.
  2. Bobbyyu125
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    pre ordered.RTX2060 with unplayable 20-30fps.the gpu usage is low with no more than 40%.highest and lowest graphics the fps is similar.
  3. olzi1
    Dec 11, 2021
    2
    I joined Metacritic to warn Battlefield fans against buying this game. Don't get it thinking you will get a good experience to compare to BC2, BF3, BF1 etc because this game isn't even close right now.
    Bad maps, game comes with 6 new maps and none of them are enjoyable to play on. The Portal maps are good, but they use remastered maps from BF3, BC2 etc. so they're not new maps. None of    I joined Metacritic to warn Battlefield fans against buying this game. Don't get it thinking you will get a good experience to compare to BC2, BF3, BF1 etc because this game isn't even close right now.
    Bad maps, game comes with 6 new maps and none of them are enjoyable to play on. The Portal maps are good, but they use remastered maps from BF3, BC2 etc. so they're not new maps. None of the new ones are even average, all of them are complete garbage.

    I was willing to give the specialists a chance, but now I have played the game, they system doesn't work well in a battlefield game. They remove the specific class roles from the game and now everyone is some kind of hybrid class that can do a bit of everything, reducing the need to work together as a team from previous games.

    Netcode is awful, you're going to get shot around a corner at least once a game. The game has several annoying bugs which occur fairly often. Servers frequently have issues where you can't get into a game when you actually have time to play. On top of this the game is missing basic features you would expect from an online FPS like a scoreboard, and the game mixing up the teams between each round.

    TLDR; bad maps, specialists bad, netcode bad, servers bad, don't buy. Don't make the mistake I did as a long-time Battlefield fan thinking this looks interesting, it will dissappoint you.    … Expand
  4. TaouFu
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    This game suck. Need to play in 1280x960 res. and still have 25 fps (gtx 1060). Graphic sucks, bf5 was prettier (and i had more than 30fps in 1280x960 res). Idk nothing about guns or specialists cuz i cant play this **** Get **** for 60 euro.
  5. Allawe27
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    There is absolutely nothing appealing in this game. The amount of content that was stripped from the game is ridiculous. No scoreboard, no leaning, no server browser, no persistent lobbies, no player's state page, very very few game modes, horribly designed maps, the call-in system just ruined the flow of the game with everybody in hovercrafts, no diving underwater, no crouch sprinting,There is absolutely nothing appealing in this game. The amount of content that was stripped from the game is ridiculous. No scoreboard, no leaning, no server browser, no persistent lobbies, no player's state page, very very few game modes, horribly designed maps, the call-in system just ruined the flow of the game with everybody in hovercrafts, no diving underwater, no crouch sprinting, abysmal variety of guns, laughable UI design, horrible audio, etc... I can go on forever to list all missing features and content that EA and Dice like to call "legacy features." I can put all of the mentioned on one hand and the removal of the class system on another hand. The single defining feature of Battlefield is its class system. It doesn't make any sense. If the goal is to sell cosmetics, then that could've been achieved by selling different characters, similar to how Battlefield V did it. The abilities could've easily been incorporated within the class system. Hear me out on this one, if the idea is just to copy what is "popular," then people who want to play Call of Duty will play Call of Duty. People who want to play Apex will go and play Apex. People who want to play Fortnite will go and play Fortnite. All of the mentioned games are free to play BTW. So, why would anyone spend $70 to play Apex or Warzone in Battlefield? They could just download these games for free. People who want to play Battlefield are just simply left out. The core identity of the game is just gone. It's a shame that whatever they just put out has the name Battlefield attached to it. Oh did I forget to mention how horrible the performance is? My RTX 3080 and 5900X rig is struggling to keep constant FPS. The game is filled with bugs, glitches, and hit reg issues. I'm very sad that this game is just dead. In fact, the franchise as a whole is dead. EA and Dice killed them. I was patiently waiting for this "love letter to the fans" that they promised. The letter seemed to tell us that this series is dead and don't look for the light at the end of the tunnel. I keep hearing people saying give the game some time to be ironed out, just like Battlefield 4. However, Battlefield 4 didn't suffer from design issues. The core of Battlefield 4 was solid. It only suffered performance issues, which were fixed at later patches. Battlefield 2042 suffers from performance AND major core design issues. The foundation of the game is just rotten and no matter how much they can improve performance, they can't hide the rot in their core. Redesigning the game is not going to happen. This game will keep losing players and until it's dead in a matter of a few months. Nothing will redeem this game and this entire franchise. Just do me a favor, for the next "hero shooter" game you'll undoubtedly release, just drop the name "Battlefield" from it.… Expand
  6. Luhgnut
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    I'm a Battlefield Veteran. Since Battlefield 1942. I have all expansions. Original CD's. My point being, I play and love Battlefield, with thousands of hours in each title.
    With that being said..... I fell asleep playing today. I wasn't tired, just fell asleep.
    I found myself not really getting excited about relaxing after work and playing. It's boring. - It's like watching TV.    I'm a Battlefield Veteran. Since Battlefield 1942. I have all expansions. Original CD's. My point being, I play and love Battlefield, with thousands of hours in each title.
    With that being said..... I fell asleep playing today. I wasn't tired, just fell asleep.
    I found myself not really getting excited about relaxing after work and playing.
    It's boring. - It's like watching TV. Mindless. Nothing you do matters. Nothing. So take a nap. You'll feel better knowing your money was wasted. - I honestly can't think of a single positive quality to this game. - Remember JointOperations? The old NovaLogic Game? Maps were about the same size, with 150 Players..... And that was in 2004!!!    … Expand
  7. chrisjieber
    Dec 11, 2021
    2
    Pretty much the same thing everyone is saying. Biggest gripe personally is simply how poor the performance is. Can't enjoy what little content is in the game because the servers are unfit and the game is terribly optimized.
  8. TippyPayload03
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    I created a Metacritic account for this title especially and it makes me sad to say this. I have been a fan of the Battlefield franchise since 3 and this is the worst launch and release of the franchise yet. I defended this franchise through thick and thin and I am done doing so. I played on the pc with a BEAST of a pc that has no problems running any game on the current market until II created a Metacritic account for this title especially and it makes me sad to say this. I have been a fan of the Battlefield franchise since 3 and this is the worst launch and release of the franchise yet. I defended this franchise through thick and thin and I am done doing so. I played on the pc with a BEAST of a pc that has no problems running any game on the current market until I installed this game. Between the constant crashes and bugs and game breaking glitches like killing someone and I am the one that dies even though I never got shot. Every "patch" that comes out breaks the game even more and even makes your hardware on your pc stop functioning properly. Here is my breakdown of this game.

    - Limited number of maps. There is only 6 or so maps on this title so playing multiplayer gets repetitive and boring.

    - Game randomly crashes or freezes for no reason. I am half way through a match and the game will randomly crash or freeze.

