Battlefield 2042

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. LucasBonafe
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Incomplete game, abusive charges, total lack of respect for players and especially fans of the franchise...
  2. KvanRus
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра не оптимизирована.
    Бессмысленные большие карты.
    Непонятно какая роль у специалистов.    … Expand
  3. thecoltster1
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    The first, first person shooter I've played where the actual shooting is nearly impossible. Sniper bullet drop feels like you're throwing a baseball. Bullets don't go where you shoot.
    I thought maybe I was just bad at the game and then played Halo Infinite and was actually having bullets connect.
    This might be the worst first person shooter I've ever played. That's how bad it is. The    The first, first person shooter I've played where the actual shooting is nearly impossible. Sniper bullet drop feels like you're throwing a baseball. Bullets don't go where you shoot.
    I thought maybe I was just bad at the game and then played Halo Infinite and was actually having bullets connect.
    This might be the worst first person shooter I've ever played. That's how bad it is. The network issues are atrocious. Don't waste $60, don't waste $10 for the EA pass, don't waste $1 for your EA pass trial. The game is bad and not worth giving EA a single cent.
    It's a stain on the franchise. Battlefield has devolved starting with BF 5. Go back to BF4, you'll be shocked how great the graphics still are and how good of a game it is.
    So so so bad...    … Expand
  4. Islamzeod
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Not the battlefield we want We waited 3 years for this thing Call it apex call it cod But it's not battlefield
  5. N1TROGEN
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это самая ужасная игра на планете! Я буду возвращать деньги за эту парашу! 5.500 блять за эту хуйню! Я а ахуе!!!… Expand
  6. Thasmal
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This might have "battlefield" in the title, but don't get tricked. This game is a sheer mess, and it continues to show that DICE simply don't understand what People want battlefield to be.

    For one example of this, there's the balance of the "rock, paper, scissor" part of the games balancing. In bf 1 we saw a overcommitment to this idea, meaning most shootouts were decided before anyone    This might have "battlefield" in the title, but don't get tricked. This game is a sheer mess, and it continues to show that DICE simply don't understand what People want battlefield to be.

