Battlefield 4

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  1. Jimbobbrown
    May 30, 2014
    4
    I've pretty much boycotted E.A. after DA2 and the mess that was ME3 but I got this game free with a graphics card. It has good things; graphics, physics and sound (although slightly bugged sometimes). However the gameplay is a step back form BF2 and 3 (also got 3 free) and wiffs too much of Call of Duty. In single player if you shoot an enemy in the face be prepared for them to getI've pretty much boycotted E.A. after DA2 and the mess that was ME3 but I got this game free with a graphics card. It has good things; graphics, physics and sound (although slightly bugged sometimes). However the gameplay is a step back form BF2 and 3 (also got 3 free) and wiffs too much of Call of Duty. In single player if you shoot an enemy in the face be prepared for them to get straight back up and shoot at you and this is more irritating than the Ai possessing the ability to warp in new baddies like something from bloody star trek. So sod the single player (gave up half was as it was too mind numbing - story wasn't engaging enough to warrant such miserable whack-a-mole game mechanics). The multi-player is better but still not great (I have more fun on Planetside2 or Ghost Recon for example), something about the gun mechanics and movement just don't fit right (weapon feedback seems more like COD than previous games to me). Although I haven't experienced the worst of the "netcode" issues, i've seen enough to put me off playing any more. And I will get on record that running a game through your web browser is still not as easy as booting THE BLOODY GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE! Honestly no joke dice, just stop it. A UI is supposed to be easy and intuitive, not hidden between layer of useless stats and DLC adverts. Battlelog needs to die in a fire.… Expand
  2. Nathanielvk
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    The game is plagued with bug its none stop, been playing the game since release and had to stop for a while as the game has never been fixed.

    DICE releasing a small amount of patch that are only making the game more unstable. don't get me start on the Hit Detection (IT DON'T WORK)
  3. MAD_JIHAD
    Nov 6, 2013
    4
    This game keeps crashing all the time. Servers also crash and lose progress. The hit registration is terrible. The vehicles have been nerfed, TV missile doesn't even 1 hit kill an infantry or RHIB boat. Jet bombs do around 35 damage to vehicles. One of the DMRs when equipped with a silencer mutes everyones sound. The flashbang launcher crashes your game when fired.

    This game is super    This game keeps crashing all the time. Servers also crash and lose progress. The hit registration is terrible. The vehicles have been nerfed, TV missile doesn't even 1 hit kill an infantry or RHIB boat. Jet bombs do around 35 damage to vehicles. One of the DMRs when equipped with a silencer mutes everyones sound. The flashbang launcher crashes your game when fired.

    This game is super buggy, wait a few months until they fix it before buying.    … Expand
  4. Flash_Over
    Feb 14, 2015
    4
    So i bought this game very late right when Hardline was announced. I figured by now with Hardline around the corner and all the expansions released that all the bugs would have been addressed, but this turn out to be a false assumption.

    One thing I did like right off the bat is the amount of customization available to players. i really enjoyed this from camos, to emblems, however the    So i bought this game very late right when Hardline was announced. I figured by now with Hardline around the corner and all the expansions released that all the bugs would have been addressed, but this turn out to be a false assumption.

    One thing I did like right off the bat is the amount of customization available to players. i really enjoyed this from camos, to emblems, however the fun is only half enjoyable as half of the goodies are locked via battlepacks which simple is a extra grind and another cash grab for EA.

    What was horrible to be is the fact there is still bugs present in the game, though they are random and hard to replicate in most cases they do exist. Sometimes I even wonder if my strange death was due to a players skill or simply a bug.

    The guns, though have a new flavor to them, I really felt over all disappointed in the fact all the guns were generally poor in handling leaving a select few guns everyone uses... 416, M60, AWS, SRR61, ACE 23... Vehicle combat thought added new customizations once again most dont have any advantages, leaving players once again to pick the same load outs. I tried to like this game I really did, but after a month i felt I have seen enough to dislike this battlefield installment.
    Lastly BF4 just like BC2 has become a Recon/Snipers play ground. Half of everyones team are recons, to counter a recon you need another recon and the slippery slope continues. If you attack... sniped, if you defend... sniped.. if you snipe... eventually you get sniped. I'd honestly would rather go back to the M320 spam of BF3... and I have.    … Expand
  5. Motar
    Nov 19, 2013
    4
    Its like a new map pack, with horrible maps. This isnt a new game. Its a rebranded BF3. Its a gimmick with a large price tag. Im still very disappointed they didnt do away with the seperate server browser. You still have to launch the game from a browser. Even after all the backlash about that in BF3? Why would they do this? The moment I saw that I realized I made a mistake in purchasingIts like a new map pack, with horrible maps. This isnt a new game. Its a rebranded BF3. Its a gimmick with a large price tag. Im still very disappointed they didnt do away with the seperate server browser. You still have to launch the game from a browser. Even after all the backlash about that in BF3? Why would they do this? The moment I saw that I realized I made a mistake in purchasing BF4. If you want a good battlefield game go back to Bad Company 2, I sure as hell wont be buying into anymore battlefield titles, and EA.… Expand
  6. ztuominen
    Oct 30, 2013
    4
    This should be Battlefield 3 DLC. I was hoping so badly for this game to be good, to be something different, to finally make up the difference between it and the CoD franchise. But, it has fallen way short.

    Really, still no pregame lobby? Really, still no damage balance? Really, all you added to the franchise was some structures collapsing?? EA is a giant, money grabbing joke.    This should be Battlefield 3 DLC. I was hoping so badly for this game to be good, to be something different, to finally make up the difference between it and the CoD franchise. But, it has fallen way short.

    Really, still no pregame lobby? Really, still no damage balance? Really, all you added to the franchise was some structures collapsing??

    EA is a giant, money grabbing joke. They put out one decent game, and then bleed their customers dry with mediocre sequel upon sequel.

    This game will be getting traded in tomorrow and replaced with Ghosts.    … Expand
  7. B0GiE-uk-
    Nov 6, 2013
    4
    BF3 is a lot better than BF4, seems like a half arsed console port to the PC. Maps look like they were created with an Etch-A-Sketch. Blocky and not much detail in them at all. Oversized and blurred text and HUD, awful netcode and spawns. I have a feeling that the BF3 DICE team did not make this game. Attention to detail is poor. There is something really wrong with mouse movement, I can'tBF3 is a lot better than BF4, seems like a half arsed console port to the PC. Maps look like they were created with an Etch-A-Sketch. Blocky and not much detail in them at all. Oversized and blurred text and HUD, awful netcode and spawns. I have a feeling that the BF3 DICE team did not make this game. Attention to detail is poor. There is something really wrong with mouse movement, I can't put my finger on it.
    Graphic effects are overdone, balance feels wrong, snipers are too effective. Not happy with the state of this game at all and I'm a BF fan over COD. I was thinking of giving this 6/10 but after a 2 year wait and what I thought was going to be an awesome game i'm going to have to give it 4/10.
    Must do better, shocking and piss poor from EA and DICE.    … Expand
  8. Bobbydylan
    Jan 8, 2014
    4
    The game is so very close to being a great game. Sooooo very very close.

    However it falls short. Nothing is more frustrating in a competitive game than unfair playing conditions. Being killed behind cover, being one-shotted by people who weren't even facing you, being killed by "bad luck" for nothing, Terrible collision detection, game crashing bugs, and unbalanced assets. This game    The game is so very close to being a great game. Sooooo very very close.

    However it falls short. Nothing is more frustrating in a competitive game than unfair playing conditions. Being killed behind cover, being one-shotted by people who weren't even facing you, being killed by "bad luck" for nothing, Terrible collision detection, game crashing bugs, and unbalanced assets.

    This game is a shambles. In fact, it's interesting proof of just how out of touch professional reviewers are with the rest of the gaming community.    … Expand
  9. jon-h86
    Nov 26, 2013
    4
    First of all this is battlefield 3.5. However that wouldn't be a problem if the game functioned properly because battlefield 3 was amazing.
    The game ran okay originally crashed regularly but one could still actually play the game. As of 11/26 I can't even get 5 minutes on the multiplier without it crashing. Also it doesn't save stats after a crash making this even more frustrating.
    The    First of all this is battlefield 3.5. However that wouldn't be a problem if the game functioned properly because battlefield 3 was amazing.
    The game ran okay originally crashed regularly but one could still actually play the game. As of 11/26 I can't even get 5 minutes on the multiplier without it crashing. Also it doesn't save stats after a crash making this even more frustrating.
    The specs of my computer are as follows, core i7, 16gb ram, ssd and nvidia gtx670mx so it is not an issue with the computer.
    Now in time I have played it I was disappointed. The levels are not great and rush is dysfunctional (I have never seen the attackers win). This could be solved easily enough.
    The single player is atrocious. I thought it couldn't be that bad, well it is. The graphics are great but the story and script is so bad it straddles a fine line between insulting my intelligence to laugh out loud funny.
    The game is a huge disappointment and further proof that EA will ruin anything it gets its greedy hands on.    … Expand
  10. BillySpandex
    Nov 15, 2013
    4
    Once again, EA falters with servers that are barely working and a title that is riddled with bugs. When Battlefield 4 works, it's pure heaven. You can't fault it, but this is a broken game. It needs patching, and for that EA and DiCE won't get my thumbs up.
  11. niknuk
    Nov 19, 2013
    4
    Singleplayer never got my interest, and the AI feels a bit stupid sometimes, probably more then average. But its the multiplayer I was after.
    And that is a pretty good experience.. when you don`t loose connection to the server that is. Or when you don`t freeze and crash.
    Just too sad that one month after release, and several patches out, Its an achievement to complete 2 matches in 2h.    Singleplayer never got my interest, and the AI feels a bit stupid sometimes, probably more then average. But its the multiplayer I was after.
    And that is a pretty good experience.. when you don`t loose connection to the server that is. Or when you don`t freeze and crash.
    Just too sad that one month after release, and several patches out, Its an achievement to complete 2 matches in 2h. Spoils the fun of ranking up, and the multiplayer experience in general (you loose all xp gained during the match)    … Expand
  12. Sir_Red
    Nov 18, 2013
    4
    An expensive, unstable and not very expansive expansion pack to battlefield 3. I expected better from DICE, and at least would like to be able to play the game without it constantly crashing to my desktop with "battlefield 4 has stopped working", First Rome 2, now this? What the hell is up with the games industry at the moment. churning out rushed messes.
  13. Garian
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    The game has some shortcomings, but overall if you play it with friends you can have a reasonably fun time. Though, it basically just feels like you're playing a BF3 expansion.
  14. MickEllix
    Nov 11, 2013
    4
    bad servers game crashes over powered engineer guns only one good game every ten if you're lucky and the campaign is a massive downgrade, short and really glitchy hopefully their next game will be better
  15. Aeryx
    Mar 23, 2018
    4
    If you like a dose of fresh FPS combat with vehicles with your brain turned off, you'll love this. Battlefield 4 is a game you buy for multiplayer and not much else.

    The singleplayer campaign is atrocious because the story is irredeemably stupid. The story goes like this; you are Recker, a silent protagonist tool whose job is to go through the cliche-filled motions. Your team consists    If you like a dose of fresh FPS combat with vehicles with your brain turned off, you'll love this. Battlefield 4 is a game you buy for multiplayer and not much else.

