Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  1. Timur1777
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    - No scoreboards
    - No classes
    - No destruction
    - No servers
    - No stats
    - No chat
    - No scoreboards
    - No classes
    - No destruction
    - No servers
    - No stats
    - No chat
    - No scoreboards
    - No classes
    - No destruction
    - No servers
    - No stats
    - No chat
    - Disgusting maps
    - 22 guns
  2. Pavel_Zakharov
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Я фанат bf4 и то, во что вылилась эта серия шутеров меня очень огорчает: ненужные специалисты, убрали общую таблицу счета, разучились делать нормальные карты - одни поля, убрали ТВ ракеты в вертолете, убогий игровой интерфейс, стрельба кал, у игры на выходе скудный выбор оружия и ни одной пехотной карты, оптимизация кал, море багов и лагов, нет пользовательских платных серверов,Я фанат bf4 и то, во что вылилась эта серия шутеров меня очень огорчает: ненужные специалисты, убрали общую таблицу счета, разучились делать нормальные карты - одни поля, убрали ТВ ракеты в вертолете, убогий игровой интерфейс, стрельба кал, у игры на выходе скудный выбор оружия и ни одной пехотной карты, оптимизация кал, море багов и лагов, нет пользовательских платных серверов, отсутствует голосовой чат, я могу продолжать бесконечно...… Expand
  3. PsiHo1389
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Just about everything feels like a downgrade compared BF1 or 5. It’s ****

    maps

    gunplay

    game audio

    movement

    specialists/classes

    soundtrack

    downed screen (seriously, why are there no revive distances)

    squad screen

    amount of guns

    amount of vehicles

    lobbies

    stats

    leaderboard

    vehicle/character/weapon customisation

    melee kills

    HUD

    server browser

    general ambiance and atmosphere
  4. kaloczikvn
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game is not battlefield, far from it. I only have like ~30 fps so it is currently unplayable as well.
  5. Pure8591
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This is not battlefield, this is call of duty. Gone are things like destruction, scoreboards, teamplay, a real chat function and classes. Swapped out for stupid operators with dumb voice acting, lone wolfs able to camp in places constantly now everyone can have anything. The lack of content for an expensive game this this is a complete insult. Stick with battlefield 4
  6. Rev182
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    I really wanted to like this game, but DICE has totally lost touch with their fan base.

    + Poor frame rate w/ a 3080 and Ryzen 7 5800X + Having everything available to all classes defeats the purpose of classes! I have no idea who has ammo, med packs, etc… the class system was a stand out feature in BF! + Bugs everywhere… that’s what prompted me to write this… + Portal is good, but I    I really wanted to like this game, but DICE has totally lost touch with their fan base.

    + Poor frame rate w/ a 3080 and Ryzen 7 5800X

    + Having everything available to all classes defeats the purpose of classes! I have no idea who has ammo, med packs, etc… the class system was a stand out feature in BF!

    + Bugs everywhere… that’s what prompted me to write this…

    + Portal is good, but I bought BF2042 for a new BF experience.

    + Maps are too big for Conquest. There are fun moments, but it just feels empty. + Lack of basic features for an online multiplayer game. VOICE CHAT?! Come on!!! This is not an indie developer creating something from scratch!

    + No flight stick support

    The list goes on and on. COVID was tough on everyone in a lot of industries, but if you’re going to sell something have some decency to be proud of it. AND LISTEN TO YOUR FANS.    … Expand
  7. terok
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Такую игру пооебали, как можно в 2021 году создать такой калл
  8. btimbit
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Very disappointing seeing the developers take everything that once made this series so good and throw it away. This is essentially all the bad parts of the series enhanced and placed in a bland futuristic setting
  9. harlokbarcelona
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Still in alpha but paying 70€.. this is scam. Go away and don't look back
  10. WikeMazowski
    Nov 17, 2021
    5
    This the the most buggy non battlefield feeling game that dice has ever released.
    1) no Class system ( seriously Dice what in the world are you thinking this is the legit the major think that separates Battlefield from other fps)
    2)No scoreboards 3)Destruction or lack there of. 4) No weapons(Come on 22 weapons? really what were you doing for three years?) 5)the maps are to damn big    This the the most buggy non battlefield feeling game that dice has ever released.
    1) no Class system ( seriously Dice what in the world are you thinking this is the legit the major think that separates Battlefield from other fps)
    2)No scoreboards
    3)Destruction or lack there of.
    4) No weapons(Come on 22 weapons? really what were you doing for three years?)
    5)the maps are to damn big (so much running)
    6)vehicles are over powered especially the hover craft.
    7) too many bugs
    8) the opacity of the objectives can't be changed
    9) The hit reg is trash
    10) the only good feature is the graphics and portal.
    Such a mediocre game =(    … Expand
  11. Piotrekxx7
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This game is **** Very bad weapons and Maps. Are so bighsjksksjshisksjdjdbxhxhdjkxjdjdduisjxhxudududjbxhxjxkxkdnsnjdjdjdjvjv bbbbgvdeefjksksksoskdjdjjdjdjjkjdjdjddndnndndndndjjdjkskskkskskskkskskdkfkjcjcjchxjjxjxjsjsjdnndnsbshhsusijdjdhxhcjkxkdbhfhfjdhhdufiigigfjfjjfnrbdnsnsndnndixjdjkaosososo
  12. Liadkap
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    Lack of content, no voice chat, unfinished game.
    There are only 22 guns in the game
    Dont buy yet
  13. MarkAurel121
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    BF3 remains the last good BF release. Since its part of the Portal mode, its also the best part of this game, together with Bad Company 2, but the bad hit detection and overall technical state even destroy this experience. And not only is this a buggy mess, also the design choices are really bad. Specialist destroy the classic BF gameplay. DON'T BUY IT.
  14. Notsanta412
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Bugfield 2042 - PP-29 Edition (BETA Build 69.420)
    It's a mess.... Feels like they tried to mix Warzone, RS6 and a pinch of BF. Really rushed game
  15. Neorisle
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    This is not Battlefield. Lacks everything I have loved from the saga. I hope they can fix it somehow.
  16. Jaspercats
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Unplayable bugs, I’ve seen alpha games made by indie companies with better optimization, weapon balancing and less bugs. The only people that are saying it’s a good game in its current state are ones desperate for a good shooter. Worst optimized battlefield game to date my 3 year old CPU is bottlenecking on the lowest settings.
  17. BNK3ER
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I've played almost all of Battlefield, but this one doesn't feel anything like a BF. In Early Access it has the status of an alpha, missing several months of development.
  18. Fordo197
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Dreadful buggy mess. Probably be great in 12 months but right now it's embarrassingly bad.
  19. DolphLundgren5
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game is riddled with bugs, performance issues and astonishing amounts of poor game design elements, simply put i am extremely disappointed.

    Even with the double amount of players (from 64 up to 128) i have never felt this lonely in a Battlefield game. There is no (yes, really, NO!) interaction with your fellow team/squad mates which is just crazy considering the series past    This game is riddled with bugs, performance issues and astonishing amounts of poor game design elements, simply put i am extremely disappointed.

