Battlefield 2042 - 2 Years Later

Battlefield 2042 remains the most controversial Battlefield game and one of the biggest launch failures in modern AAA gaming. Excitement for the game in 2021, quickly turned into concern, which then turned into frustration - and ultimately pure distaste for DICE in general. 2 Years Later, Battlefield 2042 has received multiple updates & improvements towards the gameplay & the reworks for the Specialists & Maps. In my return, the game is at a much better state, but it also feels like a crucial turning point for both DICE & Battlefield.
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[0:00] Intro
[1:27] The Beginning of the End
[8:02] The End of the Era
[10:15] The Winds of Change
[17:56] Feels Like Battlefield...
[34:58] Dawn of a New Era

[@ProReborn]

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[@vanlewens6246]

This was the game which made me quit as a long time Fan. I hate the fact that it has become normal that we are not getting anything new for the first year instead the developers play catch-up to get to a launch near state.

[@overkillgaming1424]

Go back to battlefield 1 haha i do all the time really replayable and the player base is EXTREMELY CONSISTENT 20 plus full servers haha 😂

[@PKDeviluke25]

Me too, if specialist show up in the next game am skipping that one too. BF4 and BF1 are still alive and well on PC thankfully.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

​@@overkillgaming1424battlebit remastered exists. Nobody plays battlefield anymore.

[@dariomladenovski7047]

this has always been the case for Battlefield games lol

[@tiredcaffeine]

@@kenshinhimura9387 BF1 and BF5 are still active. And I can find a match under a minute or so in BF2042. "No body plays battefield anymore" is either a big ignorance or a big lie.

[@bleachprovider6001]

Hard to believe it’s already been 2 years since the game released

[@oldarthurmorgan6319]

Dude fr, i still remember seeing the "BF6 new info" 3.5 years ago

[@MixMeister5000]

Like actually wtf !

[@raidengoodman8754]

@@oldarthurmorgan6319I remember the reveal trailer where everyone was losing their damn minds

[@thebigsam]

It wasn't. Game will be 2 years in the end of the autumn

[@Funkaheltok]

Game made me legit stop “gaming”. It’s great, I work out, eat better and spend more time with my friends and girls. Thx bf2042 for pushing me in the right direction

[@recorddeepness709]

The worst part on the grapple hook gadget is that it was already done right back in Battlefield Hardline! It was an all-class gadget anyone could equip.

[@endless_limes]

Yeah and best part was, once you deployed it, everyone could use it

[@forplaint_ru]

Well. BF2 Special Forces joins the chat

[@hiddenxalpha7053]

Battlefield 4 did it best. There wasnt a shitty grappling hook.

[@15liran]

I think the most baffling thing is that there was a ‘narrative team’ working on 2042

[@TomasDord]

No chance to feel like a battlefield with a specialist, those abilities are a no-go for me.

[@samexoldx]

Exactly it sure as hell doesn't feel like a Battlefield game

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Exactly. I always played as specific class and in 2042 i was like wtf everybody is the same here. Disaster

[@dogpaws2190]

Majority of those specialist "abilites" you're talking about are gadgets in past battlefield games... except a few

[@serdavosseaworth6115]

And the fact that you move like an Olympic athlete not a soldier.

[@eduardoboehringer]

I don't wanna be the cool operative, i just wanna be the random soldier saying things in a language I dont understand.

[@TheQuadLaunchers]

My biggest issue with the game is still how the guns feel/handle. I never stopped playing BF3, so I came from BF3 to 2042, and the portal guns aren’t even close to what they were. Also, bullets don’t exit guns at a 45 degree angle in real life.

[@thebigsam]

They do in BF3

[@TheQuadLaunchers]

@@thebigsam They don’t. Even while suppressed combined with spread, shots still fire “straight” from your reference. It might be from a slightly different point of reference within the ADS, but remaining in reference to where you’re standing, shots still travel in a straight line. Shots do NOT exit the barrel as if the barrel itself were flopping around pointing left and right of your reticle only to hit something to your 2’o’clock. It’s for this reason why in BF3 you can as a sniper, be suppressed, while you yourself are strafing left/right, and still happen to land a shot. Sorry for the ramble. Sick rn with not much else to do. 😂

[@thebigsam]

@@TheQuadLaunchers nah, you good. Rant is valid. You are still wrong tho. Sniper rifles in BF3 have significantly less spread than other categories. You clearly haven't played with high-recoil high-spread gun in BF3.

