Battlefield 2042

 PlayStation 5
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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1271 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 216 out of 1271
  2. Mixed: 87 out of 1271
  3. Negative: 968 out of 1271
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  1. pre_-cision-_
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Awful. It feels like a free to play chinese port of Battlefield. 2042 does not resemble the franchise on the box.
  2. cylentstorm
    Nov 15, 2022
    1
    Last nail in the coffin...but the DICE/EA con game is still very much alive.
  3. bavety
    Feb 13, 2022
    1
    O jogo foi lançado extremamente bugado, sempre fui fá da franquia battlefield, uma vergonha lançar esse jogo desse jeito. Nunca mais compro nenhum jogo da EA.
  4. fr8ctur3
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    Just another money grab - 60 dollars with no campaign? I'm not buying another battlefield game.
  5. WolfThorn
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    This game is nothing like they talked it up to be, specialist are garbage and the maps are awful.
  6. FarfarAlex
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Pure lazy garbage, the game is a completely broken mess that at times is unplayable. Don't pay full price for this **** lackluster content as well
  7. SuperWheatley
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    The only fun to be had here, is at the expense of the awful game. Another dumpster fire brought to yoy by EA. 2042 is not worth the $100 investment I made for the ultimate edition. It's not even worth playing if it were free.
  8. phunkimunki
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    So buggy that's all I can say. It's the worst launch I've ever played. Needs fixing asap
  9. SteveWithBeef
    Nov 27, 2021
    1
    Apparently this game was not made by developers who actually play video games, no, it was made by designers and marketing analysts. It looks good in trailers but the game itself is an uninspired, unfinished and baffling ill-designed mess. Avoid at all costs!
  10. Caerleon
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Huge maps, but what's the point? The game has turned into a running simulator. Huge problems with sound. Sometimes I don't hear enemies 2-3 meters away from me. A few words about specialists. It seems that the war is going on between the USA and the Russian Federation. However, experts say that from that side, that from that side are the same. This ruins the whole game logic.Huge maps, but what's the point? The game has turned into a running simulator. Huge problems with sound. Sometimes I don't hear enemies 2-3 meters away from me. A few words about specialists. It seems that the war is going on between the USA and the Russian Federation. However, experts say that from that side, that from that side are the same. This ruins the whole game logic. Unfortunately, we will not see anything better than BF 3 and 4.… Expand
  11. Widowmakernt
    Feb 7, 2022
    1
    This game is a case study in failure. The biggest failure is that it has taken away the core gameplay elements that made the Battlefield experience creating an decidedly unfun experience at every level possible. In the past players stuck with BF despite the technical problems that plagued the games and some balance issues because the core gameplay loop and design were always solid. That isThis game is a case study in failure. The biggest failure is that it has taken away the core gameplay elements that made the Battlefield experience creating an decidedly unfun experience at every level possible. In the past players stuck with BF despite the technical problems that plagued the games and some balance issues because the core gameplay loop and design were always solid. That is not the case in 2042. DICE has been trying to distil what creates the ''Battlefield moments'' and in their mind it was the chaos of those moments when teams make a push for an objective. Instead they've tried to artificially create a constant chaos through injecting 128 players, twice the vehicles and open map designs. To that they tried to shoehorn in Hero shooter mechanics which can only work on small scale games (6vs6 etc) discarding the core class system which was also integral in controlling game balance. The resulting experience is just flat and unfun. On top of that, the game has unbelievably low level of core content like weapons and maps (far lower than any previous game). Even if the season plans went ahead on time, 1 map added per season would bring the main game's Map count to 11 after a whole year. This would be half or less of any previous title. It also suffers from having a lack of any immersive atmosphere and a total disconnect between artwork&backround compared to gameplay and tone deaf add-ons. On the technical aspects, the game is a big downgrade from all previous entries in the quality of visuals and animations. More importantly there is not a single mechanic/area in the game that is not suffering from bugs and the physics engine is dodgy at best. Tanks move like sand buggies almost unable to pivot on the spot and either jumping in the air every time they touch an obstacle (instead of climbing over it like a 60t tracked vehicle) or stick to small objects like super-glue and planes physics feel utterly wrong. Destruction which the franchise has as it's signature feature is heavily toned down and extremely inconsistent and un-impactful. The lack or poor quality of things like scoreboard or UI point to severe cuts in development to make the release date, even though they're being justified as 'design decisions' when they make zero sense. Even core technical things like Controller &mouse input or aim assist don't work well and feel off. Sound quality is very poor as well completely opposite to the almost benchmark quality of previous titles. Pouring salt to the wounds, we have an experienced AAA developer than needs to create a scoreboard in 3 phases with customer input. As if we're talking about a complex new industry leading innovation that they're attempting for the first time ever. This is just another confirmation of the poor state of the Development studio. To conclude, this game is a failed swansong project of a Studio on its way out that no longer has the ability to create the type of games they used to that connected with their customer base. Don't waste your money on it. Support for it will end after a year when they run out of the contractual obligation they have for the 1yr support from the pre-orders. Content and support through that year will remain the bare minimum and will be pulled as soon as its done as the customer numbers cannot sustain the 'live service model' set.… Expand
  12. Baggy11
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Tiny bit of the game is fun but the UI is terrible, to many clicks to change loadouts and very slow.
    Got stuck died on the ground couldn't respawn.
    Hit markers are horrific unloaded a full clip on a player and did hit them as all, at point blank rage... No single player campaign which is so lazy by EA and Dice... It's very sad that game companies bring out games and then have to    Tiny bit of the game is fun but the UI is terrible, to many clicks to change loadouts and very slow.
    Got stuck died on the ground couldn't respawn.
    Hit markers are horrific unloaded a full clip on a player and did hit them as all, at point blank rage...

