Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. LERPENEREUPE
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    todos os mapas parecem incompletos gerando áreas com absolutamente nenhuma importância, configuração de sensibilidade do mouse horrível, lag em diversas partidas, sistema de lobby pouquíssimo intuitivo, sistema de configuração de esquadrão praticamente inexistente, consciência situacional horrível, se existisse um mod de conquest no arma 3 seria melhor, não parece battlefield, faltatodos os mapas parecem incompletos gerando áreas com absolutamente nenhuma importância, configuração de sensibilidade do mouse horrível, lag em diversas partidas, sistema de lobby pouquíssimo intuitivo, sistema de configuração de esquadrão praticamente inexistente, consciência situacional horrível, se existisse um mod de conquest no arma 3 seria melhor, não parece battlefield, falta praticamente de tudo no jogo, fingindo que esse jogo não foi lançado ainda.… Expand
  2. TeckDoesGaming
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Its not Battlefield

    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
  3. Lawrypope
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Made an account just to leave my little review, was super excited the moment the game was announced, and pre ordered ultimate edition, from what I played with the early access the game is a buggy mess. The removal of the class system and making battlefield a Hero shooter. Which is fine if you like hero shooters, but to me that's not what makes a battlefield experience. For me personallyMade an account just to leave my little review, was super excited the moment the game was announced, and pre ordered ultimate edition, from what I played with the early access the game is a buggy mess. The removal of the class system and making battlefield a Hero shooter. Which is fine if you like hero shooters, but to me that's not what makes a battlefield experience. For me personally it's like they stripped it right back guns, gadgets, all limited. It's all a bridge for them to encapsulate the fan base into microtransactions. Luckily for me I was able to refund my copy, of the game and I'll just be sticking to BFV and BF4. Which I recommend to anyone looking for a traditional battlefield experience. "Old man yells out cloud".… Expand
  4. Miti88
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst Battlefield i have ever played. Im so dissapointed. Im wondering what EA Dice did the last 3 Years
  5. arrrky_
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    New operators system - **** New maps - **** Optimisation - **** Netcode - **** Hazard zone - boring ****.
    Portal - is kinda OK. But without any progression and massive content drops - it will become **** very soon too.
  6. Tanga12
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    I have litterally 30 fps, can't get more even with everything down,dlss etc..
    It's unplayable, i can clearly enjoy the game otherwise but with that kind of frames i want to break everything, (2060 oc, ryzen 5 3600 and not even able to have more than 40 fps at low even if i'm in high i still have 40 fps pls do something), otherwise gun seem's to shoot rocks most of them are shoot ramdomly,    I have litterally 30 fps, can't get more even with everything down,dlss etc..
    It's unplayable, i can clearly enjoy the game otherwise but with that kind of frames i want to break everything, (2060 oc, ryzen 5 3600 and not even able to have more than 40 fps at low even if i'm in high i still have 40 fps pls do something), otherwise gun seem's to shoot rocks most of them are shoot ramdomly, hitreg is a disaster, and server disgusting glad i payed 80$ and i'm not able to enjoy the game    … Expand
  7. Delco24
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    Game can be fun at times, but it doesn’t feel like a Battlefield game. Many features from past Battlefield games were removed, and there’s practically no team play as a result.
  8. ekuz
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This is not Battlefield.

    I made an account for the sole purpose of giving this dumpster fire a zero. No server browser (thought I could escape sbmm guess not), no scoreboard, absolute joke on the performance side of things on even high end pc's, sweaty call of duty movement that no Battlefield player wanted, the list literally goes on for days. I was so unbelievably hyped for this game.    This is not Battlefield.

    I made an account for the sole purpose of giving this dumpster fire a zero. No server browser (thought I could escape sbmm guess not), no scoreboard, absolute joke on the performance side of things on even high end pc's, sweaty call of duty movement that no Battlefield player wanted, the list literally goes on for days. I was so unbelievably hyped for this game. I even bought a 3080 and a 1440p monitor. I refunded it with 39 minutes played. I am actually thinking of buying cod now and going back to Warzone.. Something I thought I'd never have to play again. Disgusting what studios will do to their games to try and make more money.    … Expand
  9. ReaperSixOne
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This is the worst game ive ever played. The movement is awkward, there's almost no weapons, you cant play a dedicated class, the time to kill is almost a full mag, rockets don't do anything to vehicles, all the attachments have the exact same changes to the weapon i.e all grips have the stat changes, the servers lag, the maps are awful, hits don't register..... i could go on. just don'tThis is the worst game ive ever played. The movement is awkward, there's almost no weapons, you cant play a dedicated class, the time to kill is almost a full mag, rockets don't do anything to vehicles, all the attachments have the exact same changes to the weapon i.e all grips have the stat changes, the servers lag, the maps are awful, hits don't register..... i could go on. just don't buy it. its an early access at best. the game has ZERO identity.… Expand
  10. VE2ITAS
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    A big disappointment. The game seems aimless, and lacking so much of what makes battlefield…battlefield. It would appear as though they saw what Modern Warfare did and wanted a piece of that pie. But they did shamelessly and with no finesse. Bad optimizations and poor designs can be fixed. But the fundamentals of the game are wrong. If they claim to not know it, they’re either lying orA big disappointment. The game seems aimless, and lacking so much of what makes battlefield…battlefield. It would appear as though they saw what Modern Warfare did and wanted a piece of that pie. But they did shamelessly and with no finesse. Bad optimizations and poor designs can be fixed. But the fundamentals of the game are wrong. If they claim to not know it, they’re either lying or they’re idiots. It’s not battlefield - it’s a poor attempt at a money grab. This is becoming quite the pattern. I would sincerely hope everyone thinks twice before giving these companies anymore of the money you work hard for.… Expand
  11. BlastingKibbles
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The game is terrible. Refunded after 1 hour of gameplay. This is nothing not a Battlefield game, it's Warzone/Apex/Fortnite clone. The game was clearly meant to be a Battle Royale and they changed those plans last minute.
  12. RoosterTM
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    To think that DICE/EA thought this was okay to release in this state is beyond me...
  13. Podvinski
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Battlefield 2042 in it's current Early Access state is very bad. Many issues which have to be fixed asap. Hit registration is bad, performance is bad, maps feel empty and too big, missing UI features.
  14. danzr
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Unfortunately the Battlefield franchise hits a new low, low fidelity graphics even on high end systems, plagued with bugs, poor gunplay - how the game's taken so many steps back I don't know! I had more fun with Cyberpunk at launch than this!
  15. itzacookie45
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Horrible game, 4 assault rifles, 3 snipers, 2 pistols. Laggy servers cant support the load. Guns won’t shoot at times and you cannot exit vehicles quite often. Sometimes you can’t even respawn. Not worth the wait, should have been delayed even longer .
  16. Citizen435
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Call of Duty: 2042
    it's not a bad game, it's just a bad Battlefield game...
  17. AJ_Clicks
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    The game is so bad it made me quit gaming altogether.

    Bugs, bloom, no scoreboard, imbalanced weapons (SMGs better at range than ARs), one hit sniper (NTW-50), poor performance, sluggish aiming and the list goes on
  18. Bmcc
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I feel like I have just flushed my money down the toilet with this one.
    It is so unfinished that I almost feel embarrassed for the publisher. Its a joke.
    My analogy would be like paying full price for a car and when its delivered, 3/4 of the interior is missing, its not painted at all but sometimes it will start and be able to take you down the road. Would anyone find that acceptable?    I feel like I have just flushed my money down the toilet with this one.
    It is so unfinished that I almost feel embarrassed for the publisher. Its a joke.

    My analogy would be like paying full price for a car and when its delivered, 3/4 of the interior is missing, its not painted at all but sometimes it will start and be able to take you down the road. Would anyone find that acceptable?

    Its also interesting how wide of a gap there is between the critic reviews and everyone else that wasn't paid to write them.    … Expand
  19. LustyLuigi
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Long time enthusiast of the franchise here.

    It's a broken, unimaginative, bugged out mess that copied ideas from current popular money makers in the gaming market and pasted them without shame hoping we wouldn't notice. I had all of my hope invested in this title only to be left completely and utterly devastated. I'm not going to list all of the reasons why this game is a failure, go and    Long time enthusiast of the franchise here.

