Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4,004 out of 4864
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  1. Randy6Actual
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    The worst Battlefield yet. I thought 5 was a let down, but this is beyond disappointing. Good luck getting any kills with the shot registration being the worst of any game I’ve ever played. Garbage lobby disbandment. Classes are trash. Customization is trash. Weapon choice is minimal. The specialists feel like I’m playing Apex. Just awful. I’d rather go outside and swing by my neck.
  2. hans199548
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    sb游戏，去你吗的！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
  3. hstrrr
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Bugfield, Glichfield, Freakfield, Freezyfield, Overpoweredjetsfield...etc, but not Battlefield 2042. Btw, that game could be named like Battlefield 2018 or 2021 - it's doesn't matter.
  4. rosstergut
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS. GUNS FEEL AWFUL AND GENERIC LIKE BORDERLANDS BAD. MAPS ARE ZERG FESTS. HUGE DOWNGRADE FROM BATTLEFIELD 4.
    i HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS GAME IS MADE FOR. NOT FOR FPS FANS, NOT FOR BATTLEFIELD FANS, WHO THE IS THIS GAME FOR? BUGS, CRASHES, LAG ON SERVERS YOU HAVE TO USE, RUNS LIKE ****
    ITS SO DEEPLY CASUAL THE KILL CAM, THE CONSTANT RADAR PINGS THAT SHOW YOU THE ENEMY TEAM IN    DO NOT BUY THIS. GUNS FEEL AWFUL AND GENERIC LIKE BORDERLANDS BAD. MAPS ARE ZERG FESTS. HUGE DOWNGRADE FROM BATTLEFIELD 4.
    i HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS GAME IS MADE FOR. NOT FOR FPS FANS, NOT FOR BATTLEFIELD FANS, WHO THE IS THIS GAME FOR? BUGS, CRASHES, LAG ON SERVERS YOU HAVE TO USE, RUNS LIKE ****
    ITS SO DEEPLY CASUAL THE KILL CAM, THE CONSTANT RADAR PINGS THAT SHOW YOU THE ENEMY TEAM IN REAL TIME, WHO THE **** SAID...LETS MAKE A BATTLEFIELD GAME THAT BATTLEFIELD FANS WILL ****ING HATE. LETS MAKE IT EVEN DUMBER THAN COD, BEFORE COD STARTED TO COPY OLD BATTLEFIELD, EVEN DUMBER THAN THAT...IM ****ING SURPISED THERE ISN'T WALL RUNNING. THIS IS AWFUL JOKE OF A GAME. I WISH I DIDNT BUY THIS. **** ME I GUESS.
    DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  5. Dean_Machine
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Suck my ding dong you battlecucks 2049.
    Your game sucks donkey balls.
    Why can't you be a good game like Call Of Duty?
    This is such a dean moment.
  6. Riots
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Worst fps ever I hate it so much it sucks in every single way dice should be ashamed of this product !!
  7. clown2345
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Логвинов продажная жирная тварь, которая пиарит эту помойку и не говорит о настоящих проблемах этой игры.
    Игра ужасна, бета этой игры была лучше в разы раннего доступа, при том что бета была отвратной во многих аспектах.
    Оптимизации нет - эти идиоты пишут в системках то железо которое не вывозит игру, настолько они тупые. Сервера работают отвратно всегда присутствуют подвисания и    Логвинов продажная жирная тварь, которая пиарит эту помойку и не говорит о настоящих проблемах этой игры.
    Игра ужасна, бета этой игры была лучше в разы раннего доступа, при том что бета была отвратной во многих аспектах.
    Оптимизации нет - эти идиоты пишут в системках то железо которое не вывозит игру, настолько они тупые. Сервера работают отвратно всегда присутствуют подвисания и проблемы с регистрацией попаданий, телепорты всего и вся. Баланс игры находится на дне, это калька COD MW (2019), только там баланс был сделан под быструю шутерную механику , а не под аркадное командное взаимодействие. Баланс снаряжения, оружия просто ломают игру. Отвратительнейшая игра, даже Вангард на фоне этой игры выглядит намного лучше и оптимизированнее. Отвратный прайс за этот огрызок, который ничего не должен стоить. Врагу не пожелаю сыграть в эту помойку.    … Expand
  8. Toddafon
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    The buggy start I can forgive but fundamentally this is not "Battlefield". This is an executive driven cash grab merging all the current fads into one grotesque chimera of a game that feels like it has been outsourced to a Chinese mobile game developer.

