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. Ziggyvertang
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    This game is fundamentally broken to the point I think its best to the pulled completely and refunds offered to all!
    I feel there are one of two reasons why the game is so bad
    1) executives pushed for the game to be released despite the developers needing alot more time 2) the developers themselves felt it was acceptable to release it in this state. Worse then cyberpunk and GTA    This game is fundamentally broken to the point I think its best to the pulled completely and refunds offered to all!
    I feel there are one of two reasons why the game is so bad
    1) executives pushed for the game to be released despite the developers needing alot more time
    2) the developers themselves felt it was acceptable to release it in this state.

    Worse then cyberpunk and GTA "definitive" release.    … Expand
  2. Bassmark
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Not fun, doesn't run well on PC, there are bugs that freeze your character in place for 30+ seconds, my loadoats randomly disappear in some matches, bullet spread is a joke, operators make it hard to distinguish friend from foe, maps are barren wastelands with no cover for infantry players, vehicles are way too overpowered, and the list goes on.... Do not buy this game in its currentNot fun, doesn't run well on PC, there are bugs that freeze your character in place for 30+ seconds, my loadoats randomly disappear in some matches, bullet spread is a joke, operators make it hard to distinguish friend from foe, maps are barren wastelands with no cover for infantry players, vehicles are way too overpowered, and the list goes on.... Do not buy this game in its current state. Unless major changes are made to bring the game to be somewhat enjoyable, there really is no point in forking over the purchase amount. There is absolutely no justification for the price point of this game, would make more sense if priced $30 or less.... DO NOT BUY, you will regret it... I know i do.… Expand
  3. nevelele
    Nov 13, 2021
    2
    Way too many bugs in the game. Is this the **** you sacrificed BF5 for??? Seriously??? I can't move my crosshair vertically in the game once, and some others like can't change the lens. In addition, did the designers even play their game?? Did they ever try to run without any vehicle in such a big map? People keep wasting time running between objections just because you guys didn't putWay too many bugs in the game. Is this the **** you sacrificed BF5 for??? Seriously??? I can't move my crosshair vertically in the game once, and some others like can't change the lens. In addition, did the designers even play their game?? Did they ever try to run without any vehicle in such a big map? People keep wasting time running between objections just because you guys didn't put enough vehicles in the game!… Expand
  4. Rinat1191
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    This is the best Battlefield! Finally, Dice create a perfect shooter! Try yourself, don’t listen anymore!
  5. abyces
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    This game is trash. Adding more and more people to this game seems to be a bad idea or maybe EA just doesn't know how to design and build this game. The maps are terrible with nowhere to hide, nothing to destroy. The battle is messed up and I never feel like shooting at people but to the air. My bullets are just disappearing due to the trash system, engine, and game server. The gameThis game is trash. Adding more and more people to this game seems to be a bad idea or maybe EA just doesn't know how to design and build this game. The maps are terrible with nowhere to hide, nothing to destroy. The battle is messed up and I never feel like shooting at people but to the air. My bullets are just disappearing due to the trash system, engine, and game server. The game experience is awful let alone hundreds of annoying bugs.
    My advice is, DO NOT BUY this trash at this moment and I'd rather play BF1 or BF5.    … Expand
  6. Toshikipra
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Totally a piece of ****
    I played bf since my high school for every generation each of them I spent more than 400hr to play and still have fun with them, but 2042 is totally a piece of **** make feel boring on the first day to play it.    … Expand
  7. Behpool
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Horrible My mouse sense is wrong
    Maps are awful
    Gunplay is awful the crazy speard is everywhere.
    The hazard zone is already dead.
    I have a high-end PC but somehow I get 50 fps in the middle of gunfights
    Air physics is awful.
    Big is everywhere
    All guns feel the same.
    This is sad but I think it's the end of nf franchises
  8. Fictional_Adam
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Thankfully I only played this game via EA game pass, and thus haven't funneled anything towards what is clearly a haphazard, lifeless, buggy, and broken alpha build that was released as early for premium preorders (and those with EA Play (game pass). 128 players is a needless increase that isn't functionally utilized. The maps are way to big and bland. Vehicles are limited and yet criticalThankfully I only played this game via EA game pass, and thus haven't funneled anything towards what is clearly a haphazard, lifeless, buggy, and broken alpha build that was released as early for premium preorders (and those with EA Play (game pass). 128 players is a needless increase that isn't functionally utilized. The maps are way to big and bland. Vehicles are limited and yet critical due to the maps. The game isn't properly optimized for anyone. The physics are bad, hit registration is bad, bloom is bad, the limited weapon selection is bad, the lack of voip is bad, the lack of stat and scoreboard is bad, the spotting is weak, the UI/UX is horrid, Hazard Zone is NOT for solo players, and they are a number of regressions made.