    -Limited operators. There are about 11 or so operators in the whole game and there is no difference between the US side and the RUS side on operators. Hell even COD has separation for their operators so you are not looking at 50 of the same people on the battlefield.

    -The game refuses to launch at times. I didn't get the Steam version of the game but the Origin version of the game and my game would fail to launch time to time. I just wanted to play the damn game.

    - Inconsistent recoil and feedback from shots. I love sniper class on Battlefield and at times I would hit someone with my scope set to proper distance. Then another person will stand in the EXACT spot and the same settings on my scope would miss the target with no change in weather pattern.

    -No story campaign at all. Listen I am tired of the same ole military shooter COD story that you can predict the whole thing once you start the game, but this title is missing a campaign badly. If you make a multiplayer only game, you better bring the whole kitchen sink for content and entertainment. Modern gamers do not have the attention span to give them this limited amount of content.

    -Graphics are weird and unrendered at times. I have a 3060 in my rig and a powerful processor in my rig and man do the graphics look terrible. It looks like Dice rushed this game totally in the 15 months they had to build this title.

    -Modern gaming problems that I overall hate. Battle passes, monetization methods, Super duper deluxe edition that isn't worth $200, broken buggy releases with "promises" to fix in the future, etc. This title falls in line with most games out in the last 10 years or so and I am tired of seeing the same **** all the time. I am in my late 30's and have been playing games since the NES and I miss the days where a game came out in stores, ****ty or not, at least the game was complete.

    Overall I would say skip on this title. This is a HUGE disappointment in the franchise and I would heavily recommend not playing this game. Do NOT give EA and Dice the time or day.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. v1sla
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    BB good, old BF. Another not finished garbage that you need to play full price for. Nice try EA.
  11. Badnick_22
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    знаете игра и задумка игры была прикольной ну когда зашел в игру и начал играть в эту дичь мне стало не так уж и весело так как я думал меня ждут те же впячитления как в battle v , 1 думал даже будет круче но увы это реальность и нечего с этим уже не сделаешь печально конечно был бы рад снова увидеть эту игру уже хорошем оптимизации хотя бы с хорошим оптимизации а геймплей там по путизнаете игра и задумка игры была прикольной ну когда зашел в игру и начал играть в эту дичь мне стало не так уж и весело так как я думал меня ждут те же впячитления как в battle v , 1 думал даже будет круче но увы это реальность и нечего с этим уже не сделаешь печально конечно был бы рад снова увидеть эту игру уже хорошем оптимизации хотя бы с хорошим оптимизации а геймплей там по пути разберемся… Expand
  12. Sagorgot
    Dec 10, 2021
    2
    Nice refund. Игра отличная, вот зачем этот портал сделали, не понимаю. А если серьёзно, не покупать.
  13. KABTEN
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    this is for sure not BF at all , this is s h i t field or watchfield, codfield, nitefield, RSSfield.

    you know what it is worse than Hardline even, a new low for DICE. Previously the worst BF game wasn't made by DICE but it is now.

    no BF ID WTF ! big F for EA and DICE
  14. Mercyow
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    ignore 0 and 1 score reviews . the game is great and is one of the best bf to ever come out . the combat is very fluid and the gun handling and gameplay is fun
  15. KettuF1N
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    When new Battlefield coming out. This game is rubbish. When new Battlefield coming out. This game is rubbish
  16. papabear3ggg
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    Despite the bugs, it doesn't feel like an actual war game. Very politically correct with characters that don't look anything like soldiers, the voice lines are cheesy and **** compared to BF3, what a downgrade man. **** base content with like only 20 weapons when BF3 had around 50. This game is a woke joke lmao.
  17. AntiReviewBomb
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    The devs really let us down with this one. so many features missing, very buggy, graphics glitches and the game crashes are unacceptable. this is not the batttlefield we remember.
  18. Markill-UK
    Dec 9, 2021
    1
    OMG... I'm with Battlefield since the series was born (BF 1942) - Never thought it would come to this - Another fuc*** hero shooter with a weak engine and terrible graphics - this is next gen? EA you piece of Shi* ! ... ain't gonna comment on Dice as the real Devs are gone. DO NOT BUY!....Avoid !!
  19. USSOPANDA
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Seems like Dice lost touch with what made Battlefield unique to the FPS games and copied what made money from other games. This has the name Battlefield in the name of the game, but it doesn't feel like Battlefield at all. For a $60 dollar game at launch, having around less than 30 guns, fewer maps as previous games at launch, and not including a campaign, then in top of that adding moreSeems like Dice lost touch with what made Battlefield unique to the FPS games and copied what made money from other games. This has the name Battlefield in the name of the game, but it doesn't feel like Battlefield at all. For a $60 dollar game at launch, having around less than 30 guns, fewer maps as previous games at launch, and not including a campaign, then in top of that adding more microtransactions, makes this game just a big cash grab from Dice and EA. I highly suggest skipping this game even if they continue to fix bugs and balance issues throughout the months. Destroying the class system that worked well with Battlefield to a new specialist system to specially make you want to spend money on skins tells me that the Dice/EA only see the gamers as easy money. Even having portal game-mode won't even save the game for me to continue playing it. Thanks, Dice/EA, you truly lost a long-lasting fan of the series.… Expand
  20. Deuce583
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Every single person that had a part on this development team needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and say” is this the best work we could do” .. because this game is an absolute disgrace to the Battlefield franchise.. it’s thievery the amount of money they made selling this game for $80+ For an unfinished piece of **** with no sliver of hope for a future.
  21. Ivan9173
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Абсолютно разочарован, что потратил 5к на этот кусок говнокода с отвратительной регистрацией попаданий, отвратительной производительностью даже на 3080 тиай, с огромными картами и пустыми полями, с убогой системой специалистов. Меня эта игра абсолютно бесит и вымораживает. Я надеюсь, что в будущем с ней сделают что-нибудь хорошее, но на сегодняшний день она мерзкая и убогая. Абсолютно неАбсолютно разочарован, что потратил 5к на этот кусок говнокода с отвратительной регистрацией попаданий, отвратительной производительностью даже на 3080 тиай, с огромными картами и пустыми полями, с убогой системой специалистов. Меня эта игра абсолютно бесит и вымораживает. Я надеюсь, что в будущем с ней сделают что-нибудь хорошее, но на сегодняшний день она мерзкая и убогая. Абсолютно не рекомендую к покупке.… Expand
  22. Denis94
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    Este nuevo BF es una montaña rusa, tiene cosas muy buenas como el "gunplay" y que simplemente es divertido, pero tiene cosas terriblemente malas como el diseño de mapas la inmensidad de vehículos que en una partida arruinan la experiencia de la infantería, los especialistas a duras penas cumplen su cometido, no tener nada distintivo entre los diferentes bandos es muy poco inmersivo, comoEste nuevo BF es una montaña rusa, tiene cosas muy buenas como el "gunplay" y que simplemente es divertido, pero tiene cosas terriblemente malas como el diseño de mapas la inmensidad de vehículos que en una partida arruinan la experiencia de la infantería, los especialistas a duras penas cumplen su cometido, no tener nada distintivo entre los diferentes bandos es muy poco inmersivo, como jugador veterano no me termina de convencer...… Expand
  23. Lionstar
    Dec 9, 2021
    1
    The only reason this game get's a 1 of 10 is the Fact it has functioning vehicles and solid DEMO-like modes for Old game templates in "Portal".
    In Portal, you can create a DEMO of the old games and the actual game. But in the old games, you only use a handful of weapons with no customizations. I played Demos in the 90' and early 2000 its the same but the developer is the player.
    Best    The only reason this game get's a 1 of 10 is the Fact it has functioning vehicles and solid DEMO-like modes for Old game templates in "Portal".
    In Portal, you can create a DEMO of the old games and the actual game. But in the old games, you only use a handful of weapons with no customizations. I played Demos in the 90' and early 2000 its the same but the developer is the player.