[@TheQuadLaunchers]

@@thebigsam I literally have 100 service stars with the AEK. 😂

[@icetea8946]

literally what they did to the ACW is horrid, the ACW in older battlefields had 880rpm and laser liker recoil. in 2042 its rate of fire is almost like the AK24 and u cant beam ppl at long range unless u single or burst fire or just get lucky. The only guns that they did good was the MTAR and M416. The AEK in this game feels like it has less range and more spread than the smgs lol

[@279ft]

I miss BF1 that was my first battlefield game and I won’t forget that experience

[@nelsonhull7025]

My favorite battlefield game

[@279ft]

@@nelsonhull7025 Facts me too

[@apathofpain]

My first battlefield was first vietnam lol

[@KadeSimpsonMusic]

@@apathofpain bad company 2 was my first bf.

[@CoreRulezFtw]

just play it then. my favourtie was BF2. I cant go back there anymore. 😞

[@Badhero4]

Remember when we would get 4 to 5 maps every DLC? Live service was a disguise to give us 4 to 5 maps during the whole game's life cycle.

[@spetsnaz7192]

BF3 days and BF4 😢

[@maxwellwills2865]

I just recently jumped into bf2042, I knew it felt like there were only a few maps.

[@griffin1366]

While I'm not a fan of Battlebit, it's excellent competition for the space as nobody has really been able to challenge Battlefield before. Hopefully this is extra motivation.

[@ProReborn]

I’m not a fan either but I hope its a good example of gameplay > graphics

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

why are you not fans? what? i bet its graphics bcuz you wont utilize your overpriced nvidia shit gpus :( oh sad kids

[@0uttaS1TE]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the art style but I love the gameplay. I'm just glad there's competition in the space. More people vying for our attention means we all win

[@griffin1366]

@@0uttaS1TE The graphics don't matter to me, only gameplay.

[@zeliph]

I wonder why WW3 failed while Battlebit didn't.

[@SuperNoobz22]

No matter how much this game has improved over the last few years, it just fundamentally doesn't feel like a battlefield game mainly because of the specialists. Battlebit made me realize that I'm finally done with 2042 for good.

[@Treyfuwu]

go whale more

[@SuperNoobz22]

@@Treyfuwu I’m not sure I know what that means

[@Alex-K94]

So true. I started BF4 again with a friend... it's still great. Classes and realistic guns are so much better than this futuristic bs.

[@Velsk]

Using "A Theme for Kjell" as the background music for that monologue at the end of the (Feels Like Battlefield...) segment was Incredible.

[@LadyHokage9]

Keep making videos with this level of quality and you'll be a big channel before you know it

[@youtubeaccount697]

Did he say 2019 pandemic?

[@HugoFoxHH]

I can say with confidence that i'm loving BattleBit Remaster, everytime i weight if i'm playing battlefield or battlebit, the later usually wins

[@mulgoon874]

Man same its sooo good

[@jakescourage]

Yeah and people actually revive

[@AdamNisenziSpisak]

Roblox fans spotted

[@camblongkaras7121]

@@AdamNisenziSpisak Your art sucks

[@haydnadkins5007]

It feels like the true successor, just with roblox graphics

[@elunmusk8566]

Great job! I thought this was a bigger channel due to the quality.

[@ProReborn]

Thank you! My new editor is killing it. Excited to bring more quality content soon

[@prezidenttrump5171]

Anything on TV is better quality than anything on KZbinr produced.

[@dylono.t.2509]

@@prezidenttrump5171 Say that to the ratings. The internet is the future of consumed media.

[@dash7661]

@@ProRebornthis game feels nothing like battlefield, it feels like a wanna be cod game , it’s still dogshit just because the game released as a fucking mess doesn’t mean it’s now good it just means it should of released like this and ur delusional if u think this plays , feels or even looks like battlefield 😂😂😂 dead game

[@blackheart0117]

I had that picture as my Xbox picture and they banned me from party chat for 2 days lmaooo

[@kylele23]

Thanks for this video, almost every video on this game has a bullet point that basically says “isn’t like battlefield” and you go into depth on that with personal experiences on missing game modes instead of just mentioning it.

[@xhonda450r]

Well done!!! The closing segment on ‘feels like battfield’ brought a tear to my eye 😢. Thank you, for making a concise, understandable, and constructive video about 2042. My hat comes off for you, sir.

[@ProReborn]

Well, based on this videos feedback- I’ll be continuing with this style and quality of video going forward. Videos don’t have a target release date as this stuff takes time, but welcome to all the new subscribers. Next up, Resident Evil 4 Remake.

