Battlefield 2042

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  1. Suleymanoflaz
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Its not a battlefield game! Everything that makes a game battefield is missing in there. Game doesnt make feel that quality in gameplay.
  2. Bobbyyu125
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    pre ordered.RTX2060 with unplayable 20-30fps.the gpu usage is low with no more than 40%.highest and lowest graphics the fps is similar.
  3. olzi1
    Dec 11, 2021
    2
    I joined Metacritic to warn Battlefield fans against buying this game. Don't get it thinking you will get a good experience to compare to BC2, BF3, BF1 etc because this game isn't even close right now.
    Bad maps, game comes with 6 new maps and none of them are enjoyable to play on. The Portal maps are good, but they use remastered maps from BF3, BC2 etc. so they're not new maps. None of    I joined Metacritic to warn Battlefield fans against buying this game. Don't get it thinking you will get a good experience to compare to BC2, BF3, BF1 etc because this game isn't even close right now.
    Bad maps, game comes with 6 new maps and none of them are enjoyable to play on. The Portal maps are good, but they use remastered maps from BF3, BC2 etc. so they're not new maps. None of the new ones are even average, all of them are complete garbage.

    I was willing to give the specialists a chance, but now I have played the game, they system doesn't work well in a battlefield game. They remove the specific class roles from the game and now everyone is some kind of hybrid class that can do a bit of everything, reducing the need to work together as a team from previous games.

    Netcode is awful, you're going to get shot around a corner at least once a game. The game has several annoying bugs which occur fairly often. Servers frequently have issues where you can't get into a game when you actually have time to play. On top of this the game is missing basic features you would expect from an online FPS like a scoreboard, and the game mixing up the teams between each round.

