Battlefield V

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3148 Ratings

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  1. swuomo
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    Apart from the obvious and obnoxious falsities in historical accounts depicted by the game that were debunked countless times by members of the game's community who actually know their history, the gameplay is flawed in the following ways:

    Problems range from the - mildly infuriating bugs (random damage when traversing certain terrains, reload animation errors, intermission between    Apart from the obvious and obnoxious falsities in historical accounts depicted by the game that were debunked countless times by members of the game's community who actually know their history, the gameplay is flawed in the following ways:

    Problems range from the

    - mildly infuriating bugs (random damage when traversing certain terrains, reload animation errors, intermission between rounds is eternally stuck unless you manually consent to go to the round by pressing Continue, plane physics is at best wrong, and at worst, you can crash into a mountain peak head-on then take off with 20% health like nothing ever happened) to the
    - insanely thought out game mechanics (progression system is completely disagreeable, replacing weapons attachments with a CoD perks system, and vehicle progression is haphazard with nonsensical balance of strength, where certain progression paths guarantee an overpowered vehicle, like the Spitfire mk VA left side tree. "Company coins" and its ancestor from BF1 "Warbonds" are just a needless hazing ritual for a new player that serve little to improve gameplay apart from adding grind before unlocking needed perks.

    KEEP AN EYE on company coins as they are not only pure progression currency, but also what you use to purchase skins in the in-game Teen Vogue magaz --ehm, "Armoury". They are likely to be subject to microtransactions in the future. Let's face it, after the game flopped as hard as it did, they can backtrack on any promises made.    … Expand
  2. Jack9774
    Jan 6, 2019
    0
    this fcking ea and dice is did most fcking thing, they just changed history and they is removed from history ussr, wtf is this? why? are you idiots? you just propaganda fcking feminism in this piece of ****