[@Honey_Katz]

Never force yourself to a release date!! That's why indie games usually come out complete lol

[@andreylucass]

BF5 is 7/10 _now_

[@squashiejoshie200000]

Keep up the work. It's an ok video, but you need to do a deeper analysis. The difference between 128 players and 64 players and server stress was a huge part of the game's early failures with things like server connection issues, hit reg issues, and server performance issues being major issues for players for the first couple of months. 2042's lack of content is, well, wrong. It's a statement that has helped the dev team ignore portal almost totally. It's because everyone reviewing 2042 ignores portal when it comes to content. They always said "7 maps, 30-something weapons, 2 modes". But that discounts portal. With portal, you have 12 maps and over 70 weapons on launch. That's more than any previous game shipped with. It also had an additional 2 modes in portal at launch, TDM and Rush. Not to mention everything else you could make in portal. Your "Based" opinion of the store working while the game wasn't... You do know that they delayed the first season by over 3 months to put everything they had into making the game work right? And that the beginning of season 2 was when people started saying "it's good now" right? They skipped out on a season, pretty much just included basic cosmetics just for a weekly mission for people to work towards, and put everything into making the game good. You seem to think that Breakthrough is designed for the attackers to win. That's not true. It's designed for the attackers to reach the last sector. Whether they do that with the maximum ticket count or the minimum ticket count is irrelevant, and they don't always do it. Some maps are favored for the attacker, and some for the defender purely on objective placement and number per sector. In the end, who wins or loses is determined more by player skill than who's attacking or defending on a map. "Where's operations?" It's breakthrough. Operations is breakthrough. The only difference is it's on individual maps and not chained through 3 maps. It means that you don't rely on a team to get you through to maps 2 and 3. It's shorter on average because the attackers only have to push through 3-5 sectors instead of 9-15. "The destruction just feels subpar." It's at worst equal to bf3. On average, it's equal to bf4, except without the one copy-pasted building that falls down, and the primary difference is the lack of levolution... on some maps. Spearhead has a good one. Opening the tanker doors on discarded doesn't have the spectacle of Shanghai's tower, but it's there. The rocket exploding isn't half bad. The weather effects exist too. Most walls can be broken down and there are level altering effects on a few of the AOW maps. "Live service is a soulless predatory model." It can definitely have a soul. Take a real deep look at bf5. I mean a really deep look. Look at the maps that came out on launch, and really look at the history of those maps. Then follow through the seasons and look at each map as they came out. Look at the maps as they are now. The answer is: They started at the beginning of 1940 with the German invasion of France. Operation Claymore. The Africa campaign. The invasion of Rotterdam. Then we got the invasion of Sicily. and finally in 1943 the US joined the war. Who knows what would have come next, but it started at 1940 and was progressing through the war as the live service continued. Then at the end, there wasn't enough dev time to make a D-Day invasion, but we can know it happened because the initial French maps changed with breakthrough reversing. It went from Brits defending and Germans attacking to Germans defending while Americans attack. I don't think many people even noticed.

[@jinn194]

A heads up, when mentioned bf7 the article said it will release in 2024, but you said 2042 instead. Quite the mind bender but thought you’d want to fix that audio clip.

[@chaimkobylinski1988]

​@@squashiejoshie200000well it's obvious that you know what you are talking about while author did some surface research without understanding the core or providing any alternatives to the current issues. Not everyone is an expert and not everyone is a veteran since 1942

[@ozar6528]

Community: *gives feedback since 1942* Dice: *throws everything out the window and does a cheap cod knock off with terrible everything that noone wanted* Also DICE: "plz give feedback 🥺

[@leunreadablypossible6835]

we can recover

[@Dr.Oofers]

@@leunreadablypossible6835no

[@ahmadabdulhakim9475]

This channel should had 111k not 11k sub! Your video was really incredible man!

[@LUNArXpedition]

Keep up what’s your doing bro, great video glad this got recommended to me 👍🏻

[@OPTIMUMELITE]

That Tom Hendersin hype got me too. I was so dissapointed when i saw the game then played it. 2042 is not Battlefield no matter how much they fix/ add it just aint it.

[@0uttaS1TE]

It has just lost so much since BFV. It threw out actually good ideas that the game had in favour of, what, heroes?

[@joshlee7935]

Lol that’s why you don’t suck a leaker’s dick. They are just there to churn waters I knew right off the bat from the “gameplay” trailers that the game was gonna be garbage

[@Hero_Of_Time94]

@@0uttaS1TEhey threw it all out the window for solo infantry streamer moments. Tanks and jets are worthless in this game. Infantry are able to kill anything and everything regardless. Streamers play mackay and sundance the most, why? Because of game breaking anti battlefield movement abilities and they have the ability to carry C4 so enemy vehicles have literally zero counter play against even the most basic and noobiest mackay and sundance players carrying C4. Helicopters are king for vehicles because there is practically no jets and ground vehicles capable of checking them. The only thing that could possibly check a helicopter is the railgun tank that HAS to sit inside their base to avoid the extremely oppressive infantry players that can one hit kill them the moment they want a tank dead.