    It's a broken, unimaginative, bugged out mess that copied ideas from current popular money makers in the gaming market and pasted them without shame hoping we wouldn't notice. I had all of my hope invested in this title only to be left completely and utterly devastated. I'm not going to list all of the reasons why this game is a failure, go and read the other reviews and they all say the same things. All I have to say is this: I am no longer supporting DICE or EA from this moment forward and I suggest you all do the same.    … Expand
  20. Andy3David
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This is a very highly shocking example of corporate greed. i am totally disgusted at the limited content available. only two to four weapons available per type? absolutely appalling. I tried the 10 hour free trial and managed to make it to number 20 or rank 20 but is it a rank or a just a boring number on a very boring and blank background? unbelievable. unlocking skins does not equal toThis is a very highly shocking example of corporate greed. i am totally disgusted at the limited content available. only two to four weapons available per type? absolutely appalling. I tried the 10 hour free trial and managed to make it to number 20 or rank 20 but is it a rank or a just a boring number on a very boring and blank background? unbelievable. unlocking skins does not equal to fun content either. and whats with that scoreboard? hasn't anyone in the development team even played an on-line shooter? Its going to take a massive lawsuit to get these greedy publishers to stop releasing games entirely void of all content and fix it later concept.… Expand
  21. Lilluxxie
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    We just needed BFV in a modern warfare setting. Not this mess. Doesn't feel like battlefield at all, they were far too heavily influenced by CoD. It's a silly, cartoonish, buggy mess. The specialists are the worst idea they have ever had. They have no soul, no charisma and are super cringe.   Just add the specialist's abilities as traits like in Bf4... Wost of all at the maps though.We just needed BFV in a modern warfare setting. Not this mess. Doesn't feel like battlefield at all, they were far too heavily influenced by CoD. It's a silly, cartoonish, buggy mess. The specialists are the worst idea they have ever had. They have no soul, no charisma and are super cringe.   Just add the specialist's abilities as traits like in Bf4... Wost of all at the maps though.  They're just awful. Vast, empty, unmemorable soulless expanses that don't lend themselves to fun gameplay at all. Hard to believe this is the same people who brought us the atmospheric masterpiece that was bfv with maps like devastation.… Expand
  22. WIFI420
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    As someone who loves Battlefield and has been playing since 1942 I can say this years release has been a total letdown. Even when you try and enjoy the game you're constantly coming across scenarios that simply make the game unplayable such as enemies not loading, being unable to re spawn, being unable to aim vertically, weapons switching randomly, etc.. With this amount of bugs, brokenAs someone who loves Battlefield and has been playing since 1942 I can say this years release has been a total letdown. Even when you try and enjoy the game you're constantly coming across scenarios that simply make the game unplayable such as enemies not loading, being unable to re spawn, being unable to aim vertically, weapons switching randomly, etc.. With this amount of bugs, broken weapon balancing, lack of VoIP, terrible UI and progression system issues; this game should have definitely been delayed..… Expand
  23. oggamerpro21
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I WENT DIRECTLY TO ORIGIN CUSTOMER SERVICE CHAT AND GOT AN IMEADIATE REFUND IN FULL ................................................................................ The WORST thing about this totally broken cheap imitation of a BF game is the scam they pulled on ALL of us with the Pre-order. As many others have said. By the time I figured out    UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I WENT DIRECTLY TO ORIGIN CUSTOMER SERVICE CHAT AND GOT AN IMEADIATE REFUND IN FULL
    ................................................................................
    The WORST thing about this totally broken cheap imitation of a BF game is the scam they pulled on ALL of us with the Pre-order. As many others have said. By the time I figured out that it was the GAME and not ME or my $4,000.00 custom built gaming machine you have run out of time to demand a refund. You KNOW they planned it that way. As soon as I figured it out there was no way to get my cash back.
    I smell a Scam. Anyone a Lawyer out here?? I bought the Ultimate WORTHLESS Pack and want out!!    … Expand
  24. FACTSPITTER75
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Barely any guns, no scoreboard, the movement and gunplay does not feel smooth AT ALL, no VoIP and the specialists suck ass.

    If all of the above wasn't enough to convince you that this game isn't worth buying, there's also 9999999 bugs plaguing the game.
  25. Molotov94
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    I will just describe a typical breakthrough BF2042 game :

    You spawn on the map. You start moving towards the ennemy point. First you have to understand how the new deplacement mechanic works. It is called "the rollback movement". Your soldier will frequently be teleported due to servers. Not a great add imo. Then, after 3 minutes of walk in the infinite landscape, you will get ran    I will just describe a typical breakthrough BF2042 game :

    You spawn on the map.
    You start moving towards the ennemy point.
    First you have to understand how the new deplacement mechanic works. It is called "the rollback movement". Your soldier will frequently be teleported due to servers. Not a great add imo.

    Then, after 3 minutes of walk in the infinite landscape, you will get ran over by a hovercraft.
    You spawn again, you go back to the place you died before and manage to dodge the same overcraft.
    "Hehe not two times buddy".
    You will immediatly get ran over by a second overcraft (the ennemy teams has 5 of them, not including Humvees and others vehicules ofc).

    After getting killed 2 more times by a chopper, and a gunner in a humvee you manage to see your first ennemy.
    You start aiming and realize it is really hard with 49 fps to shoot someone at this range. "Holy **** my gun has horrible recoil, i hope it will get better with attachm...".
    An ennemy sniper kills you before you finished your sentence.
    Go to settings ==> Put all graphics to low ==> 58 FPS.
    Nice.

    "F*** my squadmates are terrible, they are again so far away from the front that i cant spawn on them".
    You try to join an other squad hoping it will have better players.
    You cant select your squad.

    Few minutes of walk later (and an other death by the ennemy chopper) you see an ennemy not too far away.
    With your 55 FPS and the usual rollbacks you manage to control your insane recoil and kills the ennemy using 28 of the 31 bullets of your mag.
    "MY FIRST KILL LETS GOOO"
    Here comes a second ennemy on your map.
    You reload and wait for him. He didnt see you, it is an easy kills.
    You shoot him the same way with you did few seconds ago but HE IS NOT DYING WTF ??
    You have to swap to your handgun to finish him, but due to lags server you have to push your button 3 times so your soldier can actually swap his weapon. During this time the ennemy starts shooting you back.
    TRADE KILL.
    "F*** what happened ??". You realize the game has the worst gunplay mechanic a shooter can have : bloom. You can shoot the exact same way two times in a row it will never have the same result because the bullets are not going where you are aiming at. Nice.

    Few moments later, you die again trying to shoot a guy who is in your sight and you realize that bloom and rollbacks and insane recoil and long ttk are not the only problem in the gunplay.
    You shoot someone.
    You see him bleeding
    You see his character react to your bullets.
    But there is NO hitmarkers.
    You understands the hit registration problem is still there. Just a superior version of what we had in BF4.
    An hovercraft crushes you.

    "Ok time to calm this kids , lets pick Engineer".
    There is no class system anymore.
    "Ok time to pick the rocket launcher for my medic hehe".
    You shoot the hovercraft with your rocket. And die.
    "How much damage did i inflict on him ?". Impossible to know.
    "Hey at least i damaged it right ? right ?". No because all vehicules including chopper and tanks have self repairs. No need to have an Engineer to repair you, you just have to wait.
    "What is happening i cant spawn ?? My character doesnt want to die, cmon ...". You will find that this glitch is among hundreds of others glitches in the game.

