Battlefield Bad Company 2 - Why was it so good?

Battlefield Bad Company 2 is often regarded as one of the fan favourite games in the Battlefield franchise, buy why? Let's take a look back the design and gameplay mechanics, maybe we can find out! Leave a LIKE and a comment, thanks for watching. Join my Discord: / discord Connect with me:
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[@splinter360]

Was the first Battlefield I ever played. Being a traditional COD player. This shit was a game changer for me. Literally.

[@negromancer.2685]

Me too, I played 1943 in 2009 but it was BC2 that got me into the series. I returned to it in 2016 and it still remains the best Battlefield I ever played, despite playing BF1 and BF4.

[@sluggak1363]

Battlefield is for big boys welcome

[@justinreyes5042]

I got the same exact story

[@JC-Alan]

same

[@AC-gt6bd]

same here 😂

[@jeffrey5654]

The memories that I have with this game are just amazing.

[@saltyklownshoes3736]

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ omg fr right me and a buddy put thousands of hours into bfbc2

[@killer-ck2nv]

I had joined during bf3 sooo I kinda missed out when it came out

[@maxigreenfields]

same here

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

I feel the same about Battlefield 1943. Still holds up today

[@scotty4437]

killer 360 me too, never played this.

[@ryanlunzen9794]

My reasons: Rush based Maps No overload of weapons and gimmicks. Just Clean gameplay without locked missiles, locked anti air. Best weapon balancing.

[@TheoriginalBMT]

Had to put in work with those tracers to get any kind of lock.

[@Weinmaste]

Gotta throw in the fact that greed didnt play a big role, they just made the best game possible and it worked! every game now days is plagued with this, part of the reason why gaming is headed downhill in my opinion

[@RockSolitude]

Been playing it recently: The game definitely needs some sort of locked anti-air weaponry. If the chopper isn't sitting still (which is almost all the time), using any AT weapons or even the tracers are nearly impossible and mostly luck based. Given that the home base spawn points are static and choppers spawn on the home base, as soon as the enemy gets someone decent in the chopper and starts harassing your home base (which is 99% of what the chopper does in BFBC2), its basically game over. There really is hardly any recourse against air. To that extent, the game needs actual functional autobalance. Teams were always lop sided. This gets exacerbated in Rush. SMG's need to be balanced better. It needs proper spawn protection (it doesn't have that). The game needs some sort of "alternative spawn" in the case that your home base gets surrounded.

[@enricod.7198]

Weapon balancing? Lol I remember putting the single bullet on shotguns and sniping from across the entire map ahahah no bullet drop, insta kill..basically if you could see it, you could kill it ahah it was hilarious

[@enricod.7198]

@@RockSolitude the (i think) m36at4 rocket launcher was op..you could easily learn how to take down choppers with that reticle-tracking launcher. Had tons of kills with it. It simply needed experience, like noscoping with snipers learning where the middle of the screen was..nowadays we have fake monitor reticles and stupid things like that...

[@timvanslooten3840]

The sound design was amazing in this game and still holds up to this day

[@FrostyAUT]

Yes, and what baffles me is that the sound design in BF has never reached that level again. In newer games, when you spawn a bit further from the action, you maybe hear a helicopter hovering somewhere, but you don't hear the distant battles, its just way too quiet.

[@BobOfAllTrades]

I don’t think Dice is capable of making a proper BC game anymore. They even said themselves that they didn’t understand what made it so great.

[@blazer666del]

Squads and team play and stop stupid power ups.. Weapons that can actually miss when you have your target in the sights.

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Derek Tweedie That sounds lovely to me 👍

[@floorpeas]

No prone, so people don't snipe from high locations in a bush. You could still hide in bushes in Vietnam maps but you weren't so inconspicuous due to the large shape profile

[@Flako92]

Personally for me what I think made it great was it's simplicity. Oh and I forgot actually being able to demolish buildings.

[@another.nikhil]

They are over thinking.

[@dmrc43]

The sound! The sound sound sound! Everything about it.

[@DowzerWTP72]

Oh hell yeah! War tapes turned on is just 💦💦💦

[@Atr3yos]

The sound it is still AMAZING

[@nguyeneric4576]

That's the magic of war tapes

[@raininginside]

When the c4 goes off near you, you can feel the explosion deafening your character

[@fourtysevenak]

Same goes to battlefield 1943, it was on the same lvl of Sound Design, and it was insane Good too,it only had one Problem, IT was PS3 and x360 only =(

[@MMOStein]

Back when the pinnacle of FPS gaming was fucking CoD, this game was a fucking gift from god for most console gamers. The graphics, the tanks and helis, the map size, the slower pace, this was some of the most innovative shit the console scene has seen in FPS in a long time.