    The singleplayer campaign is atrocious because the story is irredeemably stupid. The story goes like this; you are Recker, a silent protagonist tool whose job is to go through the cliche-filled motions. Your team consists of a token white guy, a token black guy with a messiah complex and trust issues, and a token Asian person who also happens to be the token female character in your team. No surprise there given this game was made mostly by a Swedish studio (DICE). All throughout the game, you have to suffer through their poorly written drama and stupidity. They are supposed to make you feel badass, like "Good shot Recker!", "Nice shot Recker!" and etc. You get the picture. But sadly, you are also everybody's b1tch on so many occassions; "Open the door Recker!", "Plant the charges Recker!", "Lead the way Recker!" and "Jump Recker!". You are the leader of the group but they always order you around. Your "companions" are also fake holograms as they do 99% less damage to enemies. I've seen them move next to an enemy, empty several magazines at the enemy soldier's face and it's like nothing bad happened to enemy soldier. They are just there for window dressing and you should think of playing the campaign as if you didn't have AI companions. It's just a joke and it makes the experience feel completely fake. There is even a scene where you have to jump off a plane and your companions go first. If you let your companions jump ahead and wait ten minutes inside the fast-moving plane, and you jump, they will appear like they just jumped 2 seconds before you and it's as if the plane didn't move one inch. Very immersion breaking. I guess this is Michael Bay's fetish lens-flare explosion-filled game and bullets must be made of flint as they cause so much sparks when striking objects.

    The multiplayer is very good and is a fun riot but it is full of lootboxes, with many gun accessories and other things hidden behind lootboxes. It's not enough that you buy the many DLC packs to unlock them through gameplay, you still have to buy the lootboxes separately in the hopes of getting the upgrade that you want for the weapon that you want. No amount of gameplay will get you any of the lootbox rare items. I am against the practice of asking for so much money for all this content, putting most items behind a very long grind and topping that off with so many items you can only buy through lootboxes and a fukkton of luck. Battlefield 4 is a great game behind money-gouging and unacceptable business practices.

    Multiplayer is where Battlefield 4 shines. It's a good game especially if like me, you bought the Premium edition for $25 on an origin sale. But combined with the DRM and poor business practices and unpolished state during release, I can't give it too high a mark. Just buy it for the enjoyable multiplayer combat and buy it on a sale. For $25, you'll get your money's worth.    … Expand
  16. winj3r
    Oct 29, 2013
    4
    For players looking for Rush gameplay, this BF4 is a sore disappointment. The problem are the maps, seeming more like the Armored Kill and End Game maps. There are no maps like Grand Bazar, Seine or Aftermath.

    There are serious problems with the spawn on the defensive team of a few maps, resulting in many instant kills after spawn. The unlocking of several weapons is locked to    For players looking for Rush gameplay, this BF4 is a sore disappointment. The problem are the maps, seeming more like the Armored Kill and End Game maps. There are no maps like Grand Bazar, Seine or Aftermath.

    There are serious problems with the spawn on the defensive team of a few maps, resulting in many instant kills after spawn.

    The unlocking of several weapons is locked to completing the camping. Since the campaign is very weak and boring, this is a problem for the multi player component.

    Levelution is just PR. It is just a change in the map, more aesthetic than anything else, that little affects the tactics.    … Expand
  17. captainkane
    Nov 6, 2013
    4
    Battlefield 4 is poorly optimized garbage at this point. My system has never had major issues on any games old or new. I picked up BF3 premium several years after launch, and my modest system pushed it hard on ultra settings filling my LED with glorious 60fps. Obviously, I didn’t expect to get Ultra 60fps on BF4 without some overclocking and possibly a gpu upgrade. But even had IBattlefield 4 is poorly optimized garbage at this point. My system has never had major issues on any games old or new. I picked up BF3 premium several years after launch, and my modest system pushed it hard on ultra settings filling my LED with glorious 60fps. Obviously, I didn’t expect to get Ultra 60fps on BF4 without some overclocking and possibly a gpu upgrade. But even had I upgraded, the cpu spikes, constant crashes, loss of audio, and abysmal server performance render new hardware moot. The newest Radeon card isn’t going to prevent 40% cpu spikes that cause stuttering and lag like I’ve never seen before. The spikes can be extreme and being knifed or sniped during those moments is irritating to say the least.
    To add insult to system failure, the game is essentially more of the same. As expected, the campaign is short, but it lacks the depth of BF3’s story which by comparison was somewhat enjoyable. The multiplayer interface has been slightly revamped. But nothing ground breaking. The maps are clearer for easier spawning and customizing loadouts is somewhat simpler. Overall, the changes are so minor that it feels nothing more than reskinned BF3. In fact, many things are the same as BF3. The controls are the same as BF3. The ingame intel alerts are the same as BF3. Many are the vehicles are the same. And I’m convinced that some of the maps are redrawn BF3 maps. There are new features, like commander mode. But the question remains: Did Dice change enough?
    Does BF4 have anything to offer? The graphics are better. However, they are not good enough to justify buying the game. Why buy a game to crank up supersampling when there is the 100% certainty that your $2000 rig will crash at some point? This game can only be a buy when all the bugs are fixed. The ironic part of this debacle is that AMD based systems are being hit especially hard by the game-breaking optimization issues. DICE loudly touted that BF4 is “optimized” for AMD machines because PS4 and Xbox One are using AMD cpu/gpu’s. This “optimization” did not carry over to PC’s. So hopefully next gen console gamers will enjoy a stable product. PC gamers got screwed.
    In BF4, DICE and EA followed the Activision formula: If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. This game could aptly be called Battlefield 3.5. Hopefully the patches and expansion packs will address concerns that DICE has been sleeping thru the testing phase of development. Unfortunately, I’m getting the distinct feeling that we might have a Crytek clone in DICE. Dice loudly trumpets its game engine but releases products that are only half finished. For gamers who enjoy BF3, stay with that game a while longer. BF4 is too buggy to recommend. Besides, the games are just too similar. Wait a few months, and pick it up on sale. Hopefully will have its act together by then.    … Expand
  18. TenchuuKhan
    Aug 25, 2014
    4
    I'm reviewing the SP portion here:
    I wasn't expecting much of the game and now that it's finally available for only 20 bucks (unless you want to get the Deluxe Premium whatever edition) I checked out a Gameplay vid and was like: yea, looks nice, let's give it a shot.
    Now - the first 15 minutes of the game look quite promising and atmospheric, and then it starts to get really cheap. And    I'm reviewing the SP portion here:
    I wasn't expecting much of the game and now that it's finally available for only 20 bucks (unless you want to get the Deluxe Premium whatever edition) I checked out a Gameplay vid and was like: yea, looks nice, let's give it a shot.

    Now - the first 15 minutes of the game look quite promising and atmospheric, and then it starts to get really cheap. And it only gets worse and somewhere along the line you wonder if they simply stopped the SP guys from blowing money on it because most of their money comes from MP DLCs anyway.

    Besides that the story is really dull, wasn't expecting much anyway, they really didn't care this time around (compared to BF3) to setup a campaign that is satisfying.
    To me it looks like they started trying to make something nice, and then their budget was cut and they came up with half-assed action sequences... and not even that - you are left to imagine that something fancy just happened because animating the destruction of a dam/ship was too expensive so they just let your character black out.    … Expand
  19. Subliminality
    Nov 13, 2013
    4
    No, this is not the game we were promised, this isn't the game we were shown at Gamescom, E3 etc etc. This game, while it may be fun while you can enjoy it. Is one of the buggiest games I've ever had to play on launch. "Now hold on a second, you're just saying that because you hate the franchise and you've never played it before Blah Blah Blah." Well you're wrong, while I may not be theNo, this is not the game we were promised, this isn't the game we were shown at Gamescom, E3 etc etc. This game, while it may be fun while you can enjoy it. Is one of the buggiest games I've ever had to play on launch. "Now hold on a second, you're just saying that because you hate the franchise and you've never played it before Blah Blah Blah." Well you're wrong, while I may not be the most die hard Battlefield fan I've been playing since bad company one all the way through and you know what? On launch there was never any problems of on the same level that are in BF4.

    This is why I'm giving it such a terrible review, because while the gameplay may be amazing as we were promised, you'll never get to experience it with all the crashes, and it isn't just me experiencing this, around the world people haven't been able to play the buggy mess that is BF4. So if you want my advice, go out and buy BF3 premium, you'll get your money's worth, because it's been several weeks and EA isn't looking like patching the game anytime soon...    … Expand
  20. beltrazZ
    Nov 2, 2013
    4
    There is honestly barely any difference between bf4 and bf3, and i have over 300 hours of gameplay in battlefield 3. This whole "levolution" thing is just a gimmick that rarely has a strategic purpose. On some maps it even makes the whole gameplay worse in the shape of flooding the map or ruining a fun strategic position. Don't encourage dice to keep making the exact game over and overThere is honestly barely any difference between bf4 and bf3, and i have over 300 hours of gameplay in battlefield 3. This whole "levolution" thing is just a gimmick that rarely has a strategic purpose. On some maps it even makes the whole gameplay worse in the shape of flooding the map or ruining a fun strategic position. Don't encourage dice to keep making the exact game over and over please. I'll stick to bad company 2 for my multiplayer fps gaming.… Expand
  21. Zzzlol94
    Nov 6, 2013
    4
    Singleplayer. What the (This could literally be the entire review of the campaign but I'm going to move on.) Not like it starts off confusing, it keeps on being confusing throughout the entire thing. It starts off in a car, with a "funny" joke. Then you go back in time where DICE thought they were "cool", 13:37, seriously DICE, be realistic for once. To compare, BF3's campaign was variedSingleplayer. What the (This could literally be the entire review of the campaign but I'm going to move on.) Not like it starts off confusing, it keeps on being confusing throughout the entire thing. It starts off in a car, with a "funny" joke. Then you go back in time where DICE thought they were "cool", 13:37, seriously DICE, be realistic for once. To compare, BF3's campaign was varied and had a lot of cool things in it, like you could be in a jet, and iirc an attack chopper, and amongst dozens of tanks. This one, nothing. You're in a tank for about 3.5 minutes and a boat for about 5 minutes. That's IT. I could compare the singleplayer to the horrible MW3 campaign and STILL the BF4 campaign would stand out as the absolutely worst. You have missions that apparently require stealth. Every time, I've just pulled out the gun and shot the crap out of the AI cause there's no obvious path to walk around them. But wait, does it have to be this difficult? Am I maybe thinking too much? Yes I am, the AI in the BF4 campaign is stupid. They have no ears, no sense of anything sneaking behind them. Then you also got your own AI, which is apparently the slowest and worst scripted AI ever. You always have to run in front of them to be able to progress while shooting. And if you do so, the scripted enemies will show up BEHIND you. They pop up like you don't have adblock or something. Other than that, the plot is confusing, seems like this one guy is the reason for all this, then stuff happens then there's no conclusion, not even a pointer for what would happen or a sequel. Wouldn't want to play this campaign at all again, the story is less than interesting and the gameplay is worse than regular CoD run and gunning.

    Now over to multiplayer, which apparently is the only thing this game is made to do. Hey, morons, you pay to have a singleplayer too, even if you don't play it. Could've probably saved 10 bucks on not having a singleplayer at all.
    The multiplayer is good enough, still not better than BF3. People are freaking about this levolution crap. It's NOT the biggest or greatest thing ever, it's just a slightly scripted event that people want to abuse so that it happens IMMIDEATLY. So you're playing most of the time in a levoluted map. Some morons would say that it's "game changing". I would just call it a minor inconvenience. There are minor improvements from BF3, like the weapons got more stuff, you can choose better between special stuff for your classes. But that doesn't matter at all, because of the one thing DICE has not a single clue in, which is the ****ing netcode. BF3 was bad, but this takes it to an entirely new level. This is also the reason I would say the full release feels more like an alpha, as the beta had extremely close to none issues with this. The servers crash left and right, now there have been a bunch of patches and STILL the servers are extremely unstable and the netcode ****s up every now and then. The hit detection is gone, there's nothing. Snipers are useless 90% of the time due to a bad netcode. DMRs are completely useless as they deal no damage at all at any range. Then you have assaults and carbines which are the only weapons that works decent, then you have LMGs which are STILL the most overpowered things about the game. When the second assault DLC comes, then guess which maps EVERYONE's gonna play. Your favourite meatgrinder maps! There's also big issues when it comes to things. Suppression is still a dumb thing and is even worse now. Defibs have to be charged up now, and WHO knows about that? About 0.1% of everyone playing. So you get revived most of the time with 20 health and die immideatly. Thanks DICE, please tell everyone before making these changes. At least the spawn protection is gone when you spawn on other players.
    Also, the feature I've been excited for in this game, the commander mode. Completely ruined. I'd rather go back to BF2's way of handling things you could use. They should've kept that, where you had to destroy certain things to hinder the enemy commander in using things, then you had to use engineers to get them back up. And now you have to hold points to be able to use things? Like, it's the opposite of what it should've been. This doesn't balance it out, it's more like whoever gets first to the objective is the winner if both commanders are in play. If the enemy got all the points, what the hell are you supposed to use? You have absolutely nothing to help out with, and the enemy got EVERYTHING in the world. This is what I've gotten from just looking at gameplay. Unbalanced ridiculousness.

