Battlefield 2042

 PlayStation 4
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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 538 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 455 out of 538
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  1. SPSYD
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Gun progression is not working! Specialist progression is not working!

    Hit registration sometimes does not even work for SOLO play! Loadouts get reset. No score screen. Flat boring maps. Control remapping does not work. Bullet spread does NOT follow gun aim during recoil, but rather it is random and comically extreme, with bullets going everywhere but where the gun is    Gun progression is not working! Specialist progression is not working!

    Hit registration sometimes does not even work for SOLO play!

    Loadouts get reset.

    No score screen.

    Flat boring maps.

    Control remapping does not work.

    Bullet spread does NOT follow gun aim during recoil, but rather it is random and comically extreme, with bullets going everywhere but where the gun is actually pointed. Note that this is not a player aiming skill issue, the issue is that bullets are randomly shot off in directions other than where the gun is actually pointing, irrespective of how good your aim is. Although it is true that some deviation is expected, even for perfect aim in real life shooting, the amount of deviation in BF2042 bullet spread is comically extreme. You've heard of gun accuracy being measured in MOA or sub-MOA? BF2042 gives you gun accuracy in the tens of degrees!!! It is unusably broken to the point where player aim doesn't even factor into the equation.

    Lobby disbands after each match and goes back into searching for a lobby, so you don't get to play with the same people. Is this because EA cheaped out on server capacities and thus this gives everyone a fairer share of play vs waiting to play? As opposed to letting everyone play, with little waiting time, if they'd had enough servers with enough capacity?

    Getting spawned into the death animation is so much fun!

    Vehicles are being used to spawn trap kill, because of poor map design.

    No campaign, to focus on multiplayer and THIS is what we get!?!?!?

    Huge waste of money. Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  2. The_Dorios
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    It's nothing much to say. It's a sciense-fictional game with BUGS, BUGS, BUGS an BUGS!
  3. Prime1992
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Maps way to big.
    Rubberbanding like 2005 Performance is bad.
    Weapons balance is broken 90 euros for this is a joke.
    Refund incoming
  4. splashyDIAMOND
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Battlefield Battle Royale scraped into a mess. Greedy devs wanted warzone money. That's it!
  5. serg_gavel
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Very awful, silly gameplay and game looks the same bad in all ways. Not recommend.
  6. SleezyBreezy30
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The most disappointing game from Dice of all. This game is NOT remotely finished. Spread on guns is insane past 30 meters, completely unbalanced specialists, limited overall content, and an absence of a scoreboard. Do not buy!
  7. DonRoeschen7
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    I played it a few Hours. Highly doubt that they will ever make a good Game out of this .. really underwhelming.have to change from 3 to 0 first day patch was not really impressive. The patches 2-3 where just fixeing small issues. It’s not Fun to play. Maybe looks good on pc but ps4 it’s crap. Refund was rejected. Game doesn’t feel like an bf at all
  8. newkediri
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization bad balance and optimization
  9. simpleman171969
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    The social justice warriors wearing man buns over at Dice have just killed one of the biggest franchises in the gaming industry. They better pray Portal saves the game because all other aspects of the game are trash. Terrible bugs and the U.I. is the worst of any game I have ever played and you are looking at someone that was around playing Atari and Commodore 64s and played Pong. So,The social justice warriors wearing man buns over at Dice have just killed one of the biggest franchises in the gaming industry. They better pray Portal saves the game because all other aspects of the game are trash. Terrible bugs and the U.I. is the worst of any game I have ever played and you are looking at someone that was around playing Atari and Commodore 64s and played Pong. So, yeah, you can say I have been around to play just about every major system in existence and you guys did NOT listen to the fans. We wanted a modern-day, updated, Battlefield 3 or 4 and you gave us migraines and sick stomachs. Pathetic. You better get some of the developers back that created BF 3 and 4.… Expand
  10. PRICHINDAL_ALLA
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Плохая оптимизация и цена , лучше вообще не выпускать
  11. Fedeeh666
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    The game engine is crap, the failed BFV looks better, and works better. The character animations looks a free2play game, the sounds ambience is gone.
    Maps are clean and dont feel like a war. I refund the game. They killed Battlefield with this warzone and apex copy
  12. Chronicfaith
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    Please please please heed my warning and do not buy this dumpster fire until it goes on sale 1-2 years down the road. They saw what modern warfare was raking in and tried to cash in on it. Yet again EA used CGI to try and hype up the gaming community and then released a terrible experience. Vehicles suck. Aircraft sucks. Latency/internet sucks no matter how good your internet is or howPlease please please heed my warning and do not buy this dumpster fire until it goes on sale 1-2 years down the road. They saw what modern warfare was raking in and tried to cash in on it. Yet again EA used CGI to try and hype up the gaming community and then released a terrible experience. Vehicles suck. Aircraft sucks. Latency/internet sucks no matter how good your internet is or how many ports you open etc. Guns suck. No scoreboard. Ui is terrible. 30% of the time my load outs are invisible and i can’t choose what I want. When selecting spawn points it will act as if it understands what I selected but then takes me halfway across the map to a location i didn’t want causing me to off myself because i’d rather do that than run for a couple kilometers. (I’d almost rather off myself than play this game tbh). There’s no fighting or racing towards jets and helis anymore. Now you just spawn in one while it’s already flying. I **** you guys/gals not. They put every battlefield experience in the trailer of this game to try and sell you it, and left everything that makes it a battlefield game out of it when you play it. Hands down, never trusting EA or Dice for **** again. You think I would have learned after the previous games they took advantage of for money. But nope.