    Even with the double amount of players (from 64 up to 128) i have never felt this lonely in a Battlefield game. There is no (yes, really, NO!) interaction with your fellow team/squad mates which is just crazy considering the series past emphasis on teamwork and squadplay.

    The bugs are game breaking (Stuck in revive mode, not being able to spawn, joining games that end within seconds, and so on).

    The weapons all feel "off" when fighting over distances beyond 25 meters (In other words 99% of all firefights) and the guns simply don't hit where you are aiming.

    The UI is impressive in its lack of intuition and just navigation around your loadouts is a challenge in itself. Want to have a clear and precise understanding of the battlefield through the UI? Well, your not getting it here, it is all kinds of cluttered and simply put awfully designed.

    Lastly the crazy focus on "operators" and their cringy one-liners is just too much for me to handle. Hearing my character laughing and being "sassy" following a major battle with thousands of people dead is so stupid it hurts me physically.

    There are so much more that i could say about my negative experience with this game but frankly i don't feel like wasting any more time on it. For more insight and guidance regarding the state of this game head over to reddit where all the games faults are brought into the light.

    From a (former) die hard Battlefield fan, i really do NOT recommend anyone to buy this game in its current state. It is simply horrible and i encourage you to not repeat my mistake and buy this game, it is not worth your money or time, trust me.

    (PS: I will not even give the game a break for having such good graphics as the game engine's potential is wasted due to poor design choices and lack of map detail. DS)    … Expand
  20. Honestopinioner
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The absolute disrespect, the biggest pile of dog **** to ever come out of these shameless money hungry EA dogs. It’s confirmed that big gaming news/review company’s are taking bribes to give high scores on these triple A pyramid scheme games. If you like this game, you are lying to yourself as a comping mechanism to deal with the money you lost to buy it..
  21. Funkster73
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    EA are just whale hunters. No care for fans or unable to have the decency to postpone a game that is clearly unfinished. Seems their just using the battlefield name to dupe players. Can't find anything stable in this game, from game design to game play.
  22. Kreicliff
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    No, just no.
    Its just a Battlefield in an identity crisis, and its not seems to get better in the next time.
    Stuff missing/ got worse in this game (i can tell sofar): No VoIP No real scoreboard No leaning 22 guns total !! UI is clunky No all chat No server browser outside of Portal No private/rented servers Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to    No, just no.
    Its just a Battlefield in an identity crisis, and its not seems to get better in the next time.

    Stuff missing/ got worse in this game (i can tell sofar):
    No VoIP
    No real scoreboard
    No leaning
    22 guns total !!
    UI is clunky
    No all chat
    No server browser outside of Portal
    No private/rented servers
    Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant
    Cannot join friends already in a match (pretty sure I could do this in beta??)
    No enemy footsteps
    Enemies look the same as friendlies
    Have to opt out of revive every death, no idea who can actually revive me anyway
    Have to re-select spawn location every spawn
    Poor hardware optimization
    Cutscenes all over the place
    Stupid ass 'look at me' after a match
    Bullet spread / weapon inaccuracy outside of rock throwing range
    Lack of game modes
    No hardcore
    Cannot join, create, or lock a squad
    No military ranks associated with numerical ranks
    No resizable minimap
    No stats page
    No commander
    No squad points for issuing orders or following them
    Revive is glitched when downed teammate's head is too close to something.
    Cannot tell if there is room to enter a friendly vehicle without trying to get in it.
    Cannot dive underwater
    Damage dealt numbers, e.g. "VEHICLE HIT 28" after hitting a tank with a rocket, have been removed. This applies to both infantry and vehicles.
    Non-removable profanity filter
    Repairing vehicles does not give XP
    Faction locked weapons and gadgets in Portal
    No rule editor support for objective based game modes
    Grappling Hook is afraid of smoke
    Bullets are afraid of power lines
    Zoom issues with sniper scopes
    Inability to switch teams
    Vehicle entry and exit animations have been removed
    Lack of destruction/levelution
    ADS required to change weapon fire mode
    Cannot move while prone and ADS
    'Assist Counts as Kill' has been removed
    No fixed heavy weapons
    No zeroing sniper scopes, starting scope (not sure about the others) has no hash marks on reticle for references
    AA rocket damage appears inconsistent
    BF5 movement mechanics removed    … Expand
  23. vydeogames
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Awful pc performance, awful gameplay, awful maps, same awful EA DICE BS. Look at the paid reviewers giving the game a 10, they're Indians lmfao SIR DO NOT REDEEM THE CARD!!!
  24. supremeskoda
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Played every bf from bf 1942 and so on this one has the least real BF in it. It is battle royale game really mixed with giant conquest match with big maps that are walking simulator while you wait to get hovercraft which is godmode vehicle to ruin noobs that only learn to walk.
    Destroyed the real bf soul with this empty game. At least I managed to refund it.
  25. Red222
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I didnt expect it to be this bad! Lots of Bugs and tons of removed or missing features.
  26. Negiyo
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    I really like the setting of the gsme but still there is a lot of work to do. - Game balance is not given
    - Gunplay and recoil is not fun
    - Vecicles are to overpowerd (3 direct rocket lunches against hoverboat) - No sea
    - No ships
    - No diving
    - A lot of less weapon - Maps are too big - Hazard zone is a fun gamemode. But voicechat is missing.
  27. Talkah
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game as nothing to compare with his predecesor

    The current game is :
    -getting chained by invincible hoovercraft that you can't shoot and if you manage to do you so you need 2 loadout of rockets to kill it
    -armor making the TTK too long
    -the lack of weapon

    It have potential but it need an update asap
  28. LastSgt
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This is game is a joke poor hit reg, bad performance, unbalanced in every aspect. Charging money for this is a rip off.
  29. michee_e
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    This game is just mediocore/bad, nothing more. Poor optimization (game barely maintains 100fps on 1440p on high end rigs), gunplay is awful with the added bloom, AOW conquest maps are just way too big even for 128 players - there are points that are never touched simply because they are too far away, no scoreboard. Save yourself a few bucks and buy this later when they care to fix all this stuff.
  30. Korvis
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    A scrapped class system and hero style 'Specialist' spitting egotistic cringe lines of dialog at the end of every match as they pose for you. This is what Battlefield has devolved to. What happened to you DICE? Your studio used to be amazing!
  31. Em34ge
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    For the price of over £60 you get a "game" with 8 maps 2 modes and 22 guns

    List of problems with the game No scoreboard Maps are too big even for 128 players Map design is just terrible 70% of the map is just empty land with no cover Not nearly enough vehicles even with drop in Tablet most of the time you run just to get shot Bullet deviation so bad you can't hit anyone who's more    For the price of over £60 you get a "game" with 8 maps 2 modes and 22 guns

    List of problems with the game
    No scoreboard
    Maps are too big even for 128 players
    Map design is just terrible 70% of the map is just empty land with no cover
    Not nearly enough vehicles even with drop in Tablet most of the time you run just to get shot
    Bullet deviation so bad you can't hit anyone who's more than 10m away
    Lobby disbands after each game so no actual map rotation
    Hit reg so bad it's a joke
    On console there's no aim assist

    Also game feels like it was ment to be BR but they changed their minds in the last second

    Armor plates
    Huge maps
    Loadouts
    No server browsers because why need one in BR
    End screen has squad position pointless in conquest
    One specialist has item that lets you call in a loadout again pointless in conquest    … Expand
  32. MajDroid
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    My concern are not the bugs & issues, Battlefield in the first couple of months always had those, my biggest concern and disappointment is how much they damaged the core mechanics & formula of Battlefield that made it always stand out among competition.