    facepalm ea and dice, you're gone lose your customers, idiots.
  3. max0x7ba
    Jan 10, 2019
    1
    The game is unfinished and extremely clunky, the content is lacking, the UI is horrible. It should not have been released in such a poor state.
  4. Darck
    Dec 2, 2018
    0
    Second time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why? Why u made same? We need Battelfild! We dont need only "hardcore mode" U remuved normal spot and? Instal grafic on minimum in game for normal visibility. Also game not finished. Deja vu?
  5. Gardarika
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    Battlefield, unlike its competitor Call of Duty, has always been different is the reliability and realism, and now we are presented with a toy shooter with painted characters. Sucked out of the finger conveyor nonsense that has nothing to do with world War II. And there is a assumption that after the release of Battlefield 5 fans of the franchise sharply diminished.
  6. andrec85
    Jan 10, 2019
    0
    This is just my opinion
    If i could give less then 0 this would be the game and i played almost 100hr trying to like it before someone said that i am just here to hate on the game
    The worst battlefield ever made..Leave aside all the sjw talks and inaccurate ww2 history,i am not giving 0 because of that but for the GUNPLAY and lack of some iconic ww2 content(americans and russian military    This is just my opinion
    If i could give less then 0 this would be the game and i played almost 100hr trying to like it before someone said that i am just here to hate on the game
    The worst battlefield ever made..Leave aside all the sjw talks and inaccurate ww2 history,i am not giving 0 because of that but for the GUNPLAY and lack of some iconic ww2 content(americans and russian military forces weapons ecc),is where BFV fails big,and i mean big.
    All the fans wanted was a return to the roots,a return to that amazing feeling you had with BC2 BF3 and 4,where the gunpaly was truly amazing and satisfying(at least in bc2 and bf3),but in BfV none of that exist.The gunplay is pathetic,and it doesn't feel real/satisfying at all,it became another generic Cod style shooter,basically all the weapons are the same,shooting them feel the same,no difference and their customization is simply terrible..the single player is awful as well with some of the most stupid AI that i ever seen in the series..No american and russians armies,half of the weapons recycled from BF1 ,most of the animation recycled as well,a well done copy paste job here.
    No effort here to deliver a finished product with quality content
    Bottom line,Battlefield is dead,they finally managed to kill the franchise for good this time..i am happy only because i bought the game when it was on sale for just 27 euro,for more then this price is a rip off    … Expand
  7. Richggg
    Dec 28, 2018
    1
    First lets not talk about all the political stuff, it is a okay game, everything is pretty much mediocre but certainly playable, no it doesn't worth the price tag in my opinion, especially consider RDR2 is marketed at the same price assuming you have a console.
    Well, I don't know exactly how hard it would be for these marketing people and these what so called game "journalist" to    First lets not talk about all the political stuff, it is a okay game, everything is pretty much mediocre but certainly playable, no it doesn't worth the price tag in my opinion, especially consider RDR2 is marketed at the same price assuming you have a console.
    Well, I don't know exactly how hard it would be for these marketing people and these what so called game "journalist" to understand that you don't need to make everything political correct in order to show support to certain subject, alright? There are a lot more way to show support like making donations, make a story line that actually relate to the mater instead of forcefully to make it political correct. just learn from car makers, some of the openly show support to lgbtq community and gender equality which i am totally fine with, but they don't force you to watch a 1min ads talking about equality every time you enter the car, or only paint it in rainbow color to show support. If i wanna watch political propaganda brainwash, i will just go watch tv news.
    Yes, 2018 is a bad year for gamers, fallout 76 is a bad game because I see no effort of making it better from Bethesda, and they failed to deliver what they "promised". Cod bo4 is bad because it has become too far from its root, and the quick cash grabbing practice is just disgusting. BF5 is a whole different story, while the game is okay and has some potential, the publisher and devs are just ignorant and make it to please these political activist aka.some game journalist (with all respect to these hard working programmers who actually physically make the game), and it has gone too far from its customers. Im glad they learned it the hard way but at the same time knowing that they are not going to change anyway...
    In the end, if i get a second chance, I will probably spend the money on some actually creative and interesting game like thief simulator or a premium vehicle in war thunder, and a chick fil a sandwich.    … Expand
  8. MrBla
    Dec 1, 2018
    2
    Just a reskin of BF1. Good graphics is everything this game has. It's overpriced, has nothing to do with WW2, gameplay is boring and too simplified, multiplayer is doesn't require teamwork, maps are small, spawns are too quick, everyone is running around shooting each other like in call of duty. Avoid this game, don't be fooled by amazing graphics.
  9. OOa007
    Feb 4, 2019
    0
    Please dont buy. This is coming from a HUGE LONG TIME FAN of battlefield. I started with bf1942 and they were doing great for many years but I noticed a drop in effort and quality with bf4 which was barely any different or better from bf3 then bf1 came out I was so happy to go back in time but IT was A TOTAL disappointment multiplayer. Single player was good but multiplayer is importantPlease dont buy. This is coming from a HUGE LONG TIME FAN of battlefield. I started with bf1942 and they were doing great for many years but I noticed a drop in effort and quality with bf4 which was barely any different or better from bf3 then bf1 came out I was so happy to go back in time but IT was A TOTAL disappointment multiplayer. Single player was good but multiplayer is important for reputability and bf1 SUCKS i tried the beta of BFV and it is the same thing as bf1 its REALLY CRAP!!! THEY need to go back to their creative roots like in bf1942… Expand
  10. SebastianD
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    This is not battlefield anymore. Just EA could release such a disaster. Please don't buy anything from EA if you love video games, in the end, it's our fault, not them, if we keep feeding these scumbags.
  11. facehugger22
    Jan 22, 2019
    1
    Even worse than BF1 if that is possible. It is bad on pretty much every level. I can't even see my character any longer while trying to customize. Snipers can leap and roll around like an arcade game while still landing head shots. It feels like alpha in every way.
  12. derBum
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    Singleplayer is boring. But single player isnt important.

    Multiplayer is a total mess. Time to kill is too short. Bombers reign the battlefield and can only effectivelly harmed by other planes. The gameplay is pure frustration most of the time you are dead and dont know why. I am an experienced Player, but this meatgrinder sucks. I would love to give this **** back to dice. I will    Singleplayer is boring. But single player isnt important.

