This game is soulless. That's the best way to describe it. People like to bring up bugs and glitches as a reason why this game has the problems it has but it's not. It's the gameplay and the way the game flows in a match. It's the total balance within the vehicle in which DICE clearly didn't test the vehicles. The physics within the vehicles suck too. All the maps are trash, it's just more of a matter of which ones are trashier. The specialist although has some cool stuff, contributes to making the game worse in terms of team play and flow. Sound is awful, which is weird because Battlefield has always had at least "good" sound. But not here, it sounds muted. Then there's missing features expect from a Battlefield game like server browser for the main game. No chat ... MoreThis game is soulless. That's the best way to describe it. People like to bring up bugs and glitches as a reason why this game has the problems it has but it's not. It's the gameplay and the way the game flows in a match. It's the total balance within the vehicle in which DICE clearly didn't test the vehicles. The physics within the vehicles suck too. All the maps are trash, it's just more of a matter of which ones are trashier. The specialist although has some cool stuff, contributes to making the game worse in terms of team play and flow. Sound is awful, which is weird because Battlefield has always had at least "good" sound. But not here, it sounds muted. Then there's missing features expect from a Battlefield game like server browser for the main game. No chat and no stats page. Instead DICE is trying to play the "everyone is a winner" nonsense by removing what the think are "toxic" but in reality, these are core Battlefield features and without them the overall experience is hurt. The end of round fortnite/Apex Legends type stuff is so cringe. I can't believe DICE fell into this whole and sadly, I don't think they can climb out as I don't think they will learn the right lessons from this, instead they'll probably just think people don't want to play the franchise anymore when in reality, them trend chasing was the cause. For goodness sake, it's ok just to be Battlefield! You don't need to be anything other than that.

Since the library of PS5 games is so slim, I picked up Battlefield 2042 for $49.99 Cad. Going on sale this early into release, like 1 month after releasing, should tell you something about what to expect playing this game. Initially you may like it, the maps are massive and the whole total air and ground combat combination and the chaos of war is there. That’s about where the excitement stops. This game may lead you to believe that your weapons will improve as you progress, and you will be able to actually drop a few enemy during ground combat, but that is not the case. And playing cross platform with PC players vs a console player is suicide. I find I can get 3 to 4 solid hits on an enemy, only to be dropped with one headshot. Mid range distance engagements are ... MoreSince the library of PS5 games is so slim, I picked up Battlefield 2042 for $49.99 Cad. Going on sale this early into release, like 1 month after releasing, should tell you something about what to expect playing this game. Initially you may like it, the maps are massive and the whole total air and ground combat combination and the chaos of war is there. That’s about where the excitement stops. This game may lead you to believe that your weapons will improve as you progress, and you will be able to actually drop a few enemy during ground combat, but that is not the case. And playing cross platform with PC players vs a console player is suicide. I find I can get 3 to 4 solid hits on an enemy, only to be dropped with one headshot. Mid range distance engagements are frustrating and extremely difficult, you can hit the enemy, but seldom drop him, and the sniper aiming mechanics are terrible. In fact, all of the weapon aiming mechanics suck. The 84 mm anti tank weapon is useless, firing it once and only taking 1/3 of its health only to be barraged and killed. Now, if voice chat was enabled, coordinated attacks could be achieved, but sadly there is no voice communication in this game, even between your squad. I felt they really tried to make this game too realistic, at the account of a fun and playable first person shooter. The mechanics of Star Wars Battlefront 2 Are far superior, and you get a sense of reward and satisfaction. And when you die be prepared for an Olympic long distance running event just to get back into the fight. Half your match you will find yourself humping aimlessly all over the map running from sector to sector, just to fire a couple of rounds and get shot up, rinse and repeat. This game doesn’t need just a few updates, it needs a major in game mechanics overhaul. If you like the first person experience, try Call of Duty, you’ll find it has way more entertainment value and replayability instead of battlefield 2042.

Game is horribly broken with many many bugs. Not a traditional Battlefield Game. Massive maps that are mostly open fields between objectives and so many vehicles that you constantly wonder why there never seems to be one available so you can drive from point A to point B. Maps are cool for a hot second until you realize that lack of cover makes you a prime target for snipers, campers and vehicles. Last 3 patches have made the game worse every time. Time to wait before getting into a match is very long as the player base has dropped from around 100,000 people at launch to just around 5000 on PC. Console platforms also show a lack of playerbase given the very long wait times to get into matches if you aren't playing at peak usage which depends on where you are located ... MoreGame is horribly broken with many many bugs. Not a traditional Battlefield Game. Massive maps that are mostly open fields between objectives and so many vehicles that you constantly wonder why there never seems to be one available so you can drive from point A to point B. Maps are cool for a hot second until you realize that lack of cover makes you a prime target for snipers, campers and vehicles. Last 3 patches have made the game worse every time. Time to wait before getting into a match is very long as the player base has dropped from around 100,000 people at launch to just around 5000 on PC. Console platforms also show a lack of playerbase given the very long wait times to get into matches if you aren't playing at peak usage which depends on where you are located and which servers you can access. By the way, you can't pick which servers you join nor see a server list anywhere. Publisher (EA) and Developer (DICE) have been quiet these past few weeks with no news on how they are going to fix a game that some pad as little as $60 and as much as $120 not just 2 months ago. This isn't a Battlefield game. This is a poorly converted Battle Royale game type that had a last minute change into an extremely bland Online shooter..... with broken hit registration. You shoot another player and see the bullets go straight through with zero health removed from the enemy player. Then they shoot you and you're dead. Oh did I mention you can fall through the map at any point?