Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. Helaff
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    First of all, I would like to point out that I played this game for a total of about 8 hours. I have since requested a refund. It is very easy to do on EA's own website. I may buy a standard edition of the game at some point in the future, but they will have to clean up this huge mess first. They fooled me with Battlefield 5, but not this time, EA. Apply for your refund while you stillFirst of all, I would like to point out that I played this game for a total of about 8 hours. I have since requested a refund. It is very easy to do on EA's own website. I may buy a standard edition of the game at some point in the future, but they will have to clean up this huge mess first. They fooled me with Battlefield 5, but not this time, EA. Apply for your refund while you still can! Do not give this huge corporation any money untill they get their heads straight.

    I do not recognize the game as battlefield at all. The UI is messy, cringy ''specialists'', 5 cutscenes to join a multiplayer game and the maps are too big for their own good.

    Dont even get me started on the bugs! You can read about them elsewhere and someone can put them into better words than me.

    I did not like the gameplay. The vehicles feels sticky and are obvious console-ported to PC. The amount of bullet spread is insane and you will constantly find yourself emptying an entire magazine per enemy.

    I will say that Battlefield Portal was interesting and it was pretty much the only gamemode where I had fun.    … Expand
  2. durkester
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    It's not battlefield. It's like cod and apex had a baby in the frostbite engine. It's clear the executives have no idea why fans like battlefield games and have never played one themselves. It's like they see the clips on youtube where people jump out of planes to rpg another plane and get back in and thought, oh! So its like just cause. Without understand those moments were rare and hardIt's not battlefield. It's like cod and apex had a baby in the frostbite engine. It's clear the executives have no idea why fans like battlefield games and have never played one themselves. It's like they see the clips on youtube where people jump out of planes to rpg another plane and get back in and thought, oh! So its like just cause. Without understand those moments were rare and hard to pull off and didnt define battlefield, but were fun moments within it. There is no infantry mode. No small maps. No Rush, breakthrough isn't the same, its cheap knockoff of my favorite Rush. This was clearly a BR game that they decided to change last minute and still published when they shouldn't have. They took a franchise many of us loved, battlefield is my favorite franchise ever, and they **** all over it. It's only battlefield in name.… Expand
  3. Pityek
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    What the actual fek DICE ? You guys abandoned Star Wars Battlefront 2 for this ?!?!?!

    The absent of classes and the introduction of these so called "specialists" is just bad. . . The game feels extremely soulless and bland. Played it for 6 hours and i just cant find the battlefield vibes in it. Clearly EA wanted to hop on the trend by making the game more "codish". The guns feel    What the actual fek DICE ? You guys abandoned Star Wars Battlefront 2 for this ?!?!?!

    The absent of classes and the introduction of these so called "specialists" is just bad. . .

    The game feels extremely soulless and bland.

    Played it for 6 hours and i just cant find the battlefield vibes in it. Clearly EA wanted to hop on the trend by making the game more "codish". The guns feel like bb guns. The choppers controls are screwed. I could write a whole book about the problems. . .

    The only thing that saves the game from a zero is the Portal mode but just barely.

