Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. mintlo
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    The worst Battlefield game I have ever played. Not even close to ready for release.
  2. SuperSonicBoom
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    We lose the campaign, okay, but with 3 years of development with 4 studios working on you would think the game would be good, WRONG!!! Battlefield 5 was considered the low point in the series, now Battlefield 2042 has set the bar even lower.
  3. NathanScmidt000
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    For the first two hours I had fun. At hour 15 I'm ready to put the game down and chock Battlefield 2042 up to another game that burned me. The gunplay is terrible opting for a more spray and pray mentality, and there are already a ton of balance issues. The netcode problem from BF4 is back in force. The game feels more like Battlefront than Battlefield. There are maybe two decent maps thatFor the first two hours I had fun. At hour 15 I'm ready to put the game down and chock Battlefield 2042 up to another game that burned me. The gunplay is terrible opting for a more spray and pray mentality, and there are already a ton of balance issues. The netcode problem from BF4 is back in force. The game feels more like Battlefront than Battlefield. There are maybe two decent maps that offer infantry enough cover to run the miles it takes to get to an objective, and vehicles are wildly overpowered with infantry not having enough options to deal with them. The UI is possibly the most terrible thing I've seen in a while, and the spawn system on the overhead map is so cramped that it makes it difficult to spawn on the correct squad mate or spawn beacon if they are too close to an objective. PTFO and teamwork is a thing of the past thanks to the specialist system. The audio is so bad that you can't really hear which direction footsteps are coming from, or a hovercraft or rover sneaking up behind you. All of this on top of the all the massive technical issues plaguing the game is unacceptable. If I could get a refund I would.… Expand
  4. LonerStoner
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Devs need to stop putting out unfinished and broken garbage. The rubber banding, glitching, and crashing is a damned shame. $70 for this? Not a chance. Thanks for the 10 hour trial so I could verify that it was indeed still trash after that abysmal beta. There is potential here, but that isn't how a release should be. Make it worth the consumer's time and money BEFORE releasing it.
  5. 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.
  6. JohnnyBNL
    Dec 19, 2021
    1
    Hey EA Board of Directors, shame on you! Yes I'm talking to you; Andrew Wilson, Heidi Ueberroth, Luis A. Ubiñas, Richard A. Simonson, Talbott Roche, Jeffrey T. Huber, Rachel A. Gonzalez, Leonard S. Coleman, Kofi Bruce. Shame on all of you! How dare you deceive Battlefield fans like this. I'm sure the share holders will be happy but know that if you keep going at this rate it will kill theHey EA Board of Directors, shame on you! Yes I'm talking to you; Andrew Wilson, Heidi Ueberroth, Luis A. Ubiñas, Richard A. Simonson, Talbott Roche, Jeffrey T. Huber, Rachel A. Gonzalez, Leonard S. Coleman, Kofi Bruce. Shame on all of you! How dare you deceive Battlefield fans like this. I'm sure the share holders will be happy but know that if you keep going at this rate it will kill the Battlefield franchise.… Expand
  7. 200ft
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Broken lifeless game turned into apex legends. So many bugs and lag. This is a disgrace to the bf franchise
  8. SirVault
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Definitely lots of potential in this game. Lots of minor issues and bugs, but I can see this becoming a decent game in 6 months to year.
  9. Atyne
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Battlefield is officially dead. Probably the worst game launch I've ever seen. The problem is, even if there were no technical issues, the game is still a piece of garbage. I liked the satisfying gunplay in the beta and they took away basically the only thing that was good. The last hope is Portal. There is some potential but right now, it's not worth it.
  10. renderz
    Nov 28, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This, by far, is the wort Battlefield ever released. There is no balance, the maps have too many pinch points and FFS, it's next to impossible to survive more than 5 minutes due to the number of ambush and camping positions. I would rather stable my sensitive areas than buy this piece of utter waste of code. DICE should just quit now.… Expand
  11. 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
  12. xema25
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Take cool features from previous games: scoreboard, ping system, classes, good balance gpu/cpu performance, content and game modes, voice chat…. Shake it a bit release it too soon and you’ll get:

    No scoreboard, a ping system that doesnt work right and misses many features (like telling your squad mate that you are going to revive him), random classes, high-end cpus being a bottleneck, 2    Take cool features from previous games: scoreboard, ping system, classes, good balance gpu/cpu performance, content and game modes, voice chat…. Shake it a bit release it too soon and you’ll get:

    No scoreboard, a ping system that doesnt work right and misses many features (like telling your squad mate that you are going to revive him), random classes, high-end cpus being a bottleneck, 2 game modes that we don’t like and Portal that is a **** filled with “the rest”, no voice chat (lol seriously Dice?) And everything for 89,90 euros. I was an idiot paying that much money… don’t be an idiot like me please.    … Expand
  13. zombox5000
    Dec 21, 2021
    1
    Absolute tragedy how badly they have ruined Battlefield. The guns feel bad, the "classes" are stupid, the map design is pathetic. Will never buy a DICE game again.
  14. aln666
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.

    This has nothing to do with Battlefield.
  15. Steyraus
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Another day another broken buggy game from a billion dollar corperation...Maybe if they spent more time coding and bug testing than virtue signalling on Twitter and arguing politics they might are at least a functioning product.
  16. Layho
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    After 5 hours of playing : Ridiculous bugs, limited Operators - limited and less weapons than Battlefield 4 or 1 - No scoreboard - 30 to Maximum 50 frame rate with Geforce 2060 RTX graphics card - Visual effects and textures are not Belong to a AAA game. .
  17. Maxime307
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This Battlefield is the biggest let down. Is it so bad ! Unrecognizeable has a BF game. It’s not what i was expecting. Gunplay is broken, lag is everywhere, can’t even play with my wife ( errors ) . No reason to play had a squad. Maps are pretty but lack anything enjoyable. To big for nothing. You don’t know how much damage you do. No body repair or heals. No specialists. It’s justThis Battlefield is the biggest let down. Is it so bad ! Unrecognizeable has a BF game. It’s not what i was expecting. Gunplay is broken, lag is everywhere, can’t even play with my wife ( errors ) . No reason to play had a squad. Maps are pretty but lack anything enjoyable. To big for nothing. You don’t know how much damage you do. No body repair or heals. No specialists. It’s just garbage.… Expand
  18. huszarka
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    The worst Battlefield. I cannot imagine, how they put this game on the market with these content and with those big bugs... Why cannot big companies learn from other big companies` failure????
  19. EasternUNO
    Feb 14, 2022
    1
    There are some very annoying things which make the game not that enjoyable like previous Battlefield V...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    8) No campaign!!!