[@bigpole6715]

I was absolutely shocked when I put this game in my ps3 today (2019) and there was multiple servers still full

[@somethingridiculous5486]

Lol, i used to play it all the time up until my controller broke about 9 months ago.. I'm to lazy to get a new one😂

[@VaibhavGuptaisawesome]

@@tacticalpossum7090 Is it still full? I wanted to buy it on steam.

[@whitegoodman7465]

@@somethingridiculous5486 it's tough finding a genuine new PS3 controller. Only used out there and half of em are fake DualShock 3s, sucks

[@somethingridiculous5486]

@@whitegoodman7465 yea i found that out. I'm gonna go around to my local gaming stores once this shit all blows over and they open up. Maybe they'll have one

[@kieranthomson30]

I agree with Wes here I had to make the purchase on pc and the servers on there are awesome

[@ZombieRofl]

Because it was simple, had amazing audio, great level design, great DLC's (some were free) and had team play.

[@lamezorlord]

It helped that the maps were designed around the destruction and that the fight felt more ... localised. Maps were open with natural cover and the bigger cover was also more susceptible to being exploded. There were no jets. It actually felt like your squad can make a difference. Basically - there was a tangible flow to the game and a bit of a back and forth that I personally havent experienced in the later titles. The later ones feel more cluster-fucky. Sort of doesnt matter what you do - just shoot folk. Aaaah, I miss the days of finding the wookie nest and going to town, collecting dogtags.

[@robertharris6092]

Ironicaly one of the dlcs. The co-op dlc is only on console.

[@Will-iw2lk]

I remember I was sniping on BC2 from a mountain, a helicopter had spotted me and was flying directly towards me, so I took a shot for the driver, got a hit marker wasn't sure if I got him or not as the helicopter seemingly kept coming towards me, I saw the rotor begin to slow and the helicopter just fall, crash and explode directly in the middle of a road where players were fighting. I will never forget this and it must be at least 7 years now.

[@fishmanfairclough7530]

The only game I was able to get a roadkill from a helicopter by squashing the guy on the hillside, a game where dice gave you the freedom to do with the tools what you wanted to do.

[@drakemott1123]

u didnt kill him , he jumped out , if u killed him it will actually tell u it wont just b a hit marker

[@christophertalmage3392]

9 years

[@inbox0000]

@@fishmanfairclough7530 lmao so much fun chasing someone down that risge in the troop transport chopper. Sometimes I would park it on the hillside and use the cannon to pepper the base.

[@isaacmendez1529]

Lol. We gamers always have a epic gamer moment that stay with us.

[@MisterCatMan]

The maps were perfect for the advancing feeling of the rush game mode. The map felt huge that way. The maps were also just gorgeous to look at.

[@wenaldy]

Sniping and getting headshot with GOL Magnum was the most satisfying experience for me.

[@TheoriginalBMT]

Ahh mine was counter sniping with Spas12 or N2000 with slugs. Just dirty with range.

[@fckgooogle1000x]

Alexander Langhans Slug shotguns, the best anti camper weapon

[@alilaz9565]

Sv_98 s2

[@JoseGarcia-up7jv]

Sweet! Mine was the M95. Ftw

[@germen343]

@Harry Harry curry

[@corymills2767]

Best multiplayer experience imo. Snipers camping In a building. Sneak up, c4 the base of the building and bring the whole thing down and kill them all lol.

[@DeathByDominic]

They got explosives perfect in this game. In so many Battlefield matches now, vehicles just run the show because the arsenal you have to take them down is just so shit now. In BC2, you could get in a tank but you'd get bombarded by rockets very soon and you also had that tracking launcher to take down choppers. Good times.

[@eldenboi8354]

you can do that in bf3 and 4 lol wtf

[@REPVILE]

Pinkus Floydus no, building demo reacted differently that 3 or 4

[@Let_The_Foolish_Take_The_Lead]

One of my favorite activities was sneaking all the way back to the howitzer on Harvest Day and knifing the douche canoe still using it lol.

[@coolplaces123]

cory Mills I like battlefield 3 more imo

[@wolfpack4128]

You felt like a soldier. You felt small but mighty. Like you were actually in a battle, not just a CF of explosions and shots from across the map.

