Battlefield 2042

 Xbox Series X
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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 644 Ratings

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  1. Bob_Phalange
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Who is this game for? Certainly not battlefield veterans, with an entire raft of features missing from this release, with such basic elements like, you know, a scoreboard not making it off the chopping block. The only thing that serves as a reminder to this games superior forebears is the ample amount of bugs that inundate every match, a true staple of every battlefield launch.

    Is this    Who is this game for? Certainly not battlefield veterans, with an entire raft of features missing from this release, with such basic elements like, you know, a scoreboard not making it off the chopping block. The only thing that serves as a reminder to this games superior forebears is the ample amount of bugs that inundate every match, a true staple of every battlefield launch.

    Is this game designed to appeal to CoD players? Than what is Hazard Zone, and why is it locked behind a paywall? Seriously, what is hazard zone, I've played five matches and it's not a battle royale but it's definitely not battlefield.Am I supposed to pay full price for this game, and a battle pass, and the microtransactions to make my shiny new specialists look good?    … Expand
  2. Jvanee
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    As of 11/14/2021 the game is a piece of trash. Missing dozens of features from previous games. Sound is broken and lack of good sound design. Only 22 weapons in the main game mode at launch. Maps are empty and look worse the BF1 graphics. Portal is broken and full of xp farms. Game is an unfinished mess and EA is scamming people by making them pay extra to play a broken early build of the game.
  3. Nyegnav
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Want a player scoreboard to see how you did in a match? Sorry didn't finish that.

    Want to disable crossplay so you don't get sniped by pcheaters who could buy hacks prior to the game even going into beta? Sorry they didn't finish that. You'll need to disable it for the entire system.. This game is half baked, changed mid development. Don't buy. Don't reward a company for releasing a game    Want a player scoreboard to see how you did in a match? Sorry didn't finish that.

    Want to disable crossplay so you don't get sniped by pcheaters who could buy hacks prior to the game even going into beta?

    Sorry they didn't finish that. You'll need to disable it for the entire system.. This game is half baked, changed mid development. Don't buy. Don't reward a company for releasing a game that is unfinished and barely playable.    … Expand
  4. PMDally
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    It's just not Battlefield.. This games feels like a generic fps rip-off with no soul. Gunplay is Clunky and inconsistent, vehicle movement and weapons have no weight to them. For $70 this game has nowhere near the content it should have.
  5. smaksprove
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    I Don't want to play with PC users.
    I want classic classes back.
    Die hard Battlefield fan here, but not anymore.
  6. neviusnc
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Even on Series X the performance is absolutely terrible. And even when the game runs smoothly, it's trash. Graphics look extremely basic, player runs like a Nintendo game off in the distance, expolded vehicles look like burnt dog turds, etc. This game is a very bad joke. They will not be getting my money this year, the line is drawn at this pre-alpha 70$ trash
  7. Mflames
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Game needed more time in the oven but hey gotta please the shareholders. All out Warfare is ok and Hazard Zone is such a joke. It shoulda been free. The game’s saving grace is Portal. However I don’t know how long people will stick around to play portal. The fact that older BF games are more popular than the new game mode shows that Dice is unable to make a new battlefield game.
  8. meHihate
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Game is in alpha state. Many game breaking bugs and glitches. Often shut down xbox, exit to desktop, can't disable crossplay, stuck on revive screen, maps are too big and too empty. Gunplay is awful. Not recommend got refund.
  9. austinb91
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    I refunded and canceled my order for this game after playing the beta and the early access for the full game. I have played many battlefield games over the years including battlefield 2, battlefield bad company, battlefield 2142, which was my favorite game and I would love for them to make a spin off of that one day, and battlefield 4 also being a big favorite of mine. I was super pumpedI refunded and canceled my order for this game after playing the beta and the early access for the full game. I have played many battlefield games over the years including battlefield 2, battlefield bad company, battlefield 2142, which was my favorite game and I would love for them to make a spin off of that one day, and battlefield 4 also being a big favorite of mine. I was super pumped for BF2042 to come out but I’ve been so disappointed by how it feels and plays…

    -maps are too big and don’t feel like 128 players
    -just kind of boring like a running simulator/vehicle sim
    -just overall animations look unpolished and sketchy
    -I think it was a bad move to do “heroes” instead of classes like every other battlefield game
    -Hate EA and their server BS constantly -you literally can’t even choose to play small conquest
    -they took teamdeath match away
    -there’s not even a server browser for conquest
    -it seems so strange to be shooting a character on the other team that looks exactly like yourself with the exact same appearance and not even different camo patterns
    -simple things like death animations and movement look so unpolished    … Expand
  10. kockalabda
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Joke! The worst battlefield I have ever seen! Full of bugs, no scoreboard, joke classes... want a refund right now!
  11. Khamoo
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This game is a step back on every, EVERY aspect...
    -Forced crossplay with pc on consoles... you told us that you are afraid that M&K could destroy balance on consoles and now you force us to play with pc users and auto aim is not working? xD i hope that you get how pathetic of you this is..
    -leaning, crouch sprint, climbing high obstacles... It has been all deleted. Movement is from 2005 i    This game is a step back on every, EVERY aspect...
    -Forced crossplay with pc on consoles... you told us that you are afraid that M&K could destroy balance on consoles and now you force us to play with pc users and auto aim is not working? xD i hope that you get how pathetic of you this is..
    -leaning, crouch sprint, climbing high obstacles... It has been all deleted. Movement is from 2005 i think...
    -No scoreboard
    -No platoons
    -No server list
    -Matchmaking every game
    -Lack of game modes
    -Glitches everywhere (cant revive, stuck on objects, can fall od the map, sometimes after respawn some keys are not working and you can't shoot, collision detection is joke, sometimes when you die you cannot respawn, every few restarts game forgots my loadout and you have to start from the beginning to choose what you like)
    -you came up with tornado idea and now you use it on every map? I thought that we will get more ideas not 1 which will be used everywhere...
    -UI is so far from being intuitive that it cannot be worse
    -Footsteps sound is flat as hell, it is annoying not helpful. It is impossible to guess how far from you the enemy is. No matter if he is 2 or 20 meters away, sound is the same.
    -If you want to quick throw grenades it will throw both at once - Tanks are slow as hell -Graphically i do not see any improvement since bfv
    -Helicopters are flying like toys
    -Maps feel empty and flat, nothing special and interesting (for now i think that these are the worst maps in series) -It takes too many shots to kill someone who is using armor
    -Squads are way to small.. -Game is forcing to spawn at the beginning so in most cases you end up running for few minutes to go to the checkpoint where the fight is and probably you will Die after few minutes of running -Choosing point to spawn on consoles is clunky and not intuitive at all... -Game forgets skins i have chosen so you have to adjust it every time you restart the game. The same goes for loadout...
    -Number of weapons you can use is a joke...
    -Respawns are the worst in the series. In 90% of cases it will spawn you between enemy soldiers or tanks
    -Turret is bugged. You cannot place it on some flat objects, and i cant count how many times ive been shot because it didnt deploy. But you can put it in places where it is literally levitating... (Probably forgot few things here but there is so many that it is not possible to remember everything) In general the best review for this game is the fact that i have more fun playing portal servers on old maps than playing 2042 maps and game modes...

    As beta felt like an alfa, this feels like beta, lacking a lot of content and features and it has a lot of glitches. And because of "cannot load persistence data" everyone who was stupid enough like me to buy gold or ultimate edition should receive some kind of compensationas this is the worst Battlefield game for now.    … Expand
  12. mooty
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    Lacking leader boards, there's barely any destruction on maps and it's filled with bugs like not being able to revive team mates, and team mates not showing markers so you think they are enemies. There's also only 2 game modes on All Out Warfare and the load out menu is terrible. Don't buy this game yet, it's not worth it.
  13. Denu187
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    This game just isn't ready for launch, there are allot of bugs, the map design is just horrendous, far too big and empty. The sky scrapers certainly look like an old retro game, square and texture slapped on it. I've tried to get into it and like the game but I'm really struggling. The feel for the game play, the sluggish aiming system, the low powered weapons makes it hard work. The gamesThis game just isn't ready for launch, there are allot of bugs, the map design is just horrendous, far too big and empty. The sky scrapers certainly look like an old retro game, square and texture slapped on it. I've tried to get into it and like the game but I'm really struggling. The feel for the game play, the sluggish aiming system, the low powered weapons makes it hard work. The games maps are just far to big and encourage a sniping battle and stale mate. This has got to be the worst launch of a Battlefield game ever released.… Expand
  14. Katzetami
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I was so exited to play this game that I preordered it months ago. I am a battlefield fan since bf2. The beta was ok for a beta. But when I start playing the final it made me really sad. - **** graphics (even forca has better textures for the surroundings) - bad gungame - boring and liveless maps - 4!!! Assault rifles

    I requested a refund and maybe buy it after some fixed for 20€ in a    I was so exited to play this game that I preordered it months ago. I am a battlefield fan since bf2. The beta was ok for a beta. But when I start playing the final it made me really sad. - **** graphics (even forca has better textures for the surroundings) - bad gungame - boring and liveless maps - 4!!! Assault rifles

    I requested a refund and maybe buy it after some fixed for 20€ in a sale. I guess it will be around Christmas until it will be in sale since it sucks so much.    … Expand
  15. jakedj44
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    No campaign and the multiplayer is terrible. Horrible graphics, horrible gameplay. Worst Battlefield I've ever played. It was so bad I asked for a refund from Microsoft store.
  16. L33R
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Terrible game. This isn’t Battlefield anymore it’s just a generic shooter with no identity. How a company can create some of the greatest shooters ever 10 years ago and then release this bug ridden mess of a game is beyond me!!
  17. armada91
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    I often times will defend a developer based on the sole fact that I know the devs are usually just following orders and it isn't really their fault. In this case, while I feel the same, I think it is a known issue with DICE and EA that the development staff is not properly heard when it comes to the state of the game.

