Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 618 out of 4864
  2. Mixed: 242 out of 4864
  3. Negative: 4,004 out of 4864
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  1. funkbaron
    Nov 18, 2021
    2
    I have played Battlefield games since the original 1942 twenty years ago. This is hands down the worst game of them all. Its shockingly bad. It's so far removed from the last few games. There's no fluidity in movement, the maps are just a marathon simulator. The Ttk is terrible. I am glad I just took a punt on EA Pro to try it for X14. 99simulator,
  2. Kayman-Gena
    Nov 25, 2021
    1
    Dice reinvent the wheel every time. They lose everything for which we loved this series, the wonderful Battelfield 3 and no one noticed our love for it, did not pay attention to how we liked exactly what was there.

    Pros: Graphics. Portal mode, old maps, native fighters, great atmosphere. minuses: uninteresting obsessive - Hazard Zone. Bad blank cards in the base game, except for    Dice reinvent the wheel every time. They lose everything for which we loved this series, the wonderful Battelfield 3 and no one noticed our love for it, did not pay attention to how we liked exactly what was there.

    Pros:
    Graphics.
    Portal mode, old maps, native fighters, great atmosphere.
    minuses:
    uninteresting obsessive - Hazard Zone.
    Bad blank cards in the base game, except for the Wreckage card.
    Bugs, optimization.
    there is no statistics, no more tokens can be ripped off.
    The main trouble is the operatives, it's all terrible.
    There is no more team play.
    No Server Browser.
    No chat voice.
    Few Weapons.
    You cannot dive, jump on containers, look around the corner.
    No knockback from explosion.
    no thermal optics, few weapon attachments.
    and other things that we loved Battlefield for.    … Expand
  3. Stepankrabik
    Nov 25, 2021
    9
    Honestly i have to say that this game is very good, i had extreme fun and a blast with friends which is the core of a videogame, anyway i can see that thousands are unhappy by the game and while it is easy to understand them, they are simply crying because a tripe A game isn't perfect. Yes the game has broken issues such as bugs and servers going crazy but knowing DICE and experience fromHonestly i have to say that this game is very good, i had extreme fun and a blast with friends which is the core of a videogame, anyway i can see that thousands are unhappy by the game and while it is easy to understand them, they are simply crying because a tripe A game isn't perfect. Yes the game has broken issues such as bugs and servers going crazy but knowing DICE and experience from previous BF games i can confidently say it will get only better, and i never get the players that complain about it being different from older BF games and all forget what buggy messes DICE released back in the day and now look at those games after patches! To end off i want for people to stop crying that this game was released early, yes it was but the fact that it will be improves is 100% and if you want to buy BF 2042 i suggest buying it in 1-3 month later when this game will be fixed… Expand
  4. Frode789
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Absolute garbage game. Bugged, no content, terrible and lifeless maps, no classes, no scoreboard, no servers, no stats, crappy "specialists" that are only there to milk people when they release P2W specialists.
    Here is a list of everything removed from this game compared to previous editions:
    ****
  5. Shoulderknight
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Played the beta, and trial….

    Anyone that had any hand in making this abomination should take a serious break and do some soul searching. Complete joke of a game. Nothing like battlefield. Nothing like a Triple A game. Just plain irresponsible. Shame on you DICE and EA. First time I didn’t purchase a battlefield game since buying ebery single one since 1942.
  6. Lukas3176
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    BAD of bad battlefield in the world. Very big maps, bad weapon, bad sound, bad ping. Very, Very BAD.
  7. AllRoads
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Dude, it's **** sucks. Trust me. Not lying. Just crap. **** the DICE. **** the EA. Every single time we receive pieces of **** **** from this company. For what?
  8. BharborButcher0
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    lixo, jogo incompleto, sem classes, sem armas, sem mapas, todo bugado, a full price,
    empresa mercenaria, cobra full price por um jogo incompleto.
  9. ollyh
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Worst performance issues i’ve ever seen in a game, game feels empty and boring
  10. HoxpaT
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    no mill-sim characters
    gun play is awful
    aim on vehicles is terrible
    no balanse vehicles/aircraft
    no fun
  11. ImMagiczny
    Nov 25, 2021
    7
    The game is defective, I hope that these gaps will be filled ... I will not write about the shortcomings ... others have already done it for me ... And the rating is so high because the game has great potential.
  12. wasd42
    Nov 25, 2021
    2
    Bugs will obviously be fixed, although I don't get how they could launch the game with breaking bugs such as endless death screen, no spawn on numerous servers, no revive, etc. I get it, all previous BF games had issues on launch, but that one far exceeded all of them.