    I highly recommend to avoid the game for a few months until EA and DICE pull out their heads from their asses.    … Expand
  4. mkil
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    openfield 2042
    no classes
    cod style
    poor optimisation
    no scoreboard
    no squad change
    insane bullet spray
    unbalanced amount of vehicles
  5. Ogmanlett97
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Absolutely terrible game. EA said that portal was a love letter to fans but it feels more like a slap in the face. The entire game including portal is horrible. Absolute waste of money. Once again EA has released a bad game just in time for them to take in their Christmas money
  6. LKYGOD
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    I never thought that I would have to give a Battlefield game any negativ feedback. For me as a big fan of the Battlefield series I have always kind of looked over technical issues, bugs, etc. but this year I have to clearly express my opinion. I do not even know where to start - the best way to describe it is this: In every Battlefield except Battlefield 2042 you jumped into the game andI never thought that I would have to give a Battlefield game any negativ feedback. For me as a big fan of the Battlefield series I have always kind of looked over technical issues, bugs, etc. but this year I have to clearly express my opinion. I do not even know where to start - the best way to describe it is this: In every Battlefield except Battlefield 2042 you jumped into the game and had the typical Battlefield experience - action, gunfights, nice gunplay and a whole lot of fun mixed with satisfying gameplay and brilliant graphics and legendary maps. In BF 2042 you get nothing like that. The maps are just big empty spaces designed without any love. There are no urban areas, villages, cities or areas with some battlefield-flair in general. Just look at maps like Zavod, Dawnbreaker, Paracel, etc. or any of the BF1 or BFV maps. Vehicle balance just is not there. The weapon pool is just poor - it‘s even worse than poor - it‘s shameful. Battlefield in it‘s newest form with 4!!! assault rifles?! I do not even want to start with the UI - it is horrible - I have never seen such an unusable and non-intuitive UI in any game. Gunplay is **** Maps are **** Technical Aspect is **** No Battlefield feeling. Working parts of every Battlefield since 30 years have been removed. These devs are just **** clueless. THIS IS NOT BATTLEFIELD. THIS IS A VERY BAD CALL OF DUTY CLONE.… Expand
  7. slikk66
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Major downgrade in many areas. This is a big move towards console ports. Major features removed (cant talk to other team, no scoreboard), a big push towards inclusivity and gender issues (why in battlefield? we get enough of this **** down our throats already), it feels like they took the game and first thing they said was "ok how do we make this appeal to a larger new audience and makeMajor downgrade in many areas. This is a big move towards console ports. Major features removed (cant talk to other team, no scoreboard), a big push towards inclusivity and gender issues (why in battlefield? we get enough of this **** down our throats already), it feels like they took the game and first thing they said was "ok how do we make this appeal to a larger new audience and make more money and promote our globohomo agenda" and went from there. and as a player, you feel that first and foremost and it sucks… Expand
  8. thebennyboy
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Dull maps
    2 LMGs?
    Poor weapon customisations
    No scoreboard?!
    Laggy servers
    Rife with cheaters
    No functioning chat
    No voice comms
    Persistent FPS drops seemingly from nowhere

    The game feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be, R6? CoD? BF? Give us something good, not a pile of half-arsed trash disguised as a BF game loaded with microtransactions.
  9. LanKerst
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Впервые оставляю отзыв на этом сайте (специально зарегистрировался только для того, чтобы оценить этот "шедевр" игровой индустрии)

    По ощущениям, что это не ААА проект, а инди поделка, которую склепали на коленке за несколько дней. -Карты - пустые -Классы - теперь просто для вида -Ужаснейшая оптимизация (гораздо хуже, чем у киберпанка на релизе) -Разрушений стало меньше, чем в прошлых    Впервые оставляю отзыв на этом сайте (специально зарегистрировался только для того, чтобы оценить этот "шедевр" игровой индустрии)

    По ощущениям, что это не ААА проект, а инди поделка, которую склепали на коленке за несколько дней.
    -Карты - пустые
    -Классы - теперь просто для вида -Ужаснейшая оптимизация (гораздо хуже, чем у киберпанка на релизе)
    -Разрушений стало меньше, чем в прошлых частях БФ
    -Стрельба стала слишком сложной для казуального шутера (которым и является БФ), сравнима с побегом из Таркова. А огромные и пустые карты только услажняют её.
    -Маленький выбор оружия. В БФ1 явно было больше арсенала
    -Графика - ноль отличий с БФ5
    -Цена 60 евро за этот недоработанный кусок - смешно, этой игре в текущем состоянии цена - 20 евро, если не меньше.

    Геймплейно эта игра теперь похожа на какой нибудь call of duty - от батлы одно название. Раннего доступа мне хватило, чтобы понять, что эта игра мне не нужна и уже удачно вернул за неё деньги. Читающим этот отзыв советую не тратить деньги на эту парашу. Эта игра повторяет сценарий с БФ5.    … Expand
  10. mikelowreyatl
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I am so tired of game companies rushing out completely unfinished products and then spending the following year fixing things.