    In conclusion, if DICE or whoever is responsible for this game will take care of it, remove the bugs and update the game - more maps, bug fixes, fix issues with classes, I will be considering to install this game, but it's such a garbage I had to uninstall it.    … Expand
  20. colonelramirez
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game feel like mix of Apex and CoD experiment in BF world. I don't get in, I feel nothing playing this game. I wish I feel good like always playing BF games, but not with this, this part.

    Many glitches, animations, sometimes broken physics. One time you can shoot, other times your hand fly around in front of you, and you can't shoot your weapon. Audio broken sometime work, sometimes    The game feel like mix of Apex and CoD experiment in BF world. I don't get in, I feel nothing playing this game. I wish I feel good like always playing BF games, but not with this, this part.

    Many glitches, animations, sometimes broken physics. One time you can shoot, other times your hand fly around in front of you, and you can't shoot your weapon. Audio broken sometime work, sometimes not. Many things need to be fixed. UI is bad, I can't watch that color, make me depressed. It's barren.

    Maybe in looooong future after many, many fixes, patches, and revamp some gameplay and other things. Will be worth to try. Must be also then cheaper or in game pass.    … Expand
  21. sundaymovie
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    The game isn't immersive at all. The objectives and dots above players pull me right out of the game. I am shooting at just under dots instead of looking for character models to shoot at. Why. Cover up good graphics with HUD dots. What a waste. Also there aren't team fractions everyone is the same characters on both side of the game. This game has turned so weird.
  22. Grum84
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Очень разачерован исполнение и качеством игры. Отвратительное отношение к паклонекам игры.
  23. hunn3r
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    1/10 Only because when you start it it actually starts. But the fun ends there.

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

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

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

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

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

    THIS GAMES NEEDS AT LEAST 4 MONTHS OF DEV TIME.

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

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

    /I played around 30 hours my experiences and toughts about the game are my own/    … Expand
  24. Kai82
    Jan 9, 2022
    1
    I see it again as my duty to warn you. The game was released in a state were it was clearly unfinished. I think it would have taken an additional year of development to fix the issues if not more. Again a clear case of release a broken game and fix it later mentality. To clarify this: We are talking about serious issues and not trivial things. There are serious problems like connectivityI see it again as my duty to warn you. The game was released in a state were it was clearly unfinished. I think it would have taken an additional year of development to fix the issues if not more. Again a clear case of release a broken game and fix it later mentality. To clarify this: We are talking about serious issues and not trivial things. There are serious problems like connectivity errors, barely / poorly working controls, crashes, lag and a lot of graphical glitches. I would avoid this game entirely. It is not worth your time and money. Overall this should be in the worst games list of the year 2021 and I barely can give a 1/10.… Expand
  25. mike01o2
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Completely lacks the vision, character or immersion of bf 1/2/3. Empty and lifeless maps, shallow progression, and embarrassing hero characters that try to rip off games like Fortnite and Apex. It feels like a cheap knock off. Please sell this IP to someone that respects and enjoys this series. Also no scoreboard or voip or commander. Teamplay and squadplay is non-existent. On theCompletely lacks the vision, character or immersion of bf 1/2/3. Empty and lifeless maps, shallow progression, and embarrassing hero characters that try to rip off games like Fortnite and Apex. It feels like a cheap knock off. Please sell this IP to someone that respects and enjoys this series. Also no scoreboard or voip or commander. Teamplay and squadplay is non-existent. On the technical side, its completely unoptimized.… Expand
  26. dsayshi257
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Buggy mess of a game, lacking features, modes, guns, pretty much a step down from every previous game in every sense.
  27. OOa007
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    First off ALL BATTLEFIELD game suck compared to WHAT the original accomplished Battlefield 1942 and all this cheap greedy company can do it mimic it with hollow rip offs. Hell even if they did a pure remake it would be better than 2042 but nope!!! Tell me which game offered LAND AIR AND SEA!!! As for BF2042 and all EA DICE games they take away what makes it great and replaces it withFirst off ALL BATTLEFIELD game suck compared to WHAT the original accomplished Battlefield 1942 and all this cheap greedy company can do it mimic it with hollow rip offs. Hell even if they did a pure remake it would be better than 2042 but nope!!! Tell me which game offered LAND AIR AND SEA!!! As for BF2042 and all EA DICE games they take away what makes it great and replaces it with useless junk (ooh tornado) they take away what gives the game replayability !!!! I dont have time to get into all the other problems this game has but PLEASE dont but for at least a year… Expand
  28. Hoerli
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    The graphics and the basic idea are quite good.
    But essential things are missing, like a scoreboard, a chat that works for everyone and not just for the team, many more weapons, and so on.
    It is also technically still broken in many corners and it jerks even on fast computers. Paying money for it is almost a rip-off. This gender nonsense in the German language I also do not want to    The graphics and the basic idea are quite good.
    But essential things are missing, like a scoreboard, a chat that works for everyone and not just for the team, many more weapons, and so on.
    It is also technically still broken in many corners and it jerks even on fast computers.
    Paying money for it is almost a rip-off.

    This gender nonsense in the German language I also do not want to see.
    Such a crap is not supported.

    The mindset of "we don't need hate in video games and everything that triggers that has to be banned" just doesn't work in a shooter.    … Expand
  29. zerobane
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Like a worse version of COD; and that is saying a lot.

    No idea what they were going for; the only saving thing is the custom modes where you can play the old BF maps.
  30. BossmanPL
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The worst bf game in bf game series. As a bf fan, I am really disappointed.
  31. Hell_d
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    DICE lost 90% of original Stockholm team.
    +
    EA brought DICE new cheap student Developers. = Battlefield 2042 that absolutely feels like students summer project/try to copy BF on Unity engine. "new" DICE cheap team failed miserably. - UI is horrible - "Heroes" / Specialists concept was absolutely not needed for BF. EA just copy-pasting CoD for nothing good. - Gunplay is a mess,    DICE lost 90% of original Stockholm team.
    +
    EA brought DICE new cheap student Developers.