    Multiplayer is a total mess. Time to kill is too short. Bombers reign the battlefield and can only effectivelly harmed by other planes.
    The gameplay is pure frustration most of the time you are dead and dont know why.
    I am an experienced Player, but this meatgrinder sucks.
    I would love to give this **** back to dice.
    I will never buy any product of them.    … Expand
  13. lapiscoco
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    Been playing the BF series since 2002. It has come a long way. In the recent releases, I enjoy BF4 the most, and that remains unchanged thus far. Tanks and planes are just being eroded away in BF1 and now basically stupid in BF5. If you love strictly infantry warfare, this may not bother you. But what made the BF series so vivid are the tanks and planes! Campaign is short, but most peopleBeen playing the BF series since 2002. It has come a long way. In the recent releases, I enjoy BF4 the most, and that remains unchanged thus far. Tanks and planes are just being eroded away in BF1 and now basically stupid in BF5. If you love strictly infantry warfare, this may not bother you. But what made the BF series so vivid are the tanks and planes! Campaign is short, but most people are looking to spend way more hours in multiplayer on BF games. Realism is one thing, but making a game ridiculous doesn’t justify.

    The game feels unfinished and buggy in general. Unresponsive controls make certain multiplayer scenarios laughable, not in a good way. These problems didn’t even exist in BF1...    … Expand
  14. william1134
    Dec 18, 2018
    1
    Shockingly Bad game with forced political correctness distorting REAL HISTORY.

    Dice have decided to distort history and throw in a huge dollop of historical revisionism because they are pushing an agenda... this is really really bad.. Now I don't care if you want to customise your character to be a woman.. its kinda weird having black nazi women running around but my problem is how    Shockingly Bad game with forced political correctness distorting REAL HISTORY.

    Dice have decided to distort history and throw in a huge dollop of historical revisionism because they are pushing an agenda... this is really really bad.. Now I don't care if you want to customise your character to be a woman.. its kinda weird having black nazi women running around but my problem is how they are forcing it down your throat and when you play the game it really breaks the immersion and just makes these seem like some kind of fantasy history. For example the british team all wearing blue wode... what?

    Now the bugs and balance.. oh boy.. the game is a **** with game breaking bugs everywhere and awful balance. This game has no longevity as you spawn and die very quickly. It is more like cod than anything else...

    Basically don't buy this.    … Expand
  15. Elnealio
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    This game has so much fun stuff but it riddled with super annoying bugs and design decisions.

    AA is useless, even when you do great on an AA vs a plane they just avoid and heal and are back in the game after like 20 seconds and will avoid that AA turret or just come back to kill you and repeats this. You got no chance against planes. If your team is only potatoes you will get **** in    This game has so much fun stuff but it riddled with super annoying bugs and design decisions.

    AA is useless, even when you do great on an AA vs a plane they just avoid and heal and are back in the game after like 20 seconds and will avoid that AA turret or just come back to kill you and repeats this. You got no chance against planes. If your team is only potatoes you will get **** in the air.

    Furthermore, extremely weird and annoying terrain blobs that make you slide down at certain cap points making it impossible to aim at range to countersnipe.

    The spawn selection is horrendoes. It is extremely slow and the transition from squad to map is annoying especially when your teammates gets in combat and you gotta **** transition again.

    there is a lot more but i dont want to put in the effort to write it.    … Expand
  16. MagicSquid
    Feb 2, 2019
    4
    The graphics and sound are nice. It's a shame the rest of the game didn't come included in the purchase.

    There are not enough maps. Not enough vehicles. Waaay too few guns per class. Medic gun balance issues (it's a Nerf gun, basically) Low player population during non-peak hours. Single player campaigns are tedious at best. Progression system is terrible. The customizing of    The graphics and sound are nice. It's a shame the rest of the game didn't come included in the purchase.

    There are not enough maps.
    Not enough vehicles.
    Waaay too few guns per class.
    Medic gun balance issues (it's a Nerf gun, basically)
    Low player population during non-peak hours.
    Single player campaigns are tedious at best.
    Progression system is terrible.

    The customizing of your weapons is poorly implemented. Cosmetic unlocks that don't impact the performance of the gun? Why have them in the game?!

    Strange netcode makes it feel like you're getting hit by a wall of enemy fire, while from their perspective, they're hitting you with a long, sustained rifle burst to take you down. It makes for an odd experience.

    Lots of bugs.

