Battlefield 2042

 Xbox Series X
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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 644 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 96 out of 644
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 644
  3. Negative: 503 out of 644
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  1. TrueShifty
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    Terrible, what a shame they released it in this state. Too buggy to play. Constant glitches, can't see loadouts, can't always deploy, lag every game. No scoreboard. No TDM game mode apart from portal which currently gives little to no XP
  2. Rufasa
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    It's literally EA making this franchise more appealing to 12 year olds in hope that they will carelessly throw their money at EA like they do with other games like fortnite, Apex, CoD. Watch EA flood BF with cringey skins. BF is now a dead franchise
  3. Realist001
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Unfinished. Absolutely garbage. Who designed the UI for this? It's an atrocity. Quite possible the worst UI I have ever seen developed. The fact that they paid someone(most likely an intern) to design this is incredible. This is just one of 2042 things wrong with this disaster. Too woke for me.
  4. BenTheBallsack
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Who made this game? It feels like a cheap Battlefield knockoff. BFV is looking like a masterpiece right now.
  5. aimineye
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    This so to say game has the worst animation ever. Huge maps and no people on it. The worst battlefield.
  6. GenoyTexy
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Not only is it buggy on PC, it's also buggy on consoles. You can't even talk on voice chat. BECAUSE THERE IS NO VOICE CHAT.
  7. densdds
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    On XSS there is nice stable FPS. But many bugs and problems with netcode makes the game awful. Hazard zone is absolutely useless mode. Original modes of BF 2042 are not playable because of bad balance and awful level design. The only reason to buy this game is BF Portal. But bad optimisation also can spoil your experience in Portal modes.
  8. KaJIpaJL
    Nov 19, 2021
    1
    It's horrible! Endless player connecting. Ping 100-200. Worst battlefield ever!
  9. 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
  10. d0x
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    Battlefield games are ones of potential. BF4 launched in a horrible state and it took them 2 years to fix everything. Battlefield 2042 isn't nearly as broken but it does need work. Thankfully about 6 months of work should do the trick.

    I'm still giving it a 7 because I'm really enjoying the game despite the flaws. I think it feels better to play, it's gorgeous and runs great on series    Battlefield games are ones of potential. BF4 launched in a horrible state and it took them 2 years to fix everything. Battlefield 2042 isn't nearly as broken but it does need work. Thankfully about 6 months of work should do the trick.

    I'm still giving it a 7 because I'm really enjoying the game despite the flaws. I think it feels better to play, it's gorgeous and runs great on series x and PC. I was playing today at ultra settings with ray tracing at 4k60 no DLSS. With DLSS on quality I easily hit 80 and with DLSS and RT off I was averaging 107.

    Why include this in an Xbox review? Simple... Aside from ray tracing the Xbox version holds up quite well against PC. Yes PC looks better but not in a way that you notice during gameplay. It also loads SIGNIFICANTLY faster on Xbox.

    I see people complaining about the new class system but I like it. I hated being stuck in a certain role and being limited to certain weapons. There's no reason a medic or mechanic can't carry an assault rifle or dmr.

    The only real gripe I have is there's no scoreboard but I also understand it. If you're not that good but enjoy playing but constantly see your name at or near the bottom of the list it's probably going to push you away from playing.