    How is a Battlefield at all? Why these stupid specialists with cringy lines and looks? Why destroy the last bits of    Bugs will obviously be fixed, although I don't get how they could launch the game with breaking bugs such as endless death screen, no spawn on numerous servers, no revive, etc. I get it, all previous BF games had issues on launch, but that one far exceeded all of them.

    How is a Battlefield at all? Why these stupid specialists with cringy lines and looks? Why destroy the last bits of teamplay on public servers by removing the whole idea of squad leads? Why this terrible UI (wtf happened with the vehicles optics in 2042?)?

    No scoreboard? No leveloution? No server browser? No team switching? No way to play with friends?

    How could you achieve that with all the hard work in BF5 (which was crap for a year), BF4 and other previous titles?    … Expand
  13. DisTer
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    There's not a single part of this game to save. Everything is bad and buggy.
    They'll eventually fix the bugs, but the core game is so bad that it is irretrievable. This game is the proof that bigger is not better. We have huge empty maps with few points of interest and litteraly no reason to do anything else than rush / die / try again.
    The vehicules are terrible, the weapons are    There's not a single part of this game to save. Everything is bad and buggy.
    They'll eventually fix the bugs, but the core game is so bad that it is irretrievable. This game is the proof that bigger is not better. We have huge empty maps with few points of interest and litteraly no reason to do anything else than rush / die / try again.
    The vehicules are terrible, the weapons are terrible, the specialist... omg... wtf are they even doing here ?
    And the best part ? They KNEW this game is a failure, and they plan "major patch" (lol) before mid december, so basically they could have delay the game release for 1 month and fix some of the most obvious fails but NO, why miss such an opportunity to spit on the players?    … Expand
  14. UwUshkaaa
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    BUGFIELD 20-42 FPS, disappointment of year, piece of sh1t. Terrible optimization, terrible bugs, worst part of the series
  15. tekk47
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst Battlefield Experience i have ever played. I started with BC2 and played every title beside Hardline but this just isnt it.
    I was really looking forward to a new, good battlefield game but man they did mess it up completely.
    Of course the graphics and sound are okay. But its 2021 so you cant really count that. The biggest issue for me beside all the    This is by far the worst Battlefield Experience i have ever played. I started with BC2 and played every title beside Hardline but this just isnt it.
    I was really looking forward to a new, good battlefield game but man they did mess it up completely.

    Of course the graphics and sound are okay. But its 2021 so you cant really count that.
    The biggest issue for me beside all the bugs/technical stuff you read everywhere is that the lobbies are just filled with AI Enemies. Youre not playing against real humans, almost all lobbies i tried had AI in them - even the Custom Servers fill up with that. Absolutely terrible because the AI is beyond dense and just looks goofy. It really kills the spirit of the Match completely.

