Battlefield 2042

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2.1

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  1. paxam
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    ok ill keep this short and simple. The game in itself is not fun, the specialists don't work for battlefield, the maps are too large and there is a lack of content.

    Honestly I expect bugs from a game at launch that's fine they can be fixed. the game itself cannot be fixed or should i say remade no matter how many patches they put out it would have to be built again from the ground up.    ok ill keep this short and simple. The game in itself is not fun, the specialists don't work for battlefield, the maps are too large and there is a lack of content.

    Honestly I expect bugs from a game at launch that's fine they can be fixed.
    the game itself cannot be fixed or should i say remade no matter how many patches they put out it would have to be built again from the ground up. its just hands down not a good game at its core (cant fix what is already broken)    … Expand
  2. Armegedon
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
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  3. Dcampbell
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Absolutely disgusting that EA is allowed to release games in this condition year after year with no consequences. People buy the games so they keep making the money. Something needs to change in the gaming industry or we will be forced to swallow these half ass garbage games. There needs to be a lawsuit or something, these companies are putting out dispicable pieces of **** and laughingAbsolutely disgusting that EA is allowed to release games in this condition year after year with no consequences. People buy the games so they keep making the money. Something needs to change in the gaming industry or we will be forced to swallow these half ass garbage games. There needs to be a lawsuit or something, these companies are putting out dispicable pieces of **** and laughing their way to the bank. If i could give lower than a 0 i would. Soulless game with none of the normal Battlefield features. No new ones that are any good to justify not having the old ones. Trying to set the game up to be a cash grab instead of just making a good game. I hope something happens that forces EA to change their ways, because they are ruining gaming… Expand
  4. K444L
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Poor map design.
    Poor hit detection.
    Poor destructions.
    Poor sound.
    Poor UI.
    Poor value.
    No classes.
    No campaign.
    Can't host servers.
    Can't all chat.
    Poor multiplayer.
    poor squads.
  5. whlla
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    I've played through beta, pre-release and full. I cancelled my pre-order after the beta and got 1 month of EA pass to try. Even if you ignore ALL of the bugs, constant errors/crashes and the tragedy of specialist, it just isn't fun to me.

    There is no team or squad cooperation. The game design doesn't incentive that type of game play as previous battlefields have. The weapon selection is    I've played through beta, pre-release and full. I cancelled my pre-order after the beta and got 1 month of EA pass to try. Even if you ignore ALL of the bugs, constant errors/crashes and the tragedy of specialist, it just isn't fun to me.

    There is no team or squad cooperation. The game design doesn't incentive that type of game play as previous battlefields have. The weapon selection is terrible, new maps are some of the worst I've ever played, graphics are somehow worse than previous battlefield titles and there are only two game modes in all out warfare.

    I will say huge props to what Ripple Effect has done with Portal. It should really be expanded and is the only thing I would like to see carried over to future battlefields or other shooters. I've made some game modes and its fun just buggy + needs more maps and weapons per title. Unfortunately what makes portal great is all the content other than 2042 so 2042 is still a 0 for me.

    I keep going back trying to like the game, but after 30 minutes just find myself wondering why I'm still playing this half finished half assed game. Battlefield has always been my favorite shooter and I'm just sad that is no longer the case.    … Expand
  6. kaJIuka
    Dec 3, 2021
    4
    ну и халтура... Такое от батлы я не ожидал, хотя о чем я говорю, баттлефиелд 1 уже все сделал для смерти серии.
  7. 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 ...
  8. Goblin-Lait
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    Игра супер для РОССИИ 7 тысячь очень дорого но лаги просто заебали. Зампело рули ты бог в батле на тебя все надежда
  9. LGGODOY83
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Jogo horrivel, mal otimizado, falhas absurdas de desenvolvimento, o mais impressionate é que a versão beta estava melhor que a versão final.

    É uma falta de vergonha na cara o que estão fazendo com a franquia BF.
  10. Shufflepuck
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Played BF since BF1942. This game is an utter disgrace and an EA cash grab. Played until lvl 50 just to try out the major unlocks and then uninstalled. The worst BF game by a long way. Its not just all the bugs, balancing, maps, total lack of content, the "Specialists" etc, which can all be patched (should not have to be for a AAA game?), its the underlying game which IMHO cannot be givenPlayed BF since BF1942. This game is an utter disgrace and an EA cash grab. Played until lvl 50 just to try out the major unlocks and then uninstalled. The worst BF game by a long way. Its not just all the bugs, balancing, maps, total lack of content, the "Specialists" etc, which can all be patched (should not have to be for a AAA game?), its the underlying game which IMHO cannot be given the No Mans Sky treatment because there is nothing worth saving. Reluctantly played my first game today with the patch 3 and found more bugs introduced and my performance dropped massively over pre-patch........I cannot recommend this game at all which is extremely disappointing after being a fan of the franchise since its inception.… Expand
  11. Alfredinik
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Che dire? Battlefield solo di nome. È un gioco vergognoso. Pieno di glitch e bug. Quattro mappe in croce, 2 modalità (portal è solo una modalità specchietto per le allodole), ma ciò che mi fa incazzare di più è che con un portatile da Gaming di ultima generazione non si riesca a fare andare il gioco a più di 60fps ma si attesti a 45. CON QUALSIASI PRESET GRAFICO E QUALSIASI RISOLIZIONE!!!Che dire? Battlefield solo di nome. È un gioco vergognoso. Pieno di glitch e bug. Quattro mappe in croce, 2 modalità (portal è solo una modalità specchietto per le allodole), ma ciò che mi fa incazzare di più è che con un portatile da Gaming di ultima generazione non si riesca a fare andare il gioco a più di 60fps ma si attesti a 45. CON QUALSIASI PRESET GRAFICO E QUALSIASI RISOLIZIONE!!! Sto gioco merita 0!… Expand
  12. julian_apostate
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    I played this for about 10 hours, and its just not fun. I love the buggy **** but the average battle is too impersonal, TTK is BFV level of ****house and the gunplay has reached eurojank level of floatiness.

    ****canning ooskar ain't gonna fix it. The fish rots from the head, any EA suit that thinks they can use battlefield to steal fortnite players is **** in the head ****
  13. Suhmi
    Dec 3, 2021
    2
    Portal is the only thing in this game that makes this not 0/10.

    - Horrible Optimization
    - **** Console Port
    - Half the Settings dont work
    - A million bugs

    Idk how much money those "professional" reviwers got but they should be ashamed...
  14. JohnnyZoo
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Don’t spend your money for dat cr4p. Yo DICE better respect ur audience. I really love BF, but this one is really bad.
  15. Vae-VictusPR
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    This game should not have been release in this state. This is not Battlefield , this is a mixture of features from many different games that NO BAttlefield fan asked for. Battlefield 4 from 9 years ago has better destruction, UI, Class System , Squad System than this garbage.
  16. Trilobite_pl
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    This game is a mess in pre-alpha state. You can't even aim becouse your mouse only works vertical. I deleted folder in my documents and it was fixed for like an hour and then in game suddently mouse stopped working horizontally. This is my last battlefield game.
  17. steampunkvault
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    I'm glad i tried this on Origin Play(10hours) and didn't spend more than 5€, cause this is what this dumpster fire of a game is worth.
    Did Dice replace all their competent developers with multicolored "non-binary" twitter-experts?
    The only aspect really given focus on is the "diversity" of the characters. 60€ For a half-assed -no campaign -no optimization -no classes -no score -random    I'm glad i tried this on Origin Play(10hours) and didn't spend more than 5€, cause this is what this dumpster fire of a game is worth.
    Did Dice replace all their competent developers with multicolored "non-binary" twitter-experts?
    The only aspect really given focus on is the "diversity" of the characters.