    I’m an idiot.    … Expand
  13. Ugonshik
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Zero registration. Basically no net code. Don’t know about next gen but it seems like dice don’t care about ps4 and the servers run with 5 tickrate maximum. Unplayable garbage.
  14. DerekMerek
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    I dont know what to say except i dont recommend it, ive tried to force myself to enjoy it but i can not.
    Bad Map design.
    Terrible gunplay.
    Weapons feel worse thab ww 2 weapons .
  15. Akashl
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    EA disrespected all community with this game lauch, bad optimazation, conection problems, worst servers ever, bugs, bugs and more bugs.
    22 weapons??? This a joke?
    Jet is a crap Random bullet deviation, again? Why this game needs protect noobs? This game cost $60,00, in Brazil my country is R$249,00, this is a quarter of the Brazilian minimum wage, EA could have a little respect and    EA disrespected all community with this game lauch, bad optimazation, conection problems, worst servers ever, bugs, bugs and more bugs.
    22 weapons??? This a joke?
    Jet is a crap
    Random bullet deviation, again? Why this game needs protect noobs?
    This game cost $60,00, in Brazil my country is R$249,00, this is a quarter of the Brazilian minimum wage, EA could have a little respect and launch the game under acceptable conditions for those who decided to buy to play and have fun.

    This game is a most frustrating Battlefield experience ever    … Expand
  16. BF_2042_sucks
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dice falsely advertised the worst BF yet- removal of classes, cringy-speaking specialists, enormous, lifeless maps, horrible hit registration, bloom from the weapons, 22 weapons at launch is pathetic, broken hovercraft gameplay, zero reason to play as infantry, a lifeless, soulless, plastic experience. Removal of core gameplay features, sluggish movement, awful running with weapon animation, hazard zone is a boring Warzone plunder squads rip off, conquest is a running simulator, poor framerate, constant bugs, falling through maps, broken hit boxes, only 6 maps, all of which are awful, at launch. No rush mode. UI is god awful, large, and makes no sense. No campaign. No mounting or peeking corners, no scoreboard. Unbalanced, overpowered vehicles with no counter play, yet have horrendous samey controls across vehicles. Like 6 different loading screens before you jump into the map. Portal is restrictive: no rush mode, no ability to choose certain sections to make smaller maps out of, only 6 maps across 3 previous games. Lack of any sense of Battlefield experience in any way.… Expand
  17. phillyjeff
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Another game from a AAA publisher that isn't complete and shouldn't have been released. All these publishers should be investigated by the FTC
  18. Apollus
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    The game is worse than Battlefield 4 in every way. It feels like it belongs on the wii
  19. Aragonense
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    Another lazy work done by professional scammers EA and Dice!

