Battlefield 2042

 PlayStation 4
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Overwhelming dislike- based on 538 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 23 out of 538
  3. Negative: 455 out of 538
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  1. TommiiGuns
    Jan 1, 2022
    1
    Background - Played every battlefield over the last 14 years.

    What a mess this game is, I am so disappointed. I have shilled Battlefield to my mates for years and now i just feel embarrassed. After Cod dropped the ball I thought this was the year that would take Battlefield to the top. Oh how wrong was i. I was expecting a return to BF4 or BF3 game play but its just rotten. Cons    Background - Played every battlefield over the last 14 years.

    What a mess this game is, I am so disappointed. I have shilled Battlefield to my mates for years and now i just feel embarrassed. After Cod dropped the ball I thought this was the year that would take Battlefield to the top. Oh how wrong was i. I was expecting a return to BF4 or BF3 game play but its just rotten.

    Cons
    - Removing classes, seriously this is the main feature of BF games. It promotes to a point teamwork. Its gone and now most people run the same self serving kits. BF4 had it almost perfect, it just needed polished.
    - Small amount of guns, with it being a futuristic game you would think the imagination would run wild and there would be a ton of guns as per BF3 and 4 but nah its just disappointing.
    - 2 steps forward and 20 back. BF 5 introduced fortifications which were fun but you removed anything similar in this game. The points system in BF1 and BF5 gave you points per damage this games seems to have went back to BF3 style and its clunky. I thought with a future settings you would be able to build sam turrets, laser turrets, modern versions of barb wire (Laser Wire?) and sad bags. It was a tiny element of BF5 but it could've been developed to be interesting.
    - Lack of traditional game modes.
    - Portal is a nice idea but and it plays better than the real game but it just feels like a side game
    - Gun play and infantry play is shocking. Bad hit reg, maps are super open you basically run until you die. Most of the times ive just seen vehicles driving about the map running over people and demolishing the buildings they are hiding in just by driving into them.
    - Specialist equipment would've been better as gadgets for specific classes.
    - The big map features in previous games were way better i.e. the levelolution in BF4, The Behemoths in BF1. How can you go back the way?
    - The graphics are glitchy and the game has a ton of bugs.
    -Sound design is horrible, you can hear footsteps from a mile away but vehicles make zero sound when they are next to you.
    - Squads need to be bigger and the squad system in bf 5 was waaaaay better. The fact you need a vehicle call in system just means you made the map primarily for vehicles. Which is fine for battlefield but this games feels like its neglected all other play styles
    - Operators, seriously why dont you just let us pick a skin and let us customise it?
    - This game is clearly designed for next gen, please dont ever release it on last gen if its not going to play well.
    - I actually think BF4, BF1 and Bf5 all looked and played better.
    - Why is the grenade button no a shoulder button by default it sucks!
    - Menus are not clear, buggy and confusion.
    - Very little attachment options and they dont offer much.
    - Vehicles are samey.
    - Game feels like it needs another year.
    -Playing the old maps in portal mode was so nostalgic but the game play makes it unplayable. I used to love Noshar on Conquest or rush but i was left with a bad taste in my mouth. I used to love Caspian on TDM but again the gun play is so poor its just a game of hide and seek until you die.
    - The 'Battle Royal' but not a 'Battle Royal' mode is terrible, just scrap it or just make it a new game mode for the real game i.e. without the battle royal progression. Gun play lets it down.

    They even removed the scoreboard, in a competitive shooter, you cant even see if youre doing any good. Just awful!

    That's just off the top of my head and I'm so angry.

    Seriously, all you needed to do was take the best elements from BF3/4/1 and 5 combine them and update it for a future setting.

    Dont buy this, they are going to have to pull out a stunning first patch to save this game.    … Expand
  2. Trick1312
    Jan 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Appalling bad! The game doesn’t included basic features like a scoreboard, very basic things that are essential to any first person shooter game. EA and Dice have priortised micro transactions through their new specialist characters getting rid of class system an essential part of any battlefield game. This has a knock on effect on games as players aren’t incentivised to play a supportive role for their team, another integral part of all battlefield games. Just to rub salt into the wound the game is filled with bugs and needs some serious changes. Considering the game dropped it’s single player mode you would of thought the multiplayer would have enough prioritisation to make sure basic features were included. But don’t worry there’s a non-binary character now in the game so we can forgot about the fact that they charge you £60 for game that isn’t finished in production and doesn’t include essential features (talk about ethics). It’s time to leave this franchise behind after the game developers have forgot to give the bare minimum to their loyal customers instead of their pursuit of prioritising profit maximisation and ruining the battlefield series in the process. Spend your money elsewhere.… Expand
  3. ggwp12
    Jan 6, 2022
    0
    there's a lot of ii in the game, I think the game is dead,who started this game should be in court, they shouldn't just leave
  4. Davecr
    Jan 8, 2022
    1
    Absolutely terrible.. I’ve been the biggest Battlefield fan since the first releases. Have every game, supported the creators through every mediocre release the last 10 years.. but this absolutely drags down the name of the series to unimaginable depths.