    Tl;dr, one of the worst and least fun singleplayer campaigns ever (I do enjoy a good singleplayer experience), a mediocre multiplayer mode which doesn't improve anything from the previous game, a spoiled return of commander mode and an extremely buggy and laggy game overall.    … Expand
  22. ilyushin
    Nov 1, 2013
    4
    Hey kids you know what i want for Christmas! yeah a half finished broken buggy crash ridden pile of horse that will be milked for every last dime until the game is beaten into the ground and whipped until it is unprofitable...actually that may be an over reaction, buuut seriously this game is no shape or form to be released, its very buggy, bugs so many that I don't care to mention themHey kids you know what i want for Christmas! yeah a half finished broken buggy crash ridden pile of horse that will be milked for every last dime until the game is beaten into the ground and whipped until it is unprofitable...actually that may be an over reaction, buuut seriously this game is no shape or form to be released, its very buggy, bugs so many that I don't care to mention them all, the single player is throwaway, nice tech demo thats about it....but you know what, there is a good game here, hell even a great game...buuut in its current state i cannot recommend this game for pc users, perhaps in the future after a few patches and dice and Ea get their together, but RIGHT now....give this a pass, save yourself the disappointment...… Expand
  23. xXAmaranthineXx
    Nov 3, 2013
    4
    Battlefield 4? I'm still waiting for this game. What I have that has been foolishly named Battlefield 4 would be more accurately called "Call of Battle, Modern Field Warfare".
    The game looks like I'm playing Modern Warfare, not a bad game but its not Battlefield.
    The sad fact is, they spent more time creating the game for the console tards than actually making a game for the general    Battlefield 4? I'm still waiting for this game. What I have that has been foolishly named Battlefield 4 would be more accurately called "Call of Battle, Modern Field Warfare".
    The game looks like I'm playing Modern Warfare, not a bad game but its not Battlefield.
    The sad fact is, they spent more time creating the game for the console tards than actually making a game for the general public and keeping it in the scheme of Battlefield 3. The graphics aren't as good as 3.
    The worst part is, if you are playing on PC your game crashes far too much for enjoyable game play. What the hell was the beta for if they can't fix that pre release? Dice say they fixed the hitmarkers, this is a lie. There seems to be a lack of quality all round, The sound drops out, textures go away at times, sniping is made way to easy and the hud in jets and choppers is such a bad colour you cant see it at times while flying.
    If I didn't know any better I would say the game was rushed to market.
    The new aspect of course being commander. What a boring game mechanic, You sit there and do what? drop things strategically while your whole team is just messing about. Its a great concept but heavily floored.

    Despite the above mentioned though, I enjoy Call of Battle, Modern Field Warfare. Though that could just be down to my squad    … Expand
  24. Styke
    Nov 1, 2013
    4
    Rushed to launch before the next Call of Duty, as EA always does, Battlefield 4 returns with even more DLC schemes and console ports, ready to take your money and charge you every step of the way.

    It's quite literally Battlefield 2 for the mindless modern gamer.
  25. Tippex
    Nov 10, 2013
    4
    BF4 would be an great FPS if they would just have taken the time and complete the game before release. Like it is now 1 of 2 matches end in a crash and when that happen the sound stops working and the speakers need to be deactivated and activated again in soundsettings for the sound to work again.

    Veterans aren't all getting the Battlepack that they should. I don't expect all games    BF4 would be an great FPS if they would just have taken the time and complete the game before release. Like it is now 1 of 2 matches end in a crash and when that happen the sound stops working and the speakers need to be deactivated and activated again in soundsettings for the sound to work again.

    Veterans aren't all getting the Battlepack that they should.

    I don't expect all games to come out bug free. But now it's like the developers aren't even trying any more. Why finish a game before releasing it when you can just fix it with patches. Sure we insult the customer by delivering a product that dosen't work as it should but who cares.    … Expand
  26. poda_t
    Nov 3, 2013
    4
    Why repeating and spitting the same thing out over and over again is acceptable, I'm not sure. We've seen permutations of the same thing coming out repeatedly, and I don't see the need to applaud the effort that went into this game. It's the same old with a glossy new finish, and a couple of tweaks that really should have been included much earlier (like being able to resume reloading).Why repeating and spitting the same thing out over and over again is acceptable, I'm not sure. We've seen permutations of the same thing coming out repeatedly, and I don't see the need to applaud the effort that went into this game. It's the same old with a glossy new finish, and a couple of tweaks that really should have been included much earlier (like being able to resume reloading). The first person story is a disaster. Not only is it predictable, it denies all sense, and loves riding the sino-russian thing to the grave. We get it. It's an easy idea to run off of. I paid you ~$70. Show me you deserve it. It's not enough to demand that much for basically the same game with only a new gloss--which wasn't really needed for the game experience (yay, realistic sun in my eyes... great, now can i have the key/control that lets me present my realistic hand to block the angle of the sun?.....? well? if you're going to waste so much time adding irritants, you're not doing yourself any favors here...)It's not enough to pay $70 to also update the game and essentially present it as a hacker-free environment... it's going to last for all of 3-6 months at best.

    On to the interface. BF3 was ridiculously convenient for navigating squad settings, picking out your weapons and attachments, along with squad perks. It was very quick and easy to access this customization. Despite having played the beta and played this game for a while, the entire thing is still opaque to me. The amount of information available is a bit ridiculous, especially where it neither adds to the game, nor to the player's awareness of the fire-arms.

    -3 for a ridiculous single player campaign. Single player was the main driving reason for which I buy games, it also has to be fun to play solo, and re-playable. Some stories are brilliant, and there are games I enjoy re-playing for the single-player component. The single player in this was trash. And that's ignoring the fact that a squad of mentally disabled children would have been more effective for helping you play through the single player than the AI that governs the single-player team-mates.

    -3 for what is fundamentally a recycle with a spit-polish. I appreciate that there is only so much that can be done with an idea, but, really, I just don't see what Dice has tried to do in order to keep my loyalty apart from un-necessarily lavishing me with more guns to choose from. I expected the beta release to be fairly elementary. It's not the case. The beta is exactly what you will buy.    … Expand
  27. Stewchops
    Oct 30, 2013
    4
    Where to begin? I realize that this is not a simulation style game, so realism is not the top priority for the devs, however... in a world of tanks, planes, smaller tanks, dune buggies etc. the balance of the weapon systems is way off. Anyone who has experience firing larger caliber weapons will notice right away the ridiculous drop off the 25mm cannon and the MBT cannon is not only notWhere to begin? I realize that this is not a simulation style game, so realism is not the top priority for the devs, however... in a world of tanks, planes, smaller tanks, dune buggies etc. the balance of the weapon systems is way off. Anyone who has experience firing larger caliber weapons will notice right away the ridiculous drop off the 25mm cannon and the MBT cannon is not only not realistic, but you'll fire much smaller caliber weapons and laugh when you see how much more accurately they shoot. The game forces ground vehicles to close to 25m of a target before you can start hitting consistently.… Expand
  28. Skipnipper
    Nov 6, 2013
    4
    No better than BF3, which puts it far behind bf2 and bf1942. I think the franchise has pretty much ended with this one. Regurgitated, average, seen-it-all-before pap. Good to see the majority of paid reviewers have sold their souls once again.
  29. J4MESOX4D
    Nov 3, 2013
    4
    If you enjoyed Battlefield 3; stick with that BF4 is actually a step backwards with a campaign that is so poor it's a wonder they bothered including it. The maps aren't really designed for specific modes such as Rush and none of which are overly thrilling to play either. The overall product is riddled with bugs and many matches suffer chronic stutters in play with bursts of lag or justIf you enjoyed Battlefield 3; stick with that BF4 is actually a step backwards with a campaign that is so poor it's a wonder they bothered including it. The maps aren't really designed for specific modes such as Rush and none of which are overly thrilling to play either. The overall product is riddled with bugs and many matches suffer chronic stutters in play with bursts of lag or just general dreadful texture issues.

    The bullet detection is laughable with many players throwing hacking accusations when actually it's the game that is woefully inconsistent. With the poor map design; many matches just decline into complete carnage and adding the bugs to the equation, multiplayer just becomes tiresome and tedious. Frostbite 3 is barely a noticeable improvement compared to the jump BF3 made with its new engine. The destruction ceases to impress after a while and as matches become more erratic and chaotic; you'll barely have time to notice the alleged spectacular scripted crashes and bangs.

    Kudos to EA though they have done a marvelous job of conning people with a glitzy presentation at E3. The finished product is nothing compared to the impressive portrayal that we saw at the show with the numerous gameplay videos. Battlefield 4 still feels as if it's in alpha-mode as this product is clearly not finished and is far too broken to deserve to be one sale. EA and DICE should be blocked from distributing any DLC until they rectify the bugs but even if this is done, the core game and its gameplay is extremely cumbersome, exhausting and shallow.    … Expand
  30. acidkill
    Nov 15, 2013
    4
    worst game release ever dont understand why al the game site don't talk about the enormus list of bug the game is almost unplayable for 3 weeks now yesterday there where 3 patches and make everything even worst it just shows that game review sites are fake and the do not ride the real story maybe because the dont wont to mis the day out with mariens en al the other goodys the get from eaworst game release ever dont understand why al the game site don't talk about the enormus list of bug the game is almost unplayable for 3 weeks now yesterday there where 3 patches and make everything even worst it just shows that game review sites are fake and the do not ride the real story maybe because the dont wont to mis the day out with mariens en al the other goodys the get from ea this game is broke a worst battlefield ever that came out … Expand
  31. DemKin
    Nov 6, 2013
    4
    First, Battlefield 4 is way better than any CoD game, that's a fact.
    The big fights on 32vs32 maps are fun, dynamic, beautiful.
    It's overall a good game. Though, this game has big weaknesses : -too much vehicles. It doesn't give a good idea of war combats. 10 infantry soldiers and 20 people in vehicles for each team kills the interest. You still can have fun not being in a vehicle,    First, Battlefield 4 is way better than any CoD game, that's a fact.
    The big fights on 32vs32 maps are fun, dynamic, beautiful.
    It's overall a good game.

