Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. ad3mmm
    Feb 9, 2022
    0
    this game is suckss.. bad graphic bad controller very bad game dont buy this gurbage
  2. Asti157
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    Dno..
    Tak zniszczyć całą serie BF..
    Oddajcie pieniądze i zakopcie tą grę głęboko pod ziemią !
  3. Drako004
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    Hahaha I’ve never laughed so hard in my life! Bought this game, returned it, bought it again months later to see if anything was fixed. Now I’m just rolling on the floor laughing, while returning it again! WTF were you guys at Dice AND EA thinking? You had an easy payday but you read the room wrong and f-d it all up. Get to know your fan base!!!
  4. gjv0923
    Feb 14, 2022
    1
    A pure disappointment and embarrassment to the gaming industry. This game at its core is not a fun or even enjoyable game. It was very clearly rushed and put out way to early, yet was still being sold at full AAA price. This game is basically still in alpha months after its launch and EA will not give people refunds for easily the worst game of 2021 and likely 2022. I would give it a 0,A pure disappointment and embarrassment to the gaming industry. This game at its core is not a fun or even enjoyable game. It was very clearly rushed and put out way to early, yet was still being sold at full AAA price. This game is basically still in alpha months after its launch and EA will not give people refunds for easily the worst game of 2021 and likely 2022. I would give it a 0, but the devs have actually fixed some of the issues with the game, but polishing a turd doesn't make said turd any more appealing.… Expand
  5. Wendigo1bg
    Feb 15, 2022
    1
    It's been almost 3 months since the game released and it's broken AF. The game is so poor on content, so full of bugs that it feels like an early BETA. There is no chance that these "reviewers" played the game before giving it a score. Patches don't fix bugs, they add to them. Ingame content is a joke.
    This is the worst game ever launched and the support is next to non existing. Content    It's been almost 3 months since the game released and it's broken AF. The game is so poor on content, so full of bugs that it feels like an early BETA. There is no chance that these "reviewers" played the game before giving it a score. Patches don't fix bugs, they add to them. Ingame content is a joke.
    This is the worst game ever launched and the support is next to non existing. Content being delayed. The basic feature - score board still missing. Weekly mission for a beanie.... The game is devoid of players. It's crap.    … Expand
  6. Massfright
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    how a game can be so bad? really regret buying this game! never again done with Battlefield.
  7. teemkay
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    As a long time Battlefield fan, all i can say is that I am incredibly disappointed in the product that DICE thought was suitable for release. The game runs like garbage on my powerful pc (i9-9900k, RTX 2080ti, 32GB DDR4-3200Mhz) but besides it running like trash, the game just seems like an early alpha build of a Battlefield/Call of Duty Warzone clone that takes all the bad aspects fromAs a long time Battlefield fan, all i can say is that I am incredibly disappointed in the product that DICE thought was suitable for release. The game runs like garbage on my powerful pc (i9-9900k, RTX 2080ti, 32GB DDR4-3200Mhz) but besides it running like trash, the game just seems like an early alpha build of a Battlefield/Call of Duty Warzone clone that takes all the bad aspects from both franchises and melds them into the abomination that we call Battlefield 2042.

    The maps are complete trash, they are huge so 90% of your time in the match is spent just running in giant open fields, not getting into any fights. But don't worry, you might get into a fight or two before you die and have to run for another 20 minutes to find another one - or you'll just get picked off by a sniper.

    Everything in this game is a severe downgrade from previous Battlefield titles. All first-person animations are downgraded in quality, with a severe lack of detail from the team at DICE (e.g., when unloading an empty magazine on the AK74u the magazine still has ammo in it) Throwing back grenades in Battlefield 2042 doesn't have ANY animation, the grenade just flies away because the specialists have telekinesis.

