Battlefield 2042

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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1271 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 968 out of 1271
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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    1
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring back the old Battlefield. No specialists, no all-in crossplay.
  2. das_dennis
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    please ea sell the franchise - i got this game for free and it still sucks - do you know how bad you have to be that when you get it for free you hate it !
  3. moomoo1068
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    A truly disappointing "game", it is hardly a Battlefield title. EA/DICE really failed to deliver any features that made the past BFs fun and turned the franchise into a mere shell of its intentions. There is nothing in this "game" to even work towards, so don't waste your time.
  4. sammypepsi
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    a huge fraud from ea. i paid 100€ and now im supposed to buy a battlepass for 10€ when they released barely anything in nearly 2 years. disgusting service.
  5. masswindu
    Jul 14, 2023
    1
    One of the worst game ever created. Nothing is good, sound, weapons, controls.
  6. phidget
    Jun 30, 2023
    1
    Long time fan of the series, played through the beta, hell I even liked the specialists but man.....

    From the first match this was a bad experience, I'll skip past the horrendous launch issues and many bugs that plagued the game early on as well as the completely empty maps with zero cover. Instead I'll talk about what the game is now. I will say that much has improved and there is    Long time fan of the series, played through the beta, hell I even liked the specialists but man.....

    From the first match this was a bad experience, I'll skip past the horrendous launch issues and many bugs that plagued the game early on as well as the completely empty maps with zero cover.

    Instead I'll talk about what the game is now. I will say that much has improved and there is fun to be had but even after a break of several months it's only taken a couple of matches before the glaring problems drag me down. In one match I tried Lis as I wanted to see if her launcher was improved at all but immediately ran into a problem where whenever I fire her launcher the camera glitches and sticks to the ground pointing at my feet! After a brief search I find this problem has been going on for around 5 months. This is simply unacceptable to have a specialist's signature tool rendered unusable for that long. I also found this issue on another specialist that has the minigun turret as well as spawning into helicopters so it's a pretty major issue.

    The other disappointments are still present too - the weapons from earlier games have arrived but we were promised full customisation options but this hasn't fully materialised yet and many of these weapons from older games are just terrible as a result. One of the core game modes for the PS5 version had also been removed since launch - I got the game based on it having both of those 128 player modes so to have a feature removed that I paid to access feels like a real kick in the teeth.

    The fact this game launched with so many issues and still has so many game breaking bugs is an absolute scam. More protection for gamers and their money needs to be put in place around this kind of thing - if you bought any appliance and it didn't work as advertised you'd be able to get a refund within a pretty large window of time but 2 hours is ridiculous.

    Edit: I just wanted to add that although the specialists were incredibly cheesy and a poor attempt to appeal to the hero shooter fans it was still a kick in the teeth to have the flexibility they afforded removed. A large group of very vocal people voiced their dismay at the lack of the class system present in previous titles claiming that it was necessary for team play as people played the roles of the medic/engineer etc. Well now it's changed and guess what - bots are still more reliable and reviving you compared to human players so it wasn't about that at all. If somebody doesn't play the objective and just focuses on shooting then re-instating the class system will do nothing to change their playstyle as people do what they enjoy doing and that's fine. I used to like playing as Angel with a rocket launcher so I could provide a range of options from reviving, ammo packs, loadout drops and explosive damage so having that flexibility taken away for a to solve a problem it was never going to solve kinda sucked. As a result it now feels like a game with an identity crisis as it doesn't have a clue what it wants to be since everything is a fix on top of big change on top of yet another fix - it's like Jenga in a hurricane.

    I've been checking in on the game every month or two when there's been a few updates but I find myself feeling less and less likely to even bother. They created a game with way too many problems and still haven't been able to fix them all.    … Expand
  7. Hevox
    Jun 15, 2023
    3
    If you're looking for a game that defines mediocrity, look no further, you've found it.
  8. arostislavna
    May 31, 2023
    4
    So I wasted $20 on this game (and returned it) a few months ago, but when it was available for PS+ I decided to give it another try. This latest update has put it in a passable state and it is much better now.

