Battlefield 4

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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...
  20. 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!!!
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 52 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 52
  3. Negative: 0 out of 52
  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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