    Best you do with BF 2042 ... play Demos of old games find the ones you like and buy them. then DEINSTALL BF 2042 again.

    I don't know if I will reinstall BF 2042 after a year or when it's Dropped like BF V after Pacific and it final developed with fewer bugs and graphic hiccups.

    Only 2 main game modes Conquest ( Running and dieing simulator with casual kills) and Conquest ... at least you see more than 2 players in these empty desert maps for 64 enemy players. This game is not a 128 Player game if the only ones you play against are 64 players.

    In a Battleroyale where everyone plays against everyone ...that's a 128 Player vs game.
    "This is not what I want" of a Battlefield game.

    IT is sad I only have to mention Bad things but the minimalistic destruction is not worth mentioning.
    You can blow little holes with the rocket launcher and not blow a whole map away if you target specific places on some walls. That is nice but ... not what I feel good enough and will be forgotten in newBF Games to come like so much in this one.

    See you in the next Real Battlefield game ... this game should be jumped over like BF Hardline!

    Greetings gamers
    Lionstar    … Expand
  24. Reeon
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    DICE and EA just release a Beta… I think they need 6 months for the fixed or never.

    EDIT: After 1 month the game is for me dead. At this point i can only say never preorder a EA/DICE Game. I hope the next Battlefield will be better, this **** is done for me!
  25. jack107
    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.    … Expand
  26. Matt_KY
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    This game should never have been a Battlefield title. They removed classes and added things nobody asked for like robot dogs and sentry guns. I’m afraid this is the end for the Battlefield series.
  27. Kompete
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    A beta game with too many technical issues, that should never have been released. So far removed from the battlefield franchise, why did they try to copy Fortnite and other kiddies games!

    I hope they fired the people that signed off on this design and its release.

    Luckily I got my refund back within 48 hours after launch. If you are a hardcore battlefield player DO NOT BUY
  28. maddin1901
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Garbage. Maps are garbage. The lack of guns are garbage. The sPeCiAlIsTs are garbage and don't belong. If you want to play this, I hope you like being spawn killed by armored balloons doing 200mph drifting for hours on end.

    Get bf4
  29. misternapps
    Dec 8, 2021
    0
    This is the worst game i've ever paid for (not played, paid for), period. EA and DICE should be ashamed. This makes Cyberpunk look like GTA V as a comparison.

    For reference, for nearly 20 years I've been playing the franchise starting from 1942, to Vietnam, to 2142, to Bad Company, BF3, BF4, BF1, and BF5. This game didn't even work for me. This game should not have been released. I    This is the worst game i've ever paid for (not played, paid for), period. EA and DICE should be ashamed. This makes Cyberpunk look like GTA V as a comparison.

    For reference, for nearly 20 years I've been playing the franchise starting from 1942, to Vietnam, to 2142, to Bad Company, BF3, BF4, BF1, and BF5. This game didn't even work for me. This game should not have been released. I literally made an account on metacritic to warn people against this game. BF1 was a top 10 game of all time for me. This is a disgusting money grab. I'm hopeful them pulling Vince over from Respawn can help with future releases and/or the franchise, but this game moved away from all the core reasons to play the game and (when or if it worked - it didnt actually work for me). Please do yourself a favor and go buy a game from a Publisher that cares about their fan base. EA clearly does not.    … Expand
  30. 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
  31. kazex90
    Dec 8, 2021
    0
    Not at all the battlefield we remember. More like COD/fortnite/r6 on large maps with 128 players.
    The game feels really unpolished and rushed.
    There are: No scoreboards No classes No destruction No servers No stats No chat No VoIP No Campaign No epic Battlefield soundtrack (But the music represent the general feel of bf2042 *broken*) Cringy showoff of map at start, cringy    Not at all the battlefield we remember. More like COD/fortnite/r6 on large maps with 128 players.
    The game feels really unpolished and rushed.

    There are:
    No scoreboards
    No classes
    No destruction
    No servers
    No stats
    No chat
    No VoIP
    No Campaign
    No epic Battlefield soundtrack (But the music represent the general feel of bf2042 *broken*)

    Cringy showoff of map at start, cringy end-scene with "top players", cringy end-scene of squad with stats that make no sense.