    Where to start... I don't even know. I've been a fan of this franchise for 20 years, and this ain't it: The UI is horrible. No Campaign. Lack of game modes. No hardcore. No military ranks associated with numerical ranks. Audio is poorly mixed. The maps, while    I am so tired of game companies rushing out completely unfinished products and then spending the following year fixing things.

    Where to start... I don't even know. I've been a fan of this franchise for 20 years, and this ain't it:

    The UI is horrible. No Campaign. Lack of game modes. No hardcore. No military ranks associated with numerical ranks. Audio is poorly mixed. The maps, while stunning from both a scale and visuals perspective, lack any real flow for infantry combat. Non-removable profanity filter. Lack of promised destruction/levelution. Faction locked weapons and gadgets in Portal. No rule editor support for objective based game modes. No server browser outside of Portal. No private/rented servers. Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant. Cannot join friends already in a match (pretty sure I could do this in beta??). Cutscenes all over the place. Cringe 'look at me' after a match. Cannot customize loadouts before joining a game. Cannot select loadout or operator before joining a server which, in certain situations, spawn you directly into the game with whatever you had last game. This happens when joining a fresh breakthrough game, mostly. No mouse and keyboard support for console. Options and description for kill sounds changed from beta. During beta it showed you would be able to choose between BF2042 and BF1 kill sounds. This same option now only lets you choose between BF2042 sounds or no sounds.

    No VoIP. No real scoreboard. No stats page. No commander. Cannot join, create, or lock a squad. Cannot switch teams. Repairing vehicles does not give XP. No squad points for issuing orders or following them. No marksman headshot bonus for long range snipes. 'Assist Counts as Kill' has been removed. No vehicle kill assists.

    Zoom issues with sniper scopes. No zeroing sniper scopes, starting scope (not sure about the others) has no hash marks on reticle for references. Biggest maps we've ever seen, highest scope magnification is 10x. No holding shift/stick click to steady a sniper shot. No leaning. 22 guns total lol. No ‘All’ chat. Enemies look the same as friendlies. Bullet spread / weapon inaccuracy outside of rock throwing range. Have to opt out of revive every death, no idea who can actually revive me anyway. Have to re-select spawn location every spawn. No resizable minimap. Cannot move while prone and ADS. Damage dealt numbers, e.g. "VEHICLE HIT 28" after hitting a tank with a rocket, have been removed. This applies to both infantry and vehicles. Weapons can't have different sets of attachments in different loadout presets. Meaning if you want to have a suppressor on the one semi-auto pistol in the game for one preset, you can't have it without a suppressor in your other presets. No fixed heavy weapons. AA rocket damage appears inconsistent. BF5 movement mechanics removed. Obnoxious voice overs, operators are incredibly vocal, every time you do an action they say a line. Melee takedown animations have been gutted. All enemies are brought to a standing position before one specific kill is performed. Cannot dive underwater. UI elements do not have transparency element and distant 2D/3D map markers and UI elements do not fade out by distance and cannot be scaled up or down. Good luck finding your marker on the map.

    No separate Heli & Jet controls. Horizontal pitch (or yaw) when set to mouse movement is inverted by design and cannot be inverted again like vertical pitch can. So your aircraft goes the other way than your mouse does. No HOTAS support. Vehicle crosshairs are pixelated as hell. Vehicle entry and exit animations have been removed. Option for 'Vehicle Aim Relative Control' missing. Unnecessary changes to the aircraft flight characteristics from BF4 models. No maps with water and thusly no boats.. despite there being a big ass boat on the loading screen. Cannot tell if there is room to enter a friendly vehicle without trying to get in it. To elaborate, you used to be able to see (from both a reasonable distance and, if memory serves, from the spawn in screen) that 'That APC over there' had [2/4] under the driver's name... so you instantly knew that the main gunner seat was most likely occupied and there was no reason to get in unless you wanted to hitch a ride. When in tank, you don't have the little tank outline which tells you where the driver and gunner are looking at. On the spawn screen tanks/helis use the same icon, you simply cannot tell if that's a transport or attack heli that you are spawning into.