    "Ok, il will restart my game".
    The game crashes in the menu.
    **** it".
    I could add, - the 14 points to capture in Conquest mode which will force you to drive 3 minutes to find an ennemy - the UI that hides the ennemy - the absence of scoreboard - the absence of indicators so you cant know if there is a medic nearby when you die - the impossibility to select the spawn of your choice when your teamates are stacked on a point - the AR that are terrible - The insane travel time of every weapon - etc etc Just dont buy this game.    … Expand
  26. iIIusionist
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Battlefield? Would rather call it “walksimulator 2042 miles”

    - no dedicated roles medic/support - revive request not visible at all, teammates only pass by - no teamplay - specialist don’t make any sense to the traditional role/team play of battlefield - no chat - too big - no small maps/game modes - no scorebord - no teamswitch - sounds are not correct Literally this far away how a    Battlefield? Would rather call it “walksimulator 2042 miles”

    - no dedicated roles medic/support
    - revive request not visible at all, teammates only pass by
    - no teamplay
    - specialist don’t make any sense to the traditional role/team play of battlefield
    - no chat
    - too big
    - no small maps/game modes
    - no scorebord - no teamswitch
    - sounds are not correct Literally this far away how a battlefield game should be. Played since battlefield 2142 but this one is worse.    … Expand
  27. cpm9
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Brutal performance... if you have a quad core processor (even a new one like Ryzen 3300X or i3-10100) expect to average 40 fps with awful stutter with much lower 1% lows and if you're in the action in the Breakthrough mode expect 10 fps average
  28. morzahofyo
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Possibly the lowest point in the series. It is a major step back in destruction, ballistics, progression, customization, and gameplay mechanics. It had legs, but for some reason they cut them off at the knees. Large maps, high player count, and vehicle call ins are welcome additions. But those features do not carry a game that is fundamentally flawed. The lack of a server browser andPossibly the lowest point in the series. It is a major step back in destruction, ballistics, progression, customization, and gameplay mechanics. It had legs, but for some reason they cut them off at the knees. Large maps, high player count, and vehicle call ins are welcome additions. But those features do not carry a game that is fundamentally flawed. The lack of a server browser and hardcore mode are just the start. Add in the lack of weapon options (probably to sell you more later), redundant attachments that masquerade as progression unlocks, atrocious random bullet deviation, and discontinuation of the class system (the heart of the battlefield franchise). Portal mode is neat, but suffers many of the foundational mechanical issues as the base game. Additionally portal does not contain a complete catalog of assets from the games it represents, and the destruction is downgraded from the original to the reduced destruction of 2042.

    Hazard zone was supposed to be a shining light in this game. Its not. The gameplay is anemic, repetitive, and matches end quickly. The stakes are low, as well as the excitement. It honestly feels like the game was originally just going to be Hazard Zone and Portal, but at the last minute tried to make something analogous to a battlefield game. I do not recommend buying this game. It feels like it needs another couple years of development and a major overhaul.

    This review just covered the gameplay deficiencies. Keep in mind the bugs and server issues make it almost unplayable in the current state. It is reminiscent of fallout 72. The game in its current form, in my opinion, is an unethical sale in the sense it is a grossly unfinished game being sold under the misrepresentation it is a finished product. I refunded my purchase.    … Expand
  29. Mako-SuperStar
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This is not a True Dice Battlefield. This game has been made by baby Boys. Stop watching Call Of Duty,Apex,Fortnite,etc and trust yourself & dont Forget What you have accomplished like BF3,4,5,etc. Like humankind lose knowledge to build Pyramids,Dice lose knowledge to create a true Battlefield experience. It s a sad day for all the community. RIP Battlefield
  30. CoFRDoG
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    I have been a BF fanboy my whole life since 1942 and the excellent desert combat mod and was always one of them white knight defenders at launch. But this time...
    This is the buggiest BF i have ever played, If you can call it a battlefield game...
    Frankly its an embarrassment that they released it in this state. Glad i only paid 15 euros for it through game pro. Played it to level 40    I have been a BF fanboy my whole life since 1942 and the excellent desert combat mod and was always one of them white knight defenders at launch. But this time...
    This is the buggiest BF i have ever played, If you can call it a battlefield game...

    Frankly its an embarrassment that they released it in this state. Glad i only paid 15 euros for it through game pro.
    Played it to level 40 in the hope that unlocking other stuff might make it better for some reason but ofc it didnt.

    So much tweaking has to be done, the maps rubberband like crazy on certain events (like the oil tanks exploding) even on single player.
    Lobby emptying after a game, no server browser, try to get more than 4 friends into the same game. Good luck.

    No squad management whatsoever, cant see who has ammo packs, weird movement bugs.
    Whoever thought it would be fun to have sprinklers or whatever go of in buildings and hurt infantry... what a joke.
    The absolute worst thing is the invisible wall that prevent you from hitting your enemy.

    Dont buy this absolute horsecrap.    … Expand
  31. AgentClassified
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Lesson learnt, never preorder the game. One of the worst battlefield release in the franchise. don't buy with a current state of the game.
  32. Ragtown
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    underwhelming and uninspired. not sure if it's because of the turnover rate at DICE or mismanagement but this just isn't a good game.
  33. SHy
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Впервые пишу отзыв.
    В БФ2042 плохо все
    1)Классы их нет, теперь у нас война клонов. 2)Видимость и картина, просто - глаза 3)неубиваемая техника 4)графика бф3-бф4 5)огромные пустые карты 6)нет код 7)читеры на релизе(похоже разрабы сами на этом зарабатывают) 8)интерфейса просто нет короче можно описывать это долго и упорно. ТУТ ПЛОХО ВСЕ КРОМЕ есть возможность поиграть в старые    Впервые пишу отзыв.
    В БФ2042 плохо все
    1)Классы их нет, теперь у нас война клонов.
    2)Видимость и картина, просто - глаза
    3)неубиваемая техника
    4)графика бф3-бф4
    5)огромные пустые карты
    6)нет код
    7)читеры на релизе(похоже разрабы сами на этом зарабатывают)
    8)интерфейса просто нет
    короче можно описывать это долго и упорно.
    ТУТ ПЛОХО ВСЕ КРОМЕ
    есть возможность поиграть в старые версии на новом движке и если отстраниться от багов то понимаешь на сколько BFBC2 BF3 BF4 были лучше чем это, простите.
    Привет продажным обзорам критиков!    … Expand
  34. Ziggyvertang
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    This game is fundamentally broken to the point I think its best to the pulled completely and refunds offered to all!
    I feel there are one of two reasons why the game is so bad
    1) executives pushed for the game to be released despite the developers needing alot more time 2) the developers themselves felt it was acceptable to release it in this state. Worse then cyberpunk and GTA    This game is fundamentally broken to the point I think its best to the pulled completely and refunds offered to all!
    I feel there are one of two reasons why the game is so bad
    1) executives pushed for the game to be released despite the developers needing alot more time
    2) the developers themselves felt it was acceptable to release it in this state.

    Worse then cyberpunk and GTA "definitive" release.    … Expand
  35. sfaselin
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Another catastrophic major AAA release that somehow tops the bar even more. I'm already shaking in fear how the next battlefield might look like? The decline of the gaming industry is just a regularity at this point.Seemingly nothing can break the current trend of a never ending downward spiral of mediocre, broken releases, fake and scripted trailers, aggressive marketing to promote hypeAnother catastrophic major AAA release that somehow tops the bar even more. I'm already shaking in fear how the next battlefield might look like? The decline of the gaming industry is just a regularity at this point.Seemingly nothing can break the current trend of a never ending downward spiral of mediocre, broken releases, fake and scripted trailers, aggressive marketing to promote hype and missing content... Where do i even start with this one????
    Game was evident to disappoint even with the scarce footage, media information and abysmal beta test, but somehow it managed to surpass it. Pretty pointless to list what has been said already, but I could possibly add some lines....
    - Game has abysmal physics, pretty much all the vehicles are unusable. Planes dont take damage when you ram them into buildings, some vehicles can scale entire skyscrapers 90 degrees up and even fly in the air??? Tanks and buggies are glitchy and spazzing beyond control on rough terrain...
    - The game introduced one of the most horrendous recoil mechanics i have seen in my 20 years of gaming. The guns seemingly just shoot the bullets in random directions around the targets and a attack on an unsuspecting enemy can take you between 1-3 clips of ammo.
    - The legendary Frostbite net code makes a dazzling comeback - Enemies have the hitboxes/polygons of a building, yet almost no shots get registered as hits most of the times, even if you are next to the target or bombard enemies with thousands of bullets from a jet....
    - There is no destruction, besides a few scripted walls and glass breaking. (not exaggerating)
    - Weapons missing from full game, but available in Portal? Obvious cut content for future season pass.
    - "Part Disabled - 10 XP" - no vehicle damage indicators. Weird damage balance like hovercraft taking 4-5 rockets to get destroyed? WTF?
    - Attachments are purely cosmetic.
    - No scoreboard, no squads, no server browser, no classes
    - Icon clutter on screen, impossible to see anything
    - Bad UI
    - Abysmal optimization

    Im seriously tied writing this, im probably wasting my time, but whatever..    … Expand
  36. off3nc3
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Having played this franchise since early childhood , started with BF 2142 from 2006 and owning every game in this series , they officially ruined everything they created and the community is in shambles.