    Cons: -10 Specialists for a 128 player game is ridiculous and has convinced me that the “No Pats” are just a clone army. Not to    The buggy start I can forgive but fundamentally this is not "Battlefield". This is an executive driven cash grab merging all the current fads into one grotesque chimera of a game that feels like it has been outsourced to a Chinese mobile game developer.

    Cons:
    -10 Specialists for a 128 player game is ridiculous and has convinced me that the “No Pats” are just a clone army. Not to mention everyone being drawn to the few “Meta” specialists.
    -No Classes (sure, "classes" are there but are meaningless)
    -No Scoreboard.
    -Very little destruction in comparison to previous titles (a staple of the franchise since Bad Company 2).
    -No Server Browser.
    -The "back story" seems like a rushed justification for kicking classes to the curb.
    -No Spotting except for certain vehicle seats and Casper's drone which ends up lighting up the entire enemy team.
    -Lack of weapons (4 or less in each weapon class).
    -Sound design is awful
    -Map design makes it feel less of a battle and more of a skirmish, despite map size and 128 players (see Battlefield 1 for atmosphere).
    -Weapon recoil and slow time to kill makes it unsatisfying to play.

    Pros:
    -Vehicles feel powerful, albeit too numerous.
    -Can be fun at times with friends.
    -Available on EA Play Pro so I don’t have to pay full price for it.

    Summary:
    Battlefield is dead and so is my hope for DICE/EA.    … Expand
  9. Swagalot
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Incredibly buggy, soulless cash grab by EA, again. This game deserves a 0 purely because it has so much potential, but it has been completely spoiled by operators, lack of classes and generally speaking is full of bugs that make it literally unplayable. Shame, it could have been so good. Refunded after 3 Hours
  10. AverageGamerGuy
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    No scoreboard. No all chat. No server browser. Lobbies disband after every match. Clunky movement system. Terrible hit registration. God awful UI. Poor optimization. A lack of content in the main game. How does three years of development across four studios result in only 22 guns, only 2 game modes in the main game, and just 7 maps. Where’s Domination? TDM? Rush? Outpost? Practice range?No scoreboard. No all chat. No server browser. Lobbies disband after every match. Clunky movement system. Terrible hit registration. God awful UI. Poor optimization. A lack of content in the main game. How does three years of development across four studios result in only 22 guns, only 2 game modes in the main game, and just 7 maps. Where’s Domination? TDM? Rush? Outpost? Practice range? Did you expect us to make those game modes in Portal? To do your jobs for you? You ought to be ashamed of yourselves.… Expand
  11. Cooltofool2
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    this is my first ever review for any game, that is how bad this game is. I been a bf fan since 1942 and this pre release has got to be the most bug filled and broken game launches ever. The day 1 patch isnt released to the most loyal fans instead they will release the day one patch on the official release date. I would rather not deal with this broken mess and stay away from this one. Waitthis is my first ever review for any game, that is how bad this game is. I been a bf fan since 1942 and this pre release has got to be the most bug filled and broken game launches ever. The day 1 patch isnt released to the most loyal fans instead they will release the day one patch on the official release date. I would rather not deal with this broken mess and stay away from this one. Wait for a sale or get it for free with the promos they got for this multiplayer game only.… Expand
  12. tleektown
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Out with the core battlefield experience, in with the new everybody wins mentality and no scoreboard yippee so satisfying…….Back to bf4 we go once again. Should of just remastered that game, instead EA decides to cater bad players and forgets about its franchise veterans.
  13. emmaski
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    EA/Dice Have ripped the heart and soul out of this franchise and given us a version of battlefield that is unrecognisable.

    BF2042 tries hard to please everyone and compleatly fails. It feels like a fusion of Cod , Apex , Hardline & Battlefield, The combination just does not work. I played both the Pc version and Xbox One X Version both for 10 hours and found it played far better on    EA/Dice Have ripped the heart and soul out of this franchise and given us a version of battlefield that is unrecognisable.

    BF2042 tries hard to please everyone and compleatly fails. It feels like a fusion of Cod , Apex , Hardline & Battlefield, The combination just does not work.

    I played both the Pc version and Xbox One X Version both for 10 hours and found it played far better on the Xbox One limited to 64 players.

    Portal I found good but limited. only 2 maps each on BF3 , BFBC2 & BF1942
    first BF title im not going to buy for a while or if ever.

    Dice scrapped adding a single player campaign so they could have more time to deliver a solid multiplayer experince which they've sadly failed on.