    Though, this game has big weaknesses :
    -too much vehicles. It doesn't give a good idea of war combats. 10 infantry soldiers and 20 people in vehicles for each team kills the interest. You still can have fun not being in a vehicle, but you'll probably kill less, die more and it may become frustrating at times.
    -the maps are not good. They are similar, not creative, not that interesting. After a few games, you've see, it all. They are also not very numerous, and if you want more, I guess you'll have to pay more.
    -The levolution is... not impressive. It's just scripts that launch at a certain time of the game and it's... yeah, meh. They basically built their trailers around it, and it's bland in game.
    -It's pretty much the same as BF3. I know a lot of people keep saying this, but it's true. It's the exact same thing, except two or three little things. And now that's a problem 'cause if you played a lot of BF3, no need to buy it. At all. Stay on the 3rd. For the first few hours, you'll have fun, then it will get boring very quickly and you'll regret the money you've spent.
    Same thing for the people who didn't like BF3, you won't like BF4 either.
    -They are selling a game $60 when it is barely playable. Crashes every 2 games, lags, freezes, bugs, ...
    The game is clearly not finished. For such a price, it would be legitimate to expect a new polished game.
    It's not new and not polished AT ALL.

    I wanted to give EA a chance with this game after what they said. It was BF, I really thought they wanted to take care of the series, at least because it could be a mountain of money. They didn't. This game is a failure. Not a complete failure, some things are good, but still a failure.
    Totally not worth the money.    … Expand
  32. gabox01
    Nov 1, 2013
    4
    I'm getting tired of playing these "modern" combat games. I really hope this is the last time they can get away without significant improvement in gameplay/graphics.

    Gameplay sucks because of lack of interactivity/sandbox feeling that Crysis 1 introduced. In this game, you are just going ahead in a tunnel, and almost everything is scripted. I though at least the graphics will be    I'm getting tired of playing these "modern" combat games. I really hope this is the last time they can get away without significant improvement in gameplay/graphics.

    Gameplay sucks because of lack of interactivity/sandbox feeling that Crysis 1 introduced. In this game, you are just going ahead in a tunnel, and almost everything is scripted.

    I though at least the graphics will be fine, but that was another disappointment. The only thing that looks good are the characters and lighting.    … Expand
  33. falcatus
    Nov 25, 2013
    4
    A meaningsless, braindead shooter that happens to also be highly addictive. The graphics, sound and general atmosphere is top class, but the gameplay is devoid of everything but run&gun. It's also filled with bugs, loads of hackers, lousy netcode and a huge community of angry people(why do people continue to buy these games?).

    Save yourself from a lot of misery and don't buy Battlefield    A meaningsless, braindead shooter that happens to also be highly addictive. The graphics, sound and general atmosphere is top class, but the gameplay is devoid of everything but run&gun. It's also filled with bugs, loads of hackers, lousy netcode and a huge community of angry people(why do people continue to buy these games?).

    Save yourself from a lot of misery and don't buy Battlefield 4 for Christmas.    … Expand
  34. ws_volt
    Nov 4, 2013
    4
    Ill be honest, at first i thought this was great, but the more i play the worse i realize it is, the attack helis are still blatantly op with a half decent pilot and gunner, being able to destroy just about anything with relative ease, spawns are terrible in some game modes, the netcode is straight up broken as are the servers. a decent game but too much is wrong with it for a decent review.
  35. Jays
    Apr 1, 2014
    4
    After all this time i have waited, it still takes over 10 minutes to connect to a server that is right next to me!!! The game keeps kicking me out because of **** punkbuster (i know how to fix it) after a patch and it`s still bugy!!! THE **** EA!? THE **** It gets a 4 because if it runs ok it`s fun for some time... Until the next crash/bug/EA **** up...
  36. christopher_A
    Nov 3, 2013
    4
    barely playable

    all the bugs and crashes makes it more frustrating than fun to play

    EA should offer at least 10% back in of purchase due to them selling an unfinished product.

    NOT WHAT I PAYED 110$ FOR!!!
  37. Dav_Golf
    Nov 3, 2013
    4
    A sore disappointment in the series. While this game still has potential of surpassing Battlefield 3. It fails by a long-shot. Call me a hater. I played every Battlefield game and loved every moment of each one. But this game is not Battlefield. With bugs ranging from connection problems, graphical errors (during the first few days my game looked like a colorful mess), spawning is horridA sore disappointment in the series. While this game still has potential of surpassing Battlefield 3. It fails by a long-shot. Call me a hater. I played every Battlefield game and loved every moment of each one. But this game is not Battlefield. With bugs ranging from connection problems, graphical errors (during the first few days my game looked like a colorful mess), spawning is horrid on almost every map (I get sniped instantly), I cant even load into a Conquest or Rush server because the load times are so long that I just get disconnected due to a map change. Forcing me to play TDM or other smaller map gamemodes. Anyone who says this game is great from the start is completely wrong. I could compare this start to SimCity. (Yeah that bad) I wasnt even able to play the campaign for 5 minutes without crashing. I even lowered my settings to lowest, and Im only able to get an extra 10 minutes of gameplay.

    Although this game does have potential. I am severely disappointed in DICE and EA for pushing this game out to early. It needs more time for development. No one should buy this game at its current state.    … Expand
  38. therealopie
    Nov 4, 2013
    4
    Full of glitches and occasional game breaking bugs. The netcode is STILL bad, even after almost a dozen Battlefield games. I hope you like getting shot around corners before you even crest it! The menu is a complete mess of pretty colors and eye-searing white lines, making it difficult to navigate at all, and impossible to do quickly and efficiently.

    Graphics are sub-par. The game    Full of glitches and occasional game breaking bugs. The netcode is STILL bad, even after almost a dozen Battlefield games. I hope you like getting shot around corners before you even crest it! The menu is a complete mess of pretty colors and eye-searing white lines, making it difficult to navigate at all, and impossible to do quickly and efficiently.

    Graphics are sub-par. The game dazzles you with lots of pretty colored explosions, but it can't hide the 2004 style textures and modelling.

    Of course, you have to pay incredible amounts of money to get the full game experience.

    I haven't even scratched the surface. This game is very sub-par. Basically just Battlefield 3.2

    It's tragic, because BF2 was probably my favorite shooter of all time. But the series has just been so bad for so long. I'm done with it. And EA/Dice altogether.    … Expand
  39. darekpl
    Nov 4, 2013
    4
    Ive registered here to write my review of this game cause it give me alot of nerves.
    Single player is full of BUGS! Sometimes you cant even finish level cause some enemy go under ground. Game crashes to Windows, after loading checkpoint I stuck in some place forever. I dont mention that checkpoints are 30 min game from each other so when you will fail in 29 min of mission bam you need    Ive registered here to write my review of this game cause it give me alot of nerves.
    Single player is full of BUGS! Sometimes you cant even finish level cause some enemy go under ground. Game crashes to Windows, after loading checkpoint I stuck in some place forever. I dont mention that checkpoints are 30 min game from each other so when you will fail in 29 min of mission bam you need play it allllll again. Waste of time.
    I was fan of BF3 and I like single also but BF4 is really buggy and crappy. OFC graphics are very good but sorry they release unfinished crap! Shame on EA, shame on Dice!    … Expand
  40. zives412
    Nov 10, 2013
    4
    Let me start by saying that what little of the game I have been able to play has been amazing. I would be giving this game a 9 or a 10 if it weren't for technical issues. I have been a fan of the Battlefield series since BF 1942. I have put many hours into the series from BF 1942, to BF Vietnam, BF 2, and BF 3.
    As it stands, this game is unplayable. I would highly recommend that you wait    Let me start by saying that what little of the game I have been able to play has been amazing. I would be giving this game a 9 or a 10 if it weren't for technical issues. I have been a fan of the Battlefield series since BF 1942. I have put many hours into the series from BF 1942, to BF Vietnam, BF 2, and BF 3.
    As it stands, this game is unplayable. I would highly recommend that you wait until after the holiday season to buy this game. 8/10 multiplayer matches crash on me, or the sound cuts out, or you lose progress when you crash. I am unable to even finish the campaign in the mean time as that crashes constantly as well. This game should have been tested much more thoroughly. This is becoming a bad trend in gaming. Just like Total War Rome 2 and many other games, the early adopters are the beta testers. I've learned my lesson about buying games at launch for the time being. It's a couple weeks after launch and you would think the major issues would be ironed out. I put the game down for over a week thinking they would have hammered out the main issues, but it's just as bad as when it launched. They have not issued a client side patch (rumor is that they have to wait on the consoles review period for updates.) Do yourself a favor and wait, though I do recommend that you eventually pick it up, when you can play it is a blast.    … Expand
  41. bi9FATpotato
    Dec 2, 2013
    4
    Ok so Battlefield 4 is great if you have friends who you can play with. If you don't have friends then it's not that great. Graphics are awesome and all that but the biggest problem is that when you want to play the game there is a 50% chance that EA servers are down or just some other problem. If it didn't have those problems I would rate it 8/10.
  42. OcTico
    Dec 6, 2013
    4
    I have been a fan of the BF series for years.I was SO excited for this release. Wow what a disappointment. The game is so laggy that it is impossible to play. I am glad I picked up the game on Black Friday for half price. I wont be buying the DLCs anytime soon.
  43. nosered
    Dec 8, 2013
    4
    God, I loved BF3, well balanced and designed maps for all game modes. Altought, BF4 is lacking some balance. In TDM mode, you spawn in front of an enemy sniper scope. The net code is horrible, we get killed with "one" shot. So many flaws that I can organize myself to type it in here.
  44. xtrmsnpr
    Dec 11, 2013
    4
    unfortunately this game lucks of good optimization.It's been released with a lot of bugs,still after the patches and it has a lot of problems.It's just a broke game,which if other unknown company would released it,would be at the bottom of the games' ranking,and nobody would ever bother with it.But now it sells its name and the publisher's name.It is just an bf 3.5 for me.
  45. Photrick
    Dec 14, 2013
    4
    Battlefield 3.5 is what I call it. The game is not intuitive or original. Only gimmicks like commander modules and scripted large environment changes. EA games uses origin which is already poor excuse for trying to mimic steam. The game is very shallow and it seems all the professional critics review all EA games with cookie cutter lack of originality games always get good reviews, theyBattlefield 3.5 is what I call it. The game is not intuitive or original. Only gimmicks like commander modules and scripted large environment changes. EA games uses origin which is already poor excuse for trying to mimic steam. The game is very shallow and it seems all the professional critics review all EA games with cookie cutter lack of originality games always get good reviews, they just try and buy brownie points. Do not play this game if you want a new shooter, but if you are about the same lack luster gaming that COD and BF3 brings to the table by all means play it.… Expand
  46. Masterjen
    Dec 14, 2013
    4
    This is a great example of EA hunger for more money. This is just the same as Battlefield 3 cant wait to see Battlefield 5 next year with tons of overpriced dlc of course!
  47. zSyzygy
    Dec 25, 2013
    4
    If you don't have BF3 or BFBC2, I'd recommend this game. If you do, don't pay EA a cent.

    Firstly, graphics impact my opinion on a FPS (or really any other game besides RPG) for the first 4 hours of game play. After those 4 hours of OOOOs and AHHHHs, you realize this game is just a BF3 with minor tweaks here and there. And really nothing else. The most important part of a FPS is hit    If you don't have BF3 or BFBC2, I'd recommend this game. If you do, don't pay EA a cent.

    Firstly, graphics impact my opinion on a FPS (or really any other game besides RPG) for the first 4 hours of game play. After those 4 hours of OOOOs and AHHHHs, you realize this game is just a BF3 with minor tweaks here and there. And really nothing else.

    The most important part of a FPS is hit detection and this game is a complete joke when it comes to that. Sometimes you will drop full health enemies with a quick burst of a SCAR across the map and sometimes you will have to pump 10 bullets into a guy right in front of you and to no avail.

    Pre-game lobbies are still laughable. You wonder how DICE hasn't figured out how to transition between games. We just want a simple UI system so we can see the next map, and adjust our classes accordingly. Not have to click on some slow-loading screen to see the map, then ALT-Tab to adjust our class on battlelog. And refresh the page to make sure the changes actually will work.

    The crashes. Oh the crashes. After their LATEST patch, I had two crashes back to back games. I won't say anymore to that, you probably have read enough about it.

