Battlefield 2042

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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. BF2042
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    I made an account just to leave a review for this game. I don’t understand how it is so broken. Most of the time my load out does not work and I cannot even spawn. This means that I have to quit the match and join another just to play a broken game. There is so much wrong that I can’t even be bothered.

    What online FPS doesn’t have a scoreboard?…
  2. luigiiih
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    I payed 90 euro for a game that doesn't have game chat or the ability to join a friend's game. It's probably going to be an ok game in a year but now it is unfinished.
  3. caperbarry
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    Fans: remember how great Bad Company 2 was? DICE: Let’s do the opposite of that for the next ten years
  4. S1GM400
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is what happens when you get greedy. Produce half a game and charge full price. Last bit of money you’ll get out of me.… Expand
  5. Ghostface_
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    This game made me want to do crack, it feels like they never learn their lesson. They always release a product broken if you already knew that this is the problem do these companies never learn their lesson with the games that they released they know a lot people I'm just disappointed in dice
  6. MoFa2013
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    This game sadly is my most expensiv disapointmend this year .
    I can not understand how publishers are able to releas somthing like that without consequenses
  7. hashforce101
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    one of the worst implementations of a Battlefield game to date (in history of the Franchise) . The coding is amatuer and lazy and game released to the public with next to no quality testing . As an FPS you can not shoot other players as the Hitreg is broken - fundamental flaw in a shooting game - Aim assist is broken on Launch and mouse and keyboard suffer server input lags - Regardingone of the worst implementations of a Battlefield game to date (in history of the Franchise) . The coding is amatuer and lazy and game released to the public with next to no quality testing . As an FPS you can not shoot other players as the Hitreg is broken - fundamental flaw in a shooting game - Aim assist is broken on Launch and mouse and keyboard suffer server input lags - Regarding bullet bloom this has now been fixed but HItreg will continue to be a problem even after the 2nd December 2021 Patch 3 as stated by Dice/EA . This alone should deter you from purchasing this game as a First Person Shooter (FPS)
    Once multiple patches are released - check the reviews in 2022 to see if these issues are fixed

    The amount of content is less than any other Battlefield + no single player + less guns and all out Warfare has only 2 modes conquest and breakthrough

    Battlefiled 2042 requires you to save your loadouts - Loadouts include all you gun and vehicles customisations - you can spend a decent amount of time customising each weapon and vehicles.
    Loadouts delete for some unknown reason - so you loose all your customisations - Patch 3 should fix this issue but is broken currently ( patch 3 did not fix this issue) . So wait for a fix to come in 2022

    No scoreboard - Minimal destruction -

    The Maps do look colourful but lack a lot of detail compared to past games in the series There is no Single Player - but still priced at a premium price with less Multiplayer Maps and game modes - Less guns - The price of this game should be 1/3 of its current asking price
    There are free multiplayer games that offer more value then Battle 2042

    The are countless fundamental issues with Battlefield 2042 waiting to be fixed - that you can find on the official blog post

    A terrible implementation of a first person shooter - I would wait for the user score to climb back to above 7 or 8 before purchasing this game

    It was announced that the game was ahead of schedule by the CEO - Looks like they where behind by 1 year and there was a disconnect between EA/Dice Leaders and the developers on game development and issues

    Its clearly visible that the Battlefield Players/Community where not consulted in any feedback

    All Maps look unfinished and lack detail ( wall art and detail ) compared to even Battlefield 4 which is 10 Years old

    At the END of the DAY - EA went ahead and sold us a severely broken and unfinished game with less content. The Trailer was designed to foul us into buying the worst FPS game in history and I've been exclusively playing Battlefield since BF2 This was NOT a love letter to the Fans but a slap in the face by all involved . The Marketing was dishonest and fall of lies.

