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  1. Feb 4, 2016
    0
    This is the worst and more unstable game I have ever played. After years of updates, there is only one thing that's sure: new patch = new crashes.
    Then, game play and physics are crap I am not buying any DICE game or EA ever again.
    Good job!
  2. Jan 15, 2014
    0
    this game is incomplete f*ckg pre alpha! only glitсhes, bugs, unplayable piece of **** and it costs 100 eu?
    This game should be done at least a year more.
  3. Dec 16, 2013
    0
    This game is not finished, balanced, or worth it. It's December 16th 2013 and it still isn't worth crap. There are still tons of issues with spawning into death traps, graphics that need an overhaul because they are not fixed glitching. Add on top of that the game is horribly imbalanced. The Littlebird (the little helicopter) is the most abused and powerful vehicle in the game. Jets areThis game is not finished, balanced, or worth it. It's December 16th 2013 and it still isn't worth crap. There are still tons of issues with spawning into death traps, graphics that need an overhaul because they are not fixed glitching. Add on top of that the game is horribly imbalanced. The Littlebird (the little helicopter) is the most abused and powerful vehicle in the game. Jets are probably the worst in this game. They are horribly balanced with the SU-50 being able to turn twice as fast as the new F-35 and Chinese stealth jets. Also if you like USING A JOYSTICK, be PREPARED, to get your arse handed to you. Right now the keyboard is also more responsive then a joystick and K&M users will run circles around you in the jet. On top of that they sell the expansion which comes 2 months after release for an arm and a leg for things that should have been in the original version. Expand
  4. Nov 13, 2013
    0
    Is this a joke? The game's been out for two weeks, only one patch that did nothing and some report that it made things worse. Game is riddled with immersion breaking bugs such as massive freezing and crashes on every rig. The gameplay's not that ''OMG SO GOOD'' either, the singleplayer's garbage for example, no high-scale battles just you running around with that korean (chinese,Is this a joke? The game's been out for two weeks, only one patch that did nothing and some report that it made things worse. Game is riddled with immersion breaking bugs such as massive freezing and crashes on every rig. The gameplay's not that ''OMG SO GOOD'' either, the singleplayer's garbage for example, no high-scale battles just you running around with that korean (chinese, japanese?) woman pretending to be a kung-fu ninja sharpshooter. And the multiplayer's pretty much a copy paste over the previous title. Expand
  5. Nov 11, 2013
    0
    This game looks amazing graphically and potentially and if you can play it then you are extremely lucky. This game is unplayable to me and many others judging by the forums and it is not my rig. I easily meet all the minimum requirements and can play all other games on the highest settings without even the slightest of lag, yet this game refuses to let me shoot anyone on mp without heavyThis game looks amazing graphically and potentially and if you can play it then you are extremely lucky. This game is unplayable to me and many others judging by the forums and it is not my rig. I easily meet all the minimum requirements and can play all other games on the highest settings without even the slightest of lag, yet this game refuses to let me shoot anyone on mp without heavy fps drop and sp has constant crashes. There are apparently crashes on mp too yet I haven't been in a match long enough to witness one as I quit as I can't play the game. Very disappointed as this game has great potential so I will adjust my score depending on what happens in the future. But it would appear this is the way of the gaming world now, rushed buggy releases that loyal fans pay premium content for. Please wait any buy this game when its finished and half price.

    Thank you for reading.
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  6. Nov 5, 2013
    0
    You earned 0 points, EA. Additional scores can be purchased for $19.99 each.

    First of all, I'm not some COD fan. I'm really not. I've never bought a COD in my life. That being sad, BF4 is the worst. Oh right, BF3 included. I'll compare this game (and BF3) to BF2. 1. Crashes every time. I bought BF3, never got to play it. The browser system was crap, and I couldn't join one server
    You earned 0 points, EA. Additional scores can be purchased for $19.99 each.

    First of all, I'm not some COD fan. I'm really not. I've never bought a COD in my life. That being sad, BF4 is the worst. Oh right, BF3 included.
    I'll compare this game (and BF3) to BF2.

    1. Crashes every time.
    I bought BF3, never got to play it. The browser system was crap, and I couldn't join one server without being 'disconnected from EA'. At least BF4, I got to play. However, every 30 minutes, it crashed. This isn't final product. This isn't beta. This isn't Alpha. This is, PRE-ALPHA. Stop selling sub-par product, EA!!!