    60€ For a half-assed -no campaign -no optimization -no classes -no score -random bullet FPS?
    really DICE/EA?
    REALLY?    … Expand
  18. GBMH
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Game is simply not ready and optimized, people said it during beta and now, I think DICE should take care more about the quality of product since everything has issues.
  19. Sul1
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The hit registration not working properly! Glitch everywhere and crash! Good job Dice, very good job!… Expand
  20. Accad0
    Dec 3, 2021
    2
    Poor performances, empty maps, infatry rampage by vehicules, bugs bugs bugs, idiotic SpEcIaLiStS Fortnite CoD style, cringe characters lines, new update breaking even more the game, no content, Dumb Santa skins, No destruction anymore...
    BF used to be a brilliant franchise. Seems EA wants it to become the new "Escape from BattleNite OverZone Siege" and sell cringe skins and specialist for    Poor performances, empty maps, infatry rampage by vehicules, bugs bugs bugs, idiotic SpEcIaLiStS Fortnite CoD style, cringe characters lines, new update breaking even more the game, no content, Dumb Santa skins, No destruction anymore...
    BF used to be a brilliant franchise. Seems EA wants it to become the new "Escape from BattleNite OverZone Siege" and sell cringe skins and specialist for newcomers while giving their loyal comunity the game they deserved after the MEH BFV. Sadly, with new intern changes, it sounds like the game/franchise is dying for real. Marketing got me, like "the devs listened to us", Please... 2021...What a sad time for video games.    … Expand
  21. Meyoh
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Call of Fortnitefield 2042.

    The games is made to sell skins, with these god awful specialists. - Destruction is gone - Scoreboard is gone to protect snowflakes feelings. - Can't make a squad, or when the game is full you can't even change squad or kick players from your squad. - Awful maps! Big, empty, made without any love. (NOT ONE ENJOYABLE MAP!) - Can't see the distance on    Call of Fortnitefield 2042.

    The games is made to sell skins, with these god awful specialists.
    - Destruction is gone
    - Scoreboard is gone to protect snowflakes feelings.
    - Can't make a squad, or when the game is full you can't even change squad or kick players from your squad.
    - Awful maps! Big, empty, made without any love. (NOT ONE ENJOYABLE MAP!)
    - Can't see the distance on kills
    - So much more, but can't be asked to write more about this ****

    I really REALLY hate this game!
    This ain't Battlefield, not even close!

    And don't think this can be repaired, cause the specialists will be there no matter what.    … Expand
  22. hamidrezaa67
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    i couldnt find anything about this game to like .... rage quit everyday ...seriosly what happened to dice...
  23. Khaar
    Dec 3, 2021
    5
    This was written after 20 hours on early access.

    While CODMW2019 remastered an classic and added modern and new features, BF2042 takes several steps back. It is clear to me that the Battlefield DNA that was so clearly in Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 has degraded heavily with time and I think the biggest culprit is Star Wars Battlefront 1-2. Creative tactics are    This was written after 20 hours on early access.

    While CODMW2019 remastered an classic and added modern and new features, BF2042 takes several steps back.

    It is clear to me that the Battlefield DNA that was so clearly in Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 has degraded heavily with time and I think the biggest culprit is Star Wars Battlefront 1-2.

    Creative tactics are no longer encouraged to win flags/battles. Instead it's just "go in and try to have fun in the chaos" and "oh, because the chaos we designed poorly, we're not going to show you how bad you did in it".

    What made me buy Battlefield over other shooters is no longer here. What DICE thinks is Battlefield, is something else.

    We no longer have single-player, which Im fine with. But I am not sure what we get in return?
    A "dark" backstory with specialists spamming tacky/hacky/cringy one liners?

    There are countless of features that were in BF4, BF1 and BFV that are not present here.
    Features that players saw as staples of the Battlefield DNA.

    The 128 player mode does not add any value, I could see DICE doing 80 players or something, but the game is obviously less stable with 128 and does not add value at all. It's more chaos instead of the "controlled chaos" BF players are used to.

    Me and my friend could cause serious damage to the enemy team with creative ways in previous Battlefield games, but this time DICE decided we are all just more bricks to their walls.

    I would not recommend it to anyone as it is now (2021-12), not because of bugs but because of the obvious discrepancy between the players image of Battlefield and DICE, they are very, very, very out of touch with their own playerbase.    … Expand
  24. mintlo
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    The worst Battlefield game I have ever played. Not even close to ready for release.
  25. tdebug
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    No sure if those who play only multiplayer like it, given by reviews - not really. I equally enjoy single player games, so no single player campaign is a big, big minus. But even the multiplayer is not much fun at all. Even on ultra, graphics and details look maybe 15 years old. Not worth your money.
  26. v364
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Should of been called 20-42fps
    This is not battlefield its glitchfield.
    The Specialists are the worst part they are super cringe they tried to copy COD but it fell on its head.
    Then in patch #3 they literally broke the game cos the mouse no longer works.
    One good thing is you can play the old BF games now.
  27. GODBANKAI
    Dec 2, 2021
    3
    The level design is one of the worst in the series, specially on maps like Hourglass and Kaleidoscope for breakthrough. The lack of content is also noticeable, lack of guns, vehicle modifications, and the FREAKING SCOREBOARD. There are MOMENTS of fun to be had here, but as a person who loved BF3 and BF4, DICE really dropped the ball on this.
  28. freshface
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    bugs, less features, crashes, a literal far cry from the great battlefield we used to love and enjoy
  29. JZzzz
    Dec 2, 2021
    2
    This is THE BattleField game that will KILL this legendary game series.

    Aside from crazy bugs, game stability, log-in issues, charging more money for less content. This game lost the Battlefield core value, trashed the theme sound, tried so hard to imitate other games like Overwatch, Fortnite, COD, etc. It's sad cause people buy this game cause it's BattleField! If I want to have    This is THE BattleField game that will KILL this legendary game series.

    Aside from crazy bugs, game stability, log-in issues, charging more money for less content. This game lost the Battlefield core value, trashed the theme sound, tried so hard to imitate other games like Overwatch, Fortnite, COD, etc. It's sad cause people buy this game cause it's BattleField! If I want to have special moves I go play Overwatch, if I want to play Rambo I go play COD, if I want to play cringe characters I will go play Fortnite. BUT this is Battlefield! this is Battlefield!! THIS IS BATTLEFIELD!!!

    here is where it went wrong:
    1. the whole specialist setup ends up with everyone having the same setup in-game
    2. for an FPS game with only 22 weapons and everyone has a PP
    3. call down system ruin the game, walking around is suicide
    4. for a huge map there are lots of empty spaces
    5. cool trailers, but you cant destroy much inside the game
    6. no scoreboard, really? cant switch teams? really?
    7. cant play with more than 4 friends

    remember, these are design problems, not bugs!