[@yosefyonin6824]

wolfpack4128 this so fucking much

[@sisamusudroka3000]

BFBC2 Fans: where is bfbc3? COD Fans: what is BF? DICE: what is bfbc2?

[@sheeshilsgs6049]

I play BFBC2 and COD

[@sisamusudroka3000]

@@sheeshilsgs6049 noice, same here dude

[@Emir69er]

I just cant enjoy bfbc2, the animations and graphics are just too outdated and gamebreaking for me

[@Scottyvt4]

@Nitro Charge151 lets hope not, esp the way BF plays now. 😔😴

[@johnhunter9830]

@@Scottyvt4 how is it now ?

[@mg201]

Best game ever, I played every single Battlefield game since it came out, this still is by far the best ever.

[@i3rucei3ruce]

better than bf2 and bf2142?

[@callumfisher8101]

Atleast the best campaign. Multiplayer is fun too, but its difficult to rival it to 3 and 4 since they’re really quite different.

[@MrWeazlebee]

Agree. The answer to the question in the title is the maps imo. Good balance of space / close quarters and uniqueness

[@jetskijay1955]

Try squad it’s better imo.

[@familiacoco1221]

By far. So true

[@Stephen7764.]

Rush on Port Valdez, Arica harbour, and Atacama deasert was such an amazing experience.

[@omarkhanlilcurry]

Nikola the best

[@san8419]

And Valparaiso

[@VicViperT301Pilot]

Arica Harbor is easily one of the best battlefield maps in existence. I also rate Port Valdez pretty high.

[@engaginghurghhurghhurghhur9759]

Even reading the mapnames. ....awww Im sad....

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

It still can be an amazing experience.... Boot up the game now!

[@ALifeOfWine]

Why was it so good?... Rush maps made specifically for Rush gameplay.

[@dema4356]

holy fuck this

[@grahamt19781]

Nail on head mate

[@lorenzomenegol6461]

Bf3 did the same

[@lorenzomenegol6461]

That one map with the giant ass cliff jump? Fuckin awesome

[@sebsmith3924]

Lorenzo Menegol damavand peak

[@DieBubbiesPlays]

Literally my childhood my escape from being bullied i connect alot of positive feelings to this game

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

Same

[@beh.r_co-mando.1374]

It's truly amazing how games have the ability to make our lives just a little less shitty.

[@guardianblackdog8303]

sorry to hear you got bullied

[@marcsosa3341]

Honestly, the same over here! I’d just turn this game on and tune everything else out for hours. Great game!

[@faithingod9554]

I still play it

[@taco5023]

Still my favorite, it was simple. It had the original stuff, Humvees with 50 cald on top, no remote control crap lol

[@shalashaska9946]

The reason Rush was so good is because they actually built the maps around rush. In the new games they built the maps and just plopped rush on top of it and hoped it would work.

[@blaizeatri]

Shalashaska 994 which didn’t for a good majority

[@NobleVagabond2552]

Me and the homies would fly around in a helicopter, one person constantly repairing, the rest of us shooting rockets out the side. Occasionally we’d try to drop C4 on top of people. This game rewarded your creativity with an amazingly fun experience

[@jamiebaker8113]

Ill own ya

[@jamiebaker8113]

@tincan tincan get online.. I'll make you rage quit

[@jessetrue2956]

I think it's funny how this battlefield community praises and loves unrealistic warfare then get's all butt hurt when Dice makes something unrealistic in their new game lol

[@matthewc7492]

@@jessetrue2956 well the original comment is specifically referring to something that wasn't built as a main game mechanic but rather a funny and unique mechanic that required creativity and teamwork. Creative quirks like that are often not the most effective but their uniqueness and fun factor make up for it. It's much different than a super unrealistic game mechanic that the developers purposefully built into the game and intend for all players to play with it, the first thing that comes to mind would be the flat speed rate of aircraft in battlefield 5. Mosquitos aren't able to outrun bf109s yet they can't turn as well.

[@erddun]

@@jamiebaker8113 if u still playing I migth own ya tomorrow or not I am serious😈

[@jacobsomen8755]

above all, I fell in love with the "waddling" back and forth of the gun as you walk around. I don't know why it just made things so realistic for me as if you were lugging around some heavy weaponry

[@tylerp3397]

The destruction, load outs, being able to blow up m-coms with explosives... snipers in trees. It was just amazing.