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

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

    Every working part of prev. Battlefields starting from BF2, is missing in Battlefield 2042. Even little things like scaling minimap, or adjusting opacity of UI ingame. New DICE screwed up even switches in settings Enabled/Disabled frustrating and you can't say which is on or off now...
    Buy yourself EAplay basic, get 10hrs trial - and see yourself, you'll not want to buy this game.    … Expand
  32. Megabmin
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Would have rated this 0/10, however, it did run. It did not run well, but it did run. This game show how out of touch DICE is with their fanbase.

    Just make a game that's actually based on bf4, and you get a 10/10 game and not this warzone/overwatch hybrid.
  33. blackthing
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    if grafics were everithing this game would be a 10, but everithing is bugged, classes non existing, run´s like **** i cant like this game.
  34. xJordy
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    The games a complete dumpster fire, don't buy this trash. Lacking in any substance, optimisation and detail, what the game brings to the table is lackluster and just unacceptable. Missing most key components of what a makes a battlefield game fun and unique. DoA.
  35. 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
  36. PapaKnowsBest
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    Constant connection issues, can rarely get into a game and when I can the maps are pretty bad, very poorly balanced map design that feels more like a game made 20 years ago rather than a top tier title in 2021. I would not recommend this game for at least another 6 months when hopefully these issues have been fixed.
  37. 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!
  38. muyfresco
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    He probado el juego unas 5 horas... pensaba que iba a ser un bf4 pero esta muy lejos.... no entiendo porque nos dan menos, mucho, mucho menos.... me ha dolido de forma especial la destrucion, las clases, servers, scoreboards..... y los VEHICULOS.... Una pena k el espiritu de esta saga se prostituya de esta forma... no pienso comprarlo
  39. Tankgaming
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    This game is if Battlefield, Fortnite and call of duty had a baby. This isn't battlefield. Battlefield 3 and 4 are peak battlefield that we will never see again. its a shame. It isn't even feature complete, riddled with bugs and with a complete disregard of what the community wanted. Battlefield wont see the end of the decade if it continues this path.
  40. 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
  41. EugeneFreedom
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game is trying to be something like BF4, but it is very bad at it.
    Minuses:
    - the same specialists on both sides - a huge number of bugs - poor optimization, at 1050TI you won't get more than 40 fps - hit count - 1 out of 5, the network is terrible - a big price tag for the beta version, which needs to be finalized for another 1-2 years In the end: it's all sad. The AAA gaming    The game is trying to be something like BF4, but it is very bad at it.
    Minuses:
    - the same specialists on both sides
    - a huge number of bugs
    - poor optimization, at 1050TI you won't get more than 40 fps
    - hit count - 1 out of 5, the network is terrible
    - a big price tag for the beta version, which needs to be finalized for another 1-2 years

    In the end: it's all sad. The AAA gaming industry is a bleak bottom right now = (    … Expand
  42. Metalheart
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Meh meh meh meh meh meh meh meh.
    Graphics ok, bullet spread is very bad, not really innovative, removed a lot of the good things about the game.
  43. GunnerMcDagget
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game isn't in a good state right now. Very buggy, poor quality graphics, and not a whole lot of content available. After BFV I hoped they would learn their lesson in releasing part of a game. But they only made it worse. There's not much available and what is available is average at best.

    Wait a few months to see if they fix it. Otherwise, don't bother with this.
  44. Belafonte
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    What is battlefield without teamplay and destruction? Call of Duty but more beautiful...
  45. AngryShark92
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    What the hell has happened to these franchises? This game is so far removed from its predecessors, the squads are gone, the server browsing is gone, the teamwork functions are gone, the scoreboard is gone, levelution is gone, weapon variety is gone, weapon choice is exceptionally limited, weapon balance is awful, you cannot stay in the same game to get a fresh start (if the connectionWhat the hell has happened to these franchises? This game is so far removed from its predecessors, the squads are gone, the server browsing is gone, the teamwork functions are gone, the scoreboard is gone, levelution is gone, weapon variety is gone, weapon choice is exceptionally limited, weapon balance is awful, you cannot stay in the same game to get a fresh start (if the connection works), you have to play a specialist now instead of playing a role in an army, and you cannot communicate with the enemy team because "all" chat has been removed, and you cannot switch teams to help balance them out.

    No need for a full length review, Dice has devolved horribly since Battlefield 4, Battlefield 1 was great, V had some great mechanics but we were told "Don't buy the game" because we didn't like revisionist history, and 2042 is the pinnacle of failure that doesn't feel much like a battlefield anymore.

    Oh and would you be surprised if I told you there are unnecessary political themes in the game? Diversity of characters and safe spaces in online chat are the selling points here, along with your skins and emotes. Yikes. There are a plethora of other issues that can be mentioned like leaning, UI changes, spotting mechanics, and others that reviews on here will mention in better detail.

    I gave it a 1 because I enjoyed the graphics, neat.

    This is just another disappointment in what has become an incredibly disappointing November mired by terrible releases that share one common theme... politics. Shocker. RIP CoD Vanguard, Forza Horizon 5, Far Cry 6, & Battlefield 2042. Fire all these activist developers and producers.

    I feel bad for the Gen Z gamers, having to grow up with these awful releases with alternate histories, when we had the likes of Bad Company, 1942, Battlefield 3, and so on, such a shame.    … Expand
  46. Filjo09
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    I usually don't review games but for this I will make an exception. I really love BF franchise but this is just unacceptable. Love letter to BF my ass. Do not buy this game because this is not BF. You can call it what ever you want but not BF. And it is missing so many features from previous game tah even if the game by some miracle work you still can't call it Battlefield. You can call itI usually don't review games but for this I will make an exception. I really love BF franchise but this is just unacceptable. Love letter to BF my ass. Do not buy this game because this is not BF. You can call it what ever you want but not BF. And it is missing so many features from previous game tah even if the game by some miracle work you still can't call it Battlefield. You can call it field because that exactly what it is. Maps are huge and on most places empty. I have played more then 10000 hours of BF games and this is the only I am reviewing because I am really disappointed. Been waiting for this game to come for years and this is what EA and Dice have given to me. 1 thing is sure. EA and Dice are never gonna earn my trust again.… Expand
  47. DestinyLord1134
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Playing some of my 10 free hours of this unfun dumpster fire, then never looking at it again.

