As a former battlefield 3 and battlefield 4 veteran on ps3 and the last few years on pc (most of my hours were spent on console, but I can say my experience on pc was far more focused on reaching as much as I could the skill ceiling). Whether it was on vehicles and as an infantry, I have spent thousands of hours on both franchises. I have played the beta of Battlefield 2042, it just didn't feel like a battlefield game and not even a fps at all. Despite the horrible launches battlefield games always have had, this one was particularly bad. I have abandoned trying to get into the game multiple times after preordering (never do that). I went back on battlefield 4 after the multiple choices, made by whoever made these (EA/Dice) I didn't like. And here I'm talking objectively :

- Specialists (commonly disliked, whether coming from veterans that didn't like the change from previous franchises or by casual battlefield players that just didn't like the mess it would add in the gameplay...)

- Vehicles (not because they are overpowered but because they are terribly designed, especially when you consider the previous games with a far better vehicle gameplay and balance. So far the jets are hardly playable due to the maneuverability, the loadouts lacking certain things at the launch, and the overall importance in the battlefield being close to nonexistent if you just focus on vehicles and not infantry.) Overall vehicles are a wide debate within the game but from what I have seen from the launch and how it goes now, it's far better, but it just doesn't feel right at all when you looked at previous games. Right they are great as they are, but not as great as it should be. Switching to battlefield 4 vehicles and battlefield 2042, it's just a total downgrade.

- Maps (Randomly designed, from the launch until now, maps have changed and been reworked a lot but they still are bad. You cannot unchange how maps are unless you totally remake them. Sure adding props here and there are gonna improve the overall balance of positions but when your entire map is based on a flat surface, what are you going to do? Add more props ? It just doesn't make sense. Maps that were added after the launch are of course better but I hate having to leave and praying to get the right ones.)

- Portal (Barely played it, it's great for the few hours I have played it but haven't played enough to get a rock solid opinion.)

- Hazard zone (Same as portal, barely played it, I bought battlefield 2042 for the main game mode not both additional modes.)

Until now I have been talking on a overall timeline, since the launch it really tells how they are managing their games. The devs have done a good work to make the game playable (lot of crashes and fps/input issues on my part with great specs regardless). But looking at how things have progressed, it just feels like the game was published as a product and not a game itself. The overall feel of a battlefield just isn't there, it feels like a different franchise, and I'm not even going to mention the downgrade regarding the levolution being poor and not as great as previous games.



Now the current state of the game, it's great if you haven't played previous battlefields. Otherwise do not even bother, you are not going to find the battlefield experience you had in previous games.

Universe-wise > I personally don't like the artistic direction of the game, the OST is garbage (my ears please), the futuristic set is just meh... Considering the weapons are futuristic, why add weapons that were used in the 2020s ? It's just bad. Either plainly assume the futuristic set or don't.

Gameplay-wise > Nothing new and nothing mastered in the fps industry, what is the point really? Movements are ok even though as a bunny nerd (battlefield 4) it should be a bit more complex to add more fun. Guns are ok, nothing new, nothing revolutionary... Vehicles are ok, same thing, nothing new, nothing revolutionary...

The game overall is OK, lot of errors remain, bugs and optimization issues. If you want to buy the game, definitely buy it during sales, it's not worth 60€.


Gaming industry : I have rarely made reviews on games but I feel like this whole game is a result of nowadays' gaming industry. Games are now designed as products and not games to have fun or master. You can see the marketing of games being the peak of what was done previously but anything that doesn't make you buy the game is overlooked. I hate where games are heading now. Few years back we could already hear people saying that we gamers should prioritize our view on small games/companies. And I can't do anything but follow that advice if I don't want to lose my love for gaming. I have heard a lot on Battlebits being a battlefield-like game. I will surely give it a try even though the setting doesn't attract me that much. The future of gaming is mainly on smaller companies' back.

Hopefully my review on the game doesn't reflect the next games coming from EA and other big companies, even though I can hardly see otherwise...