    Portal is the only redeeming feature of this game, and that's just a shiny turd despite a lack of polish. It's plagued by balancing issues that were addressed in the originals and forgotten in this iteration. The only server browser in the game (which is exclusive to Portal for no good reason) is unsurprisingly flooded with xp farms.

    These plethora of positive reviews critics are clearly bought and paid for. They are dishonest and inaccurate. This game is objectively the worst addition to the franchise and could be what kills it. The community clearly is opposed to this mess. Need more reasons to refund or not to buy? Check reddit.    … Expand
  9. 42bebop
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Its a decent game. Some problems that the games has are:

    - No VoIP - No real scoreboard - No leaning - 22 guns total - No all chat - No server browser outside of Portal - No private/rented servers - Cannot join friends already in a match - No enemy footsteps - Enemies look the same as friendlies - Have to opt-out of reviving every death, no idea where medics are - Have to    Its a decent game. Some problems that the games has are:

    - No VoIP
    - No real scoreboard
    - No leaning
    - 22 guns total
    - No all chat
    - No server browser outside of Portal
    - No private/rented servers
    - Cannot join friends already in a match
    - No enemy footsteps
    - Enemies look the same as friendlies
    - Have to opt-out of reviving every death, no idea where medics are
    - Have to re-select spawn location every spawn
    - Bullet spread/weapon inaccuracy outside of the close range
    - Lack of game modes
    - No hardcore
    - Cannot join, create, or lock a squad
    - No military ranks associated with numerical ranks
    - No resizable minimap
    - 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.
    - Obnoxious voice-overs, operators are incredibly vocal, every time you do an action they say a line and you cant turn it off.
    - Unnecessary changes to the aircraft flight characteristics from BF4 models
    - 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.
    - No maps with water and thusly no boats.. despite there being a big-ass boat on the loading screen.
    - No stats page
    - No commander
    - No squad points for issuing orders or following them
    - No marksman head shot bonus for long range snipes
    - Melee take down animations have been turned to **** All enemies are brought to a standing position before one specific kill is performed.
    - Revive is glitched when downed teammate's head is too close to something.
    - Cannot tell if there is room to enter a friendly vehicle without trying to get in it.
    - Cannot dive underwater
    - 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.
    - Non-removable profanity filter
    - Repairing vehicles does not give XP
    - Faction locked weapons and gadgets in Portal
    - No rule editor support for objective based game modes
    - Grappling Hook is afraid of smoke
    - Zoom issues with sniper scopes
    - Inability to switch teams
    - Vehicle entry and exit animations have been removed