    The sounds awful on both platforms
    serious lack of weapons and attachments
    poor performance on Pc
    no keyboard and mouse support on Xbox
    no VOIP
    no scoreboard
    bugs galore    … Expand
  14. gh0stman
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Way to many bugs.
    - no classes
    - can fire how accurate you want but bullets go everywhere except your target. - maps are big empty spaces, houses have no furnitures. Hover craft are way to strong and if your lucky you can fly with one.... - cant choose or switch squads. - no reward for any teamplay like previous bf games. - you are forced to look at a cringy cinamatic every start and end    Way to many bugs.
    - no classes
    - can fire how accurate you want but bullets go everywhere except your target.

    - maps are big empty spaces, houses have no furnitures.
    Hover craft are way to strong and if your lucky you can fly with one....
    - cant choose or switch squads.
    - no reward for any teamplay like previous bf games.
    - you are forced to look at a cringy cinamatic every start and end of a match.
    - no servers
    - cant chat with other team( they might aswell be bots and if alot cases they are)
    - player slots get filled by botsnif not enough players, they dont so anything and akl just swarm 1 spot.
    - no team balance of any kind, if 5 ppl decide to leave your outnumbered untill others join and by that time you have lost the map.
    - if you miss your chance to get a vehicle at start then your have to run for 5+ min before you reach the fight.
    - weapon unlocks dont make any sense.i unlock 4 supressors before i get a grip or sight.
    - alot of players xp farmed the fist few days and now walk around 50 lvls higher with most things onlocked
    - you have to unlock vehicles to play like heli by flying a crappy version of heli...

    - and alot more    … Expand
  15. An02942
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Almost everything is bad here, I don't even know how four studios could do this
  16. Trinkgeld
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Battlefield better have the mother of all day one patches
    There is an unending list of issues, missing elements and performance problems in this 60 Euro game on all platforms. It is frankly embarrassing how much of a step back in quality 2042 is in its current state compared to previous titles.    … Expand
  17. tomkpunkt
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    At the moment, i really really hate this game. Its frustrating how unfun and unbalanced this is. I wish i could refund it.
  18. cs_280zx
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    not sure where these 'journalists' get their ratings from but to me they are not gamers of the genre to give accurate account.
    this game is whack, for actual gamer reviews check everywhere from twitter, reddit and youtube.
    the cut content, stripped back weapons counts you just know they will pump this full of DLC before they abandon it just like they did BF V. read others comments as    not sure where these 'journalists' get their ratings from but to me they are not gamers of the genre to give accurate account.
    this game is whack, for actual gamer reviews check everywhere from twitter, reddit and youtube.
    the cut content, stripped back weapons counts you just know they will pump this full of DLC before they abandon it just like they did BF V.
    read others comments as there is no point me rewriting them as well.    … Expand
  19. reddy112
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    COMPLETE DISASTER!
    90 Bucks for ****

    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.

    The weapons omg. There are literally only 4 ARs. Wtf is this?

    This is an unfinished, unpolished and broken game.
    Do not buy this until everything is fixed!
  20. lukad
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    This has nothing to do with Battlefield. The game is broken and unplayable.
  21. olzi1
    Dec 11, 2021
    2
    I joined Metacritic to warn Battlefield fans against buying this game. Don't get it thinking you will get a good experience to compare to BC2, BF3, BF1 etc because this game isn't even close right now.
    Bad maps, game comes with 6 new maps and none of them are enjoyable to play on. The Portal maps are good, but they use remastered maps from BF3, BC2 etc. so they're not new maps. None of    I joined Metacritic to warn Battlefield fans against buying this game. Don't get it thinking you will get a good experience to compare to BC2, BF3, BF1 etc because this game isn't even close right now.
    Bad maps, game comes with 6 new maps and none of them are enjoyable to play on. The Portal maps are good, but they use remastered maps from BF3, BC2 etc. so they're not new maps. None of the new ones are even average, all of them are complete garbage.

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

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

    TLDR; bad maps, specialists bad, netcode bad, servers bad, don't buy. Don't make the mistake I did as a long-time Battlefield fan thinking this looks interesting, it will dissappoint you.    … Expand
  22. Muffinscrub
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    The performance is a joke, guns are all RNG, feels like they went backwards on every single innovation that made previous battlefield titles better....
  23. DaXtra
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    I really love Battlefield but this game is just a joke. I tried to like it. I really tried but I cant.

    It feels so unsatisfying to do anything in the game. 128 Players, how can you turn around the game as single squad? - only 22 weapons - sound is really bad. I play hunt showdown (10 times better sound) - people just dont die. Too much hp - maps are too big and empty and ugly.    I really love Battlefield but this game is just a joke. I tried to like it. I really tried but I cant.