    Please don't buy this game, this game is just trash. I am a BattleField fan and I will tell you to go play COD Vanguard, that's a much better game than this garbage, this game is littery GARBAGE.

    Also you all should go question those critics who gave this game more than 5/10. Where is their moral to lie through their teeth? Why do they have no shame? Is it credibility has no value these days?!!?
    Their names should be pinned on the totem of shame! They will lie to all of you right in the face!    … Expand
  30. reppeljoshua
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    They need to scrap the battle passes. This game has to little for them to ask more from you. We need to be made right. 22 guns is not Battlefield. 8 gadgets is not Battlefield. 0 classes = 0 team work is not Battlefield. Portal is the only thing good to come from this, but it should not be the main part of the game. It is obvious that the creator of Battlefield past are the creator ofThey need to scrap the battle passes. This game has to little for them to ask more from you. We need to be made right. 22 guns is not Battlefield. 8 gadgets is not Battlefield. 0 classes = 0 team work is not Battlefield. Portal is the only thing good to come from this, but it should not be the main part of the game. It is obvious that the creator of Battlefield past are the creator of Battlefield now. Or your game wouldn't be crutching on past games.… Expand
  31. jaworpa
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    This is not a game - this is garbage.
    Why always when these losers with pink hairs start work on something it becomes cow ****
  32. GAMRKNIGHT
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Oh boy oh boy what can I say what hasn't been said about FortntieField 20-40 FPS. This game is garbage. Plain and simple. Don't give the incompetent losers at DICE a cent for this. This HAS to be a joke. EVERYTHING about this game is GARBAGE. Portal is the one OKAY thing with this game. Worst Battlefield game, and hard contender for worst 2021 game, only rivaled by CoD Modern Warfare:Oh boy oh boy what can I say what hasn't been said about FortntieField 20-40 FPS. This game is garbage. Plain and simple. Don't give the incompetent losers at DICE a cent for this. This HAS to be a joke. EVERYTHING about this game is GARBAGE. Portal is the one OKAY thing with this game. Worst Battlefield game, and hard contender for worst 2021 game, only rivaled by CoD Modern Warfare: Vanguard and Balan Underworld.… Expand
  33. SALOSP
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    please EA, stop selling this game and refund my money! today a new patch has been released, there are no persons on the maps, the balance is bad, but most of all it is a terrible UI !!!
  34. Hecticryry
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Another video game release from a triple A game company which focused on the money, not their players
  35. Mrarchaon
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    This game is unfinished. They didn't even have to make a campaign mode and it's still terrible. It's trying to be like fortnite with these lame specialists who have no redeeming qualities or personalities. They add nothing to the game. Don't buy this game, it's not worth it. It's not Battlefield anymore, it's some other ****
  36. Columbus666
    Dec 2, 2021
    4
    Score board ou voicechat aux abonnés absents (un comble pour du multi), si ce n'était que ça... toute la mécanique derrière du teamplay complètement détruite, des maps aux levels design à chier où tu passes le plus clair de ton temps à courir, en gros ça joue dans 2 ou 3 coins de la map. Le manque d'armes, des spécialistes débiles à jouer, aucune cohérence ou d'interconnexion entres ceuxScore board ou voicechat aux abonnés absents (un comble pour du multi), si ce n'était que ça... toute la mécanique derrière du teamplay complètement détruite, des maps aux levels design à chier où tu passes le plus clair de ton temps à courir, en gros ça joue dans 2 ou 3 coins de la map. Le manque d'armes, des spécialistes débiles à jouer, aucune cohérence ou d'interconnexion entres ceux là. Chacun pour soit, zéro teamplay.
    L'impossibilité de choisir le serveur sur lequel tu veux jouer, de ne pas pouvoir continuer une partie avec la même équipe quand la game est finit, on peut même plus voir le level en détail de ces potes, impossible de faire une game si on est plus de 4...
    Impossible de nager sous l'eau comme dans BF 4 ou V. Pas de gameplay marin (pas de bateau ou autre). Impossible de détruire les bâtiments, map vide...
    C'est sans fin tellement ce jeu n'est pas abouti. Ils ont défoncé la licence.
    Portal c'est l'ombre des jeux originaux, autant retourner sur BF3 ou BF4 si on veut avoir vraiment l'expérience complète plutôt que de subir ce qui est pour moi le pire Battlefield depuis que je joue à cette licence quand est sortie BF1942... EA t'es vraiment une grosse bouse...    … Expand
  37. Kostik162
    Dec 2, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это финиш... Хуже некуда... Заплатил 5000р. А получил в замен плевок в лицо… Expand
  38. TORCHGEMIOS
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    I have few words to describe how awfull this game is, call in system adds too many vehicles to a match with nearly no way to effectifly counter them, the maps are empty shells with no cover and no sort of descructive Environment, only 22 weapons, the sound design is awfull and the sound track sounds like a two year old made it with a rusted pan and a spoon, you cant create your own squadsI have few words to describe how awfull this game is, call in system adds too many vehicles to a match with nearly no way to effectifly counter them, the maps are empty shells with no cover and no sort of descructive Environment, only 22 weapons, the sound design is awfull and the sound track sounds like a two year old made it with a rusted pan and a spoon, you cant create your own squads with friends and lock them, no scoreboard and there isnt any all chat. This is a prime example that you cant just copy everything from other succesfull games and leave your fanbase in the dirt, you dissapointed once again dice.… Expand
  39. Bobaganoosh
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    What even is this game?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    So at this point, I'm sure you get the point that it isn't a good Battlefield game, isn't a good Apex-competitor (even though it tries to be), and with all the issues and lack of content, it just really isn't a good game. I have put several hours into this and have tried to like it and have fun with it, but it's just fundamentally bad. And it isn't just the bugs that made it bad, it was the design decisions that they stand behind vehemently. EA and DICE are completely tone-deaf to the community. They don't care. We all expected launch bugs (it is BF after all), but this is a whole other level of no QA being done at all before launch and what they've decided to make is just a bad game.    … Expand
  40. Ekoverse
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Absolute TRASH, I refunded it and got my money back and won't be looking at it for another year atleast. And now they added lame skins haha pathetic cash grab.
  41. WhySoSad1
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    I'm so sad. What has happened to my beloved BF? There is no going back from this. BF is now no better than COD except COD probably runs better.
  42. Animacek
    Dec 2, 2021
    2
    Dont want to be the negative one, but, this is just bad joke. Im not gonna re-interpret whats already said in comments below - I agree with almost everything. Worst for me is fact that there is no optimisation for cards starting at 20xx series. Having approx. 80 fps across all possible settings within 3080ti and high-end machine... what to say.
  43. Grimmmm
    Dec 2, 2021
    6
    Battlefield 2042 has been a relatively fun experience for me baring all the technical and miscellaneous issues present. It's good to see the team at EA and Dice continuously come out and openly admit the game's flaws, after all, that's a sign of good devs in the industry. However, it's still a shame how triple-A devs and publishers treat their games nowadays, launch the broken game, patchBattlefield 2042 has been a relatively fun experience for me baring all the technical and miscellaneous issues present. It's good to see the team at EA and Dice continuously come out and openly admit the game's flaws, after all, that's a sign of good devs in the industry. However, it's still a shame how triple-A devs and publishers treat their games nowadays, launch the broken game, patch it with day one update and continuous updates along the way. I don't hate 2042, I just dislike how they didn't delay the game, test it and then release a finished serving to us players. I'll be looking forward to the upcoming updates and patches they bring to the game. Meanwhile...I'll play some halo infinite :)… Expand
  44. ianfr714
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Over 100 less guns than BF4, a lot less maps, hit reg issues and accuracy issues. Just a few issues to name a few. I was gifted the game and I want to refund it. Hazard zone is dead on arrival. Portal was below my expectations especially not being able to earn xp. Barely any maps for the different games in portal and makes the old titles not feel the way they were. As a veteran of theOver 100 less guns than BF4, a lot less maps, hit reg issues and accuracy issues. Just a few issues to name a few. I was gifted the game and I want to refund it. Hazard zone is dead on arrival. Portal was below my expectations especially not being able to earn xp. Barely any maps for the different games in portal and makes the old titles not feel the way they were. As a veteran of the series and having played BC2, BF3, Hardline and BF4 to say I'm disappointed is an understatement. No campaign for a 70 dollar game riddled with bugs. Server issues constantly in my experience. Almost every game I encountered a loadout glitch where all of my loadouts for every vehicle and gun had to be recustomized. The maps are walking simulators when you're not constantly dying to vehicles. No scoreboard in a first person shooter was a big no-no. Only 6 maps on launch. The worst part is that it doesn't feel like battlefield. The gunplay feels shoddy and unresponsive. Specialists we're the worst thing ever introduced in the series. Classes made it simple but now you can run a medic with a sniper and ammo basically being a one man army. With specialists it ruins the immersion and roleplaying that has always been in battlefield. It's something that doesn't belong in battlefield but maybe COD. Speaking of the two medic specialist. If you play one of them in my experience you cannot revive people in walls. The game is riddled with game breaking bugs. The map objectives are terrible. In Orbital, Kaleidoscope, and Hourglass all have roof objectives in Breakthrough that make it impossible for attackers to win. Most of the maps are filler space with no cover. You will experience infantry burnout.The lack of guns in this game was something I didn't expect in battlefield. In BF4 and other previous titles a standout of the series was the variety of guns. In this game there are only a few weapon types per class. There are too many people in 64v64. It causes massive frame lag and freezes on my series x where I had to pull the plug on my Xbox. Not to forget if you shoot one person you will be lit up by 5 other dudes. I could mention more issues and problems I have with the game but this was to just name a few. Worst battlefield title ever released.… Expand
  45. Ritesh2910
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Garbage. Maps are garbage. The lack of guns are garbage. The sPeCiAlIsTs are garbage and don't belong.
  46. BadboyPH
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    I tried to like it but the game is infested with bugs. This game should not be released like this
  47. Nick111
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Фризы на 3060ti+ryzen 5 3600x даже на средних настройках, просто смех а еще тупые, унылые и пустые карты которые надо резать МИНИМУМ на 25%
  48. gise87
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    I'm a long time fan of the series, bought every previous game, I paid $120 for the Ultimate Edition in pre-order.