    Battlefield is about teamwork (and they did a great job with improving that to a great extent with BF5) but they decided to drop all of    My concern are not the bugs & issues, Battlefield in the first couple of months always had those, my biggest concern and disappointment is how much they damaged the core mechanics & formula of Battlefield that made it always stand out among competition.

    Battlefield is about teamwork (and they did a great job with improving that to a great extent with BF5) but they decided to drop all of that, drop classes and turn it into mindless sandbox shooter and the mentality of lone-wolf rambos.

    A good example on bad design, there's a gadget slot that let's you either choose a rocket launcher or repair torch, who would abandon rocket torch or ammo or health box in favor of repair torch?! So good luck finding anyone out there fixing your tank.
    That's one example and i can count tons more (tanks controls feel bad and inferior to BF5, you feel like you continuously struggle with movement and inferior to BF5, maps way too open with no flow and feel soulless, everyone gets every weapons which makes everyone running around with 2 - 3 OP guns and ignoring everything else and damaging balance, dropped many great features from BF5 ....etc).

    Everyone was hoping for modern warfare game built on the great elements brough in BF5 with the setting of BF4/BF5 and they promised that they will listen to the community and work with them yet we got a Frankenstein monster that feels too chaotic, flat without any tactical depth and all just about running as a lone-wolf and shooting anything that moves with no sense to overall progress of the battle.

    I, as a huge Battlefield fan since BF1942, am extremely disappointed with the outcome and it's obviously we veterans or longtime fans are no longer Dice's target audience and they're attempting to attract the audience of other games making the game feel like COD:MW Ground War 2.0.    … Expand
  33. 1337bigmac
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basic features of the Battlefield Franchise have been stripped away or removed entirely. I won't list them, you can find that info all over. The game has been buggy and difficult to play. It performs poorly on even high-end PCs.

    Aside from the missing basic features and bugs, there is a general lack of content. Battlefield 3's DLC ALONE offered more content than all of Battlefield 2042 has.

    This feels like a game that was not developed to be a Battlefield game, but was switched back at the last minute. I am not sure the Dev's have played a past Battlefield game. Sure doesn't feel like it.

    The Portal mode is the only saving grace and is a cool concept, so that's why they still get 2 points from me here.

    Critics giving this game an 8/10 are some serious shills and fans of this franchise wont forget who didn't speak out about this crap.    … Expand
  34. DimitriOpenbar
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Need to be improved:
    - Voip - Scoreboard - Mouse and Keyboard on consoles - Server Browser - Quit, entry and create squads - HOT FIX A LOT OF BUGS
  35. Franco07
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    I went into Battlefield 2042 with an open mind and actually being on board with the new direction Dice and EA has taken with this title, but after playing many hours of the early access release, I'm highly disappointed with what I've experienced. While my server issues have minimal at best, the gun gameplay is not enjoyable. They increased the player size and the map scale, but the mapsI went into Battlefield 2042 with an open mind and actually being on board with the new direction Dice and EA has taken with this title, but after playing many hours of the early access release, I'm highly disappointed with what I've experienced. While my server issues have minimal at best, the gun gameplay is not enjoyable. They increased the player size and the map scale, but the maps feel too big and empty. Overall, the game has lost its charm and character, and what we were given to play seems to fall short compared to other Battlefield titles.

    I don't recommend this Battlefield 2042 its current state, as it needs many more months, if not years, of development time. This is shocking when realizing they removed the single player campaign to only focus on the online experience, and this is the result of that. The game isn't worth its asking price despite being a live service product (offering more content later).    … Expand
  36. Jibjibman
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    So first the good. It has some big maps, lots of vehicles to drive and it's a battlefield game. The bad, it's basically missing every quality of life feature from past battlefield games. And missing some key things in early access like voice chat, basic UI, and scoreboard. I'm not sure what they were working on for the past 4 years but it's wasn't battlefield. Also the gunplay feelsSo first the good. It has some big maps, lots of vehicles to drive and it's a battlefield game. The bad, it's basically missing every quality of life feature from past battlefield games. And missing some key things in early access like voice chat, basic UI, and scoreboard. I'm not sure what they were working on for the past 4 years but it's wasn't battlefield. Also the gunplay feels terrible, no idea what they were thinking with bullet deviation.… Expand
  37. Blighted
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I've played just about every battlefield for some time now. I really want to like this game but I just don't think I can.

    Leaving bugs aside as I feel those are unavoidable with software this advanced. Guns don't do enough damage and/or time to kill (TTK) is just inconsistent. The sound effects, foot steps, and overall environment SFX is just lackluster and missing something.    I've played just about every battlefield for some time now. I really want to like this game but I just don't think I can.

    Leaving bugs aside as I feel those are unavoidable with software this advanced.

    Guns don't do enough damage and/or time to kill (TTK) is just inconsistent.
    The sound effects, foot steps, and overall environment SFX is just lackluster and missing something.
    Limited immersion maps are too big even for 128, not enough game modes out of the box (yes I know portal..)
    No squad voice chat.
    The specialist just don't work, it's like large scale Apex legends without the stakes or impact. They load out system further pushes players to build for themselves and not team comp that changes as the match goes on.
    The gun play doesn't feel good at all and is completely inconsistent as well as there being an extremely limiting amount. I'm willing to bet that's so they can excite people with new weapon delivery releases similar to BFV etc..
    There's no scoreboard so there's no incentive to have top score or perform. I get toxicity avoidance but score board helps motivate squads to get those extra points as a squad to be the top not just kill farmers!

    Portal is just a watered down version of the previous games with a crap engine. I'd rather just go play them? I hope this helps I think it has alot of potential but right now underwhelming.

    What the heck happened to bullet drop in battlefield games since BF4?!?

    BF is notorious for needing work but I'm concerned even the extra work can not fix the poor design direction they took with this game.