    Watch review- https://youtu.be/ihsRc27QVco

    Hazard Zone is already dead
    Portal unfortunately has issues because it runs on the same above engine The Game and Trailers do not match at all. Edit - Watch the Tom Henderson video - BATTLEFIELD 2042 - WTF HAPPENED? Development Timeline & The Future of Battlefield - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MKtgP7cHEk    … Expand
  8. phil9dant
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. horrível jogo mal acabado faltando tudo(mapa, armas,etc) mal balanceamento de soldados a da para jogar nos mapas antigosqui legal ( sarcasmo) não vale o preço quem quiser compra este lixo espera uma promoção de 90% pois não fale nem 1 real muito bom EA acaba com a sua franquia nao complo mais nada da EA… Expand
  9. WillyInAus
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    After owning all BF games this one should never have been released, I never have experienced a BF game this poor in so many areas, paid the full price but I fee they should refund everyone + 20% for wasting our time.

    Last time Dice you have lost me as a customer.
  10. K444L
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Poor map design, multiplayer, hit detection, squad system, veihle handling, UI, gun Varity, missing single player mode, Hazzard mode is terrible, wors battlefield made since the series inception. So many basic features missing, it's only a battlefield game by name, all the old shcool devs left and we are left with garbage, EA ruined another franchise. GG WP
  11. Dcampbell
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Absolutely disgusting that EA is allowed to release games in this condition year after year with no consequences. People buy the games so they keep making the money. Something needs to change in the gaming industry or we will be forced to swallow these half ass garbage games. There needs to be a lawsuit or something, these companies are putting out dispicable pieces of **** and laughingAbsolutely disgusting that EA is allowed to release games in this condition year after year with no consequences. People buy the games so they keep making the money. Something needs to change in the gaming industry or we will be forced to swallow these half ass garbage games. There needs to be a lawsuit or something, these companies are putting out dispicable pieces of **** and laughing their way to the bank. If i could give lower than a 0 i would. Soulless game with none of the normal Battlefield features. No new ones that are any good to justify not having the old ones. Trying to set the game up to be a cash grab instead of just making a good game. I hope something happens that forces EA to change their ways, because they are ruining gaming.… Expand
  12. Wild999999
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    First thing the game should of been delayed. Glitches, bugs, rubber banding driving vehicles. Getting stuck in dieing cutscenes not be able too respawn . The destruction of the buildings is done poorly. Play BF4 in portal you will understand. Needs more game modes . I don’t mean more modes in portal. Portal is the best mode in this game but it doesn’t help you in your progression in theFirst thing the game should of been delayed. Glitches, bugs, rubber banding driving vehicles. Getting stuck in dieing cutscenes not be able too respawn . The destruction of the buildings is done poorly. Play BF4 in portal you will understand. Needs more game modes . I don’t mean more modes in portal. Portal is the best mode in this game but it doesn’t help you in your progression in the game at all if you are playing old content. You need too be playing 2042 content too be progressing your guns , vehicles etc… You get the most EXP right now playing all out Warfare conquest or breakthrough . Question where is the GAME Chat ? You should have options for your squad or team too chat with. Playing with friends in your own squad and staying together. I bought this game because I love Battlefield. But this is not Battlefield. Call in system needs too be taken out , or completely reworked . Having full platoons of vehicles on top of a skyscraper is simply stupid so the other team has no chance at taking those objectives. Everything in this game needs too be looked at and reworked.… Expand
  13. MrLeakyFlange
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    Battlefeild 1, a game that is 5 years old, has better graphics, better design, better class system, better maps, better sound. Battlefeild 2042 is a culmination of years of dice throwing excrement at the wall and see what sticks.
  14. Fkbf2042
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    This game is absolute garbage. Coming from a BF FANBOY. Nothing is fixed in the latest patch. Still can’t spawn on occasion. The whole game is trash and no patch can fix it. The maps are too big. Too many players. Get spawn killed too often. Guns are trash. Respawns are a joke. Get surrounded by enemies too easy because the way the objectives are configured. Deployment selection is broken,This game is absolute garbage. Coming from a BF FANBOY. Nothing is fixed in the latest patch. Still can’t spawn on occasion. The whole game is trash and no patch can fix it. The maps are too big. Too many players. Get spawn killed too often. Guns are trash. Respawns are a joke. Get surrounded by enemies too easy because the way the objectives are configured. Deployment selection is broken, meaning, sometimes you can’t scroll to certain objectives for whatever reason. Vehicles are over powered. Specialist feature is mediocre at best. Couldn’t wait for the next gen BF and this is the crap they come up with. Stick to BF 5. DON’t BUY THIS GAME. Or have money for plenty of replacement controllers due to rage!… Expand
  15. V1king01
