Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. Kayu
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Black Screen start ups, hard crashes, poor maps, and the soul has been ripped out of this game. Save yourself, money and time. Go play BF4 for a year maybe they'll get this trash fire out to turn out dlc skins to buy.
    Welcome to Battlefield: Apex
  2. Washak
    Jan 8, 2022
    0
    I think the other reviews explain really well all the wrong things with this turd. I'm just here doing my part.
  3. Ch3l1os
    Jan 8, 2022
    0
    I don't write a lot of reviews but I felt I had to add my voice, however insignificant.
    I felt compelled to write this after EA and the devs started gaslighting customers and fans who were upset with the state of the game and started paying news outlets to paint customers and fans in a negative light.
    Battlefield is dead. There, that's what it is. I've been playing since BF1942. I've    I don't write a lot of reviews but I felt I had to add my voice, however insignificant.
    I felt compelled to write this after EA and the devs started gaslighting customers and fans who were upset with the state of the game and started paying news outlets to paint customers and fans in a negative light.

    Battlefield is dead. There, that's what it is. I've been playing since BF1942. I've seen the ups and downs. I have always kept believing because I've always had a lot of fun. Even after BFV (great game, but they just gave up and stopped support way too early) I thought BF2042 would be the great revival. They would take back the crown.
    The trailer inspired such confidence in this game. Then the beta came. It wasn't great but we were promised that it was an old build. Cracks in the foundation appeared.
    Then the game was released and everything turned out to be a lie. Like... everything. They turned it into a hero shooter. All the qualities that made battlefield battlefield just vanished. EA and Dice still to this day pretending that everything is okay and take month-long vacations without any decent communications. This is going to be another Anthem. We'll see a promise of improvement soon, and then the announcement that the game will be abandoned. Shareholders will laugh, while the fans get a kick in the nuts. I'm not going into detail about everything that is going wrong and is missing, it's already been done in detail by others but it far surpassed "just a few bugs". This game is fundamentally flawed.

    All we wanted was a Battlefield 3/4 brought into this generation of graphics and gameplay. And you spat in our faces.

    Battlefield 2042 is the game that killed the Battlefield franchise. May karma be heavy, EA and Dice.    … Expand
  4. Lucifer-ll7
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    2021, and games are becoming the worst ever made, we are no longer gamers, we are just money for them. Pathetic
    Bf 2042 is an insult to players
  5. xSilvertooth
    Jan 8, 2022
    0
    WARNING!!! Don’t buy this game. Absolute trash and EA/DICE should be ashamed to take money for this garbage
  6. Crouch
    Jan 8, 2022
    0
    Game is bad, EA is bad. Do not buy anything from EA!!! The company needs to be taken down for the sake of videogames.
  7. Satyr4
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    This review is a legacy feature. Why would you have such a brutal expectation that you could read it.
  8. ReviewerGrandpa
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    Just go play BF3 or even F#rknite they have better mechanics and graphic quality, oh and they cost nothing.

    YUP, ANGEL DOES IT AGAIN!!!
  9. Duke86
    Jan 6, 2022
    0
    In the beginning every week we bring out bug fixes and when the return time is over they don't do anything ... I want my money back ... unbelievable ... dice / EA ... was the last BF for me
  10. Volsung138
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    This is a Battlefield game in name only. In reality, it’s an unoptimized, undercooked, poorly thought out game that was clearly designed as a battle royal shooter before being shoddily hacked into something only vaguely resembling a Battlefield game right before launch. On top of that, EA’s refund policy makes it nearly impossible to get your money back for this hunk of garbage. HopefullyThis is a Battlefield game in name only. In reality, it’s an unoptimized, undercooked, poorly thought out game that was clearly designed as a battle royal shooter before being shoddily hacked into something only vaguely resembling a Battlefield game right before launch. On top of that, EA’s refund policy makes it nearly impossible to get your money back for this hunk of garbage. Hopefully this review will encourage someone to save their money.… Expand
  11. ph44
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    I tried liking the game. I tried really hard.

