Battlefield 2042

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  1. KLASHIUS
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Ok, this trash made me do an account here so.

    1. Do not call this Battlefield, because all fundamentals of BF franchise are GONE !!! 2. Its more over than a year and this game lacks much of a content. Its a sad downgrade. 3. Vehicles have terrible physics, game as well. HOW THE HELL can a jeep with 1-2tons push away from a road a TANK ???? You know, the **** TANK with weigh over    Ok, this trash made me do an account here so.

    1. Do not call this Battlefield, because all fundamentals of BF franchise are GONE !!!

    2. Its more over than a year and this game lacks much of a content. Its a sad downgrade.

    3. Vehicles have terrible physics, game as well. HOW THE HELL can a jeep with 1-2tons push away from a road a TANK ???? You know, the **** TANK with weigh over 50 tons and more. Its a joke, here tanks ramming each other jumps around like they are built from a paper. World of tanks, a free games can teach you how to do it, play it and see how bad you are with doing this stuff. Other vehicles are terrible too, it has a feeling like a chinese ripoff game. AND YOU GOT THERE CRITERION signed as a part of a team, they done racing games, were they high or drunk?

    4. Weapons... WTH??? they shoot with almost no spread like some lazy dumb airsoft guns with a terrible sounds too. So few of them, so few options to customize. But at least we can have stupid flashy skins, right? Shove them up yours...

    5. Movement. Soldiers run around like on cocaine fast and chaotic spraying all over everywhere with their airsoft guns. It feels like they are rollerskating. BFV done movement excellent, why you butchered it ????

    6. Wall/cover leaning. Why its not present? Is this counterstrike 1.6 ??? It was there before in BF and now its gone. Stupid decision. And what I hate about this game most is players running through each other !!! Bumping in other players in a game was part of adrenaline when you are trying to run for cover in front of a grenade. Now its not feeling like you are a part of it. Adrenaline atmosphere is GONE !!!

    7. Cringe specialists at least are shutted up after a match. BUT THEY DESTROYED TEAMPLAY !!!! No one bothers to revive, really few others do. And ammo, oh god, NO ONE EVER drops ammo crates. On the other hand snipers on the end of the map are there camping with their ammo crates, because snipers with infinity ammo camping is a great idea. I played BF1 after uninstalling 2042 and it felt like its tactical heaven, everyone was working together.

    8. Sounds. Better than at a beginning. But that Music is something. Why it even exist? Farting in a toilet when I have diarrhea is more pleasing to my ears. Whoever done that **** should be fired.

    9. Graphics. Thats the only thing I can give credit for. Its nice. But somehow, its really demanding on your hardware. Still BF1 is much more better to look at and performs great.

    10. Maps. They got better. But they look dull. That desert map looks unfinished and oh boy, do not let me start about destruction in this game. Shooting into a scyscrapper with a tank leaves nothing. Not even a scratch. That is just lazy. And spawning is still broken. There is a good a chance that in 1 of 3 spawns you will face enemy who will empty his magazine into your face because you are doing magazine check animation. You know like in reality when someone shoots at you in open space. In a TDM I have been 4 time in a row thrown into this situation. Just lovely.

    This game is the worst what this franchise could encounter. Trailer looked like fun, then reality punched majority of fans into a face. Thats your loveletter to battlefield fans. Many of us went back to older titles and your servers in 2042 are mostly empty filled with AI. In a last two decades its now for the first time I will not buy a BF game. Its not worth even 5€. Price you ask is ridiculous. Experienced 40+ hours with gamepass and this day I uninstalled it for good. Everyone who is responsible for this game should punch himself in his face with a rock. Shame on you, you ignorant morons.    … Expand
  2. _SiN_
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst FPS of the last 10 years. Being a long time BF player since BC2 and a competitive player of BFV, 2042 is sub par in every way possible to the previous installments. It lacks all the features of previous titles that made it great, wild only giving the fan base an half baked cake of every other fps title in the mix whilst missing out the main ingredient.. Battlefield itself. Dead is the glory of what made battlefield great with the release of 2042.… Expand
  3. 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. .
  4. alsione
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Ребята из Дайс , что с вами случилось после батлфилда 1? вы как будто разучились делать игры. венцом стал 2042. и это полный треш.
  5. kekw3008
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Wow this game sucks. I meet the recommened specs and still have 40fps, with the game stuttering every 10 seconds.