    This game is worse then the exclusive alpha from 2 months ago , no scoreboard , no all chat , 128 large maps promoting running simulators , no levelution , tanks/vehicles are impossible    Having played this franchise since early childhood , started with BF 2142 from 2006 and owning every game in this series , they officially ruined everything they created and the community is in shambles.

    This game is worse then the exclusive alpha from 2 months ago , no scoreboard , no all chat , 128 large maps promoting running simulators , no levelution , tanks/vehicles are impossible to kill , glitches galore , no kdr , terrible bloom on weapons , only a handful of maps on BF 2042.

    Portal did not save this game , it's just a one big xp farm bot. Skip this title if you are a real fan , this game is not for you.    … Expand
  37. Steyraus
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Another day another broken buggy game from a billion dollar corperation...Maybe if they spent more time coding and bug testing than virtue signalling on Twitter and arguing politics they might are at least a functioning product.
  38. sundaymovie
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    The game isn't immersive at all. The objectives and dots above players pull me right out of the game. I am shooting at just under dots instead of looking for character models to shoot at. Why. Cover up good graphics with HUD dots. What a waste. Also there aren't team fractions everyone is the same characters on both side of the game. This game has turned so weird.
  39. Giantmonkey
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    No Scoreboard. No Personal Stats, No Achievements, No competition between players, No Rewards for Killing, Reviving, giving ammo, basically nothing but some XP built up at the end of the game to level up. So boring, who are the NUT-Jobs thinking this was a good idea???! There is Zero Enjoyment in playing now BF now. What a Disaster, If this is the future, its game over for the BattlefieldNo Scoreboard. No Personal Stats, No Achievements, No competition between players, No Rewards for Killing, Reviving, giving ammo, basically nothing but some XP built up at the end of the game to level up. So boring, who are the NUT-Jobs thinking this was a good idea???! There is Zero Enjoyment in playing now BF now. What a Disaster, If this is the future, its game over for the Battlefield Series...… Expand
  40. jaooheavy
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Killed the Battlefield game.

    The game is the same of Beta

    No weapons
    No Servers

    The hurricane is a joke.
  41. Dynas
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    EA hasn't learned anything. After the conflicted BFV which went woke and has crap TTK issues as well as hackers galore.

    Now they take everything that is Battlefield away. Gone are they good old days. Now its a wannabe Apex Zipline simulator. Hard pass.
  42. ravenous13
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    This game does not feel like a BF game at all. Who knew that this game would make BFV look like a godsend. This game probably needed like another 6 months in development. It needs a massive overhauling and if they dont make some significant changes asap, this game will be dead in 3 months.
  43. limonlord
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Utter piece of **** It seems like AAA game devs all colluded and decided to lower the bar for their games by simultaneously releasing bug infested (As a lot of soys say, BF4 and BF3 were also ridden with bugs at the start, yet they fail to acknowledge that those games were GROUNDBREAKING for their era, BF3 is literally a decade old, and Dice wasn't such a money milker for EA), low onUtter piece of **** It seems like AAA game devs all colluded and decided to lower the bar for their games by simultaneously releasing bug infested (As a lot of soys say, BF4 and BF3 were also ridden with bugs at the start, yet they fail to acknowledge that those games were GROUNDBREAKING for their era, BF3 is literally a decade old, and Dice wasn't such a money milker for EA), low on content, not game-tested crap hoping for Zoomers eating this crap and thinking they just played a masterpiece, cause they never played anything but Fortnite and Clash Royale.
    First things first, I don't really care about the tasteless, overly vivid graphics and lacklustre attention to detail. It's always been very pleasing to see how devs polished every single destruction model of a wooden fence, but it's not crucial for the game to surpass the minimum standard for playability.
    The game is boring, the fortnite mode has low replay potential, Portal is fun but non-rewarding and doesn't really fit in (should've been a separate project maybe) , the few imbalanced guns and Overwatch characters are pathetic and out-of-place, while preventing the identification of enemies.
    The list goes on indefinitely...

    Dice as we knew and loved it is definitely gone, not going to return to the series anymore. I'd recommend supporting smaller devs, who actually care about the product they make.    … Expand
  44. naelm90
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    The base is there. But the game needs a lot of work in many aspects. Even tho it won't happen, I hope they remove specialists from conquest and move back to basic class system. In any case, game is not recommended at this time. Check back in 6 months.
  45. mythiiix
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Greedy EA hcughuggg ufjghhgghh hhghfhv ioojffgvbghgh hfjhhguugfygff thugyggh if ggvh
  46. bt5deserve0
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    I cannot believe I paid $120 to torture myself. I want to say I believe Battlefield 2042 has huge potential. But this game is not ready for launch for another 6 months. at least. I don't even know where to start with bugs. Not to mention the complains other peoples. But come on no TDM??? Seriously a shooter doesn't have official TDM mode? And if I disable cross play on XSX there is noI cannot believe I paid $120 to torture myself. I want to say I believe Battlefield 2042 has huge potential. But this game is not ready for launch for another 6 months. at least. I don't even know where to start with bugs. Not to mention the complains other peoples. But come on no TDM??? Seriously a shooter doesn't have official TDM mode? And if I disable cross play on XSX there is no server - how is it fair to play competitive shooting using controller against MNK? EA deserves nothing less than bankruptcy.… Expand
  47. DrunkinDoc1017
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only enjoyable portion of this game was the Portal mode. Where I could play old Battlefields with updated graphics. However even with that the character/loadout customization was janky as **** This game is such a goddamn disappointment that I'm reinstalling BF4 just so I can play something that actually functions. I'll only play BF2042 after it comes to Gamepass and even then I'll probably only play Portal mode, this new direction they've taken will not work.… Expand
  48. ZeroKing
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Nothing is available on the day of release, it was lagging very much and there were a lot of bugs, in vain I believed EA because I knew that there would be a similar situation as with BF5, I was very disappointed, another proof that modern games are nothing more than a business
  49. chankills
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    The only thing about this game that is battlefield is the name. No classes, no vehicle customization, no destruction, are just some of the core elements they have removed from the the game. Its a game that doesnt feel like it has a soul. The "specialists" that replaced classes feel so mismatched, some are completely useless while other have wall hacks. The gun game is horrible, randomThe only thing about this game that is battlefield is the name. No classes, no vehicle customization, no destruction, are just some of the core elements they have removed from the the game. Its a game that doesnt feel like it has a soul. The "specialists" that replaced classes feel so mismatched, some are completely useless while other have wall hacks. The gun game is horrible, random weapon spread makes it so that you are not accurate at all at range. The game feels extremely unfinished, paired with just bad game design makes this game just not that much fun to play. Portal is cool, but ultimately is lackluter. Do not recommend.… Expand
  50. EquinoX2000
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Game is a disaster, wish it wasn't. Game needs another year at least. I hope the they realize this and publicly acknowledge it
  51. AnitaSarkesyan
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    The game is just not finished, with a huge pile of bugs, balance problems and even characters design and appearance in the game. It also seems to be CoD based game. What did you smoke, dice?
  52. Aqua_is_best
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    遊戲整體根本還是Alpha測試版
    BUG一大堆、特效有問題、內容不夠多、直升機手感稀爛、地圖太大無所事事、突破模式一邊倒、傳送門模式被鎖經驗
    欸幹，他們可不是什麼三流開發商或獨立工作室欸，這可是EA旗下的DICE欸 他們手握所有遊戲開發著都夢寐以求的資金、資源，甚至還有自家引擎 在停更了BFV和星戰前線II後，傾盡全力製作的2042就這水平? 噢! 長期運營? 運營個屁! 你是小型開發商嗎? 你一個3A開發商沒有資格用這個藉口推出半成品! 還"給玩家的情書"哩，我看是給玩家寄刀片吧? 未到先猜，最後肯定又是像BFV那樣爛尾樓    遊戲整體根本還是Alpha測試版
    BUG一大堆、特效有問題、內容不夠多、直升機手感稀爛、地圖太大無所事事、突破模式一邊倒、傳送門模式被鎖經驗
    欸幹，他們可不是什麼三流開發商或獨立工作室欸，這可是EA旗下的DICE欸
    他們手握所有遊戲開發著都夢寐以求的資金、資源，甚至還有自家引擎
    在停更了BFV和星戰前線II後，傾盡全力製作的2042就這水平?
    噢! 長期運營? 運營個屁!
    你是小型開發商嗎? 你一個3A開發商沒有資格用這個藉口推出半成品!
    還"給玩家的情書"哩，我看是給玩家寄刀片吧?
    未到先猜，最後肯定又是像BFV那樣爛尾樓
  53. OpusAstartes
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Critics review score against shows us that no "gaming" critic can be trusted. I work in software development and games are just that - software. Which in essence makes game reviewers software reviewers. So as a guy who works with software every day - this piece of software is a piece of **** This build should've never passed QA, let alone UAC phase. Game is horribly optimized, riddled withCritics review score against shows us that no "gaming" critic can be trusted. I work in software development and games are just that - software. Which in essence makes game reviewers software reviewers. So as a guy who works with software every day - this piece of software is a piece of **** This build should've never passed QA, let alone UAC phase. Game is horribly optimized, riddled with apparent visual and sound-related bugs, broken physics and ****ty netcode. Releasing software in such a state is basically a giant **** you" not just towards gamers, but towards industry professionals who work their asses off trying to build a good product and sell it when it's ready. Those ****s are just releasing a half-baked and last SOMEWHAT stable release and call it a day. Job well done.… Expand
  54. TomMcNally
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    What shame that such a great development studio is dragged down by greedy publishers, rushed game that is so far out of touch with its core fans.
  55. Incriminatory
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This is hands down the worst battle field game ever released full stop period. Frankly it is a complete waste of your money and is a massive step backwards in every conceivable way for the franchise, devoid of content, lacking innumerable key features, with extremely poor performance on pc regardless of your rig and very buggy.