    Find something else to spend your money on. Maybe Farming Simulator 22 ?    … Expand
  32. 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
  33. gungei
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Do you want to know how about this game?
    give you a suggest , don't buy it.2021/12/08 (ASIA area).
    Please go to buy halo. lol
  34. hammbone18
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    This game is terrible. I had high hopes since I had so much fun with past Battlefield games like Battlefield 4. Not only is this game not finished, it’s a spit in the face to people who bought this piece of trash. Normally I wouldn’t mind some issues, since they can usually be ironed out within a reasonable amount of time. But this… this is just embarrassing. Every developer involvedThis game is terrible. I had high hopes since I had so much fun with past Battlefield games like Battlefield 4. Not only is this game not finished, it’s a spit in the face to people who bought this piece of trash. Normally I wouldn’t mind some issues, since they can usually be ironed out within a reasonable amount of time. But this… this is just embarrassing. Every developer involved should be ashamed of the product they put out.… Expand
  35. Mavout
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Its litterly a zero. Probably the worst game in history (including ET for the atari).
  36. Navyboigonewild
    Dec 7, 2021
    1
    This game is visually appealing, but very lack luster in content. Very little guns, attatchments, maps, and game modes. The 128 players games constant drop your games frames and crash your series x. There are to many bugs and constant rubber banding. Crossplay is broken. Aiming is garbage. Operators are cheesy the quips at the end of the match are lame. This game sucks waste of 100 bucksThis game is visually appealing, but very lack luster in content. Very little guns, attatchments, maps, and game modes. The 128 players games constant drop your games frames and crash your series x. There are to many bugs and constant rubber banding. Crossplay is broken. Aiming is garbage. Operators are cheesy the quips at the end of the match are lame. This game sucks waste of 100 bucks stay away until fixed.… Expand
  37. Marinhosplay00
    Dec 7, 2021
    8
    In actually a like the game, I think that there are a great map and representation of BF 4, so is an amazing game with good graphics.
  38. Dethstarr
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Utter garbage - Refunded. Looks like a cartoon and doesn't feel like a Battlefield game.
    STILL didn't bring back player owned servers and communities. Feels like a solo game with bots and you have virtually no chance of playing with friends consistently or building any sort of community.
    Even basic systems are broken. Unlocking weapons is terrible and uninteresting. There are really 2    Utter garbage - Refunded. Looks like a cartoon and doesn't feel like a Battlefield game.
    STILL didn't bring back player owned servers and communities. Feels like a solo game with bots and you have virtually no chance of playing with friends consistently or building any sort of community.
    Even basic systems are broken.
    Unlocking weapons is terrible and uninteresting. There are really 2 weapons that matter anyway. Was one of the most fun aspects of previous BF games. Getting drip fed progression.
    No scoreboard - Just feels really pathetic and pointless.
    Gameplay and weapons feel extremely unresponsive and unreally. The same is true of vehicles.
    The weird physics defying ways some vehicles move.
    Crashes
    Spamming vehicles.
    Awful maps. Lots of empty spaces. They made the maps bigger which should have been nice. But not when the maps are bad and looked empty.
    Which developers worked on this? BF1 was great if they had sorted out the massive hacking.
    BFV was ruined at launch because of the hacking. But it was better than this.
    This franchise is dead. EA seem incapable of launching a decent product.
    Connectivity is a joke.
    Not enough servers.
    Total lack of community.
    Population has already, very reasonably crashed to 50% before I refunded.
    Hit boxes are off    … Expand
  39. VTHokies1999
    Dec 7, 2021
    7
    The game has a ton of issues including bugs, performance, and questionable design changes but I'm still having fun with it. I do think there is a good game under all the bugs and performance problems. The design changes are what they are and I'm not happy with all of them but I can still have fun with the game.
  40. DICE_DEV
    Dec 7, 2021
    10
    To sum it up, this game is a masterpiece, you can truly understand why everyone regards them as the pioneers and innovators of the genre. The team behind this should be awarded for allowing graphics and gameplay this advanced work on any device with perfect performance. Mark my words, this game will be remembered as the Mona Lisa of video games.
  41. dbdb17
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Mayyyyyyybe if you haven't used up your $1 promotional first month of gamepass give this game a try.
  42. sarmanc
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Dont waste your money...it´s not BF (well, stopped being since "BF5"). I don´t know why they did that "thing" so bad, probably they are trying to end a franchise and the company is "testing" at what speed they can do it. They got it this time.
  43. RNGenius
    Dec 7, 2021
    2
    This game has nothing to do with the battlefield I once loved. Playing together with more than 4 people doesn't work. The destruction is a joke compared to previous titles. The UI is one of the worst UI's I've seen in a long time. The operators are something nobody ask for and are only in the game because EA wants to sell some sweet, sweet skins. Don't buy this mess.
  44. ZeroPope
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    I pre-ordered this game and refunded it within 4 hours of playing the Beta. But unfortunately a friend wanted me to play with them so badly they bought it for me. Like joining rounds with
  45. TheDeplorable
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    I'm never buying another battlefield game as long as i live unless they bring back the team of people that worked on bf2 /3/ or the bad company games. Nothing makes this game redeemable, they had to be willfully releasing a horrible product to the public just based on the assumption because of the brand and games name people will buy it. the decline really started with bfv truth be told,I'm never buying another battlefield game as long as i live unless they bring back the team of people that worked on bf2 /3/ or the bad company games. Nothing makes this game redeemable, they had to be willfully releasing a horrible product to the public just based on the assumption because of the brand and games name people will buy it. the decline really started with bfv truth be told, seems to be that they wanted the downward spiral continue, this game is more broken than cyberpunk 2077.
    In short:
    Nothing looks good
    Nothing plays good
    subtracted a great sound track have it sound like whales crying in your ears
    no hit detection
    glitches and broken beyond belief
    no single player
    DO NOT BUY    … Expand
  46. Jackson80
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    It strikes me as disrespectful to the legacy of all battlefields, and to the community that holds them so dear. You can see the attempt of a badly done warzone, this is not battlefield, tactical run? no penalty when you run and shoot? frenzied and unreal movements?

    When I saw the trailer, I was so eager to buy it, I had high expectations, I am a veteran of this saga, since I was a child    It strikes me as disrespectful to the legacy of all battlefields, and to the community that holds them so dear. You can see the attempt of a badly done warzone, this is not battlefield, tactical run? no penalty when you run and shoot? frenzied and unreal movements?

    When I saw the trailer, I was so eager to buy it, I had high expectations, I am a veteran of this saga, since I was a child I have been playing it and I continue to do so, but from the depths I feel passed away.

    Specialists? what is that? And the leaderboards? The plates? The emblems? Community servers? Harcore mode?

    Do you want to shoot at a distance with a submachine gun? Well forget it, you will draw the silhouette of the enemy before giving him a bullet

    The thermals? not sorry, this is 2042

    No vehicle entry animations, no direction indicator, no modifiable zoom on tanks, no bonus of any kind, no commander on teams, etc.

    I could go on, but because of the high respect and affection I have for the franchise, I will leave it here.

    If they cannot return to what is battlefield, and its essence as such, we are in the presence of how a franchise found its own grave, greetings.    … Expand
  47. Lubrifiax
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Bring back bf3..... Remove all the cringe please!!
    What the hell didn't you understand since your last 4 games? Each time you do worse and worse.
    Hoooooow? Just hoooooow!!!? FPS are the easiest type of game to do! How can you **** it up every damn Time! Throw your cashgrab team away and give us the game we deserve !
  48. traxim
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Worst Battlefield Game ever. Sound, Animation & Gameplay are worst. And the "Operator" ruined the game, no class system anymore. BF try to be like COD but its worst then CoD! After the first trailer i was so hyped for this game and when i look now...iam going back to BF V with better sound, animation and gameplay. Battlefield Franchise die...all former developers leave DICE >> Google That..
  49. zakyyyyy1305
    Dec 6, 2021
    2
    3 maps that are worth playing on plus portal which is after awhile repetitive, sinked in 66 hours unlocked 90 % of the weapons , thats it no more incentive to play
  50. KampCikat
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    I cant believe I am writing this review but here I am.
    Every aspect of this game is just broken.
    Here is a list: Air vehicles (being totally useless except the Little Bird) Ground vehicles (Especially Hovercrafts) Weapons (TTK way too long) Specialists (Breaking team gameplay); Not a single soul is getting revived because everyone skips and just deploys again Maps (Way to open and    I cant believe I am writing this review but here I am.
    Every aspect of this game is just broken.
    Here is a list:
    Air vehicles (being totally useless except the Little Bird)
    Ground vehicles (Especially Hovercrafts)
    Weapons (TTK way too long)
    Specialists (Breaking team gameplay);
    Not a single soul is getting revived because everyone skips and just deploys again
    Maps (Way to open and flat)
    Optimization (Playing with 40 FPS with a good GPU on Low)