    For a AAA game, this game sure doesn't live up to it.    … Expand
  17. Surg3on
    Dec 4, 2018
    4
    This is not Battlefield. Perhaps we can call it Infantry Skirmish 1? The dull progression, terrible UI, tiny squads, punishing medic mechanics, almost no vehicles.... its just not battlefield anymore. There is no variety, no tank battles, no trying different kits unless you have limitless time to grind. Battlefield is meant to be BIG. What differentiates this game from generic popularThis is not Battlefield. Perhaps we can call it Infantry Skirmish 1? The dull progression, terrible UI, tiny squads, punishing medic mechanics, almost no vehicles.... its just not battlefield anymore. There is no variety, no tank battles, no trying different kits unless you have limitless time to grind. Battlefield is meant to be BIG. What differentiates this game from generic popular FPS shooter X? Its pretty. Is it prettier than BF1? not really. Was BF1 more fun? yes. Was BFanything but Hardline more fun? yes.

    Just for the record I don't really care about female/male model mix or stretching the historical story a bit as long as it feels fun to play. Its just not fun , I'm sorry Dice. I love you and wish you all the best.    … Expand
  18. slanderbot
    Mar 7, 2019
    3
    Even at 30$ USD this game is a pathetic hollow shell of what Dice pre-EA stood for and contributed to the game industry.

    It has been truly EA-afied, just like everything EA touches. The game becomes dumbed down, streamlined, and pumped full of "politically correct" **** Along with destroying any deep and meaningful mechanics or immersive qualities. All because EA is pushing DICE to    Even at 30$ USD this game is a pathetic hollow shell of what Dice pre-EA stood for and contributed to the game industry.

    It has been truly EA-afied, just like everything EA touches. The game becomes dumbed down, streamlined, and pumped full of "politically correct" **** Along with destroying any deep and meaningful mechanics or immersive qualities.

    All because EA is pushing DICE to make a microtransaction delivery system, not a real substantial game that the fans will enjoy. It's a real shame because you can still see the passion some people at DICE are pouring into the game. It shines through the cracks of the **** plastered front EA has covered DICE with.

    Go play Apex Legends if you want a well made, well-executed game. Sure it's not an epic historical shooter, but god damn it's so much better than what Battlefield provides currently. Play it now while you still have time, before the corruption of EA kills that too.    … Expand
  19. Dryani
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    Trash game. Even more of a sniper-fest than usual. Revisionist history is a scary thing.
  20. mrdollar
    Dec 2, 2018
    0
    Boring, repetitive, insanely low limited on players online, too few weapons chooses, instant respawns. Also the last nail in coffin - leftist SJW propaganda, no thanks.
  21. eimisas
    Dec 3, 2018
    0
    The war was won by white males. That's a fact. The game is the leftist fantasy to rewrite gender-equality history. 0/10
  22. archenemyxx
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    This is the first Battlefield game I can say is truly bad. I have played Battlefield games since the Wake Island Demo years and years ago. DICE has lost touch with is customers and its finally coming back to bite them in the ass. GET WOKE GO BROKE
  23. DoubleHelix
    Dec 18, 2018
    0
    This game look like to be created by a people, who never were on any history lesson. This game lies with it so much. After playing it I can think the Germans never even think about starting a war, Hitler never exists, and Germans never tried to dominate whole Europe.
  24. Radiationbum
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    Battlefield 5 'if you don't like don't buy it'

    You cant change the past but sure can lie about it for you're own politically motivated agenda thats Dice's new moto, if featuring woman so prominently on the front lines of WW2 when it was almost entirely made up of men is not enough, then rewriting history so that the bravery and actions of 2 commandos squads is completely cut out of an    Battlefield 5 'if you don't like don't buy it'

    You cant change the past but sure can lie about it for you're own politically motivated agenda thats Dice's new moto, if featuring woman so prominently on the front lines of WW2 when it was almost entirely made up of men is not enough, then rewriting history so that the bravery and actions of 2 commandos squads is completely cut out of an historic military operation so all their work is shown to be done by a single girl up against hundreds of German solders, this is just disgusting taking creative liberties is a common practice to help fit the story being told around a movie, game or a book, but the changes made would be like saying the Normandy landing where lead by woman which we all know is not true.

    Visually the game is as great as Battlefield 1 and plays very much the same except multiplayer has had many changes to create more of a general challenge to normal playstyles, while creating a more of a demand for squad diversity of classes to succeed.