    The graphics are deplorable, the UI takes me back to 1999 and most importantly it’s JUST NOT FUN TO PLAY. The balance is terrible, the    Absolutely terrible.. I’ve been the biggest Battlefield fan since the first releases. Have every game, supported the creators through every mediocre release the last 10 years.. but this absolutely drags down the name of the series to unimaginable depths.

    The graphics are deplorable, the UI takes me back to 1999 and most importantly it’s JUST NOT FUN TO PLAY. The balance is terrible, the game modes are boring, the maps looks stale, the music is terrible.. I could keep going.

    I have never been more disappointed with a game purchase. Please save your money and don’t play this utter trash.    … Expand
  5. Bucanero725
    Jan 14, 2022
    0
    Una mierda de juego, quisiera un reembolso todo esta mal y no ponen cosas nuevas
  6. CaRNaGE_
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Bad Game , the game is expensive, not polished, boring, without a plot, it is what gamers love
  7. Raf2042
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    The PS4 version is too ugly. The buildings look like they came out of Minecraft or those Lego games at the best. And the game is unplayable due to too many bugs! This games does not deserve full price even if they fix it. Indeed, immediately they reduced it to 30% off, then 50%, and now it is permanently on sale. No guns, no maps, no story mode. Laggy servers. Every single aspect is badThe PS4 version is too ugly. The buildings look like they came out of Minecraft or those Lego games at the best. And the game is unplayable due to too many bugs! This games does not deserve full price even if they fix it. Indeed, immediately they reduced it to 30% off, then 50%, and now it is permanently on sale. No guns, no maps, no story mode. Laggy servers. Every single aspect is bad and performs poorly if it is not glitchy. We, who paid full price, are mad at EA/DICE. I'll never pre-order again. The only luck that the PS4 has is that not enough people got their hands on the next gen consoles , so it has more players than on PS5 + PC combined on crossplay. And if you play against PC, you play against jackers and people using mouse.… Expand
  8. evan27
    Jul 7, 2022
    0
    Imagine you're in the year 2008. Battlefield: Bad Company releases to consoles. You play it and are amazed by the destrctuion physics, gunplay and generally everything about the game. You think to yourself "wow I can't wait for future of this series! this is awesome!!". 13 years later, you're playing Battlefield 2042 and, it's nothing at all to what you played in 2008. And even in someImagine you're in the year 2008. Battlefield: Bad Company releases to consoles. You play it and are amazed by the destrctuion physics, gunplay and generally everything about the game. You think to yourself "wow I can't wait for future of this series! this is awesome!!". 13 years later, you're playing Battlefield 2042 and, it's nothing at all to what you played in 2008. And even in some areas its a downgrade. Please do not buy this game. It is terrible. Even if all the bugs were fixed in this game, it would still be considered hot garbage.… Expand
  9. Chris_za1
    Feb 20, 2022
    1
    Empty shell, missing core features, bugs. Cities looked better 10 years ago on BF3. Waste of money.
  10. darkjazze5
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    I honestly don’t think it is as bad as everyone is saying. Ye the game has a few bugs. It’s probably unfinished and shows some issues. However where all of u see trash, I see room for improvement. The game itself is not the bad. I like the concept and what the game is meant to be. And the gameplay isn’t bad at all. EA just needs to get some work done and the game can become pretty decent.I honestly don’t think it is as bad as everyone is saying. Ye the game has a few bugs. It’s probably unfinished and shows some issues. However where all of u see trash, I see room for improvement. The game itself is not the bad. I like the concept and what the game is meant to be. And the gameplay isn’t bad at all. EA just needs to get some work done and the game can become pretty decent. I know that for a fact cause even tho the game is broken, I am really enjoying it.… Expand
  11. dabol
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    Wasted time :( and money
    I will Back to bf4! My friends too.
    So many expectatipns and it turned out to be zero.
  12. Syrocco
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    Just sucks, incomplete, buggy, a downgrade from the last title , ea needs to stop
  13. Brekate2011
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Everything that was ever great about battlefield is nowhere to be found here, an absolute money grab.
  14. Chronskivities
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible because their servers have been down for months and I haven't been able to play the game since.. Unable to connect to the EA servers please check your Internet connection meanwhile I'm at 1TV speed and I can play all other games fine dude I seriously regret buying this game and I want my money back... because of this I will never ever be buying another battlefield game again and I was a huge fan. Ever since they modified metal of honor and before EA sports bought them… Expand