[@nol9573]

I think the main reason is the minimal hud and incredible detail in every department. All guns sound superbly realistic, destruction was amazing, and gunplay felt very solid. Sniping in BC2 is a mastapeece.

[@bygtoof]

one of the only gam that make me love sniping

[@papabillydeth4723]

Rigging entire buildings to blow was so much fun

[@haarisbhayat8920]

Papa Billydeth lol I remember doing that it was fun to do it when the enemy team was in the rush building

[@L30NHART]

Dang... Rush was SO GOOD in this game. BC2 came out during the peak of the modern military shooter age and it was easily one of the best ones. I remember bouncing around between this, SOCOM Confrontation, and MW2 every weekend in the barracks.

[@jamiebaker8113]

Rush is for pussys

[@MalrickEQ2]

Rush takes more skill.

[@jamiebaker8113]

Aaron Alsept no it dont..pussys camping out of bounds is some skills.. I tell you what pkay me in a hardcore conquest and i promice you that I'll make ya rage quit... Ill do it with a rank 15 character

[@RobPribish]

"a shotgun with slug shells felt like a mini sniper rifle" YESSSSS that was my jam on BC2!

[@vafan13]

I came across this video and immediately thought, "man, the sabot shotgun was awesome!"

[@Joshua-gk3xu]

I really loved the sniping in this game. I loved getting into sniper battles with enemies and not having our positions given away by scope glint. It was so much fun to me

[@Bigaleous]

They just...got the gameplay so perfect, the game seemed so much more focused on making the guns feel fun to use and making sure that people played as a team. The engine for BF3 onwards is great and all but that more simplified gameplay from BC2 just felt more focused and perfected. Man, I remember holding out in a building with my friends, taking pop shots, keeping one another healed and full of ammo and if we heard a tank, we stopped shooting and this happened in every game, it’s the perfect gameplay that everybody seeks nowadays, it was intense and completely team based. I also think the community had a big hand in its greatness, DICE keep implementing these nuances to their games that try to force team play but the community just don’t want to work as a team anymore, back in 2010 people were given team based gameplay and they used it.

[@azuresky6339]

Bigaleous but that's what they're trying to do, force it, and that shows. Players like to work together, they want to focus on teamwork, I just feel most people like it when it's natural. When it's forced it just feels like a nuisance.

[@Bigaleous]

azure sky I totally see where you’re coming from, people learning to shape the game mechanics to work as a team will always be more successful than trying to make people work as a team by forcing them to play in a certain way. Being creative with what you have can add layers to the game

[@Bigaleous]

Gōdon Gurando in which game dude?

[@karabiner159]

Bigaleous BC2 forced you to play as a team by forcing you to have ammo and health boxes. Now so many people play as assault and support and don't even bother to carry boxes on them because they have no intention of playing as a team.

[@Bigaleous]

karabiner159 if only people went in with the intention of playing as a team, things could be amazing

[@Frankillz]

Simplicity is key, the game was fun, well balanced and it didn’t had that many weapons, most maps were well designed. And DLC was free for everyone (except vietnam). Back then you could feel that the game was made by developers who really care about the game, loved it and played it.

[@SuperXaster]

it wasn't that balanced, not for new players atleast. Since you had dmg perks in the game, which made bullets do more dmg, so untill you hit lvl 30 and unlocked it, you had no chance against people with that perk. Other than that the game was great, want desctruction like this back in bf again..

[@bobbymcearlton]

Routinely I see lvl 4s-7s topping scoreboard. Magnum ammo isn't a straight upgrade, as you said, it is a perk, which you can only have two active at a time. Many people run a better perk than Magnum on their guys. Also it unlocks at lvl 14 not 30. I agree with OP.

[@personthing7987]

Saiga 20k, USAS 12, M2 Carl Gustav (with and without explosive upgrade) are op.

[@h0ts0ur]

maps were designed for rush. conquest on port valdez was a horrible corridor shooter

[@BioDjango]

And vietnam was well spent

[@wayneoulicky9985]

Far and Away the best BF Game ever made. I was in the Army and I was a Bradley Commander in a Armored Cavalry Unit. The sounds of the Turrets and Main Gun Fire in both the Bradley and M1 are really what it sounds like. BF3 failed to repeat those sounds albeit, I loved that game as well. BFBC2 is by far the best BF GAME EVER

[@Women_Rock]

Wayne Oulicky I remember on that map Isla Inocentes, it was so fun to camp with the Bradley right by the ridge after your team capped island, and just lay down fire with advanced optics and destroy every building in the village. The blast damage would just mow everyone down and it was incredibly satisfying and cheap.