    There are some fun concepts, for example Sundance with the wingsuit, Dozer with the shield, playing Falck (Medic) feels rewarding; healing works well. Great gunfight physics: Shooting, hits, gun balance feels all smooth now. I can excuse a certain number of bugs regarding vehicles, movement and some specific perks for the moment. The    I tried liking the game. I tried really hard.

    There are some fun concepts, for example Sundance with the wingsuit, Dozer with the shield, playing Falck (Medic) feels rewarding; healing works well.
    Great gunfight physics: Shooting, hits, gun balance feels all smooth now.
    I can excuse a certain number of bugs regarding vehicles, movement and some specific perks for the moment.

    The problem is that each modes' gameplay-design is individually broken.
    To many bad decisions have been made regarding setup, maps and vehicles.
    A quick example is TDM, shamelessly spawning you backwards in front of the opponent's gun countless times.
    Battlefield 2042 is blatantly skipping TDM basics, that have been tried and tested since decades and are essential for enjoying a match.

    Then there are the poster game-modes Conquest and Breakthrough:
    The maps fail to find the dimension that can satisfy both, infantry and fighterjets alike (of course...).
    If your squad doesn't have ambitious pilots, who can quickly reserve one of the few choppers or airplanes, that you could jump into the battlefront from, you will often find yourself forced to walk the entire map.
    These long, tedious walks lead players into using vehicles just to travel to the front, abandoning them after arrival.
    Effort placed in levelling and adjusting vehicles to battle efficiency is for nothing, since in the time of need, there will be none available.

    Of course there are these few specific tools, that can mitigate the problem to some degree.
    But efficiently bringing advanced tactics into play with 3 randoms in the squad and no voice-comms available, is just a very unrealistic expectation.

    What is really missing in Conquest & Breakthrough, are carefully designed maps of manageable size without vehicles.
    For example indoors, in a ship, a building, a village,
    anything except these vast open fields of emptiness, where only large vehicles and snipers can persist.    … Expand
  12. Schattenlink
    Jan 5, 2022
    1
    I never wrote a review here before but this game made me so angry I had to.
    It put everything good aside and is full of new crappy features that don't work. I played it > 30 h and it doesn't get better, neither was it patched in the right direction. Team-play is dead in this game! I could write so many more like only getting points for destroying vehicles not for hitting them... But this    I never wrote a review here before but this game made me so angry I had to.
    It put everything good aside and is full of new crappy features that don't work. I played it > 30 h and it doesn't get better, neither was it patched in the right direction. Team-play is dead in this game! I could write so many more like only getting points for destroying vehicles not for hitting them... But this says it all: Yeah, Angel did it again!    … Expand
  13. dewdar
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    Talk about being out of touch with your audience and not knowing what BF made great. Changes implemented to the game are just the new trends that don't make any sense in the BF franchise or make any fun at all. But since all that is trends are in more popular games they just had to force it on fans and lay off the features that made BF games fun. Just to add salt to the wound now they callTalk about being out of touch with your audience and not knowing what BF made great. Changes implemented to the game are just the new trends that don't make any sense in the BF franchise or make any fun at all. But since all that is trends are in more popular games they just had to force it on fans and lay off the features that made BF games fun. Just to add salt to the wound now they call it a legacy features, the features taken from us. And I haven't touched any of the technical issues. F this game and f me for wasting my time and money on this piece of garbage. Stay classy EA and Dice.… Expand
  14. Faedryth
    Jan 5, 2022
    1
    Nearly 100 hours of playtime and I'm experiencing bugs in nearly all games

    Sentry guns are way overpowered in rush, they need to be nerfed or limited in number

    The hit registration issue is still here weeks after the release...