    Fingers crossed to this hopefully making a rebound like BF4 did.    … Expand
  38. VVilson
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    What a disaster. I can overlook bugs/glitches if a game is actually fun, but wokefield had everything good taken out to appease children. Vehicle movement is horrible. Maps are empty, boring, and lack creativity. Destruction is toned down because you know 128 players. 22 weapons with only a few being good. No Scoreboard because muh feelings. Hit registration is awful. Feels like a hybridWhat a disaster. I can overlook bugs/glitches if a game is actually fun, but wokefield had everything good taken out to appease children. Vehicle movement is horrible. Maps are empty, boring, and lack creativity. Destruction is toned down because you know 128 players. 22 weapons with only a few being good. No Scoreboard because muh feelings. Hit registration is awful. Feels like a hybrid cod game. Two game modes not including portal. I can't believe they cut support on BFV for this. Hope this game falls into the abyss. BF is dead. The suits at EA will only listen if people stop buying this garbage.… Expand
  39. Docholiday8052
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I’ve been playing since modern combat on the original Xbox. Please dear god if you don’t believe me look at any YouTube’s or online reviewer that isn’t being paid by dice or ea to review the game. I have been playing since 0330 est when the game dropped at 0300 est. the only battlefield I haven’t played is hardline addmittanly. I’m currently at level 36 and I HATE every single second ofI’ve been playing since modern combat on the original Xbox. Please dear god if you don’t believe me look at any YouTube’s or online reviewer that isn’t being paid by dice or ea to review the game. I have been playing since 0330 est when the game dropped at 0300 est. the only battlefield I haven’t played is hardline addmittanly. I’m currently at level 36 and I HATE every single second of this games base gameplay. I plead and pray that y’all wait for them to fix the majority of this game EVEN portal, before you buy it. I’ve never felt remotely this strongly to even write a review. I plead that you look at YouTube and online before you buy it. Please do yourself a favor and look into it before you buy it.… Expand
  40. Vila89
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Jogo bugado! Cobram 300 reais por essa merda! Seria melhor terem deixado os outros na PSN.
  41. bl1x
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This is the worst battlefield release in existence. The game is not finished at all. It feels like 90% of the features which have been included in every battlefield game in the past are completely gone. The only new 'feature' is the 128 player count. Which honestly makes the game even worse.
  42. Marranyx
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    A BF is a battle of soldiers on brautiful maps, with every one specialized in heal,ammo..., Who are cooperating trough squad and team, now we have apex legend who can do everything, other player dont know if you Can heal or give ammo and maps are to huge, flat without cover, I will not talk about all of bugs, but thx EA to add randomness in a FPS with random spread "bloom"
  43. klocjusZ
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    honestly this is the only BF game where i genuinely did not have fun, this game just does not work
  44. Syfer
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    A massive disservice to the Battlefield franchise that was focused on cooperation. Certain new elements are cool and noteworthy, but as others on the internet have said, this reeks of a scrapped battle royale game.
  45. Antrix
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    You can tell the critics only gave their reviews so they can be invited for future EA/Dice events. This game is unfinished, runs like crap, maps are far too large and annoying to traverse. Guns have random and excessive bullet spread, so you can be shooting at somebody standing still and nothing will hit them. The only reason I didn't give this 0 stars is because of the wingsuit and theYou can tell the critics only gave their reviews so they can be invited for future EA/Dice events. This game is unfinished, runs like crap, maps are far too large and annoying to traverse. Guns have random and excessive bullet spread, so you can be shooting at somebody standing still and nothing will hit them. The only reason I didn't give this 0 stars is because of the wingsuit and the portal mode is ok.… Expand
  46. Mcblaskot
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Don’t really know where to start. Everyone’s already said most of it. On console the aiming controls feel way off, the scaling of the game makes every one seem small and far away. Flight controls are clunky and slow. Guns and attachment variety leaves much to be desired.
  47. zzriley1
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    God awful game, not fun, horrible ui, horrible maps (apart from portal), game fees so generic and meaningless, too many bots, no server browser, no scoreboard. Ea really **** up on this one
  48. Snakejuice
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The release should have been delayed a year not a month. Good luck recovering from the bad publicity on this mess EA. Game is full of bugs, optimization is horrible, server performance is terrible.
  49. DC_86
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    If you are on the fence for buying this game I would say wait. DICE has a lot of things they need to do to get this to be a GOOD Battlefield game. Lots of little things making this game no fun. I think they have a great place to start but they clearly needed more time with this.... Why release it if its not done??
  50. kapesnik15
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I was super hyped for this Battlefield, but unfortunately, it has so many things wrong I can't just force myself to like it.

    Movement is wrong, shooting is terrible, graphic and audio is a considerable downgrade from previous games, destruction is non-existent, no scoreboard, no teamplay, big lifeless map...

    It doesn't feel like a good old Battlefield at all.
  51. Rickdiculuss
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Completely ruined a great franchise!so many terrible design choices, the ui is terrible specialists are a joke, the maps are WAY to big every fire fight is 200 meters away taking pop shots at each other, or your out in the middle of no where getting lit up, it's a joke, unbelievable that a company would release a game thinking this is what people want it's ridiculous, theres no atmosphereCompletely ruined a great franchise!so many terrible design choices, the ui is terrible specialists are a joke, the maps are WAY to big every fire fight is 200 meters away taking pop shots at each other, or your out in the middle of no where getting lit up, it's a joke, unbelievable that a company would release a game thinking this is what people want it's ridiculous, theres no atmosphere to any the maps, just lifeless spans of open air, what fun! The gun play is about 5 steps backwards from from battle field 5 I have about 700 hours and 30000 kills in that game won't be getting anywhere near that in this one got to level 13 and I'm done, game is just frustrating to play 128 players was a stupid move, 64 players on smaller well designed maps with some actual thought put into them would be the way to go, safely say I won't be buying another EA dice game for a long time… Expand
  52. greenestgreen
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game killed the battlefield core and also is a bug hell with bad performance. It's just greedy EA trying to put micro transactions on every aspect of the game
  53. SneakyAP
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    Battlefield had been my go to shooter forever

    it pains me to score it this low i know stuff will be fixed but this game is not ready to launch at all - constant bugs and glitches even though better then the beta make the game unplayable at time -inconsistent frame rates even with 3090s and 2080 it GPUs -lack of a consistent time to kill, some times and enemy will take 8-10    Battlefield had been my go to shooter forever

    it pains me to score it this low

    i know stuff will be fixed but this game is not ready to launch at all
    - constant bugs and glitches even though better then the beta make the game unplayable at time

    -inconsistent frame rates even with 3090s and 2080 it GPUs

    -lack of a consistent time to kill, some times and enemy will take 8-10 shots some times 4-5 not to mention the inconstancy in how damage received is felt, some time you die instantly other time you get shot 4-8 times and wonder how your not dead

    -lack of enough vehicles, the maps are so huge the fights so far away that these are the only way to have fun most of the time, instead you are getting shot running to A1 through miles no mans land

    -you have no idea who gives out or can do what do to specialists

    -said specialists look the same on both teams
    {i know they added tiny red lights but it doesn't fix the issue)

    -cannot host severs if you make one and leave is goes away

    -no server browser for AoW the freaking primary mode taking away player choice

    -and i'll repeat my self once again about specialists: NO CLASSES- why? why take away what makes battlefield different?

