Battlefield 2042

"Each weapon has a unique feel that is fun to master and contested objectives always keep you busy"

"If you&s;re looking to enjoy the next Battlefield title, turn back now. With the next patch not slated to arrive for another month, and the next content update to release some time after that, it&s;s going to be a while …"

"Almost twenty hours of having war on Battlefield 2042, divided between the open beta sessions at the beginning of October and the last three days of full-immersion with the final version, were certainly enlightening and allowed me to deepen many …"

"Battlefield 2042 is huge. In his best moments huge fun, but just as often hugely frustrating, stressful and difficult to understand. All controls are at max in this game, which is a clear starting point from the previous games in …"

"Battlefield 2042 has a strong core and has the potential to be one of the best games in the series. However, balancing quirks, performance issues, and some fundamental design decisions are holding it back from true greatness."

"It&s;s not as unsalvageable as Battlefield 5, but it&s;s still hard to imagine this evolving into the definitive Battlefield game that DICE wants it to be. There is fleeting fun to be had here, but it&s;s often spoiled by the …"

"Battlefield 2042 isn&s;t just a lackluster Battlefield game, it&s;s a bad FPS in general. It&s;s an overcorrect after Battlefield 5&s;s marketing was criticized for its "out-there" CGI trailers. It isn&s;t clear what Battlefield 2042 is, or even what it wants …"

"We loved Battlefield because it wasn’t Call of Duty or Counter-Strike or Fortnite or Apex or any other popular shooter. This mismanaged project clearly needed more time in the oven and a cohesive design that works to Battlefield’s strengths rather …"

"‎Battlefield 2042 dispenses with the campaign and sticks to what it does best: a deep and very fun multiplayer mode. The figure of 128 players (on PC and next gen) ensures the most spectacular battles of the saga, and we …"

"Battlefield 2042 feels like a game made specifically for Battlefield fans. Multiplayer is fast-paced and chaotic, and while new modes like Hazard Zone and Portal are a mixed bag, they provide an excellent foundation for the game to build on …"

"Unfortunately, this goes deeper than a rocky launch. It’s hard not to be disappointed with this 2042 offering. You know when the devs said this is a game to “celebrate Battlefield”? They’ve stripped away some of the most fundamental elements …"

"Battlefield 2042 feels like it could become a cool game, but it’s tantalizingly out of reach today. There’s enough promise with the satisfying-when-it-works gunplay, large-scale chaos (that’s starting to feel more controlled over time), and fantastic legacy Battlefield content in …"

"Portal and Hazard Zone save 2042 from being a real low point in the series, which has swapped iconic, high octane moments for needless scale, without filling in any of that space."

"‎Battlefield 2042 was a ship that I was looking forward to and from a distance it seemed that the journey was going to be long and different from what I had known so far. But the ship arrived and then …"

"Battlefield 2042 is a strong foundation for future expansion. DICE&s;s multiplayer-only FPS has scale and spectacle, but there are elements in need of careful refinement and optimization."

"Battlefield 2042 is a fun game to play, but its base game content will leave you wanting. Thankfully, Battlefield Portal is there to pick up the slack and does so splendidly. There’s still some gas left in Battlefield’s tank."

"There are some neat new toys while Portal delivers the series at its best, but 2042 launches as the weakest Battlefield in some time."

"Overall, Battlefield 2042 is a complete package of a first-person shooter that many players will enjoy playing it. Thanks to the Portal mode, the game never disappoints you in delivering diverse game modes, and Hazard Zone is a new option …"

"Battlefield 2042 continues to amplify the massive scale of its warzones, but de-emphasized teamwork and a shaky launch show that it still needs some more time in the oven."

"Battlefield 2042 isn&s;t a bad shooter, but to release in this quarter of this year it really needed to bring its A-game, and it hasn&s;t done that."

"Right now, “Battlefield 2042” is better than it has ever been, though that remains faint praise. And given all that’s come before, the best decision for its future, and that of the Battlefield franchise, may be, in some measure, to …"

"Battlefield 2042 is an unfulclined experience at the moment and needs a lot of repairs to get back on track."

"Full of worthwhile multiplayer content, Battlefield 2042 brings the long-running shooter franchise to new heights."

"Although some specialists can feel a bit useless at times, tweaks to the formula with Battlefield 2042 add a lot of interesting gameplay variety."

"In a series known for its scale and spectacle, climate change and technical issues are the new enemies"

"Battlefield 2042 occasionally captures the epic scale and multiplayer madness the series is known for. But the game often stumbles due to poor design decisions and technical issues."

"I am hopeful that 2042 will be a more interesting Battlefield game at some point next year, but having been through varying degrees of rough launches with this series - from BF 2142 through BF 5 - I can’t say …"

"There&s;s a good game to be found within the Battlefield 2042 and fun to be had as the spectacle of Battlefield&s;s signature gameplay is taken to new, more expansive heights, but it&s;s marred by a handful of unsuccessful gameplay design …"

"Battlefield 2042&s;s highpoint is its powerful Portal mode, which lets you relive the series&s; past glories and tweak them to your liking. Its current batch of modes is overstuffed with players and utter chaos, though Hazard Zone scales things down …"

"Right now, Battlefield 2042 is offering plenty of new features and gameplay elements that will benefit the series’ veteran players, although I’m not sure if there is enough there to hold the attention of players that don’t already have a …"

"Battlefield 2042 makes gutsy changes to a series that needed them and sets a new standard for built-in custom mode support."