[@horstebreedow8608]

I to was in the Army and said the same thing. Not sure if it's true but apparently sound mimicking is now patent protected.

[@10Gauge]

This game was and is literally the best FPS of all time. I can't even begin to fathom how many hours I've logged in this game.

[@10Gauge]

@@velaikka lol, sorry I got ya upset with my comment bubba. Figuratively speaking of course, this was MY favorite of all time. I still very much enjoy CS as well.

[@rdablock]

I don't know about the best FPS, but the characters in the BC series are simply unmatched

[@danlievonen]

@@velaikka csgo is shit lol its just easy to accesss and works on the worst PCs too

[@DJB3lfry]

@@velaikka player count =/= game quality CSGO is fun, but I don't think it's anywhere near the GOAT; it's far too simplistic and only caters to a narrow range of play types and strategies, which is fine, but it's not groundbreaking in any way.

[@anthonyantoine9232]

I agree in some ways, but not others. The meta of the game is much better than any other BF, but the actual mechanics of just moving are way worse. If the better movements in BF3 were brought back to BC2, it'd be the best with no others even coming remotely close.

[@JusticeRS]

Medics were insane in BC2. It was so much fun legging it around with a LMG ripping through people whilst constantly reviving teammates. The last era of when medics were off the charts.

[@Lancaster604]

UrgntJustice the MG3 , the German typewriter.

[@healyourmindjenkins2213]

no the m60 was the bomb lol long range kills if ya knew how to elevate it right

[@jamiebaker8113]

Ill own ya

[@sgt.animal.8205]

BC2 - WHEN RUSH WAS FOOKING AMAZING!

[@laurinmohr9810]

Sgt.Animal. Also squad rush. Only game i really got addicted to

[@coppercanyonhealth4594]

rush just wasnt the same after this game

[@AgentZero88]

Excellent weapon balance, maps were simplistic and well designed, the classes didn't feel overwhelming nothing was over thought every class did it's job. I played BC2 from Day 1 to Day 1 of BF3 and it's still my favorite PvP shooter of all time.

[@RIDDIM_GOBLIN]

My only regret is not playing it more. Not overly complicated. Not simple. Best fps of all time. It is missed by many.

[@reynalda5211]

for me it is the slower paced yet chaotic gameplay that this game brought. The gunplay was also amazing, i felt connected to the weight and sound of the gun. Also, the feeling you get after killing an enemy was so different than recent battlefield games that feel more arcadish

[@JP_Crimson]

And the shotguns pump action is satisfying when getting a kill streak

[@unknownartist8431]

Cause of the slower pace you mentioned, after kills you had a split second to see the enemy actually dying on the most realistic ways. Like taking a shot to the throat and standing still for 2 seconds. They probably killed the servers as I'm writing now

[@Kaspar_Houser]

The only game which ever nailed sniping for me

[@OGskunkMASTA]

Aaron Richter 110% agree

[@RogueCowTurd]

it was so satisfying and with most custom servers limiting the amount of snipers in a match made for great team balance and objective play

[@Kaspar_Houser]

also with focus on the game mode rush sniping was much more fun regarding the tactical aspect!

[@SexyFace]

barrett m95 all the way

[@buisnessemail9109]

went back to play it and it was okay. today's sniping fps is so much better

[@OGskunkMASTA]

BFBC:2 and the Vietnam Add-on was the absolute best!! Sniper gameplay was awesome, I do AND don't miss the artillery drops lmao.

[@MrZorro3250]

Vietna it's just pure action

[@baitboy3191]

I loved the frost bite engine version for this game. I remember shooting out holes in fences and walls and then sniping through them.

[@andrewtataj497]

was amazing. Added such depth to each round. Blow up shit to kill a camper, to create a shortcut, or just to see things go boom.

[@madmick6275]

I remember sneaking up the stairs inside a two story house i cant remember which map i remember the town was covered in snow only to be greeted with five players i killed them all using only my knife. it was the highlight of my teenage gaming years it was so cool.

[@obi1dipscobi547]

For me its the sounds of the weapons, environment, and the graphics were really nice to look at, especially the explosions.

[@therebel1375]

Damian Latham yeah when you got hit by an explosion in a tank or an explosion near you you felt it plus the little lose of hearing effect that happens and the screen shake was just right

[@obi1dipscobi547]

The Rebel there are no brakes on the feels train my friend😂

[@gazjones6621]

Rush was insane on this game

[@C4Dude3]

RIP Rush.