[@eeroseppanen1330]

what a video, I usually skip through longer videos but with this one I took my time

[@ProReborn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HannyaHalo]

Bravo. I just happened to stumble upon this video and I couldn't be happier that I did. This video summarizes the past 2 years of 2042 better than any other I could find on this platform bar close to none. I found it really helpful especially because I've been wondering whether the game is worth giving a 2nd chance. Once more great job with the video, I cannot imagine the amount of effort and work it took to research everything and edit it all together.

[@iliveiniowa1]

Crazy how much better BF1 looks than this game still to this day. Visuals don’t hold a candle to warzone either. I hope we can get back to the bc2/bf3 days where movement felt grounded, guns has recoil, vehicles were heavy, and destruction was everywhere

[@aspinnycracker]

"Store working just fine, while the game wasn't" Unfortunately that's pretty much every live service game nowadays. COD, Diablo 4, Redfall (IIRC), Halo Infinite. Store is somehow up and working, sometimes during the beta like Halo Infinite, and everyone else is borked

[@aspinnycracker]

Apologies for the spelling mistakes Also thought of how its been alot of COD games such as WWII, Vanguard, Cold War and MWII And Overwatch 2 also, but the network issues were fixed pretty quickly

[@0uttaS1TE]

9:02 I CAUGHT THAT FRAME! LMAO But yeah, I agree with this video for the most part, though I feel like the issues are too fundamental in my eyes to be patched out. But then again, I consider BF4-V to be the gold standard on how Battlefield should play so what do I know? Regardless, excellent video, man. It's high quality as hell too, I'm surprised you get so little support given how good your editing is.

[@DeathByFlaying]

Yo im dead, took me to minutes to pause on the right frame lmao

[@user-thereelcameraman21]

9:03

[@Prplex.]

The thing that bothered me the most was that it took about 6 months for them to make the game in a playable release state. The second was the performance. I dont care about good graphics if it means my fps can vary by half every other second. Only started optimizations after they had fixed the inital 6 months of shittery

[@MrCombs234]

Great video. I’ve downloaded, tried a few games and deleted this game 4 times now. The most annoying thing to me is the ABSURD amount of fine tuning you have to do to get the right sensitivity. I’m on console and I just want to get on, get my horizontal and vertical turn speed on point and play. But I have to sift through 150 different tuning things that I don’t even understand to try and find them.

[@Ghostman2122]

100% agree. BF2042 is fun now but the next BF must learn from it's mistakes and not have things like specialists otherwise the franchise will probably die.

[@MeowLesty]

It may be fun but i still see no reason to play 2042 over Battlebits besides the graphics.

[@Ghostman2122]

@@MeowLesty Yeah, battlebit is great fun, I only it bought a couple of days ago and I've had a blast

[@hbshadow8981]

@@MeowLestyppl have their own taste tbh

[@goatman9499]

#bringbacksquadspecs

[@MrLense]

The next BF will need to look at what Battlebit is doing

[@matthewrichardson2533]

To be fair I remember they didn't have in game micro transactions prior to season 1 when the game was like no scoreboard broken. But honestly now i've noticed they've made the correct decisions since launching the game.

[@V3ntilator]

All new vehicles, characters and weapons is free for everyone every season in 2042, so no one misses out.

[@secretagentcat]

lol i cannot believe you all say this crap when they are fleecing you. they havent made a SINGLE correct decision from the inception of this game.

[@trevoravery9270]

@@secretagentcat kuks gonna kuk.

[@ethanesslinger9805]

Great vid, love mini doc's like this. Subscribed.

[@MDzmitry]

To be honest, I'd love to see a classic-model BF set in the Cold War era. Maybe with a (voluntary) proximity chat, since Battlebit showed just how fun it can be

[@jfygt2623]

Wow. Everything what you told throughout the video is what I felt about BF2042. Predatory live services, and appeasing to the investors what cause BF2042 to spectacularly fail. Indeed the comeback is real and the game feels like a Battlefield game, but by fixing the game for 2 years caused the lack of content making BF2042 lack lustre compared to previous titles. I hope DICE and EA learned from this (like that will happen). They just need to listen to the BF community and try to make a game out of it.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

Lol what comeback? This game is as dead as it can get. Battlebit remastered is dominating the fps genre right now

[@jfygt2623]

@kenshinhimura9387 lol. I'm not sure what isolated island you're playing on, but no problem with me joining a game. And don't get started with the steam charts counts since basing the player count on that is dumb asf.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

@@jfygt2623 millions are playing battlebit remastered right now. Battlefield 2042 doesn't even have 2k players online. It's a dead game

[@jfygt2623]

@kenshinhimura9387 really bro? I didn't know I was arguing with an idiot over here. Before trying to criticise someone over the internet, get your facts straight so that you won't embarrass yourself.

[@cwj2733]

@@jfygt2623numbers lie? as of July 11 5:11 PM 2023, Battlebit currently has 59,926 players while 2042 has 7,865. good luck living in your delusional head space friend.