    For one example of this, there's the balance of the "rock, paper, scissor" part of the games balancing. In bf 1 we saw a overcommitment to this idea, meaning most shootouts were decided before anyone fired a shot, simply based of the classes/weapons chosen and the given engagement range. Here in 2042, DICE have apparently decided that this type of balancing should instead just be entirely removed, as this is more or less the result since now any "class" can have any weapon (or more accurately, classes simply aren't a thing anymore) and more so, any weapon can now be modified on the fly to fit any range just when you need it. Sure this means no more "predestined" firefights, but it also completely removes the possibility for many thrilling situations. No longer will you be caught in the midst of the battle as a sniper, and feel the huge disadvantage that entails, making you sneakily try to get away while making every kill 10 more satisfying knowing they had the upper hand. No more will you be pined down by a sniper, while you carry a shotgun, and have to sneak from cover to cover while closing the distance before finally taking out the sniper. And I could go on. While being at an disadvantage can feel dispowering if the disadvantage is too great (how many felt in bf1) it can also be hugely impowering if done right. This balance might not be easy to hit, but bf4 did a very good job. Sure the assault rifles were overall hands down the best weapons, being too tier at both close to medium range. This however was pretty balanced out by the fact that medics had no single tool against vehicles, and would still lose in long range to importingly both snipers and DMRs. This meant that fx an engineer could deside whether he wanted to be able to challenge a medic at medium to long range (if he chose a DMR), or at close range (PDW, carbine or shotgun). Meaning that an engineer had to decide a what range he can effectively fight. Now while it was true that the medic had the advantage of being as effective as PDWs at close range, and until some point as effective at medium ranges as an DMR. The medic had to really worry about vehicles. So all in all they both had a comparably amount of situations where they were at the disadvantage. The important part here is recognizing where this balance lies. It's important that any build has the advantage in certain situations, and the disadvantage in others. However as the engineer class in bf4, you had the freedom to change which situations where which, without being able to make an all-rounder which could do it all. In 2042 you can not only have a DMR or assault rifle which can be fitted on the go to be perfectly capable at any given range (the second DMR even outclasses the sniper rifles at the longest ranges (-_-)) you can even combo this with an rocket launcher for vehicles no matter what weapon you pick. This is just an example of how DICE have completely screwed up the very fundamental ideas of how the games have been balanced out beautifully in past games, and this is of course in addition to all the more obvious "hands on" screw ups they have made this time. Conclusion? DICE don't know why Battlefield used to be great, probably making it very unlikely that they will turn this ship around. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.    … Expand
  7. QuiteQuixotic
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    Not only is the game immensely broken right now but the game itself is just bad. After your 3rd try you’ll usually get into a match... but the servers are broken so be prepared to lag 80% of the match. Even if it were to work properly the way they designed this game is absolutely embarrassing. Every map is terrible. They are all insanely open with nothing on them. Want to run to anotherNot only is the game immensely broken right now but the game itself is just bad. After your 3rd try you’ll usually get into a match... but the servers are broken so be prepared to lag 80% of the match. Even if it were to work properly the way they designed this game is absolutely embarrassing. Every map is terrible. They are all insanely open with nothing on them. Want to run to another area to fight people? Run 10 minutes. The guns don’t do anything at a range either so what’s the point of the maps being so open? And chances are, your not going to make it to that next area, because vehicles are more op then they’ve ever been in battlefield. Right as you spawn, chances are there’s a helicopter above you and 2 hovercrafts and a tank around you. You’ll spawn in the open and just die. You have no chance as a foot soldier. Even if you do carry a rocket it takes 5 to take anything down, more than you have. And you’ll just die in one shot by any vehicle so your going to die several times trying to take one down. And if you do, congrats, there’s still 3 more around you that you have no chance against. The games also lacking so much content compared to every other battlefield ever. Not very many guns and you unlock all of them by just simply leveling up instead of leveling up the class or anything interesting. There’s also specialists that should never be in games but are especially badly made in this. There’s so much more to say is bad including the graphics if you care about that. Basically the game is incredibly bad. And they won’t let me get a refund! It’s a joke.… Expand
  8. PiKkyXIII
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Nuance le jeu est pas sorti ? moi mes 90 balles sont sortis en tous cas.
    Franchement c'est un accès anticipé au jeu donc c'est le jeu ! Ils vont sortir une maj oui mais c'est pas en 1 semaine qu'ils vont régler tous ça. Encore une fois le jeu est juste pas fini, il manque 6 mois de dev et codage dessus au moins. A un moment donné ça fait trop de fois qu'on prend les consommateurs pour des    Nuance le jeu est pas sorti ? moi mes 90 balles sont sortis en tous cas.
    Franchement c'est un accès anticipé au jeu donc c'est le jeu ! Ils vont sortir une maj oui mais c'est pas en 1 semaine qu'ils vont régler tous ça. Encore une fois le jeu est juste pas fini, il manque 6 mois de dev et codage dessus au moins. A un moment donné ça fait trop de fois qu'on prend les consommateurs pour des c*** ce serai une alpha je dis pas, mais entre les joueurs casu qui s'amuse sur pas grand chose et ce qui ont l'habitude qu'on se foute de leurs gueules. C'est inadmissible !
    Perso moi j'attendais le jeu avec tellement d'impatience que je suis obligé de dire aux gens, non ! ne précommandez pas ! Annulez votre précommande.
    Y'a 10 ans que bf3 est sorti (je parles pas de la beta de l'early access simplement que ce jeu à 10 ans) et aujourd'hui on est capable de sortir une daube pareil ?
    Rien ne va in game et même au niveau de l'interface c'est claqué au sol ! Comment je sais combien y a de médecin autour de moi quand je suis mort ?
    Comment je sais que mon arme est en auto ou semi ou rafale ? Quand la game est fini, ou je vois mon score ? Pourquoi je peu pas faire mes classes au menu ? Y a que 2 modes de jeu sérieusement !? Et je parles pas de tous les buds in games (balles fantômes, morts accidentelles bugs de texture erff y'en à tellement à dire) et j'en passe ça c'est sans compter la rage que j'ai d'avoir une config à 3000€ et de faire tourner le jeu au meilleur moment à 80FPS. Alors oui je suis un try hardeur oui j'ai besoin de mon confort de jeu ! Mais y a des limites à toutes les conneries ! Et honnêment je sais qu'ils y en a qui vont me dire le 128 joueurs nanani nanana... mais franchement , qui s'en fou ? On était bien sur nos maps à 64 Joueurs, si c'est le prix à payer pour jouer à 128 joueurs non merci ! Enfin bon call of. Au moins c'est des spaghetti réchauffé mais ça fonctionne ! Sur ce jeu on verra dans 6 mois quand le jeu ressemblera à quelque chose je vais vanguard !    … Expand
  9. Titoos
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    0 it's a joke like this game. If you want to simplify things too much, you'll burn your wings. That will teach you not to listen to the community. I'm not going to explain why I put 0, there are already 5000 explanations and bugs on the net. Pitiful.
  10. Eyresey
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    Not even as good as BF4, not even close.