    I'm playing this only because I don't have anything else to play at the moment
  15. Midoo69
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    The fact that the game is on 50% discount only after one month of release says alot about the player base.
    its full of bugs, soooooo many unreleased features that they now call legacy.
    they removed your deathcount, so basically everyone now is a star, you never know how good or bad you really are, you only see your kills but you could have died like 10000 times and is screwing ur team    The fact that the game is on 50% discount only after one month of release says alot about the player base.
    its full of bugs, soooooo many unreleased features that they now call legacy.
    they removed your deathcount, so basically everyone now is a star, you never know how good or bad you really are, you only see your kills but you could have died like 10000 times and is screwing ur team up...but no one really knows.
    screw games as a live service, screw everyone who works in EA, screw them all for ruining such a classic game.
    this is far far far away from your regular battlefield experience and feels like the whole game was built on the idea of battle royals... trash management who cant get any creative.    … Expand
  16. kingflippychip
    Jan 4, 2022
    8
    has its early bugs but they have really done a great job with the series and added some great features
  17. DrYamy
    Jan 4, 2022
    0
    One of my favorite online games is Battlefield 4, and I've played it for many hours. I've been waiting for a long time
    Battlefield 2042, but when I bought it and installed it on my PC, I was unpleasantly surprised by the low quality of textures, a lot of bugs, for example, your squad is running and I see only guns running to its place! Pixel bushes, pixel trees, disgusting detailing of    One of my favorite online games is Battlefield 4, and I've played it for many hours. I've been waiting for a long time
    Battlefield 2042, but when I bought it and installed it on my PC, I was unpleasantly surprised by the low quality of textures, a lot of bugs, for example, your squad is running and I see only guns running to its place! Pixel bushes, pixel trees, disgusting detailing of weapons, equipment, and this is on ultra settings !!! And many, many different bugs! I'm just disappointed! This game is not worth the money they ask for! It's not even beta this is alpha!    … Expand
  18. Nyonben
    Jan 4, 2022
    0
    I was going to write a detailed review of how much this game irritates me. I was going to talk about my devotion to BF over the years and how this game is not only full of bugs/glitches, but it handles like a flying washing machine even when it's working well and the gameplay is awful. Literally read any of the other reviews. Someone else has said what I feel about this game, and it'sI was going to write a detailed review of how much this game irritates me. I was going to talk about my devotion to BF over the years and how this game is not only full of bugs/glitches, but it handles like a flying washing machine even when it's working well and the gameplay is awful. Literally read any of the other reviews. Someone else has said what I feel about this game, and it's true.

    It made me cancel my EA Access and in general just hate FPS. This was like my last hurrah for them. Bye bye.

    Save your money.    … Expand
  19. Stray_01123
    Jan 4, 2022
    1
    Worst Battlefield title ever seen. Specialist and plus system is better, others are full of s*
  20. hum0555
    Jan 3, 2022
    2
    Not sure why EA called this game Battlefield. It's simply garbage. I'm tired of playing the game around the bugs. When you finally think you figured out all the bugs, another one is discovered and I have to redeploy...again. Also, EA must have hired woke kids right out of college to ensure this game truly sucks for everybody...well they succeeded! I hope there is a class action lawsuit soNot sure why EA called this game Battlefield. It's simply garbage. I'm tired of playing the game around the bugs. When you finally think you figured out all the bugs, another one is discovered and I have to redeploy...again. Also, EA must have hired woke kids right out of college to ensure this game truly sucks for everybody...well they succeeded! I hope there is a class action lawsuit so I can get some of my money back.… Expand
  21. Idhemter
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    A complete disaster, this game is not playable. You have to go through lots of bugs, glitches, errors. There is a huge lack of content, the soundtrack is awful and the portal mode is broken... I've played Battlefield 1,2,3,4,5 and Bad Company 2 and this is the worst of them.
  22. bobless_toma
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    The negative press about this game is totally overblown. It's really fun to play and my favorite installment in the franchise so far. I just wish it had a campaign.
  23. Chrisser_75
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    Bad, Boring af, buggy, glitches, missing ui Elements and functions and so on! 100€ wasted…
  24. bf2042isamazing
    Jan 1, 2022
    0
    uncreative new system, just borrow from other game and does not fit very well.
    unfinished gameplay, lot's of things need to add or modify, like changing gear, respawn place, foot soldier game play, weapons balance.
    bugs, it was every where, even at 2022, there still have bugs on mouse and keyboard. server, lags, always getting my input cancel or non-react, or even wrong doing. I    uncreative new system, just borrow from other game and does not fit very well.
    unfinished gameplay, lot's of things need to add or modify, like changing gear, respawn place, foot soldier game play, weapons balance.