    TLDR; bad maps, specialists bad, netcode bad, servers bad, don't buy. Don't make the mistake I did as a long-time Battlefield fan thinking this looks interesting, it will dissappoint you.    … Expand
  4. TaouFu
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    This game suck. Need to play in 1280x960 res. and still have 25 fps (gtx 1060). Graphic sucks, bf5 was prettier (and i had more than 30fps in 1280x960 res). Idk nothing about guns or specialists cuz i cant play this **** Get **** for 60 euro.
  5. Allawe27
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    There is absolutely nothing appealing in this game. The amount of content that was stripped from the game is ridiculous. No scoreboard, no leaning, no server browser, no persistent lobbies, no player's state page, very very few game modes, horribly designed maps, the call-in system just ruined the flow of the game with everybody in hovercrafts, no diving underwater, no crouch sprinting,There is absolutely nothing appealing in this game. The amount of content that was stripped from the game is ridiculous. No scoreboard, no leaning, no server browser, no persistent lobbies, no player's state page, very very few game modes, horribly designed maps, the call-in system just ruined the flow of the game with everybody in hovercrafts, no diving underwater, no crouch sprinting, abysmal variety of guns, laughable UI design, horrible audio, etc... I can go on forever to list all missing features and content that EA and Dice like to call "legacy features." I can put all of the mentioned on one hand and the removal of the class system on another hand. The single defining feature of Battlefield is its class system. It doesn't make any sense. If the goal is to sell cosmetics, then that could've been achieved by selling different characters, similar to how Battlefield V did it. The abilities could've easily been incorporated within the class system. Hear me out on this one, if the idea is just to copy what is "popular," then people who want to play Call of Duty will play Call of Duty. People who want to play Apex will go and play Apex. People who want to play Fortnite will go and play Fortnite. All of the mentioned games are free to play BTW. So, why would anyone spend $70 to play Apex or Warzone in Battlefield? They could just download these games for free. People who want to play Battlefield are just simply left out. The core identity of the game is just gone. It's a shame that whatever they just put out has the name Battlefield attached to it. Oh did I forget to mention how horrible the performance is? My RTX 3080 and 5900X rig is struggling to keep constant FPS. The game is filled with bugs, glitches, and hit reg issues. I'm very sad that this game is just dead. In fact, the franchise as a whole is dead. EA and Dice killed them. I was patiently waiting for this "love letter to the fans" that they promised. The letter seemed to tell us that this series is dead and don't look for the light at the end of the tunnel. I keep hearing people saying give the game some time to be ironed out, just like Battlefield 4. However, Battlefield 4 didn't suffer from design issues. The core of Battlefield 4 was solid. It only suffered performance issues, which were fixed at later patches. Battlefield 2042 suffers from performance AND major core design issues. The foundation of the game is just rotten and no matter how much they can improve performance, they can't hide the rot in their core. Redesigning the game is not going to happen. This game will keep losing players and until it's dead in a matter of a few months. Nothing will redeem this game and this entire franchise. Just do me a favor, for the next "hero shooter" game you'll undoubtedly release, just drop the name "Battlefield" from it.… Expand
  6. Luhgnut
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    I'm a Battlefield Veteran. Since Battlefield 1942. I have all expansions. Original CD's. My point being, I play and love Battlefield, with thousands of hours in each title.
    With that being said..... I fell asleep playing today. I wasn't tired, just fell asleep.
    I found myself not really getting excited about relaxing after work and playing. It's boring. - It's like watching TV.    I'm a Battlefield Veteran. Since Battlefield 1942. I have all expansions. Original CD's. My point being, I play and love Battlefield, with thousands of hours in each title.
    With that being said..... I fell asleep playing today. I wasn't tired, just fell asleep.
    I found myself not really getting excited about relaxing after work and playing.
    It's boring. - It's like watching TV. Mindless. Nothing you do matters. Nothing. So take a nap. You'll feel better knowing your money was wasted. - I honestly can't think of a single positive quality to this game. - Remember JointOperations? The old NovaLogic Game? Maps were about the same size, with 150 Players..... And that was in 2004!!!    … Expand
  7. chrisjieber
    Dec 11, 2021
    2
    Pretty much the same thing everyone is saying. Biggest gripe personally is simply how poor the performance is. Can't enjoy what little content is in the game because the servers are unfit and the game is terribly optimized.
  8. TippyPayload03
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    I created a Metacritic account for this title especially and it makes me sad to say this. I have been a fan of the Battlefield franchise since 3 and this is the worst launch and release of the franchise yet. I defended this franchise through thick and thin and I am done doing so. I played on the pc with a BEAST of a pc that has no problems running any game on the current market until II created a Metacritic account for this title especially and it makes me sad to say this. I have been a fan of the Battlefield franchise since 3 and this is the worst launch and release of the franchise yet. I defended this franchise through thick and thin and I am done doing so. I played on the pc with a BEAST of a pc that has no problems running any game on the current market until I installed this game. Between the constant crashes and bugs and game breaking glitches like killing someone and I am the one that dies even though I never got shot. Every "patch" that comes out breaks the game even more and even makes your hardware on your pc stop functioning properly. Here is my breakdown of this game.

    - Limited number of maps. There is only 6 or so maps on this title so playing multiplayer gets repetitive and boring.

    - Game randomly crashes or freezes for no reason. I am half way through a match and the game will randomly crash or freeze.

    -Limited operators. There are about 11 or so operators in the whole game and there is no difference between the US side and the RUS side on operators. Hell even COD has separation for their operators so you are not looking at 50 of the same people on the battlefield.

    -The game refuses to launch at times. I didn't get the Steam version of the game but the Origin version of the game and my game would fail to launch time to time. I just wanted to play the damn game.

    - Inconsistent recoil and feedback from shots. I love sniper class on Battlefield and at times I would hit someone with my scope set to proper distance. Then another person will stand in the EXACT spot and the same settings on my scope would miss the target with no change in weather pattern.

    -No story campaign at all. Listen I am tired of the same ole military shooter COD story that you can predict the whole thing once you start the game, but this title is missing a campaign badly. If you make a multiplayer only game, you better bring the whole kitchen sink for content and entertainment. Modern gamers do not have the attention span to give them this limited amount of content.

    -Graphics are weird and unrendered at times. I have a 3060 in my rig and a powerful processor in my rig and man do the graphics look terrible. It looks like Dice rushed this game totally in the 15 months they had to build this title.

    -Modern gaming problems that I overall hate. Battle passes, monetization methods, Super duper deluxe edition that isn't worth $200, broken buggy releases with "promises" to fix in the future, etc. This title falls in line with most games out in the last 10 years or so and I am tired of seeing the same **** all the time. I am in my late 30's and have been playing games since the NES and I miss the days where a game came out in stores, ****ty or not, at least the game was complete.