    Don't buy this game, please don't!
    Maby in 1 Year or 2 but right now you are just wasting money    … Expand
  51. FPSConan
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    How low Dice gone? really!. I played BF2, BF3, BF4 they were / still amazing game. Dice should have copied over BF4 changed the graphics and called it 2042. instead they **** it up.
  52. Enerylan
    Dec 6, 2021
    1
    There is no optimization.

    i7-7700k – Load 100%
    RTX2080ti - Load 20%

    Fps no more than 40-50 with a minimum setting of 2k, also in fHD.
    F*** Dice, f*** EAgames.
  53. Motor9699
    Dec 6, 2021
    1
    Nothing is working as expected, crushes, bugs, lack of content, lack of basic functionalities
  54. 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
  55. godzflash61
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    terrible game because it was guided by terrible EA and misguided game devs or incompetent, this is atrocious
  56. HellaTrigger
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    this game is complete trash.Maps, guns, specialists everything is a piece of garbage.
  57. HawkeyePC
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    A Tone deaf game from a Tone Deaf profit driven company. This game launched in such a horrible unpolished state that the best way I would describe it is, A Dumpster fire within a landfill fire, that was started by a oil train derailing into.

    At best I would have called this game a Early Access Beta game. NOT a finished and polished game like what they advertised. At launch, monster tier    A Tone deaf game from a Tone Deaf profit driven company. This game launched in such a horrible unpolished state that the best way I would describe it is, A Dumpster fire within a landfill fire, that was started by a oil train derailing into.

    At best I would have called this game a Early Access Beta game. NOT a finished and polished game like what they advertised. At launch, monster tier computers struggle to run this game due to how poorly optimized it is. The netcode is sketchy at best. Shots will fail to hit where they should have hit, and weapon balance was a grotesque afterthought and its very much so clear they did not do any kind of internal testing to make sure all of this was working before they slopped this onto our plate.

    The game suffers from a bland identity crisis. that has stripped much of the battlefield experience from the game. The operators have annoying quips, and feels like their pulled from a fortnite experience rather than a battlefield franchise. most of the maps don't have any of that dystopian feeling they promised us in trailers, and their idea of a disaster is a tornado that is laughably underpowered and is used as a cheap thrill. Gone are the days where skyscrapers collapsed behemoths roamed and crashed into the battlefield or buildings fell apart in any meaningful way.

    This game is a honest disappointment. It is fun. and so long as your okay with the above issues it is worth a buy. but if you are a die hard battlefield veteran. you will be sorely disappointed. EA has chosen profit over giving us an amazing experience again.    … Expand
  58. Maximilian666
    Dec 6, 2021
    1
    Utter garbage! Everything removed from this Battlefield that made a Battlefield game. Portal is ok, hence the only reason I'm giving it 1/10 rather than 0/10. If you want a new Battlefield type game then play Hell Let Loose - has scoreboard, has classes to make you work as a team, has voice chat, has server browser, excellent graphics and has decent sound design!
  59. zhakhongir
    Dec 6, 2021
    7
    Все так хэйтят игру, большинство людей даже не играло и не имеет своего мнения, но тем не менее токсично, оскорбляя всех поносит игру и тех, кому она в чем-то понравилась. У игры куча проблем, но самое главное , что они исправимы. Во-первых оптимизация, не помню ни одного баттлфилда, который бы не лагал с выхода, здесь история стабильна, спустя время оптимизацию дорабатывают. Играю с БэдВсе так хэйтят игру, большинство людей даже не играло и не имеет своего мнения, но тем не менее токсично, оскорбляя всех поносит игру и тех, кому она в чем-то понравилась. У игры куча проблем, но самое главное , что они исправимы. Во-первых оптимизация, не помню ни одного баттлфилда, который бы не лагал с выхода, здесь история стабильна, спустя время оптимизацию дорабатывают. Играю с Бэд Компани 2. Карты, да, они ужасны. Всего два режима. Однако, прорыв играется бодро и весело. Разработчиками нужно добавить нормальные карты, что тоже исправимо (Слава богу шведов распустили и наконец-то снова игру будут доделывать Ripple Effect.) Честно, я получаю большое удовольствие от игры и я бы не назвал себя человеком, который закрывает глаза, слепо фанатично играя в то, что нельзя назвать игрой. У игры огромный потенциал, который не надо потерять, а он еще далеко не потерян, все в руках новой студии. Надеюсь, что EA не спустит проект , а допилит его, несмотря на огромную волну негодования. Вспомните тот же NoMan Sky, игру поносили на старте так, как не снится Баттлфилд 2042, но однако , несмотря ни на что, ее доделали. Следуйте этому примеру.… Expand
  60. eights8888
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Constant and non-stop crashing. PC is fine have zero issues with other titles. Only this rubbish game.
  61. OldManBeagel
    Dec 6, 2021
    1
    The game lacks soul and have an identity problem. Full of bugs and pore designed.
  62. BlisteR77
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Absolute trash, and an embarrassment to be named Battlefield. This iteration is 50 steps backwards from BFV/BF1 in gameplay, movement, maps and of course performance. Get your refund, if you still can.
    Also, have a go a these Critic scores verses User scores - who is telling the truth (No credibility Critics)
    EA/DICE are thieves for charging anything for this so called AAA title.
  63. pouter
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    „Squad“ is 4 time better and 4 time cheaper. Don’t play this game, this is not a battlefield, this is stupid COD parod. Money fraud
  64. ffiks
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    A game marked by greed and a political agenda. An empty shell of a battlefield game without a soul made for the most casual of casual players.
  65. Dragon4War
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Unfinished game, filled with bugs, and no content. Its not worth it, the previous battlefields where better in every sense
  66. Mr_Dodinsky
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Nope...Pure garbage. ..........................................
  67. m46
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    The game is bad and undercooked. it will maybe be a good game in 6-12 months.
  68. cabalfa
    Dec 5, 2021
    3
    The game clearly came out unfinished. It does not have maps, they will charge for new maps and for new characters. They take out a mega patch to put more things in, and what they put is a bugs that you can't even play, you can't ain with the mouse. Hateful, do not buy it, wait for them to put it for free or on offer on some platform, they will not take long.
  69. ozgurpetro
    Dec 5, 2021
    7
    All-Out Warfare: 5/10 - Buggy, Clunky
    Hazard Zone: 8/10 - Really Good (Favourite mode)
    Portal: 6/10 - Buggy but fun game modes (Zombie infection mode is really good)