    i tried the game with the 10 hour trial game because i was close to buying it and good lord im almost proud i didnt buy it.    … Expand
  16. Swagilicious
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    So many bugs, glitches and ridiculous objective spots! Load in the game many times without your weapon loadouts. Have to retry many times.
  17. Reap3r
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Igor link almost say whole information about it. Game is a trash((((((( it bad at every aspect
  18. Klepar
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    worst BF ever..Good features were removed..Maps are shallow, no tactics possible..Its just meat grinder for 60 dollars with even bad gunplay (bloom)....see you in BF4..
  19. EAsucksballs
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    This is nothing but a **** money grab. EA IS OUT OF THEIR DAMN MIND. THEY RUINED THE KEY MECHANIC OF CLASSES TO SELL **** SKINS. TEAM PLAY IS DEAD . Battelfield 2042 is pathetic. Maps are disgusting 0 cover . They litteraly look like the flat world from Minecraft.
  20. MX07D
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    Battlefield 2042 brings the sandbox back to the series in bold and controversial ways. The new Specialist system might seem like sacrilege at first, but it opens up gameplay opportunities that weren’t possible in previous titles. The massive, well-designed maps offer plenty of room for experimentation and emergent stories, and the modes are a blast. And that’s just All-Out Warfare. BetweenBattlefield 2042 brings the sandbox back to the series in bold and controversial ways. The new Specialist system might seem like sacrilege at first, but it opens up gameplay opportunities that weren’t possible in previous titles. The massive, well-designed maps offer plenty of room for experimentation and emergent stories, and the modes are a blast. And that’s just All-Out Warfare. Between that, Hazard Zone, and the expansive Battlefield Portal, Battlefield 2042 has something for everyone, without feeling like it’s stretched too thin. It’s a true evolution of the series, one that pushes back against a stagnation that threatened the series’ future. It won’t be for everyone, but for players who crave imagination and fun from their Battlefields, it will give them everything that they crave and more.… Expand
  21. V1rTus
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    when will developers and publishers stop considering consumers as "wallets" or "vegetables"? how can you produce such a raw and bug-ridden product? the quality of all assets is at a terrible quality. stop releasing this! we want high-quality products for such money!
  22. OmoniusBeaver
    Nov 24, 2021
    4
    Ow **** you DICE, I want to buy this **** on my 1050ti, but thank you for open beta, battlefield gave me exellent experience with 10 frames.
  23. Sanyasin
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    I'm a long-term fan of Battlefield, BBC2, BBC Vietnam, BF3, BF4, BF1, BF5 - purchased and played them all. I have tried to persist with 2042 over the last few days, unsuccessfully. It's just not Battlefield: no real team play, OP Helicopters that can just stand off out of range and kill you (almost impossible for infantry to shoot down), you can't change squads or teams, no scoreboard, theI'm a long-term fan of Battlefield, BBC2, BBC Vietnam, BF3, BF4, BF1, BF5 - purchased and played them all. I have tried to persist with 2042 over the last few days, unsuccessfully. It's just not Battlefield: no real team play, OP Helicopters that can just stand off out of range and kill you (almost impossible for infantry to shoot down), you can't change squads or teams, no scoreboard, the ridiculous cheesy cut scenes at the end " Yah, Angel does it again" (really). I thought I would give it a chance over a couple of days as there is the 'Great Game Guarantee' . Well I was wrong (my fault should have read it more closely), it has to be within 24 hours of launching - so by trying to give it a fair chance and hoping that the lag issues, being stuck on the ground with the revive timer expired (and having to exit the game to reset) and the many issues others have reported and yet no patch release. I have wasted my money on a game that is definitely not what it was marketed to be = lesson learnt! I will never again pre-order a game made by Dice or published by EA. As of writing, a user score of 2.3 from 3010 ratings! Dice and EA should hang their heads in shame for producing one of the worst rated games in recent times. RIP Battlefield.… Expand
  24. HL_shelby1
    Nov 24, 2021
    3
    This has nothing to do with Battlefield.

    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
    The weapons omg. There are literally only 4 ARs. Wtf is this?
    It tries to be a mix of Warzone, Fortnite, R6 Siege, Apex and so on.

    The cringe after game lines.

    This is an unfinished, unpolished and broken game.
    Do not buy this until everything is fixed!
  25. cld1
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    id rather play battlefield hardline than this hot garbage of a game. cant move without getting shot form a million angles id rather slam my balls in a toaster. worst excuse for a game ever
  26. IhateMeta1
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Omg no story anymore, only online
    Dont buy this worst game ever from DICE !
  27. Zenaydinho
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Isso não é Battlefield!

    Sem placares.
    Sem aulas.
    Sem destruição.
    Sem servidores.
    Sem estatísticas.
    Nenhum bate-papo.
    As armas, Meu deus!.

    Existem literalmente apenas 4 ARs. Wtf é isso?
  28. SamhainXCII
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    Theres some work to be done but im having a blast with the game. Hiding the scoreboard for snowflakes was also a very bad choice in my opinion.
  29. Liadkap
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    Lack of content, no voice chat, unfinished game.
    There are only 22 guns in the game
    Dont buy yet
  30. fugglemug
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    I couldn't even play the game because EA cannot fix the loading persistent data issue. I'm not even surprised at this point.
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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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