    With that said, I don't think it does enough to make you WANT to play it because I haven't played it in two months..., the plot is nonsensical and was clearly abandoned while they    So I wasted $20 on this game (and returned it) a few months ago, but when it was available for PS+ I decided to give it another try. This latest update has put it in a passable state and it is much better now.

    With that said, I don't think it does enough to make you WANT to play it because I haven't played it in two months..., the plot is nonsensical and was clearly abandoned while they tried to save the game from it's demise.

    Nopats (non patriated forces) were supposed to make this game essentially a PMC warzone, with the inclusion of "hero-shooter mechanics" a la Overwatch, but was pigeonholed into factions of US v RU which is the antithesis of the entire game. This design choice was done deliberately to sell battlepasses and cosmetics, and it did not work.

    Lastly, Battlefield 2042 should have launched in a finished state, not early access. And that is a trend that will continue if you support EA and DICE in the future. This franchise is irreparably damaged and should be avoided.    … Expand
  9. darktemper
    May 17, 2023
    1
    I was actually excited for this game. I had never played a Battlefield game in my life, but hot damn that trailer looked good. Turns out that's where all the money went. Out of my excitement, I bought Battlefield 1, sadly it wasn't active at the time. but the gameplay was great, graphics were flawless, and (i assume) the class system was incredible. This is what I expected to see inI was actually excited for this game. I had never played a Battlefield game in my life, but hot damn that trailer looked good. Turns out that's where all the money went. Out of my excitement, I bought Battlefield 1, sadly it wasn't active at the time. but the gameplay was great, graphics were flawless, and (i assume) the class system was incredible. This is what I expected to see in Battlefield 2042. Damn, was I dead wrong.

    The bugs in 2042 were horrendous. Players couldn't go 3 feet without some **** happening on the screen that wasn't supposed to. Flying enemies, flying cars, sinking enemies, sinking cars, flickering lights, gun firing nerf darts, bad frame rates, not even being able to play the game, etc. That's not even scratching the surface. No, I wasn't even NEAR the surface. So much was wrong with the game, it baffles me that critics actually liked it at the time.

    I was expecting the class system to return like in EVERY BATTLEFIELD GAME EVER, but nah, specialists. Frickin' specialists. I didn't play BF1 long enough to experience it, but the class system is very important to Battlefield. Playing as an unnamed solider in all out warfare is an incredible experience. So, when the devs of their own game can't understand that specialists don't belong in a Battlefield game, yeah, it's time to quit your job. Because of specialists, everyone on each team looks exactly the same, like they couldn't be bothered to just make a few changes to character design. Abilities are good, and I would love them, if this wasn't a Battlefield game. Voice lines suck, and so on.