    Overall I would say skip on this title. This is a HUGE disappointment in the franchise and I would heavily recommend not playing this game. Do NOT give EA and Dice the time or day.    … Expand
  9. BrainiShy
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    Баги есть, баланса нет.
    Карты большие, оружия мало
    Катастрофы(торнадо, песчаная буря) есть, на гейплэй влияния мало. Графика хорошая это +, есть повесточка это --------(ибо задолбало) Есть режим портал это огромный плюс, но этот режим дает нам поиграть в старые части батлы(зачем покупать эту если есть старые?), песочница для создания новых веселых режимов(модеры из скайрима), плюс ли    Баги есть, баланса нет.
    Карты большие, оружия мало
    Катастрофы(торнадо, песчаная буря) есть, на гейплэй влияния мало.
    Графика хорошая это +, есть повесточка это --------(ибо задолбало)
    Есть режим портал это огромный плюс, но этот режим дает нам поиграть в старые части батлы(зачем покупать эту если есть старые?), песочница для создания новых веселых режимов(модеры из скайрима), плюс ли это? да, разрабы ввели ограничения на этот режим это -.
    Игра сплошная боль... пехоты играть в это не хочется, когда подтянутся читеры тем более, но боюсь что даже читерам насрать на эту игру.    … Expand
  10. v1sla
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    BB good, old BF. Another not finished garbage that you need to play full price for. Nice try EA.
  11. Badnick_22
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    знаете игра и задумка игры была прикольной ну когда зашел в игру и начал играть в эту дичь мне стало не так уж и весело так как я думал меня ждут те же впячитления как в battle v , 1 думал даже будет круче но увы это реальность и нечего с этим уже не сделаешь печально конечно был бы рад снова увидеть эту игру уже хорошем оптимизации хотя бы с хорошим оптимизации а геймплей там по путизнаете игра и задумка игры была прикольной ну когда зашел в игру и начал играть в эту дичь мне стало не так уж и весело так как я думал меня ждут те же впячитления как в battle v , 1 думал даже будет круче но увы это реальность и нечего с этим уже не сделаешь печально конечно был бы рад снова увидеть эту игру уже хорошем оптимизации хотя бы с хорошим оптимизации а геймплей там по пути разберемся… Expand
  12. Sagorgot
    Dec 10, 2021
    2
    Nice refund. Игра отличная, вот зачем этот портал сделали, не понимаю. А если серьёзно, не покупать.
  13. KABTEN
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    this is for sure not BF at all , this is s h i t field or watchfield, codfield, nitefield, RSSfield.

    you know what it is worse than Hardline even, a new low for DICE. Previously the worst BF game wasn't made by DICE but it is now.