    There has never been a more understandable time to delay a product.    I often times will defend a developer based on the sole fact that I know the devs are usually just following orders and it isn't really their fault. In this case, while I feel the same, I think it is a known issue with DICE and EA that the development staff is not properly heard when it comes to the state of the game.

    There has never been a more understandable time to delay a product. Companies have been trying to so hard to feign ignorance of that and claim that the game will come out right when everyone first thought it would and that just isn't the case anymore. This game needed another 6 months, easy. A year would've made this THE Battlefield to beat. More playtesting. More network/beta tests. Halo is raising the bar for what is expected and what CAN BE DONE when you give the game time to blossom.

    To corroborate my experience: some games I can't start (Breakthrough, mainly) because it just doesn't load the game. Often times my customizations for my character will be wiped when a game starts and all of my loadout options are blank. I try to hold RB to access my radial menu and it flickers before turning off. 50% of the time I can't revive someone as no prompt is shown. The hit registration might as well not exist, and some weapons are just clearly imbalanced. As I said, this would have been a perfect experience in a years time. I can't recommend this right now.

    For the first time in a very, very long time, I genuinely felt cheated by buying into this game. By the time it is worth the money I invested in it, it will be 1/4 of the price. I'm definitely salty.    … Expand
  18. sT3ls
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    It’s **** Now dice is king of triple **** development. So strange cross play without kmb and advanced settings for controller. Lags all the time. Error when u wanna play. Many mechanics work with bugs. Dice, PLEASE LOOK AT ACTIVISION. They did good cross play. Call of duty has support of kbm and it doesn’t break balance, good aim assist, and I CAN DISABLE CROSSPLAY FROM GAME’S SETTINGS!!!
  19. Christianumm
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    They game is terrible, maps are extremely wide open with no cover, no team play, no one revives and the only ones who have ammo are the snipers, you don’t have team chat, map flow sucks which in turn causes everyone to just go to one objective, no satisfaction when killing an enemy, ONLY two game modes on the base game, portal is subpar and I would say much more fun than the base game andThey game is terrible, maps are extremely wide open with no cover, no team play, no one revives and the only ones who have ammo are the snipers, you don’t have team chat, map flow sucks which in turn causes everyone to just go to one objective, no satisfaction when killing an enemy, ONLY two game modes on the base game, portal is subpar and I would say much more fun than the base game and that isn’t say much since it’s the exact same gunplay no matter what era you choose. The vehicles are over powered , overall the game just looks like a mobile game and just seems like they were trying to use the same model as cod to cash in on the specialist which is a gimmick, almost no one uses the abilities other than Irish who actually puts cover down. As someone who has been playing since bc2 this game makes bf5 look like a god tier game. Time for dice to stop ignoring the fan base that plays their games years after release or risk losing their fan base… Expand
  20. Subv3rsiv3F1ghT
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    The jet flying mechanics are garbage compared to previous titles, the rubber banding makes it impossible to dogfight, the hitreg is broken.
    Bring back the old classes (RECON, ENGINEER, MEDIC, SUPPORT).
    They delayed the game and didn't added a campaign for this?
    I give this game a 3 because portal is worth it
  21. Sushirman
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    First, how can you rate a game as good or great if the most dynamic, balanced, and solid gameplay is based on the legacy of previous games and it's only a small portion of the whole content?
    Second, bugs and glitches: you'll experience various problems, from being unable to change loadout, spawn, control settings, etc. to game crushes. It's like beta-version, and the previous one gotta be    First, how can you rate a game as good or great if the most dynamic, balanced, and solid gameplay is based on the legacy of previous games and it's only a small portion of the whole content?
    Second, bugs and glitches: you'll experience various problems, from being unable to change loadout, spawn, control settings, etc. to game crushes. It's like beta-version, and the previous one gotta be called "open alpha" for sure.
    Third, gameplay. It's boring. Maps are HUGE and most of the combat usually happened somewhere in the middle while the rest of the area is abandoned. Map design produces total chaos of those certain spots of a battlefield, and sometimes it is not fun at all. Tornadoes and stuff, for instance, are more like just visual effect than actual game-changer like some of levolutions in BF4 or behemoths from BF1 were. Hazard Zone is just pathetic, Dice should remove it and rework. Oh yes, no voice chat.
    Fourth, I played on Series S, and on that machine, 2042 looks not good at all. Runs smoothly at stable 60 fps but textures and resolution are blurry and have sharp edges especially on long-range objects. I believe that Series S can do it better if developers optimize the game.
    Finally, maybe in the future 2042 became a really good game. But right now it's just an unfinished shooter with a lot of troubles and mediocre game design.    … Expand
  22. bandero
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    This game feels like a cheap attempt to cash-in on the Overwatch hero system to sell skins to rich children. The game is buggy and the class system is gone, along with destructions and weapon variety in order to get the game out before the holidays. This used to be my favorite multiplayer series but I can no longer support it. Save your money and time and don't but this title.
  23. 200ft
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    This is a disgrace. NEVER BUY THIS GAME. please, I dont even know where to start. It is just ectremely bad. Thank you Ea and Dice for destroying another beloved franchise!
  24. hawk6754
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Seriously... who are these people saying this game is amazing let alone good. This is not just the worst battlefield to date, but it is also one of the worst games I have ever played. They have essentially removed any semblance of what a battlefield game is.

    The graphics are horrendous. BF1 ( a what 7 year old game?) has better visuals operating on an older console. No scoreboard???    Seriously... who are these people saying this game is amazing let alone good. This is not just the worst battlefield to date, but it is also one of the worst games I have ever played. They have essentially removed any semblance of what a battlefield game is.

    The graphics are horrendous. BF1 ( a what 7 year old game?) has better visuals operating on an older console.

    No scoreboard???

    The menus are a nightmare

    No roles?

    Seriously. This game needed about another year in the over or more. This was clearly just an EA/DICE money grab.    … Expand
  25. Johnnybravo8125
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The game is missing core features such as in game chat and even the scoreboard...
  26. tiXxi44
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game is unfinished and boring. Performance is bad, gunplay feels clunky, portal browser servers have minimum 100ms ping, its just horrible.
  27. Siskus17
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Menu:
    First off, BF 2042’s menu setup is a rip-off of CoD Warzone’s. Its menu designs, its main menu, its side menus, its player card system, its customization, and its background. EA went lower than anyone could have expected and actually ripped off Activision of all companies thinking that either no one would notice or no one would care. The customization menu is completely bugged, I can    Menu:
    First off, BF 2042’s menu setup is a rip-off of CoD Warzone’s. Its menu designs, its main menu, its side menus, its player card system, its customization, and its background. EA went lower than anyone could have expected and actually ripped off Activision of all companies thinking that either no one would notice or no one would care. The customization menu is completely bugged, I can change my loadout names and my Attachment Loadouts but nothing else; even at level 10 everything is greyed out and unavailable including Specialist customization. The options have a 50/50 chance of working, I have had moments where I cannot change any options mid-match and got stuck with uncomfortable settings until I relaunched the game. There is no quality/framerate mode in the menu, which doesn’t exactly matter given that the graphics look like they’re in 1080p and the framerate is between 24FPS and 50FPS depending on how much you are planning on participating in the game; yes, I triple-checked, I do have the Series X version installed. There is no means to disable Crossplay which is disgraceful considering how much of an advantage it is to have a set-up that can actually run the game semi-functionally and how out of control the hacker situation has already become.