[@MakeItPerfectlyWrong]

Definitely thought this channel was larger based on the quality of this work! Amazing job Will you do a Halo Infinite one at the 2 year mark? Would love to hear your thoughts and retrospective Personally interested in what you think AFTER Season 5 drops if the leaks of PVE Firefight comes And the actual introduction of cross core/weapon coatings next season

[@ProReborn]

Hmmm… interesting concept. I haven’t played much infinite since launch, I wrote it off long ago. I’ll put it on the “maybe” board

[@deviantarsenal]

I honestly expected a much bigger channel too, based off how well made the video is!

[@clockspacefilms3025]

@@deviantarsenalah yes cuz bigger channels have talent while smaller channels don’t. No wonder smaller channels are horribly disgustingly neglected on youtube

[@thegaryman5]

@@deviantarsenal definitely helps with using “golden era” battlefield music, the production value on some of those soundtracks were insane.

[@cwj2733]

@@clockspacefilms3025bro made leaps and bounds to come up with that assumption lol

[@dreamz9379]

What makes this even sadder is that Battlefront 2 ended development cycles for this

[@christianstudios5359]

Is that song you played at the end in BF1? Great video btw, I hope Dice can make a comeback with the next game.

[@SnakiestFrame]

Battlefield 2042 still feels like something is missing

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

"Soul"

[@Legion849]

Identity, soul and most importantly it's a ripoff of Warzone.

[@paquibotlouis6455]

fully destructible environments 😢

[@GenericMedic]

27:51 I miss the fortification system so much. Great video.

[@ElBlancoBoss]

very great video, your voice quality, video editing, background music is great, felt like I'm watching an IGN review, keep up the good work. I hope you can do more games like MW2, maybe FIFA? thanks

[@s1mplem4gic58]

Im holding out hope for the series forever. I got Battlefield 1 with all its dlc in 2018 for $5 and loved it. It was summer and i played it so much. It was my first battlefield experience. Made me get into military history and now that’s a huge thing for me. I had some unforgettable memories on there and have yet to experience another battlefield that’s been hyped up by the community and delivered (though i didn’t hate bfv the community did at the time and lack of content was disappointing) and 2042… well the video.

[@octoslut]

you played a battlefield which was decent at best as your first bf game, you don't have any clue what peak battlefield was. older series were much better, dont hold your hopes too high you'll be disappointed.

[@transformerstuff7029]

played EVERY BF on release except for 2042 and BF hardline. They really screwed this series up.

[@MixMeister5000]

​@octoslut The fact you think BF 1 was just decent is hilarious. I've played them all and it's one of their all time best. Most would agree.

[@octoslut]

@@MixMeister5000 it was decent, dont kid yourself older games were better. bf3/4/bc2 all better.

[@Sevren_]

@@octoslutBF1 is def wanna the best bf games

[@CatalystHD]

Well done video. Didn't agree with everything but glad you are finding enjoyment in the game.

[@deniskasperovich8251]

36:08 2042? Damn bro they’re sure taking their time… 😩

[@ProReborn]

Hol up! Let them cook🤣 haha yeah sorry, the one error!! It took 4 days for one person to comment it though!

[@gouravkumarsingh7482]

Loved how well put together this vid was...definitely earned my sub.

[@ProReborn]

Glad you enjoyed! Thank you!

[@Adudenameddevon]

Only halfway through this video currently but loving it so far! Honestly kinda makes me wanna jump back into BF after it’s colossally bad launch. But I came to give a shout out to the editing work. At 20:50 you make a cut when you prep a grenade and it’s SEAMLESS and thought it deserved the praise for the work that went into making it look smooth. Good work homie 👍

[@superstatus2640]

I got covid two weeks ago and had nothing to do. Remembered I had not liked BF2042 at launch and decided to boot it up again. NOW I CAN NOT STOP PLAYING IT!!!

[@irishkiwi477]

I would absolutely love a battlefield game set in the Cold War, its my favourite era and there's a lot they could do.

[@greymangaming1877]

That would be fun. Though I wonder if I want Dice to desecrate that concept too

[@jeremie_gamingboy]

Yes, I hope they bring us back Vietnam war.

[@voltic7133]

@@jeremie_gamingboy I would love a dense jungle map to play on. Developers really do need to start making games which take place in Vietnam.

[@santiagoamado9056]

@@voltic7133 Try rising storm 2

[@breaded_pubes]

​@@voltic7133Solomon Islands in bfv was the closest we got

[@haziqsembilanlima]

As for cosmetic system that initially caused confusion (MacKay vs MacKay), I don't understand why they were struggling. BFV already had minimal character customization but faction-locked so things look way less off. True character customization were realized in BFHeroes and BFP4F that is still faction-locked so players won't be struggling to identify who's who.