    DO NOT BUY BF2042 YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
  56. nightsniffer
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    What a shame from Dice. I hate to give this point but this is clearly a second Cyberpunk 2077 situation. I really tried love the game but it is impossible
  57. Tymerias
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    They told us once, they are ahead of schedule....
    This game in the actual state is absolutely trash.
    Bugs, no balance and ugly hipster specialists
  58. NX01ARCHER
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Honestly this is such a shame. It is a terrible addition to the Battlefield franchise and I had such high hopes for the game. Sadly EA is clearly just out for money and has shoved specialists into the game in a clear attempt to raise revenue from skins instead of the classic class based gameplay that Battlefield is so well known for.
  59. Apshiama
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    This game just recycle from previous game. The dev really2 greedy. Yeah i think they wanna going become Enlisted game but in terrible way.
  60. jimipuffit
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    First off I have a question for the critics; EGM, COGconnected, Jeuxvideo.com, Digital Trends, ect. How much did EA pay you to leave these 90+ scores for this game? I think I played a different game then them.

    The first day you couldn't even play 2042 online unless you did their half baked portal mode. Getting in and out of vehicles is bugs all the time. There's a bug that you cant    First off I have a question for the critics; EGM, COGconnected, Jeuxvideo.com, Digital Trends, ect. How much did EA pay you to leave these 90+ scores for this game? I think I played a different game then them.

    The first day you couldn't even play 2042 online unless you did their half baked portal mode.
    Getting in and out of vehicles is bugs all the time.
    There's a bug that you cant use your weapons after getting out of a vehicle.
    The only hero that is half interesting, the wingsuit chick, is bugged half the time and you cant steer, and when you can the gliding is really hard to control and feels bad.
    Vehicles are super bouncy in a bad way. Driving a four wheeler and tapping a wall sends you into a spiral of 360s.
    Hovercraft drives up walls.
    You can spawn vehicles on top of buildings to make them unattackable
    Most of the heroes are boring and cut and pasted from other games IE R6 Siege.
    The 64v64 sounds cool but when playing the barren giant maps it feels like a half full bf4 server.
    The maps are super uninspired and boring.
    I've been killed by invisible enemies (bug from Battlefield 5)
    Hazard Zone....lol.
    Can't text chat with the enemy.
    No voice chat.
    Really disappointing amount of weapons in the game. Dice claimed there was over 70 but omitted that 50 of them are in the Portal game mode.
    Weapon customization is boring and lackluster.
    The specialist system almost sounds cool but it doesn't work well for a Battlefield game.
    The microstuttering.
    The running in place.
    Changing mods on your + system is counter intuitive and confusing.
    The bots look cooler than all of the specialists.
    Bots laser beam you half the time.
    Where is the damn scoreboard?

    It really hurts to say this...

    This is the worst Battlefield game I've ever played. Dice and EA continue to show that they do not care what the players want from their games. All we wanted was Battlefield 4.5, not this broken mess that takes like 5% from every other popular game and mashes it together in a way that doesn't work. I thought I would learn from getting burnt by Dice with Battlefield 5 but I wanted this game to be good.

    All of us were just literally robbed by Dice and EA.    … Expand
  61. KiruskaLohushka
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
    1) Poor registration of hits, I didn't really understand how to shoot in this game, perhaps there is an element of randomness in the shooting.
    2) There is no server list, you are forced to play on the maps on which you were thrown. In portal you can join an almost finished game, and in the main all-out warfare mode you sometimes wait for the server to fill up.
    3) There is no table to    1) Poor registration of hits, I didn't really understand how to shoot in this game, perhaps there is an element of randomness in the shooting.
    2) There is no server list, you are forced to play on the maps on which you were thrown. In portal you can join an almost finished game, and in the main all-out warfare mode you sometimes wait for the server to fill up.
    3) There is no table to view the kills / deaths / ping of other players, at best you can calculate your KD (you can see the kills / help / captures of the players of your squad, or the general statistics of another squad, i.e. competitiveness is removed).
    4) I am glad that in all modes there is a store tab, otherwise I was afraid not to find it (just kidding).
    5) Huge TTK, it is impossible to shoot two people, they overwhelm the mass.
    6) Too long pumping, you need to kill 360 people in order to open all the modules for weapons, moreover, it became more difficult to kill people due to the large mode, earlier it was possible to fill in the superiority and clash of teams. The task for the skill skin (red-black skin) is unrealistic, you need to kill 1200 people with grenades or treat 2400 people with a Falki pistol.
    7) Huge maps, you need to run 1 km to get to another point (in the next sector)
    8) There is no pumping on the servers in the portal, the level is pumped only in the recommended section.
    1) Плохая регистрация попаданий, не особо понял, как стрелять в этой игре, возможно в стрельбе присутствует элемент случайности.
    2) Нет списка серверов, ты вынужден играть на картах, на которые тебя закинули. В portal можешь присоединиться к почти законченной игре, а в основном режиме all-out warfare иногда ждешь, когда заполнится сервер.
    3) Нет таблицы чтобы посмотреть убийства/смерти/пинг других игроков, в лучшем случае можешь посчитать свое KD (можно посмотреть убийства/помощи/захваты игроков своего отряда, либо общую статистику другого отряда, т.е. убрана соревновательность).
    4) Радует, что во всех режимах есть вкладка магазин, а то боялся не найти (шутка).
    5) Огромный TTK, невозможно перестрелять двух человек, они перелавливают массой.
    6) Слишком долгая прокачка, нужно убить 360 человек, чтобы отрыть все модули на оружие, притом убивать людей стало сложнее из-за большого режима, раньше можно было набить в превосходстве и схватке команд. Задание на скин мастерства (красно-черный скин) выполнить нереально, нужно убить 1200 человек с гранат или полечить 2400 человек с пистолета Фальки.
    7) Огромные карты, нужно бежать 1 км, чтобы добраться до другой точки (в следующем секторе)
    8) Отсутствует прокачка на серверах в portal, прокачивается уровень только в разделе рекомендуемое.    … Expand
  62. thomas17
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    this game is so bad ,this game feels so cheap the gun mechanics feel so trash
  63. Zuddybear
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Complete and utter garbage. Ridden with bugs and lacking basic features. Unbelievable. Had my pre order refunded.
  64. Boo2Bit
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Pour le moment c'est pas top (PS5).
    Le mode all out a 128 joueurs c'est tellement le bordel qu'on peut organisé aucunes stratégies en team de 4.
    Pour les mouvements , ils ont abandonnés la visée en angle et a couvert pour nous pondre un ultra sprint et une glissade a la warzone. Les bruitages sont mal spACialisé et les sons sont étouffés. La destruction est moins mis en avant que dans les    Pour le moment c'est pas top (PS5).
    Le mode all out a 128 joueurs c'est tellement le bordel qu'on peut organisé aucunes stratégies en team de 4.
    Pour les mouvements , ils ont abandonnés la visée en angle et a couvert pour nous pondre un ultra sprint et une glissade a la warzone.
    Les bruitages sont mal spACialisé et les sons sont étouffés.
    La destruction est moins mis en avant que dans les autres.
    Les spécialistes tue le teamplay.
    Bref le jeu ce fortnitise , ce warzonise a en perdre sont âme.
    Heureusement il y as portal et extraction qui sont convaincant mais comme le jeux n'est pas fini autant aller sur Bf1/BF5 qui maintenant sont top et sans la commu warzone dessus....