    All-Out War:
    There are 2 modes. 2. Conquest and Conquest-Rush There is no option for private matches unless it is Vs. AI. The core issue with both modes is the 128-player limit: the sectioning of control zones into separate points does not matter when 64 players are going to storm a single point whether or not it makes tactical sense. With a 128-player limit the maps feel smaller than ever because there is not enough environment outside of the control zones, so while the maps themselves are enormous there is only enough of what I will call a “playable area” for maybe an 80-player limit. I was going to go on a long tirade about this concept, but simply put BF 2042 does not have the map design quality necessary to make a thrilling and memorable experience for 128 players. The new initial spawning is confusing to say the least, it allows you to select vehicles in the load menu but from what I’ve seen it just ignores your choice and deploys all players as infantry regardless and spawns in 8 default transport vehicles for 64 players, which means roughly 20 players per team will play the first several minutes of a match while others are forced to either run or redeploy to play a part in any of the action. I was only able to changes specialists and loadouts once per match in the 5 matches I played which makes it impossible to experiment with different styles of play against different opponents. The specialists make the implementation of hardcore modes a pipe dream as the indistinguishability of 10 characters in a game of 128 makes target ID impossible. Rao, the hacker, is one of the many crimes against balance EA and DICE have committed as he can completely disable vehicle weapons and countermeasures for about 6 seconds and scrambles player HUDs to an indescribable severity with no cooldown in between the hacking tool’s uses except for a 4-second cooldown on something or someone that was recently hacked and his passive, which maps and tags the teammates of nearby enemies he kills, means that if a Rao kills one of your teammates while you are sneaking near them, you lose. This kind of imbalance exists in all specialists, Rao is just the only one I personally main.

    Hazard Zone:
    There’s nothing really much to say since the 1-minute queue time, 4-minute load time, unskippable 2-minute cutscene, 1-minute pre-game screen, and 30-second deployment cutscene bored me by match 2. Match 1 was cut abruptly short when the AI 1-shot my teammates and I from 300m away, so I guess it literally is just Escape from Tarkov.

    Portal:
    They have completely disgraced the memory of 3 of Battlefield’s most famous titles by giving the character classes we all love and remember passive abilities that make them utterly broken. I uninstalled it after looking at the Portal character screen. I do not remember much of it, likely due to my brain already trying to repress it, but I remember seeing that snipers from all three titles instantly ping anyone that shoots them and Anti-Tanks and Demolitions regenerate explosives the same way tanks do.

    All and all, do not buy this game because there was not enough thought or effort put into it to justify the outrageous price. It is disgusting that EA expects us to just shut up and buy and I just cannot do that any longer. Battlefield’s future is bleak and I expect we will be seeing heavy layoffs at DICE in the months to come.    … Expand
  28. splashyDIAMOND
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Battlefield Battle Royale scraped into a mess. Greedy devs wanted warzone money. That's it!
  29. Sarabya
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
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  30. DawsBaws
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Big disappointment. It's never been clearer that EA and now unfortunately DICE git a taste of that "Mobile Game Money". Very shallow game, for example...not a huge catalog of guns. It's actually really sad if you go BF3 and BF4 and see the shear amount of weapons on that game.

    No skins other than an immediate reward and one skin for the very end of a challenge. This game is set up to be a    Big disappointment. It's never been clearer that EA and now unfortunately DICE git a taste of that "Mobile Game Money". Very shallow game, for example...not a huge catalog of guns. It's actually really sad if you go BF3 and BF4 and see the shear amount of weapons on that game.

    No skins other than an immediate reward and one skin for the very end of a challenge. This game is set up to be a season pass cash grab. REST IN PEACE BATTLEFIELD. You guys were the ones to challenge Call of Duty. But as soon as EA got a hold of DICE...it was over. Rip to another franchise.    … Expand
  31. Thesaltirex
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Had potential but feel it has been poorly executed. As a battlefield veteran who has played from the very beginning I had high hopes for this game but being a next gen game in left with a bad taste in my mouth. Visually it’s not appealing at all and the gameplay feels very arcadey at best. I sort of like the operators but feel it complicates things, one thing I liked about battlefield wasHad potential but feel it has been poorly executed. As a battlefield veteran who has played from the very beginning I had high hopes for this game but being a next gen game in left with a bad taste in my mouth. Visually it’s not appealing at all and the gameplay feels very arcadey at best. I sort of like the operators but feel it complicates things, one thing I liked about battlefield was it only had a few options to choose from, assault medic support and recon - introduce as many gadgets as you want but make it similar to battlefield 1 where you can customise your load out to whatever you want but still keep the few basic classes. Don’t give me operators, this isn’t rainbow six. Game is plagued with bugs, one being where I ended up getting killed and my buttons on my controller wouldn’t do anything in game and as a result I couldn’t respawn, forcing me to force close the game back to the Xbox Home Screen. I really do want to like this game but just feel for the price point I can’t justify parting with my hard earned cash. Thank god I was able to play the free trial being an Ultimate member , it has allowed me to make the decision to wait out on this one until it’s on sale or improved.… Expand
  32. Lavivian
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    If I were to list everything wrong with this game ide be here forever. Major gripes are a complete lack of a scoreboard, no campaign, and missing game modes. No rush, no tdm, no small game modes. 128 players is a hectic mess and idk if I’m even helping because I have nothing to refer to. Only saving grace imo is that the game looks great, graphics wise it’s a masterpiece.
  33. Sovren
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Xbox series x users have been hard done by. You’re unable to disable cross-play in the game ( like you could in the beta), which doing it via Xbox settings stops you from finding a game. No Score board, hit registry is terrible, no xp at the end of the game and that’s if you’re able to get a game without it crashing and the worst part of all, no server select option. Save your money.
  34. Ninjarabies
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    This isn't even Battlefield. We wanted something similar to 3 and 4 and what we got was a Titanfall/ COD crossover with a little bit of Battlefield essence. I got my refund due to the way this franchise is screwing up the one battle simulator we all grew to love. It is not Battlefield anymore, should be called something different.
  35. MindlessHusk
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    If you hoped for a game that felt like Battlefield 4 with some new and interesting weapons and gadgets you will be disappointed. This does not feel or sound like Battlefield, it does not feel or sound good. Game modes, no official TDM servers? No option for smaller Domination maps where we can play with 64 players?

    No scoreboard, no idea why… Spotting, still gone and I don’t know who    If you hoped for a game that felt like Battlefield 4 with some new and interesting weapons and gadgets you will be disappointed. This does not feel or sound like Battlefield, it does not feel or sound good. Game modes, no official TDM servers? No option for smaller Domination maps where we can play with 64 players?

    No scoreboard, no idea why…

    Spotting, still gone and I don’t know who prefers it gone but bring it back ffs. Snipers are overpowered due to no suppression mechanic coupled with how awful assault rifles perform at any range over 200 yards.

    As far as I can tell you get no feedback or hit marker when you hit a tank with the rocket launcher unless you happen to disable a part. I’ve hit tanks with 3 rockets and have no visible or score indication that they were even damaged.

    If you get in a close gunfight and lose it the only indication of how much health your enemy had is hidden down the bottom right under their player card. Why take away the score for how much damage you did to an enemy?

    There is a shockingly low amount of weapons to choose from currently. I suspect they will release more in packs with operator skins and other superfluous cosmetics, they will of course expect you to pay for this.

    The operator system has been talked about already by every content creator. It’s **** and it’s entirely there so they can further monetise the game.

    In short this feels like a low grade no name first person shooter, it sounds vaguely like playing battlefield but underwater. It is a massive step backwards. They have taken what made their series unique and beloved, thrown it away in the name of profit and rushed out an undercooked mess, devoid of even fun as a redeeming factor.