  15. DV81
    Apr 11, 2022
    1
    Hot garbage. EA promised allot and delivered nothing. EA and DICE ripped everything loved about this franchise from the game and delivered a buggy pos.
  16. TjCytora
    Apr 25, 2022
    0
    One of the worst games i ever played in my life. With some of the worst texture pop in i ever seen.
  17. Banisher
    Apr 25, 2022
    0
    Even indies dev could make a better battlefield game. shameful, bad, terrible
  18. CHILLAX_MAN
    May 19, 2022
    1
    For a game that had 4 years for being developed, seems like then didn´t use this opportunity do a good game,the game has tons of glitches and bugs,high prices (or maybe just in Brazil) it has high number of gamepasses that are also on high prices,low content,no campaing mode,maps that are to large for a multiplayer FPS,the trailer and the game itself do not binds with it´s lore (which theFor a game that had 4 years for being developed, seems like then didn´t use this opportunity do a good game,the game has tons of glitches and bugs,high prices (or maybe just in Brazil) it has high number of gamepasses that are also on high prices,low content,no campaing mode,maps that are to large for a multiplayer FPS,the trailer and the game itself do not binds with it´s lore (which the world is low on resources), the characters on the trailer are very happy in such world situation and an system of operatives that NO ONE asked for.… Expand
  19. dmutu
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    Game improvements look like plastic surgery.
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    EMPTY!
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  20. Gowron
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Compared to older titles there is so much lacking in this game
    The amount of core features missing is absurd
    For a more detailed list i would suggest visitting the subreddits of battlefield 2042 and search for the top post of all time
  21. HonestReview111
    Jul 3, 2022
    0
    Honest to God, I will NEVER EVER pre order ANY game from DICE and any other studio under EA. Including the Dead Space Remastered version. They are not make video games any more. That are packaging it and use it for SCAM. We should file complaint / lawsuit to business agency for their DECEVING act. This is NOT American!!!
  22. Jdogg34
    Aug 17, 2022
    0
    Still nearly a year later and the game still feels unfinished. Sad that this garbage will probably be the last battlefield. Another franchise ruined by EA.
  23. vi_panzera
    Oct 31, 2022
    6
    I was never an avid Battlefield player. I started my experience with the franchise from Battlefield V, and I really enjoyed it. I believed that the BF 2042 would be superior to the BFV, which is not true. Even though it's not the best, the BF 2042 is fun and I'm a little addicted. However, he could be much better. Graphs are "OK", operators are "OK", and maps are "OK". The game is nothingI was never an avid Battlefield player. I started my experience with the franchise from Battlefield V, and I really enjoyed it. I believed that the BF 2042 would be superior to the BFV, which is not true. Even though it's not the best, the BF 2042 is fun and I'm a little addicted. However, he could be much better. Graphs are "OK", operators are "OK", and maps are "OK". The game is nothing more than a simple FPS, without the essence of the old Battlefield's. For old players, this game is not worth it, but it can captivate new players in the franchise.… Expand
  24. ScrubOG8
    Apr 3, 2023
    0
    Worst Battlefield in the history. Don't waste your money to buy this game. Not worth it even when it's on sale
  25. Vicdog
    Dec 31, 2022
    10
    No bugs, great maps, and generally great game. All bad reviews are outdated.
  26. Frequenzix
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    The best thing about the game was that you could customize weapon attachments in-game. But now I am once again outraged by the garbage developed. Very weak of you dice! You can infuriate one so many times that someone else should take over battlefield and polish it up!
  27. Inen
    Feb 3, 2023
    1
    This game feels like a BF4-Ripoff. DICE can happily suck my dick instead of "fixing" the game
  28. Yumi3940
    Apr 20, 2023
    0
    game trash, made to suck your money, full of bugs and errors on the servers
  29. KillswitchPunk
    Jun 25, 2023
    5
    the only reason people hate this game is cause they're bad, just shoot people
  30. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    8
    Nice Game. Would love to play again in future. Good Graphics and mechanics!!!
  31. Chris_Cleary
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    I promise this game is good now. Give it another try. Lots of content and updates
  32. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    1
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring back the old battlefield! No specialists.
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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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