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  65. Cptwobble
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    128 players was not the answer. I see more people in a 16v16 than I do in a 128 player map. Dice needs to hit the drawing board and figure out what the identity of this game is cause clearly it doesn’t have one. Limited guns, poor recoil patterns, low fps, teamwork?, No server browser, and no score board or way score for doing teamwork type things. Idk I’m glad halo is coming out I’ll just128 players was not the answer. I see more people in a 16v16 than I do in a 128 player map. Dice needs to hit the drawing board and figure out what the identity of this game is cause clearly it doesn’t have one. Limited guns, poor recoil patterns, low fps, teamwork?, No server browser, and no score board or way score for doing teamwork type things. Idk I’m glad halo is coming out I’ll just wait it out til 2042 figures out life. Glad I did ea play for the 10 hour trial. If I wanted to play cod i would play cod, if I wanted to play r6 I’d play r6, no need to play the weird bastard of them that 2042 tries to be. Hope all these reviews get to the ea board who wouldn’t let the devs just make a true battlefield game.… Expand
  66. uncut80
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    The worst battlefield of all time. It's a mess with very questionable design decisions.
    All the things that made up a battlefield are now dead ! Battlefield is regressing to a f2p (cod) newbie shooter.
    After years of developing experience and good features, Dice buried finally their franchise by cutting the whole clans & teamplay communities features in their own grave. Some examples:    The worst battlefield of all time. It's a mess with very questionable design decisions.
    All the things that made up a battlefield are now dead ! Battlefield is regressing to a f2p (cod) newbie shooter.
    After years of developing experience and good features, Dice buried finally their franchise by cutting the whole clans & teamplay communities features in their own grave.

    Some examples:

    - it is practically impossible to play with more than 3 friends on a server together. It seems dice don't want teamplay platoons and clans anymore.
    - no scoreboard
    - no serverbrowser and no servers
    - no persistent or rentable community servers
    - no platoons
    - no squadchange to your friends
    - no teamswitch
    - no all chat
    - no spectator mode
    - after every round u must rejoin a (server)
    - lots of annoying screens & cutscenes
    - broken and useless minimap
    - big and soulless maps
    - recoil broken and satanic hitreg
    - no soldier class system
    - no menu view to your stats
    - very poor audio mixing like a tinpan
    - footsteps are broken
    - poor graphics like cardboard boxes
    - broken chopper and jet physics
    - performance on a good pc is weak!
    - cringe voice lines after the round is finished by the charakters (Fortnite?)

    After nearly 20 years of BF gaming, i'm gonna refund this unfinished game. It seems you're playing a 2nd beta.
    I'm done with my ex-love battelfield. Thanks for the good times.    … Expand
  67. Vukisin
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    I've always been super excited for the release of each Battlefield game. This is the first time I have been beyond disappointed with a Battlefield game upon release. Ignoring the fact that there is no campaign, the game just doesn't live up to my expectations whatsoever. The graphics are subpar, the game is janky and the game is so poorly optimised it's a joke. I have an RTX3060ti and anI've always been super excited for the release of each Battlefield game. This is the first time I have been beyond disappointed with a Battlefield game upon release. Ignoring the fact that there is no campaign, the game just doesn't live up to my expectations whatsoever. The graphics are subpar, the game is janky and the game is so poorly optimised it's a joke. I have an RTX3060ti and an Intel i5-7500 CPU and 32gb of ram and have to run the game on low graphics setting to scrape 60fps. The only redeeming quality for this game is the portal mode which allows you to play old favourites such as BC2 and BF3 so for that I will give it 1 User Score.… Expand
  68. Kokubunji
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Специально зарегистрировался ради этого отзыва. Настолько бомбит.
    Обожаю BF 3 и 4. А это просто кусок забагованного г...на.
    1) Прокачка перков - просто п..дец. Со 100 киллов вообще ни одного может не засчитать. Я играл всегда только на хардмодах, но качать перки можно лишь в нормалах. 2) Кратниками целиться просто невозможно. Пострелял, перезарядился и все.. красность пропала. Вместо    Специально зарегистрировался ради этого отзыва. Настолько бомбит.
    Обожаю BF 3 и 4. А это просто кусок забагованного г...на.

    1) Прокачка перков - просто п..дец. Со 100 киллов вообще ни одного может не засчитать.
    Я играл всегда только на хардмодах, но качать перки можно лишь в нормалах.
    2) Кратниками целиться просто невозможно. Пострелял, перезарядился и все.. красность пропала. Вместо 4, 6, 8, 10.. - нихера.
    3) Снайперские винтовки не пробивают доски деревянные. Заборы сетки и т.п.
    4) Про глючные тени авиации - и так все знают.
    5) Пол игры ты тратишь на то, чтоб от одной точки добежать до другой. Карты огромные и пустые. Даже в 120 тел никакой динамики.
    6) С отличным пингом попадания просто не регистрируются. Видишь, как пуля влетает, а противник урона не получает.

    Единственный кайф игры - режим портал. Где ты можешь подтянуть карты из других серий, оружие и технику. Но там не качаются перки. Только вот в BF3 я и так поиграть могу. Для этого не нужно покупать BF2042.

    Игра один большой минус... Поиграл 2 дня и вернул деньги за предзаказ Ultimate. После беты них..ра не улучшилось.    … Expand
  69. Quantumskyline
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Game is awful. Maps too big makes it boring, no scoreboard so nothing to play for, bullet spread all over the place, game built for vehicles. Best gun in the game is a hovercraft. Ridiculous game and incredibly boring. I refunded it on day one.
  70. Dopa35
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Feels like the game was made by students working for free, on drugs and alcohol with heavy sleep deprivation.
    Now EA paying people to write 10/10 user reviews is a new time low. Newly created accounts, with only one review being BF 2042.
    Few quotes, which scream they are fake: "This is the smoothest battlefield launch ever." "An amazing edition to the battlefield franchise with 3 rich    Feels like the game was made by students working for free, on drugs and alcohol with heavy sleep deprivation.
    Now EA paying people to write 10/10 user reviews is a new time low. Newly created accounts, with only one review being BF 2042.

    Few quotes, which scream they are fake: "This is the smoothest battlefield launch ever."
    "An amazing edition to the battlefield franchise with 3 rich game modes."
    "The full-time specialists know how to work in the team play."
    "Hazard Zone is an interesting mode where you can spend fun evenings with friends."    … Expand
  71. SignalB
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    DICE PLS.

    This comment from reddit sums it up for me. "The game looks like it was developed during the last year. What exactly was so time consuming and difficult that they needed all these teams and time to create? Basic features and systems that were a staple are missing. Maps are limited, nothing special, too empty and soulless. There's no story, no overarching plot. Gun pool is    DICE PLS.

    This comment from reddit sums it up for me.

    "The game looks like it was developed during the last year. What exactly was so time consuming and difficult that they needed all these teams and time to create? Basic features and systems that were a staple are missing. Maps are limited, nothing special, too empty and soulless. There's no story, no overarching plot. Gun pool is laughable, even f2p games have more variety. Destruction is a major stepback, nothing impressive that screams next gen.

    What where they all doing all this time?"    … Expand
  72. Etshy
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    In-game, the game is great.
    There are loooots of bugs but it's playable and enjoyable overall.
    BUT there are REAL problem about UI/UX. The weapon customization is unnecessarily complicated, we can't see fire mode when not in ADS, , can't change opacity of HUD elements, no scoreboard, no stats, etc. There is also a huge lack of content for a battlefield. number of weapon and maps is    In-game, the game is great.
    There are loooots of bugs but it's playable and enjoyable overall.
    BUT there are REAL problem about UI/UX.
    The weapon customization is unnecessarily complicated, we can't see fire mode when not in ADS, , can't change opacity of HUD elements, no scoreboard, no stats, etc.
    There is also a huge lack of content for a battlefield. number of weapon and maps is incredibly low.