    All of these issues listed above, without even going into how awful the actual gameplay itself is. Hitting enemies is a roll of the dice more than anything - the server desync is so bad that there'll be times where you unload a whole magazine into someone point blank and don't even get a single hit marker. This desync is likely directly caused by DICE's ridiculous fixation on having to have 128 players in the lobby. Having 128 players in the game is incredibly taxing on cpus, and it leads to unstable client performance for users - the 128 players also impacts server stability, leading to increased amounts of desync experienced by the players. DICE had to also decrease the server tick rate to 45hz from 60hz in previous titles which leads to even worse hit detection.

    PLEASE do not buy this game.    … Expand
  8. Raf2042
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    Colorful, no atmosphere, no textures, everything looks so pristine, which is not fitting to the context. No damage to the buildings, no Fort, no mid, no smoke... The post WW3 story does not match anything in the game. The characters are happy and the lines are stupid. The worst of all: You can put play with more than 3 friends in the same server. Also, no guns, no map rotation... Add toColorful, no atmosphere, no textures, everything looks so pristine, which is not fitting to the context. No damage to the buildings, no Fort, no mid, no smoke... The post WW3 story does not match anything in the game. The characters are happy and the lines are stupid. The worst of all: You can put play with more than 3 friends in the same server. Also, no guns, no map rotation... Add to that LORS of game breaking glitches. It is unbelievable! 4 months later and you still can't ADS after leaving a vehicle, the planes do barrel rolls from a distance, you "rubberband" due to lag, the hit registration is bad, the maps are bad, the vehicle spam is unbearable, and it doesn't feel like Battlefield at all. How can someone not rate this game a zero? It was a scam. They stole people's money. We paid over $100 for a season 1 that no one knows what is in it, and they have postponed this season 1 forever. It is a total embarrassment for any serious company.
    I mean, the game itself is not tok bad in terms of gameplay. But everything else is horrible. Maybe it could get 1 star, but due to their lies and deceptive marketing tactics, and the way they immediately put the game on sale for 50% off and now permanently 30% off, not to mention you can find it used for $5, THIS GAME DESERVES A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT instead of anything.

    The type of predatory marketing practices they engaged in, the lies about what it was supposed to be, and what it was and they knew it, and hid it, should be banned from the face of earth. Those practices should not be allowed anywhere and of they did not return people's money, their CEOs should be jailed. This is some WALL STREET FRAUD LEVEl right here, everyone! And I can't believe they will get away with it. They should not not be allowed to. do this.    … Expand
  9. Ricardo5
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    no. Just no. Even as a free to play game it woould be insulting. Ffs ea. :............
  10. Utocrath
    Feb 23, 2022
    1
    The worst Battlefield ever… don’t buy this “game”. If you wanna know why - check YouTube.
  11. seojoon98
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    Making a wrong game? I can understand it.