    2. DLC, cheap marketing
    Suuuuuuuuuuuure, selling DLC even before the original comes out? GREAT IDEA! Also, stop selling MOH with the bait of BF series. They said MOH:tier 1 buyers will get EXCLUSIVE BF3 beta. You know what BF3 beta was? OPEN BETA. They said MOH:warfighter buyers will get EXCLUSIVE BF4 beta. Guess what? IT WAS OPEN BETA. Stop with the goddamn marketing schemes. Also, Please stop selling 'battlepacks', which are items in game to rack up more money. That kind of structure is only for free to play. This is BS.

    3. Commander mode
    BF3 doesn't have it, but at least BF4 has it. That's good right? Nope. NO VOIP to order to squads, and none of any game changing decisions available. Vehicle's ammo is replenished automatically (say whaa?), and repairs are too easy to get. There was a time when commander crates were imperative(bf2), but nooooooo, you don't need it in this structure. Cruise missile is also and AC-130? Guess what? It shoots .22LR. No, it would be better if it shot that. 25mm does no damage (Did experiments. 20 second engagement on standing target has 0 damage), 40mm also has no power at all, and 105mm, if you have a direct hit on human target (direct. has to hit direct.), you might have a chance to kill it. Screw that..

    4. Game mechanic.
    There's so many things, that I can't even write it all. Missiles aren't missiles. They are super mobile (Even more mobile than THAAD. It's like an insect that can fly at over 300m/s), which can never, ever be outmaneuvered unless you use flares. This "turning around 180 degrees in 0.3 seconds to kill" BS started from BFBC:2.
    Unlimited ammo of vehicles, even in hardcore. Ammo is unlimited in this game. Instead, you have a friggin ammo pool or something. Jesus.
    BALANCING TO THE MAX: What? Tanks are stronger than infantry? OMG we have to balance it! There you go, now tanks aren't powerful than infantry. What? A-10 can kill tanks? OK then, then let's let tanks be able to destroy jets too! THAT.
    There's so much more, but I'll stop for now.

    5. Levolution rip-off
    Oh so much levolution, such awesome, have to buy this game before it comes out!
    Yeah.........
    repetitive events that keep happening? Sure, that's fun.
    Bring down a guard tower in Operation Locker? THAT'S GAME CHANGING OMG! (not)

    6. Perks
    Yeah... I have to choose perks for vehicles? So, when I'm driving, my tank has anti air, and if my friend takes the wheel by pressing F1, the vehicle suddenly changes to a tank with active protection and HE shells? SOUNDS LEGIT! This is really, really lame. They copied all these 'perk' systems from COD, and I really dislike COD. Hence, I don't like it here.

    There's so many things I could say, but I'll stop for now.
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  7. Nov 30, 2013
    0
    This game is an absolute piece of junk. Insanely poor effort from the developers. The amount of bugs is infinite. The lag is on every single damn server, and even though it says your ping is 40, your vehicles will lag and twitch like they are having a f****** seizure!!! When the game does actually work, it is brilliant, but that is not nearly enough to persuade me into increasing myThis game is an absolute piece of junk. Insanely poor effort from the developers. The amount of bugs is infinite. The lag is on every single damn server, and even though it says your ping is 40, your vehicles will lag and twitch like they are having a f****** seizure!!! When the game does actually work, it is brilliant, but that is not nearly enough to persuade me into increasing my rating. Over a month after release, no bug was fixed. Nor was the lag. This game should've been released in Spring 2014, but nope. They want the money, give them the money!
    So, in conclusion horrible unending lag, pathetic, annoying and huge game-breaking bugs, and the worst FPS singleplayer that I have ever played. Well done, well done.
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  8. Dec 5, 2013
    0
    This is not a videogame, this is a beta.

    The plot in singleplayer campaign is one of the most dull, stupid, unstructured and plainly awful things I have ever seen. Multiplayer is beyond boring and frustrating, getting killed by cheaters or disconnected by the game. Over and over. Have this wonderful zero for showing yourselves as greedy developers. You definitely released this
    This is not a videogame, this is a beta.

    The plot in singleplayer campaign is one of the most dull, stupid, unstructured and plainly awful things I have ever seen.

    Multiplayer is beyond boring and frustrating, getting killed by cheaters or disconnected by the game. Over and over.