    I won’t complain about the bugs which range from mildly annoying to game breaking. This is Dice after all, they always release a buggy horror show and patch it to greatness after a year. The problem this time is that they can’t patch back in the soul of the franchise, it’s gone from this game.    … Expand
  36. Lemmko
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This game looks like a cheap CoD killer.
    1) the animation of the weapon is terrible
    2) there is no recoil in the weapon 3) the color scheme is terrible 4) operatives look like an army of hipsters. It's hard to believe that this is a real army 5) the same operatives play on both sides. EA dark side started a new war of clones? 6) bad map design. The maps themselves are large, but the    This game looks like a cheap CoD killer.
    1) the animation of the weapon is terrible
    2) there is no recoil in the weapon
    3) the color scheme is terrible
    4) operatives look like an army of hipsters. It's hard to believe that this is a real army
    5) the same operatives play on both sides. EA dark side started a new war of clones?
    6) bad map design. The maps themselves are large, but the battles take place only in 1/10 of the map
    7) there is no system of classes. Now you absolutely do not need to play with your team
    8) the scale of the war is not felt. Everything became very local
    9) cars are poorly made, it is unpleasant to drive
    10) outdated interface
    11) the developers added to the game Russian terrorists who killed people in the Crimea. Special "thanks" to EA from Ukraine    … Expand
  37. Akaslammin
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    $100 your dreaming. It plays like a bad made for phone game. Slow clumsy and glitchy. The maps are terrible, too large with terrible terrain that doesn't allow for any enjoyable combat.
  38. pc100
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I'm so gutted. I want to like it, but the truth is its absolute **** - in every single way. Its basically not Battlefield. Its a wanky Cod type game.
  39. Aliliwaa
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    Don't be a fool like me to throw 120$ for this trash game. I've been a battlefield fan since battlefield 2 (2005) and I have witnessed all the crappy lunches of all the series, THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT! The problem in 2042 is the core game itself and it's design, And this can't be reversed with a patch or update. The aiming, movement, environment, weapons, vehicles and the sandbox feeling allDon't be a fool like me to throw 120$ for this trash game. I've been a battlefield fan since battlefield 2 (2005) and I have witnessed all the crappy lunches of all the series, THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT! The problem in 2042 is the core game itself and it's design, And this can't be reversed with a patch or update. The aiming, movement, environment, weapons, vehicles and the sandbox feeling all feel different in a very bad way that makes you think that you're playing some free to play game called apex of duty: battlefield edition. Even if all the glitches and bugs were fixed, This game would still a medicore game you get for 10$ at some ebay listing. Its really sad this what we get after all the hype for destruction, teamwork, sandbox clusterfuk fights and the good feeling of the whole team is giving all they got to complete the objective. And PLEASE don't believe the people talking about the Portal, It's indeed fun and everything but there is no progress over there, No ranks, No XP, No unlocks, It's only good for some nostalgia of how this game was great one day.… Expand
  40. Brunno537
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    CASH GRABBER ! im a fan of the franchise since BF 2142 and played all of them. It hurts to say this but bf died and its not coming back. All of the good things that made bf a good game were removed and ignored in this bf2042. It looks like an unfinished game and made on a hurry to look like fortnite or COD warzone. The game does not have the bf feeling and was made with the intention ofCASH GRABBER ! im a fan of the franchise since BF 2142 and played all of them. It hurts to say this but bf died and its not coming back. All of the good things that made bf a good game were removed and ignored in this bf2042. It looks like an unfinished game and made on a hurry to look like fortnite or COD warzone. The game does not have the bf feeling and was made with the intention of making money on the core design.

    We hardcore fans of the franchise have to accept that EA killed BF and BF its not coming back

    List of Current Grievances

    Let me start by saying that I so desperately wanted to love this game. I have been playing Battlefield since 2142 and it is by far my favorite franchise. Below is a list (in no particular order) of broken promises and removed or stepped on features that, if any one of which on their own was missing, broken, or intentionally removed, I could live with. When taken in as a whole, however, it just... I don't know... this doesn't feel like Battlefield.
    **GENERAL**

    * Plus system is clunky dog ****
    * UI is clunky dog **** wrapped in cat **** Might be the least intuitive I've ever seen
    * No Campaign
    * Lack of game modes
    * No hardcore
    * No military ranks associated with numerical ranks
    * Audio is poorly mixed
    * The maps, while stunning from both a scale and visuals perspective, lack any real flow for infantry combat.
    * Non-removable profanity filter
    * Lack of promised destruction/levelution
    * Faction locked weapons and gadgets in Portal
    * No rule editor support for objective based game modes
    * No server browser outside of Portal
    * No private/rented servers
    * Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant
    * Cannot join friends already in a match (pretty sure I could do this in beta??)
    * Cutscenes all over the place
    * Cringe 'look at me' after a match
    * Cannot customize loadouts before joining a game.
    * Cannot select loadout or operator before joining a server which, in certain situations, spawn you directly into the game with whatever you had last game. This happens when joining a fresh breakthrough game, mostly.
    * BFV and Battlefront 2 were gutted to make this **** lol
    * No mouse and keyboard support for console
    * Options and description for kill sounds changed from beta. During beta it showed you would be able to choose between BF2042 and BF1 kill sounds. This same option now only lets you choose between BF2042 sounds or no sounds.
    * No Practice/Test Range
    **IN GAME**

    * Zoom issues with sniper scopes
    * No zeroing sniper scopes, starting scope (not sure about the others) has no hash marks on reticle for references
    * Biggest maps we've ever seen, highest scope magnification is 10x
    * No holding shift/stick click to steady a sniper shot
    * No leaning
    * 22 guns total lol
    * No ‘All’ chat
    * Enemies look the same as friendlies
    * Bullet spread / weapon inaccuracy outside of rock throwing range
    * Have to opt out of revive every death, no idea who can actually revive me anyway
    * Have to re-select spawn location every spawn
    * No resizable minimap
    * Cannot move while prone and ADS
    * Damage dealt numbers, e.g. "VEHICLE HIT 28" after hitting a tank with a rocket, have been removed. This applies to both infantry and vehicles.
    * Weapons can't have different sets of attachments in different loadout presets. Meaning if you want to have a suppressor on the **one** semi-auto pistol in the game for one preset, you can't have it *without* a suppressor in your other presets.
    * No fixed heavy weapons * AA rocket damage appears inconsistent * BF5 movement mechanics removed * Obnoxious voice overs, operators are incredibly vocal, every time you do an action they say a line. * Melee takedown animations have been gutted. All enemies are brought to a standing position before one specific kill is performed. * Cannot dive underwater * UI elements do not have transparency element and distant 2D/3D map markers and UI elements do not fade out by distance and cannot be scaled up or down * Good luck finding your marker on the map **TEAMPLAY/SCORING** * No VoIP * No real scoreboard * No stats page * No commander * Cannot join, create, or lock a squad * Cannot switch teams * Repairing vehicles does not give XP * No squad points for issuing orders or following them * No marksman headshot bonus for long range snipes * 'Assist Counts as Kill' has been removed * No vehicle kill assists * Spotting system is contextual and misses a lot of the time. For example, if you press Q over an enemy tank it doesn't always spot it, but places a go-to marker on that area. * The team/squad order menu (or whatever it's called) is a pile of garbage. back    … Expand
  41. tleektown
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    No scoreboard no fun, where did the core battlefield experience go? Highlights bad players over good players, what a world we live in. Rip battlefield, back to bf4 we go once again.
  42. criterion
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    Я хотел battlefield, а не call of duty, господи а эти кринжовые фразочки после матча, меня чуть не вырвало
  43. shagwookie
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    Squad features missing, no scoreboards, poor UI, no server browser and these are just a few problems with the game so far.
    Hard to say this is a Battlefield game, no iteration on previous titles here, just a gutting of a favored franchise.
  44. Gabe7494
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Just awful. Nothing good worth noting. Additions are mostly useless or terrible and nothing is balanced in the slightest.
  45. DANTESFENIX2
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Que horrible a caído bf , EA ya mato a la franquicia, está lleno de errores y va horrible, se traba por momentos en series x , ni siquiera impresiona gráficamente , no tiene variedad de armas y en las partidas siempre sale el mismo mapa, precio sobre inflado, ni gratis se salva , nació muerto este bf
  46. Setiks
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Run run run run run run run run there, dead, run run run run run run here, nice gameplay!
  47. Blank3k
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    The lack of basic functionality in this game is absolutely mind boggling.

    Personally I'm hoping the Day One installs the basic building blocks of an FPS title & they can start development of the game, the lack of leaderboard & stats is utterly bewildering every match I have absolutely no clue how well I did other than a "Kills & Assists" figure followed by an EXP read out before I'm    The lack of basic functionality in this game is absolutely mind boggling.

    Personally I'm hoping the Day One installs the basic building blocks of an FPS title & they can start development of the game, the lack of leaderboard & stats is utterly bewildering every match I have absolutely no clue how well I did other than a "Kills & Assists" figure followed by an EXP read out before I'm parped back to the lobby to go again, but its hard to Ignore when the game highlights the top few players are typically PC players with 100-200 "Assists".

    On that note, to get out of this PC domination the Cross play toggle is greyed out and instead you're instructed to go 6 menus deep into your Xbox privacy settings to turn off Cross play, it (currently) can't be done in game - then you'll typically find 30-50 assists in the top players. - so the battlefield is certainly not level, maybe that's why theirs no leaderboard?

    We've also noticed the sound profile is strange, no matter the setting it sounds kind of muffled/numb and certainly isn't up to the usual Battlefield standard which up until this point has been exceptionally crisp & deep - also, if you thought a lack of footsteps in CoD was infuriating, just wait until a bulletproof hovercraft bulldozes your entire squad without a sound.

    I could mention a plethora of technical issues like lag / hit registration etc but this could be fixed at any moment, but I'll stick to core/gameplay issues.