    PLEASE rework your UI/UX, add weapons and map (for free please, I bought this 80 bucks for 5 new maps and 20 weapons only) and everything will be good.    … Expand
  73. thebeakening
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    This is not Battlefield. They ruined everything I loved about BF. 1) Chatting with enemy players. 2) Choosing servers. 3) Realistic stuff. This game has none of it. It's super buddy, the censorship of cuss words is really lame. I get kicked from games all the time for no reason. I'm done playing this game to be honest, it's not Battlefield at all.
  74. TieDyeDude
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This was the worst battlefield game I’ve ever seen hands down. It’s like all developers in 2021 ignore what people want.
  75. OrionMcFlyin
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    So sad that my most loved shooter as been released in suck an unplayable state.
    Performance is so bad, nothing to grind for. This is not my Battlefield.
  76. Drdisslexick
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This game is abysmal, for this to be the state of product a AAA title can release it’s a shame. Do not buy, at least not at the moment.
  77. v0lcano
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    I really, really wanted to like this game, but I just cannot accept to be charged that much for a non-finished game, looking like a pre-Alpha. EA/DICE are just raising their middle fingers in the face of the players.

    There are so much things wrong and bugs/glitches in this game, that I cannot list everything, but I'll try my best. Be aware that I only played less than 2 hours and I    I really, really wanted to like this game, but I just cannot accept to be charged that much for a non-finished game, looking like a pre-Alpha. EA/DICE are just raising their middle fingers in the face of the players.

    There are so much things wrong and bugs/glitches in this game, that I cannot list everything, but I'll try my best.

    Be aware that I only played less than 2 hours and I have already noticed all the things mentioned below...

    - Ridiculous voice acting ingame + cringy voice lines at the end of the game. In French, some specialists voices feel like the voice actors were just reading their lines without thinking about the context (for example: Boris having no emotion when asking to be revived... Could you at least try to be suffering or begging ??);
    - Muffled audio and very flat quality. Immersion is just about below ZERO;
    - Uninteresting and empty maps, which are a pain for any player willing to play as infantry;
    - Overpowered vehicles, you just don't stand any chance against them;
    - Numerous bugs/glitches: DirectX errors, visual artefacts, 100% constant CPU use while very low GPU use, ...
    - Questionable UI and very uncomprehensive;
    - No scoreboard (like, really?);
    - Lack of optimization: you can feel happy if you reach 100FPS with a high-end PC on low settings;
    - Time to kill ridiculously high: you litteraly need a whole mag to kill a single soldier like... WHY?;
    - Crazy bullet spread, unless being point blank, half of your bullets will land on the moon;

    Did this product REALLY pass the quality tests ? Some people really agreed to realease this game in that current state ? Did you even took notice of the remarks given during the Beta?
    Let's be honest, selling THIS is a total disrespect for your customers.    … Expand
  78. Rapido
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    After the failiour of bfv dice and ea had an opportunity to put right the wrongs of that game instead they have took the franchise even further away from what made battfeild a unique experience in 2042 to the point where you question what direction are they going.
  79. Wolfus66
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Absolut Garbage I NEVER EVER PLAYED A BATTLEFIELD GAME THAT WAS THIS BAD as a Battlefield Veteran i just can't approve this EA **** anymore... Just makes me sad
  80. Tkane775
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Everything we were worried about was correct. Tried to copy multiple other games success at the sake of their own. I've been playing since 1942 and after playing the trial I have absolutely no intention of buying a battlefield game again.
  81. anonanonanon175
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    As others say:
    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.

    also bad UI, terrible.
  82. Nurindur
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Completely unfinished and what is finished is 10 steps backwards. This game was designed for hazard zone and traditional battlefield gameplay was tacked on as a last minute thought. And hazard zone being probably the most boring mode in the game. This game is battlefield in name only. It won’t be long before the micro transactions arrive, that’s the only reason specialists have beenCompletely unfinished and what is finished is 10 steps backwards. This game was designed for hazard zone and traditional battlefield gameplay was tacked on as a last minute thought. And hazard zone being probably the most boring mode in the game. This game is battlefield in name only. It won’t be long before the micro transactions arrive, that’s the only reason specialists have been introduced. All the other reviews have basically summed up the technical issues wrong with the game, but by far the most egregious is stripping it to the bones to sell to us later. The core elements of the gameplay have been so horribly designed I don’t think this is fixable via patches, Do Not Buy this garbage. Maybe DICE will get it together on the next one.… Expand
  83. akent4000
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
  84. Helaff
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    First of all, I would like to point out that I played this game for a total of about 8 hours. I have since requested a refund. It is very easy to do on EA's own website. I may buy a standard edition of the game at some point in the future, but they will have to clean up this huge mess first. They fooled me with Battlefield 5, but not this time, EA. Apply for your refund while you stillFirst of all, I would like to point out that I played this game for a total of about 8 hours. I have since requested a refund. It is very easy to do on EA's own website. I may buy a standard edition of the game at some point in the future, but they will have to clean up this huge mess first. They fooled me with Battlefield 5, but not this time, EA. Apply for your refund while you still can! Do not give this huge corporation any money untill they get their heads straight.

    I do not recognize the game as battlefield at all. The UI is messy, cringy ''specialists'', 5 cutscenes to join a multiplayer game and the maps are too big for their own good.

    Dont even get me started on the bugs! You can read about them elsewhere and someone can put them into better words than me.

    I did not like the gameplay. The vehicles feels sticky and are obvious console-ported to PC. The amount of bullet spread is insane and you will constantly find yourself emptying an entire magazine per enemy.

    I will say that Battlefield Portal was interesting and it was pretty much the only gamemode where I had fun.    … Expand
  85. Ogmanlett97
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Absolutely terrible game. EA said that portal was a love letter to fans but it feels more like a slap in the face. The entire game including portal is horrible. Absolute waste of money. Once again EA has released a bad game just in time for them to take in their Christmas money
  86. SmQke
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This game...omg this game is such a mess.
    No scoreboards
    No classes
    No servers
    No stats.

    Only 4 ARs, 2 snipers, 2 lmg and 2 smg...ah, whait, he wave hovercrafts.
    I played all the battlefield series this one is not battlefield!
  87. Neimad2704
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    disappointed in every side of this game.

    It's an Apexfield with a multiplayer Conquest and Rush ad in emergency.
  88. IJustWorkHere
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Battlefield 2042 is hands down the the worst FPS I've ever played. I put 15 hours in (I'm stubborn to have lasted that long!) and have uninstalled.

    I played and enjoyed Battlefield 1942, Bad Company, and BF IV. This is far and away the worst of the series so far. You're going to see some promoters of this game say "you people will tear anything down; you'll complain about    Battlefield 2042 is hands down the the worst FPS I've ever played. I put 15 hours in (I'm stubborn to have lasted that long!) and have uninstalled.

    I played and enjoyed Battlefield 1942, Bad Company, and BF IV. This is far and away the worst of the series so far. You're going to see some promoters of this game say "you people will tear anything down; you'll complain about anything". The problem is that it is very easy to complain about this deeply flawed game - there is very little it does right and I can't even think about anything it does better than any other FPS including earlier Battlefield games. Death by a thousand cuts.

    My list of grievances go on and on. Even the opening cinematic is a eyebrow-raising tease depicting a ship on the ocean (there are no actual ships in game). In my case I have to run medium settings on a brand new 3060ti GPU just for it to perform adequately (even with latest NVIDIA drivers from Nov 16). The maps are so big that many players spend their time running from place to place - only to die and start again. Vehicles in the hands of a skilled operator are ridiculously overpowered and nearly immortal unless multiple people are working on taking them down simultaneously (tanks take a good 3 hits with rockets). There is absolutely no joy to be had in taking down helicopters - 10 points for damage and he's still fine despite being hit by a surface to air missile. It is nearly impossible to even hit a jet. Being a medic stinks because people will just intentionally bleed out since they have no idea if you are around them, another mechanic dropped from this game that is necessary for medics to be functional. Hit detection (with a very limited selection of guns that don't feel all that different from each other) is incredibly inaccurate, I've strafed many folks with guns from a tank only to not do any damage at all. I've basically given up on trying to engage people in 1:1 combat because it feels like a random number generator. If I have the jump on somebody and shoot them in the back at point blank range several times they manage to spin around and kill me at least a third of the time….it is absolutely outrageous. I am not alone here. I mostly play Casper and have spent over 10 hours spotting enemies and then watching my teammates engage them in firefights from above the battlefield. I've watched many dozens of times as my teammates come in behind the spotted enemy - with what should be an incredible advantage - only to then see my teammate fire at them, the enemy turns, they exchange gunfire for a few seconds, and then my teammate goes down for the count. This is not battle. This is a random number generator.