    It also doesn‘t feel like a real war. It glorifies violence. War in a collapsing world is portrayed as something cool.

    Refunded, might buy again in a sale in a few months. In it‘s current state it is just not worth it
  6. kockalabda
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Joke! The worst battlefield I have ever seen! Full of bugs, no scoreboard, joke classes... Need a refund right now!
  7. antoncommenter
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    A lot of bugs,
    Vehicles too strong.
    Lack of weapons.
    Bad class design (if it is possible to call this system a class design).
    Big empty maps.

    DICE should pay us for testing their product, but in fact they took money for early access.
  8. user54879564
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
  9. out_of007
    Nov 15, 2021
    9
    I honestly like the game, Sure it has his issues but its gonna be fixed, and in comparation with Bf3 and 4 launches, this Game is very good... i hate the Internet nowadays where a small thing is reason for a 0. Kids and frustrated people just come up with this... as a 38 years old man and long time BF Fan, trust me, this game is Good
  10. Kolya7238
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Бф2042 казалась хорошей игрой, но это жалкая попытка скопировать колду, ужасная игра.
  11. atm_machine
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    A rough entry with plenty of work needed, but Battlefield Portal is a great experience. Worth trialing on Gamepass before committing.
  12. Criticman69
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Pretty much everything that make battlefield great has been stripped from this game. Here I was expecting battlefield V transformed into the modern setting but instead we got a Chinese knock-off battle royale that wanted to be battlefield at the last second. I doubt fixing the technical issues can make up for all the horrible design decisions DICE made with this game. Absolutely guttedPretty much everything that make battlefield great has been stripped from this game. Here I was expecting battlefield V transformed into the modern setting but instead we got a Chinese knock-off battle royale that wanted to be battlefield at the last second. I doubt fixing the technical issues can make up for all the horrible design decisions DICE made with this game. Absolutely gutted that the only franchise I look forward to has been ruined this much.… Expand
  13. Mrdarlikjz
    Nov 16, 2021
    7
    I intend this to be a honest review of the game:

    After 27 hours of playing this game , overall I think there is alot of fun to be had here.I will break down each component of the game and give my opinion: Specialists: While controversial, since they have replaced the core class system, the new specialists while are generic in terms of abilities, being similar to a lot of other    I intend this to be a honest review of the game:

    After 27 hours of playing this game , overall I think there is alot of fun to be had here.I will break down each component of the game and give my opinion:

    Specialists:
    While controversial, since they have replaced the core class system, the new specialists while are generic in terms of abilities, being similar to a lot of other games. The specialists work well with the environments provided , the non-linear map design allow for dynamic gameplay. While accomidating a variety of playstyles between players. No specialist feels overpowered with their abilities , there are some bugs with the wingsuit after playing with it the most with the specialist offering it.

    Overall the specialist system is pretty decent.

    Guns:

    The guns are pretty wonky right now , gun progression unlockiing new guns is incredibly slow. The current meta being mostly based around the SMG's , specially the PP-28. Being the current best gun to use.

    Hit Registration is abit wonky too as of now , depending on server latency, it ranges from game to game however these decencies can hamper you experience.

    Attachments progression is great , while I can think of any improvements there probably are some.

    Maps:

    The maps are great , being non-linear , accomidating all playstyles and providing a range of environements to fight in.

    Portal:

    Portal is great too, if you enjoy traditional Battlefield with the twists provided by custom servers back in the day, I highly suggest playing this. While the content provided is lack lustre currently , the ability to create unique game modes I think surpasses the current in game content for portal.