    Even if they fix half of the issues with this game in the coming year, it will still be garbage. I won't buy the next game, and possibly, i see this game killing the franchise as a whole. It's a shooter, but the gunplay is so messed up that I can't shoot or hit enemies.    I'm a long time fan of the series, bought every previous game, I paid $120 for the Ultimate Edition in pre-order.

    Even if they fix half of the issues with this game in the coming year, it will still be garbage. I won't buy the next game, and possibly, i see this game killing the franchise as a whole.

    It's a shooter, but the gunplay is so messed up that I can't shoot or hit enemies. There's very basic shooter functionalities missing like a score board.

    They left out so much functionality that each and every BF game before this one had. They eliminated the classes in favor for specialists, they didn't put in any stationary guns or AA, it only has 23 guns with no customization whatsoever because all the attachments just do the same, the maps are horrible flat open spaces with no cover, no levelution, no destruction.. the map design is broken where in 3 out of 7 maps, you can't win as attackers on Breakthrough.

    They left out the campaign, so you would think.. with more time spent developing, more studios than ever, no campaign, the actual multiplayer would be better, more content, more functionality, better balanced, less glitches, great gunplay??? big NOPE.

    Then they added some extraction game mode which I refuse to even start, never played it, never will. I don't want to be in EA's or Dice's stats to be a player who started this game mode to even give them the slightest idea of something this is what the community wants to play, because it's not.

    Then, the only GOOD thing about Battlefield 2042, is Portal. It was added by an additional studio in just 14 months development, to make up for all the lack of content in the main game, and it's actually the only good thing about this whole package deal, BUT.... they are killing it by eliminating XP and progression so there's actually no players or servers to be found.

    I asked for a refund but it got declined because I already put in too many hours because I still tried to give this game a serious chance and I tried to like it, but now it's just $120 down the drain, I hate it, I don't even have the urge to play it anymore (only if they re-enable XP and progression in Portal I will play just that).

    Do NOT buy this game.    … Expand
  49. Jeeper
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Everything about this game is a joke. It's buggy, lacking key features from previous versions, and is clearly meant to do nothing but bring in mincrotransactions. I've been a fan of the series since the original BF1942, and this is the first time I've ever unistalled a battlefield game after only a few days.
  50. panikal
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. кусок недоделанного кхм... пистолеты пулеметы - лазер ганы, штурмовые винтовки страшный горох, на танке подкалибер летит медленнее чем ходит моя бабушка, куча багов, после 3его обновления еще к серверам не подключает. Вывод - больше никогда не буду делать предзаказы. Такого дна я еще не видел. Лучше бы инди разрабов наняли и то лучше было бы. однозначный Ноль за этот "проэкт" слепленный на коленке.… Expand
  51. SomeAverageJoe
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    People giving this game a 10 because "it will be good in a few months" NO! Paying full price for a game that is only complete months after release is NOT something we should be standing for.
    This is a ****ing joke. This is why games are turning into piles of garbage. Absolute brain-dead ****s condoning this bull****.
    Western games have become god damn lazy, cash grab, passionless    People giving this game a 10 because "it will be good in a few months" NO! Paying full price for a game that is only complete months after release is NOT something we should be standing for.
    This is a ****ing joke. This is why games are turning into piles of garbage. Absolute brain-dead ****s condoning this bull****.
    Western games have become god damn lazy, cash grab, passionless projects solely created too line the pockets of old men in fancy suits and morons continue too lap it up and i'm sick of it.
    DO NOT BUY THIS TRASH! DO NOT REWARD THESE LAZY CARELESS PIECES OF **** FOR MEDIOCRE GARBAGE.    … Expand
  52. madzen
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    They added a Santa skin. Bf2042 is officially a horrible copy of cod and Fortnite.
  53. Hyx2221
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    I don't even know what to say, you all know why this game is such a mess..

    2042 was supposed to be a LOVE letter to the fanbase ???