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    I have been a hardcore battlefield fan since bad company 2 battlefield is the really the only game I pre order usually and I continued the trend with 2042. I can now say for the first time i returned a bf game. All the features that made battlefield battlefield has been removed or gutted so it is unrecognizable. With a host of missing feature ( there is an great Reddit post listing themI have been a hardcore battlefield fan since bad company 2 battlefield is the really the only game I pre order usually and I continued the trend with 2042. I can now say for the first time i returned a bf game. All the features that made battlefield battlefield has been removed or gutted so it is unrecognizable. With a host of missing feature ( there is an great Reddit post listing them all) it feels like the monstrosity spawn of cod and apex. Who the heck wanted operators! The class system is bastardized and basically useless and the glitches and hit registration is atrocious and the lack of a voice chat is a AAA title is unacceptable. Even though battlefield is known of bad launches this is in a class of its own. The other games where eventually fixed with patches (which is arguably still unacceptable that a game launches in that state) but this game in my opinion may be to far gone. From this point forward I will not preorder another battlefield game. I hope for the best but expecting the worst.… Expand
  16. saintkory
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    This release state of this game is at a point where you should consider this fraud by EA.
  17. Deuce583
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Worst BF game ever!! Don’t waste your money on this game like I did.. don’t support DICE, they have ruined this franchise
  18. Evsize
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    **** YOU DICE and EA. Have RTX 3070 AMD Ryzen 3700x and i cant get stable 60 fps on ultra FHD. **** YOU to the ground. Worst Optimization ever. You should literally lose your jobs. NO RESPECT.
  19. Osmaniac82
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst game in the Battlefield series.
    It is boring, it doesn´t look good, it doesn´t feel good.
    You don´t feel the Battlefield. It´s just sad and boring.
  20. voooooooice
    Dec 13, 2021
    0
    Huge failiure, marketing fraud.
    Too many game breaking bugs, ugly graphic and performance, supid game desgin Ive ever seen in AAA game.
  21. Talkativesg66
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Its big trashhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh save your money & thank me later!!
  22. Mustafa973
    May 31, 2022
    0
    This is not a battlefield game, this is a different game, it’s so boring with a lot of bugs and very few weapons, the servers are empty and the maps are very big and wide so you have to walk for minutes to get someone to engage with, this game is absolutely garbage and it doesn’t feel like a battlefield game
  23. Metacrot
    Dec 30, 2021
    0
    I've been playing video games since 1999, Battlefield 2042 is the worst video game I have ever played in my life. EA is an embarrassment to video games and they couldn't care less about their customers. I wouldn't recommend downloading this game for free. I would give Battlefield 2042 a negative score if possible, there isn't a negative number large enough to properly score how awfulI've been playing video games since 1999, Battlefield 2042 is the worst video game I have ever played in my life. EA is an embarrassment to video games and they couldn't care less about their customers. I wouldn't recommend downloading this game for free. I would give Battlefield 2042 a negative score if possible, there isn't a negative number large enough to properly score how awful Electronic Arts is today.… Expand
  24. TheNewBorder
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    This game is empty, no trees, a trail game, ...
    The maneuverability of catastrophic vehicles, no destruction of buildings eliminating the interest of being in a tank, elimination of double shells in tanks, unnecessary buildings that ends up on 3 pixels.
    no scoreboard, the system of interaction with his allies for a request is not simple. The classes have lost their interests. The list    This game is empty, no trees, a trail game, ...
    The maneuverability of catastrophic vehicles, no destruction of buildings eliminating the interest of being in a tank, elimination of double shells in tanks, unnecessary buildings that ends up on 3 pixels.
    no scoreboard, the system of interaction with his allies for a request is not simple.
    The classes have lost their interests.
    The list is long, for me this is my last EA games.    … Expand
  25. Fletfast
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    I bought this for the PS 5, hoping the bad reviews were just hated, but really, the game is awful, the imbalance is without the cool mechanics, the game is worse than Battlefield 4, don't buy this **** until it's normal.
  26. bogushz
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    I feel robbed by EA for 120$. They sold me not a game, it is not a game to be clear it is a SCAM! It feels like and looks like an attempt to make a game by students and sell it as an AAA project. A lot of bugs, empty maps, a lot of errors and crashes, poor choice of weapons and enginery, bad balance, bad...everything is bad AND EA said that it is gamers fault because of the highI feel robbed by EA for 120$. They sold me not a game, it is not a game to be clear it is a SCAM! It feels like and looks like an attempt to make a game by students and sell it as an AAA project. A lot of bugs, empty maps, a lot of errors and crashes, poor choice of weapons and enginery, bad balance, bad...everything is bad AND EA said that it is gamers fault because of the high expectations!

