Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. makalope
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    Update 4/24/22: Game was free for me and I am still bothered by it wasting space on my drive. This game's player base has dropped to laughably low numbers, the only people that still play this are too good at this game for it to be fun for any casual player as the casual player base has left to go play literally anything else. Complete lack of games modes or any real substance that makesUpdate 4/24/22: Game was free for me and I am still bothered by it wasting space on my drive. This game's player base has dropped to laughably low numbers, the only people that still play this are too good at this game for it to be fun for any casual player as the casual player base has left to go play literally anything else. Complete lack of games modes or any real substance that makes you want to come back to play this game. Only positive I can come up with is that it is much easier to run now than at launch. I am deleting this game after this review update. I hate it. F**k you EA for making this.

    This game was free for me and I feel ripped off.

    My friend gave me a code for this game that came with a part for his pc so I got this game completely for free.

    Wow this game is just horrible. Not even going to touch on the lack of features since that seems to be the #1 complaint. This game runs absolutely horrible on a 2070s and 3700x. Had to drop the settings hard to get a stable frame rate. Servers are terrible, hit detection is non existent, and lots of game breaking bugs.

    This just feels like another soul-less EA cash grab, I can't even say this game is fun or worth my time even if it were free. No amount of patches will save this awful mess. I am deleting this and going back to BF4/5 or Vanguard.    … Expand
  2. angel369
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
  3. Mustafaiq
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    the game need to fix and bring basic features asap , the graphics is like a Cartoonic game for **** sake just use the same graphics as bf1
  4. Agrail
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    Все кто предзаказал этот кал получили что заслуживают, пока есть такие дурачки игры ни когда не будут делать качественно.
  5. Bluduck
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Buggy, poorly optimized, interface sucks, balance is way off, operators suck, character models seem to be weirdly short, it's just a pile of trash at the moment.
  6. 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.
  7. Borshch5000
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Destructibility bad, sounds bad, but good graphics. This Battlefield is not Battlefield. This is CoD, and this is very bad. And also this game have censorship in chat. This is better than BF5, but worst than other parts
  8. Zuddybear
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Complete and utter garbage. Ridden with bugs and lacking basic features. Unbelievable. Had my pre order refunded.
  9. ErATOme51
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    J'ai creer un compte metacritic juste pour noter ce jeu. Fidèle FAN de la série, joueur depuis Battlefield 1942, je n'ai loupé aucun épisode (BF1942 Mod DC, BF Vietnam, BF2, BF2 SP, BF2 AF, BF3, BF4, BF1, BF5)

    C'est n'est pas un Battlefield, on ne peu pas appeler cela un AAA. Graphismes décevants, une très mauvaise optimisation ! (Entre 70 e 90FPS avec une RTX3080 - Intel Core i9 10900F    J'ai creer un compte metacritic juste pour noter ce jeu. Fidèle FAN de la série, joueur depuis Battlefield 1942, je n'ai loupé aucun épisode (BF1942 Mod DC, BF Vietnam, BF2, BF2 SP, BF2 AF, BF3, BF4, BF1, BF5)

    C'est n'est pas un Battlefield, on ne peu pas appeler cela un AAA. Graphismes décevants, une très mauvaise optimisation ! (Entre 70 e 90FPS avec une RTX3080 - Intel Core i9 10900F - 32Go RAM) -

    Des cartes plus que vident, un level design honteux, une hitbox, netcode complètement foireux - Des équilibrages armes, véhicules, codés au hasard (4 roquettes pour un aéroglisseur, qui oneshot tout ce qui passe, sérieux ?). Pas de scoreboard, Pas de classes, pas de destruction, des serveurs à la ramassent (rollback fréquents), pas de stats, pas de chat pour discuter avec les joueurs adverses ? La dispersions des balles des armes complètement arrachés... Développeurs, rendez-nous notre opus Battlefield.

    Le mode Battlefield portal n'est pas une excuse, même dans se mode, on ressent tous les problème causé par le moteur de BF2042.

    Il est grand tant, d'arreter de payer des influenceurs, créateurs de contenus qui arrivent à noter ce jeu 16/20 ?!!!! A ce niveau c'est de l'amateurisme pour mettre une telle note..

    Battlefield 2 à pour moi été le plus magique des Battlefield. Il suffisait de faire un merveilleux remaster, retravaillé completement, l'affaire été close et tout le monde aurait été Fan.