    Overally not great but fun
  70. Rickyschiano
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    DO NOT BUY! Yet another pathetic EA holiday cash-grab. DICE/EA marketed this game knowing FULL WELL that it was NOTHING near what was being represented. I paid $100 to play this game early. Joke was on me because the servers didn't work for the first 3 days after launch. Game still doesn't work. Hitreg is laughable, gunplay is atrocious, maps are wide open fields of GARBAGE. SpecialistsDO NOT BUY! Yet another pathetic EA holiday cash-grab. DICE/EA marketed this game knowing FULL WELL that it was NOTHING near what was being represented. I paid $100 to play this game early. Joke was on me because the servers didn't work for the first 3 days after launch. Game still doesn't work. Hitreg is laughable, gunplay is atrocious, maps are wide open fields of GARBAGE. Specialists serve no purpose but to make everyone solo run and gun and kill teamplay, feels like I'm playing COD.… Expand
  71. kerimov05
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    spawned, died. spawned, shot in the back, died. spawned, you run a kilometer to the point, died. GREAT!
  72. algotrash
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    Game doesnt provide any fun whatsoever. Map are big but for ne reason, you end up running for minutes, and die after few seconds of gameplay. Menus are epicly bad. Weapon choice is terrible. squads are dead. classes are dead.... What a waste of time.
  73. xijasi1528
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    Техническая составляющая игры просто отвратительна. Увидимся через год. Не знал, что я плачу авансом разрабам, чтобы они допилили ее.

    - Низкий фпс (С каждым апдейтом все ниже, стало уже неиграбельно на gtx 2070) - Левел дизайн ужасный - Лаги на стороне серверов (игра иногда не реагирует на нажатие клавиш (например переключение оружия, раскрытие парашюта, пушка перестает стрелять во    Техническая составляющая игры просто отвратительна. Увидимся через год. Не знал, что я плачу авансом разрабам, чтобы они допилили ее.

    - Низкий фпс (С каждым апдейтом все ниже, стало уже неиграбельно на gtx 2070)
    - Левел дизайн ужасный
    - Лаги на стороне серверов (игра иногда не реагирует на нажатие клавиш (например переключение оружия, раскрытие парашюта, пушка перестает стрелять во время зажима и т.д.)

    Это ранний доступ за 60 y.e.
    BF4 - отлично, BF1 - отлично, BF5 - плохо, BF2x[" - ужасно    … Expand
  74. 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
  75. Babaloued
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    This game should have never been released...
    bug, glitch, worst dev and top management reunited to make this...
    Pure trash
  76. WinGo26
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    ХУЖЕ BATTLEFIELD ЕЩЕ НЕ БЫЛО.... я не хочу играть в Call of Duty, я хочу Battlefield!!! и духа Battlefield в этой игре нету! Где статистика? почему нубы не знают, что они нубы? Где батллог? Всего того, что мы любили в Battlefield убрали, и оставили всякую ненужную финю с Call of Duty.ХУЖЕ BATTLEFIELD ЕЩЕ НЕ БЫЛО.... я не хочу играть в Call of Duty, я хочу Battlefield!!! и духа Battlefield в этой игре нету! Где статистика? почему нубы не знают, что они нубы? Где батллог? Всего того, что мы любили в Battlefield убрали, и оставили всякую ненужную финю с Call of Duty.
  77. Wardrobechaos
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Awful, unfinished, buggy, everything a game should not be. No single player campaign, 20 guns only, awful gunplay - DO NOT BUY THIS
  78. Firefall77
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    The worst Battlefield game ever created.

    No scoreboard No chat No voice chat No HUD opacity sliders No HUD scaling sliders Horrible vehicle physics (Helicopters and jets feel like they are made of paper) Horrible hitdetection, most of your bullets just don't get registered by the server Horrible gunplay, full of (spread/bloom) makes it random who wins No skill ceiling Horrible    The worst Battlefield game ever created.

    No scoreboard
    No chat
    No voice chat
    No HUD opacity sliders
    No HUD scaling sliders
    Horrible vehicle physics (Helicopters and jets feel like they are made of paper)
    Horrible hitdetection, most of your bullets just don't get registered by the server
    Horrible gunplay, full of (spread/bloom) makes it random who wins
    No skill ceiling
    Horrible maps (just flat land without any vision or cover)
    Only 2 gamemodes
    Most important, no fun    … Expand
  79. daniels0xff
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    - Maps are really bad designed, total downgrade from BF1
    - The specialists are one of the worst decisions, they don't make any sense in a game like battlefield
    - The destruction is almost non existing, total downgrade from BF1 - The soundtrack and the music is the worst. BF1 soundtrack made you feel like you were there. BF2042 soundtrack and sounds make your ears bleed - The UI is the    - Maps are really bad designed, total downgrade from BF1
    - The specialists are one of the worst decisions, they don't make any sense in a game like battlefield
    - The destruction is almost non existing, total downgrade from BF1
    - The soundtrack and the music is the worst. BF1 soundtrack made you feel like you were there.
    BF2042 soundtrack and sounds make your ears bleed
    - The UI is the worst UI you will ever see in a game, you have no idea what is happening
    - No fun at all    … Expand
  80. EANiXs
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    It has nothing to do with an Battlefield anymore. Just search on YouTube for “Battlefield 2042 Angry Rant” from the AngryJoeShow. He tells you everything you need to know!
  81. markmarkmark
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    (this review does not include the Portal mode, as it's only old maps and guns being ported into the engine, and Hazard Zone mode, which I did not play as I don't care about Battle Royale-like modes)

    in every other industry, QA testers are paid to test a product and have the final result polished in gaming industry, the customers pay $60 to do the job that someone failed miserably at.    (this review does not include the Portal mode, as it's only old maps and guns being ported into the engine, and Hazard Zone mode, which I did not play as I don't care about Battle Royale-like modes)

    in every other industry, QA testers are paid to test a product and have the final result polished
    in gaming industry, the customers pay $60 to do the job that someone failed miserably at.

    This time around, DICE have skipped the campaign mode and dedicated an additional year to the development of BF 2042. Before any of the playtests, it seemed like DICE finally understood what makes a Battlefield game. They paid homage to the older titles, as well as legendary "only in Battlefield" moments, most notably rendezook, and at this point it looked like we're finally getting the one game that will dethrone BF4

    Then the beta arrived, which was unfortunately a very accurate portrayal of the final release.
    Personally, I hated the Orbital map, and at least had hopes the other maps won't be as empty.