    For people who dislike the specialist system , the game is definetly worth buying for portal.

    HardZone:

    Havent played , cant say.

    Bugs:

    Being recently launched, their are plethora of glitches that you can look up, the game is further pretty unoptimised, with frequent lack spikes on a variety of system specifications. If this would hamper your experience, i suggest not playing.

    Lack of content:

    There isnt much being UI provided content , the lack of stats and traditional scoreboards is pretty annoying.

    The lack of all chat I think is a good decision , since toxicity between both teams occurs. However for people saying there is no chat, are misunderstood for lack of VOIP , which is annoying and confusing to why it is not at launch.

    Overall:

    Overall, the game has a very good foundation to become something great , the bugs do hamper the experience , I would suggest buying if you want to play it after a couple of patches.    … Expand
  14. cplaideau
    Nov 18, 2021
    6
    Broken launch with lots of rubberbanding and hit reg issue. Vehicles have more junky physics, and the UI is one of the WORST of any battlefield.

    Unlocking perks on the guns takes too long (1200 kill for the best skin for EACH gun). BF4 had it to 500 before which made unlocking every bits of each gun doable. However, when all the planets are aligned the game is fun, it feels half    Broken launch with lots of rubberbanding and hit reg issue. Vehicles have more junky physics, and the UI is one of the WORST of any battlefield.

    Unlocking perks on the guns takes too long (1200 kill for the best skin for EACH gun). BF4 had it to 500 before which made unlocking every bits of each gun doable.

    However, when all the planets are aligned the game is fun, it feels half assed and rushed with "EA Game as Service" model, and we all know what it did to BF5, Anthen to name the last 2.    … Expand
  15. ArvydasLT
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    I have played this game more than 10 hours, participated in beta.... But it broke my heart that this game, whom i become very fond for, started so poorly and more like a different game with many bits and pieces from original series. Portal, people say, is a saving grace, but not for me. I still have mixed feelings about this game, I also made the big preorder by believing in theI have played this game more than 10 hours, participated in beta.... But it broke my heart that this game, whom i become very fond for, started so poorly and more like a different game with many bits and pieces from original series. Portal, people say, is a saving grace, but not for me. I still have mixed feelings about this game, I also made the big preorder by believing in the developers, the game.
    So I will stand strong by this and will hope to see a better game not far from today.    … Expand
  16. parazitzk24
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Wtf, Dice, Wtf ???
    This is NOT Battlefield anymore.
    Total Degradation.
    Max price 10$, and that's the price for the Console.
  17. lejou123
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    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
  18. unknowndef
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Кусок говна которая требует минимум rtx3080 для нормальной игры которые стоят как автомобиль
  19. Spallish
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Just play bf4, its not the usual experience youre use to. Plus there's games out there for free that do everything this game does better
  20. ogmudbone44
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    I’m just horribly disappointed by this game.

    Even after DICE and EA announced that this game was “months” ahead of schedule, to the surprise of no one, DICE has released yet another game in a broken state, but bugs and glitches aren’t the only issues with this game. This game is hardly Battlefield. The immersion is gone, the teamplay is gone, the map design is horrible, the player count    I’m just horribly disappointed by this game.

    Even after DICE and EA announced that this game was “months” ahead of schedule, to the surprise of no one, DICE has released yet another game in a broken state, but bugs and glitches aren’t the only issues with this game.

    This game is hardly Battlefield. The immersion is gone, the teamplay is gone, the map design is horrible, the player count is overinflated to the point where you hardly have a clue what the hell is even going on.