    no BF ID WTF ! big F for EA and DICE
  14. Mercyow
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    ignore 0 and 1 score reviews . the game is great and is one of the best bf to ever come out . the combat is very fluid and the gun handling and gameplay is fun
  15. KettuF1N
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    When new Battlefield coming out. This game is rubbish. When new Battlefield coming out. This game is rubbish
  16. papabear3ggg
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    Despite the bugs, it doesn't feel like an actual war game. Very politically correct with characters that don't look anything like soldiers, the voice lines are cheesy and **** compared to BF3, what a downgrade man. **** base content with like only 20 weapons when BF3 had around 50. This game is a woke joke lmao.
  17. AntiReviewBomb
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    The devs really let us down with this one. so many features missing, very buggy, graphics glitches and the game crashes are unacceptable. this is not the batttlefield we remember.
  18. Markill-UK
    Dec 9, 2021
    1
    OMG... I'm with Battlefield since the series was born (BF 1942) - Never thought it would come to this - Another fuc*** hero shooter with a weak engine and terrible graphics - this is next gen? EA you piece of Shi* ! ... ain't gonna comment on Dice as the real Devs are gone. DO NOT BUY!....Avoid !!
  19. USSOPANDA
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Seems like Dice lost touch with what made Battlefield unique to the FPS games and copied what made money from other games. This has the name Battlefield in the name of the game, but it doesn't feel like Battlefield at all. For a $60 dollar game at launch, having around less than 30 guns, fewer maps as previous games at launch, and not including a campaign, then in top of that adding moreSeems like Dice lost touch with what made Battlefield unique to the FPS games and copied what made money from other games. This has the name Battlefield in the name of the game, but it doesn't feel like Battlefield at all. For a $60 dollar game at launch, having around less than 30 guns, fewer maps as previous games at launch, and not including a campaign, then in top of that adding more microtransactions, makes this game just a big cash grab from Dice and EA. I highly suggest skipping this game even if they continue to fix bugs and balance issues throughout the months. Destroying the class system that worked well with Battlefield to a new specialist system to specially make you want to spend money on skins tells me that the Dice/EA only see the gamers as easy money. Even having portal game-mode won't even save the game for me to continue playing it. Thanks, Dice/EA, you truly lost a long-lasting fan of the series.… Expand
  20. Deuce583
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Every single person that had a part on this development team needs to take a long hard look in the mirror and say” is this the best work we could do” .. because this game is an absolute disgrace to the Battlefield franchise.. it’s thievery the amount of money they made selling this game for $80+ For an unfinished piece of **** with no sliver of hope for a future.
  21. Ivan9173
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Абсолютно разочарован, что потратил 5к на этот кусок говнокода с отвратительной регистрацией попаданий, отвратительной производительностью даже на 3080 тиай, с огромными картами и пустыми полями, с убогой системой специалистов. Меня эта игра абсолютно бесит и вымораживает. Я надеюсь, что в будущем с ней сделают что-нибудь хорошее, но на сегодняшний день она мерзкая и убогая. Абсолютно неАбсолютно разочарован, что потратил 5к на этот кусок говнокода с отвратительной регистрацией попаданий, отвратительной производительностью даже на 3080 тиай, с огромными картами и пустыми полями, с убогой системой специалистов. Меня эта игра абсолютно бесит и вымораживает. Я надеюсь, что в будущем с ней сделают что-нибудь хорошее, но на сегодняшний день она мерзкая и убогая. Абсолютно не рекомендую к покупке.… Expand
  22. Denis94
    Dec 9, 2021
    4
    Este nuevo BF es una montaña rusa, tiene cosas muy buenas como el "gunplay" y que simplemente es divertido, pero tiene cosas terriblemente malas como el diseño de mapas la inmensidad de vehículos que en una partida arruinan la experiencia de la infantería, los especialistas a duras penas cumplen su cometido, no tener nada distintivo entre los diferentes bandos es muy poco inmersivo, comoEste nuevo BF es una montaña rusa, tiene cosas muy buenas como el "gunplay" y que simplemente es divertido, pero tiene cosas terriblemente malas como el diseño de mapas la inmensidad de vehículos que en una partida arruinan la experiencia de la infantería, los especialistas a duras penas cumplen su cometido, no tener nada distintivo entre los diferentes bandos es muy poco inmersivo, como jugador veterano no me termina de convencer...… Expand
  23. Lionstar
    Dec 9, 2021
    1
    The only reason this game get's a 1 of 10 is the Fact it has functioning vehicles and solid DEMO-like modes for Old game templates in "Portal".
    In Portal, you can create a DEMO of the old games and the actual game. But in the old games, you only use a handful of weapons with no customizations. I played Demos in the 90' and early 2000 its the same but the developer is the player.
    Best    The only reason this game get's a 1 of 10 is the Fact it has functioning vehicles and solid DEMO-like modes for Old game templates in "Portal".
    In Portal, you can create a DEMO of the old games and the actual game. But in the old games, you only use a handful of weapons with no customizations. I played Demos in the 90' and early 2000 its the same but the developer is the player.

    Best you do with BF 2042 ... play Demos of old games find the ones you like and buy them. then DEINSTALL BF 2042 again.

    I don't know if I will reinstall BF 2042 after a year or when it's Dropped like BF V after Pacific and it final developed with fewer bugs and graphic hiccups.

    Only 2 main game modes Conquest ( Running and dieing simulator with casual kills) and Conquest ... at least you see more than 2 players in these empty desert maps for 64 enemy players. This game is not a 128 Player game if the only ones you play against are 64 players.

    In a Battleroyale where everyone plays against everyone ...that's a 128 Player vs game.
    "This is not what I want" of a Battlefield game.