    No single player campaign which is so lazy by EA and Dice...

    It's very sad that game companies bring out games and then have to fix them later with patches as it is no normal practice and it doesn't matter!!!!!    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. vxlam
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Днофилд! Накой хер нужно было делать такие огромные карты вообще не понятно! 128 человек просто теряются на этой карте. Бежишь через поле а тебя снайпер снимает с другого конца карты. 128 человек в прорыве превращается просто в какое то неконтролируемое мясо. Отвратительная регистрация попаданий... Вообщем все самое лучше проебано!!Днофилд! Накой хер нужно было делать такие огромные карты вообще не понятно! 128 человек просто теряются на этой карте. Бежишь через поле а тебя снайпер снимает с другого конца карты. 128 человек в прорыве превращается просто в какое то неконтролируемое мясо. Отвратительная регистрация попаданий... Вообщем все самое лучше проебано!!
  15. Elitestriker421
    Dec 25, 2021
    1
    It’s just a poor, rushed game that had huge potential. While playing, you can truly see moments of innovation, passion and commitment. However, the games sheer amount of bugs, lack of content and directions ruin it all. Less content than BFV, BF1, BF4, BF3 etc. Can’t even count portal since they’ve drastically reduced the overall integration it has with the main game. Truly dissatisfiedIt’s just a poor, rushed game that had huge potential. While playing, you can truly see moments of innovation, passion and commitment. However, the games sheer amount of bugs, lack of content and directions ruin it all. Less content than BFV, BF1, BF4, BF3 etc. Can’t even count portal since they’ve drastically reduced the overall integration it has with the main game. Truly dissatisfied and disappointed… Expand
  16. ganjastone
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    Beware! I never write game reviews but this is even worst than cod vanguard which is also a terrible game in many ways. Save your money. You won't play that more than 2 hours. Waste of disk space
  17. MrFlyby
    Apr 18, 2022
    1
    This game is a disgrace the franchise and a big middle finger to its fans. The devs are openly hostile towards fans when they point out some of the glaringly obvious failures. It's so obvious that DICE chose to string battlefield fans along towards a cash grab, trend chasing, husk of a battlefield game.

    The game is not only unfinished, but it also wanders so far from the core structure    This game is a disgrace the franchise and a big middle finger to its fans. The devs are openly hostile towards fans when they point out some of the glaringly obvious failures. It's so obvious that DICE chose to string battlefield fans along towards a cash grab, trend chasing, husk of a battlefield game.

    The game is not only unfinished, but it also wanders so far from the core structure of previous battlefield games. Is it innovation? No, it's laziness, incompetence, and greed.

    I've been playing every battlefield game since 1942. I will never preorder another one. I will never buy another one on release. Imagine this... Battlefield 2042 is so bad that it not only failed as a game, but destroyed the reputation of the entire franchise.