    -no scoreboard
    (people say its a big deal but i don't think so, it is inconvenient to not know my k/d though lol)

    etc.

    i could go on but we'd be here forever
    plus i don't want to bash a game i want to like

    for example portal is great! amazing even!

    the community could make really cool things with it and the remaster game modes are icing on top!

    but that's also a weakness

    for 1 it's all stuff we have played before, and there is only a fraction of those old games content (2 maps per game and about 15-20 weps per game)

    for 2 it's all stuff we have to make for the game we paid for for free to have fun in the first place (we are not DICE devs, nor are we getting payed to finish their game!)

    these 4 points are only for portal

    If portal was the only mode and had more content? 10/10 but the rest of the game? not worth a penny    … Expand
  54. EAN33D525T0P
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    You know 5 minutes ago I wanted to write a long review of what's all wrong and bad about this game but then I realized that I would be putting more effort into it than dice and ea into this game in four years.

    Some points: Controls are **** Glitches and game breaking bugs Bad hit registration Bad vehicle balancing No content (why not copy from bf1 and 5?) Specialists instead of classes    You know 5 minutes ago I wanted to write a long review of what's all wrong and bad about this game but then I realized that I would be putting more effort into it than dice and ea into this game in four years.

    Some points:
    Controls are ****
    Glitches and game breaking bugs
    Bad hit registration
    Bad vehicle balancing
    No content (why not copy from bf1 and 5?)
    Specialists instead of classes (why bro?)
    Server problems (could have been avoided)    … Expand
  55. Ninjawick
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor optimization and bad weapon spread. Smg has better range than rifles. Random bullet deviation is back. Maps are bland except key areas. Some specialist are lackluster and uninteresting like falck. It doesn't even has a singleplayer story mode. Basic features like scoreboard and all chat are missing too. Most Importantly the game dosent feel like battlefield game, the music is bad. Bf v had better ost than this. It's clearly a downgrade from previous games.Game won't have a stable fps till you have a very good cpu and a 1080 eq. Gpu. Don't buy it full price, it's not worth 60$ at all.… Expand
  56. farligmann2
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    played battlefield since the beginning. Its the worst BF by a mile and I didnt even like the other 2 installments. Simply put, its not a battlefield game, they should just name it something else, maybe then i would give it a 2/10 instead of a 0
  57. Czassity
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    I've been a BF fan for years and years and this is one of the most frustratingly clunky, slow moving, and haphazard versions I've come across since Hardline. Movement is slow, sliding doesn't seem to slide? and it's game of cardio with guns on the ground without feeling like you're doing anything. In a live multiplayer environment your character will load in - then do a non-cancelableI've been a BF fan for years and years and this is one of the most frustratingly clunky, slow moving, and haphazard versions I've come across since Hardline. Movement is slow, sliding doesn't seem to slide? and it's game of cardio with guns on the ground without feeling like you're doing anything. In a live multiplayer environment your character will load in - then do a non-cancelable weapons check/reload animation where you are completely exposed- and if in a high-populated area, not have any time to react to prone enemies and die/repeat the whole thing again. The Ui is a mess. it's confusing, disorganized, and trying to find even a loadout option is fumbling in the dark with no explanation.

    The worst feeling is being a medic. As opposed to tossing unlimited packs that still allowed you to have a gun handy- like every predecessor before it, you're left with a Dart gun of sorts, with terrible XP rewards on use (5? 5?!), on top of healing ammo restriction, and god help you if anyone shows up while you're trying to lend a support hand. Because you have to swap weapons to save yourself, you're guaranteed to die trying to heal teammates while fumbling back to a gun - all for almost zero XP to even show for it. This leads to everyone haphazardly running around firing as best they can, with no strategy, no support, and no point at the end of the match.

    Since classes or teamwork in squads don't seem to matter, it's sort of a "every man for themselves" mentality which- you may as well go to a Battle royale type for that, versus a 20+ minute conquest match where no one really seems to give a damn.

    I'm glad I got the game pass free 10hr run at this because if anything, after 5 hours it's made me appreciate BF5 all the more, and I'll return to that. Politely, I will hope some things can be tweaked because... Oof. Am I disappointed.    … Expand
  58. Bustaphilips
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    This game just feels hallow and empty. There’s nothing that makes me want to play it. No campaign, no scoreboard and stats, no points for healing a teammate. There’s 10 huge maps that feel boring after playing it twice. I just don’t understand what Dice was doing all this time if this was the final product.
  59. Gamedaddy
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Nothing more to say than awful. I’m sorry I spent money on this. The portal is the only thing keeping this game downloaded for me. DO NOT BUY
  60. lharnage7331
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Compared to every battlefield on launch this one is trash on Xbox. No aim assist but I play against PC players. Time to kill is ridiculously long. The movement is super delayed. Go to punch a wall and by the time I do the animation I've pressed melee again. Same goes for sliding and prone and weapon swap and any other action. Absolutely a waste of money. Cancelled pre order after 15 hoursCompared to every battlefield on launch this one is trash on Xbox. No aim assist but I play against PC players. Time to kill is ridiculously long. The movement is super delayed. Go to punch a wall and by the time I do the animation I've pressed melee again. Same goes for sliding and prone and weapon swap and any other action. Absolutely a waste of money. Cancelled pre order after 15 hours of playing pre launch. I honestly could barely tell the difference between this and the beta and we all know the beta wasn't good.… Expand
  61. Asleader12
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Gonna keep it simple. Worst Battlefield Game in the Franchise History. Heck Hardline was way better

    In typical Dice and EA fashion instead of building upon the foundation of the last 2 titles, they decided to reinvent the wheel for everything. Here is the list of systems redesigned again - Shooting system…clunky and horrible - Sniping. Absolutely horrible compared to BFV or BF1 -    Gonna keep it simple. Worst Battlefield Game in the Franchise History. Heck Hardline was way better

    In typical Dice and EA fashion instead of building upon the foundation of the last 2 titles, they decided to reinvent the wheel for everything.
    Here is the list of systems redesigned again

    - Shooting system…clunky and horrible
    - Sniping. Absolutely horrible compared to BFV or BF1
    - Movement. Feels like an Indie title especially coming from the amazing system in BFV
    - Destruction. Sad to see but scripted and boring.
    - UI and HUD. Worst UI in history of gaming, horrible is in every possible way. Confusing, inefficient and doesn’t work on PC or Console. A shadow of the decent UI in the previous titles.
    - Maps. Lifeless, boring, thoughtless just a bunch of random areas chosen for maps.
    - Specialists. Completely ruined teamwork, balance.
    - Factionless. WHY this is not 6v6 tdm its 64vs64 u need factions…u need a story…u need a plot or the game feels pointless.
    - Portal…love story my ass. Fun for now, boring in a few weeks.
    - Weapons… a far cry from other games. Go look at Vanguard or MW 2019 and compare it to the basic, first draft of weapon animations in this game.
    - Audio…guns sound horrible. Overall ambiance sounds Flat and again lifeless. Footsteps either super quiet or u hear everything from 300 meters away.