[@ryon5174]

While it was funny in BFV to see six of the Japanese woman running around in katanas, at least it’s easy to know that they’re only available for the Japan faction, which is a nice touch in and of itself

[@nickbuckley4371]

@@ryon5174yep with v I can tell who is who 2042 idk

[@Solotocius]

Great video! I'd love to see a video of the same format about Halo Infinite 2 years later.

[@bashar1991VICTOR]

very well put together video . thank you

[@0ptic0p22]

i would want the cinematics/trailer team from 2042 to be the same, they can sell anything

[@derMadner]

Which song is that at [8:02] The End of the Era?

[@jarofjam_]

earned a sub. great video. i think i can say you spoke for nearly everyone in this video, and the presentation was great

[@KarlosRaver]

Ive said for years they need to release a bad company 3...not broken

[@oOSilentNdeadlyOo]

Deserved sub great recap of what happened to 2042. One thing I’d also point out is despite the issues in PS5, PC and Xbox X, the problems are 100x worse on old gen. I’m shocked they are even allowed to market this for the ps4. The game looks like battle bit at times with the gameplay of 2042.

[@Javisphotos]

What’s the music at the beginning? I recognize it from the fishing in baku mission but can’t find it.

[@damuffinman1394]

This is my first video on this channel. Beautiful intro my friend. Beautiful video. Keep up the quality just like this and I can see you going somewhere

[@hounsdjentlow3074]

You've earned a new sub with this video. Very well made, and awesome video! And I'd be completely over battlefield and dice after this and bf5 but I gotta admit as a mahooosive halo fan plus liking the other management changes, I am cautiously optimistic for dices future

[@ProReborn]

Excited for the future. Got another video in the works now.

[@i-Melika]

Dont be

[@hounsdjentlow3074]

@@i-Melika well I mean if they can't pull it out of the hat I'll just stick to battlebit anyways so it's no worries

[@deviantarsenal]

Also wanted to say that this is the first video of yours I've seen and i subscribed because of it! Excellent video and breakdown of BF2042.

[@ProReborn]

Awesome, thank you!

[@dirtywhowho]

I have been playing video games online for over 15 years and the state of video games now are sad and depressing. Long gone are the days of getting a amazing game that the developers cared about the player experience. Now the only experience they care about are the share holders. BF 2042 was honestly the game that broke me. I no longer play online at all and have not renewed my xbox sub since the launch of BF 2042. I have accepted that online gaming for me is dead.

[@no.7893]

That montage in the intro of all the different battlefield youtubers was quite sad for me, reminded me of when I used to follow them all through every upload when BF1 was at it's biggest. Man I miss tuning in to Levelcaps Loadout series and commenting my loadouts hoping to get featured. Simpler times. It was real downer when BF2042 came out and all of them slowly moved on to greener pastures.

[@ProReborn]

As a previous CoD person, I was absolutely shocked that it went this bad. I wanted an alternative, some competition to the almighty & greedy activision

[@zgalusic]

very nice video summary, I enjoyed it. Congrats!

[@andreidmny]

Great analysis, very much in line with what I felt for 2042. To be honest, despite the consensus in the community, BF 2042's strongest element is the art design. I love the aesthetics of the maps, the music, even the cosmetics. If only they made different specialists for each faction, it would've been nearly flawless. However, this game left so much to be desired, despite of the decent comeback they managed to achieve.

[@snakeyman5560]

I'm still playing BF1 as if BFV and 2042 never came out, and whenever I ask other players in BF1 what they think they say the same thing. So as far as I'm concerned, Dice was shut down by EA after Battlefront 2 and there were no other BF games after BF1.

[@daunt9577]

This is fine video, feels like a film essay

[@WxrrenTV]

Just got a chance to watch. Really solid video!

[@topherpro1783]

Great breakdown of the whole 2042 story, shame that it ever came out of the gate in the state that it was. Phenomenal work, man

[@ronjones1814]

Excellent video. Channel deserves more subs!

[@Orgi3]

I never understood why i keep seeing thats its better now. It seems like its still has the same flaws. Like straight up downgraded destruction, weak art style, less features, 120 players is unplayable without highend crap and cheap feeling gunplay. Its all still there.

[@chriscolbert2188]

People really love the series so I get why they want 2042 to get better, but the core game itself SUCKS. They shouldn't have to literally rework a game for nearly 2 years, plus it won't fix the big problems. The maps suck, the specialists are cringe, the game runs like shit, there's still not a lot of viable guns, UI is hideous, I can keep going. Calling this a good bf, means bf is dead. Countless lies were told too like the beta issues being ironed out, that the beta was an "old build". THE BETA RAN BETTER 😂

[@i-Melika]

Lemme tell you some man,i have the game sice day 1,even right now,by force and jackfrags and westie shill videos about how 2042 is the best game now,,i caaaaaaaaant enjoy the game for a hour,i just cant,i just can not connect to any element of this game, instead i play bf5 even tho im not a big fan of ww2,but i spend many hours in it and also have bf5 since day 1!!!!!!