    Like - once you fire up the much game, 2042 only has 2 game modes & Conquest/Rush (no light hearted deathmatch / team deathmatch modes etc) and the two modes are actually very similar gameplay wise so it soon becomes extremely repetitive and unlike Battlefield 3 / Bad Company 2 - I've not found any environment/destruction aspects of the game particularly appealing, I've found no favourite spots or inspirations so myself & my team mates all feel very disconnected from the game itself, we're all just lemmings and little more, we certainly don't feel like heroic soldiers carrying our team to victory etc & when we win, even when it's been a good match - none of us feel as if we've done anything to really earn that, victory or defeat feel much the same. (though, some defeats can be utterly soul destroying respawn cycle wise)

    So 2042 is bland - lets fire up Bad Company 2 & Battlefield 3 in the much hyped Battlefield Portal mode - Again, a resounding "meh" as everything is unlocked, exp is limited, and everything just feels more like a small snippet of the original games with slightly tweaked mechanics with its own bizarre issues, but it just doesn't feel the same games at all. - and again, no leaderboards.

    And then outside of game play - The customisation is "ok" but only ok, in games like CoD etc I can happily sit in a lobby waiting for friends spending a good 20 minutes just playing with gun loadouts, checking stats, skins, challenges etc but Battlefield has far less weapons & a lot slower in its pace of unlocks and generally speaking once you've equipped what you want you're done, it's also very hard to ignore the UI just feels clunky & dated... I find when I'm waiting for friends rather than exploring the menus I just go make a cup of tea/watch some TV while I wait.

    To show somethings just wrong - We aren't particular fans of the Forza Horizon series (neither am I) but over the past 3 evenings we've found ourselves spending an hour or two in Battlefield & trying Portal in desperate attempts to seek enjoyment, just to find ourselves looking at the clock realizing its only 8pm, so we play a couple of hours of Forza before going to bed.

    And this is the game we've all been at maximum hype level for what feels like years, the game every evening one of us says how excited we are for Battlefield, expecting to spend 6+ months playing it every night like we did Warzone/CoD - which we expected it to absolute wipe the floor with... and 3 days in, we're just playing Forza instead and checking for any other titles of interest.

    Day One patch is still due, so I hope I can delete this review then but I have a horrible feeling this is all we're getting and in a years time it'll be slightly more refined & bug free, but still not close to what we wanted/expected.    … Expand
  48. Kassikotka
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    There's about 2042 problems with this game, but I'll pick just one that is actually ALONE enough to ruin the entire game: the maps. Too big, too barren, too empty. What idiot thought that 128 means the map needs to be 5X the size of Los Santos

    There's other problems like crap UI, crap gunplay, crap hitreg, crap specialists etc. etc. etc.
  49. DaRealTeufel
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    I was so excited for this since I have no fps games to play at the moment and every big AAA game has been a let down this year and last. I never pre order games though as it is pointless and played the free beta. I wanted to like it so much but it was so buggy on Xbox Series X that it was unplayable. With only a few guns to play with, 1 map and mode, and seeing the same two characters overI was so excited for this since I have no fps games to play at the moment and every big AAA game has been a let down this year and last. I never pre order games though as it is pointless and played the free beta. I wanted to like it so much but it was so buggy on Xbox Series X that it was unplayable. With only a few guns to play with, 1 map and mode, and seeing the same two characters over 100 times got old real quick. I believe they built specialists around hazard mode and I think they work well with it but adding them to the core game was a big mistake. With there only being like 11 specialists at launch and not enough added later and mostly everyone playing the same 3-4 specialists, it won't feel like battlefield. Your meant to feel like a faceless solider that can die and not have massive importance. Not every single game needs to make you feel like the hero of the movie or game. Now on to the release or what they call early access  but is still the full game. Again I don't pre order AAA games nor buy day one, pointless. I have the game pass which includes EA Access and allowed me to play 2042 for 9 hours. Within those 9 hours I can paraphrase the rest of the review by saying it sucks and don't buy until a deep sale 6 months later. Now don't get me wrong there's a Very good foundation here. You have the good ole Battlefield engine, the movements of the character feels good along with core gunplay when it works. That's it though. First and foremost there's no campaign, which automatically should of lowered the price of the game not raised it 10 dollars on console  for "next gen", Which is a scam. With no campaign, there should have been more time to add more content to multiplayer and its just not there at all. The thing that worries me most is that BF5 was a "Woke Failure from the start and almost no content added later. Bf 2042 gives you 22 Weapons in total with a handful more dedicated to portal mode, worse then any recent battlefield or call of duty. The few guns you do get come with a very small handful of skins that are very simple bland ones. The vehicles in this game feel cheap and blocky too. You get a few Massive but empty maps without much detail although pretty graphics at times, Two main modes, conquest and Breakthrough. It seems like battlefield strips away more and more modes every game. The performance is not there on new consoles and even worse on pc. Personally I dip below 50fps on Series X all the time. Next you have hazard mode which is like Battle Royale and a very simple version of escape from Tarkov. I thinks there's only map, that's all I got and it gets boring quick. Now the bread and butter and our potential savior is portal. A mode that for now combines Bf 1942 with bad company 2 and bf3 allows you to play 2 maps from each game along with a couple weapons and vehicles from them and a dedicated mode in each game that has potential. Seeing this mode makes me think they should of just remastered some old bf games and put them together in a bundle instead. If they add a lot more maps and guns to these games and even more games to the mode, there is something here. Like I said before I am very worried about post launch content. Even with portal though, you still have a buggy ugly glitchy ui. No scoreboard along with other features missing and poor button mapping. A small but necessary annoyance, on xbox you cannot disable crossplay within the game. You must go to xbox settings and disable crossplay which turns it off for every game which is annoying because I play a lot of co op games and like crossplay. On fps games I do not though with pc players. To wrap it up, there are a lot of bugs in this game but can be ironed out, a good foundation, and a potentially very good portal mode thats worth paying $70 alone in the future. Other then that there are way too many issues and missing content in the game and not worth the money nor time. Absolutely wait for a sale and months for issues to be fixed.… Expand
  50. Shaunmill
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No 120fps for next gen console is just pure lazy and charging £70!! Out your minds… Expand
  51. JZmurda
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Absolute trash. Dice has put little to no effort into making this game enjoyable. The bugs, terrible movement and poor graphics are an insult to the fans.
  52. Dedibox
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This game is a mistake. It’s not even close to original series Battlefield.
  53. Amazanna
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Huge Battlefield fan. Extremely disappointed with this game... Its starting to feel as if they don't listen to the community at all.
  54. Bigbud-BZH
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Bonjour;
    En français / Crossplay activé / éditions Gold.
    Une honte ?! - le cross play activé par défaut, vous n'en voulez pas ? débrouillez-vous avec les options de la XBSX... Crossplay activé : Les Pcs Master Race vont vous faire comprendre que vous n'êtes pas à votre place et que vous devriez désactiver celle-ci... ( pas d'aide à la visée ou très peu pour les manettes) Crossplay    Bonjour;
    En français / Crossplay activé / éditions Gold.
    Une honte ?!
    - le cross play activé par défaut, vous n'en voulez pas ? débrouillez-vous avec les options de la XBSX...
    Crossplay activé : Les Pcs Master Race vont vous faire comprendre que vous n'êtes pas à votre place et que vous devriez désactiver celle-ci... ( pas d'aide à la visée ou très peu pour les manettes)
    Crossplay désactivé : plus aucune partie trouvée...les joueurs series en 128 joueurs séparés de xbox one pour les parties 64 joueurs, des PS5 ( l'option que vous avez désactivée pour le cross play), et PS4... un peu cocasse cette histoire !
    - Les serveurs on du bruler avec ceux d'OVH
    Les serveurs sont instables, impossibles de se déplacer sans faire le moonwalk... et je parle même par des erreurs de synchronisation qui font que vos balles ne touchent pas les ennemis.
    ( y a tellement de choses qui vont par a ce niveau que je ne peux pas tous énumérer)
    - l'accès anticipé vendu 30€ de plus
    Un gout de... M**** dans la bouche. une honte pour la saga BF qui n'est plus que de nom...    … Expand
  55. Dpntr
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Utter disappointment, can you please get in touch with your audience Dice? Like everyone want a battlefield game not rainbow six siege mixed with warzone.
  56. Parag0N
    Nov 30, 2021
    3
    What A Time To Be Alive! When they release trash like this and market it as wonderful… I love a good BF game and BF4 is still one of my favorite games ever. That said this is a good looking disaster of a game. It’s always fun to run around and shoot each other in any game so take that away and focus on tactics, map design, and gameplay. BF 2042 is total trash in all of these areas. TwoWhat A Time To Be Alive! When they release trash like this and market it as wonderful… I love a good BF game and BF4 is still one of my favorite games ever. That said this is a good looking disaster of a game. It’s always fun to run around and shoot each other in any game so take that away and focus on tactics, map design, and gameplay. BF 2042 is total trash in all of these areas. Two maps are so completely broken they are more or less un-winnable as attackers. Kaleidoscope especially is one of the dumbest designed maps ever made for BF. I have a feeling this was the product of rookie developers fresh out of school and rushed to get this out the door for the holiday. Lack of weapons, maps, modes, chat, destructibility , not even a scoreboard? (Can’t hurt the snowflakes feelings) and pretty much any real reason to play more than 10-20 hrs at best. Then it’s just the old maps from better games that carry interest. Halo is easily best shooter out this year by a mile.… Expand
  57. jrpowell01
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    I feel scammed by EA. This is legitimately one of the worst games I've ever played. It's endlessly buggy, boring, and lack the most basic expected features of the modern FPS. It I could give a score below zero, I would.
  58. Venonomicon
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Absolutely unfinished. This is not a game at this time. Shamefully pushed out to please share-holders. Maybe in 2 years it would have been worth a look, but as it is, avoid it like the plague.
  59. eva3si0n
    Jan 10, 2022
    1
    Battlefield 2042 is the biggest failure of 2021. Battlefield 2042 spitting in the face of the core-society Battlefield series. The game is so bad that it's tired in eight hours. Gameplay has degraded and simplified, many technical problems on the Series S, the character system is terrible, the interaction of partners is broken. In general, you can say a lot about the game of bad, the onlyBattlefield 2042 is the biggest failure of 2021. Battlefield 2042 spitting in the face of the core-society Battlefield series. The game is so bad that it's tired in eight hours. Gameplay has degraded and simplified, many technical problems on the Series S, the character system is terrible, the interaction of partners is broken. In general, you can say a lot about the game of bad, the only thing that turned out is the Portal mode. But I want a new one, why do I need all this in a new wrapper, I can go and run BC2, BF3 and BF4. Multiplayer is still alive there and it is many times more interesting to play. I wish good luck to Vince Zampella with the revival of the game, but I will definitely never buy. And DICE is finally dead.… Expand
  60. Swat7
    Jan 11, 2022
    1
    horrible game cheap development these operators are the worse thing ever to happen in battlefield. do not excuse dice or ea for the state of this game. its not good in release so move on dont wait on them for fix.
  61. UE30
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This game is splitting the rest of our BF-Platoon into pieces. Why the hell is it not possible to join our mates and play with them? BF is now a game like each other cheap shooter... waste of money!
  62. bt5deserve0
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    If you don't enjoy paying $80 for a hot steaming piece of shxt, you should not buy it. I used to think EA at least would have learned something from BF5 launch, but apparently I cannot be more wrong. Not buying anything from EA in my life again.
  63. Spacek
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Tome nota 0 Quem lacra não lucra
    Eu ia até compra mas a EA como sempre tem que estragar
  64. Chrisdxb87
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    I feel like it should be a criminal matter to sell
    Games to people at 100 + dollar and they suck this much. Why no scoreboard, why the class system that doesnt make sense. I am sad and angry to have wasted 100 dollar on a game that is nothing like the reviewers u paid handsomly said it is. Misleading and disappointing
  65. Abdulelah1
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Unplayable game bots every where do not buy this garbage this is not Battlefield any more no teamwork !!!
  66. Adwel
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    Battlefield fan since 4. Besides the massive list of missing basic legacy features that make players want to play Battlefield over other games, this title has lost much of it's identity.