    Don't buy this game so you don't fund companies who call their fan base 'uneducated' for pointing out the obvious lies, women didn't server on the front lines in anywhere near the number of men that were fighting and they certainly didn't let men or woman with prophetic arms fight and those handicapped people with missing arms certainly couldn't fire rifles effectively so they would be a liability, and DICE say its 'authentic'.    … Expand
  25. CasaRomeo
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Simple its an Invester pleasing game nothing else, all this Diversity is just there to get the Score. -.-
  26. topolologist
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    After playing 30 hours total I tried to enjoy this game, but it's completely broken and depressing to play. I honestly don't care that they stupidly messed up the historical aspect of the game. I focused on the gameplay, the maps, and other aspects only, and it was still a total turn off.
    This is a very generic shooter & isn't unique like it used to be in the earlier battlefield games.    After playing 30 hours total I tried to enjoy this game, but it's completely broken and depressing to play. I honestly don't care that they stupidly messed up the historical aspect of the game. I focused on the gameplay, the maps, and other aspects only, and it was still a total turn off.
    This is a very generic shooter & isn't unique like it used to be in the earlier battlefield games.
    The movement is insanely bugged and uncomfortable to control, leading to unpredictable and stupid deaths. Then you have to deal with pathetic laughable spawns that never make sense.
    The maps get very boring with about 1 or 2 interesting maps upon a few playthroughs, then they just become a headache to play.
    The squads are the complete trash as most are locked and the one you get into are usually with players who have no clue how to play the game.
    Don't buy this game, the devs don't care about anyone but the money in their pockets.
    The delusional people who say this game is great and there is nothing wrong most likely never experienced the older battlefield games(BF1,BF2,BF3), This is not the game you want to waste money on, trust me.
    Long time BF player here and I wouldn't have even payed $20 for this heap of trash.    … Expand
  27. RedneckVideoGmR
    Nov 30, 2018
    1
    I think EA, Activision Blizzard and Bathesda should merge into one big corp. at this point.

    Very bad game indeed.

    I'm glad that SJW EA dev got fired.
  28. oracletas
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    -No more SJW !
    -They are not your audience to begin with !
    -Remember who made you a thing !
    -And show us some respect !
  29. byis
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    They take all the amazing stories, about heroes who fought for our rights, from WW2 and rewrites them completely to fit their agenda. This is no more a WW2 game than Minecraft. That they do this while calling their fanbase "uneducated" is beyond a joke.

    While it might look nice at times it's a shallow and very casual experience that never catches your attention more than for a fleeting    They take all the amazing stories, about heroes who fought for our rights, from WW2 and rewrites them completely to fit their agenda. This is no more a WW2 game than Minecraft. That they do this while calling their fanbase "uneducated" is beyond a joke.

    While it might look nice at times it's a shallow and very casual experience that never catches your attention more than for a fleeting second, and as soon as you turn the game off you won't remember anything that happened, because it has all blended together in a blob of mediocrity.

    The changes from BF1 might be improvements, but it's still the same core game, if you already own BF1 stick to playing that, because very little has changed and it's not worth your money.

    If this wasn't the BF franchise I might have gone easier on it and given it a 5, but this is a franchise that I've loved since the first game, and to see them ruin it more and more by every itteration since BF3 has earned them no leeway. This franchise is dead to me and I will never again come back to something this disgusting.    … Expand
  30. adrianroraim
    Dec 2, 2018
    0
    I have played the game
    And I have lived in a dictatorship all my life, propaganda of any sort is never good
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 52 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 52
  3. Negative: 0 out of 52
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    85
    It’s far from being ideal but all the glitches and shortcomings don’t ruin the overall fun of Battlefield V’s multiplayer experience. Although the single player portion of the game is not bad at all, I would have been disappointed if I bought the game just for it. [13/2018, p.56]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    80
    In Battlefield V we got back to WW2, but with refined gunplay and death system which works great. There are also little problems such as low number of maps and stability issues, that are taking the fun away, but nothing that can't be fixed.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    80
    A great World War II shooter that will grow and improve. Do not buy the game because of its singleplayer, but if you consider the campaign a bonus to the multiplayer, you will be satisfied. [Issue#291]
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