    Have this wonderful zero for showing yourselves as greedy developers.
    You definitely released this having Ghosts in mind.
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  9. Feb 22, 2014
    0
    You know the problems in battlefield 4? What if I told you these problems were in battlefield 3 and STILL ARE! Only idiot's would defend battlefield 3 or 4 and dice/EA I hate you more than any other company even more than Microsoft which is saying something for me!
  10. Aug 23, 2014
    0
    The only good thing about this game is it's graphics. And graphics counts for nothing if the single player is horrible and the multiplayer is broken and unplayable.
  11. Nov 10, 2013
    0
    I feel chEAted! This game is totally unplayable. Rushed to launch before the next Call of Duty EA released broken game. Constant crashes and random freezes.
  12. Nov 4, 2013
    0
    This game is a cheap rip off of te beautiful game o Call of Duty, it is trieing to be as fast paced as cod and just ends up sucking it's dick. Never buy this game, it will get boring in less then a day. WAST OF TIME AND MONEY
  13. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Сhange my mind!!! The game always crashes, falls server, sound disappears and the plot in a custom game worse than b3!!! free money well spent!!! b5 not buy!!!
  14. Mar 1, 2014
    0
    So I will give my opinion about Multiplayer only, since most of users play BF for that. Game has been out like 4 months, I got it just yesterday, hoping that most of bugs will be fixed. I will not discuss graphics, gameplay, weapons etc., because that's all been done by others and there are plenty of reviews on YouTube. However, there is one thing that hasn't changed yet and I don't thinkSo I will give my opinion about Multiplayer only, since most of users play BF for that. Game has been out like 4 months, I got it just yesterday, hoping that most of bugs will be fixed. I will not discuss graphics, gameplay, weapons etc., because that's all been done by others and there are plenty of reviews on YouTube. However, there is one thing that hasn't changed yet and I don't think it will ever be fixed. The "NETCODE".

    Looks like BF franchise is heading towards CoD style, dumbing down weapon handling, adding 100+ camos for each weapon, custon player cards and other stuff. But one thing they have gotten exactly as in Black Ops 2, is lag compensation. I don't remember myself raging about such things in BF3, but there it happens all the time, even when my ping is below 40. Most of the time I just die instantly. From medium or slow firing weapons. At long range.
    Let's say, I run around a corner, get one hit sound effect, screen flashes red, and I'm dead. In 1/5 of a second. That is unacceptable in Normal mode. In BF3 players at least have time to react when they are getting hit, here you just die instantly. And even if you make it in cover, you still die!
    Another example. I see an enemy. I know, that he might see me too. I start shooting and I have 100% health. Then my screen shakes for split second. And then I die. I guess they are trying to compensate lag and they send all his bullets at the same time, because he was shooting at me first, I just didn't receive his shots in time. This is bulls**t and totally ruins the Battlefield experience. I might as well take my rage to Call Of Duty.
    And they still expect us to pay over 100$ if you want Premium. Glad I didn't pay more than 30 $ for this. At this point it's garbage with nice graphics. We just have to hope it won't stay that way.
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  15. Oct 31, 2013
    0
    Buggy piece of Regular crashes, and I can not even go through the campaign. Bugs with the sound, he always lost. The much-vaunted levolution really crap, its not. And it does not affect the game.
    Whis game big piece of bugged
  16. Oct 31, 2013
    0
    EA and Dice released an inexcusable broken product, the game is filled with glitches and bugs that they won't address. I would be fine with the product if they admitted their mistakes however they are just ignoring major problems that affect over 50% of users. The game freezes and crashes on 4 "problem" maps and when they don't crash on the other maps extreme rubber banding occurs asEA and Dice released an inexcusable broken product, the game is filled with glitches and bugs that they won't address. I would be fine with the product if they admitted their mistakes however they are just ignoring major problems that affect over 50% of users. The game freezes and crashes on 4 "problem" maps and when they don't crash on the other maps extreme rubber banding occurs as well audio loss and audio looping that render it unplayable. Completely disgusted by their support and refusal to address the issue, never buying an EA or Dice product again. Expand
  17. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    The game is filled with glitches and bugs that they won't address (sound bugs, constant rubberbending, sound loops, freezing etc.)
    There is constant crashing and you are unable to finish single round.
    They sell us half-made product
  18. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    campaign with some of the worst character development in a game with extended long drawn out shooting galleries taking too long.
    Multiplayer is a joke with 50% crash rates on both client and server sides and dices refusal to acknowledge all the they have done. The maps are not designed to work with all the gamemodes they are available for.
    Battlepack edition is poorly implemented with
    campaign with some of the worst character development in a game with extended long drawn out shooting galleries taking too long.
    Multiplayer is a joke with 50% crash rates on both client and server sides and dices refusal to acknowledge all the they have done. The maps are not designed to work with all the gamemodes they are available for.
    Battlepack edition is poorly implemented with no real information being added.
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  19. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    It's impossible to complete campaign because of critical bugs. Bugs everywhere. I can't play multiplayer because of lags and crashes. Game at alpha stage right now. How they could release this piece of This game not worth a penny i paid for it.
  20. Jan 14, 2014
    0
    Battlefield 4 would be a step forward in the area of gameplay and graphics if there were no gameplay killing bugs, but there is plenty of them.
    A huge percentage of servers which ran Battlefield 3 with no issues now crash often and fail to work properly in many cases. There are also many issues with the PC client.
    Overall, it seems to be an unfinished game which was released early in
    Battlefield 4 would be a step forward in the area of gameplay and graphics if there were no gameplay killing bugs, but there is plenty of them.
    A huge percentage of servers which ran Battlefield 3 with no issues now crash often and fail to work properly in many cases. There are also many issues with the PC client.