    However, their follow-up was a mess and even humiliated users.
  12. joaogrz
    Feb 24, 2022
    0
    This is the worst game I've ever played in my entire life. It's a complete downgrade.
  13. DBAustin
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    Let me start off by saying this, I know more than likely no one will actually read my review because who am I to review a game. Never the less I feel a need to somewhat rant about this, only because I have never been so let down about a game. I was an enthusiastic to hear about the release of 2042, pre-ordered the game like many other, and also sadly let down like many others. I wasLet me start off by saying this, I know more than likely no one will actually read my review because who am I to review a game. Never the less I feel a need to somewhat rant about this, only because I have never been so let down about a game. I was an enthusiastic to hear about the release of 2042, pre-ordered the game like many other, and also sadly let down like many others. I was disappointed to see the class system did not return with the new installment of battlefield along with radical changes to the franchise itself. Looking past my own personal feelings about changes they made, I would not have been as mad if there was a good core gameplay. I never had any trouble running the game even running on an older system (not the performance I would expect but not terrible like some others). The game released in a terrible condition with new bugs and glitches popping up in every game you play (if you could actually get in a game during launch week). To me this wasn’t a battlefield it was something totally different that they slapped the battlefield name on just to sell more copies of the game. One good thing about this game it made me realize what I did love about the battlefield games. It wasn’t just the chaos of 32v32 or now in this case 64v64. Looking back it was just the sense of feeling like I was a soldier with my friends being my brothers in arms in my squad and old DICE just knew how to give a sense of atmosphere like this. Now with this battlefield I just don’t feel that, even with dice coming with new content in the summer I don’t feel like anything will change that for me, the game lacks a soul. I hope, I really hope I’m wrong and DICE can pull a miracle and somehow make this a better game but again I don’t see that happening. I played the **** outta battlefield 3, 4, and 1 all amazing games and even nowadays since the failure of 2042 battlefield 5 has felt like an amazing game even with its faults during its lifespan, but after only 2 months and 40+ hours I can no longer stomach playing over other amazing game releases. Okay, I’m done there is hundreds of other points could make but it would just be repeating what’s already been said by the community. I have never and will never recommend this game besides to people I hate. Do not buy battlefield 2042 instead go buy a cheaper, better, and older battlefield. Any other battlefield is better battlefield and actually beloved by a great community of people. Ps. Not an English major if you could tell and actually read this… Expand
  14. Zapora
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This game is a cancer in the gaming industry. DICE should close the studio, they are scammers, they do not create games, they create a foundation for cheating people.

    Everything in this game is one big cancer.
  15. Suchti_king
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    BF 2044 was a disappointment for me, I've been a huge fan of the series since the first Battlefield, but BF 2044 was and is barely playable. As a fan, I feel screwed by Dice and EA. BF2044 is not a real Battlefield game for me, it's more like another attempt by a big corporation to copy today's game successes such as Rainbow Six or Warzone and in doing so, it's a real disappointment.
  16. Guy1121
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Don't be tempted by future sales. I've been a fan of Battlefield from an early age and to say this is a Battlefield game hurts. Nothing about this game is good, at all. I could go to the local pet shop and ask one of the rabbits to make a Battlefield game and it'll somehow be made better than whatever the **** this is. Dice have completely ruined our franchise
  17. UNBOUNDISDEAD
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Horrible map design. Bad game play. Should've have launched in the state that it was in. And yet another time dice doesn't know their player base and just doesn't care.
  18. ZaxMaksi
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Это ужас, игра багованная, багов больше чем механик в игре! Обещанное не соответствует реальности, графика мыловарня, оптимизация легла ниже дна. Ужас Бф4 актуальней чем это говна кусок
  19. dasmelch
    Mar 22, 2022
    1
    Just 1 Star cause i got meanwhile a bit fun with friends. But it's a **** of bugs in it, the maps are just big and not balanced, the concept of the specialists sucks and meanwhile there is no playerbase anymore.
    I can't recommend that game. Shame on me! i preordered it. :(
  20. Sergeu
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Ужасная халтура. Ничего хуже не играл с года 2000. Для еа должен быть готов отдельный котел
  21. EAsucks222
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    It's a terrible game I feel for those who payed *70* bucks for this trash...
  22. VeioBrabo
    Mar 21, 2022
    1
    Uma piada de maus gosto. Caro, lotado de bugs, incompleto, servidores cheios de bots e falta de mapas prometidos. Passe longe dessa experiência vergonhosa. EA como sempre sendo EA.
  23. BtPalmleaf
    Mar 25, 2022
    2
    Really tried to love BF2042 but it was too hard, the game is just not fun. Playing BFV again, it is just such an amazingly well made game. Happy I never paid for BF2042, only subscribed to EA Play Pro.
  24. katanaking90210
    Apr 9, 2022
    2
    Might be fun at first but ends up revealing itself as a hallow, pointless experience. Everything that made battlefield good has been striped away.
    - Maps are too big yet there are few places you can fight considering youd obviously just die if running around in the open. And this game has a lot of open.
    - They increased the player count yet reduced the squad sizes. So you'll often have    Might be fun at first but ends up revealing itself as a hallow, pointless experience. Everything that made battlefield good has been striped away.
    - Maps are too big yet there are few places you can fight considering youd obviously just die if running around in the open. And this game has a lot of open.
    - They increased the player count yet reduced the squad sizes. So you'll often have no one to spawn on and will have to start at a base or objective over and over again, walking to a fight just to get gunned down randomly rinse and repeat.
    - The "heroes" or whatever theyre called are goofy, unlikable and kill the immersion of what was once a semi serious franchise.
    - Gun selections are limited considering its locked to the era of the hero you want to play. So there is an illusion of multiple choices but in practice it's very limited.
    - Runs like ass, even on my 3080ti, raytracing makes it even worse, dlss didnt make any improvements when i tried it.
    The list goes on and on. I'm not even trying to crap on this game with a low score 2/10 is the honest experience and i regret every penny of my pre-order. Do not spend your money on this game, buy an older battlefield on sale or call of duty    … Expand
  25. WolfTongue
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    Leider hat die Qualität nach etlichen Titeln der Reihe massiv abgenommen.