    Legit DICE took everything they improved and developed with the community for the last 6 years and threw it all in the trash. This game is absolute ****    … Expand
  62. hlewis899
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The game came out completely undercooked and uninspired. A graphical improvement over Battlefield 3 & 4, but a step down from 5 & 1. Game could potentially be fun if it wasn’t rife with bugs that make the game unplayable. Gun variety is laughable for a modern FPS (especially with the Battlefield title), and the agents are lifeless and incredibly generic. Just go play one of the older titles.
  63. Frozburn
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    This game is absolutely terrible. Forget about the **** map design or any other issue for a moment. The performance of this game alone makes this game a 2/10. A 5900x and a 3080 can't even run this game well enough. It lags too much, choppy... terrible gunplay (the gunplay in the beta was way better)

    Portal is a gimmick, no scoreboard, terrible sounds, terrible voices (the specialists)    This game is absolutely terrible. Forget about the **** map design or any other issue for a moment. The performance of this game alone makes this game a 2/10. A 5900x and a 3080 can't even run this game well enough. It lags too much, choppy... terrible gunplay (the gunplay in the beta was way better)

    Portal is a gimmick, no scoreboard, terrible sounds, terrible voices (the specialists) and the specialist system just doesn't fit Battlefield anyway. It's like they copied everything from every other game and hoped that it would work out for them. The game feels soulless, the immersion is completely gone (compared to every other BF game, especially BF1) - there's no ambient noise to make you feel like you're in a war. The music is also terrible. No idea what they were thinking with that one. No server browser, no enemy chat (can only type to your team) can't even create squads in-game. Can't swap squads. There's only like 4 viable weapons. The UI is terrible. Tanks have some sort of input lag that magically goes away if you use your zoom but if you remove zoom optics it's so unresponsive. Very bad air physics. Jets are useless. No TV missile for choppers (not even for Portal BF3), no ECM? No APS? No Reactive Armor? Smoke in AOW on tanks lasts like 4 sec and recharges in 30? What is this game?

    Anyone looking to buy this game - just don't. Maybe in a year it might be worth it but even if they fix the performance (doubt it), the bad decisions won't be fixed (massive core gameplay issues) and the terrible map design. A running simulator.

    See you on the next Battlefield.    … Expand
  64. fameofthewolf
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Played all BFs and all CODs since the very first ones.

    This game is without a single doubt in my mind, the WORST BF. This game is clearly in actual Beta and should not have been released but they did it anyway. It is the most riddled with bugs AAA game i have ever played on top of servers not working. They completely stripped it of typical features, server browser, classes, voice    Played all BFs and all CODs since the very first ones.

    This game is without a single doubt in my mind, the WORST BF.

    This game is clearly in actual Beta and should not have been released but they did it anyway. It is the most riddled with bugs AAA game i have ever played on top of servers not working.

    They completely stripped it of typical features, server browser, classes, voice chat, ability to change squads, low selection of weapons, inconsequential loadouts(you can equip any attachment at any time), and any other game modes besides Conquest and Breakthrough. Hope you didnt like smaller map playlists without vehicles cause thats completely gone. Have you ever heard of games taking away features for no good reason? No because most devs arent brainless.

    This is on top of awful game design, pacing is simply terrible because of the huge maps, you run for 5 minutes from point to point hoping you dont get sniped or vehicle killed before you even get a chance to engage anybody because the maps are huge swaths of open area. And you mostly do get sniped or killed by a vehicle so youre spending 10 min just to get to a point on Conquest and you trade kills and then you start the cycle over again. It is atrocious. They have learned nothing from other shooters on the market.

    The current DICE devs dont know how to design a good BF experience, and thats a fact. You know its a huge red flag when they stripped a bunch of features and dont QA their product properly.

    CoD releases games every year and while they may not be perfect, have never been as god awful as this BF. BF 2042 has been in development for over 3 years, and this is the best they can do with EA funding.    … Expand
  65. caatalyst07
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    Fan of the series, started playing BF1942 as a kid and sunk thousands of hours into every subsequent game until BF1. I still jump into BF4 from time to time but have moved on to play a lot more survival focused games like Dayz and Tarkov.

    I was looking forward to playing 2042 a great deal as I’d missed the previous two instalments as I wasn’t looking for a historical experience. I    Fan of the series, started playing BF1942 as a kid and sunk thousands of hours into every subsequent game until BF1. I still jump into BF4 from time to time but have moved on to play a lot more survival focused games like Dayz and Tarkov.

    I was looking forward to playing 2042 a great deal as I’d missed the previous two instalments as I wasn’t looking for a historical experience. I preferred the BF4 arsenal, weapon modifications and progression that came with it. I was also looking forward to having a more casual shooter to jump into.

    I pre-ordered the gold edition and played the open beta. Refunded now.

    2042 feels like multiple game studios were working on multiple games within the same engine and tried to cobble them together with very little time or thought about synergy. It feels like the starting point was “How can we make battlefield appeal to BR and survival trends” rather than “how can we improve and innovate the battlefield experience”. The game is riddled with technical and design issues as a result of trying to appeal to too many audiences. Some can be band aided but a lot of them are deep rooted into the game which would require an enormous amount of work and balls on EA/DICE’s part to fix which I just don’t think we will see. DICE used to set the trends with Battlefield and this is what I was hoping for. A Battlefield game that new its strengths and built on them further for the next generation of hardware.

    Ultimately the game lacks passion and soul, like it was built exclusively to try and compete for current trends but as always EA/DICE were late to the party and executed their strategy poorly leaving a lack luster product that is an okay experience at best.

    Highlights:

    1) Menu and UI is frustrating at best, infuriating at worst.
    2) Weapons and customisation is barebones. Step backwards from previous titles
    3) Weapons and customisation offer no real gameplay changes or value.
    4) Weapons feel terrible to shoot due to weapon spread
    5) Animations often feel cheap and whacky like a F2P BR game
    6) Specialists were clearly built for hazard zone and band aided into all out war creating a poor and unimmersive experience
    7) Specialists are goofy, cheesy and cheapen the whole experience with tacky one liners
    8) Graphics, especially the maps just feel like a step backwards
    9) Performance on a 3070 / i9900k was inconsistent, barely hitting around 60-70 fps
    10) Tons of UI elements missing like score boards, squad changing, server browser
    11) Spend more time in menus watching cheesy tacky animations whilst waiting to get in games
    12) Portal was sold as the saving grace but ultimately falls flat due to lack of customisation and bare content