    There are no classes, there’s no scoreboard, no all chat, the controls are stiff, there’s a weird anti aliasing filter, lighting is off, you can’t tell who’s who, this whole game is just a mess. 2042 needs to take the Halo Infinite route and sit in the incubator for maybe another 6-8 months.    … Expand
  21. KiKiHUN
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    It could be good, but the optimalization is pretty bad.
    The game runs better on low specs pc's than on high-end pc's.
    Lots of serverlaggs.
    Portal mode is full of farm servers.
  22. RazielFair
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Orribile movement and shooting feeling, and even worse optimization with a PS3 graphic. It doesn't even seems Battlefield
  23. Foxcel
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Обычно, при оценке чего либо, я не ставлю "0", поскольку это крайне редкий и тяжелый случай,
    но у 2042 действительно нет плюсов.
    Этой игры не должно быть. По крайней мере от DICE такого никто не ожидал, это позор и халтура. Ну и позволю себе высказать личную неприязнь к CoD. Я ненавижу CoD, а мне продали именно ее под видом Battlefield. За подобное, обычно, судятся, но в данном случае    Обычно, при оценке чего либо, я не ставлю "0", поскольку это крайне редкий и тяжелый случай,
    но у 2042 действительно нет плюсов.
    Этой игры не должно быть. По крайней мере от DICE такого никто не ожидал, это позор и халтура.
    Ну и позволю себе высказать личную неприязнь к CoD. Я ненавижу CoD, а мне продали именно ее под видом Battlefield.
    За подобное, обычно, судятся, но в данном случае - это сюр, так что просто заслуженные 0 баллов и на свалку.

    (да, я действительно не вижу смысла перечислять минусы, ведь любой аспект игры, от дизайна интерфейса до звуковой составляющей и физики - все это вызывает только истерический смех и, простите за мой зумерский, кринж.    … Expand
  24. chappie2323
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I'm a die hard BF series fan. I played all battlefield since BF2. Every game was bought, played for hours, loved for years. But this BF feels like a fan-made mod. It's anything, but Battlefield. It's a bad mixture of Apex Legends, COD and a free-to-play Chinese fps for mobile phones. The gunplay - disgusting, DICE made the bullet spread completely random. They cut out all the game modesI'm a die hard BF series fan. I played all battlefield since BF2. Every game was bought, played for hours, loved for years. But this BF feels like a fan-made mod. It's anything, but Battlefield. It's a bad mixture of Apex Legends, COD and a free-to-play Chinese fps for mobile phones. The gunplay - disgusting, DICE made the bullet spread completely random. They cut out all the game modes but conquest and breakthrough and made the maps HUGE. Which resulted in endless running from one objective to another only to get sniped in conquest and 64 vs 64 battles in one little sector in Breakthrough. This is not a BF game, this is garbage. And don't get me starting on the UI and the lack of scoreboard "to make new players feel comfortable" bs. Oh yeah, they copied the specialist system from cod, yeah, but they missed the fact that each faction in game had different specialists, because it's STUPID to kill operator named BORIS only to get revived by the Boris fighting on your side.
    PLUS. I can't mention the optimization of the game, even though it was the thing for DICE since BF3 I think. You can't get above 50 fps on 3700x and 2060 super on any settings in 1080p. I mean it's a not to notch pc but, why does the BF V runs WAY better while looking extremely better?    … Expand
  25. newkediri
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization
  26. TheNebeskyMuz
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Battelfield 2042 is a mixed bag. The operatives are interesting, but the oversized maps do not allow you to feel the full power of the battle. The portal is very good, I think thanks to the portal this game will not die. Hazard zones are not fish, not meat.
    It is very annoying to have a bad ttk, bugs, extremely mediocre optimization, as well as cheaters of which there are already a lot.
  27. Dracarys14
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This is a joke made by EA, I think they didnt even hired testers.., so many bugs, so much fps drop and the experience is mediocre. They launch the game for people that bought early, just to test the game, this is outrageous. The map is so huge and you have so few vehicles to use, they said everything is destructible in trailer , so they lied, the servers cannot support 128 players..
    They    This is a joke made by EA, I think they didnt even hired testers.., so many bugs, so much fps drop and the experience is mediocre. They launch the game for people that bought early, just to test the game, this is outrageous. The map is so huge and you have so few vehicles to use, they said everything is destructible in trailer , so they lied, the servers cannot support 128 players..
    They just didn't care and released a game with bugs and low content    … Expand
  28. MiracleDreams
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    EA давно пора распустить никчемную компанию DICE, которые в последние года, начиная с 4 части, ничего толкового не могут сделать, и за ними подчищает все одна, не побоюсь даже такого слова, прекрасная компания Ripple Effect, бывшие DICE LA. Дать волю им творить и не бегать на поводу у наркоманов из DICE, которые исчерпали все свои идеи и пытаются впарить новую часть battlefield подEA давно пора распустить никчемную компанию DICE, которые в последние года, начиная с 4 части, ничего толкового не могут сделать, и за ними подчищает все одна, не побоюсь даже такого слова, прекрасная компания Ripple Effect, бывшие DICE LA. Дать волю им творить и не бегать на поводу у наркоманов из DICE, которые исчерпали все свои идеи и пытаются впарить новую часть battlefield под копиркой call of duty.… Expand
  29. r_STALLONE
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    It's too easy to just say the game sucks and throw up a 0 so I'll try to be a bit more fair and elaborate on why I'm giving it a 5...