    Not ready for release, period. Horrible optimization on a high end gaming PC. Terrible Network and hit detection. Barely any weapons, and doesn't feel like a Battlefield game. More of a running simulator.
  48. Souzin
    Jan 16, 2022
    1
    Broken recoil system at launch making almost all guns unusable. Lack of balance, vehicles devastate infantry and especially broken locking system for AA missile makes impossible to shut down helis and jets. They added many interesting mechanics but all for nothing because of the number of bugs. This game is in alpha stage and the release should be postponed by at least a year.
  49. zanzibarwinds
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Wow so glad I played this on trial. Saved me £50. Less concerned with bugs, VERY concerned with all the missing things that made BF3/4 good (Squad/team switching, weapon variety, community servers, server search for main modes etc)
  50. RemakerID
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    The worst thing that happened to the series. The game was turned into this... Fortnite!
  51. G1zm0666
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Worst battlefield launch in the history of the franchise.

    I would give it a 1 just for the graphics. Main problems: 1. Insanely clunky UI - the social tab, the T menu - don't get me started. 2. Performance - playing with 5900x and 3080 GPU i have inconsistent frame rates, some hard drops during firing that make it really hard to hit. 3. Attack of the clones - everyone is the    Worst battlefield launch in the history of the franchise.

    I would give it a 1 just for the graphics.

    Main problems:

    1. Insanely clunky UI - the social tab, the T menu - don't get me started.
    2. Performance - playing with 5900x and 3080 GPU i have inconsistent frame rates, some hard drops during firing that make it really hard to hit.
    3. Attack of the clones - everyone is the same character and its hard to tell teams
    4. Portal - I was counting on this mode being the saving grace for this game but sadly, it inherits many bugs from the core game - such as weird bloom in gunplay, super clunky UI etc.
    5. Portal doesn't have any progression - so the very limited selection of guns is already unlocked at start with all their attachments.
    6. Portal progression seems to affect the main level - but it was immediately nerfed after launch since DICE can't be bothered to QA the game to find exploits pre launch.
    7. Impossible to join friends on the main game modes - i tried several times - the result is that I get queue for the server, when it finishes it says party leader selecting mode and goes back to main menu.
    8. Impossible to join more than 3 friends - currently its only possible to join 3 friends (even though it doesn't work for me at all), so if your clan has 5 or more tough luck - you will play on different servers.
    9. No scoreboard - kind of kills a lot of the gameplay satisfaction.
    10. Sound is terrible - something that for me was a staple of battlefield games is just horrible, its super silent although things are going on around you, and footsteps sound like they are on top of you even though they can be many meters away.
    11. Maps - there is much less detail in the new maps - very little unique stuff, usually large empty areas and some copy pasted empty buildings around objectives.
    None of the new objectives seem to create memorable or interesting combat loops, unlike most maps in BF4.
    Seems to me they were created in a hurry without passion or much thought.
    12. Specialists gameplay - once most people reached around level 25 you start seeing the asian chick with the scan wallhack ability all the time - this kills any tactical gameplay.
    Other operators are quite bland, most people below 25 will play Falck for self healing and nice XP farm for revives- can be bundled with ammo pack for maximum farm.
    13. No squad menu - cant swap squads in game - cant reassign leader etc. - kinda kills the experience as you get randomly assigned to a squad at the start of the map - add to that that after every match the previous squad gets replaced so it is always a coin toss.
    14. Guns - they seem really inconsistent - there is some weird bloom going on - sometimes the guns are laser accurate and sometimes they are not, can't say if its a bug or not, add to that the net code is quite crappy so its very hard to hit people at range.
    15. Snipers - since there isn't a real penalty for recon kit - as you can take any gun with any gadgets there are loads of snipers and marksman everywhere, consider that as I said most maps are large and empty aside from some buildings at objectives this makes it sniper heaven.
    16. No server browser or private servers - technically there is 1 for portal but not for the main game, this was a staple of battlefield because you would find a nice server you liked and keep returning to it everyday and get to know the admins and players - form a small community.
    17. No all chat - this game tries to cater to snowflakes, I suspect that the similarly to YouTube removing dislikes, DICE removed all chat and scoreboard to avoid people getting their feeling hurts.

    Almost everywhere I look there is a big issue or step backwards.

    As a fan of the franchise that owns all BF games I'm sorely disappointed and feel cheated for buying this game - especcially at a premium to get early access.

    If the rumors are true and there is indeed a day 1 patch that will release at the end of early access it would be doubly disappointing.

    I expect that EA DICE if they have any honor left for their customers - will offer some compensations for those that payed premiums for this Alpha/Beta build and can no longer refund it.    … Expand
  52. wlgur8086
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    I've played BF series ever since BFBC2 launched on PC. Played every installment except Hardline and V of course, with a hundreds and thousands of hours grinded on each. Therefore I can proudly say, that this is NOT related to the Battlefield in any way.
    Now below is the translated from Korean Battlefield community.
    What features that 2042 took a step back from previous Battlefields.    I've played BF series ever since BFBC2 launched on PC. Played every installment except Hardline and V of course, with a hundreds and thousands of hours grinded on each. Therefore I can proudly say, that this is NOT related to the Battlefield in any way.
    Now below is the translated from Korean Battlefield community.

    What features that 2042 took a step back from previous Battlefields.

    0. Very little to no destruction

    1. No in-game voice chat
    - Developer said they are working on it and will include the feature some time after the launch, which means they've launched the game unfinished IMO.

    2. No Scoreboard
    - No proper stacking score indicator.
    - No squad play bonus score.
    - No long range bonus score.
    - No indicator for how much damage dealt.
    - No repair bonus score.
    - The game doesn't encourage you to PTFO.

    3. No Leaning mechanism

    4. 22 Guns
    - 4 ARs? seriously? 4 ARs?

    5. Sh*t UI
    - Can't change minimap size
    - Controls for chopper/jet smushed together
    - Blurry crosshair for vehicles
    - Bold In game 3D icon wherever the objective is
    - Inconsistent spot system. (Random marker or a vehicle spot)
    - Interrupting and useless commo rose
    - Unorganized clusterf*ck respawn map
    - Every tank shares same icon and every chopper shares same icon on the respawn map.
    - No indicator for where the gunner is aiming at.
    and the list goes on.

