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Specialists
Specialists miss the mark, feeling much less impactful than previous Battlefields.
Lack of Polish
Like many of its predecessors, 2042 comes with bugs and other small annoyances.
Mundane Maps
Despite bringing back "levolution," Battlefield 2042's maps quickly feel dull and static.
Battlefield 2042 is the series' weakest launch in a while, with poor gameplay and polish detracting from the spectacle the franchise is known for.
Battlefield 2042 Official Gameplay Trailer
Battlefield 2042 Official Reveal Trailer (ft. 2WEI)
Battlefield 2042's highpoint is its powerful Portal mode, which lets you relive the series' 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 in an interesting, high-stakes way.
Battlefield 2042 makes gutsy changes to a series that needed them and sets a new standard for built-in custom mode support.
There are some neat new toys while Portal delivers the series at its best, but 2042 launches as the weakest Battlefield in some time.
Battlefield 2042 is a strong foundation for future expansion. DICE's multiplayer-only FPS has scale and spectacle, but there are elements in need of careful refinement and optimization.
An odd, but admirably experimental AAA game, which offers plenty of epic scale action at launch but whose true worth will probably only be revealed in the months to come.
Each weapon has a unique feel that is fun to master and contested objectives always keep you busy
Although some specialists can feel a bit useless at times, tweaks to the formula with Battlefield 2042 add a lot of interesting gameplay variety.
We now have information of five of Battlefield 2042's Specialists
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