    My first clue this one this one was gonna be a fail should have been in the beta when I was unable to play the early access I paid for because the A button didn't allow me to get by the "start game"    Battlefield fan since 4. Besides the massive list of missing basic legacy features that make players want to play Battlefield over other games, this title has lost much of it's identity.

    My first clue this one this one was gonna be a fail should have been in the beta when I was unable to play the early access I paid for because the A button didn't allow me to get by the "start game" menu screen...(Google that once, absolutely unbelievable)

    Instead of the sincerely proper tone of it's previous titles, this one with it's new specialists, it's the cringiest ever.

    I'm writing this in late January and it still doesnt save my loadouts and half the players in matches are invisible or invincible.

    Do not waste a penny on this title.    … Expand
  67. ehtaco
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Played at launch and was blown away. Not by how good the game was, but by how insanely bad everything about the game was. Got a refund, and never thought about it again. It recently got added to Game Pass and it's undeniably much better than it was, but is still quite easily one of the worst Battlefield games ever. It's just not very enjoyable. There is fun to be had here, for sure, inPlayed at launch and was blown away. Not by how good the game was, but by how insanely bad everything about the game was. Got a refund, and never thought about it again. It recently got added to Game Pass and it's undeniably much better than it was, but is still quite easily one of the worst Battlefield games ever. It's just not very enjoyable. There is fun to be had here, for sure, in shorter bursts. But overall; absolutely underwhelming and still in its improved state a massive downgrade from previous games in almost every way possible.… Expand
  68. Goldcoastgeezer
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    We all wanted it to be amazing and it's just not is it. Very bang Average gameplay and loaded with glitches and bugs. Had its best opportunity to knock cod off its high horse but failed miserably
  69. Heisenberg2020
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    As a veteran player who started with Battlefield 2 on PC and played all parts except hardline, I'm stunned what was delivered here, and by that I don't mean the bugs that are still to be fixed, but with the game everything was thrown together around everyone with which they completely destroyed the DNA of Battlefield!
    I don't even know what to start with, the list is endless, I just try    As a veteran player who started with Battlefield 2 on PC and played all parts except hardline, I'm stunned what was delivered here, and by that I don't mean the bugs that are still to be fixed, but with the game everything was thrown together around everyone with which they completely destroyed the DNA of Battlefield!
    I don't even know what to start with, the list is endless, I just try to list all the points, I've been playing the New Zealand trick consistently since the first lesson, and still there is no real Battlefield feeling, I'm now almost level 20 and draw my first conclusion.

    Now to the individual points:

    Negative:

    There is no server browser in AOW, you get to a new random server every round, that's unbelievable!
    From here you should rethink the purchase, that's an unrivaled outrage, because there is no map rotation at all, because you come back to a random server every round, so it can be good that you come back to the same map you have already played the round before who comes up with something like that.
    It's also not conducive to team play in random play, because you don't even stay with your squad with whom you may have been very good.

    There are no more factions, everyone is some 0815 superhero with unnecessary skills.

    And because everyone is a superhero, and there are no armies, you can only tell them apart with unnecessary red and green glow sticks.

    You can't see who has what because there are no classes, that sabotages team play even more.

    There are far too few points for team play, now Rambo is the hero of the hour on the server, who needs Battlefield gameplay when there is CoD XXL now.

    Take everything that is left of Battlefield with flags, support the team, and so on is only decoration because, as I said, it is a CoD XXL.

    The entire movement is copied from warzone, and a huge step backward from Battlefield 5.

    Furthermore, the immersion of a war game is destroyed by radio stations that would like to make cool in vehicles such as combat helicopters and the like, plus then the would-be cool sayings of the operator, not to be surpassed in terms of unnecessary.

    There is no longer a real scoreboard that you don't need anyway, it's all about shooting people, who needs team play in an XXL CoD.

    Normally, Battlefield is always an excellent game, for which you always need a new computer on a PC, but neither graphics nor sound are any pioneering upper class.

    Melee kills only work from behind, because it is now from the third-person perspective instead of with the knife from any side, and tear off the dog tag.
    If you do it from the side or from the front you need two hits, since the close combat kill animation only works from behind, as with CoD.

    The robot dog cannot be broken with a rocket launcher shot, the hovercraft can take as many shots as a whole tank, the whole thing is pretty questionable.

    Hitreg doesn't seem to be that good either, you have to take the LMG so that it feels like an assault rifle, otherwise you can sometimes push a whole magazine into it and the hit marker flashes crazy without the opponent tipping over, but you tip yourself felt around after two shots.
    Hopefully this can be readjusted with a patch, in the current state the whole thing is for the bin.

    The UI is far too colorful, it flashes and flashes from all sides, Fortnite kiddies are sure to find it cool when turquoise messages flash across the screen from all sides at all times.
    Clean UI looks different, but wouldn't it fit into an over-the-top Super Hero arcade shooter.

    Portal is also not the bringer of salvation as many believed, because it is not the real old games but just the bad 2042 mechanics with old maps that are reskinned.
    They brought the mode in because they don't trust their new concept themselves, so that all suspicious Battlefield veterans buy anyway, you can forget you will be disappointed, so it goes back to AOW where there is again no server browser, so stay just being able to play randomly every round is unbelievable and that's no joke.

    The musculoskeletal system is one to one stolen from warzone, you already know this fast run with a weapon held up and so, the movement of Battlefield 5 was actually already perfect and just had to be taken over and / or improved.

    Some bullets fly quite slowly, for example from the passenger gun in the tank, feels slower than from an air rifle, very questionable bullet physics in any case.