    I'll update this review as patches hit.    … Expand
  11. neohuijiRyuu
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    - No scoreboard
    - No server browser
    - No team voice
    -Even can't disable crossplay in game
    Stupid game.
  12. Abdulelah1
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Unplayable game bots every where do not buy this garbage this is not Battlefield any more no teamwork !!!
  13. Gambit-95
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    This game should not be called battlefield. It is a setback in all respects. Low on content, poorly balanced, empty and poorly designed maps, no destruction.
    The specialists are unbearable and their phrases ridiculous.
    A lot of mechanics from previous games are missing. You can see that this game was a battleroyale and at some point in development they turned it into a conventional game.    This game should not be called battlefield. It is a setback in all respects. Low on content, poorly balanced, empty and poorly designed maps, no destruction.
    The specialists are unbearable and their phrases ridiculous.
    A lot of mechanics from previous games are missing.
    You can see that this game was a battleroyale and at some point in development they turned it into a conventional game. EA remains unlearned in continual contempt for its lifelong users. He will continue without winning his rival Activision and Cod    … Expand
  14. Rayonace
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    Not great not terrible.......,...............................................
  15. 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.
  16. Psicopata
    Nov 18, 2021
    2
    Péssimo tempo de espera pra encontra partida no hazad zone, o nivel de level pra liberar arma torna o jogo menos competitivo pra jogadores iniciais, gráfica bonito em alguns mapas e péssimo em outros. O som dos passos esta um lixo pra headset não importando qual configuração vc use.
  17. 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
  18. 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!
  19. ASUNOFADUCK
    Nov 18, 2021
    1
    The game lacks content in every aspect and is by far the most disappointing battlefield I have ever played. It comes with 3 game modes; conquest, breakthrough and Hazard Zone. Conquest maps are too large, empty and seriously lack destruction making the game feel unlike battlefield. Breakthrough is a mess of people running round like headless chickens and has no squad play what so ever..The game lacks content in every aspect and is by far the most disappointing battlefield I have ever played. It comes with 3 game modes; conquest, breakthrough and Hazard Zone. Conquest maps are too large, empty and seriously lack destruction making the game feel unlike battlefield. Breakthrough is a mess of people running round like headless chickens and has no squad play what so ever.. Hazard Zone is just a complete waste of a game mode, devoid of any purpose and progression. The game only comes with 7 maps! All designed for scale rather than gameplay. Destruction feels none existent on them and any strategy is pointless as everyone is funnelled into one objective. Vehicles completely dominate the battlefield they take forever to destroy and can quickly kill infantry over and over again. Dont get me started on the hover craft.

    Guns. Battlefield was once known for having an independent class system with a whole arsenal of weapons for each class. Now any "specialist" can use any gun. And there only 23 guns! BF4 released with 84 guns and released more down the line. This lack of weaponry and the addition of "specialists" removes all team play and makes the game feel more like call of duty than battlefield.

    You would expect for a game that comes without a single player would have a tonne of content for the multilayer. But no, for £65 (or more if you brought the special edition) you get 7 maps, 3 game modes and 23 weapons. The gameplay is shocking, weapons don't shoot straight thanks to blooming, hit boxes are broken, some times enemies won't take damage and other times you will miss but still get the kill. I am constantly lagging and rubber banding. There is an insane amount of bugs, wfrom teammates not being displayed as teammates, to animations glitching to being unable to respawn.

    The only good thing about the game is the portal, which again lacks content and doesn't live up to what the devs said it would be. Servers are either full or are being used as XP farms. DICE have not given the battlefield the fans wanted and instead have produced a call of duty on a large scale. Removing or minimising all things that make battlefield battlefield and replacing them with half finished ideas or things taken straight from call of duty. It makes battlefield 5 look like an elite game.

    Positives are portal and the on the go gun customisation which both still come with a load of issues. My advice would be to buy BF3 and/or BF4 as these are the only good thing on BF2042 anyway.    … Expand
  20. Baloo6023
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    The game has so many bugs its almost unplayable. You are forced into crossplay and there is no server browser. The game may improve but i would not recomend any console users buy the game until it gets major improvements.
  21. Fredrben
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Worst BF of all time. Gunplay is ruined, EVERY VEHICLE is either OP or overly armored. No infantry friendly modes/maps compared to any of the other games. Maps are too big and boring as **** Classes are ruined by allowing anybody to pick whatever gun they prefer no matter what type of type of class they are playing. Overall this game is a waste of money and time.
  22. 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.
  23. JonMcCue
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    Such a poor understanding of why people like the battlefield franchise. The bugs and glitches we can live with and assume will improve. However the specialist classes… well ya Gotta keep it simple cause human nature is not going to naturally organize into synergistic teams.
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. marciqson
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Według mnie świetna gra na długie godziny Czekałem i nie zawiodłem się :-)
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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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