    I have paid £100 to play this game early and it really shouldn't even be out of alpha yet, its buggy, the servers crash every game, I have loaded into 12 games and can't deploy. The guns are quite limited but I quite like this and for the sake of buying the ultimate edition, I got about 5 garbage skins that look very similar to the standard skin    Not even as good as BF4, not even close.

    I have paid £100 to play this game early and it really shouldn't even be out of alpha yet, its buggy, the servers crash every game, I have loaded into 12 games and can't deploy. The guns are quite limited but I quite like this and for the sake of buying the ultimate edition, I got about 5 garbage skins that look very similar to the standard skin of each character, the only good one is the tier 1 and anyone can unlock that. Kills don't register, the vehicles are unbalanced, there are a million glitches, I can't even check the scoreboard because its none exsistent. They are talking about a day one patch which makes me even more annoyed that I paid extra money to play it early as I am not getting the full experience, not to mention that there are only 2 game modes to play.    … Expand
  11. troolerxd
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    rough game. Im playing it on a 1070ti and it really drags. Boring plot, boring maps, boring weapons and customization. Optimize it better please, and listen to the community.
  12. Koko78
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    I do not recommand this game sinceremy. It will be very long to explain why so I let you check what's ProblemS have this game :)
  13. SuperMoritz1
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Absolute and utter disappointed. Performance is very poor even with a 3080ti and an intel core i7. Feels very far from a Battlefield game. I would have much orefered a Bf4 remake.
  14. Jaydon2908
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    2042 is quite literally a death trap, meaning the longer you play, the more you want to kill your console or PC, it runs terribly, if feels awful, the guns do little to nothing due to the bullet spread, its bugged and glitched to hell and frankly feels like BF4 would be better to play that this "modern" bf 2042, and frankly the fact that dice has made the same mistake agaun of releasing2042 is quite literally a death trap, meaning the longer you play, the more you want to kill your console or PC, it runs terribly, if feels awful, the guns do little to nothing due to the bullet spread, its bugged and glitched to hell and frankly feels like BF4 would be better to play that this "modern" bf 2042, and frankly the fact that dice has made the same mistake agaun of releasing such a broken game with the mentality of we'll fix it later is what truly hurts most of all… Expand
  15. HellaTactical
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    Only giving it a 2 because I'm still trying to like it, but it's so bad.... like I literally re-download bf4 so I could play a good battlefield game again. Changing the 2 to a 1 mid review because I'm just so severely disappointed with everything from game play to maps and graphics. They took everything away.