    I'm sure the game will get better as time goes on but it's kind of undercooked. Other than that the game is fine.    … Expand
  10. bthaxton1990
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    I am kind of shocked at how bad this game is. No score board, like 4 guns per class, lackluster specialist who remove the sense of true customization, bad servers, unresponsive controls, sometimes can't revive teammates for no reason at all, some of the worst gunplay in modern gaming. This game was not ready for release at all. Also why is there armor in this game? It needs to go. Lastly,I am kind of shocked at how bad this game is. No score board, like 4 guns per class, lackluster specialist who remove the sense of true customization, bad servers, unresponsive controls, sometimes can't revive teammates for no reason at all, some of the worst gunplay in modern gaming. This game was not ready for release at all. Also why is there armor in this game? It needs to go. Lastly, the sound effects are the worst in BF history. Literal tanks right on you and you won't hear them. Overall 4/10. Needs a big update.… Expand
  11. wickoss
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    It's simply not a battlefield game. The new developers have taken parts from games like Apex, call of duty, R6: Seige, Fortnite and thrown them all together, slapped the battlefield name on it and are hoping kids are stupid enough to buy skins and season passes.

    It was obviously built as a microtransaction vehicle first and foremost by developers who have obviously never played a past    It's simply not a battlefield game. The new developers have taken parts from games like Apex, call of duty, R6: Seige, Fortnite and thrown them all together, slapped the battlefield name on it and are hoping kids are stupid enough to buy skins and season passes.


    It was obviously built as a microtransaction vehicle first and foremost by developers who have obviously never played a past game in the series.    … Expand
  12. laith328
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    dont even bother, terrible performance devs should be ashamed. Guns feel weird, its one big buggy cluster ****
  13. oofski
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    bad performance, confusing UI. no global chat, this game feels like its still in alpha.
  14. Mrgray208
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    As a long time fan of battlefield games, I have to say this feels more like an APEX legends or other Hero Shooter than it does BF3. Some of the design choices are painfully obvious influences of more recent games and it really feels like people who made those choices (I assume higher-ups) didn't understand what makes the BF franchise not just another good looking shooter. I could list aAs a long time fan of battlefield games, I have to say this feels more like an APEX legends or other Hero Shooter than it does BF3. Some of the design choices are painfully obvious influences of more recent games and it really feels like people who made those choices (I assume higher-ups) didn't understand what makes the BF franchise not just another good looking shooter. I could list a number of these design choices but others have said it more thoroughly than I could ever.

    I hope I can change this review if the Devs listen to the community and set aside their pride. Coming to terms with the sunk-cost of designing a bunch of systems no one asked for is going to be the big hurdle to being flexible and making this into a Battlefield game but I really hope they strip down a lot of the "innovation" and focus on just putting content in. 20 guns at launch is a joke and 4 maps (which are WAY too big) isn't a good consolation prize...Anyone who's played an earlier BF can feel this is just off. The engine looks great as always but the design of things if awful as it stands.

    If you're at all curious about the game, I WOULD NOT buy it. Paying $5 for a 1 month EA play account will get you 10 hours of play time to see for yourself. If it's your cup of tea, go get it!    … Expand
  15. 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......
  16. abdullah9o9
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    worst gunplay i've ever played in fps games , map design awful for infantry players , this game need to rework and release next year.
  17. Lifeisgoodd
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    Still a decent and solid game though and i had so much fun. Although optimization is one of the biggest issue in Battlefield 2042 with frame rate drops, stuttering. But at least way better than the beta.
  18. 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.
  19. Fawbus
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Years in the making and it’s worse than the last one in every way. Don’t waist your $$ I got the gold package for the cross play on ps4. Should’ve saved my $$$.
  20. giantwaste
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Two things this game sucks at:
    1. UI: confusing and not intuitive to use.
    2. Performance on PC. 3080 all low gives you 75 FPS. wtf.
  21. Angerfist69
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    i dont recommend to buy it yet because the game is highly not optimized for pc and buggy i tried to optimize it and i got on lowest 60-100 when in bfV i have more then 150-200 fps on ultra and rtx on but i tried to optimize it and the game was fun if its on stable fps and without freezing the game is 10/10
  22. dndb301
    Nov 13, 2021
    8
    The completeness of the game is still low, but I believe they will complete the game with patches like their previous works.
  23. test47895
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    Not as good as expected. For me BF it's an average game of the serie. BF2 still my favorite. And where are the musics ?
  24. saixo
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Worst shooter i've ever played in 30 years of gaming