    I'll start with the good, or rather the "okay". The gameplay itself is fine. Guns feel good, sounds are good, vehicles are good. I love the ability to swap scopes and mids while in gameThe problem is while the core gameplay elements are good, there's no    It's too easy to just say the game sucks and throw up a 0 so I'll try to be a bit more fair and elaborate on why I'm giving it a 5...

    I'll start with the good, or rather the "okay". The gameplay itself is fine. Guns feel good, sounds are good, vehicles are good. I love the ability to swap scopes and mids while in gameThe problem is while the core gameplay elements are good, there's no WOW factor. You would hope that the first BF game released for next gen would have it, and sadly it just doesn't. I want to love this game, I've tried playing it for the past few days hoping it would grow on me, but it just hasn't. My biggest complaints revolve around the general interface, menu system, navigation elements, controls, and the maps. For starters, there's really only 3 game modes. I know that's not all that different from previous years, but they need to bring back more centralized objective based game modes. Conquest is what it is, a playground for vehicular warfare. Personally that's not my my cup of tea. I love the vehicles, but the maps are so large and the objectives so spaced out that if you don't have a vehicle, your going to be running around for awhile before you see any action.    … Expand
  30. mcarlo
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    So you loved battlefield 10 years ago and want to hop on and have the nostalgic experience with your old friends like in battlefield 3?

    Forget it. This game feels nothing like a real battlefield we grew up with. No Classes. No Scoreboards. No reporting or vote kicking. No Leaderboards and stats. Terrible UI. No dedicated servers. SBMM.. No server chat. 3 official game    So you loved battlefield 10 years ago and want to hop on and have the nostalgic experience with your old friends like in battlefield 3?

    Forget it.

    This game feels nothing like a real battlefield we grew up with.

    No Classes.
    No Scoreboards.
    No reporting or vote kicking.
    No Leaderboards and stats.
    Terrible UI.
    No dedicated servers.
    SBMM..
    No server chat.
    3 official game modes.
    No server size selection.
    Max 4 men squad size.
    No platoons.

    and don't let me start on the bugs..

    Laggy servers
    Spawning as enemy.
    Poop performance with high end pc.
    Bugged friend parties.
    Cant revive bug.
    Terrible netcode.
    Soldiers running around in 2d animations in the distance
    and so on and so on

    You just cant justify paying 60$ and even pre-ordering and get this kind of product.

    Everything what made battlefield true battlefield just cut out. And we are left with this game, which doesnt even worthy to be named battlefield.

    Everyone who are reviewing how good this game is probably never played old battlefields, where you were unnamed soldier, where picking class mattered,where teamwork, and leadership was a key to win a match. And not a shiny skin with a cringy voice line at the end of the match, for most spot assists with a drone.    … Expand
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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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