[@LightBluly]

Ikr? I just can't get used to this game. I just can't. It was the controls and gun feels that were different, and as a BF veteran since BF4 Beta, it's just NOT Battlefield.

[@Orgi3]

@@LightBluly yes I agree.this unbearable piece of shit whe is the latest battlefield. Nothing else seems to scratch that itch anymore. It's just sad to see your game like this.

[@tristanabel9851]

I’d honestly rather pay for premium again like older titles and have the guarantee of maps, weapons, etc on a timely manner and with a set quality minimum that prevents rushed and under thought out ideas

[@Devinn504]

People cried to much about splitting up the community, so that’s never coming back.

[@Blarg]

Well put together overview video. Thanks!

[@dazerrazer3018]

do you have a playlist of all of those songs used in the video?

[@Bigcat726]

When bfv content support I fallen into anger and depression hoping the game would get more support after the release of 2042 it made me it’s not the same company that made great battlefield games many’s years earlier, such a sad thing the franchise has fallen from grace, I’m not as optimistic for the future of 2042 nor the next title, I’m at point just ignore the next title for fps games

[@AmongUs-sy5ct]

Blud got depression from a game 💀⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@icetea8946]

the fact that they ended support for battlefront2 and bf5 to push out 2042 in such a horrible state really was sad tbh. BFV was actually getting very good with that pacific dlc content. Had me eager and optimistic for the russian/eastern front dlc.

[@freezefijrn24]

If battlefield causes you to fall into anger and depression, I might would suggest taking a break from video games. Go on a walk outside or talk to friends.

[@thebigsam]

You got a lot right BUT 1. There was a Creators' Event before beta and launch. It was Hazard Zone only tho. 2. In-game Store didn't start getting bundles until launch of Season 1. There were no microtransactions until they launched proper live service 3. Also - not 2 full years

[@cwj2733]

1. it was an extraction shooter that failed horribly. i vividly remember the very first time i tried to play it when it was only a couple months old and i shit you not, i was at the menu screen for like 15 minutes waiting. 2. fair 3. and? games still bad no matter how long from release it’s been.

[@thebigsam]

@@cwj2733 1. Your opinion of the mode has nothing to do with the fact that there WAS a Creators' Event. For your knowing, nobody liked the mode on that event too 3. Your opinion of the game has nothing to do with passing of time. it's closer 1.5, not 2.

[@cwj2733]

@@thebigsam so you agree with my first statement then argue semantics on the 3rd. wonderful

[@Soda_kill]

Anyone know the song that plays towards the end of the “Feels like Battlefield” section?

[@constable117]

I played a free weekend close to launch and it was pretty bad. I played a ton of BF3 and was hoping 2042 would be a return to form. Great video though man, keep this quality up and you’ll become a big channel quick.

[@ausernamed]

36:06 I found this funny, because you might've mixed up 2024 with 2042 I assume :D Nice video overall though!

[@M1XEDBAG]

Great Video! I'm enjoying 2042 now. It was worth the $15 lol. I'm glad I didn't have to experience the early iteration of this game...

[@greymangaming1877]

Nah not even 15 lol. Maybe 5 bucks lol. Barely worth it free. Just such an insult to what made battlefield great.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

Game is garbage. Uninstall that trash and play a real game aka battlebit remastered

[@M1XEDBAG]

@@kenshinhimura9387 fat chance lol

[@kenshinhimura9387]

@@M1XEDBAG so you don't like good games and actively choose to play inferior garbage with COD specialists??? Why? Nobody even plays that dead game you're on.

[@M1XEDBAG]

@@kenshinhimura9387 all the lobbies I play on are full

[@shootmaniact16]

really good job on the video keep em coming

[@christiansargent6053]

keep it up this is so high quality

[@arathemacaw]

Portal should have been its own Standalone Title, not a mode released in combination with 2042. It bloated the game too much.

[@Kait0s]

Can someone explain to me what was wrong with Battlefield V? I have over 1000 hours on BF4, but due to my PC not being able to run past BF1 i couldn't play much of BFV, but now that i have, i really like the game, it feels very good, so what happend?

[@KC-py5vq]

Battlefield 5 was fucking amazing, these people are idiots

[@thearthritisgamer946]

Wonderful video, great work.

[@matts2436]

great video man, keep it up

[@msaeedazizi]

What a fantastic and well-written video this is man! I truly admire the effort you've put into this! GG, and godspeed!✊ Edit: I just want to raise praise for the phrase stated from 38:04 to 38:31. This is an important question and one (in my opinion) that can be met with optimism.