    Overall, it seems to be an unfinished game which was released early in order to compete with Activision's Call of Duty: Ghosts.
    They even made the release cycle shorter, since the next installment will be released in autumn 2014 and not two years later as it was with Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2.
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  21. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    here is the campaign in a nut shell

    Aim and shoot at the head at medium range= Enemy killed Spray and Pray multiple kills, and head-shot's Melee an enemy with a corner, debris, or a wall anywhere close to you, melee doesn't connect get crushed by a car swimming to shore easily shoot an RPG within 5m of an enemy nothing, apparently explosions that close to people have no effect.
    here is the campaign in a nut shell

    Aim and shoot at the head at medium range= Enemy killed
    Spray and Pray multiple kills, and head-shot's
    Melee an enemy with a corner, debris, or a wall anywhere close to you, melee doesn't connect
    get crushed by a car swimming to shore easily
    shoot an RPG within 5m of an enemy nothing, apparently explosions that close to people have no effect.
    Believe that EA can pull out a great game based on testimonials and trailers Disappointment, broken multi player, and no given by EA
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  22. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    I don't even know where to start.. seriously i wonder how they can say its a improved version of the frostbite engine, i run it on ultra settings and it feels like playing farcry 3 with more cartoonish looking soldiers/vehicles than in battlefield 3. Also when you sprint it feels like you skate across the ground compared to battlefield 3 where you actually felt like you were running. ThatI don't even know where to start.. seriously i wonder how they can say its a improved version of the frostbite engine, i run it on ultra settings and it feels like playing farcry 3 with more cartoonish looking soldiers/vehicles than in battlefield 3. Also when you sprint it feels like you skate across the ground compared to battlefield 3 where you actually felt like you were running. That aside i don't know what EA was thinking off when releasing a title which has so many bugs its just a disgrace to the franchise i hope you loose alot of customers on this stunt. And oh yeah if you like CoD this is for you, and if you are like me you hate running for 15 secs and getting sniped/shot from behind by a camper. Stay the hell away from the title...

    i sure wish i did
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  23. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    BF4 is the worst game of the series, stupid and short campaign, crashes, bugs, lags, freezes, progress in MP doesn't save, server crashes. I can't even play one round without crash!!! Levolution looks just like stupid childish explosions, 2 years they were making it, Frostbite 3 is much worse than Frostbite 2. The only positive moment is graphics, but... The AI is just awful.
  24. Nov 4, 2013
    0
    Wow dice ,this time you did sure manage to rustle my jimmies to the max. As a veteran player since Battlefield 1942 i can only say that the game is aiming towards COD game play mechanics, of course the levolution and great ammount of customizations might really attract people while people like me will avoid the product at all costs seeing how much of a disaster it is compared to otherWow dice ,this time you did sure manage to rustle my jimmies to the max. As a veteran player since Battlefield 1942 i can only say that the game is aiming towards COD game play mechanics, of course the levolution and great ammount of customizations might really attract people while people like me will avoid the product at all costs seeing how much of a disaster it is compared to other battlefield series.

    We all know that battlefield has a great history of awful campaigns ,but this one is just absolutely empty. The plot is really uninteresting, even though it tries to give us a brief overview of characters the game ends too soon to make us feel anything for them. Story has to show all vehicles (air/ground/water) not just few of them and it really lacks freedom in game play ,i mean really its battlefield series after all so i would at least expect possibility to change story path by choosing my own actions The end mission decision really does not count). But never mind the story mode ,lets talk about the diamond of the battlefield series.