    The only reason I'm even giving this game a rating of 1 out of 10 is because I sometimes feel like I'm contributing by playing Casper and helping my teammates to spot enemies with a drone but even there I believe the game is deeply flawed - the EMP dart requires you to get absurdly close to vehicles and then it doesn't work long enough/isn't effective enough for it to be worth using at all on tanks & ground vehicles. It is usually impossible to get close enough to helicopters to use the EMP dart because they are constantly zigging and zagging and are much faster than the drone - not that it would accomplish anything notable if you did hit them to begin with.

    Speaking of working together - nobody works together because squads appear to be randomized without a way to exclude people or change squads. The specialists are annoying and do not translate well to a game where we have to see the same annoying characters over and over. Even faceless avatars with varying skins are more diverse than seeing the same characters spouting out the same lame taunt over and over at the end of each match. They've shoehorned in a bunch of different identities but still have failed to give us what really matters - variety. They call it Battlefield 2042 but all of this technology already exists except perhaps for the magical hacking ability the one specialist has. From a tech standpoint this is Battlefield 2024, not 2042.

    Although you can see a scoreboard while the game is being played (to some degree) by pressing tab while the match is going, there is no fulfilling summary at the end and apparently no way to see how you did afterward. Having 128 players sounds like a blast in the end it is just too much chaos and even more unfulfilling because you can never have the sense you really made much of a difference with so many people playing. It is all just throwaway effort.

    Battlefield 2042 is less a FPS game and more a "frustration simulator". If DICE's goal was to make a bad combat game in order to try and make young videogamers understand the pointlessness of war, I suppose I would say they have succeeded. Maybe making this wargame trash was their personal contribution toward world peace?    … Expand
  89. IIXMRW1CKXII
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I hate doing reviews because I think every person is different for a game BUT this game is an embarrassment to the Battlefield franchise. If anyone says the game is good to you don't believe them they probably sit in either a tank or helicopter is there any point in an rpg or anti craft rpg they deal next to no damage. I loved the Battlefield franchise until this game came out very buggyI hate doing reviews because I think every person is different for a game BUT this game is an embarrassment to the Battlefield franchise. If anyone says the game is good to you don't believe them they probably sit in either a tank or helicopter is there any point in an rpg or anti craft rpg they deal next to no damage. I loved the Battlefield franchise until this game came out very buggy and unfinished. There is only a few maps which are just utter chaos people show up from everywhere and with broken footsteps you will never know where they are and are heavily relying on the hit markers on yours screen. I'm glad I am not purchasing this. How can a company scrap a campaign and grand operations 2 major things in the Battlefield franchise and somehow still not have this game finished with bugs everywhere, mass server issues they have scrapped 2 major things to focus on a multiplayer game which is still being charger full price for. They are paying streamers probably a lot of money to play the game and they are saying it is amazing with few flaws all because they are being paid good money hell if they paid me a big amount of money I'd probably give it a 10 just because I'm being paid a lot of money. Shame on the streamers who are saying this game is amazing even though it definitely is not amazing and far from what it could be. Potential anthem on the hands here another game that came out with potential and went down the gutter. How will EA respond easy here's a battle pass give us more money. Honestly I'm shocked at how bad this game is. Please avoid it you are better installing an older Battlefield.… Expand
  90. deepblvk
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    absolutely abysmal excuse for a battlefield game. I tried to keep a level of optimism going into the game because i've been playing past ones for year now but dice....wtf? The gunplay feels....off, my camera snaps to the ground or straight up during intense moments in game, i have a 2080ti gpu and textures are **** FIX THE GAME.
  91. Wsmitty
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Where to begin… this is not a complete game, let alone a battlefield game. I would say this feels more like they tried to copy COD MW19 ground war. Actually, somehow COD did vehicle physics and gameplay better than DICE. This game is an incoherent, soulless mess that is a chore to play. I got a 10 hour trial of the game with my game pass subscription and I haven’t even used that up, IWhere to begin… this is not a complete game, let alone a battlefield game. I would say this feels more like they tried to copy COD MW19 ground war. Actually, somehow COD did vehicle physics and gameplay better than DICE. This game is an incoherent, soulless mess that is a chore to play. I got a 10 hour trial of the game with my game pass subscription and I haven’t even used that up, I think I still have 7 or so hours left. The game is horribly optimized, in some instances it looks like you’re looking at a slide show instead of playing a game. And this isn’t just on PC, it’s on consoles too.

    This game is most likely the end of the battlefield series. And rightly so. A studio that makes this much of a pile of garbage has no right to continue making games.

    As a long time fan of the series since BF2, it pains me to say this. All we wanted was a fun BF game. Instead we got a slap in the face and quite literally one of the worst games I’ve ever played.

    Shame on Dice for letting this get released. 2/10 and that’s being generous.    … Expand
  92. daesolus
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Yeah 0, a completely broken mess and for all the reasons the other bad review says. This game is not even a beta, it's a alpha with all the missing features.
  93. tHEbUMfACE
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    EA just took a dump on my computer. Game is trash and belongs in bin. Don't waste your money.
  94. MAXGUNNER
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Big disappointment after purchase the game after 12+ hours !!! WTF with is classes systerm? no body here is playing like a team, people just run and gunning like a freak!!! Every kill feels unfair,I dont know if its cheater or its unbalance" Specialists"! BTW Net code issues are horrible! dont play this game unless you want some BAD TIME!!! THIS GAME ONLY WORTH 20$!!!
  95. Nikoref
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Such a bummer that this unfinished unbalanced game cost me $70. Might delete it and return in a year after they finally fix it to the point where I don’t want to throw my controller through the television
  96. Boamy
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I've never been so disappointed. How every iteration you forget what you learnt and make a terrible game on release.
  97. Yeneed
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Wow, what to say. A hugely missed opportunity to finally overtake CoD. And EA-DICE just completely dropped the ball. This is just sad. Save your money
  98. Sad_song
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    *steps in and sits* it's sad to see that, you care little for your customers and it pains me to say that I loved battlefield but after this, I curse you with a dead game, you took everything away that made battlefield, well battlefield, you want money.. fine but it will be pennies not dollars. Next time when you make a battlefield game see what your customers want, its not what you like*steps in and sits* it's sad to see that, you care little for your customers and it pains me to say that I loved battlefield but after this, I curse you with a dead game, you took everything away that made battlefield, well battlefield, you want money.. fine but it will be pennies not dollars. Next time when you make a battlefield game see what your customers want, its not what you like its what the consumer likes.… Expand
  99. huonnan
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    If people actually use metacritic to judge if they wanna buy a game or not,

    Do. Not. CRASHES. CRASHES. CRASHES. BUGS EVERYWHERE AAA Company for **** sake Also how many development teams helped? And only one thing SORT OF turned out okay? Portal is the only sort of relevant thing. It BARELY has any content though. This is the last company that needs your money. Some of the developers    If people actually use metacritic to judge if they wanna buy a game or not,

    Do. Not. CRASHES. CRASHES. CRASHES.
    BUGS EVERYWHERE

    AAA Company for **** sake
    Also how many development teams helped?

    And only one thing SORT OF turned out okay?
    Portal is the only sort of relevant thing. It BARELY has any content though.

    This is the last company that needs your money. Some of the developers would rather sweep your criticism under the rug or just have it lost under the EA forums that they don’t even actively participate in.

    The UI is horrible. It’s very unintuitive, it’s not user friendly and sometimes you can’t even tell what you enabled or disabled. Attachments are also locked behind 10 different clicks of the ugly UI

    Gunplay feels wrong and sloppy
    It gives no confidence when shooting
    Sometimes it feels like RNG gunfighting

    Very gimmicky outplayed ‘Hero’ system.
    No one asked for this. DICE/EA are wanting to throw a lot on their audience while simultaneously taking away basic things from previous games. They do not deserve your money.
    Even Warzone plays better. Get Squad, Insurgency, Zero Hour, CoD, **** you’ll have a better time in Minecraft guaranteed. At least with Minecraft you know it’ll actually launch    … Expand
  100. Qumbeez
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    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!
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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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