    -| Overloaded HUD elements (you can't see anything when you want to aim somewhere, at least 3 Elements will occlude your sight) -| Really bad map design, you mostly spawn to instantly die -| Already flooded with cheaters -| A damn Hovercraft is stronger than a damn "jeep", ye RUBBER is very strong material guys.... -|    Worst shooter i've ever played in 30 years of gaming

    -| Overloaded HUD elements (you can't see anything when you want to aim somewhere, at least 3 Elements will occlude your sight)

    -| Really bad map design, you mostly spawn to instantly die

    -| Already flooded with cheaters

    -| A damn Hovercraft is stronger than a damn "jeep", ye RUBBER is very strong material guys....

    -| Rubberbanding is normal in this game

    -| Vehicle physics are pretty much on a prototype level at max.

    -| You cannot revive most of your mates, because they will drop their weapon & weapon pickup interaction overlaps the revive interaction, so you can watch your mate dying while he can watch you swapping weapons like crazy instead of helping him

    -| No scoreboard, they want everyone to feel good -> But this makes just everyone feel like an idiot who has to be hidden everywhere possible

    -| German translation is cringe, you have to "reject" all information windows instead of confirm them or something. But even more cringe is the wrong gendering in the translation & the gendering in general

    -| They did not listened the last 10 years at least

    -| People will buy this crap anyway, which is sad and destroys how the videogame industry works

    -| Again -> Cheaters on mass

    -| And again, Cheaters on mass already in early access versions

    -| Really bad game design in general. Eg. you spawn in a damn heli which is about to crash already and you cannot do anything as the parachute has some buggy cooldown or it won't open at all in different situations.

    -| It's a total scam in my eyes, steam should just remove such scams from their platform, but instead they deal with them, makes valve look bad as well

    -| Nothing learned from previous fails    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. AHW13
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    This is the best game released in the most recent years. "Early launch" is what it is. The features and amount of effort put into this game are insane. People are going to be upset about optimization during the launch but bottom line is that this game beats out this year's Call of Duty release and is the most promising IP from EA in years. As a plus, EA has an open line of communicationThis is the best game released in the most recent years. "Early launch" is what it is. The features and amount of effort put into this game are insane. People are going to be upset about optimization during the launch but bottom line is that this game beats out this year's Call of Duty release and is the most promising IP from EA in years. As a plus, EA has an open line of communication with players and is actively working on issues with the game. Post-launch should be better but until then you'll see review bombing.… Expand
  27. s33s33
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Been a player since bf3, I’ve adopted every battlefield (except 2042) since then a bit late. I was excited to actually start this one on time. I know how these games are when they first come out so I wasn’t expecting a perfect game but the state of the game was just laughable. Uninspired maps, horrible gun play and customization, massive graphics downgrade, I could go on and on. Not sureBeen a player since bf3, I’ve adopted every battlefield (except 2042) since then a bit late. I was excited to actually start this one on time. I know how these games are when they first come out so I wasn’t expecting a perfect game but the state of the game was just laughable. Uninspired maps, horrible gun play and customization, massive graphics downgrade, I could go on and on. Not sure what the devs were thinking when deciding the core mechanics for this game. I recently submitted a refund on my purchase and was luckily granted it.… Expand
  28. ScooterBoy1992
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Not perfect, but wayyyy better than BF1, BF4, and BF5. Feels like the good old BF2 days where you can take your time to navigate through the world and make big plays. Squads actually means something again!
  29. Malpa
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    Its fun and great and i recommend the its just need more new Maps not portal Maps just new
  30. Vikinghammer87
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    It’s rough around the edges but I’m having the time of my life. This is the ultimate battlefield experience. My friends and I are having more fun with this game than we ever have any multiplayer game in many years
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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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