    6. No chat for all

    7. Server browser only supports Portal.

    8. Can't rent a server

    9. Kick back to lobby after one game.

    10. Hard to identify friend or foe. (Set aside the bugs)

    11. 20-42 FPS

    12. Pointless cutscenes. (You can move your vehicle during cutscene and accidentally dead)

    13. Pointless individual award screen after match.
    14. No squad options. - No private options on lobby / in game. - No squad change option. - No team change option. 15. Levels that nothing to do with military ranks. 16. Even lesser infantry flow considered within the level design. 17. Bad sound mixing. (which has been downhill after BF3) - Pointless voice over in game. (They should have revisit their previous games for this) 18. Can't choose loadout or operator on some situations. 19. DLSS not working 21. No personal stat page 22. No commander mode (This is debatable) 23. No naval map. (Aircraft carrier only on loading screen haha) 24. No boat 25. No underwater swimming 26. Takedown motion is cheap. Every enemy stands up before they get killed even thought they are crouching. 27. No options for chat filter. 28. Deleted vehicle getting in and off motion I've skipped the bug and the gunplay part because it is pointless to name out the bugs since the core gameplay is not polished. As you know, the list goes on.    … Expand
  53. EvolDem
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    I was waiting for battlefield, but they sold me a s****y CoD. I waited and was inspired, but now a complete disappointment in EA.
  54. 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
  55. FinisRonin
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This is so disappointing. BF2042 really looks nice but it is an unfinished product. In it's box it comes with a ton of glitches, bugs and missing features. Don't get me wrong this Battlefield still has the potential to be the best Battlefield game of all time but properly in 6 month to a year when the product itself is finished. At it's current state I wouldn't recommend this game toThis is so disappointing. BF2042 really looks nice but it is an unfinished product. In it's box it comes with a ton of glitches, bugs and missing features. Don't get me wrong this Battlefield still has the potential to be the best Battlefield game of all time but properly in 6 month to a year when the product itself is finished. At it's current state I wouldn't recommend this game to anybody not even to a Battlefield fan boy like me. It is really sad to see this game in the state it is in.… Expand
  56. Alekmosq1995
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    The servers is so bad, we has lag, high ping and you lost package its imposible to play
  57. squlltax
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    I wanted to list features that were CUT - we had them in previous BF's, we don't now:

    - Crouch sprint, jumping and pulling up on high walls, leaning etc - Vehicle entering/leaving, changing places animation - on both land and air - spirit of US vs THEM - we are all mercenaries, we all look the same, we fight for nothing. This was super prominent in BF1 or BF5 , where WAR as not a    I wanted to list features that were CUT - we had them in previous BF's, we don't now:

    - Crouch sprint, jumping and pulling up on high walls, leaning etc

    - Vehicle entering/leaving, changing places animation - on both land and air

    - spirit of US vs THEM - we are all mercenaries, we all look the same, we fight for nothing. This was super prominent in BF1 or BF5 , where WAR as not a choice, and SIDE of war was also not a choice for a given soldier.

    - fortification building / sand bags / mines / etc

    - general lack of nice animations - melee, resurrection, granade throws, fence hopping

    - special in-map kits (flamer)

    - points / scoreboard - this one is big

    - destruction is lowered - somewhat - you cant level buildings and all roofs are indestructible. without something like V1 rockets there is also no ooommth that can reshape battlefield

    - initiative to play as a squad/team- classes/tools

    - frontlines / bottlenecks / flanking maneuvers - its team deathmatch now with random spawns everywhere. Also thanks to AIR spawns and parachutes

    - stealth gameplay / smoke / camouflage

    - stationary weapons that can provide zoning and defenses

    - assisting roles - medic/engineer/anti-tank - its all in one now - so you dont care about team as you can do everything alone or with two people. Also everything autoheals.

    - no spotting xp

    - no important points for dmging vehicles (10xp always) and no assists as drivers

    - initiative to be a good leader for your squad (to earn points/for xp/for victory)

    - suppresion

    - no spawn camera

    - foliage is not moving when you enter/leave

    - scope zero-ing --==--

    Why cut all those? Why make BF such a flat shooter game when you had sourcecode of something much more.    … Expand
  58. z0nyy
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    This game is a complete joke. Not only that the technical side is totally gabage, the design decisions in this title are also beyond "ok". If you liked old titles of the battlefield franchise, don't expact anything. Stay with your memorys of the good ol' battlefields. That's my tipp to you. This is only a product that should sell, not be played.
  59. Fanchylul
    Dec 13, 2021
    1
    Ну это тупа кал, тут даже обсуждать нечего, просто мусор. Смешно даже вспоминать, как под первыми геймплейными роликами на ютубе все единогласно писали мол "Наконец-то старая добрая батла вернулась в свое русло, это будет великая игра". Я еще тогда чуть не блеванул, но зато сейчас на ее фоне пятая часть выглядит не так плохо. Надеюсь, дайсы учтут свои ошибки в будущем и наймут еще большеНу это тупа кал, тут даже обсуждать нечего, просто мусор. Смешно даже вспоминать, как под первыми геймплейными роликами на ютубе все единогласно писали мол "Наконец-то старая добрая батла вернулась в свое русло, это будет великая игра". Я еще тогда чуть не блеванул, но зато сейчас на ее фоне пятая часть выглядит не так плохо. Надеюсь, дайсы учтут свои ошибки в будущем и наймут еще больше сотрудников по квотам, потому что очевидно, что сейчас их недостаточно для того чтобы делать хорошие игры… Expand
  60. Jyadaus
    Dec 4, 2022
    1
    I played this game via Gamepass. It was a horrible 70 minutes. Game doesn't feel like a Battlefield. It's a soulless game.
  61. Kunray
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    What makes video games great is the ability to just relax and start them up. This isn't the case with Battlefield™ 2042, I feel as though I spend more time trying to make it work than actually playing
  62. JokerZlo
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    there is no destructibility!
    there is no destructibility!
    there is no destructibility!
    there is no destructibility!
    there is no destructibility!
  63. escknx
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    Day long TTK in standard modes, no leaderboards, no stats, no server browser, no progress for hardcore modes in Portals, no levelution, no global chat, no voip, no cq maps.