    Now, there's a lot more to talk about, but 2042 really, REALLY, doesn't deserve this much of a what would be a polished review. 2042 disappointed a lot of players that year, and despite these problems being somewhat fixed, specialists still suck, destruction sucks, and 2042 just... sucks. I ended up just getting Call of Duty: Vanguard that year, and, well, I wasn't pleased any better.    … Expand
  10. PremiumDamian
    May 12, 2023
    0
    Battlefield 2042 is a disaster. I bought the ultimate edition on PS5 and I regret every penny. The game's graphics are good but the gameplay, maps and 128 players are a disaster. This game is more like APEX than a BATTLEFIELD franchise game.I've bought every game in the franchise so far and here I will stop. BATTLEFIELD is no longer what it used to be. DICE offers us the experience of 128Battlefield 2042 is a disaster. I bought the ultimate edition on PS5 and I regret every penny. The game's graphics are good but the gameplay, maps and 128 players are a disaster. This game is more like APEX than a BATTLEFIELD franchise game.I've bought every game in the franchise so far and here I will stop. BATTLEFIELD is no longer what it used to be. DICE offers us the experience of 128 players but in 38 frames of the new consoles and on the most powerful computers. Anyone could have done that. Overall the game is not worth more than grade 2 and I strongly advise you NOT to BUY IT.… Expand
  11. MikiMaou
    May 5, 2023
    4
    Its getting better but the lack of maps and some very questionable additions make it still lackluster
  12. woddydoughnutsb
    Mar 30, 2023
    0
    These POS killed the FPS genre. It was the only viable alternative to COD and not only did they fail they failed in every way possible. This game is raw sewage. Broken on so many levels that it doesn't even dignify further review. They had to give it away for 'free' to PS users just to get some numbers and guess what, a week later they all deleted it. So you have to play with PC cheatersThese POS killed the FPS genre. It was the only viable alternative to COD and not only did they fail they failed in every way possible. This game is raw sewage. Broken on so many levels that it doesn't even dignify further review. They had to give it away for 'free' to PS users just to get some numbers and guess what, a week later they all deleted it. So you have to play with PC cheaters to even find games.… Expand
  13. Andrreus
    Mar 24, 2023
    0
    Just tried it today and in all my years of gaming I haven’t found a game to bore me as quick as this one . This is a real shame on Dice.
  14. miruges
    Mar 24, 2023
    0
    Shame to dice, this game belong to trash, i tried it twice, once in open beta obviously 0/10, now it is on ps plus "free" game and nothing changed! 0/10, there is nothing good about this game
  15. Jimmymcjim
    Mar 19, 2023
    3
    Missing the “feel” of battlefield just isn’t a good game overall. No campaign was also the worst decision that could have been made
  16. alimsans
    Mar 11, 2023
    1
    Can’t play with K&M. I got it for free and still feel like I was scammed. Doesn’t feel like a battlefield game. Smells like a COD game from a mile away
  17. Bzone
    Jul 31, 2022
    0
    The music alone makes this a definite zero. Is it unfair? No because my ears are bleeding. I literally can't even find a match in my region. Good job removing the server browser!
  18. SuperMoritz1
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    I am very disappointed. Not only is the game buggy and seemingly very far from finished but there is also a lot of gameplay decisions I can not understand whatsoever. Ranging from specialists over weapon spread both on guns as well as the vehicle's guns such as the nightbird's miniguns or the tank's mgs to vehicle flight mechanics. Everything just seems like a step back. There are manyI am very disappointed. Not only is the game buggy and seemingly very far from finished but there is also a lot of gameplay decisions I can not understand whatsoever. Ranging from specialists over weapon spread both on guns as well as the vehicle's guns such as the nightbird's miniguns or the tank's mgs to vehicle flight mechanics. Everything just seems like a step back. There are many things older Battlefield games did better than 2042 which is weird considering they had so much feedback and knew what works and what doesn't. It is apparent that the game was (at least partly) designed around the concept of trying to sell as many microtransactions as possible, even if that meant sacrificing the gameplay. I do not like the way Battlefield is headed and I honestly hope they can turn this around. I always thought "I'm a Battlefield fan, it can't be that bad" and blindly pre-ordered the ultimate edition despite all the negative feedback from YouTubers and other internet personas I knew very well have been playing Battlefield for ages. But now I know: ESPECIALLY if you're a Battlefield fan, hold back with buying the game. Try testing it out first, there are many options. In its current state I do not think 2042 is worth the money; I also think Bf4 still is the better game. Please be very careful when thinking about buying this Battlefield game!… Expand
  19. Inen
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    I'm always in the back, I'm always in the front. Where the mice go wrong!!!
  20. max-ti
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Still, a piece of **** The number of cheaters is incredible. Tried to play a few times, can't do that. The PS5 version is super random. You can get to a good server with acceptable ping or some **** one in some **** or something.
  21. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
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  22. Random124
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    BY FAR the worst battlefield game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  23. Mickey123
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Simply wanted a campaign. only online. gameplay is terrible anyway why does ea ruin every franchise they touch.
  24. Zski
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I went in with an open mind and only spent $10 on the game.