    Maps: The size and design of the maps remind me of BF3: Armored Kill DLC which, as veteran players might remember, are designed for vehicle combat. The maps were amazing back in BF3, because they were an option in the huge roster that the game had.
    2042 however doesn't have any other style of maps, with the common theme being a lack of cover, which makes infantry combat absolutely boring.
    Destruction-wise, this game seems to take a step over 10 years back, providing an absolutely underwhelming damage model with very few walls being destructible.

    Class system: Replaced by a lackluster operator system. Out of the entire roster, the only operator which currently feels fun to play is Mackay, who has a zipline that can be used to traverse the massive maps quicker.

    Gunplay: Absolutely awful, currently standing with 22 weapons, and 1 meta gun that everyone uses. Don't have it unlocked? tough luck.
    If you're using an SMG, LMG or AR, your bullets fly absolutely everywhere except where you aim.

    Matchmaking: Awful, with complete lack of basic features as - switching teams, joining squad with friends, server browser
    Progression: Slow and boring
    Soundtrack and sound design: Awful
    UI: Awful

    Verdict: If you're hoping that this game will be eventually saved by someone as was the case of BF4 back in the day.. don't get your hopes too high.
    This is not a good game, which just has a few technical issues that need to be polished,
    if this title ever wants to be successful it needs a complete ground-up overhaul.    … Expand
  82. WinterSoldierAM
    Dec 5, 2021
    5
    I would love to love this game. I'd love to sit here and write up the ways in which it pushes the franchise forward and captures on my and others' joy for the series, but the fundamental truth is this: this is the worst Battlefield game there is outside of the phone games. You can ignore the joke and rage reviews and even the user reviews entirely and still see that this game is gettingI would love to love this game. I'd love to sit here and write up the ways in which it pushes the franchise forward and captures on my and others' joy for the series, but the fundamental truth is this: this is the worst Battlefield game there is outside of the phone games. You can ignore the joke and rage reviews and even the user reviews entirely and still see that this game is getting torn apart by critics. And that is due to a few different things.

    The first thing you notice about the game is the completely different gameplay from previous games. No class system anymore, now you have operators. Each operator has a special ability but all operators can use the same equipment, weapons, secondaries, etc. What this does is it makes everyone run very similar loadouts. Worse, there are very few weapons in the game and the gunplay is fundamentally flawed. Not only does it not feel engaging or responsive, there is no weight to the guns and your shots rarely go where they are supposed to.

    This is a far cry from previous games that felt so responsive and rewarding when you could set up a snipers nest in a building miles away and snipe an enemy. 2042 is about spray and pray. To make matters worse, the maps are terrible. 128 players adds nothing because the maps are so large and desolate you can still run for ten minutes around the map and encounter nobody. That is until a helicopter carpet bombs you into oblivion becuase there is no cover anywhere. The modes are uninspired. While conquest is a decent improvement on previous games the map and player count detract from it. The other main mode feels like a poorer version of Battlefront 2's co op gameplay. The Portal is honestly really good except it is still held back by core gameplay issues. While you have access to classic modes, maps, and weapons and can even use classes, you still have to play via 2042's terrible gunplay and movement. If it was truly a legacy experience this may have been different. Another issue is the terrible ui. Marking targets is worse than previous games, scoreboards are gone, the colors are atrocious, and there is just so much clutter. I have played Battlefield 1942, 2, 3, 4, Heroes, Hardline, and 1 and all of them without exception are better than this game. Even V in it's current state is better and offers more fun and better gameplay mechanics. 2042 is what happens when you throw everything about a franchise out the window to pursue elements of other games without being able to capture upon what makes those other games fun to play. As it stands, it's just a mishmash of a bunch of different fps games with no real identity. It doesn't play like a Battlefield game and it doesn't play like other shooters. It feel lifeless, dull, and boring. I truly hope this game can be improved but from what I've seen it would take a total rehaul from the ground up. Given EA's proclivities to support games to that extent I would not advise others to hold out hope or put your faith in the company to do so. I highly recommend waiting on this game. I know many want that Battlefield experience. I do too. But this game will not give it to you. Try it on Xbox with Gamepass or origin pro on PC before buying and see for yourself. Maybe this game is much better a year from now, but as it stands it falls short of the series and of modern fps standards.    … Expand
  83. youngerman
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    Напишу на русском.
    Я, как фанат батлы со времен 3 части могу заявить с полной уверенностью, что это одна из худших частей батлы за все времена. И тут дело далеко не в механике стрельбы или лагахбагах (Хотя это тоже формирует мнение об игре), дайсы всегда в течение следующих 6 месяцев, с момента релиза, допиливали всё до играбильной кондиции.
    Самая основная проблема - это геймдизайн,    Напишу на русском.
    Я, как фанат батлы со времен 3 части могу заявить с полной уверенностью, что это одна из худших частей батлы за все времена. И тут дело далеко не в механике стрельбы или лагахбагах (Хотя это тоже формирует мнение об игре), дайсы всегда в течение следующих 6 месяцев, с момента релиза, допиливали всё до играбильной кондиции.
    Самая основная проблема - это геймдизайн, полное непонимание "из-за чего фанаты любят батлу", и манипуляция чувствами старичков, и ужимание интересов "большинства" в угоду "меньшинства". Я понимаю, тренды сейчас влияют на многое, и да, мы смирились с обилием женских персонажей в предыдущей части, но 2042 стала апогеем наплевательского отношения к истинным фанатам серии. И в том числе убивающая всё повестка навязывания терпимости к лгбт (я ничего против лгбт не имею, но пожалуйста, я не лезу к вам - вы не лезьте ко мне).
    Структура и архитектура карт была построена под один режим хазард зон (который был введен в игру из-за тех же трендов), никакущее разнообразие оружия, отсутствие классовости, отсутствие адекватной сетки статистики игроков (Которая меня, рукожопа, мотивировала играть лучше).
    По моему скромному мнению, эта игра получилась тяп-ляп. Строили её люди с полным непониманием основ ааа и без упора на опыт прошлых игр серии (никакой работы над ошибками). Ну и собственно вот что получается, когда в создании игры на первом месте стоит прибыль. Покупать? - пока рано, слишком много багов. Стерпится? - со временем да. Виновники? - менеджмент, отталкивающийся исключительно от трендов и собственных хотелок взять какие-то фичи из других игр.    … Expand
  84. Pacmarn
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    No voice chat on launch. Vehicle warfare is the worst of any video game series. They should look to emulate squads vehicular realisitc experience. Maps are too big, dull and boring. The game just doesn't have any realism? It just feels fake. I hope it grows on me but i doubt i will even let it have the chance.