    @Dice, @EA, si vous avez besoin de conseils pour refaire un vrai Battlefield, appelez-moi, volontier, je vous aide à faire un vrai BF, vous n'employez plus les bonnes personnes pour continuer cette licence.    … Expand
  10. geme9999
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
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  11. Kassikotka
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    DICE have created a disaster. And no not a tornado, an actual disaster. DON'T BUY.

    MAIN PROBLEMS WAY too big (and open, barren) maps, negates the point of 128 players in Conquest. Conquest 64 in old games was far more intense. What moron thought this up? 128 could have been great, such wasted potential No classes, really? Classes, destruction, vehicles, that's the 3 key pillars of    DICE have created a disaster. And no not a tornado, an actual disaster. DON'T BUY.

    MAIN PROBLEMS

    WAY too big (and open, barren) maps, negates the point of 128 players in Conquest. Conquest 64 in old games was far more intense. What moron thought this up? 128 could have been great, such wasted potential

    No classes, really? Classes, destruction, vehicles, that's the 3 key pillars of what makes Battlefield Battlefield. You can't just take one pillar out, and replace it with system that is designed to sell cosmetic MTX. Voice acting and design of Specialists is cringe AF. Actually BOTS have the best looking uniforms, you envy bots in this game.

    Even if they fix all the bugs and terrible hitreg, those will never be fixed.

    KILLED FEATURES

    No scoreboard
    No stats
    No destruction (compared to any past BF game)
    No locked squads
    No voice chat
    No all chat (in M rated game... for your protection)
    No platoons
    No server browser (except Portal)
    No emblems
    No BFV movement system like promised, you can't even lean

    TERRIBLE GUNS

    Worst random spread in franchise history. It was fine in Beta, they made changes....
    22 guns, including pistols
    All guns feel the same
    Pathetic customization, the barrel attachments for example are mostly COSMETIC

    TERRIBLE FLIGHT MODEL AIR VEHICLES

    Flight model of air vehicles is a joke (just like Beta). Any noob can dominate in heli
    Skill it took to fly helis in Battlefield 4 is GONE.
    Jets on the other hand are useless. They did no changes from Beta, seriously
    Tanks, pretty much useless against a decent heli pilot
    Hovercraft, better than any tank (and can climb walls)
    Glitchy turrets

    HAZARD ZONE aka HAHA ZONE

    Boring and will be dead after 2 weeks. I can see why there wasn't much trailers. No stakes into the games

    PORTAL

    Portal could be great, but it has inherited crap from the main game, like the air vehicle physics. The air vehicles are not original, they are reskins of the 2042 vehicles! Same terrible 2042 flight model.

    People use Portal to farm 1HP bots for XP mainly... and DICE didn't see this coming?

    El Alamein map is just a flat desert... yeah it looks good, but 20 year old map design shows...
    PC PERFORMANCE Performance is abysmal. Not everyone can afford a RTX 3090, and even with that you will be lucky to hit 100 frames. OTHER PROBLEMS 2042 maps are filled with copypaste buildings and cargo containers. CONTAINERS everywhere. Sound design is a downgrade, directional audio is terrible. Graphics don't actually even look good. BF1 from 2016 looks far better. Portal is the only thing showing promise, but you can just go play the real BF3 right now? The experience of Portal is not pure, it's some sort of weird bastard child of 2042 and the old game. It inherits some of the bad mechanics from the main game, like air physics. Gunplay isn't original either. Three years of development, 4 studios working on it, no campaign, "ahead of schedule" and "love letter to fans" and this is what they come up with??? Battlefield is dead I'm sad to say. DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  12. Excmer
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Такое чувство что мне продали гнилой огрызок В серии BATTLEFIELD это часть игры даунгрейдилась настолько сильно что слов нет Графика отстой готов так 2012 Звук просто отличный Интерфейс ужасный и не удобный мини карта на столько мала что нужно играть с лупой почему не сделают чтобы его можно было настроить под себя Оптимизация игры ужамна просадк фпс каждые 5 минут
    Оружие слишком мало также касается и карт 7 карт которые придумали и 6 карт из старых серий игры    … Expand
  13. baazaar13
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Another game released that shouldn't be released. Hopefully this does not become a further trend, because this is not right. Beta tests should not cost full price. Take a look at the critics tho, WOW are they full of **** or what ?!? Fake NEWS lol Fake NEWS
  14. alex8642
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Utter and complete unplayable buggy mess. I'm contemplating a refund. This is worse than Cyberpunk was at launch.
  15. nisic1
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    game is trash. removed everything that made battlefield battlefield and added random elements from titles like call of duty modern ware fare but decided to pick the worst parts of that game and bring them over. This is the worst title they have ever produced hands down.
  16. Dragoninja
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Game is terrible. On ultra settings, 4k I get about 70FPS. In 1920x1080 low settings, I get about 90 FPS. Can someone explain this to me? Unoptimized trash. You get killed every 10 seconds because there are TOO many damn people running around. Everything interesting is locked behind progression but there is not enough in the game to warrant this. You have 5 guns to choose from when youGame is terrible. On ultra settings, 4k I get about 70FPS. In 1920x1080 low settings, I get about 90 FPS. Can someone explain this to me? Unoptimized trash. You get killed every 10 seconds because there are TOO many damn people running around. Everything interesting is locked behind progression but there is not enough in the game to warrant this. You have 5 guns to choose from when you first start... FIVE.