    Partly the graphics look really good, on the other hand so many large areas are just loveless and barren, no comparison to Battlefield 5 where every millimeter is detailed and made with love, although this game is no longer from the real DICE team is.

    and so on and so on ...    … Expand
  70. Jbone4318
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    I always had fun playing these games. This one, not so much. It is a beautiful game, graphically. I spawn. Run for 3-5 minutes to catch up with the action. Fire my gun and get killed and repeat. I feel like majority of my time is running to a fight. Their isn't enough vechiles. They are always not available. EA missed the mark on this one. They could of just made a modern Battlefield 5 andI always had fun playing these games. This one, not so much. It is a beautiful game, graphically. I spawn. Run for 3-5 minutes to catch up with the action. Fire my gun and get killed and repeat. I feel like majority of my time is running to a fight. Their isn't enough vechiles. They are always not available. EA missed the mark on this one. They could of just made a modern Battlefield 5 and I would of been happy. Skip this one.… Expand
  71. Salticidae
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Isn’t xbox series x worthy, no feeling, maps feel static and empty, no scoreboard, limited weapons, linited destruction, rubber banding, glitchting textures. Game just isn’t finished and mever will be. Best thing about the game is the integration of bf3.
  72. R1ZEN
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Absolutely horrible. As a 16 year Battlefield player I have never seen something this incomplete. No leaderboard, no in game stats, no game chat, the list continues. This is absolutely the worst Battlefield ever released and I'm completely astonished that the developers allowed it to be released.
  73. AbsolutAlbert
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Puts the bad in baddlefield. I’ve played beta tests that are more stable, and better optimized than this dumpster fire. That’s without griping about the countless things wrong with the game itself. I’ve been an Xbox live member since the 360. This is the only game I’ve ever requested a refund on, denied. Save your money, give them 6 months in an attempt to fix this mess. Or just wait tillPuts the bad in baddlefield. I’ve played beta tests that are more stable, and better optimized than this dumpster fire. That’s without griping about the countless things wrong with the game itself. I’ve been an Xbox live member since the 360. This is the only game I’ve ever requested a refund on, denied. Save your money, give them 6 months in an attempt to fix this mess. Or just wait till it comes out on gamepass.… Expand
  74. Kaifusman
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    They should've delayed it more, full of bugs and graphical error. Also not many features available and some features were removed purposely
  75. ultimat3potato
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    Ou est passé l’Âme de Battlefield?!

    Grand Fan des BF (surtout le 3). J’avais une attente énorme de ce jeu! Connecté a la première heure grâce à l’édition Gold ma déception fut grande. Je ne comprends pas les tests des journalistes de l’univers gaming! Nous n’avons pas joué a la même chose visiblement. Matériel: Lg Oled 65" C1 et xbox series x et fibre a 1GB/s -Serveurs complètement à la    Ou est passé l’Âme de Battlefield?!

    Grand Fan des BF (surtout le 3). J’avais une attente énorme de ce jeu! Connecté a la première heure grâce à l’édition Gold ma déception fut grande. Je ne comprends pas les tests des journalistes de l’univers gaming! Nous n’avons pas joué a la même chose visiblement. Matériel: Lg Oled 65" C1 et xbox series x et fibre a 1GB/s

    -Serveurs complètement à la ramasse, pire que la bêta! Quand c’est pas le jeu qui plante ou qui lag énormément c’est carrément la Xbox qui s’éteint…

    -Feeling horrible avec les armes, TOUTES, blooming beaucoup trop présent…

    -Visibilités des ennemis à moyenne et longue distances juste inacceptable…

    - Et je penses que pour les menus, stats, personnalisation Dice n’aurait pas pu faire pire…

    J’oublie énormément de choses mais 90€ pour un jeu non fini, sans âme et sans feeling comme celui là 2/10 est largement suffisant! J’espère une prise de conscience rapide de Dice et Ea car là c’est le Flop!    … Expand
  76. MetaReviewing
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    This has got to be one of the biggest wastes of money I have ever spent. I am a long time fan of the Battlefield franchise, and was looking forward to this release as I fought my way through the few BF4 servers still standing. Unfortunately, BF4 is all I have left to remember this franchise by.

    Major issues: -map design is atrocious for infantry battle. If you don’t spawn in a vehicle at    This has got to be one of the biggest wastes of money I have ever spent. I am a long time fan of the Battlefield franchise, and was looking forward to this release as I fought my way through the few BF4 servers still standing. Unfortunately, BF4 is all I have left to remember this franchise by.

    Major issues:

    -map design is atrocious for infantry battle. If you don’t spawn in a vehicle at the beginning of the round, prepare to spend 5 minutes running across the map, pointlessly. You’ll be picked off by a hovercraft or heli in no time, because there is no cover. -there is shockingly little detail in the map design. Battlefield has never felt so empty and alien

    -the UI is absolutely the worst I have ever seen. I don’t know who they are hiring at DICE but they definitely have no idea what they are doing. Menus are awful to navigate, configuring weapons is clunky and confusing, and critical button layouts have been sacrificed for gimmicky pop up menus that don’t even work properly. Want to throw a grenade or ammo box? Two button pushes now! The HUD is overly cluttered with map markers. Spotting doesn’t work well. Scoreboards are gone. All of the things that are FUNDAMENTALLY BATTLEFIELD are gone!

    -the feel of the game is not Battlefield. The specialists all have campy catchphrases that are so cringeworthy, I cannot even fully express the second hand embarrassment. Is this Fortnite, or BF? When do they start doing tik tok dances?! It does not align at all with what BF is all about— dark, gritty warfare. This feels like a game made for ADHD middle schoolers. -the game is unbelievably bugged at release. They HAD to know at release just how broken this game is. They absolutely took our money and ran with it.

    -playing with friends is extremely limited, and you can no longer pick the server you play on, nor the squad you play in. Just… wow.

    Bottom line… this is *not* a Battlefield game. They have completely departed from the franchises roots. Please don’t buy this game.    … Expand
  77. bchandler77
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    As a Battlefield veteran, I could not possibly imagine the game being this bad. So many features are missing, there are no textures, the maps are horrible, vehicles are uncontrollable, hitboxes are unpredictable, game is bugged to no end. This game is the opposite of fun. The worst part is even fixing all the bugs won't fix the game. The maps suck, there are only 22 weapons, half theAs a Battlefield veteran, I could not possibly imagine the game being this bad. So many features are missing, there are no textures, the maps are horrible, vehicles are uncontrollable, hitboxes are unpredictable, game is bugged to no end. This game is the opposite of fun. The worst part is even fixing all the bugs won't fix the game. The maps suck, there are only 22 weapons, half the attachments are cosmetic variations of themselves, the specialists all suck, there are no classes. This game is just awful.… Expand
  78. Jrussell713
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    This game shouldn’t be labeled a Battlefield game. Specialists designed specifically for skin sales is ridiculous. The core of battlefield was rolling with a squad knowing who had ammo, health or a repair kit. It was fun playing a specific role and fulfilling your duties. I won’t even mention the bugs or lack of content.
  79. neohuijiRyuu
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    - No scoreboard
    - No server browser
    - No team voice
    -Even can't disable crossplay in game
    Stupid game.
  80. Hugh-Jazz
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Don’t believe the positive reviews from the so called “streamers” or “influencers” as this is the time to see through their biased views. This game is in an absolutely awful state. It’s a though EA or DICE gave this iteration to an inexperienced indie studio this time around and just left them to it for 3 / 4 years with no help or support. There’s no fixing this. Do not buy this in itsDon’t believe the positive reviews from the so called “streamers” or “influencers” as this is the time to see through their biased views. This game is in an absolutely awful state. It’s a though EA or DICE gave this iteration to an inexperienced indie studio this time around and just left them to it for 3 / 4 years with no help or support. There’s no fixing this. Do not buy this in its current state.… Expand
  81. Scoosk
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    I think the game is fun, have played it since early release (gold edition) and have had many fun hours. but of course it needs to be "fixed a bit" in the form of bugs among other things. but the only thing I reacted to is that it does not always feel completely optimized. I highly recommend the game and it can only get better.
  82. Trenasaurus1991
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Let me start by saying this is the first game ive taken the time to actually create an account and review.
    This game is HORRIBLE. I am a long standing Battlefield V lover. This new iteration is essentially vehicle warfare, with soldiers thrown in for cannon/pedestrian fodder. Once you get past that fact, its buggy as hell, has no server browsing, no scoreboard and worst of all total lack    Let me start by saying this is the first game ive taken the time to actually create an account and review.
    This game is HORRIBLE. I am a long standing Battlefield V lover. This new iteration is essentially vehicle warfare, with soldiers thrown in for cannon/pedestrian fodder. Once you get past that fact, its buggy as hell, has no server browsing, no scoreboard and worst of all total lack of changing pace. What made the previous BF's great was the changing pace due to just the right amount of vehicle respawn and action. Couple all this, with even worse gunplay physics and lack of sound that gave the game suspense and real tension when capturing or in a large gun battle. The final icing on the cake is the graphics are sub bar, and environment destruction has gotten worse. However, you liked to play the old battlefields you cant do that here. Some serious Nerf patches, combined with smaller maps with less vehicle emphasis, would be the basic start to rebuilding this game.    … Expand
  83. GGnumber1
    Nov 24, 2021
    1
    One of the worst release games of our time. Super buggy and just barely playable
  84. skyrimfanboy
    Nov 29, 2021
    1
    It doesn’t feel like battlefield anymore, they need to remove those cringey specialist
  85. V_et_t_o
    Nov 29, 2021
    1
    A crap game worse than the backyard of my horrible and terrible bathroom trash!
  86. TommyGFunk
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Appalling design choices, not a fun or immersive experience. Such a disappointment.
  87. K444L
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    I have seen games run better on a toaster, this series is going backwards and is an alpha state and that's a stretch, no amount of update can save it, so many core problems the devs don't know what they are doing or EA is forcing them to make this poor "game" just to milk monitization from kids who don't know any better. MODERN GAMING at its finest.
  88. RockinRoger
    Jan 6, 2022
    0
    I legitimately created this account only to review this game. I have never felt so ripped off and misled in my entire life. the trailers for this game looked immaculate. I thought we were finally returning to a BF3 / BF4 quality game. It was my fault for trusting Dice, they have shown time and again why you do not but there games for at least a year post launch. This game won’t be finishedI legitimately created this account only to review this game. I have never felt so ripped off and misled in my entire life. the trailers for this game looked immaculate. I thought we were finally returning to a BF3 / BF4 quality game. It was my fault for trusting Dice, they have shown time and again why you do not but there games for at least a year post launch. This game won’t be finished and bug free until end 2022, early 2023. Really wish they just delayed the game instead of pushing an unfinished product to consumers to appease shareholders. One day the consumer will be the target, not the shareholder. Until then, we will continue to get launches like this from Dice. Watching the death of Dice is so hard to watch.… Expand
  89. flerdahl
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    This game is disastrously bad. Its both a year away from being ready to play and fundamentally broken with terrible design decisions.
  90. Merro
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    **** this Garbage. Thank God I refunded this piece of **** EA MONEY GRAB. People giving high votes are bots and critics are paid for the reviews.
  91. Chandler98
    Jun 21, 2022
    7
    The game is definitely in a better state than it was at launch and on next gen it currently plays great with very few bugs. This game I think definitely deserve at least a second chance.
  92. 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!!!
  93. BayernRalle
    Oct 13, 2022
    1
    Downgrade from bfv, bf1, bf4, bf3, or any other edition since it is god-awful
  94. PumpisB
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    Game become better after an year. Keep going Dice !
    Main problem as Xbox players is that there's no Xbox player match available while cross play off.. fingers crossed
  95. davygravy93
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Idk how it's possible but I went from actively anticipating this game to despising it, well done dice and ea. Honestly this is the worst battlefield since hardline, I'd rather get t-bagged in halo than play another second of this.
  96. resh_aykut
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    The world's most powerful gaming console ( Xbox series x - so-called- ) collaboration with the worlds worst video game company. Result is 15FPS.