    A much needed positive to this game is that the longer you play, the better you will do. You have to acclimate to the game type and learn the best weapons, classes and perks to move about the map. I have been playing mostly domination recently, and after 8 hours of grinding the maps out, I'm starting to get consistently great games. I know how to approach the flags and how to use the spawns to my advantage. So in conclusion to this, practice makes perfect. There is a good size skill gap in this game.

    Overall, I give this a 4 just due to the fact nothing has really changed,, and what has changed is mostly negative. (incredibly bizarre hit detection, crashing, etc. As a BF 1942 veteran, I'd rate this as my 5th favorite battlefield. If you are new to the franchise, I'd recommend it and tell you to stick with it, and your game will improve. If you are on a budget and don't have 100+ dollars to dump in a game, I wouldn't justify it.    … Expand
  48. total
    Jan 27, 2014
    4
    They mucked it up. endless amount of bugs, glitches and most important the crashing. They might have fixed it by know but I was burned too hard. This game has killed the series for me. This was even more of a muck up then Total War Rome 2 some how.
  49. Binbag
    Jan 11, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played the whole series and greatly enjoyed them all.......except this one.

    EA management have shown some serious contempt for their customers, because selling this game in its original state must have bordered on illegal. It just didn't do what it was supposed to...ie : play.

    After 3 months of constant updates and patches, its better (ie: It actually plays, most of the time), but there's still loads wrong or flawed within the game.

    Overall, BF4 is good looking when it works but the endless flaws are difficult to accept when you've paid a premium price, for a second rate game.

    I've played more many more enjoyable games that were free.    … Expand
  50. YaBoyBrody
    Jan 18, 2014
    4
    Honestly one of the biggest disappointments of 2013 for me. There are so many things wrong with this game that plague something that could have been very good with proper preparation. The amount of times I find myself instantly jumping 100 to 0 health is outrageous. Suppression was a good concept in Battlefield 3, and it returns edited. It is still, unfortunately, terrible. I haveHonestly one of the biggest disappointments of 2013 for me. There are so many things wrong with this game that plague something that could have been very good with proper preparation. The amount of times I find myself instantly jumping 100 to 0 health is outrageous. Suppression was a good concept in Battlefield 3, and it returns edited. It is still, unfortunately, terrible. I have lined up hundreds of shots with a carbine only to miss every shot because an enemy with a light machine gun fires one bullet near me. There is still a stupid amount of lag in servers, even with 30- ping, which to me is unacceptable. The game simply does not have a high enough server refresh rate, so what you see and what your enemies see are often different, resulting in the earlier mentioned instant health drop. Hitboxes actually fall behind players sometimes, so what should be a hit is sometimes displayed with no hitmarker, no damage, but blood from the enemy. This can be proven on the test range, which actually is nearly useless considering there are very few realistic situations available. By this I mean there are a few slow UAVs, a few motionless boats, and a couple buggies.

    Now for the campaign. There's really not much to say about the campaign because there is really not much to it. All it is is pointless cursing and shooting. There may have been a plot that I missed, but for the most part it could just be an interactive Michael Bay film. There are silly cutscenes, situations, you name it.

    The only way I would ever recommend this game to anyone is if its bugs are fixed entirely. The multiplayer has a good base, but EA just decided to rush another game out the door, creating possibly the biggest disappointment of 2013 for me personally. I had the intention to pre-order premium, but wow am I glad I didn't.    … Expand
  51. SilkyNoah
    Jan 30, 2014
    4
    Same crappy singeplayer as BF3, multiplayer is decent when it works. The problems is that BF4 has lost almost all the character that made BF games so from from the start.
  52. WellIfIHaveTo
    Feb 8, 2014
    4
    Overall, not that good. BF4 is not a good progression in the game series. Basic game components are broken such as bad net code, glitches in gun-play, and unrefined game-play. The maps are not very good and over cluttered. This game was released far before it was ready and it shows. They tried to make it too much like CoD and less like Battlefield. I would not spend any more money onOverall, not that good. BF4 is not a good progression in the game series. Basic game components are broken such as bad net code, glitches in gun-play, and unrefined game-play. The maps are not very good and over cluttered. This game was released far before it was ready and it shows. They tried to make it too much like CoD and less like Battlefield. I would not spend any more money on this game and would like my money back.… Expand
  53. The_Haminator
    Mar 3, 2014
    4
    Battlefield 4 - basically a dumb down and even more casualized (yes I made that word up) version of BF3 except with more customization.

    This review is going to be directed toward players coming from BF3 and will be multiplayer focused, more of a comparison if you will. Pro's compared to BF3 in my opinion. -More variation and customization across the board including weapon    Battlefield 4 - basically a dumb down and even more casualized (yes I made that word up) version of BF3 except with more customization.

    This review is going to be directed toward players coming from BF3 and will be multiplayer focused, more of a comparison if you will.

    Pro's compared to BF3 in my opinion.

    -More variation and customization across the board including weapon accessories, weapons themselves, kit upgrades and gadgets.

    -Improvement in overall sound quality (gun report echos etc)

    -More game modes

    -strengthened naval combat presence.

    Now the Con's compared to BF3 in my opinion.

    -Serious hit reg and lag issues (apparently being worked on alongside all the typical expensive EA DLC)

    -Average projectile speed about 50% the speed of a comparable projectile in BF3 (everything that can be fired moves much slower then it's BF3 counterparts to the point of feeling as if some weapons are more similar to space weapons (see halo series covenant weapons). This makes for much more drug out fights over medium to long distances especially with most vehicle weapons.

    -Bullet spread and inaccuracy even higher then in BF3, (you want to see a newer FPS game doing small arms right?, give Insurgency a try.

    -Even more conquest uncap spawn rape then BF3 matches normally experience.

    Now taking these con's into consideration from what I've experienced in-game this has turned BF4 into more of an imprecise game of chance and guesswork where your PDW and carbine bullets move at the speed of your average pellet gun (meaning firing at a guy 50m away running to the side requires you to shoot an absurd and unrealistically far distance ahead of him to hit) and your 120mm tank cannon acts more like an over-sized potato gun or T-shirt launcher rather then a real cannon. (No biggie at 1 kilometer you only have to aim approx 100 feet above target to be on).

    Now I know this game isn't mean't to be all about realism etc but they definitely took an even bigger step away from reality, competitiveness and skill based gameplay with BF4 compared to BF3. Obviously they're choosing to make it more approachable and tolerable to lower skilled and casual players so as to sell more but this version is beyond something I can enjoy playing online. Its much harder to consistently hit targets with most weapons at further ranges, thus forcing players to get very close to each other before being able to engage semi-reliably.

    This game will do just fine as the market for casual gamers is huge. (see last 5 years of COD clones for proof) But for those of us that enjoy a stronger level of teamwork, realism and skill in our games It's safer to stick with BF3 or even better yet BFBC2, both are much better games then BF4 in my opinion even with their age and lack of refined customization and weapon variety.    … Expand
  54. FinnsihGameBox
    Mar 22, 2014
    4
    This game is cancer. Im not a any type of fanboy, and I think Call of Duty: Ghosts is AIDS. Well, why this game is so ass? Because it is cookie cutter. I played "BF3" on PS3 and I loved it to death. When I heard of this new game I was truely excited. When it come out it was buggy mess that crashed all the time. DICE (or EA) wanted this game out as fast as possible so they wont lose salesThis game is cancer. Im not a any type of fanboy, and I think Call of Duty: Ghosts is AIDS. Well, why this game is so ass? Because it is cookie cutter. I played "BF3" on PS3 and I loved it to death. When I heard of this new game I was truely excited. When it come out it was buggy mess that crashed all the time. DICE (or EA) wanted this game out as fast as possible so they wont lose sales to Ghosts. So it was rushed to marked, it was unplayable and we used $60 for game, and $40 for "Premium". At one point Battlefiled 4 was the most realistic game ever made, because it crashed when you died, but fortunally they fixed it pritty fast. Im not best Battlefield gamer in the world, but in this game you die really easily. Probably becose hardcore 24/7 monitoring PC Elitist's are doing apocalypse. Im not saying other games did not have thoise problems, but the hype on this game (was) real. This game is also boring to play solo. Curse you, DICE. Me no like.… Expand
  55. ShawnAnomaly
    Mar 26, 2014
    4
    I have to give Battlefield 4 a low rating, DICE/EA promised a lot and presented extra fancy trailers but in the end they failed miserably in the deliverance of a working product. Not only has the launched been the worse I've remembered for a game but in addition to it the DICE/EA has continued to show themselves incapable of delivering a working product.

    For them to still be having    I have to give Battlefield 4 a low rating, DICE/EA promised a lot and presented extra fancy trailers but in the end they failed miserably in the deliverance of a working product. Not only has the launched been the worse I've remembered for a game but in addition to it the DICE/EA has continued to show themselves incapable of delivering a working product.

    For them to still be having problems to this day with various bugs, and now for the second time being forced to delay the DLC for the PC players is plain unacceptable. DICE/EA has definitely lost me as a future pre-ordering player. I won't fall for hype any further in any games they put out. I'm afraid the BF series has definitely been destroyed and I have no excitement about BF5.    … Expand
  56. Enforcer574
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Battlefield 4 makes it obvious from the get-go that it values graphics over everything else. And the graphics are nothing short of stunning. But as EA should know by now, stunning visuals and sound effects don't make a game. And Battlefield 4's HD experience is ruined by the unstable game engine, slow matchmaking and server connections, dodgy connections in general, and the constantBattlefield 4 makes it obvious from the get-go that it values graphics over everything else. And the graphics are nothing short of stunning. But as EA should know by now, stunning visuals and sound effects don't make a game. And Battlefield 4's HD experience is ruined by the unstable game engine, slow matchmaking and server connections, dodgy connections in general, and the constant pestering to give EA more money.

    I don't believe for one second that microtransactions and DLC are inherently bad. But how they're implemented can either enhance the game and make the developers a lot more money, or can completely ruin the experience. In Battlefield 4, it's the latter. It's one thing to include a microtransaction system in a free-to-play game. But when your game costs $60 USD, you're already pushing it. BF4 continues to be updated with expansion packs, which cost $15 each. Sure, you can just not buy them- but good luck finding a server that doesn't require them! Even servers playing on stock BF4 maps still regularly reject players who do not have the expansion packs installed. Players can also pay money to skip leveling (a feature common across almost all next-gen titles, unfortunately) and get a "premium membership" where their XP earned is doubled. This trend of "double XP" modes in games has already made the EXP/leveling system pop up in games where you'd least expect it as a cheap cop-out way to add microtransactions into the game. The worst part of paying to skip leveling is the massive number of inexperienced little kids running around with all the best weapons in the game because they got a hold of their mom's credit card. It totally ruins the balance of the game.

