Battlefield 2042

 Xbox Series X
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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 644 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 45 out of 644
  3. Negative: 503 out of 644
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. WolfHoundGod
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    The most next gen game I have experienced this far on xsx. Yes there are things that needs fixed but that'd every new game.
  11. Uae727
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    amazing game but still has some technical issues (as usual for every battlefield game) i hope it will be fixed by the official release in 19 November
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  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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