    It's basically a war declaration fo fans LOL, nothing else !
  54. JayanWarden
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Game's ****
    Every second lobby is glitched, you can't spawn.
    Glitches ingame that don't let you respawnt so you either have to wait-out the match in limbo or quit and forfeit your EXP. EXTREMELY poor optimization. 3950x, RTX 3090, and I get 80 FPS on low, 70 FPS on Ultra. -> CPU bottleneck with a 3950x??? 30% CPU Usage and 40% GPU usage.... Edit 02.12.2021: They fixed the bug    Game's ****
    Every second lobby is glitched, you can't spawn.
    Glitches ingame that don't let you respawnt so you either have to wait-out the match in limbo or quit and forfeit your EXP.
    EXTREMELY poor optimization.
    3950x, RTX 3090, and I get 80 FPS on low, 70 FPS on Ultra. -> CPU bottleneck with a 3950x???
    30% CPU Usage and 40% GPU usage....

    Edit 02.12.2021:
    They fixed the bug lobbies. No FPS Improvement. There are Santa Skins in the game.
    **** santa skins. In Battlefield.    … Expand
  55. NakedFury
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    This game is bad. DICE has once again dropped a turd into the remaining fanbase they have.
    Bugs, glitches, crashes, freezes by the thousands.
    Very very lame maps with ZERO destruction possible by the standards of Battlefield 3 or 4. Lack of features that have become a staple of the Battlefield franchise. Unimaginative Operatives instead of the classic and workable regular Classes.    This game is bad. DICE has once again dropped a turd into the remaining fanbase they have.
    Bugs, glitches, crashes, freezes by the thousands.
    Very very lame maps with ZERO destruction possible by the standards of Battlefield 3 or 4.
    Lack of features that have become a staple of the Battlefield franchise.
    Unimaginative Operatives instead of the classic and workable regular Classes.

    Dice released a turd of a game for quick cash hoping nobody would notice.

    HOW could they make this garbage? They arent a new studio, they already have experience in this type of game yet they released this garbage?    … Expand
  56. grav1x
    Dec 2, 2021
    3
    Today, 02.12.2021, this game is in a bad state.
    I mean, yeah, you can have fun. And there are the Battlefield moments you are looking for.
    But you feel the battlefield franchise lost its idendity, the roots to the older battlefield game isnt there anymore. WE all looked for a Battlefield 4 with Battlefield V movement and gameplay. What is this? Specialists - Ok, lets give it a try.    Today, 02.12.2021, this game is in a bad state.
    I mean, yeah, you can have fun. And there are the Battlefield moments you are looking for.
    But you feel the battlefield franchise lost its idendity, the roots to the older battlefield game isnt there anymore.

    WE all looked for a Battlefield 4 with Battlefield V movement and gameplay.
    What is this? Specialists - Ok, lets give it a try. CRINGY End of Game screen - DUDE?!
    It feels like the game is developed for a younger generation. Im 28 years old.

    I dont think they can fix the game in a longer period.
    BF 4 and BF 5 sucked at the beginning, but they fixed their game. To slow, but they did.
    2042 cant be fixed, because the whole game would need an overhaul.

    3/10 - after 1 year ill come back here.    … Expand
  57. hermanvongerman
    Dec 2, 2021
    3
    I will give it a three because when I can load into a game and play an entire match, it is great fun; however, reloading every 15 minutes because of CTD's or not being able to join a game is infuriating. EA should be refunding anyone who purchased and played this rubbish in he first four weeks of release
  58. Enthusiast98
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Battlefield 2042 is a very mediocre game for its price tag. It is plagued by very poor map design, an unacceptable amount of bugs and glitches, as well as the lack of basic features many of which are considered a staple of the Battlefield franchise for good reason (e.g. proper scoreboard, diving in water, switching squads, destruction, all-chat, etc.). While bugs will likely eventually beBattlefield 2042 is a very mediocre game for its price tag. It is plagued by very poor map design, an unacceptable amount of bugs and glitches, as well as the lack of basic features many of which are considered a staple of the Battlefield franchise for good reason (e.g. proper scoreboard, diving in water, switching squads, destruction, all-chat, etc.). While bugs will likely eventually be ironed out, very poor map design remains a significant issue: maps are so huge and offer so little cover that maps hardly flow well, making them an eternal running nightmare for infantry. Vehicles suffer too, as specialist abilities mean that there is little predictability about the movements/loadouts of enemies - there is no incentive to push with a tank or helicopter given how many people run rocket launchers/anti-vehicle grenades and how quickly one can subsequently be killed.

    Furthermore, 2042 doesn't know what it wants to be tonally with very clean maps and quirky specialists ("aNgEl dOeS iT aGaIn!!11"), as well as weird skins (Boris as Santa Claus) meant to emulate hero shooters, while the very premise of the game and its marketing prior to release try to paint a rather grim, gritty atmosphere. Optimization additionally remains rather poor.

    As it stands, 2042 hardly deserves being called a AAA game, or even a Battlefield game, for that matter. Strong recommendation not to buy and refund if you still can.    … Expand
  59. TheeDannyB
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    made by people who have never played battlefield, even if you did like the new fortnite / overwatch approach to bf the game doesn't even work.

    no map destruction, constant crashes, no squad control, no score board, ping systems doesn't work, specialists instead of classes and many more.
  60. Timur1777
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    - No scoreboards
    - No classes
    - No destruction
    - No servers
    - No stats
    - No chat
    - No scoreboards
    - No classes
    - No destruction
    - No servers
    - No stats
    - No chat
    - No scoreboards
    - No classes
    - No destruction
    - No servers
    - No stats
    - No chat
    - Disgusting maps
    - 22 guns
  61. FIXpcCONTROLLER
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    I CAN ONLY PLAY M&K, FIX IT. Last time i waste my money on ur BS half baked games that i litterally cant play becasue u send out an unfinished product. eat my shoelaces
  62. WarCh1cken
    Dec 1, 2021
    1
    Just made an account for this. I played almost every battlefield. This one is one of the worst battlefield. It´s so bad.. I'm always asking myself if they ever playing their own game? Even if u play offline against bots..
  63. Finalchaos009
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Actually really nice that its possible to give 0 stars on metacritic.
    Battlefield 2042 doesnt deserve even 1 star.
    I have played the beta and that was enough to know to save my money and time. This game has nothing going for it. Its the same well known ritual which we got to know from many gamestudios in recent years. CoD did it with Vanguard. Dice with battlefield 2042. Bioware with    Actually really nice that its possible to give 0 stars on metacritic.
    Battlefield 2042 doesnt deserve even 1 star.
    I have played the beta and that was enough to know to save my money and time.
    This game has nothing going for it.


    Its the same well known ritual which we got to know from many gamestudios in recent years. CoD did it with Vanguard. Dice with battlefield 2042. Bioware with Anthem.
    All developers who have the potential to make great games but the keyfocus isnt making great games anymore but quick bucks.

    The gaming industry is dead because the wrong people run the show. People that do not care about their games and customers (the ones buying their broken **** but only care for money.

    Well to them I say F*ck You. We have finally learned. And your broken enpty shells of so called games get voted in oblivion so quick these days you will lose this battle if you continue to screw us over.