    On top of all that, Battlefield 4 just isn't that much different from its predecessor to warrant me forking over $60, or more like $100+ if I actually want to play. Levelution is naught but a gimmick. 90% of the time, levelution-based changes to the map are purely aesthetic and hardly affect gameplay at all. And when you consider how slow the server connections are, even on the fastest fiber optic connections, and how buggy and unstable the game is, you're better off sticking to BF3.    … Expand
  57. Decaymoss
    Oct 16, 2016
    4
    Hardly playable at the moment with the amount of hackers still on the servers. The map designs on MP is pretty poor as well with lots of clear opening for sniping. There are times where I know where the sniper is but not able to retaliate unless I go sniping as well. Worth to pick it up if you have find it in the bargain bin and nothing else to play for MP
  58. davila979
    Jun 28, 2014
    4
    game is no good I go back to COD, how is that a pistol beat a LMG? you have to shot twice a person to kill him with a sniper rifle, and then you have to struggle to get to the next gun and do the same thing as the one before, that not happens in COD, this is a huge disappointment. and for get attachments its up hill with some guns in COD you have coins so you kill people get coins and buygame is no good I go back to COD, how is that a pistol beat a LMG? you have to shot twice a person to kill him with a sniper rifle, and then you have to struggle to get to the next gun and do the same thing as the one before, that not happens in COD, this is a huge disappointment. and for get attachments its up hill with some guns in COD you have coins so you kill people get coins and buy attachments or guns fast is more fun… Expand
  59. dabyd1304
    Jan 12, 2017
    4
    *Análisis de la campaña individual.
    Tiene los mismos pocos puntos positivos de la entrega anterior pero a diferencia de éste, escasean los buenos diseños de escenarios. En la mayoría de shooters bélicos modernos se juntan los escenarios muy mal construidos con otros bastante buenos. En este Battlefield 4 lo hacen los escenarios muy malos con otros mediocres. El resulto final es un    *Análisis de la campaña individual.
    Tiene los mismos pocos puntos positivos de la entrega anterior pero a diferencia de éste, escasean los buenos diseños de escenarios. En la mayoría de shooters bélicos modernos se juntan los escenarios muy mal construidos con otros bastante buenos. En este Battlefield 4 lo hacen los escenarios muy malos con otros mediocres. El resulto final es un producto casi disfrutable a veces, casi.    … Expand
  60. dvabanana
    Nov 6, 2014
    4
    I have been playing this game for 5 hours. The game is extremely unfriendly for new players in multiplayer getting constantly killed each time you spawn. Moreover, I can not see any significant improvements since BF3. For that reason, I fully agree with other reviews that this game should be released as a DLC for BF3 or just named BF 3.5.
    p.s. I just bought this game only because of    I have been playing this game for 5 hours. The game is extremely unfriendly for new players in multiplayer getting constantly killed each time you spawn. Moreover, I can not see any significant improvements since BF3. For that reason, I fully agree with other reviews that this game should be released as a DLC for BF3 or just named BF 3.5.
    p.s. I just bought this game only because of commander mode. However, I need to achieve level 10 to unlock this feature. It's a torture for me.    … Expand
  61. Derrik4999
    Mar 24, 2017
    4
    I hate this game just because

    They just pissed their pants and thought "oh noone is gonna see that we just **** up battlefield 3 and put in a few new maps haha we're so smart oh yeah lets also **** up some weapons and give them more costumization which is useless instead! haha we're so smart"
  62. tearzyo
    Jan 3, 2016
    4
    Battlefield 4 is an upgraded version of Battlefield 3. You will get alot of new perks and EA really listened to the crowd on this one. However, while trying to make the public and majority of players happy with perks, this game totally lacks feeling. The game play feeling from Battlefield 3 is just gone and with the launch of the game the netcode was terrible. Trying to play this game 3Battlefield 4 is an upgraded version of Battlefield 3. You will get alot of new perks and EA really listened to the crowd on this one. However, while trying to make the public and majority of players happy with perks, this game totally lacks feeling. The game play feeling from Battlefield 3 is just gone and with the launch of the game the netcode was terrible. Trying to play this game 3 years after it's launched I can still feel the netcode issues lurking in my brain and makes me want to launch Battlefield 3.… Expand
  63. Upijuss14
    Jul 6, 2016
    4
    Battlefield 4 was good at first when the UCAV and the mortar where actually usefull, but know they suck, because some 12 yr old crybabies didnt like the fact that you could get an enemy chopper down fairly easly and go on ridiculous kill streaks, the graphics are great no doubt they look next gen gameplay is more less the same but can get interesting, campaign is **** vehicles are crap
  64. MRPP
    May 10, 2018
    4
    Garbage tier netcode, small playerbase, p2w lootboxes, cheaters everywhere, horrible single player, community servers run 3 maps, community-splitting DLC, horrible modern "progressions system" that locks good and fun stuff behind a grind (or a 30€ fee) that is prevalent in cod and battlefield games all around.

    It does have ok gunplay, the feel of a combined arms battle, nicely    Garbage tier netcode, small playerbase, p2w lootboxes, cheaters everywhere, horrible single player, community servers run 3 maps, community-splitting DLC, horrible modern "progressions system" that locks good and fun stuff behind a grind (or a 30€ fee) that is prevalent in cod and battlefield games all around.

    It does have ok gunplay, the feel of a combined arms battle, nicely destructible terrain and ok graphics even for an older title.

    Is it a good game though? Barely.    … Expand
  65. Legitplayer
    Apr 10, 2021
    4
    Campaign is the wet dream of America just like that dream It is full of faults/bugs.
    I hope whoever named that character "Irish" dies a painful and slow death.

    And multiplayer is dead compare to battlefield 3.
  66. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Mediocre Game and an Insult to every BF-Veteran. Still better than 2042 tho. DONT BUY!
  67. chadowski
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    This game had so much potential but devs decided to throw it out of the window, multiplayer hit detection is non existent, there were moments i was one meter away from enemy and they had been standing and my bullets still wouldnt register. Whole multiplayer is like this if you arent on 144hz server which is impossible to find. It would be a perfect game if it had good netcode.
  68. RadarE33
    Dec 28, 2013
    3
    Crappy PC port of the game. Everything that could have gone wrong with BF4 has. Lousy hit detection, netcoding, hit boxes, matchmaking, you name it, it failed horribly. The stupid "Pay to Win" system is back and the matchmaking makes no effort to actually pair you with people who are starting out like you, or with people on a similar skill level. Which means you'll be paired against peopleCrappy PC port of the game. Everything that could have gone wrong with BF4 has. Lousy hit detection, netcoding, hit boxes, matchmaking, you name it, it failed horribly. The stupid "Pay to Win" system is back and the matchmaking makes no effort to actually pair you with people who are starting out like you, or with people on a similar skill level. Which means you'll be paired against people who have the best upgrades and you're armed with stock. That sounds fair right? Yeah I know.

    The servers are absolute garbage, with lag all over the place (even with my 54 ms connection). People will dash across your screen and gun your ass down without even looking at you. Other times, you'll have the drop on them, pump 12 bullets into their chest, and still get killed with two bullets... from the guy who had to turn around to kill you. Bravo Dice. The disparity between weapons is mind boggling, with pistols (that use higher caliber rounds) doing barely any damage compared to assault rifles. The map are set up in a way that allows for spawn camping and vehicle camping, ensuring that your mismatched teams will produce one sided battles. As stated, the matchmaking is a joke and you'll be paired with idiots 99% of the time while fighting against clans or players who play together. Real balance right there folks.

    Performance wise, the game is a mess. On my 3rd gen i5 HP with 6 gigs of ram, the game takes TWO whole goddamn minutes to load a map. Two whole minutes of watching a screen load while everyone else is having fun. And if you are really lucky (like me), you'll get singled out for PunkBuster's inability to properly configure its damn self 5 seconds into the match, requiring you to mess around with Firewall settings to get the program to function PROPERLY. Something the damn thing should be able to do on ITS OWN. The game is poorly optimized and its anti-cheating software can't even install itself properly.

    I got the game solely for multi-player, based on the Xbox 360 gaming I did with BF4. But goddamn is this a mess.Weapon balance issues, repair exploits for helicopters, and other issues marr the experience. Good grief, stay away from this hunk of garbage until they fix it.    … Expand
  69. Ghettorat
    Feb 21, 2014
    3
    I have played bf since bf 1942, and have always had a good time with it. It has pretty much been my main game since UT2004.
    This is the first time i am actually BORED. I used to play bf3 metro to death but in bf4, it is just BORING. What happened? The engine feels slow and sluggish ( i have 2 gtx 780 classified SLI + OC 4770k 16gb ram. average 150fps +). i ping under 5 to all servers in    I have played bf since bf 1942, and have always had a good time with it. It has pretty much been my main game since UT2004.
    This is the first time i am actually BORED. I used to play bf3 metro to death but in bf4, it is just BORING. What happened? The engine feels slow and sluggish ( i have 2 gtx 780 classified SLI + OC 4770k 16gb ram. average 150fps +). i ping under 5 to all servers in my region. Seems as if all precision is gone, feel is gone.
    First time i feel like quitting the whole genre and looking for something else.

    Way too many options, unlocks bla bla. What happened to skill, refinement, balance and good feel? You lost yourself this time Dice and forgot the essence this started with which was FUN!    … Expand
  70. Ansatsu83
    Dec 13, 2014
    3
    This took what battlefield 3 did and made it SOOOOOO MUCH WORSE!!!! The counter-knife system is a thorn in my side, its rediculous and if they wanted to go that route, have a qte to try to make it a struggle, not just a reversal... Its a joke. On top of that it takes far too many anti-vehicle weapons to kill a tank, around 5, more if they are repairing. You only carry 5, so without aThis took what battlefield 3 did and made it SOOOOOO MUCH WORSE!!!! The counter-knife system is a thorn in my side, its rediculous and if they wanted to go that route, have a qte to try to make it a struggle, not just a reversal... Its a joke. On top of that it takes far too many anti-vehicle weapons to kill a tank, around 5, more if they are repairing. You only carry 5, so without a support, you wont do jack... The map design is terrible, as well. Has some neat little features but its still a bad design. Rush mode is still as bad as it was in bf3... They took a mode that was fun and great in bad company 2 and completely screwed it up. Having to unlock guns and accessories makes the game very unfriendly towards newbies, even veterans of the battlefield franchise. The premium edition... dont get me started... You pay extra for perks like... moving to the front of the queue, for full servers... Its a slap in the face to gamers everywhere. This game is a joke, ever since they codified it they killed off the fun factor of the game... They need to go back to the old system and remake bf2 and 2142 with better graphics, but the same gameplay as before... Too bad, this game should be great, looks great, but the mechanics are just terrible...… Expand
  71. kalimah
    Nov 2, 2013
    3
    Another attempt by a big publisher to release a beta phased game. I paid a crapload of money for this garbage. Buggy as hell. Wait awhile before you buy this!
  72. KcSmiff
    Dec 3, 2013
    3
    If you are looking for something new in your familiar franchise; this isn't it, it is just a Battlefield 3 expansion pack that is full of bugs. EA Origin wouldn't even give me a refund for this game despite it obviously having big universal problems.

    Battlefield 4 is not worth the money it asks for; sure they put a ton of effort into it, but there is nothing that screams out and makes    If you are looking for something new in your familiar franchise; this isn't it, it is just a Battlefield 3 expansion pack that is full of bugs. EA Origin wouldn't even give me a refund for this game despite it obviously having big universal problems.

    Battlefield 4 is not worth the money it asks for; sure they put a ton of effort into it, but there is nothing that screams out and makes you feel that the money planted on this game was a good decision. It has lost its soul.    … Expand
  73. Rcoop
    Dec 16, 2013
    3
    I know many don't care about single player and rightly so as the franchise is recognized for it's multiplayer mainly.

    But the 3 is for the single player effort. I thoroughly enjoyed the campaign despite the 'on the rails' nature of it. The story is a bit silly, however the delivery is awesome. Compared with CoD Ghosts, there is more flexibility in the gameplay and everything looks much    I know many don't care about single player and rightly so as the franchise is recognized for it's multiplayer mainly.

    But the 3 is for the single player effort. I thoroughly enjoyed the campaign despite the 'on the rails' nature of it. The story is a bit silly, however the delivery is awesome. Compared with CoD Ghosts, there is more flexibility in the gameplay and everything looks much better. Good effort, DICE! Would be great to get a few more SP campaigns as DLC's...

    However, no points for multiplayer. A total and utter failure so far! DICE, if you think I will fork another £50 for BF 5 you can think again. Unless you properly fix this pronto!

    And what is with the veeeerrrryyyyy looooong unlocks?!! It is too tedious, boring and if not fixed, is going to lose even more players.