    If you love quality video games and you love battlefield, don't waste a penny on this product--out of respect for the games before if nothing else. I mean hey, both Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5 have more players right now. That should tell you everything.    … Expand
  18. Hyperpool
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    don't buy this game or any further games from EA. poor graphics poor gameplay poor maps. hovercraft everywhere climbing buildings. guns not hitting targets when clearly you are on screen. gun bloom luck more than skill. bugs a plenty. more EA rubbish push it and collect the money try and fix it later
  19. WeAreNeagan
    Nov 20, 2021
    1
    Игра максимально забаганая,кто хотел брать крайне не рекомендую,лучше купите сингл какой нибудь интересный, или поиграйте годик еще в предыдущие части,1 и 5 сейчас вполне норм играется,они доработаны
  20. Haakki2014
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    The game is halfdone. **** hitreg. No aim assist. Impossible to play crossplay against pc players. 2 weapons of 22 actually work. DONT BUY!!!!!!!
  21. RogueBadger
    Dec 1, 2021
    1
    A buggy disappointment. This is not what Battlefield should be. The could’ve stolen the show with this one and won the fans over but they were more concerned about making money.
  22. Bazlighter
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    За такое должно быть очень стыдно просить 70$. Киберпанк 2077 вас так ничему и не научил. Могла быть хорошая игра но....но...и но....и но.
  23. Alex_Destiny
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    This game is REALLY bad. And you got to realize that you pay a LOT of MONEY for a really small game full of problems with errors with lack of things that are in EVERY FPS GAME really weak balanced during the matches sometimes you fight against a lot of vehicles while you side have ZERO vehicles for more than 10 minutes, Bad destruction, few and bad weapons the list goes on and worst. IfThis game is REALLY bad. And you got to realize that you pay a LOT of MONEY for a really small game full of problems with errors with lack of things that are in EVERY FPS GAME really weak balanced during the matches sometimes you fight against a lot of vehicles while you side have ZERO vehicles for more than 10 minutes, Bad destruction, few and bad weapons the list goes on and worst. If you think the game is good you probably never played a battlefield or Call of Duty game.… Expand
  24. Hartzfear
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Ich spiele lieber wieder BF4. Ich weiß garnicht wo ich anfangen soll... das geht bei der lächerlichen Waffenauswahl los und endet bei diversen Bugs die einem furchtbar auf die Nerven gehen. Die Grafik gefällt mir sehr gut aber das reicht einfach nicht. Wer BF4 noch immer feiert sollte die Finger von diesem halbfertigen Spiel lassen.
  25. 21gramos
    Feb 20, 2022
    1
    Una basura es lamentable lo que está ocurriendo con esta saga, no le veo buen futuro van de mal en peor
  26. Pavanc
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Waste of 60 dollars . You can play battlefield 4 which is better than 2042 .and you can play with your friends… Expand
  27. ammar_khan2002
    May 17, 2022
    1
    The only decent thing about this game is Portal mode, I can’t find Hazard Zone matches, bad mechanics, the main game modes lack players, specialists personalization resets every time I start the game, even though I have been a Battlefield fan and played almost every game in the franchise, I wish I didn’t Pre-order the ultimate edition of this game.
  28. von_kiver
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Zero value for the money the hype. Full of glitches and terribly unbalanced. A horrible experience as the game is completely unbalanced. The fact that it is a demo at best is the least of the problems. The main issue is how unbalanced everything is... the hovercrafts are basically impossible to beat. They are crazy fast, more health than some armored vehicles si can climb up walls... oh,Zero value for the money the hype. Full of glitches and terribly unbalanced. A horrible experience as the game is completely unbalanced. The fact that it is a demo at best is the least of the problems. The main issue is how unbalanced everything is... the hovercrafts are basically impossible to beat. They are crazy fast, more health than some armored vehicles si can climb up walls... oh, and have a turret which kills you with minimal effort. The helicopters and planes don't seem to need resupply so they can just spam you with rockets and can trick the guided rockets. But that's ok, because you only have 3 of those rockets and you will need at least two hits to take down one heli. Now you only have 10 left. Not to mention that the PP-29 is the dream. All you need to do is hit the target and they die. The TTK for this weapon is only rivaled by a shotgun. And you get it at level 18 with almost all the attachments you will ever need on it. Munition is almost impossible to find and it is easier to just die and respawn. Anyways it doesn't matter because there is no scoreboard so nobody will see how many times you've died at the end of the game. Only issue with dying is that you'll eventually have to run a marathon to get from on objective to another. The operators don't really feel special at all and their abilities have almost no effect on how the game goes. But I won't go into details here. You cannot chose a map or server and after 3-4 days of playing I've played some maps on repeat and the ones that I actually enjoy barely a few times.… Expand
  29. Rockinjaker
    Nov 23, 2021
    1
    Games fun when it actually works you have to leave half the games you play, fix the god damn game before you release holy ****
  30. ensndr
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    There is a lot of potential in this game, but, upon release, it's astounding how truly bad of a game this is, both from a performance and design perspective. They could have just done B4 mechanics with updated engine and graphics and it would be great.

    Primary issues: - cannot spawn - cannot select loadout - no scoreboard (wut??) - inability to deploy when joining a game -    There is a lot of potential in this game, but, upon release, it's astounding how truly bad of a game this is, both from a performance and design perspective. They could have just done B4 mechanics with updated engine and graphics and it would be great.

    Primary issues:
    - cannot spawn
    - cannot select loadout
    - no scoreboard (wut??)
    - inability to deploy when joining a game
    - specialists degrade the core fabric of the game mechanic
    - weapon and skin customizations don't save
    - stuck in dying/respawn animation
    - connect rate for games is about 50%

    I'm sure it will be solid in 6-12 months, but it is disappointingly poor quality at launch. Pretty weak that game developers would be okay w/ launching something this sub par    … Expand
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#6 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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