    If you’re a fan of the battlefield formula then I cannot recommend this title at release. A huge disappointment.    … Expand
  66. kulfon997
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    gfx looks like from 2006, everything is mess. game looks like unfinished, indie project from kickstarter. worst bf ever, i swear.
  67. Anatoly1989
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    В этой игре всё ужасно!
    -Плохие технические характеристики.
    -Плохая графика.
    -Плохой геймплей.
    -Плохая разрушаемость.
    - Очень мало оружия.
    - Плохой K / D.
    - Много читеров.
    P.S. Эта игра не имеет ничего общего с Battlefield.
  68. flippinthompson
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I loved the original BF2, BF3, and even BF4 was pretty decent (after a lot of post-release improvements), but BF2042 is complete crap (issues listed below), and from the comments of the developers online its like they are completely out of touch with what their players want. I played somewhere around 20+ hours already, and I just kept getting more and more irritated. Eventually I realizedI loved the original BF2, BF3, and even BF4 was pretty decent (after a lot of post-release improvements), but BF2042 is complete crap (issues listed below), and from the comments of the developers online its like they are completely out of touch with what their players want. I played somewhere around 20+ hours already, and I just kept getting more and more irritated. Eventually I realized that I was only still playing because I wanted to like it to justify my waste of money. I have since uninstalled. This will be my last ever EA/DICE purchase.
    If you decide to try it, you can look forward to:
    -The worst hit registration of any game I have ever played
    -Bullets simply refusing to go where your gun is pointed (the barrels must be made out of overcooked pasta)
    -Terrible vehicle controls
    -Gravity doesn't exist sometimes for no apparent reason
    -No ability to see match stats in game (no scoreboard)
    -Invisible players and friendly players appearing as enemy
    -No campaign
    -No ability to make or manage squads
    -Hard to team up with friends (and impossible if you have more than 3 friends)
    -Developers telling everyone how much you love their game even though you hate it
    -No refunds if you play more than a couple hours    … Expand
  69. LanKerst
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Впервые оставляю отзыв на этом сайте (специально зарегистрировался только для того, чтобы оценить этот "шедевр" игровой индустрии)

    По ощущениям, что это не ААА проект, а инди поделка, которую склепали на коленке за несколько дней. -Карты - пустые -Классы - теперь просто для вида -Ужаснейшая оптимизация (гораздо хуже, чем у киберпанка на релизе) -Разрушений стало меньше, чем в прошлых    Впервые оставляю отзыв на этом сайте (специально зарегистрировался только для того, чтобы оценить этот "шедевр" игровой индустрии)

    По ощущениям, что это не ААА проект, а инди поделка, которую склепали на коленке за несколько дней.
    -Карты - пустые
    -Классы - теперь просто для вида -Ужаснейшая оптимизация (гораздо хуже, чем у киберпанка на релизе)
    -Разрушений стало меньше, чем в прошлых частях БФ
    -Стрельба стала слишком сложной для казуального шутера (которым и является БФ), сравнима с побегом из Таркова. А огромные и пустые карты только услажняют её.
    -Маленький выбор оружия. В БФ1 явно было больше арсенала
    -Графика - ноль отличий с БФ5
    -Цена 60 евро за этот недоработанный кусок - смешно, этой игре в текущем состоянии цена - 20 евро, если не меньше.

    Геймплейно эта игра теперь похожа на какой нибудь call of duty - от батлы одно название. Раннего доступа мне хватило, чтобы понять, что эта игра мне не нужна и уже удачно вернул за неё деньги. Читающим этот отзыв советую не тратить деньги на эту парашу. Эта игра повторяет сценарий с БФ5.    … Expand
  70. skiwildcat7
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Insanely buggy game, graphics aren't great, poor performance, a lot of systems taken out from previous games that encouraged team play like points for vehicle damage, squad spawn, squad revive, no scoreboard, took out the classes, weird crappy music, balance is way off, breakthrough has far too few tickets for attackers (and/or is just set up wrong), bullet spread is insane, getting bootedInsanely buggy game, graphics aren't great, poor performance, a lot of systems taken out from previous games that encouraged team play like points for vehicle damage, squad spawn, squad revive, no scoreboard, took out the classes, weird crappy music, balance is way off, breakthrough has far too few tickets for attackers (and/or is just set up wrong), bullet spread is insane, getting booted from servers mid match, can't join servers...this game is in a pre-alpha state. Maybe with some major, major patches, it might be ok in 6 months to a year.… Expand
  71. Kromb0pulos
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    От Battlefield тут только одно слово. Игра похожа на CoD:MW 19-го года.
    - Оптимизация оставляет желать лучшего
    - Графика резиновая - Малое количество оружия - Какие-то проблемы с серверами, во время матча встречаются лаги - Огромные, но полупустые карты - Неудобный интерфейс на мой взгляд + Засосало в торнадо (теперь ясно, на что ушел бюджет игры)    От Battlefield тут только одно слово. Игра похожа на CoD:MW 19-го года.
    - Оптимизация оставляет желать лучшего
    - Графика резиновая
    - Малое количество оружия
    - Какие-то проблемы с серверами, во время матча встречаются лаги
    - Огромные, но полупустые карты
    - Неудобный интерфейс на мой взгляд
    + Засосало в торнадо (теперь ясно, на что ушел бюджет игры)
  72. HenryR
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Nice bug stupid server worst hit box ever.
    Dice please fix your game.
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  73. ty79078051
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Need patch imediately, such a waste of time, if you are not well prepared, then don't release it.I hate EA from now on for their cunning, sly and don't take resposibility, waste an IP and player's passion.… Expand
  74. temwo
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Spent a long time looking forward to this and all I can say is I'm glad you can play the trial for 10 hours with ea play before wasting your money. I know some will you say you can't judge a game in a few hours and normally I agree, however I can't imagine playing this game ever again. It has no charm or redeeming features to me, it doesn't seem like battlefield but another rubbish battleSpent a long time looking forward to this and all I can say is I'm glad you can play the trial for 10 hours with ea play before wasting your money. I know some will you say you can't judge a game in a few hours and normally I agree, however I can't imagine playing this game ever again. It has no charm or redeeming features to me, it doesn't seem like battlefield but another rubbish battle royale with unlimited lives. The ,=maps are massive to a flaw and the buildings don't get destroyed like previously, although I'm not sure I can say that fairly, since there are so few buildings in the maps. The aim is horrendous, no option to turn off cross play on Xbox, no scoreboards, lag constantly, hardly any weapons. If this was free to play I could understand it but at this price save your money, or better yet light it on fire just don't give it to DICE.… Expand
  75. CRU1Z3R
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Constant connection issues, squad system broken, users with invincibility hacks already abusing the game. Flying hover craft raming helicopters....
  76. Tonuu
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    Really people? Yes it has bugs and need some work but still I am really enjoying it and its good game. I bet most people here rating is from battlefield reddit where people cry about everything, most toxic place I have ever been.
  77. Stevo88
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Worst launch I have ever experienced in 25 years of gaming. Missing 30+ staple features from the franchise and FPS genre itself. Bugs, glitches, server problems, poor performance, terrible optimisation. Everything you have read on the Reddit sub is correct and if anything is quite polite compared to the hot steaming pile of **** that is known as Bf2042.
  78. Yatiskulla
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    The more you play BF2042, the more you realize it was probably meant to be a Battle royal game first then they decided to switch it to a soulless Battlefield wannabe.
  79. stab_mastah
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    The gameplay is really slow in compare to previous titles. Its missing its previous dynamic.
  80. NFarquhar
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    This game is mostly unplayable for me, I have a very high end system, and on medium it struggles to even get to 60 Fps, frame rate fluctuates massively between 26 and 60fps, it appears to be horribly optimized, and there is a massive CPU Bottleneck... I have a 16 Core Threadripper...... and the game has a 16% CPU utilizing, with a 20-30ms CPU latency... ridiculous.