    I hit this guy running towards me with 5-7 LMG bullets he keeps running towards me and kills me with 1 pistol shot!!! WTF?!! This is supposed to be a game, an enjoyable activity... When you die 9 times out of 10 (probably more actually), it is tedious.

    I am an very good CoD 4 player it is strange how bad I can be on BF4. Either PB is rubbish and these guys are cheaters or BF 4 is broken beyond repair!

    I had big hopes, considering the big disappointment that CoD Ghosts is. But is not worth paying £50 for a very short SP game.    … Expand
  74. makseffect
    Nov 4, 2013
    3
    battlefield 4 is battlefield 3 nothing more. I'm a big fan of the BF games but now it's just sucking the money and not the promotion of franchise. They better do about WW2 give a fresh breath of air instead they chase to Activision with their CoD insteed (sorry for bad english)
  75. Xanifur
    Nov 5, 2013
    3
    This game gets a 3 until they fix it. Utterly broken game, incompetent development on PC. Inexcusable quality. Way to go DICE, you one again proved you don't care about the consumer.
  76. qds
    Dec 2, 2013
    3
    The game earns 3 out of 10 points solely through the efforts of map designers. Everything else is crap and need to be fixed. This game have no pause option (hello dreamhack), crappy game balance, creepy spectators mode, a lots of network bugs. All of this make this game unplayable and certainly not worthy $100
  77. newtee2
    Nov 2, 2013
    3
    The game is a huge disappointment because it resembles Battlefield 3 and the single player campaign is less than 5 hours long. The core multiplayer mechanics have barely changed, the graphics haven't been truly updated enough to call the engine Frostbite 3, and the multiplayer maps are lacking. Not to mention that you have to shell out 120 dollars for the base game and premium just to getThe game is a huge disappointment because it resembles Battlefield 3 and the single player campaign is less than 5 hours long. The core multiplayer mechanics have barely changed, the graphics haven't been truly updated enough to call the engine Frostbite 3, and the multiplayer maps are lacking. Not to mention that you have to shell out 120 dollars for the base game and premium just to get the entire experience. EA has truly ruined the Battlefield series.… Expand
  78. Buba28
    Jan 8, 2014
    3
    The game is ok until you start getting Instant crashes. PC reboots, the game is buggy as hell. The single player is boring and forgettable, I finished the game few weeks ago and I don't even remember what I played. This game is very forgettable.
  79. illi4141
    Nov 4, 2013
    3
    Enemies look like featureless grey slugs on my medium strength machine. I like the You kills vs Foe kills feature, other than that am extremely disappointed. Hoping for big improvements in technical aspects (crashing, environment fails) over next few months and will revisit periodically. ghosts looks like Much more fun at this point! though War of the Vikings is where fun lives rightEnemies look like featureless grey slugs on my medium strength machine. I like the You kills vs Foe kills feature, other than that am extremely disappointed. Hoping for big improvements in technical aspects (crashing, environment fails) over next few months and will revisit periodically. ghosts looks like Much more fun at this point! though War of the Vikings is where fun lives right now epic! … Expand
  80. LordCrc
    Nov 10, 2013
    3
    Battlefield 4 promises so much. Sadly, Battlefield 4 is like a gourmet meal spoiled by the chef pouring vinegar over the entire dish.

    The graphics is much better than Battlefield 3, and finally the maps aren't just 50 shades of blue. Sound is still in a class of it's own. DICE has reintroduced Commander mode, squad leaders aren't a joke, and a commo rose that works. Changes to the    Battlefield 4 promises so much. Sadly, Battlefield 4 is like a gourmet meal spoiled by the chef pouring vinegar over the entire dish.

    The graphics is much better than Battlefield 3, and finally the maps aren't just 50 shades of blue. Sound is still in a class of it's own. DICE has reintroduced Commander mode, squad leaders aren't a joke, and a commo rose that works. Changes to the server listing in Battelog means it's quite feasible to run settings close to classic Battlefield without having issues with filling it up.

    So on paper, there's a lot to look forward to. But both single player and multiplayer are almost completely ruined by a few but very important core issues. Note I do not mention co-op because Battlefield 4 has no co-op, a surprising and sad move in my opinion.

    In the case of the single player it's the story. Sure it's a corridor shooter, but even those can be interesting if the story is good, for example like Spec Ops: The Line or Medal of Honor (2010). While the story in Battlefield 4 isn't as bad as in Battlefield 3, it is not a whole lot better. It contains a handful of bland characters doing things that make no sense, with tons of boring cut scenes and highly predictable plot devices. By trying to make the story as "epic" as possible DICE has completely lost sight of what makes a good and engaging story. In the end the single player is a boring interactive movie which you grudgingly grind through just to unlock a few weapons for the multiplayer.

    Now, singleplayer is one thing, but what keeps people player Battlefield has always been it's multiplayer. With gorgeous visuals, rich and engaging sound scape it's hard not to be impressed, even after playing Battlefield 3. However there are a couple of things which are essential to a good multiplayer shooter, and as Team Fortress 2 shows, it's not super-realistic graphics.

    The basics are gun play and netcode. Sadly Battlefield 4 fails miserably in both categories. First, the direction the bullets travel and the direction the barrel is pointing are just vaguely correlated in Battlefield 4. Players who are good at controlling the recoil and keeping the aim on target will be punished. Snipers who are quick to react and get the crosshairs back on target will miss. This creates a serious disconnect with the weapons. Add the toned-back-but-still-present suppression effect and you often find yourself thinking you're shooting blanks.

    Worse is the netcode. DICE has finally come out and said that improving the netcode is a high priority for them. However the issues that plagues Battlefield 4 has consistently plagued Frostbite games since Bad Company 2. They've had 4 PC shooters using the Frostbite engine with the exact same issues. In my view the most frustrating issues are client-side hit detection and broken chronology, meaning you get hit and die from someone you haven't seen shooting yet, who is pointing a completely different direction or is behind a wall. They are somewhat intertwined, but Bad Company 2 had chronology issues yet with server-side hit detection.

    The netcode issues affects vehicles as well. Lock-on warnings which sound immediately before the rocket hits, etc.

    With the absolutely fundamental issues more or less completely broken, it's a real struggle to have any fun playing multiplayer. If you just want to sit on a hill, have a few beers and take potshots at the enemy running around some flag then it's not half bad. But it is very far away from being a serious shooter.

    Which is sad in a way, as one easily senses there's a lot one could like about Battlefield 4 had it not had vinegar all over it.    … Expand
  81. Foam
    Oct 31, 2013
    3
    I have no played single player, nor tried out commander mode. I however extensively played the beta.
    I rate games on three points. Graphics, Gameplay, Sound. Over BF3, the graphics and gameplay have not been improved. However, the sound has immensely. It is why I give this a three. "Levolution" is simply a catchphrase used to win over naive drones who don't know all it means is a little    I have no played single player, nor tried out commander mode. I however extensively played the beta.
    I rate games on three points. Graphics, Gameplay, Sound. Over BF3, the graphics and gameplay have not been improved. However, the sound has immensely. It is why I give this a three. "Levolution" is simply a catchphrase used to win over naive drones who don't know all it means is a little extra scripting in each level that has never been hard to achieve. I did not pre-order. I have not bought it and never will. I have been wanting the strategy & gameplay of BF2 & BF2142 to be the starting point and be improved upon. Despite the gunplay, graphics & sound all improving the gameplay has unfortunately followed Call of Duty formula: Ultra fast TTK and Ultra fast gameplay. TTK is so low and life time so short that you are really just dying constantly. The only way to survive is to fly or drive around with your friends repair spamming, but even then when you get focused everything is so weak your destroyed. Don't bother. At this very moment they're already working on BF5 which they'll announce 6 months from now and the same drones will thoughtlessly fork out the cash.    … Expand
  82. Liteit
    Nov 17, 2013
    3
    Playing BF-series from the BF1942 and this one is complete disappointment. Levolution is nothing just some fallen buildings. New ballistics are terrible, liked BF3 ones more. Also lots of problems from the tech side and that's really spoiling the multiplayer experience.And selling Premium from the start, that's...
  83. Brosman
    Jan 26, 2014
    3
    Its amazing how little fun I had in this game. What used to be my favorite shooter has slowly devolved into a terrible train wreck. Bad map design, broken gameplay, OP weapons, people killing you with 0% health, and just an overall frustratingly unbalanced mulitplayer. My win ratio is 82% and my KDR is 1.5 and yet I don't have any fun. You don't feel like your doing anything in this game.Its amazing how little fun I had in this game. What used to be my favorite shooter has slowly devolved into a terrible train wreck. Bad map design, broken gameplay, OP weapons, people killing you with 0% health, and just an overall frustratingly unbalanced mulitplayer. My win ratio is 82% and my KDR is 1.5 and yet I don't have any fun. You don't feel like your doing anything in this game. You'll be in the middle of a firefight with tracers flying everywhere and buildings exploding, yet no one is dying and you cant see anyone to fight. Its bizarre that I can feel like I'm in a combat zone with out any actually combat going on. BFBC2 is still my favorite and will continue to be my favorite BF game. BF4 just goes to show that bigger isnt always better. 64 player matches are too crowded and just result in a cluster of spawn killing and 2 second lives. I wont be buying BF5 and I will be cautious with BFBC3 as Im sure they will screw it up.… Expand
  84. Artano
    Nov 2, 2013
    3
    I'm absolutely disappointed with this game. I've completed single player in about 4h and was full of bugs and glitches, which is a joke, since you promised us a really good campaign. Multiplayer is not any better, every single map is overwhelmed with campers and bugs, and on top of that there are horrendous lags. To be honest, I much preferred the BETA version of this game, at least theI'm absolutely disappointed with this game. I've completed single player in about 4h and was full of bugs and glitches, which is a joke, since you promised us a really good campaign. Multiplayer is not any better, every single map is overwhelmed with campers and bugs, and on top of that there are horrendous lags. To be honest, I much preferred the BETA version of this game, at least the gaming community was much more pleasant.… Expand
  85. delmenho
    Jan 18, 2014
    3
    Having played multiplayer shooters since the early 90's, Battlefield 4 ends up being one of the most disappointing multiplayer experiences that I can remember. The games made years ago had pretty good netcode, considering how new the technology was back then. However, today companies like EA/DICE still believe it is better to dumb down connections to the lowest common denominator.

    Why    Having played multiplayer shooters since the early 90's, Battlefield 4 ends up being one of the most disappointing multiplayer experiences that I can remember. The games made years ago had pretty good netcode, considering how new the technology was back then. However, today companies like EA/DICE still believe it is better to dumb down connections to the lowest common denominator.

    Why can't they at least offer a competitive option that allows players to play on their favorite local servers with high tick rates and no lag compensation? I prefer a smooth, challenging, honest, and skilled gameplay over the ability to play with someone over 500 miles away! Hell, I would pay premium for an elite or competitive version of the game that would allow this. The masses can be provided a regular version of the game at discount and continue to be satisfied by the randomness of kills and deaths in their games, no matter how good or bad their internet connection is.    … Expand
  86. PrincessCadence
    Nov 9, 2013
    3
    It could sound like a joke, but my review is Campaign-focused.

    The game can have two praised features. It could be an entertainment and/or art. Only latter could be given to BF4. While the graphics and sounds are far superior to what we are seeing nowadays, then such thing has huge price: a gameplay value. Not everyone has access to the Internet at all times and many people (I included)    It could sound like a joke, but my review is Campaign-focused.

