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. Omar_Indeed
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    What an embarrassing mess. The developers had ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD to make a game without crazy glitches, graphical errors, good gameplay. What they delivered is on par with some third-rate game studio‘s debut effort in ALPHA stage. Utterly ridiculous, and no fun to play.
  2. cg398
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    This game is half finished, performance is bad and its missing so many QoL features from previous titles. What an embarrassment.
  3. leeringg
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Where to start? They took out a story mode to "focus on delivering a multiplayer experience" and what did we get?

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

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


    But really go look up the bloom in BF2042 and tell me if you want to waste your money on a shooter that you can't shoot in, how this ever made it through testing is beyond me.    … Expand
  4. OnlyCortex
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    It took them 3 + years developing this game and when it comes out it comes with a lot of glitches and bugs.
    The game is not ready.
  5. Ingvar_Alighier
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Я беееееееггггаю и бееееггааааю. MAX BATTLEFIELD EXPIRIENSE!!!
  6. jingoboy341
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOp
  7. wangsitu
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    completely horrible game, even the portal sucks because of these stupid UIs.
  8. ably96
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    this game is huge scam. every aspect of game has broken. they even really scammed user for bot mode.
    Devs should exile from game industry for good.
  9. Fudjik
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    Мне не зашло , что убрали классы и оптимизон конечно не очень , а в целом нормально
  10. deathmake317
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    worst battlefield of all time, No matter how good you are, the hit registry and variable weapon accuracy ruins any sense of this being a fun gain and makes every fight a coin toss. the game was not ready and honestly with all the bs thats broken and lack of features this game will never be ready. Litterally half the content of battlefield 4....
  11. shrekjooon
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
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  12. fr00b
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    This is an unfinished, unpolished and broken game.
    Do not buy this until everything is fixed!
  13. chelovechek
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Отвратительная оптимизация, с момента открытой беты ничего не изменилось, все такие же постоянные фризы, лаги, стабильно низкий фпс, хоть в портале все с этим относительно нормально. Ужасный балланс в основном режиме, также отвратительные карты, почти все представляют из себя просто поле с парой, тройкой построек, убить тебя могут отовсюду, в штурмовых винтовках, пулеметах, дробовиках нетОтвратительная оптимизация, с момента открытой беты ничего не изменилось, все такие же постоянные фризы, лаги, стабильно низкий фпс, хоть в портале все с этим относительно нормально. Ужасный балланс в основном режиме, также отвратительные карты, почти все представляют из себя просто поле с парой, тройкой построек, убить тебя могут отовсюду, в штурмовых винтовках, пулеметах, дробовиках нет вообще никакого смысла, бои на средней и близкой дистанции - редкость, все играют с дмрками и со снайперскими винтовками, феноменальное количество багов, да, с беты, конечно, пофиксли их большинство, но все равно играется отвратительно, не знаю, у меня одного ли такие проблемы, но с мувментом в игре все ооочень плохо, вот, нельзя нормально объяснить, это надо почувствовать при игре, но какой то инпут лаг при движении, очень неприятно ходить, бегать, прыгать итд, портал, хоть и не плох, но, вечно только в него играть надоест достаточно быстро, а вот в захват и прорыв играть совершенно невозможно, карты, балланс, оптимизация, всё отвратительно. Запросил возврат средств, надеюсь, что разработчики одумаются и начнут как-то менять игру в плане геймплея.… Expand
  14. BiblioMeczka
    Nov 19, 2021
    6
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  15. themig29
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    The Good

    The games on-foot movement mechanics are actually a lot of fun. Movement, including jumping and mantling is fluid and consistent. Parachuting is more realistic than in a game like Warzone, but allows for some additional tactics. When you are parachuting you can either control your descent and move with greater speed and maneuverability, at the expense of being able to fire you    The Good

    The games on-foot movement mechanics are actually a lot of fun. Movement, including jumping and mantling is fluid and consistent. Parachuting is more realistic than in a game like Warzone, but allows for some additional tactics. When you are parachuting you can either control your descent and move with greater speed and maneuverability, at the expense of being able to fire you weapon. Or you can release your chute controls and descend, but have your weapon up to fire. Zip lines also allow you to be able to shoot in any direction, which helps when moving into fortified areas.

    The graphics, when they aren’t hampered by bugs, are great as well.

    The Bad

    Content (what’s missing):

    This list is literally too long to do justice here, so I recommend checking out the subreddit for the game on this.

    But there are no classes. You’re stuck with specialists that are piecemeal in terms of gameplay and being able to respond to in-game situations. There’s also no lock-on anti-vehicle weapons (SMAW/Joker), which is a problem when dealing with the insanely OP and overly fast hovercraft. You also can’t dive to get away from enemies, making you a sitting duck in water. Weapons attachments are also extremely sparse and poorly implemented. There are no thermal/NVG scopes, and the items that are available essentially have identical duplicates in most cases meaning that a significant number of attachments are cosmetic in a sense. There is also no scoreboard, no VOIP, no squad switching, to setting a squad leader or battlefield commander, no persistent leaderboards, etc.