    No more!
    Ow CD projekt Red with Cyberpunk same **** Same deal.

    Fool me once. Shame on me. You dont fool me twice.    … Expand
  64. DexEngineer
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    No scoreboard. It hurts my feelings. Stupidly unbalanced maps. Quality of code and UI is below elementary school. Battlefield of bugs and errors. Hovercraft simulator. EA team please, leave. I WANT MY STORY BACK!
  65. kilkarazy
    Dec 1, 2021
    2
    I’ve played Battlefied since Battlefield 1942 with BF4 being my favorite.

    Much is being made of the bugs, which yes are bad. The root problem though is how terrible the maps are. Battlefield 4 was darn near broken at launch, but my friends and I sat through all the disconnects and glitches. Even with the issues, when you got in a match it was worth it. Unfortunately that’s not the case    I’ve played Battlefied since Battlefield 1942 with BF4 being my favorite.

    Much is being made of the bugs, which yes are bad. The root problem though is how terrible the maps are. Battlefield 4 was darn near broken at launch, but my friends and I sat through all the disconnects and glitches. Even with the issues, when you got in a match it was worth it. Unfortunately that’s not the case here. The game could be as polished as modern warfare 2019 and it would still suck because of its design. These maps were clearly not play tested by the community, or if they were the feedback was ignored. Wide open empty maps with small combat zones do not work for the shining star of battlefield, which is conquest. The move to 128 players should not have required the maps to be 5x as big. It slows the gameplay to a crawl and is frankly boring. The map design is bland with very flat looking textures. Destruction is nearly non existent. It’s like the developers completely forgot about what makes battlefield great. Removing the class system for specialists was a huuuuuge mistake and I don’t think the game can improve until that is reinstated. It changes the team dynamics and creates a meta which Battlefield traditionally was able to avoid.

    Dice & EA flat out lied to players. We were told the beta build was 3 months old but the game released with nearly all of the same technical issues. They do not deserve your money, especially when the game doesn’t include a campaign, so “more time can be spent on multiplayer.” If all the time is being spent on multiplayer, there should be more than 7 maps and 23 guns. It’s really a shame because this was the game to bring battlefield back to its roots. Overall - the performance sucks on PC, the sound design sucks, the music sucks, the little one liners the characters say at the end of the matches are HORRIBLE, the gunplay sucks, the game is just flat out awful. It’s just not fun. The days of BF3, BF4, & BC2 are gone.    … Expand
  66. Kolya7238
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Бф2042 казалась хорошей игрой, но это жалкая попытка скопировать колду, ужасная игра.
  67. Randymi01
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Should be called Hoverfield 2042. Maps are broken and have regressed in terms of interactivity 10 years. The UI is atrocious. Why did they remove the scoreboard? It's also impossible to play with friends.
  68. boxfang
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Do not buy, it is a cashgrab made very poorly in every aspect. Technical issues and performance problems are the least of this game flaws. DO NOT BUY, I GOT THIS FOR FREE AND I FEEL SCAMMED ANYWAYS.
  69. thetruthwarrior
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    this game sucks monkey **** if you think this game is good youre probably a wii u gamgaer
  70. mxvx
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    The biggest gaming disappointment in a long time. Anyone who pre-orders games these days is part of the problem!
    If you like disappointment and don't want to have fun playing, buy this game.
    I was so hyped and was so disappointed. R.I.P Battlefield
  71. antipawn1979
    Dec 1, 2021
    3
    This game is a piece of garbage. DO NOT buy this game. They released it way too early. I think the biggest mistake they made was the 128 player limit. They just don't get that adding more players isn't going to improve the gameplay. Nobody cares other than the neckbeard engineer that makes it work. It's impressive, but we do not care.

    I've played worse shooters, but not that many.    This game is a piece of garbage. DO NOT buy this game. They released it way too early. I think the biggest mistake they made was the 128 player limit. They just don't get that adding more players isn't going to improve the gameplay. Nobody cares other than the neckbeard engineer that makes it work. It's impressive, but we do not care.

    I've played worse shooters, but not that many. Shame on EA for this. You got me this time but next game I will not be buying. This is what happens when you get money hungry and release early, you get paid this time but next time folks will think twice about buying your piece of crap game.    … Expand
  72. Boyer0606
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Dear Dice, you officially killed a Franchise!
    TLDR; Save your money and time. Buy literally anything but this game. Drain plungers will bring give a better experience.
    What even is this! How could you get it worst than BFV I do not know. Gunplay is just abysmal, time to kill is not what you would expect on a BF game. Maps are dead and lifeless. Classes are so badly thought out, why    Dear Dice, you officially killed a Franchise!
    TLDR; Save your money and time. Buy literally anything but this game. Drain plungers will bring give a better experience.
    What even is this! How could you get it worst than BFV I do not know.

    Gunplay is just abysmal, time to kill is not what you would expect on a BF game. Maps are dead and lifeless. Classes are so badly thought out, why can pretty much anyone use an RPG? Where is the Balance in that?

    Feels nothing like a Battlefield game, its just cr**. Not sure how much longer this series can last with Devs that clearly do not listen to the community (Again)
    Genuinely a very sad state of affairs now. Should be pretty ashamed of themselves really.
    Should tell anyone looking in that Portal is the best part, why, because you can play the BF games that actually were good.
    I love Battlefield and was so hopeful for this. But alas, its just dismal. Actually makes me really quite sad.
    RIP Battlefield. Tragically lost to Money hungry companies that do not care about the Core Concept of a game    … Expand
  73. Reph3at
    Dec 1, 2021
    3
    Everything good comes to an end and, sadly, what we're witnessing is the end of Battlefield. Not only as our beloved franchise but, I'm afraid, as a title. Remember Medal of Honor? EA basically deleted it after Warfighter's fiasco. I had really high hopes for this game, I've been playing Battlefield since BF3 came out, so it's 10 years now. I really loved 3 and 4 and Hardline to someEverything good comes to an end and, sadly, what we're witnessing is the end of Battlefield. Not only as our beloved franchise but, I'm afraid, as a title. Remember Medal of Honor? EA basically deleted it after Warfighter's fiasco. I had really high hopes for this game, I've been playing Battlefield since BF3 came out, so it's 10 years now. I really loved 3 and 4 and Hardline to some extent. The problems began with Battlefield V - it was ruined by poor marketing and political correctness, and when one year after it's release it finally started to play well, EA decided to drop it's support. This time, EA deceived us with marketing referring to previous installments in the series (the trailer that was released in June had parts of Battlefield 3, BFBC2 and other community favorite moments/footages). The game that has been released is far from how it was being teased. Map design is poor - that's a result of bumping player count to 128. The maps lack details that were present in previous games. There is barely any destruction. As for the specialists, while I can live with them, cringy lines playing after every game are just too much to handle. There are just 22 weapons in the game, this is nothing when compared to Battlefield 4 which had over 70 of them. As others pointed out, we lost lots of basic features (which DICE now calls legacy features lmao). And finally, we come to the technical aspect. The game is far from being finished. Hitreg is terrible, UI is a joke - sometimes I don't even know whether a toggle is enabled or disabled. To me, this is an unfinished mess, which started as a battle royale game but then it was (poorly) remade into a Battlefield game. The only positive thing about this game is that thanks to it's disastrous launch, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 3 servers (the ones with DLC too!) are populated again so I can play quality titles instead of this crap.… Expand
  74. Motte
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    even if you dont care about the buggs bad performance etc. this game got no visions it feels like this game is only build for selling microtransactions, pls do not buy this
  75. broncomaniac133
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    i have played all battlefield titels from 1942 to BFV and always had alot of fun. but this one is a complete disaster. its a full joke.
  76. Hellcat_mc
    Dec 1, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very lovely and need some fix , we should wait to fix and i play it everyday , i trust dice its gonna be okay very soon… Expand
  77. petenoel
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    I received this game for free after purchasing an RTX 3090, and even I feel short changed.
  78. snackpants
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Takes all the core elements that made the Battlefield franchise good and shoves them aside for what is clearly a quick cash grab from a once loyal fan base that just wanted large scale warfare in a modern setting.
  79. DarthOptimus
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Absolutely horrendous game.