    The game can have two praised features. It could be an entertainment and/or art. Only latter could be given to BF4. While the graphics and sounds are far superior to what we are seeing nowadays, then such thing has huge price: a gameplay value. Not everyone has access to the Internet at all times and many people (I included) care a lot about campaign. Unfortunately, BF4 has identical flaws to the predecessor in this regard. Single Player Campaign is short, forgettable and full of painful scripts. Well, I know it's FPS and I shouldn't expect a long-lasting action competing with any Grand Theft Auto's storyline, but please; if I am a noob amongst plenty of skilled players, then I would really like to enjoy the game alone. Playing against computer does not frustrate and an interesting story would really aid in keeping me playing.

    If you read other player's reviews about multiplayer, you'll understand why BF4 is over-hyped, that's why I skipped it.    … Expand
  87. AppleJacks
    Nov 10, 2013
    3
    It's fun... for the first game its buggy boring unbalanced, the maps are OK the game plays OK and the single player is just awful its buggy it constantly crashes its layout is confusing so i don't think its worth it
  88. mlampa
    Nov 2, 2013
    3
    Cant give it more then 3. Why? Because client and/or servers crash so frequent you cant enjoy it. There is nothing but constant crashes. Over and over and over again. Its too bad, because the game looks fine otherwise. But right now, stay away from it.
  89. zwitterje
    Dec 13, 2013
    3
    Game full of bugs, glitches. When you though battlefield 3 was bad at start this game just beats everything I seen so far. Servers keep crashing at least once every 4-5 rounds. People are lagging out crashing. This is another game pushed by EA which isn't worth buying
  90. Windolicker
    Nov 3, 2013
    3
    There are so many disappointing things about BF4 to me. I had such high hopes for this game. First of all, this game was not ready for release, there are so many bugs and glitches that need to be patched. The beta was clearly a monumental waste of time because I am pretty sure that most people had less issues with the beta than the actual main release. That problem by itself however wasThere are so many disappointing things about BF4 to me. I had such high hopes for this game. First of all, this game was not ready for release, there are so many bugs and glitches that need to be patched. The beta was clearly a monumental waste of time because I am pretty sure that most people had less issues with the beta than the actual main release. That problem by itself however was not enough to make my opinion of BF4 so bad. Although I could write for an hour or two about all of the bugs, I am just going to leave it at that.

    The other main problem that I see is that DICE seems to have forgotten its fan base. Us Battlefield fans are very loyal and I feel like we stick with BF even when times are tough. However, this game is such an abomination and bastardization of previous renditions that I could hardly call it part of the Battlefield franchise at all. BF4 is basically tailored to COD and Halo fans. The remnants of military realism that BF3 had are gone. What we are left with is an arcade type shooter that could be equated to COD with vehicles. All my life I have known the saying of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Why did DICE take a franchise that was essentially not broken and just about perfect in numerous ways, and change everything about it?

    With all that being said, I still think there are many great things about BF4. I am just very disturbed by the direction that the Battlefield franchise is going in and I hope that the true Battlefield fans stand up and make their voices heard.

    OH AND ONE MORE THING!!! Any moron who complains about single player isn't a true Battlefield fan. If you were a real BF fan you would appreciate that there is a single player in the first place because Battlefield isn't about single player AT ALL. Who cares about the campaign? All that should matter in a Battlefield game is the multiplayer. PERIOD. I am pretty sick and tired of seeing crappy reviews based on single player. The first game that even had a single player in BF was BFBC I think. So seriously, stop whining about the campaign.....if that is really all you got the game for then you are an idiot for wasting $60.    … Expand
  91. unshavensmoe
    Nov 8, 2013
    3
    graphically a great looking game and the single player campaign this time around was somewhat decent. But BF games are all about the multiplayer, sadly the horrible netcode along with an unacceptable amount of crashing issues makes the game unplayable.
    the game is packed with great features like levolution (dynamic evolving warzones) great weapons and vehicles But this just makes the    graphically a great looking game and the single player campaign this time around was somewhat decent. But BF games are all about the multiplayer, sadly the horrible netcode along with an unacceptable amount of crashing issues makes the game unplayable.
    the game is packed with great features like levolution (dynamic evolving warzones) great weapons and vehicles But this just makes the netcode issues all the more frustrating as its a great game just out of arms reach. if completely fixed my score would easily hit a 9 but the problems are that bad to warrant a 3.    … Expand
  92. dudeman
    Nov 3, 2013
    3
    WARNING, HONEST REVIEW

    Battlefield 4 is certainly one of the bigger FPS titles in the year 2013 but it is also one of the biggest disappointments. Major selling point of this game is as you probably already know vehicular warfare, team oriented gameplay, level destruction and beautiful graphics. It does all that, however, not to a point this game would be enjoyable. The first    WARNING, HONEST REVIEW

    Battlefield 4 is certainly one of the bigger FPS titles in the year 2013 but it is also one of the biggest disappointments. Major selling point of this game is as you probably already know vehicular warfare, team oriented gameplay, level destruction and beautiful graphics. It does all that, however, not to a point this game would be enjoyable.

    The first impression is very good, you start off on a what looks to be decently engineered map in a beautiful environment. The real disappointment starts when you begin actually playing. There is no co-operative gamemode (which to be honest is partially a good thing as it was terrible in the previous game), the campaign is disappointing and there is a lot of issues with the engine at the moment of writing this review.

    Pros:
    - Decent graphics
    - Many weapon unlocks for your soldier
    - Decent voice acting in the campaign

    Cons:
    - The campaign is much shorter and much worse than in it's predecessor (it feels as if not much effort was put into it might have just skipped the campaign altogether instead of releasing a disappointing one)
    - Vehicle unlocks are still around (yes, your jet fighter will be a pathetic piece of junk with nothing to fight with when you get inside)
    - No hardcore mode on release
    - All guns are toys, they deal almost no damage (at the moment of writing this review, hardcore mode is not implemented yet)
    - Map scale too large (in Conquest mode and similar) for the amount of players supported by the engine (active fighting is usually in only one point of the map, whereas the remaining points are half the time empty, one starts to wonder where is that all out war gameplay)
    - Numerous engine issues such as broken shaders (objects appear completely black at times), crashes, campaign at certain points unplayable due to bugs (requires checkpoint/mission restart)
    - "Levolution" (level destruction/environment changes) is always the same and gets boring rather quickly

    In addition to the above, it seems polish/russian players cannot play the game in English without downloading localization and cracked exes which is ridiculous (polish players can pick Russian, but not English???).

    NOTE: I have been trying to debug some of the issues on my end such as doodling with drivers and so on, this is not a dumbfire review    … Expand
  93. nostrand
    Oct 30, 2013
    3
    Another unfinished product full of bugs. Horrible singleplayer story. After finishing it I still don't know what the story was suppose to be about. Multiplayer is plagued with bugs, disconnect issues, horrible netcode (which seems to be standard for BF series) and headache inducing screen shake 24/7.

    This game should be a DLC for Battlefield 3.
  94. zip_kiev
    Nov 2, 2013
    3
    For a regular shooter there are 10 of 10, but after bf3 this max only 3

    poor performance(on medium and ultra always 27-35 fps), bugs, glitch, graphics(after bf3 i want better graphic), hardcore servers always full(i find only 5 rush HC servers and all full), levelution for a one time, destruction like in bf3(similar to bf3), price for game+premium to big.
  95. TheAlgerian
    Dec 10, 2014
    3
    Battlefield takes the crown as the worst multiplayer FPS I've ever played.
    Netcode is absolutely abysmal, the bullets seem to travel through time, you can often feel like you got killed before your enemy even saw you. and the gameplay is terrible, the whole thing looks like rabbits running and hoping around with guns.
  96. d53095
    Nov 2, 2013
    3
    This game isn't even finished. Characters and spawned away from the current objective, massive amounts of texture "errors" or in other words they just didn't bother to give it a texture, and it isn't even the first big blunder by EA, a multi-million dollar company nonetheless. The story has no depth and it's just mindless killing. NPC's aren't animated. And the biggest fault I have foundThis game isn't even finished. Characters and spawned away from the current objective, massive amounts of texture "errors" or in other words they just didn't bother to give it a texture, and it isn't even the first big blunder by EA, a multi-million dollar company nonetheless. The story has no depth and it's just mindless killing. NPC's aren't animated. And the biggest fault I have found is that it is just too much like Call of Duty. The only good selling point that I could find is that SOME buildings are destructible. The game just bland killing and explosion to make things seem cooler. The people who play tested this game need to be fired because they OK'ed a tech demo.… Expand
  97. Fnatic001
    Nov 5, 2013
    3
    I have been playing Battlefield games since Battlefield 2 and have liked every one of them, but this, this is so dumbed down its not funny. Nothing feels precise, movement just feels "off" and the unbelievable amount of bugs and crashes is just amazing. Why release a game that OBVIOUSLY isn't finished!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING DICE!!!
  98. masterx1234
    Nov 6, 2013
    3
    they might as well call it battlefield 3.5, because thats exactly what it is, Nothing has changed at all, even the graphics look better on battlefield 3 compared to battlefield 4, and i have a PC that can max out both games, Not only does bf3 look better but atleast Battlefield 3 wasnt rushed just to try and beat cod ghosts, When it was on PC on day one it was just a useless game becausethey might as well call it battlefield 3.5, because thats exactly what it is, Nothing has changed at all, even the graphics look better on battlefield 3 compared to battlefield 4, and i have a PC that can max out both games, Not only does bf3 look better but atleast Battlefield 3 wasnt rushed just to try and beat cod ghosts, When it was on PC on day one it was just a useless game because it did not work!! The game was so rushed that the game is unplayable and extremely unoptimized, heck even the ps3 owners are reporting that it doesnt even work and freezes continously, well you guys on ps3 are not alone, the PC version suffers from the same damn problem! And you know whats you cant get a refund on digital downloads, so now i have a game that doesnt even work properly that i paid with my hard earned money!!… Expand
  99. Mothil
    Nov 11, 2013
    3
    Despite all the positive reviews here, I'm going to focus on the opposite.
    There are many great things about the game. But sadly, in my eyes some of
    the negative of it is hard to overlook. Much of this comes to balance. Balance between weapons, vehicles and such. The game also crashes alot, and with every crash people lose their experience gained that match. Randomly people will not    Despite all the positive reviews here, I'm going to focus on the opposite.
    There are many great things about the game. But sadly, in my eyes some of
    the negative of it is hard to overlook. Much of this comes to balance.
    Balance between weapons, vehicles and such. The game also crashes alot,
    and with every crash people lose their experience gained that match.
    Randomly people will not get rewarded with experience after the game has ended, either.
    I can see other peoples reviews where they say the "audio is top class, perfect" and such.
    I can count at least two maps where the sound just cuts out in the middle of the map.

    Yes, the game has it's positive sides. But for me, there's too much bugs to be squashed,
    balancing to be done, and fine-tuning to be done before it can come close to being all-round
    confortable to play. Just my two cents worth.    … Expand
  100. CMP02
    Nov 12, 2013
    3
    Would be an amazing game, if it actually work. Expect endless crashes, freezes, sound loops, bugs etc.
    Buy at your own risk ATM, or wait until its patched.
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  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 11, 2014
    91
    Battlefield 4 could just as well be called Battlefield 3.5. The new Battlefield features are only marginal improvements over Battlefield 3, but even as such it leaves the competitors way behind. Hopefully the bugs will be squashed soon. [Nov 2013]
  2. GameCritics
    Jan 13, 2014
    60
    Even if multiplayer wasn't buggy, Battlefield 4 would still only be a barely passable installment in all respects besides the snazzy graphics. EA and DICE played it safe by providing the same thing they did the last time around, with another phoned-in campaign and only minor alterations to the online.
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  3. Level7.nu
    Jan 3, 2014
    60
    Battlefield 4 keeps soldiering on in the same footsteps as previous games in the series. The lack of worthwhile news makes you wish for more. Dice stays in its comfort zone calls for explosions and not much more. The series needs to evolve or fade out.
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