    Couple months later update, game still sucks.
  16. Adzmullen
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    3 words, Simply the Worst ! Pathetic game, I can’t even be bothered to spend time writing a constructive review when DICE can’t even be bothered to develop a even remotely OK game, it’s riddled with bugs and plays like garbage on a next gen console (series X). Total trash, do not buy this game it’s just not BF it’s garbage. If Dice have any common sense they would rehire all the people who3 words, Simply the Worst ! Pathetic game, I can’t even be bothered to spend time writing a constructive review when DICE can’t even be bothered to develop a even remotely OK game, it’s riddled with bugs and plays like garbage on a next gen console (series X). Total trash, do not buy this game it’s just not BF it’s garbage. If Dice have any common sense they would rehire all the people who were responsible for the fantastic BF games of the past like BF 1,V & 4. The new staff crew must be complete novices.… Expand
  17. tkraw
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Want to know how bad this game is? I created an account just to say that. This is, without question, the most frustrating game I’ve ever played. It’s a disaster.… Expand
  18. MrDingDong
    Nov 24, 2021
    2
    This game needed another 6 months of development, it should NEVER have been released in this state. EA and DICE need to apologize for this and make it right, and offer refunds. I have been a battlefield fan since BF3 but I will probably never play another battlefield game at launch after this. It's both technically a mess and full of strange gameplay decisions and features that are missingThis game needed another 6 months of development, it should NEVER have been released in this state. EA and DICE need to apologize for this and make it right, and offer refunds. I have been a battlefield fan since BF3 but I will probably never play another battlefield game at launch after this. It's both technically a mess and full of strange gameplay decisions and features that are missing compared to previous games. The game industry has a major problem with releasing unfinished games (see Cyberpunk, GTA trilogy).… Expand
  19. Cosmao
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    Also horribly optimized (getting between 30-50fps, with it dropping randomly even if nothing is happening on screen. running a 3080ti on ultra and the game doesn't even look THAT great. This is the case even after the day 1 nvidia drivers). Theres maybe one great new map, the rest of them are uninspired and not that fun tbh.

    I'd stay clear of this one until they fix the optimization,    Also horribly optimized (getting between 30-50fps, with it dropping randomly even if nothing is happening on screen. running a 3080ti on ultra and the game doesn't even look THAT great. This is the case even after the day 1 nvidia drivers). Theres maybe one great new map, the rest of them are uninspired and not that fun tbh.

    I'd stay clear of this one until they fix the optimization, bugs and hacking problems multiple sources has discovered. Glad I didn't pay for it    … Expand
  20. hammbone18
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    This game is terrible. I had high hopes since I had so much fun with past Battlefield games like Battlefield 4. Not only is this game not finished, it’s a spit in the face to people who bought this piece of trash. Normally I wouldn’t mind some issues, since they can usually be ironed out within a reasonable amount of time. But this… this is just embarrassing. Every developer involvedThis game is terrible. I had high hopes since I had so much fun with past Battlefield games like Battlefield 4. Not only is this game not finished, it’s a spit in the face to people who bought this piece of trash. Normally I wouldn’t mind some issues, since they can usually be ironed out within a reasonable amount of time. But this… this is just embarrassing. Every developer involved should be ashamed of the product they put out.… Expand
  21. CarloRoselli
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    They dropped an unfinished, not optimized game And used the "pandemic" as an excuse. paid 90 euros to not play the game for 2 days before the Main release.
  22. dumbbass
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    (Russian only)

    Просто наихудшая часть батлы, если хотите поиграть в старые части на уебищном движке(ощущение, что это ебанное юнити), то милости просим - покупайте. Также посмотрите обзор ZOMBIERUS'а от 11.11.21 числа, если вам захотелось конкретики. Сам 2042 - это просто невыносимый кал, ттк порезан, пушки пластмассовые, пинг ебнишься, оптимизация хуета (у меня RTX 3080). Короче, я    (Russian only)

    Просто наихудшая часть батлы, если хотите поиграть в старые части на уебищном движке(ощущение, что это ебанное юнити), то милости просим - покупайте. Также посмотрите обзор ZOMBIERUS'а от 11.11.21 числа, если вам захотелось конкретики. Сам 2042 - это просто невыносимый кал, ттк порезан, пушки пластмассовые, пинг ебнишься, оптимизация хуета (у меня RTX 3080). Короче, я смог в это поиграть только 1.5 часа, никому не советую, надеюсь дайс захлебнуться в говне, и проект будет отменен также быстро как BF5, хотя после этой части, предыдущая батла уже смотриться намного перспективней и увлекательней нежели эта хуета.

