With the Battlefield 2042 release time coming up soon – very soon for those who’ve pre-ordered the Gold or Ultimate version – it’s a good time to dig into what the critics have made of the FPS game ahead of its arrival. Good news, then, that a bunch of reviews in progress and early takes have begun rolling out – so let’s see what the critics reckon of DICE’s latest offering so far.
While there are some finished write-ups about, many of the big reviews are in-progress ones for the time being given Battlefield 2042’s a live multiplayer game, so the ‘full experience’ isn’t here yet. In our own in-progress Battlefield 2042 review, Christian Vaz notes that, “this is still a giant playground packed with catalysts and gadgets that are ready and waiting to be worked into a player-made set piece”. He adds that, “it feels as cool as ever when you manage to create one of these in the middle of a match, and it’s in these moments when Battlefield asserts itself in the multiplayer FPS space”.
However, he does flag that he’s still somewhat unsure about how the game will shape up on launch day, explaining that his experience diving in so far “varied wildly across three lengthy sessions”, though is hopeful the niggles he encountered will get patched out soon. “When everything works, Battlefield 2042 is easily my favourite game in the series. But as of now, it doesn’t always work,” Christian says. Keep checking back as we’ll have our full review of the game live soon.
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