    Screw the lack of content, the optimization or lack thereof makes the game completely unplayable.

    DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  17. Zloty232
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    THIS GAME S*CSK... IT's THE WORST LAUNCHE I EVER SEEN!! THIS GAME OFFICIAL S*CKS! IT'S LOOK LIKE PRE-ALPHA! Just few guns to unlock... and only few boring maps..
    BF-Portal? -better play classic BF3 or 1942/BFBC2 xD
    Again... THIS GAME S*CKS, DONT WASTE YOU MONEY FOR THIS! :)
  18. Kacke123
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    I am so glad, that I only bought the trial for 1€ with Xbox gamepass. After 2 hours of playing the game I am bored to death. TTK is so bad. Trash Specialists. Doesn't feel like Battlefield at all, just another abomination made by DICE.

    Thanks for nothing! Back to BF4 I guess...
  19. Gradedend
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    No scoreboard, no VOIP at launch in a mass multiplayer only fps, unbalanced specialists, no server browser. This is not the battlefield we all know, this is a cheap knock off
  20. Taserwolf
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Missing half the features. Soulless game that lost the spirit of Battlefield, all for the sake of micro transactions and marketing bullet points. Terrible UI, barren maps, 1/4th the weapons BF4 had, no communications. but LOOK! WE HAVE COOL HERO CHARACTERS
  21. Prypiat54
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    HOrrible Gunplay And soundesign. No teamplay. This game is under all others Battlefield.
  22. Fordo197
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Dreadful buggy mess. Probably be great in 12 months but right now it's embarrassingly bad.
  23. Dugi
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    everyone wanted a BF4/BF3 like game but nah... Dice wants to cash in the Sheep's that play Call of Duty while they turn of their brain just to enjoy the game.
  24. forthtun
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Only the 2nd game that i refunded on steam.

    Really had high hopes for it to be good after playing the beta even though it has alot of bugs and felt like it was a early game that wasn't near finnished. The devs told it was a old build and everything would be good on release. However playing the release, its terrible actually. The game feels like it is atleast a year away from being a    Only the 2nd game that i refunded on steam.

    Really had high hopes for it to be good after playing the beta even though it has alot of bugs and felt like it was a early game that wasn't near finnished. The devs told it was a old build and everything would be good on release.

    However playing the release, its terrible actually. The game feels like it is atleast a year away from being a good release. Everythign feels like it just stressed through, just like a cheap game. Its sad. Terrible performance also with a 9900k and a 3080. Dropping down closer to 50 fps on some maps making it completly unplayable. Often its around 70-90 fps which is also horrible but some might still be able to play fps with that low fps. This is with 1440p. Changing graphics down to medium didn't help either. Graphics and cpu is only around 50-70% which shows the game is hugely unoptimized. And well, with all missing features and half done game, i think optimization is the last thing they're thinking about now.

    Don't buy it yet. Its a unfinnished game.    … Expand
  25. Fawbus
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Years in the making and it’s worse than the last one in every way. Don’t waist your $$ I got the gold package for the cross play on ps4. Should’ve saved my $$$.
  26. ZeB10
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    This game is nothing more than a COD/Warzone with Battlefields name on it, its shameful what EA and Dice have done to this franchise. If you want to play a real BF game go get BF3 and BF4.
  27. AnAngryJelly
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Couldn't respawn when I died. Bullets wouldn't register. The game looks worse than BFV. No server browser. What the hell did DICE do for the last 3 years......
  28. oofski
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    bad performance, confusing UI. no global chat, this game feels like its still in alpha.
  29. laith328
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    dont even bother, terrible performance devs should be ashamed. Guns feel weird, its one big buggy cluster ****
  30. TeckDoesGaming
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Its not Battlefield

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