    It feels so unsatisfying to do anything in the game. 128 Players, how can you turn around the game as single squad?

    - only 22 weapons
    - sound is really bad. I play hunt showdown (10 times better sound)
    - people just dont die. Too much hp
    - maps are too big and empty and ugly. Copy pasted staff, everywhere.
    - The game looks soooo bad. Its 2021 almost 2022. We have next gen consoles. Do something. Bf1 looks better.
    - Buggy mess still. But a lot better than the beta
    - Performance is not great, probably cuz of the 128 players.
    - I need a proper reward system
    - Specialists... I just want russia vs usa, china vs usa, Europe armie? vs usa or other mixes. Dont need that weird looking heros
    - Third person Kills, crying for help etc. It just looks bad. Animation quality is just a joke.

    - Most important part, I like battlefield, I have fun with battlefield, I had no fun with this game. I dont even know if u can save this game.

    I wont buy it. There is one more hope, halo infinite maybe    … Expand
  24. jared030858
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The gaming industry needs regulation. There needs to be penalty for software developers who release stuff like this. This is not Battlefield. I don't know how this got past the first pass on design. How someone said hey lets not offer a different product anymore, let's mimic call of duty despite the fact people buy Battlefield to play....Battlefield.
  25. Dreamwalka
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Bad optimisation, **** gunplay, awful maps. you can still refunded the game after 10 hours of playing
  26. alex8642
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Utter and complete unplayable buggy mess. I'm contemplating a refund. This is worse than Cyberpunk was at launch.
  27. Phesom
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Thank god for the trial version.
    Horrible performance, buggy, not enough new content (3 years, 4 studios, 1 delay.. what the hell where they doing all this time?).
    There are countless other things that are missing for no reason, for the full list check the subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/qt7sez/list_of_current_grievances/ This is simply chasing a trend    Thank god for the trial version.
    Horrible performance, buggy, not enough new content (3 years, 4 studios, 1 delay.. what the hell where they doing all this time?).
    There are countless other things that are missing for no reason, for the full list check the subreddit.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/qt7sez/list_of_current_grievances/

    This is simply chasing a trend and has no soul. Pathetic, EA should fire/disband DICE like they love to do with countless other Developement Studios or relegate them to a support studio and let Ripple Effects or Respawn have a try at a proper Battlefield.
    They have proven countless times to be incompetent. This is not a one off.    … Expand
  28. TheIron
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Made an account especially to rate this game. It is simply in an unfinished state without many of the features that made the previous battlefield titles so fun. To name a few:
    - the movement is worse than BFV
    - there is no scoreboard -there are no classes -the graphics are worse than BFV - the maps are empty wastelands, 80% of the game is just running to the next objective If they    Made an account especially to rate this game. It is simply in an unfinished state without many of the features that made the previous battlefield titles so fun. To name a few:
    - the movement is worse than BFV
    - there is no scoreboard
    -there are no classes
    -the graphics are worse than BFV
    - the maps are empty wastelands, 80% of the game is just running to the next objective

    If they would've just made a newer version of BF4 with new maps,more guns and with the movement of BFV this would be a perfect game. Instead, it is a broken clone of BR shooters, but with a different objective. If someone would tell me that they intended to make a BR game but changed it last minute, I would believe it instantly.    … Expand
  29. suneatshours86
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    unplayable. unoptimized. random hitbox. full of bug. More close to an alpha version. SCAM.
  30. aln666
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.

    This has nothing to do with Battlefield.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 74
  3. Negative: 11 out of 74
  1. Trusted Reviews
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    All in all, Battlefield 2042 has been a real labour of love for me. The initial launch was remarkably underbaked, but I can’t deny the enjoyment that comes from firing a rocket launcher into a tornado. This may not be the best FPS multiplayer game available, and there are still plenty of issues that need ironing out, but there are occasionally some thrilling moments that you won’t be able to experience in the likes of Call of Duty or Fortinte. It remains frustrating having to pay full price for a multiplayer game, but if you’re already a fan of the franchise and don’t mind missing out on the campaign, you’ll likely enjoy yourself here. The nostalgic aspect of Portal mode will also draw fans in, and of course, the 4K graphics make it very pretty game, even if it has its cracks.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2021
    40
    The weakest first-person shooter in the history of DICE. Even, by some miracle, the studio manages to fix the most glaring mistakes and reanimate the abysmal netcode, this game will not become Battlefield at its core.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 16, 2021
    65
    Despite the promising Portal mode, Battlefield 2042, which uses players as a tester, still gives the impression of an incomplete game with its errors and important problems.
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