    I don't even have room in this review to start talking about the bugs. I'm so tired of this. Do better DICE.    … Expand
  11. Feddix
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Игра максимально отсылает к предыдущим частям и это прекрасно. В плане оптимизации нужно просто подождать
  12. likesimulator
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    What,multiplayer mode for 100$
  13. skiwildcat7
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Insanely buggy game, graphics aren't great, poor performance, a lot of systems taken out from previous games that encouraged team play like points for vehicle damage, squad spawn, squad revive, no scoreboard, took out the classes, weird crappy music, balance is way off, breakthrough has far too few tickets for attackers (and/or is just set up wrong), bullet spread is insane, getting bootedInsanely buggy game, graphics aren't great, poor performance, a lot of systems taken out from previous games that encouraged team play like points for vehicle damage, squad spawn, squad revive, no scoreboard, took out the classes, weird crappy music, balance is way off, breakthrough has far too few tickets for attackers (and/or is just set up wrong), bullet spread is insane, getting booted from servers mid match, can't join servers...this game is in a pre-alpha state. Maybe with some major, major patches, it might be ok in 6 months to a year.… Expand
  14. hawk6754
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This game is just atrocious. One of the worst game releases i have ever experienced. They have gutted what made BF, BF. They are too busy trying to be imitators of CoD; which if they had ANY idea of their player base they would know that thats the exact opposite of what we would want.

    Also, if you want to see who in the critical review space is a sellout paid by EA, take a look at all    This game is just atrocious. One of the worst game releases i have ever experienced. They have gutted what made BF, BF. They are too busy trying to be imitators of CoD; which if they had ANY idea of their player base they would know that thats the exact opposite of what we would want.

    Also, if you want to see who in the critical review space is a sellout paid by EA, take a look at all those 90+ reviews.    … Expand
  15. Glamniga
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
    Lots of bugs. Plese fix. Not enough maps for portal.
  16. Rapido
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    After the failiour of bfv dice and ea had an opportunity to put right the wrongs of that game instead they have took the franchise even further away from what made battfeild a unique experience in 2042 to the point where you question what direction are they going.
  17. Mpink
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Lots of basic systems missing. Definitely feels like a rushed call of duty clone. Maybe in a year after several big patches it will be good. Save your money for now.
  18. cjenkz
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    Seems like they spent the last 3 years making a tornado , also feels like a running simulator.
  19. zwe1
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    The worst battlefield and not just that this game should not be out there for sale in 2021
    the game lacks standard and basic fps game features :
    NO FULL SCOREBORD NO TEAM NOR SQUAD SWITCHING NO TEAM CHAT NO VOICE CHAT NO STATS FOR PLAYERS/SOLDIER INCLUDING K/D RATIO NO DETAILED MODE IN THE SERVER BROWSER NO CORE GAME BATTLEFIELD FRANCHISES MODES DM OR    The worst battlefield and not just that this game should not be out there for sale in 2021
    the game lacks standard and basic fps game features :
    NO FULL SCOREBORD
    NO TEAM NOR SQUAD SWITCHING
    NO TEAM CHAT
    NO VOICE CHAT
    NO STATS FOR PLAYERS/SOLDIER INCLUDING K/D RATIO
    NO DETAILED MODE IN THE SERVER BROWSER
    NO CORE GAME BATTLEFIELD FRANCHISES MODES DM OR OBLITERATION,CTF,DOMINATION WITHING THE 2042 OFFICIAL SERVERS EXLUDING THE PORTAL
    NO DOGTAGS CUSTOMIZATION U CANT SHOW OFF THAT YOU ARE BF VERTERAN OR PLAYED BETA OR DICE FRIEND OR PARTICIPATED IN ANY COMMUNITY EVENT INCLUDING CTE
    BAD HITREG THEY NEVER LEARN FROM THEY PAST GAMES BIG ISSUES

    finally this game is mash potato of old battlefield skins with a big call of duty influence in movement and gameplay . the beta was playable than the release version also the game looks unfinished need more years to be ready to release    … Expand
  20. nomorefaces
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    So much is missing it's not even funny. From server browser to simple animations, from spectator mode to vehicle progression: about everything is missing. The main game has 2 modes and 7 maps. You'll get 19 primary weapons and 3 handguns.