    Hybrid of utter incompetence and SJW clown show.
  64. Imperius147
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    pro+
    + portal mode
    + graphic but ... cons- - graphic glitch - EA not learn form the past , Frostbite is s***t engine - bugs - no story campaign - no destructions - no classes - few weapon - no customization - no team switching - no squad switching - terrible sound - UI is horrific - no scoreboard - ingame weapon modulation is sniper camping fest - ground slide - the    pro+
    + portal mode
    + graphic but ...

    cons-
    - graphic glitch
    - EA not learn form the past , Frostbite is s***t engine
    - bugs
    - no story campaign
    - no destructions
    - no classes
    - few weapon
    - no customization
    - no team switching
    - no squad switching
    - terrible sound
    - UI is horrific
    - no scoreboard
    - ingame weapon modulation is sniper camping fest
    - ground slide
    - the same specialists on both sides

    This game is even worse than Sh****ield V.    … Expand
  65. unxc3113d
    Dec 25, 2021
    1
    К сожалению, я уже 18 играю в игры этой серии и мне есть с чем сравнить. Было бы банально написать, что Dice пробила дно, скорее она на нем установила победный флаг - методом утопления. Не буду писать про технические проблемы - их правят и поправят еще. Не буду писать про скудный арсенал - это тоже решаемо и не критично. Но упорото все остальное. Карты - это пустыни, по которым хаотичноК сожалению, я уже 18 играю в игры этой серии и мне есть с чем сравнить. Было бы банально написать, что Dice пробила дно, скорее она на нем установила победный флаг - методом утопления. Не буду писать про технические проблемы - их правят и поправят еще. Не буду писать про скудный арсенал - это тоже решаемо и не критично. Но упорото все остальное. Карты - это пустыни, по которым хаотично дрифтуют стритрейсеры, врезаясь в дома, друг в друга, тараня заборы и деревья, в попытке задавить хоть кого-то. Меньше всего это похоже на поле боя. Скорее больше напоминает Безумный Макс, только в постановке ментально покалеченных. В этих бескрайних пустынях разбросаны точки притяжения игроков, где творится безумие и хаос. Респауны сделаны просто гениально - вы обороняете одиноко стоящий небоскреб, выбираете точку возрождения на нем и появляетесь в 150 метрах от него - с произвольной стороны. Иногда вам везет, а иногда прямо с той стороны, где в данный момент небоскреб атакует команда противников - просто посреди них. Кстати, у вас нет какого-то определенного противника - ваш соперник это такие же вы, но под другим флагом. Меню просто плохое и неудобное. Нет счета, нет нормального браузера серверов, плохие индикаторы на поле боя, непонятно как вы сыграли относительно других, зато расскажут, кто больше всех поднял, а кто больше всех пометил врагов. Время между матчами забивают какие-то непонятные заставки и пролеты камеры, в этот момент вы не можете, например, заниматься своими делами, настраивая арсенал или приступить скорее к игре - сидите и смотрите одно и тоже в сотый раз. Конечно авторы попытались все эти недостатки чем-то компенсировать - им это удалось: после окончания раунда вас ждут роскошные стойки персонажей и смешные фразочки от них же. Если бы мне было лет 8-10 - я был бы в восторге. Режим портал игру никак не спасает, сколько бы хвалебных отзывов про него не рассказывали и не писали. Это неплохой фановый режим, не более. Карт там мало, играют в него тоже не особо. Про хазардзон вообще писать смысла не вижу. Играя в эту батлу возникают вопросы "зачем": зачем это выпустили под тайтлом баттлефилда, зачем из этого пытались сделать баттлефилд - непонятно. Эта игра не стоит ни 2300, ни 1600, за которые можно это купить в данный момент. Рублей 300-500 вполне достойная цена, чтобы вы могли бы задаться своими вопросами "зачем", но вот только зачем вам это делать. Единственное, на что мог бы сгодиться этот БФ - поднять рейтинг пятерке: ее за последние годы худо-бедно довели до ума, а на фоне этого недоразумения V теперь так вообще шикарна.… Expand
  66. 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.
  67. inqus
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Игру дорабатывать еще год минимум, оформил возврат денег.
  68. Shinohararus
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Простите, но это не батла. Невероятнейшее дерьмо. Рефаунд.
  69. GreyFoxGG
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    на релизе версия 0,2,4. вы издеваетесь? Алчные мрази из dice совсем потеряли берега. Мой любимый командный шутер превратили в жидкие фикалии. Лучше бы перевыпустили 3-ю или 4-ю часть. разочарование года...
  70. DjNinjaRj
    Mar 5, 2022
    1
    "I personally Really Like The Game, It Is Buggy But I Think A Few Patches Would Help It, And I Just Am Having A Good Time." - Me In Launch Week. I HATE This Game Now Lol
  71. Prozombie0117
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    They got rid of classes which was the best thing about battlefield. Game has an overwhelming amount of bugs and glitches. Should not have been released in this state. They only cared about competing with call of duty. No care for the fan base.
  72. Hoyce
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This game was such a frustratingly massive letdown. Don’t know why I still had hope for it. The unfamiliar menus the lack of official server browsing, game breaking bugs, massive drawbacks in quality of fundamental parts of the game such as destruction, animation and gunplay. It’s like the entire battlefield studio went on strike and the amateurs were left to pick up the slack all in timeThis game was such a frustratingly massive letdown. Don’t know why I still had hope for it. The unfamiliar menus the lack of official server browsing, game breaking bugs, massive drawbacks in quality of fundamental parts of the game such as destruction, animation and gunplay. It’s like the entire battlefield studio went on strike and the amateurs were left to pick up the slack all in time for Christmas to deliver it half baked. So disappointed… Expand
  73. AlterTema
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Bad optimisation (one frame-rate on all settings), bad gunplay, and, also, there is very little content in the game. Because of the big maps, you run half a day to the desired point, die, and run again. If i want to play arma, i will play in arma. I very upset by the game, had high hopes for the people from dice, but got an unfinished game… refand
  74. IronFlash
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    I can't believe this they are changing over full price for this half baked game what a lazy development
  75. pirate135246
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    TAA is forced and the game looks terrible because of it, its grainy and blurry even with motion blur, film grain, chromatic aberration, etc turned off. There are barely any weapons, attachments, etc. The sounds are horrible. It feels like a F2P game in pre alpha
  76. Nukern
    Nov 28, 2021
    1
    Все что мне понравилось в игре, так это робопсы. Все остальное ужасно и не стоит своих денег.
  77. Doss86
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Bf4 epic,Bf1 amazing and still my favorite. And to go from that to this crap ?? I dont get how you can release a game as this on the new gen when what you did on last gen was soo amazing :(
  78. Tsyuko
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Game runs like s*it. I have terrible performance, worse than on beta (on same map) and it was already bad in that beta. i7-7700k oc to 4.7, gtx 1080Ti, cant get stable 60 fps on low and FHD. It jumps all over the place from 70 to 20. Most of the time its on 60, but then even with v-sync lock it drops to 20-30ish in some situations. Also settings have minimum impact on FPS and CPU runs onGame runs like s*it. I have terrible performance, worse than on beta (on same map) and it was already bad in that beta. i7-7700k oc to 4.7, gtx 1080Ti, cant get stable 60 fps on low and FHD. It jumps all over the place from 70 to 20. Most of the time its on 60, but then even with v-sync lock it drops to 20-30ish in some situations. Also settings have minimum impact on FPS and CPU runs on 80-90% while GPU in on 60-70%. Game is not optimised at all.