    The honest truth is that it really feels unfinished and poorly planned out. Seems like everyone in the development team brought ideas to the table, and instead of trying to find a way to make it work with their vision, they just added all half baked ideas. I think the game is serviceable, but I think it’s going to take another    I went in with an open mind and only spent $10 on the game.

    The honest truth is that it really feels unfinished and poorly planned out. Seems like everyone in the development team brought ideas to the table, and instead of trying to find a way to make it work with their vision, they just added all half baked ideas. I think the game is serviceable, but I think it’s going to take another year or two of patches, including with many ideas just completely being scrapped. There is a lot to comment on what is not right with the game. I think the overarching flaw is that 64 vs 64 doesn’t work with the way the game is designed right now. It is way too chaotic, and truthfully just feels like a massive scale Call of Duty without and real tactics. Part of that is due to the poor level design and poor weapon balance - it is way too easy to hit enemies from far away. So at any given point in the game, you are in the crosshairs of multiple enemies, and you have no way to strategically approach any battles as there are tons of open areas without cover. The class system is just confusing and poorly balanced, they are trying to appease way too many people - hero shooter fans, Call of Duty fans, Battlefield fans, Fortnite fans, it’s bad. That causes the game to lack any personality or direction. They just literally added everything into the mix. The menus are so convoluted as well, it took me way too long to learn how to navigate it, and yet still I don’t know where things are. A lot of other just odd decisions, such as hiding your kills and deaths? I understand trying to push for teamwork, but it’s hard to force teamwork when the 64 vs 64 feels like a free for all that barely rewards proper teamwork or strategy because it’s so chaotic.

    Like I said, it’s serviceable, but it needs so much work. To be fair, Battlefield V launched in a really awful state and I was not enjoying it at all. I went back and started playing it again a few months back, and it’s pretty decent now. As of now, this game isn’t even worth the $10 I paid.    … Expand
  25. cylentstorm
    Nov 15, 2022
    1
    Last nail in the coffin...but the DICE/EA con game is still very much alive.
  26. I_Am_Legacy
    Oct 17, 2022
    2
    What happened to Battlefield? this feels like Call of Duty full of arcade-like gimmicks, there are hardly any weapons to choose from, silly classes as opposed to just being a normal solider and to top it all off a battlepass. All they had to do was go back to what made Battlefield 4 and the previous instalments great games. Such a disappointment.
  27. jayjayjackob
    Oct 15, 2022
    1
    It is an abomination. Why would someone want to copy cod? Battlefield was always about something else than call of duty. It’s very bad. Don’t recommend! I’m Going back to BF4
  28. MattchewHawk
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    This game is no longer supported. It's dead. Everything about it is bad. And its taken the franchise and drowned it. Battlefield RIP
  29. Drubs7
    Aug 29, 2022
    0
    Unlike BFV there is no reason to wait for this game to "fully release" in season 4, the core gameplay has no promise.

    Lost all faith, been with the franchise from the start - the franchise is now dead.
  30. Mychaelwo
    Jul 16, 2022
    1
    Preço completo, jogo incompleto, conteúdo pra não mais que duas semanas, mais uma franquia sendo acabada pela EA.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. GameCritics
    Feb 24, 2022
    70
    While the repetition and lack of content cooled my enthusiasm a bit, I am excited to see where DICE can take Battlefield 2042 from here — if current industry trends hold, I’m confident this will be a strong addition to my already-full shooter rotation after a few months of additions and updates.
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  2. PLAY
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    Despite a traditionally rocky launch, the latest Battlefield proves itself one of the best in the series. Tell Edwin Starr we found out what war is good for. [Issue#9, p.72]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Dec 30, 2021
    60
    As nostalgic joys go, though, it's a damning one. [Issue#367, p.106]
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