    It's an unbalanced chaos you can feel was made by devs who tried to make a hero shooter but failed hard in doing so. It's an unfinished buggy mess    So much is missing it's not even funny. From server browser to simple animations, from spectator mode to vehicle progression: about everything is missing. The main game has 2 modes and 7 maps. You'll get 19 primary weapons and 3 handguns.

    It's an unbalanced chaos you can feel was made by devs who tried to make a hero shooter but failed hard in doing so. It's an unfinished buggy mess with many broken gadgets and you should avoid this game at all costs. Buy it used when it goes on sale and gets fixed, in this state it's not worth half of the asked price.    … Expand
  21. bcaylor10
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Wow... we had it good with Battlefield V, which was the series' worst in the series. It's like they started building this as a hero battle royale game, and switched it to a full-fledged... uh... "Battlefield" game in the middle. Wouldn't surprise me if this kills Battlefield.
  22. akent4000
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
  23. 10WNU1337
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    The framework has potential but by God, does it have many flaws:

    It tries so hard to be a flavour of the month game that it forgets to be a Battlefield game. We live in the days of the "hero shooter" so, of course, they try to be a hero shooter. Gone are the classes, everyone can be a medic, an assault, an engineer. You have a total of 22 guns to chose from in the actual game of BF 2042    The framework has potential but by God, does it have many flaws:

    It tries so hard to be a flavour of the month game that it forgets to be a Battlefield game. We live in the days of the "hero shooter" so, of course, they try to be a hero shooter. Gone are the classes, everyone can be a medic, an assault, an engineer. You have a total of 22 guns to chose from in the actual game of BF 2042 (averaging at around ~3 per category). The operators are all different forgettable stereotypes that toss around cringy one-liners when you select them and after the game ends.

    And this doesn't even touch on the technical state of the game. Right now, when you join a match there is a 50% chance that the enemy team won't spawn and your team is stuck in spawn. Or the map loads infinitely. Characters still glitch out of their vehicles (especially air vehicles). Sometimes you cant exit a vehicle you are in. Framerates drop for no apparent reason...Absolutely do not buy this game in its current state. Maybe pick it up on sale in half a year once they have maybe fixed it.    … Expand
  24. prayformojo33
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Monótono y aburrido como siempre, que tenga bonitos gráficos no lo hace un buen juego.
  25. PoorDutchGuy
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    During the beta phase I already said to people that BF2042 would need another 6 months of polishing work, now the game is released I tell people it needs another 12 months of polishing.
    Portal is decent, but I didn’t bought this game for Portal.
  26. Nurindur
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Completely unfinished and what is finished is 10 steps backwards. This game was designed for hazard zone and traditional battlefield gameplay was tacked on as a last minute thought. And hazard zone being probably the most boring mode in the game. This game is battlefield in name only. It won’t be long before the micro transactions arrive, that’s the only reason specialists have beenCompletely unfinished and what is finished is 10 steps backwards. This game was designed for hazard zone and traditional battlefield gameplay was tacked on as a last minute thought. And hazard zone being probably the most boring mode in the game. This game is battlefield in name only. It won’t be long before the micro transactions arrive, that’s the only reason specialists have been introduced. All the other reviews have basically summed up the technical issues wrong with the game, but by far the most egregious is stripping it to the bones to sell to us later. The core elements of the gameplay have been so horribly designed I don’t think this is fixable via patches, Do Not Buy this garbage. Maybe DICE will get it together on the next one.… Expand
  27. KamikazeMoFo
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    All i can say after playing everything from BC2 to this is: WTF IS THIS ****?

    To hell with your critic reviews, the game is broken, the designers were either high or "special", the content is less than ****, and the performance..............? TOTAL ****

    ON ROG CHAKRAM THE GAME IS COMPLETELY UNPLAYABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    DICE, NEVER AGAIN!
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. Toxic_Hound
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    **** game, honestly. Sure there are a ton bugs and features are missing right, that's horrible, but I am literally unable to play the game. if i get the bug where your teammates see you as an enemy, and then you die, you just lie there on the ground for whole game- no one can revive you, you cant respawn. Horrible and unplayable at that.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

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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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