    Here's another negative review to you scammers!
  20. reeversky
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    Some nice visual elements and fan service here and there but overall it's rotten to the core. This franchise is dead. Absolute cringe. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money.
  21. Amech619
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Game is not even half developed. Wtf is wrong with this company. You ruined my favorite FPS series of all time. I loved every battlefield from bc2 to BFV even with each game having its flaws. But this is unacceptable. You stripped half of the features that were included in previous battlefield game. Voice chat. Scoreboard, incoming medic messages. Mini map sizing. Squad selection. ServerGame is not even half developed. Wtf is wrong with this company. You ruined my favorite FPS series of all time. I loved every battlefield from bc2 to BFV even with each game having its flaws. But this is unacceptable. You stripped half of the features that were included in previous battlefield game. Voice chat. Scoreboard, incoming medic messages. Mini map sizing. Squad selection. Server browsers. Random bullet trajectory. The list goes on and on. Get your refunds people.… Expand
  22. MrMudd13
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    THIS IS AN HONEST REVIEW
    I was very curious about Battlefield 2042, I really though this had the potential to bring the franchise to the next level. After playing several hours for the last two days in PS4, I have to admit that this is by far the worst Battlefield game I've ever played. The gunplay is the worst thing in my opinion, good luck trying to hit anything with an assault rifle or    THIS IS AN HONEST REVIEW
    I was very curious about Battlefield 2042, I really though this had the potential to bring the franchise to the next level. After playing several hours for the last two days in PS4, I have to admit that this is by far the worst Battlefield game I've ever played. The gunplay is the worst thing in my opinion, good luck trying to hit anything with an assault rifle or most of the SMGs, a first person shooter with horrible gun mechanics... The graphics are outrageous, I've played PS3 games with better graphics than this.
    The specialist are a big mistake in my opinion, absolutely nobody cooperates with the rest of the players anymore. The class system from previous games worked great and was a key difference that Battlefield had over COD, why would they get rid of it? Smaller thing, the UI is absolutely horrible also. Everybody talked **** about Battlefield V and I but those games leave this one in the dust every day of the week. Worst part is, I don't think that this game can be saved, the main problems are not bugs that much, the problems are the game fundamentals - and this can not be patched easily. This could kill Battlefield.

    This is the first time in my life that I'm trying to get a refund from the PS Store.    … Expand
  23. Konersky
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    it's not battlefiled anymore. **** game with heroes from apex or rainbow six.
  24. Yeeezy911
    Nov 18, 2021
    3
    A sad, sad day. A stripped down Battlefield that plays like a smartphone shooter. Some points for PS4 users:

    -worse texture and particle effect work than BF1 and BFV. Explosions look like low resolution gifs placed into the game (this might be what we’re actually seeing) -laggy hit registration -downgraded plane and heli piloting controls and mechanics -poor animation work -MOST    A sad, sad day. A stripped down Battlefield that plays like a smartphone shooter. Some points for PS4 users:

    -worse texture and particle effect work than BF1 and BFV. Explosions look like low resolution gifs placed into the game (this might be what we’re actually seeing)
    -laggy hit registration
    -downgraded plane and heli piloting controls and mechanics
    -poor animation work
    -MOST IMPORTANTLY: The worst Battlefield so sound design for its time. Quiet battlefields, resulting in low intensity and a free-to-play feel. Poor sound mastering as well.    … Expand
  25. Drailton
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    Vamos aos pontos:
    -Os gráficos estão completamente datados sendo inferiores ao do BF4;
    -Os servidores estão MAL OTIMIZADOS com sérios Glitchs de carregamentos; -Você é expulso do servidor por motivo algum; -Bugs de renderização mostram os personagens e objetos parecidos com o que se veria em uma versão do PS1; -UM HUD ENXARCADO DE INFORMAÇÕES; -Movimentação muito pouco ágil lembrando    Vamos aos pontos:
    -Os gráficos estão completamente datados sendo inferiores ao do BF4;
    -Os servidores estão MAL OTIMIZADOS com sérios Glitchs de carregamentos;
    -Você é expulso do servidor por motivo algum;
    -Bugs de renderização mostram os personagens e objetos parecidos com o que se veria em uma versão do PS1;
    -UM HUD ENXARCADO DE INFORMAÇÕES;
    -Movimentação muito pouco ágil lembrando bastante ao BF5;
    -Falta de uma campanha (Próprio dos jogos da EA);
    -Um PREÇO ALTISSIMO pra um jogo em versão BETA;
    -E por ai vai.....    … Expand
  26. PocketDogUK
    Nov 23, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This better get patched or the franchise is dead. Bad physics, controls, graphics have all taken a step back to PS3 levels.… Expand
  27. qu1ton
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Какая же дресня, пародия на Колду, проблемы с текстурами и отражения аля 2005, баги, ублюдский интерфейс, все оказуалили, ОТ БАТЛЫ НИЧЕГО НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ, Прайс себя не оправдывает.
  28. buffalochris
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    This game has a lot of potential. And the only reason I say that is because every single thing about the game is terrible. This is rock bottom for gaming in the modern day. I’ve played BF since 1942 / Bad Company 2. The classes are useless. The user interface is abysmal. It feels like my character is literally a like 6 foot by 6 foot brick cube. The movement is clunky and it feels like theThis game has a lot of potential. And the only reason I say that is because every single thing about the game is terrible. This is rock bottom for gaming in the modern day. I’ve played BF since 1942 / Bad Company 2. The classes are useless. The user interface is abysmal. It feels like my character is literally a like 6 foot by 6 foot brick cube. The movement is clunky and it feels like the guns just do not work. I was ADSed on a guy and that first LMG just would not fire. It’s really bad… Expand
  29. Sam_Mac
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    The fact that you don't even know how many kills or deaths you have at any given time is a completely bizarre choice, and maybe the worst feature in any FPS game... Seriously??? It scrapes the last joy out of you, while it panders to the literal children who can't take being at the bottom of a scoreboard, and this destroys the entire point of playing the game... You feel like a caricatureThe fact that you don't even know how many kills or deaths you have at any given time is a completely bizarre choice, and maybe the worst feature in any FPS game... Seriously??? It scrapes the last joy out of you, while it panders to the literal children who can't take being at the bottom of a scoreboard, and this destroys the entire point of playing the game... You feel like a caricature of an actual military infantry, all while the enemy team looks like your squad's F****** IDENTICAL twin out there, and the only way to tell um apart is a f****** red or green glowstick, what the f*** DICE... If specialists were kept in the portal mode, it would of been fineeee I guess, but its redundant for the rest of the game. PS5 doesn't get trigger enhancement features like COD. As a battlefield fan, I can't believe I might like COD more than this game... A lil wee pitiful toot of a battlefield game. I wish I didn't buy the digital. Why god?… Expand
  30. AuntJemimaSyrup
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    The Specialist system is a complete betrayal of what made battlefield great in the past ruining the potential of this game and now it's just become COD2042. You can hardly tell teammate to enemy and on top of that there is no more teamwork as everyone is using what's meta instead of helping with ammo or med packs. Complete betrayal by Dice yet again.
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  1. IGN Adria
    Jan 20, 2022
    70
    Battlefield 2042 adds little in the new department and takes away a lot from the old. Without leaning onto the presupposed Portal community, having in mind the lack of an actual campaign and overall lack of technical stability, you have very little reason to be interested in Battlefield 2042
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  2. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 22, 2021
    40
    If you’re looking to enjoy the next Battlefield title, turn back now. With the next patch not slated to arrive for another month, and the next content update to release some time after that, it’s going to be a while before 2042 can earn the right to be called a true Battlefield game. It’s best to wait until the smoke clears and DICE fixes any major bugs (maybe even wait for it to go on discount) before spending $70 on this game.
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