    Content (what’s there that shouldn’t be):

    Specialists... look, they aren't terrible, and apart from two of them who have excessively powerful anti-vehicle/air capabilities, they are relatively well balanced. But it’s clear that this game originally was meant to be some kind of Apex/Fortnite/Overwatch hell-spawn. And it seems that EA got cold feet about it and then tried to pivot back to an actual Battlefield title last year. And boy does it show. The character design reeks of the uncanny valley, and the end-round quips might be some of the worst cringe-inducing garbage I’ve ever seen in a video game. Against the backdrop of a literal climate apocalypse, you have these “No-Pats” (non-patriated mercenaries) working for either the US or the Russians because they have literally lost everything, quipping like a bunch of idiot Twitch streamers. It’s awful.

    Map design:

    Most maps are poorly implemented. Ground-unit conflict points are too far away from each other. You can spend a third of the match just trying to from waypoint to waypoint in this game. Levolution is sparse, and poorly implemented. There are random tornadoes, which don’t do anything other than suck up players and spit them back out to parachute back into play. I’d rather play BF4’s Siege of Shanghai on permanent repeat than any of these maps.

    The Ugly

    Gameplay:

    It’s a shooter with absolutely garbage hit-registration, further complicated by an insane amount of bloom, that was either included to reduce the skill gap or added as a quick fix to issues in the beta. It’s also incredibly imbalanced. It plays like a failed shooter from a decade ago.

    Bugs:

    There is no way to sugar-coat this. People are having a myriad of issues, including, but not limited to:

    - Loadouts not working requiring leaving games altogether
    - Revives not working
    - The game crashing for no reason
    - Glitchy visuals that don't provide proper feedback about what is happening right in front of you
    - Getting stuck in a downed state and being unable to be revived or to respawn
    - Spawning on your team but with the opposing team’s colors and indicators

    UI:

    Aside from the new “plus” weapon attachment menu, which works well for in-game attachment switching, it’s an unmitigated disaster. There is so much having to move in and out of specific US pages just to accomplish a handful of things, particularly trying to switch your weapon attachments, that it makes you not want to do it at all. You can’t even see who’s in your party in the game menus without having to click on a tab to go to the “social” tab, instead of having persistent squad details section in one of the corners of the screen. Worse still is the Lead UI programmer going onto Twitter and commending their team for a job well done and then hiding behind complaints of harassment when the user-base came back with questions and ideas.

    Final thoughts: I cannot stress enough that you stay away from this game at launch. It’s not worth $60. It needs massive fixes just to make the game playable as a shooter.    … Expand
  16. Berserker8888
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    For now and if the dev don't do anything it s really Bad no sensation no score and poor optimized...
    So sad..
  17. BilboBG
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    24 FPS.
    Call of duty clone.
    No class just hero with a banana gun.
    Bad performance than quality.
    The worst battlefield of all series.
    1/10 from bf fan.
  18. kaicer22
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    muy bueno juego si tenes una pc potente sino chau jajaja ese es el problema del juego la alta demanda de potencia que requiere
  19. AstroCat
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    I don't want to bore anyone with a long verbose explanation of my dislike of BF2042. But, I will say I've been a big fan of the franchise going back to BF1942. I have very fond memories and nostalgia for the series and it's always been one of my "go to" games. It filled a great niche between milsim games like ARMA and twitchy games like COD. Using class based objective gameplay, with aI don't want to bore anyone with a long verbose explanation of my dislike of BF2042. But, I will say I've been a big fan of the franchise going back to BF1942. I have very fond memories and nostalgia for the series and it's always been one of my "go to" games. It filled a great niche between milsim games like ARMA and twitchy games like COD. Using class based objective gameplay, with a slightly faster pace but still utilizing teamwork, tactics including balanced and fun vehicle play. All that is gone now.

    BF2042 is not even a BF game to me, the specialists are hokey cringe worthy arena shooter stuff, and we can tell this was the supposed to be the semi-arena shooter Battlefield. Hazard Zone was really the only intended game mode, the Conquest and especially Portal modes are panic adds. But it all just falls so short.

    Then there is the myriad of technical issues that I won't document here, they are being talked about all over the place already.

    For all intents and purposes they have abandoned the entire franchise for this misguided redesign. The best I honestly think we can hope for is this release to fail miserably and the developers be forced to do some soul searching and come back with a legit, back to the roots BF "7"

    They've lost their soul on this one. :(    … Expand
  20. Icemazter
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Great fun with normal battlefield chaos!