    Oh yeah, bugs. Countless bugs. Another game not ready for release being released..
  85. mattmattjoe
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    As a battlefield veteran who has owned every single game and played every game to the end this has been a complete loss of $60. Unbalanced, unpolished, unfinished. 2 years of waiting for a cash grab with no real value. Guns are imbalanced. Assault rifles at range are useless while 9mm weapons strike harder than ARs. My bullet groupings are tightly packed yet half my shots dissappear intoAs a battlefield veteran who has owned every single game and played every game to the end this has been a complete loss of $60. Unbalanced, unpolished, unfinished. 2 years of waiting for a cash grab with no real value. Guns are imbalanced. Assault rifles at range are useless while 9mm weapons strike harder than ARs. My bullet groupings are tightly packed yet half my shots dissappear into the ether when I fire at an enemy. Even at close range the gunplay is a pain and inconsistent. The PP29 needs a hard need and the AR needs some more love. The bugs and graphical glitches are worth another 2 pages. Even after witnessing the launch of BF3 and 4 this has been a complete disappointment. If they don't fix it by the 19th then I am afraid I'll go back to Modern Warfare which was a much better experience ( and it was my first COD game)… Expand
  86. actualdrainer
    Dec 4, 2021
    1
    one of the worst battlefield ever made. I haven't been this excided for a battlefield in the longest and let down so quickly with the most broken and buggy game ive ever played. When i saw the low amount of weapons i was like "oh! maybe this means the guns will be more balanced." boy was i wrong, and oh my god the maps i cant even begin to understand with how much time they've had and toone of the worst battlefield ever made. I haven't been this excided for a battlefield in the longest and let down so quickly with the most broken and buggy game ive ever played. When i saw the low amount of weapons i was like "oh! maybe this means the guns will be more balanced." boy was i wrong, and oh my god the maps i cant even begin to understand with how much time they've had and to only come out with 7 maps in 2042. i cant even name a map i like usually i could pick one but no not this time. kaleidoscope for instance is a city map BUT IT USES THE OPEN PART OF THE CITY! so hey lets make a city map but not have city gameplay. i dont wanna go one for ever in this review cause ill get too heated. ill be giving it a 1 cause i like portal. portal isnt perfect but it was one of the somewhat brighter spots of the game and no i want even mention hazard zone cause its not even worth the mention.… Expand
  87. Naruto485647
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice Nicr… Expand
  88. fastgiga
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    Walking simulation with large empty maps.
    You spawn, walk for a minute or two, get instagiped by a chopper, and repeat. Thats it, nothing else to do in this game. Other BF games allowed for infantry and vehicles game-play to exist at the same time, here its either heli or uninstall. Graphics are bad on a 2070rtx, fps is low, bugs are everywhere and the specialists are annoying tiktok    Walking simulation with large empty maps.
    You spawn, walk for a minute or two, get instagiped by a chopper, and repeat. Thats it, nothing else to do in this game. Other BF games allowed for infantry and vehicles game-play to exist at the same time, here its either heli or uninstall. Graphics are bad on a 2070rtx, fps is low, bugs are everywhere and the specialists are annoying tiktok kiddies. avoid at all cost!    … Expand
  89. Lyvione
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    tsk tsk tsk,, i thought Battlefield 5 was bad - it turned it was at least decent. but this one is..it's...sad. I rate this game "Trophy of participation/out of 10".
  90. FNPS90
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    With my core i9 CPU and my RTX 2080 super this game still runs like ass. This unacceptable for a first person shooter or any game for that matter.
  91. yobosaeyo
    Dec 4, 2021
    1
    Complete trash, this is not BF it's a COD ripoff. I have been playing since BC2. No in game comms, guns don't hit properly, vehicles way op and climb walls (yeah that's realistic!) The last great BF game was BF4 BF1 and V sucked and this was my last attempt at giving Dice a chance. They failed three strikes I will not be buying another in your series. I was hesitant after the last two andComplete trash, this is not BF it's a COD ripoff. I have been playing since BC2. No in game comms, guns don't hit properly, vehicles way op and climb walls (yeah that's realistic!) The last great BF game was BF4 BF1 and V sucked and this was my last attempt at giving Dice a chance. They failed three strikes I will not be buying another in your series. I was hesitant after the last two and you failed miserably.
    Give me
    guns that actually kill instead of hit mark a whole mag
    Scoreboard
    Team choice
    Team Comms
    not **** maps
    campaign
    more weapons
    more maps in basic game
    get rid of the cringy end of round animations
    and fix the rest of the bad decisions in this game and make it more like BF4    … Expand
  92. Jiggawatts
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    Sorry, I don't play Fortnite...........................................................
  93. Fins1399
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    This is not BF. Save your money. This is buggy, doesnt have any basic BF features, full of gimmicks, oh and it's unfinished. Don't think I'd play again if it was free.
  94. Blaze748
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    This game is absolutely terrible, every experience good experience I have had with Battlefield has been lost and I have requested a refund. The critics have clearly been paid, something needs to change within the industry.
  95. joe656x
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Battlefield 2042 is a game that I want to like. However, I’ve played it over and over again and it just is not fun for me. I tried to think of the primary reason why the game was not fun. I’m sure there’s many reasons but the primary reason for me was that it lacks an incentive for players to work together. Kind of defeats the purpose of having teams of 64 people if none of them have toBattlefield 2042 is a game that I want to like. However, I’ve played it over and over again and it just is not fun for me. I tried to think of the primary reason why the game was not fun. I’m sure there’s many reasons but the primary reason for me was that it lacks an incentive for players to work together. Kind of defeats the purpose of having teams of 64 people if none of them have to work together. Feels like a COD game. The audio is also horrible on this game.… Expand
  96. ArcaneCoot
    Dec 4, 2021
    2
    Unbelievable. How could Dice be so dense as to not learn anything from Battlefield V. easily the worst game in the series.
  97. Ditocurva
    Dec 4, 2021
    1
    O jogo foi lançado em pré alpha praticamente, cheio de bugs(são tantos que não dá para sita-los todos aqui), desbalanceado (armas e veículos) e sem otimização nenhuma "roda pesado", sem contar a falta de conteúdo. Total desrespeito com os consumidores e a comunidade battlefield cobrar um valor cheio de jogo, em um jogo quebrado e sem conteúdo(campanha ou modos de jogo ou mapas). Só nãoO jogo foi lançado em pré alpha praticamente, cheio de bugs(são tantos que não dá para sita-los todos aqui), desbalanceado (armas e veículos) e sem otimização nenhuma "roda pesado", sem contar a falta de conteúdo. Total desrespeito com os consumidores e a comunidade battlefield cobrar um valor cheio de jogo, em um jogo quebrado e sem conteúdo(campanha ou modos de jogo ou mapas). Só não dou nota 0 pois o jogo se melhorar muito pode ficar bom.… Expand
  98. Lgbtsuck
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    **** this game. .
  99. Fas38_gg
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    This game is a piece of sheet. I have never seen such a disgusting attitude to your audience
  100. Fuge03
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Truly saddening to see a product this lazily put together be released. Battlefield just hasn't been the same since bf1.
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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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