    P.S. Не кашляйте, не болейте и удачи    … Expand
  23. steylez
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    worst game
    1. Bugs and errors
    2. The weapon has no balance, assault with huge recoil, low bullet flight, low damage. armor-piercing cartridges can smash a tank, seriously? 3. Characters and their conversations are very angry. you still add LGBT, your tolerance enrages. I want to see fighters and not dyed cockerels. 4. The battle kata is terrible, you need to run 5 miles to kill in a    worst game
    1. Bugs and errors
    2. The weapon has no balance, assault with huge recoil, low bullet flight, low damage. armor-piercing cartridges can smash a tank, seriously?
    3. Characters and their conversations are very angry. you still add LGBT, your tolerance enrages. I want to see fighters and not dyed cockerels.
    4. The battle kata is terrible, you need to run 5 miles to kill in a second.
    5. Cheaters are tired, it is not possible to play, they kill through the walls
    6. Transport management is terrible    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. algotrash
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    Game doesnt provide any fun whatsoever. Map are big but for ne reason, you end up running for minutes, and die after few seconds of gameplay. Menus are epicly bad. Weapon choice is terrible. squads are dead. classes are dead.... What a waste of time.
  26. gungei
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Do you want to know how about this game?
    give you a suggest , don't buy it.2021/12/08 (ASIA area).
    Please go to buy halo. lol
  27. Navyboigonewild
    Dec 7, 2021
    1
    This game is visually appealing, but very lack luster in content. Very little guns, attatchments, maps, and game modes. The 128 players games constant drop your games frames and crash your series x. There are to many bugs and constant rubber banding. Crossplay is broken. Aiming is garbage. Operators are cheesy the quips at the end of the match are lame. This game sucks waste of 100 bucksThis game is visually appealing, but very lack luster in content. Very little guns, attatchments, maps, and game modes. The 128 players games constant drop your games frames and crash your series x. There are to many bugs and constant rubber banding. Crossplay is broken. Aiming is garbage. Operators are cheesy the quips at the end of the match are lame. This game sucks waste of 100 bucks stay away until fixed.… Expand
  28. kazex90
    Dec 8, 2021
    0
    Not at all the battlefield we remember. More like COD/fortnite/r6 on large maps with 128 players.
    The game feels really unpolished and rushed.
    There are: No scoreboards No classes No destruction No servers No stats No chat No VoIP No Campaign No epic Battlefield soundtrack (But the music represent the general feel of bf2042 *broken*) Cringy showoff of map at start, cringy    Not at all the battlefield we remember. More like COD/fortnite/r6 on large maps with 128 players.
    The game feels really unpolished and rushed.

    There are:
    No scoreboards
    No classes
    No destruction
    No servers
    No stats
    No chat
    No VoIP
    No Campaign
    No epic Battlefield soundtrack (But the music represent the general feel of bf2042 *broken*)

    Cringy showoff of map at start, cringy end-scene with "top players", cringy end-scene of squad with stats that make no sense.

    Find something else to spend your money on. Maybe Farming Simulator 22 ?    … Expand
  29. DarkDiamondEyes
    Dec 13, 2021
    1
    It's definitely not a Battlefield. Another game released A LOT too early already 4 PATCH including 2 big patches but unfortunately there is not only an abundant and abominable list of bugs to solve which will make the game get better. The game design of the maps is awful, a completely broken balance, an immersion that on paper is promising but the realization is burst on the ground (FrenchIt's definitely not a Battlefield. Another game released A LOT too early already 4 PATCH including 2 big patches but unfortunately there is not only an abundant and abominable list of bugs to solve which will make the game get better. The game design of the maps is awful, a completely broken balance, an immersion that on paper is promising but the realization is burst on the ground (French expression to say that it is sh*t) we could write a book on all this who is wrong
    Sad to see battlefield in this state. In the beginnings, bf5 was complicated very complicated but in the end the final game was good I was eager to find modern fights but seeing the achievement we took a step back I would even say for the joke 2042 steps back while waiting to see how the game will be in 1 year ... Sad    … Expand
  30. 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
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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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