    IT is sad I only have to mention Bad things but the minimalistic destruction is not worth mentioning.
    You can blow little holes with the rocket launcher and not blow a whole map away if you target specific places on some walls. That is nice but ... not what I feel good enough and will be forgotten in newBF Games to come like so much in this one.

    See you in the next Real Battlefield game ... this game should be jumped over like BF Hardline!

    Greetings gamers
    Lionstar    … Expand
  24. Reeon
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    DICE and EA just release a Beta… I think they need 6 months for the fixed or never.

    EDIT: After 1 month the game is for me dead. At this point i can only say never preorder a EA/DICE Game. I hope the next Battlefield will be better, this **** is done for me!
  25. jack107
    Dec 9, 2021
    5
    A game with no core. All the maps of all out warfare feel empty and between every objective there is a long walk where you only have to run and nothing else. Hazard zone is boring and already dead after 1 month from the release of the game. Portal is the better than the other two modes but it is good only because it recycle maps and weapons from better battlefield games of the past.
    If    A game with no core. All the maps of all out warfare feel empty and between every objective there is a long walk where you only have to run and nothing else. Hazard zone is boring and already dead after 1 month from the release of the game. Portal is the better than the other two modes but it is good only because it recycle maps and weapons from better battlefield games of the past.
    If all of this is not enough, the game was full of bugs at release and today still has the same problems.    … Expand
  26. Matt_KY
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    This game should never have been a Battlefield title. They removed classes and added things nobody asked for like robot dogs and sentry guns. I’m afraid this is the end for the Battlefield series.
  27. Kompete
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    A beta game with too many technical issues, that should never have been released. So far removed from the battlefield franchise, why did they try to copy Fortnite and other kiddies games!

    I hope they fired the people that signed off on this design and its release.

    Luckily I got my refund back within 48 hours after launch. If you are a hardcore battlefield player DO NOT BUY
  28. maddin1901
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Garbage. Maps are garbage. The lack of guns are garbage. The sPeCiAlIsTs are garbage and don't belong. If you want to play this, I hope you like being spawn killed by armored balloons doing 200mph drifting for hours on end.

    Get bf4
  29. misternapps
    Dec 8, 2021
    0
    This is the worst game i've ever paid for (not played, paid for), period. EA and DICE should be ashamed. This makes Cyberpunk look like GTA V as a comparison.

    For reference, for nearly 20 years I've been playing the franchise starting from 1942, to Vietnam, to 2142, to Bad Company, BF3, BF4, BF1, and BF5. This game didn't even work for me. This game should not have been released. I    This is the worst game i've ever paid for (not played, paid for), period. EA and DICE should be ashamed. This makes Cyberpunk look like GTA V as a comparison.

    For reference, for nearly 20 years I've been playing the franchise starting from 1942, to Vietnam, to 2142, to Bad Company, BF3, BF4, BF1, and BF5. This game didn't even work for me. This game should not have been released. I literally made an account on metacritic to warn people against this game. BF1 was a top 10 game of all time for me. This is a disgusting money grab. I'm hopeful them pulling Vince over from Respawn can help with future releases and/or the franchise, but this game moved away from all the core reasons to play the game and (when or if it worked - it didnt actually work for me). Please do yourself a favor and go buy a game from a Publisher that cares about their fan base. EA clearly does not.    … Expand
  30. SweetTato
    Dec 8, 2021
    1
    I am extremely disappointed with Battlefield 2042. It appears to me that they do not learn from mistakes and have no idea what the community really wants. This is the first Battlefield game since Battlefield 3 that I have zero interest of. To put it simple, out of the 3 game modes, Hazard Zone is boring and the maps for All-Out Warfare are way too big and open and do not have the level ofI am extremely disappointed with Battlefield 2042. It appears to me that they do not learn from mistakes and have no idea what the community really wants. This is the first Battlefield game since Battlefield 3 that I have zero interest of. To put it simple, out of the 3 game modes, Hazard Zone is boring and the maps for All-Out Warfare are way too big and open and do not have the level of destructions we see from past Battlefield games. Portal is brilliant and is definitely the best part of this game, but I still couldn't enjoy it as much as I wish due to the lack of progression. These are just a tiny bit of issues I have with the game...… Expand
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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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