    Nicht funktionierendes Gaming, Glitches sowie miserables Balancing, Fahrzeuge welche Wolkenkratzer erklimmen können sowie viele andere Punkte. Wäre dies nicht schlimm genug, hat man auch noch sämtliche Statistiken aus dem Spiel entfernt und bei selbst den großen Spielmodis dafür gesorgt, dass man maximal mit 4    Leider hat die Qualität nach etlichen Titeln der Reihe massiv abgenommen.

    Nicht funktionierendes Gaming, Glitches sowie miserables Balancing, Fahrzeuge welche Wolkenkratzer erklimmen können sowie viele andere Punkte. Wäre dies nicht schlimm genug, hat man auch noch sämtliche Statistiken aus dem Spiel entfernt und bei selbst den großen Spielmodis dafür gesorgt, dass man maximal mit 4 Spielern gleichzeitig spielen kann (nachjoinen oder ähnliches ist leider so gut wie unmöglich).

    Battlefield war schon immer als "Betafield" bekannt. Bei einem so umfangreichen Titel muss an aber auch davon ausgehen, dass früher oder später immer Bugs gefunden werden. Allerdings das Lobby-Limit auf 4 zu begrenzen als auch die zahlreichen fehlenden Features, Statistiken als dass es teils einfach nicht oder unspielbar war hat mich um ehrlich zu sein schockiert. Daher finde ich persönlich, dass es kein Wunder ist, dass die Spieler auf die funktionierenden älteren Titel zurückgewichen sind.

    Alles in allem fühlt es sich für mich so an, als wäre das Spiel ein paar Jahre zu früh auf den Markt gelassen zu worden oder als würde man dringend Geld brauchen - egal was es kostet. Denn für mich ist nun die Battlefield-Reihe erstmal "gestorben" wodurch ich mir keinen der Nachfolger mehr leisten werde.

    1 anstelle von 0, da das Gameplay befriedigend war sofern ein Spielen möglich war.    … Expand
  26. DV81
    Apr 11, 2022
    0
    It is really impossible to say anything that hasn’t already been said about this dumpster fire of a game.
  27. TheRealOmega
    Apr 12, 2022
    1
    Absolutely terrible game won't load into a match literally no player base and when you actually get to play the entire game seems to be in slow motion all in all kind of upset I wasted my money
  28. Cap2182
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    I have been playing Battlefield since battlefield 2 and by far battlefield 2042 is the worst. The worst being the maps. I thought battlefield V was bad but this takes the cake. Never ever will I pre order again.
  29. AieiieBrazorf
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    I would not recommend it to anyone even if it was free to play. Its worse than the previous games.
  30. Banisher
    Apr 25, 2022
    0
    Don’t need to argue………………… ………………… ………………… ………………… …………………… ………………… …………………
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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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