[@kompst_tu]

One thing thats really disappointing to me is the graphics to performance ratio. The graphics are very dated for a 2021 release. Id forgive this instantly if the game ran smooth like butter on pretty much any hardware, but since the game's launch, people have complained of performance issues even on 30 series cards. I run an overclocked 1660ti and the beta was unplayable because of the lag. Graphics at lowest settings. Fix that, and make gunplay and animations feel more like battlefield games we know and love, and this game is a win for me.

[@SAI-LuNaaX]

track playlist? i know all of them but i cant remember the names 🥺

[@monistermat2093]

👏👏👏🎬 fantastic video sir. Truely well thought out.

[@FireWalkMusic]

It's not only the worst Battlefield game ever made, it didn't even feel like a Battlefield game, so most of the fans just left and never looked back The thing is: You never get a second chance to make a first impression... I don't know what they were thinking when they made this game. It's like they just decided to scrap that time proven battlefield formula and instead copy a bunch of elements from other games, including hero shooters, and hope that it would somehow work. But it didn't. The game even launched without a scoreboard, and they only recently implemented a squad management system, but even that is severely lacking and you can't even kick players to make room for friends... No wonder Battlebit has become so popular. A low poly game which at first glance looks just like a parody of battlefield. But they actually give people what they want. Dice has something to learn there. If they want to have any hope of bringing back the battlefield fans for their next game, they need to go back to the roots of battlefield, and not try to reinvent the wheel again. They have a winning formula with Battlefield 3 and 4. Just try to copy that formula, and enhance it instead of totally changing it. People just wanted improved movement mechanics, better graphics etc. Nobody wanted specialists, the removal of the scoreboard, server browser and classes, dumbed down vehicle mechanics etc.

[@-vart-]

Battlebit Remastered made by 3 people is better than 2042 will ever be

[@bugboy9795]

This has got to be the best KZbin video I've seen in awhile 👏

[@AbrahamJosephPal]

thank you. I just want to add that the music of 1 and 5 was epic. and what drove me to play them.

[@icetea8946]

Ive played this game a lot since launch, it has come a long way, if u gave me 2042 as it is right now instead of what we got at launch, i would be very happy, its a night and day difference. But i would of still be expecting more after that amazing reveal trailer . Like that trailer was on par with BF1's trailer imo.

[@FutaCatto2]

Just like BF1, 2042 is just woke arcadey garbage. Glad the franchise is going downhill.

[@NoVaRedacted]

It's just a boring game. No flow, just a free roam shooter with no purpose.

[@ezaf5989]

Cringe weeb cope harder the game is terrible and dead

[@danielainger8666]

BF1 was a great game though

[@FutaCatto2]

@@danielainger8666 No it wasn't. It was arcadey garbage and had zero representation about World War 1.

[@BigMikeMW]

Very, very good video Nick, Keep it up!

[@Deathstroke1394]

9 years later and I’m still sitting here in battlefield 4 like a real fan

[@einar7163]

Good video mate, kudos to you!

[@Joshbob567]

great video, it’s a shame that the launch wasn’t good. I’m optimistic about the next game and hope for a decent story . Keep up the good work :)

[@OPTIMUMELITE]

I'm out of hope. Next game needs to win otherwise Battlefield is dead.

[@MORE_BEANS_PLZ]

Nah let the franchise die the devs that made the previous games are far gone . It's better to let it die already

[@cwj2733]

you’re happy with the product we had handed to us like some cafeteria slop ??

[@secretagentcat]

people like you are why they keep releasing shlock. dont be optimistic, there is no point in disappointing yourselves this much

[@anthonytamez170]

People like you are the reason they'll never do better.youll support and give them your money wether they give you a good game or shit down your throat regardless

[@gottlobg.2854]

There are still people who defend DICE xD, they stopped bfv content & cancel battlefront 3 for this social rage experiment.

[@melcorchancla9431]

Battlefront was handled by the Star Wars team at dice, which was a smaller team focused on making battlefront games and their DLCs. The reason why battlefront 3 didn’t happen after 2 is because of the licensing costs for the franchise, Dice proposed the project bu ea never greenlit it, so most battlefront devs just left the studio as they weren’t interested in battlefield.

[@SOoshi_art]

They are defending the dev team, not the corporation.

[@Adam-nk6ty]

Never heard of you before, dunno if I’ll ever come across you again, but fuck in HELL what a video, this is excellent content and honestly you should take immense pride in what you’ve produced here

[@ribleyplayz3868]

Do you have the link for the full HD version on that leaked trailer?

[@javierrojas2547]

I remember every time a battlefield game came out, people would hate on it. They did it with bf3, bf4, bf1, bf5 and now 2042. They’ll release another one and people are going to be like “2042 was better, make it like 2042” 😂

[@paquibotlouis6455]

2024 will still shit