    On top of that:

    -no server browser (outside of performance the biggest issue for me. Never used Search button in BF game ever and even though I like CoD style games more I ditched them for BF just because it still had oldschool browser and no SBMM)

    -no full scoreboard (wtf?)

    -no personal profile stats in menu (wtf?)

    -wierd bullet spread

    -maps feel empty and too big if you like playing infantry only like I do    … Expand
  79. Timmay
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Got a "more-than-decent" computersetup. Can't even push it past 35 FPS. It worked for a couple of hours @ 60fps-isch at the launch. Now it just crashes.

    Not really worth to buy gold when you cant even play it.
  80. ZeroKing
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Nothing is available on the day of release, it was lagging very much and there were a lot of bugs, in vain I believed EA because I knew that there would be a similar situation as with BF5, I was very disappointed, another proof that modern games are nothing more than a business
  81. MorbidFable
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    I don't know how you make BFV look better than this.

    Scoreboard removal is stupid No classes isn't good but it could be argued to be good Minimal destruction makes the vehicle vs infantry bad Optimized so poorly, worse than BFV No server browser Cross platform is great, but no voice chat or text chat makes absolutely no sense, how are we supposed to even talk to people now that we    I don't know how you make BFV look better than this.

    Scoreboard removal is stupid
    No classes isn't good but it could be argued to be good
    Minimal destruction makes the vehicle vs infantry bad
    Optimized so poorly, worse than BFV
    No server browser
    Cross platform is great, but no voice chat or text chat makes absolutely no sense, how are we supposed to even talk to people now that we get grouped with them?

    I will now list how many guns are in the game

    3 Handguns
    3 SMGs
    4 ARs
    2 LMGs
    3 Marksman
    3 Snipers
    3 "utility" which are shotguns

    BF4 on release had

    ~11 ARs
    ~9 SMGs
    ~9 LMGs
    ~9 Snipers
    ~11 Carbines
    ~8 Shotguns
    ~8 DMRs
    ~14 Handguns
    ~7 Grenades
    A bunch of knives
    Tons of gadgets

    There is nothing this game does better than BF4, which came out almost ten years ago.
    BF4 also had COOP, A campaign, and more. How can you possibly charge 60$ for something WITH NO CONTENT?    … Expand
  82. Pavel_Zakharov
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Я фанат bf4 и то, во что вылилась эта серия шутеров меня очень огорчает: ненужные специалисты, убрали общую таблицу счета, разучились делать нормальные карты - одни поля, убрали ТВ ракеты в вертолете, убогий игровой интерфейс, стрельба кал, у игры на выходе скудный выбор оружия и ни одной пехотной карты, оптимизация кал, море багов и лагов, нет пользовательских платных серверов,Я фанат bf4 и то, во что вылилась эта серия шутеров меня очень огорчает: ненужные специалисты, убрали общую таблицу счета, разучились делать нормальные карты - одни поля, убрали ТВ ракеты в вертолете, убогий игровой интерфейс, стрельба кал, у игры на выходе скудный выбор оружия и ни одной пехотной карты, оптимизация кал, море багов и лагов, нет пользовательских платных серверов, отсутствует голосовой чат, я могу продолжать бесконечно...… Expand
  83. PsiHo1389
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Just about everything feels like a downgrade compared BF1 or 5. It’s ****

    maps

    gunplay

    game audio

    movement

    specialists/classes

    soundtrack

    downed screen (seriously, why are there no revive distances)

    squad screen

    amount of guns

    amount of vehicles

    lobbies

    stats

    leaderboard

    vehicle/character/weapon customisation

    melee kills

    HUD

    server browser

    general ambiance and atmosphere
  84. Genek13
    Feb 10, 2022
    1
    I have played every BF game and as a veteran of the series I must say that THIS IS A JOKE XD after many patches this game is still unplayable at the moments. Progressions and all new mechanics in the game suck. Even PORTAL mode is lame... better stick to original games like BF1, BF3/4 etc.
  85. Frames93
    Dec 18, 2021
    1
    Battlefield has always been my first person shooter series in my heart. But this game is horse **** Bad optimization, fps drops. Feels like you are a rubber band when you play this game. I run a overclocked i9 9900k 5.2ghz with a Asus rog strix och 3080. Even low settings and dlss on balanced i hardly reach 100fps. This is a disgrace. I do not recommend anyone to buy this game.
  86. AustinS
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    First but not most importantly, an insane number of bugs, it's become completely common for me that anything I interact with in the game may or may not work the way it did the last time I used it this alone wouldn't be enough for me to leave a bad review, but it is enough for me to say wait 8 months to a year before intending to buy.
    SI've put nearly 50 hours in already trying to love this    First but not most importantly, an insane number of bugs, it's become completely common for me that anything I interact with in the game may or may not work the way it did the last time I used it this alone wouldn't be enough for me to leave a bad review, but it is enough for me to say wait 8 months to a year before intending to buy.
    SI've put nearly 50 hours in already trying to love this game, but trying has made me downright depressed with the franchise I loved.
    Secondly and most importantly. The design decisions feel like some suits told a bunch of programmers to just include all the features of all the hot games right now.
    The specialist system is terrible. The removal of the ubiquitous class system is a travesty and removes one of the core ingredients of every battlefield game ingredients of every battlefield game. Making it so that anyone can equip any combination of weapons and equipment devalues squad planning and gameplay and promotes individual action over team action. The eight giddy happy-go-lucky personality characters removes from the epic feeling of a living breathing battlefield and turns everything you do into a silly joke. "I destroyed 16 vehicles that match? teehee dont be mad you just wish you were as good as me!"
    I miss the voice lines that sounded like actual war cries from a war zone. They also removed almost every feature that made battlefield an easy to navigate fun game that supported all types of people. Sure it has portal which is the only cool decision they made. But that doesn't account for how they've killed the actual feel of the franchise.
    This game has so many issues both in design and execution I could ramble on for hours.
    Move the specialist to hazard zone where they belong and make perfect sense but give us back our standard soldiers with minimal customization and light to moderate personality give us back classes so there are pros and cons to your decisions and you have to try to work with your team. We all had grown to love the rock paper scissors of different classes and different vehicles now everything just feels like a homogeneous hodgepodge of mediocrity.    … Expand
  87. Dillweed2211
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    Worst bf experience ever, dice hasn't put out a quality game since battlefield 4
  88. Fourzero
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    What an embarrasment. Awful performance, even on high end systems.