    Thats when I can    This game is mostly unplayable for me, I have a very high end system, and on medium it struggles to even get to 60 Fps, frame rate fluctuates massively between 26 and 60fps, it appears to be horribly optimized, and there is a massive CPU Bottleneck... I have a 16 Core Threadripper...... and the game has a 16% CPU utilizing, with a 20-30ms CPU latency... ridiculous.

    Thats when I can actually play it, many times, I experience extreme graphics glitches that make the game unplayable, bright white screens with glowing lights, missing textures... its a mess

    There are also animation bugs and a variety of other bugs.

    I have been playing multiple other games, and they all run flawlessly on High Settings, at 165fps at 1440p. this game runs like Garbage!!!

    I'm sick of this push an unfinished game out, and patch it later attitude.    … Expand
  81. Hairy_Chewie
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    Really disappointed. Doesn't feel or play like battlefield to me. Missing basic functions and destruction feels underwhelming. Specialists are also a backwards step with the effective removal of classes, purely trying to cash in and copy COD.
  82. promsmemo
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    where is normal soldier?
    where is stationary weapons?
    where is commander?
    where is game?
    where is Battlefield™??

    I just want soldiers in the battlefield.
  83. IhateMeta1
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Omg no story anymore, only online
    Dont buy this worst game ever from DICE !
  84. Inner_Rambo
    Nov 17, 2021
    3
    I wouldn't recommend this. I would wait a couple of months and hopefully it might be worth playing.

    This game is 60% finished and needed another 4 months in development, but instead was rushed out with a lot of problems, bugs and simple things like scoreboards, destruction and ui being overlook. Also not mention simple quality of life changes that made previous games enjoyable and less    I wouldn't recommend this. I would wait a couple of months and hopefully it might be worth playing.

    This game is 60% finished and needed another 4 months in development, but instead was rushed out with a lot of problems, bugs and simple things like scoreboards, destruction and ui being overlook. Also not mention simple quality of life changes that made previous games enjoyable and less frustrating are missing like medic distance, aim down sight object opacity, obvious button prompt for reloading, squad creation in game.

    I would say this game has its moments where its amazing and you feel like Rambo, but at the moment they are minuscule compared to the amount of time you question why you preordered or spent x amount for this game whether its the awful hit detection or the bug that force you to quit games.    … Expand
  85. LouiS3if3r
    Nov 18, 2021
    3
    No scoreboard -1 point
    Too few game modes -1 point
    Cards much too big, but loveless and empty -1 point
    Hardware utilization too high -1 point
    No classes -1 point
    Too many players -1 point
    Too expensive for the content, early access at € 30 would be fair -1 point
  86. Matthisss
    Nov 18, 2021
    3
    Not the battlefield we were hoping for. Dice disregarded their core audience and loyal fans in order to chase a quick buck.
  87. KernelFender
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    I'm not going into huge detail as all has been covered.
    suffice to say I've been a gamer 30 yrs now this game is the worst Battlefield game I've ever owned it's worse than 5 ever was DICE and EA should be thoroughly disgusted with themselves releasing this game in this condition cannot even bind a flight sticks a FLIGHT STICKS!!!!
    its 6 months min away from being playable.

    2/10
  88. Artyomic
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Battlefield 20 - 42 fps

    In 2021, almost 2022, this big company still can't handle the optimization. It's a pretty good joke.
  89. Rabotic
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Last Battlefield for me. This release is more broken than Cyberpunk 2077. For 100 $ Gold edition you got nothing. A lot of bugs and bad performance. Maybe you can get it for 10$ in 1 year and everything is fixed.
  90. ShtillD
    Nov 21, 2021
    3
    Poor optimization and a ton of bugs;
    The basic mechanics of the game do not work (for example, the guidance of anti-aircraft missiles);
    It was possible to worsen the fast commands that work perfectly in BF4, a lag menu was made from the rose of choice; WTF cannot join an already running match; In the tradition of the new BF, the worst level design you can come up with; For fans of    Poor optimization and a ton of bugs;
    The basic mechanics of the game do not work (for example, the guidance of anti-aircraft missiles);
    It was possible to worsen the fast commands that work perfectly in BF4, a lag menu was made from the rose of choice;
    WTF cannot join an already running match;
    In the tradition of the new BF, the worst level design you can come up with;
    For fans of foot battles in the corridors and rooms, there is less space here than in any other part of the BF.
    The points of appearance were placed above the brains dumber than those who came up with maps;
    The new hazardzon mode is good, but raw, and maps were made for it;
    There is potential in the game, it is interesting to play together with the squad;
    I do not advise buying until 2023-24, and then you can still see.    … Expand
  91. 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.
  92. 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?
  93. 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
  94. 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.
  95. 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.
  96. 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
  97. UwUshkaaa
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    BUGFIELD 20-42 FPS, disappointment of year, piece of sh1t. Terrible optimization, terrible bugs, worst part of the series
  98. TaouFu
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    This game suck. Need to play in 1280x960 res. and still have 25 fps (gtx 1060). Graphic sucks, bf5 was prettier (and i had more than 30fps in 1280x960 res). Idk nothing about guns or specialists cuz i cant play this **** Get **** for 60 euro.
  99. Osmaniac82
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst game in the Battlefield series.
    It is boring, it doesn´t look good, it doesn´t feel good.
    You don´t feel the Battlefield. It´s just sad and boring.
  100. eversiege
    Dec 5, 2022
    1
    Battlefield 2042 is a game, where every NPC or player is with a such small hit box, you will need a magnifying glass before taking each shot. But good luck doing that fast enough, since you will get sniped faster than you will say "mommy".

    As I can see, newer patches actually did repair the game in some way. The "missions" make more sense than early builds, but maps still suck.    Battlefield 2042 is a game, where every NPC or player is with a such small hit box, you will need a magnifying glass before taking each shot. But good luck doing that fast enough, since you will get sniped faster than you will say "mommy".

    As I can see, newer patches actually did repair the game in some way. The "missions" make more sense than early builds, but maps still suck. Hourglass is probably the most hated on, I think you can read reviews about that map yourself. What I really do have problems with, is the controls. Walking in Battlefield goes with so much latency, it's unbearable. Even then, it delays key presses not just for the game executable itself, BUT ENTIRE SYSTEM. Sure, might be my laptop, but reading reviews from other about performance issues makes me think this is a bug from EA's side.

    Overall, DICE, EA, you did it. You've hit the rock bottom yet again. I am even proud of you for hitting rock bottom this many times. Killing so much good franchises, just because you value money than experience. Which your advertising happens to be exactly the opposite.    … Expand
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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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