    The Multiplayer. Oh my god ,the multiplayer. I will not lie ,i did have some fun playing it ,but i could as well say that i did have some fun playing call of duty for 30 minutes and threw it in my games box afterwards. We all know about these common pc crashes (applies to single player too) and disconnects that seriously hurt when you are having a clan match, these problems SHOULD NOT EXIST, as the beta was absolute disaster we should at least expect technical improvement after so much torture, but no ,it really feels like the focus of all time was the consoles even though the game plays nearly as awful. A personal issue for me would be the sniper class, in hardcore mode they are absolute quick scope master class ,i am saying that because i tried the class and i got 300 kills in about 6 hardcore matches. We all know that at the moment air rules the battlefield as the ground vehicles were nerfed while air was powered up to the max ,you can dominate the battlefield without any unlocks.

    I will give this game a 0 ,not because it is that awful ,but because the Dev's did not put effort in the things that make battlefield play like BATTLEFIELD. I am really disappointed, because i spent around 600$ to improve my pc so i could run the game flawlessly ,while it really doesn't show any features that should require such expensive gear.

    I love battlefield series and i will not tolerate if this game gets destroyed because of devs focus towards unecessary features instead of what the game really is about.
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  25. Dec 4, 2013
    0
    A lot of ppl wanted to play this game...a lot of ppl paid not 60 but 70 dollars for it, 40 more dollars for PREMIUM EDITION it's gotta be epic right But no mates no. It's not even full finished product. BF3 had some problems with optimisation but BF4 has crash problems lag problems optimisation problems net code problems balance problems servers problems. Ok they've got to fixA lot of ppl wanted to play this game...a lot of ppl paid not 60 but 70 dollars for it, 40 more dollars for PREMIUM EDITION it's gotta be epic right But no mates no. It's not even full finished product. BF3 had some problems with optimisation but BF4 has crash problems lag problems optimisation problems net code problems balance problems servers problems. Ok they've got to fix this. But no update at 3rd december made this even worse. Thx for previous battlefields DICE. Hope EA won't make you to destroy some of your other games with their money corruption. BTW this could be best Multiplayer FPS EVER MADE. Expand
  26. Nov 4, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. something went wrong i just voted 0.
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  27. Nov 4, 2013
    0
    Have you ever played any other Battlefield or Call of Duty game? Well then save your money because this is no different. The "gameplay" is boring and repetitive. The story is awful. The online mode is great, if you think 64 7-year-olds calling you a is great. There are no redeeming qualities to this "Game", save your money and buy Wind Waker HD or Batman: Arkham Origins.
  28. Nov 4, 2013
    0
    Don't buy it yet. Game issues won't be sorted till at-least January. Its an absolute mess right now.
    Bullet hitreg is more miss than hit, the game is poorly optimized for all but the most powerful graphics cards.
    It crashes all the time and will frustrate you with its many bugs and lack of polish. Stay away until a good few months of patches have been applied!
  29. Nov 5, 2013
    0
    To put it blunt, it's great... when it works...

    It's an unfinished product, a complete and utter turd of a piece of software that is quite frankly insulting to me as a customer for buying, I feel almost like I was cheated into buying something that is pretty much in beta state as of right now, the fact that it has an 85 metascore with 'critic' reviews shows how critic reviews mean all
    To put it blunt, it's great... when it works...

    It's an unfinished product, a complete and utter turd of a piece of software that is quite frankly insulting to me as a customer for buying, I feel almost like I was cheated into buying something that is pretty much in beta state as of right now, the fact that it has an 85 metascore with 'critic' reviews shows how critic reviews mean all or they just haven't played the game yet.

    I haven't touched SP as that isn't why I buy BF games but from experience in multiplayer, let me tell you... It is littered with bugs, game breaking bugs. My first few days prior to launch consisted of the worst rubber banding I've ever experienced in any video game, it was so terrible in all play count servers that I never even noticed any of the other bugs the game has.

    Though a week after launch the rubber banding issue is fixed (For myself at least, not everyone it seems) but now I get to experience wait times almost as long as play times because of constant client crashes that rarely see me end a game without a crash, my battlelog stats tell me I have a 55% leave rate so basically I leave at least once per round if not more, it even crashes when loading up sometimes.

    Releasing a game in this state is inexcusable, it doesn't matter what you say, a game as broken as this doesn't deserve to even be released yet and it's freaking amazing that they managed to put a game on sale that is even buggier than it's beta state!

    TL;DR: Don't bloody buy this broken buggy piece of ass, hell even when it is fixed (Or should I say, if?) don't even buy it, they've pulled the same as BF3 and I'm sick of big companies getting away with it while the kids sit back and say "Hey man, you should expect bugs for such a large game"
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  30. Nov 6, 2013
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    Bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs.... that is BF4, Run 100 meters is almost impossible in that game, and my internet is a 50 Mbps with no lattency, I recomended you guys that who wanted a war game. not buy this game...
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 52 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 52
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.