    I would highly advise to ignore the critic reviews on this and look at the user score, do not buy it!
  80. castawayhitman
    Dec 1, 2021
    3
    This game was meant to be the game of the year with so much hype and anticipation, but ended up being the worst game. It's a shell of a once great franchise. It took any an all features from bf4 and bf5 and tried to emulate cod modern warfare 2019 but bigger essentially but failed. It added specialists that are mostly useless and only 22 guns. The vehicles are op and the maps are to bigThis game was meant to be the game of the year with so much hype and anticipation, but ended up being the worst game. It's a shell of a once great franchise. It took any an all features from bf4 and bf5 and tried to emulate cod modern warfare 2019 but bigger essentially but failed. It added specialists that are mostly useless and only 22 guns. The vehicles are op and the maps are to big and are bland. Hazard zone is terrible and not worth playing since you get no reward. The gun customization is ok but is a grind fest to unlock basic attachments. Portal is good and probably this games saving Grace. Don't buy this game wait a couple months or if you can get it for cheap… Expand
  81. D353RTPUNK
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    The worst Battlefield I played in my life and I been playing battlefield since 1942, I think this is the end of Battlefield. Thanks EA
  82. stratos_au
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    This is Battlefield Fortnite Edition.

    Pretty dissapointed on the game. I will start by saying that so many thing that have made the BF series great appeared to have been abandoned. This is run a shoot game, mixture of COD and Fortnite. The maps feel like segregated arenas instead of cohesive maps. Everyone looks the same, there is really no point of having US vs Russia. There is    This is Battlefield Fortnite Edition.

    Pretty dissapointed on the game. I will start by saying that so many thing that have made the BF series great appeared to have been abandoned. This is run a shoot game, mixture of COD and Fortnite. The maps feel like segregated arenas instead of cohesive maps. Everyone looks the same, there is really no point of having US vs Russia. There is really no team strategy involved, no real environmental destruction so you can use the environment destruction to your advantage, there are no clases, the game is simply boring with so few maps. Additionally so few weapons 2 shotguns, 4 assault rifles, etc etc completely lame. One of the worst if not the worst battlefield released. If you are on the fence of buying it, please dont. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!    … Expand
  83. MoFa2013
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    This game sadly is my most expensive disapointmend this year.
    I can not understand how publishers are able to releas smothing like that without consequenses.
  84. Deltium
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    Dice continues to disappoint with Battlefield 2042. Every single time, the game launches with HUGE bugs despite the assurances from developers beforehand that everythign is "on track" and "performing well" Absolute lies and deception from this publisher and set of developers. Unfortunately, new players coming into the genre are getting burned for the first time, and unaware ofDice continues to disappoint with Battlefield 2042. Every single time, the game launches with HUGE bugs despite the assurances from developers beforehand that everythign is "on track" and "performing well" Absolute lies and deception from this publisher and set of developers. Unfortunately, new players coming into the genre are getting burned for the first time, and unaware of Dice's poor history and track record. Dice's (and EA's) reputation is really damaged here. I will not support them any further.… Expand
  85. Atom9
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    BUGGERFIELD! This BF should be a F2P.... I paid 90€ for an empty game...
    7 maps and only 20 guns... That's all! Shooting system is ridiculous!
    No more EA games for me... Bye bye!
  86. sad3q
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    Battlefield is no longer an AAA product , tnx to EA and DICE and I'm really sorry we lost that franchise.
  87. Wellenreiter
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    I was a Battlefield fan from the beginning but this reeks of monetization. Extremely poorly implemented monetization! The real Battlefield fans were shat on and content and mechanics copied wherever possible.

    Extremely bad maps, legacy features like the score board are no more. Bad gun play, endless bugs. You can read it all in the user reviews. In short - no love for Battlefield fans.    I was a Battlefield fan from the beginning but this reeks of monetization. Extremely poorly implemented monetization! The real Battlefield fans were shat on and content and mechanics copied wherever possible.

    Extremely bad maps, legacy features like the score board are no more. Bad gun play, endless bugs. You can read it all in the user reviews. In short - no love for Battlefield fans.

    Screw you EA. Keeping my money.

    I am out:(    … Expand
  88. coady
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    There's not much point in me repeating all the bugs and issues that thousands of other reviewers already have done, even though I can confirm they do in fact completely destroy the experience.
    If I'm to ignore all of these annoyances for a second and focus on the actual game. The biggest let down for me is the vast size of the maps and number of players in each server. Sure, it's probably    There's not much point in me repeating all the bugs and issues that thousands of other reviewers already have done, even though I can confirm they do in fact completely destroy the experience.
    If I'm to ignore all of these annoyances for a second and focus on the actual game. The biggest let down for me is the vast size of the maps and number of players in each server. Sure, it's probably a technological marvel that they got this running smoothly (well.... not smoothly) but due to its size it makes the individual player and his/her actions feel so insignificant and it gets boring really quick. I've found myself playing solo in a squad many times with no means to switch to a different squad or team and basically just aimlessly running around the map for the entire duration of a match.    … Expand
  89. brezyyyyyyy
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    I've made an account on metacritic straight from my BF2042 session and there is definetly alot to talk about.
    First of all - i don't have fun in that game, i simply don't, even tho fps shooters are my favourites.
    This has nothing to do with BF3, BF4 and so on. The maps are huge, and they are awfully designed. You have a desert, some more desert, two buildings and some more desert. Same    I've made an account on metacritic straight from my BF2042 session and there is definetly alot to talk about.
    First of all - i don't have fun in that game, i simply don't, even tho fps shooters are my favourites.
    This has nothing to do with BF3, BF4 and so on.
    The maps are huge, and they are awfully designed. You have a desert, some more desert, two buildings and some more desert. Same goes for almost every map, but change desert for planes of grass. Out of that, we can have a nice vehichles rekting you all over the place cuz there is nowhere to hide from them. My memories from BF3 are special ones, as the maps here was 10 out of 10 in comparison with that one.
    The guns - there is no guns. Forget about grinding 100 years in BF3 to try everything out, there is just about freaking 20 guns for a whole game for EVERY class (sorry, operator).
    128 people not fun at all. You have one place where everyone just shoot each other for about 3 to 5 minutes, then you should run 5 kilometers marathone to be killed in the middle of the desert by a heli.
    Cringe voicelines, absolutely cringe and awful. BF3, once again, was a masterpiece at that.
    Destruction is good, but still laughable, as there is one or two buildings you can destroy, the rest is desert.
    Even tho i have an old videocard and i understand it, but boy, 40 fps with THAT graphics on low's - laughable, there is no optimization. Hell, even people with rtx 3000 series are getting some problems.
    Bugs are one hundred percent to show up in every game you play, in general, that feels still like beta, still scuffed.
    Im heartbroken, as BF3 was once a game, that i've DREAMT of getting. I've build a completely new PC just to play that game, just to enjoy every piece of it, it was mind-blowing. Right now, do i want to build a new PC to run that 150 fps on Ultras? Hell no, i don't and i won't. 10 years later, that is not what i expected out of gaming industry, constantly selling us a raw, unpolished, bad and just soullles project. Literally everything in that game is bad, i have nothing else to add.
    I wish i could say every little piece of that battlefield making it that bad, but i believe that everyone, who actually played this game, will understand everything i've said and alot more.
    Sad, that we live in such a time, when we can't just have a mind blowing game, as we used to get before.
    And yes, i know that BF4 was bad at the beginning, but i believe it was never that bad.
    EA, please, you have destroyed every every every single one of your projects to absolute ruins    … Expand
  90. ydzero5
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    После Battlefield V разработчики так и не поняли что что-то делают не так.
  91. hasuina
    Nov 30, 2021
    2
    BATTLEFIELD 2042 is better than any game. lol
    -trash
    1. crashing
    2. low fps(20-42fps)
    3. lag
    4. CPU100% game