    I don't want to compare it with previous BF games or tell you that my "fan feelings" are hurt, no, I just want to tell you do not make my mistake, it is not playable and no one will charge EA for such a crime, like it is fine, my worst game experience in 20 years of gaming.    … Expand
  27. Ryze
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    Infinished, full of bugs and 0 atmosphere.
    By far the worst part of the frenchise.

    The operators don't make sense.
    The game is missing basic features like a scoreboard, VOIP, assist points, a class system.
  28. ToxicWrench
    Jan 17, 2022
    0
    Battlefield as a series is one of my favourites but this is an insult to what makes Battlefield Unique and instead comes off as a B-grade shooter trying to put all the "2021 popular games" into one absolute mess.

    What words can I use to describe this game? Rushed, broken, exploitative, ugly, glitchy, boring, dull, soul less, dead playerbase, lack of immersion, overhyped, lost identity?    Battlefield as a series is one of my favourites but this is an insult to what makes Battlefield Unique and instead comes off as a B-grade shooter trying to put all the "2021 popular games" into one absolute mess.

    What words can I use to describe this game? Rushed, broken, exploitative, ugly, glitchy, boring, dull, soul less, dead playerbase, lack of immersion, overhyped, lost identity? What else can I say to explain how terrible this series is now? The gunplay feels random and floaty, specialist system feels cheap and fortnite-esque.
    Maps are disgustingly uninspired, actual destruction is at its worst level ever. The UI and HUD sucks, social and squad systems are frustratingly difficult to operate. The menus are laggy and unresponsive. I could go on...

    Please don't buy this game, if you did, teach DICE and EA a lesson and get yourself a refund, i know I will.    … Expand
  29. Henrique-brabou
    Jan 20, 2022
    0
    Worst battlefield ever made. And its not about its futuristic bias.

    1) Map design is just TERRIBLE. A 128p lobby and the map is still a big empty world. 2) Specialists is one of the worst idea of all series. It becomes a game more about the soldiers special powers and less about tactics decisions and choosing gunfights. Sentinel ruins the game, they're everywhere. The traditional    Worst battlefield ever made. And its not about its futuristic bias.

    1) Map design is just TERRIBLE. A 128p lobby and the map is still a big empty world.

    2) Specialists is one of the worst idea of all series. It becomes a game more about the soldiers special powers and less about tactics decisions and choosing gunfights. Sentinel ruins the game, they're everywhere. The traditional classes (assault, suport, engineer, scout) have NO purpose in the game

    3) TOO MANY BUGS! You can search online and see it for yourself. Hitbox is just terrible, you cant revive friends whenever they die near walls, etc

    4) wacky controllers on the console. Aim assist is just terrible, wich makes a clear unfair fight against PC players. You need to press 2 buttons to throw a grenade, 2 buttons to throw a medkit, etc. PS5 version released without haptic feedback support

    5) NO VOIP. Wtf? How do you release a tactical shooter WITHOUT VOIP??

    6) NO SCOREBOARD!!

    7) Few maps and variety of weapons. How can a shooter like battlefield be released with ONLY 20 guns?

    8) no infantry based mode. We know that BF series is famous for its all out warfare gamestyle. But we always had infantry based modes(TDM, domination..).

    I am a huge fan of the franchise and i am so disappointed to be here criticizing the game, but its just impossible to have fun with it    … Expand
  30. ArtemNiki
    Jan 22, 2022
    0
    It's just terrible. Large maps, a lot of lags, half empty servers. I deleted it.
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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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