    Some bugs here and there but nothing that has been destroying my experience
  21. TheMaks
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Things we lost in BF2042

    Scoreboard
    CLASSES
    All chat
    A server browser for the main modes
    KD
    A stat page
    more than 100fps
    Teamswitching
    Squad switching that isnt random
    Persistent community servers
    UI info like damage done to infantry/vehicles
    Voice-chat
  22. 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
  23. MowkMeister
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    This game is meant to sell, not play. They invested all of their efforts into things like pointless weather effects and completely unnecessary scale so they could use them as selling points instead of investing in gameplay. And because of that ridiculous scale, they decided to throw in as many vehicle as possible without thinking of balancing them, Again to use the spectacle as a sellingThis game is meant to sell, not play. They invested all of their efforts into things like pointless weather effects and completely unnecessary scale so they could use them as selling points instead of investing in gameplay. And because of that ridiculous scale, they decided to throw in as many vehicle as possible without thinking of balancing them, Again to use the spectacle as a selling point.

    They swapped classes, a battlefield staple, for specialists because they would be easier to monetize. They got rid of so many great details and gameplay additions from old battlefields, so they could focus on making the game more sellable, not playable.

    They practically got rid of all sense of community by getting rid of voip, scoreboards, clans, and all chat.

    And not to mention how absolutely horrible the performance it. I am fortunate enough to have a pretty solid pc, (10900k, 3080) i get constant stutters ranging from 50 to 90 fps on settings meant for performance. I cant imagine how they expect people who have been getting screwed over by scalpers from getting components to play this game.

    The ONLY redeemable thing about this game is portal. It offers a great nostalgia trip and has a lot of potential. Unfortunately since people went straight to abusing it which i have no clue how dice didn't see that coming, its basically impossible to level up with right now.

    I could honestly go on but i think the part that is the most disappointing thing about all of this is that this game was labeled as "a love letter to fans" before it was even revealed, yet here they are ignoring feedback on what fans want.    … Expand
  24. junkieeee
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do not buy the game. IT's broken, half finished product.

    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
    The weapons omg. There are literally only 4 ARs. Wtf is this?
    It tries to be a mix of Warzone, Fortnite, R6 Siege, Apex and so on.    … Expand
  25. Virn
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Don't buy this game. Don't buy this game. Don't buy this game. Don't buy this game. Don't buy this game.
  26. juan518
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    A fun game, but an un-fun battlefield game.

    Battlefield 2042 has an enjoyable experience, but vanishes after the first two matches of the day, there's a huge lack of weapons compared to previous entries, the scoreboard, server browser and many other things that were a given are now gone. EA's rush to have a source of income besides the sales of the game itself lead to a roster of    A fun game, but an un-fun battlefield game.

    Battlefield 2042 has an enjoyable experience, but vanishes after the first two matches of the day, there's a huge lack of weapons compared to previous entries, the scoreboard, server browser and many other things that were a given are now gone. EA's rush to have a source of income besides the sales of the game itself lead to a roster of characters that don't seem to realize the reality of the world the game is set in, leaving both appearances (i'm talking about the outfit itself and not gender) and cocky voice lines out of place.    … Expand
  27. Xday1
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know where to start, but I can say that the identity of the battlefield no longer exists… Expand
  28. TheTheThe2021
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Bad game with woke **** ist Genderfield 2042 or Betafield 2042. Dont play it. Boykott EA.
  29. Furionesty
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Позор

    Впервые решил приобрести игру до ее выхода за что и поплатился Был наслышан, что любая из последних battlefield может быть играбельна минимум через год после ее выхода Как же я надеялся (почему вдруг?) что в этот раз будет не так С полностью уверенностью заявляю, что лица, ответственные за выпуск игры в таком состоянии + получившие за неё деньги, должны понести уголовное наказание    Позор

    Впервые решил приобрести игру до ее выхода за что и поплатился
    Был наслышан, что любая из последних battlefield может быть играбельна минимум через год после ее выхода
    Как же я надеялся (почему вдруг?) что в этот раз будет не так

    С полностью уверенностью заявляю, что лица, ответственные за выпуск игры в таком состоянии + получившие за неё деньги, должны понести уголовное наказание
  30. SCollins
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Really disappointed that so much of the game is missing. The game feel like it should be in early access as so many great battlefield features are missing. I am sure in a few years I will play this game but I really need to learn to never pre order a game.
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  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 74
  3. Negative: 11 out of 74
  1. Trusted Reviews
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    All in all, Battlefield 2042 has been a real labour of love for me. The initial launch was remarkably underbaked, but I can’t deny the enjoyment that comes from firing a rocket launcher into a tornado. This may not be the best FPS multiplayer game available, and there are still plenty of issues that need ironing out, but there are occasionally some thrilling moments that you won’t be able to experience in the likes of Call of Duty or Fortinte. It remains frustrating having to pay full price for a multiplayer game, but if you’re already a fan of the franchise and don’t mind missing out on the campaign, you’ll likely enjoy yourself here. The nostalgic aspect of Portal mode will also draw fans in, and of course, the 4K graphics make it very pretty game, even if it has its cracks.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2021
    40
    The weakest first-person shooter in the history of DICE. Even, by some miracle, the studio manages to fix the most glaring mistakes and reanimate the abysmal netcode, this game will not become Battlefield at its core.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 16, 2021
    65
    Despite the promising Portal mode, Battlefield 2042, which uses players as a tester, still gives the impression of an incomplete game with its errors and important problems.
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