    bugs, it was every where, even at 2022, there still have bugs on mouse and keyboard.

    server, lags, always getting my input cancel or non-react, or even wrong doing. I always doing aim up and down continuously because when i aim, there is nothing, but second time i hit aim, the first time reacted and following the second aim.    … Expand
  25. SPIERDOX
    Jan 1, 2022
    0
    Disadvantages:
    -small arsenal of guns
    -maps too big -maps too empty, if you don't have a vechicle you'll spend 5 minutes trying to get to the point just to get killed because maps are so empty you can't hide from the enemy -very limited enviorement destruction compared to BF4 and other BF games -overpowered vechicles -borinig and cringey specialists -you can't distinguish enemies    Disadvantages:
    -small arsenal of guns
    -maps too big
    -maps too empty, if you don't have a vechicle you'll spend 5 minutes trying to get to the point just to get killed because maps are so empty you can't hide from the enemy
    -very limited enviorement destruction compared to BF4 and other BF games
    -overpowered vechicles
    -borinig and cringey specialists
    -you can't distinguish enemies from teammates because everyone has the same models
    -hazard zone: the worst gamemode of all time
    -the game tries to be call of duty, battlefield, apex legends, and literally every other shooter game AT THE SAME TIME
    -no server browser
    -no score board
    -poor animations
    -guns are less accurate than nerfs
    -ugly HUD

    Advantages:
    -better graphics
    -BF Portal

    This game is a joke    … Expand
  26. ZeroG001
    Dec 31, 2021
    4
    I've put 40+ hours in the game so far and I have to admit this game could use some work. Not going to say anything about the technical issues because those can be fixed. The overall game experience feels like its unfocused, chaotic and lacks direction. Bad Company 2 content in Portal is cool though.
  27. eigengraud
    Dec 31, 2021
    0
    Worst fps experience i tried for a long time. Im not even saying worst bf im saying worst fps game ever
  28. Michaelp800
    Dec 30, 2021
    3
    Final words (whole list of issues in the forums):

    Please orient yourself more on Battlefield 2 and 4 again. The current game lacks a lot of what Battlefield used to be about. It seems lovelessly developed throughout. The only thing I see with the most potential is Portal mode. Currently, I can only give Battlefield 2042 3.5 out of 10 personal fun points (for comparison: BF 4 gets 8 from    Final words (whole list of issues in the forums):

    Please orient yourself more on Battlefield 2 and 4 again. The current game lacks a lot of what Battlefield used to be about. It seems lovelessly developed throughout.
    The only thing I see with the most potential is Portal mode. Currently, I can only give Battlefield 2042 3.5 out of 10 personal fun points (for comparison: BF 4 gets 8 from me).


    The game is not enjoyable for me, as a die-hard Battlefield fan.


    I really hope you will listen to the community and make changes. If I could, I would return the game. I am just disappointed - while I had high hopes. I have spent a lot of time writing all this down. Please forward my words to the appropriate people.


    It's really a shame about the franchise. Battlefield must be saved! Thank you very much.    … Expand
  29. RunneR321
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    This is the game of the year ! The best game of all games at the moment! Play battlefield 2042!
  30. coroner01
    Dec 29, 2021
    2
    It's worse than a free to play game from 10 years ago , ugly , jerky , gun play is horrible , no sensation of gun doing anything , feels horrible , movement horrible , vaulting slow , prone slow , I don't care if i die I just don't care , worst game I have played since tunnel rats - it's so terrible , it's hard to believe
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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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