    The game doesn't even have a scoreboard. Can't chat with the enemy. No interesting unlocks for the vehicles. No Thermal, APS, TV Missile, ECM - all gone. We have downgraded from BF4. Tanks have input lag in first person but if you zoom in it goes away. Of course they will never fix that. Jets are useless. Sundance is    What an embarrasment. Awful performance, even on high end systems.

    The game doesn't even have a scoreboard. Can't chat with the enemy. No interesting unlocks for the vehicles. No Thermal, APS, TV Missile, ECM - all gone. We have downgraded from BF4. Tanks have input lag in first person but if you zoom in it goes away. Of course they will never fix that.

    Jets are useless. Sundance is overpowered and the only operator worth using because you can fly for a very long time. The map design is atrociously bad. Open, flat maps with barely any cover - a running simulator. Gunplay is very bad - the bullets don't go where you are aiming at and the hitreg is pathetic. The gunplay in the beta was enjoyable but now it's broken. The sound in this game is also not doing it for me, something is missing. The game looks very bad on low on some maps.

    Overall very disappointed. The game added nothing new that is worth mentioning but we lost a million features. The game is trying to be Apex Legends, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch and a bit of Battlefield - all at the same time. Jack of all trades - master of none.

    Would not recommend. Save your money and revisit in 6++++ months, but even then, don't expect anything because the core of this game is rotten and they'll never commit to fixing that or admit that they should've delayed the game for 1 more year.    … Expand
  89. WinnieKuma
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Fantastic map details and physical engine, a truly 10/10 game in 2021.

    R.I.P. Battle Field series.
  90. Royalty1G
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Not a good game, doesnt even feel like a BF game anymore. Feels like DICE has forgot a lot of good things they've done and just make mediocre stuff now.
  91. Norbis
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This game is such a downgrade compared to previous games. I think there is not enough space here to list them. Also I'm worried they won't make it any better in future. RIP another franchise under EA wings
  92. BattleCrap
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    I don't enjoy the game. Too faced pace, would prefer a return to 1942 or bf 2 style. I think Battlefield should stop it's nonsense of following COD, and instead pivot a new direction and look to the footsteps of ARMA and Squad.
  93. Ultrac213
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Controls are really bad, guns are also very bad and random, lots of bugs should have just delayed the game.
  94. DimaPL
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    Огромная деградация серии. Попадания не регистрируются (в шутере!!!), убрали нормальную статистику, куча багов, ужасно мало оружия, фактически не с чего выбирать., 120 игроков не чувствуется абсолютно, карты через мерно огромные - большую часть из этих карт игроки не используют, ужасное меню, ужасный интерфейс...у меня нет слов от разочарования. Я столько ждал эту игру, а получился кусокОгромная деградация серии. Попадания не регистрируются (в шутере!!!), убрали нормальную статистику, куча багов, ужасно мало оружия, фактически не с чего выбирать., 120 игроков не чувствуется абсолютно, карты через мерно огромные - большую часть из этих карт игроки не используют, ужасное меню, ужасный интерфейс...у меня нет слов от разочарования. Я столько ждал эту игру, а получился кусок г...а. Жаль потраченных денег, последняя Батла что я купил… Expand
  95. Rosays
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    FIX THE GAME IT’S FULL OF BUGS.
    This is the worst Battlefield release I have ever played.
    Doesn’t even feel Battlefield anymore, no more classes and the maps are horrible.
  96. Mammad8980
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    You guys have to return to BF 1 or 4 this is an downgrade building this awful game...
  97. Goobii
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    What an incredible piece of hot garbage, they took what made battlefield great and threw it in the dumpster. Battlefield 2042 is a Call Of Duty clone, There is no classes, no scoreboard, no voice chat, full of bugs...are you kidding me? Ive been playing BF since 1942, this is an utter disrespect to the fans and players of this franchise. 1/10 don't even think about buying...
  98. Amech619
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is not even half developed. Wtf is wrong with this company. You ruined my favorite FPS series of all time. I loved every battlefield from bc2 to BFV even with each game having its flaws. But this is unacceptable. You stripped half of the features that were included in previous battlefield game. Voice chat. Scoreboard, incoming medic messages. Mini map sizing. Squad selection. Server browsers. Random bullet trajectory. The list goes on and on. Get your refunds people.… Expand
  99. Zoteth
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Summarizing my experience, the new maps are not only way to big, but also boring and empty and definitely not nextgen. The Weapons feel and sound like Toys. Ttk feels to long. There are so many bugs, the game looks like the alpha version. This peace of code is such a garbage, it’s not even funny. I am so happy, I paid only 4 Euro for ea access so I have played it for 10 hours. DiceSummarizing my experience, the new maps are not only way to big, but also boring and empty and definitely not nextgen. The Weapons feel and sound like Toys. Ttk feels to long. There are so many bugs, the game looks like the alpha version. This peace of code is such a garbage, it’s not even funny. I am so happy, I paid only 4 Euro for ea access so I have played it for 10 hours. Dice prioritizing to gender the text in the game, rather than to make the game work and to make the game we want. The only good part is, there is the new portal mode, so we can play the few good old maps, wich were made by the old dice team.… Expand
  100. freshface
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    bugs, less features, crashes, a literal far cry from the great battlefield we used to love and enjoy
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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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