    **** GAME.
  92. 0809449
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    真的是爛到爆 吃子彈 BUG一堆 還虧我預購
    真的是爛到爆 吃子彈 BUG一堆 還虧我預購
    真的是爛到爆 吃子彈 BUG一堆 還虧我預購
    真的是爛到爆 吃子彈 BUG一堆 還虧我預購
  93. Revivaliser
    Nov 30, 2021
    2
    Where to begin with this...
    I'm running a 1660ti and an i5 9th gen system with 16gb ram. Yes, it's a moderate spec by current standards, but I expect to be able to run new game releases at least on Low settings at a playable framerate. Being new to this Franchise I've missed all their previous launches, so had no personal experience of what went down in the past. I have however read and    Where to begin with this...
    I'm running a 1660ti and an i5 9th gen system with 16gb ram. Yes, it's a moderate spec by current standards, but I expect to be able to run new game releases at least on Low settings at a playable framerate. Being new to this Franchise I've missed all their previous launches, so had no personal experience of what went down in the past. I have however read and watched many user reviews of their previous titles at launch and can clearly see a pattern that is still being followed. That being games launching in an incomplete state. Followed by many patches and updates in an effort to turn the game into what it should have been at launch.
    I was excited about this title. Especially after playing BF4 for a couple of months now and seeing what that game can do even 7 to 8 years after it launched. And then I moved onto BFV, which I have to be honest blew me away with it's overall polish. I understand that both BF4 and V launched with similar issues to 2042 and that I am now experiencing these games with the benefit of years of patches and fixes and optimization. But for EA and DICE to not learn from these previous launches is a real shame. Currently the FPS player base is rotating between games like Vanguard and Halo infinite, which are all vying for our attention and valuable game time. Battlefield offers gamers something different, or used to. Perhaps after a number of patches, fixes and optimization updates 2042 will be a solid game that will offer something different for the FPS player base. Perhaps not. Time will tell.    … Expand
  94. Alexey12345
    Nov 30, 2021
    10
    I don't understand the hate around the game
    Battlefield 2042 is super fun just like bf3/bf4
  95. Bluduck
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Buggy, poorly optimized, interface sucks, balance is way off, operators suck, character models seem to be weirdly short, it's just a pile of trash at the moment.
  96. canman39
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    I have played every BF since its inception and Technical issues aside this game is an absolute flop and by far the worst in the series imo.

    Absolutely sh%@ maps, which due to their size make half the already small arsenal redundant. The size of the map is completely unnecessary given you don't actually contest 70 percent of it. No scoreboard/server lobby/chat. Hovercraft.....    I have played every BF since its inception and Technical issues aside this game is an absolute flop and by far the worst in the series imo.

    Absolutely sh%@ maps, which due to their size make half the already small arsenal redundant. The size of the map is completely unnecessary given you don't actually contest 70 percent of it.

    No scoreboard/server lobby/chat.

    Hovercraft.....

    Mix of more arcade style shooters and completely misses the mark, feels like cod on a massive map.

    Probably the biggest killer is the Staple class system replaced by this absolutely gimmicky "specialist" bulls*&~ cash grabbin maggots.

    I don't get the point of portal at all.    … Expand
  97. hieidean
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    jesus, i just got robbed, this game is awful, I thought I was playing free to play game for first minutes, what the f* did they do? I played all the battlefield till this time, but this is just joke, I bought it for 70euro, day after lunch I couldn't even sell it for 30euro? this tell you something isn't right..., graphic is garbage, sound is complete garbage, maps are garbage, gunplay andjesus, i just got robbed, this game is awful, I thought I was playing free to play game for first minutes, what the f* did they do? I played all the battlefield till this time, but this is just joke, I bought it for 70euro, day after lunch I couldn't even sell it for 30euro? this tell you something isn't right..., graphic is garbage, sound is complete garbage, maps are garbage, gunplay and gameplay overall is disaster, there isn't one positive thing I could say about this game, last time I preorder something from these EA thiefs.… Expand
  98. iguess
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    Didn't even play all 10 hours of demo. The game lost everything i like about battlefield.
  99. extinguisher17
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    A horrifically downsized, disgraceful excuse for a Battlefield game. Terrible lag, no sense of class identity whatsoever, and innumerable bugs that break the experience. Awful.
  100. Sneerfulmite22
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    2042 times the details ! It just works with Very high attention to map design and some great gameplay!
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  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
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  3. Negative: 11 out of 74
  1. Trusted Reviews
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    All in all, Battlefield 2042 has been a real labour of love for me. The initial launch was remarkably underbaked, but I can’t deny the enjoyment that comes from firing a rocket launcher into a tornado. This may not be the best FPS multiplayer game available, and there are still plenty of issues that need ironing out, but there are occasionally some thrilling moments that you won’t be able to experience in the likes of Call of Duty or Fortinte. It remains frustrating having to pay full price for a multiplayer game, but if you’re already a fan of the franchise and don’t mind missing out on the campaign, you’ll likely enjoy yourself here. The nostalgic aspect of Portal mode will also draw fans in, and of course, the 4K graphics make it very pretty game, even if it has its cracks.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2021
    40
    The weakest first-person shooter in the history of DICE. Even, by some miracle, the studio manages to fix the most glaring mistakes and reanimate the abysmal netcode, this game will not become Battlefield at its core.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 16, 2021
    65
    Despite the promising Portal mode, Battlefield 2042, which uses players as a tester, still gives the impression of an incomplete game with its errors and important problems.
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