    Despite all of these technical issues ; Battlefield 2042 might be the worst Battlefield game ever released. I was very excited at the beginning, but the fact that Dice completely changed target player and it doesn't feel playing any like other    The world's most powerful gaming console ( Xbox series x - so-called- ) collaboration with the worlds worst video game company. Result is 15FPS.

    Despite all of these technical issues ;

    Battlefield 2042 might be the worst Battlefield game ever released. I was very excited at the beginning, but the fact that Dice completely changed target player and it doesn't feel playing any like other Battlefield games which that turned my excitement into huge disappointment.

    Firstly ; I don't know who came up with the idea of ​​Specialists, but it didn't suit for Battlefield. Its more like playing Cod Warzone. ( Not because of only specialists, TTK and weapons fire rates and absence of shooting feel also) I think these specialists are more suitable for warzone and rainbow six.

    Freeload system is another problem. Classes have no meaning anymore, as it is a system that usually pushes everyone to use RPGs. No one takes medic or ammo mostly. If you come across a person using ammo bag or medic, be sure to thank them. Since the free loadout offers the opportunity to use both equipment and all kinds of weapons, you can no longer even guess what your opponent's class is. In the past, the times when i was playing with friends, when the opponent sniper fired at us, we were making strategies about how to approach and neutralize enemy by somehow putting pressure on him, but now when you see a player using a sniper gun and you want to reach him, he can run away while using a Grapling Hook because he is an "Assault". or "Support", you will have to encounter a turret shooting at you. In short, prepare yourself such ridiculous scenarios like these. There is no single player campaign mode. After a legendary job with Battlefield 1, Dice also wants you to pay $70 or €80 for this game who does not even offer A NEXT GEN EXPERIENCE. As if that wasn't enough, you also need to buy the Season Pass in order to play some Portal maps. Do not support such money hunger companies. Finally, dualsense features have not been added to the game for PlayStation 5 users. However, they know how to ask for $70. They were saying that the game is well optimised for Xbox series x but my friends having problem about " crushing game " just like BF4 times. Visually, the game is never satisfying. Optimization & lag issues are undermining the game. The atmosphere of war is almost nonexistent. Even Battlefield 1, which was released years ago, had a much better atmosphere and was also very impressive graphically. Likewise, the sound design of battlefield 1 %200 better than 2042 the sad fact that here the weapons almost does not give the feeling of hitting anymore.

    There is one thing I'm really curious about. What have you done for 3 years? A 3-year-old product shouldn't have been this bad...

    I did all of these analysis as a Battlefield fan. It's not my style to playing call of duty games. Concept and vision in 2042 is definitely not for core battlefield fans.    … Expand
  97. BushyBrowss
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The game is stripped from every classic battlefield element it had. It caters to little kids. The game looks beautiful, but how it plays is atrocious. It is the most boring battlefield ever. You’ll want to end your life if you spend money on this game. I’m regretting my purchase.
  98. RedCollins
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Worst game in the whole battlefield franchise. No scoreboard, No factions, Disappointing gunplay and the weakest vehicles. On Xbox consoles you cant even opt out cross-play in game, forcing console players fight against PC M&B users.
  99. jacked99
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    major drop in quality. Has none of the soul or emotion usually associated with a BF game. This feels like a cartoon battle royal clone aimed at 7-12 year olds who want to spend mums cash on player skins.
  100. Gamemonster
    Nov 22, 2021
    1
    The moment I saw this game had forced crossplay with pc I knew it was garbage. Only way to disable it is through xbox system settings and when you do you only play against bots. This should have been an easy toggle and not on at default.
    But it doesn't end here. No scoreboard or team death in 2042, only boring big battles and classes are basically just a skin now. Even in portal server    The moment I saw this game had forced crossplay with pc I knew it was garbage. Only way to disable it is through xbox system settings and when you do you only play against bots. This should have been an easy toggle and not on at default.
    But it doesn't end here. No scoreboard or team death in 2042, only boring big battles and classes are basically just a skin now. Even in portal server browser there are no tdm filter or dice servers.
    Biggest letdown of 2021, Dice ruined BF.    … Expand
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  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    40
    Destruction is still cool, and in the end I have to give the creators credit for the fact that the much marketing-washed akedo has its moments. Everything else that made a good Battlefield is completely missing, and that chase for record-breaking size or player count is really a poor substitute for well-designed maps, rich content in the form of game modes, and certainly no substitute for the original class system that the gameplay has always relied on in the first place. [Issue#317]
  2. Impulsegamer
    Dec 6, 2021
    52
    Battlefield 2042 is a huge disappointment for gamers and the Battlefield franchise. Had this been the product of an indie developer, then this might be a different story as it would be understandable how a game like this could be the product of an independent studio that doesn’t have enormous corporate backing. Instead, EA pumped more resources into creating a CGI film that acts as the only real source of storyline context than ensuring the game was going to live up to the enormous amount of hype they were trying to create. I hate saying such negative things in my reviews, but when a game developer can’t be bothered to even try and live up to it’s own legacy, then I have to call it as I see it and for that very reason, I don’t recommend this game. Not even the nostalgia or temptation of ‘Battlefield Portal’ is enough to save this game from itself.
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  3. ComicBook
    Dec 3, 2021
    40
    Battlefield 2042 absolutely should have been pushed back by EA and DICE to some point in 2022. Instead, the version of this game that is currently available has been virtually unplayable for me at times since first releasing. Even beyond this, though, some of the key design changes that DICE has made in Battlefield 2042 don't feel for the better. Rather than improving on the core Battlefield experience that fans loved with Battlefield 3, 4, or Bad Company 2, 2042 is a bloated husk of its former self that is trying to recapture some semblance of its previous glory. As a fan that has been playing this series for well over a decade, Battlefield 2042 is a massive disappointment that I struggle to think is even worth saving.
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