[@Trashcandobrando]

Squad death match was so much fun

[@enterwind97]

It was the game that DEFINED Rush, not just created it. Somehow nailing all the points that made Rush great in the first game it appeared.

[@Procur3]

@@Trashcandobrando Hell yeah. Hardcore Squad DM was the most fun I've had in a video game

[@coppercanyonhealth4594]

@@Trashcandobrando true dat i remember playing sq death match and sometimes being alone agsint four people with a sniper! Hardcore and hiding spots was fun as hell! I remeber so many glitch spots that were legendary in this game

[@satched]

It's still good in 2019. Play most fri/sat nights. Hardcore mode only

[@JamManOne1Two2Three3]

For the love of god, we need BFBC3, or at least a remaster/ remake of this one!

[@AK87Berlin]

One Word: Simplicity. Man I miss those 4 iconic characters you had in MP. These characters just had some life to them. I miss the good ol' bush wookies you could troll and have fun with.

[@akoden2667]

AK87Berlin simplicity is definitely not what I look for in a game

[@omegabradtheinstoppable8721]

@@akoden2667 and that's why we keep getting shitty one's.

[@akoden2667]

Omega Brad the instoppable Some of the campaigns have been great, while others are great w multiplayer. Battlefield is great also.

[@WarInHD]

The Vietnam DLC was the best for this game. I was really hoping BFV would’ve been Vietnam

[@The__General]

I was hoping Spanish Civil War

[@rubyestes6804]

I would assume we're getting Vietnam next since I doubt they'll do the Korean war

[@rustyshackleford4965]

Try rising storm 2

[@kkfine5631]

Thinking korean war is bored because it's been waiting for someone to make a game about it. It's also jealous that ww2 and Vietnam war get all the attention

[@MVPMTKING]

Korean and vietnam were pretty small Wouldnt be alot of settings vehicles and weapons Compares to modern military or ww2 settings

[@TBrizzle01]

The guns were actually balanced and THEY WERE ALL GOOD. Also it doesn't have that hideous bright artificial light. The newer games hurt my eyes.

[@RockSolitude]

SMGs were unbalanced

[@Dennis-eo3bn]

You mean all that "bloom" and glare

[@tomstonemale]

If you mean the bloom, this game was the worst offender of all Battlefield games on default settings.

[@josereyeshero]

I'll never frogot when our entire team quit on us me and my friend were backed as far as we could on this one snowy map with snipers we may have lost but we killed so many of them this game was absolutely amazing

[@Windsbee]

BFBC2 was the last BF game where it actually felt like DICE cared.

[@aZaamBie135]

Windsbee bf3? Maybe or bf bc2?

[@Austin-hm2dl]

Idk about you guys but I was blown away the first time I played BF1.

[@Olterior]

Big Fritz what he means is that maps we're free. None of this premium dlc bullshit. Bc2 Vietnam was 20 quid and was literally a whole new game.

[@aZaamBie135]

Big Fritz yeah it was cool but it's just that bf bc2 didn't have a lot of dlcs

[@colonel1003]

Battlefield 3?

[@GraphicJ]

“Was”? ... It still is Jackie. Just played it last night for like 3 hours. 10x better than BF1.

[@dixie_rekd9601]

same... theres still hundreds of people (maybe thousands) that play every day.

[@blackhatfreak]

Easy now

[@Gusto821]

Graphic .J this game shits all over bf1

[@gottablast9279]

Even Hardline is better than BF1 (i mean the multiplayer) xD

[@govmentcheese9858]

I played BC2 a few days ago, still great. I don't use doors I just make a hole.

[@thefriar8883]

I have 1500 hrs put into this game. Im not a gamer type either. Enough said. No other fps has ever come close imo. Liked a lot of the CoD series, played the hell out of the other games, but I always come back to this.

[@BigDad138]

This was probably my favourite online experience playing a war game. I put mad hours into this.

[@ironrain1x]

Back when every building collapsed lol.

[@youngpope3093]

Southern .guitarist I remember how cool was to blow those buildings with snipers and the roof

[@gordonilaoa1275]

And hearing it come down was super satisfying!

[@nodmilitant1724]

My first bf game And my favorite

[@abheekgulati8551]

Same boat here!

[@vicous656]

BobbyBMT Gaming and motor vehicles hands down

[@John-dd8kh]

Bf game??

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@John-dd8kh battlefield

[@mr.invincible7575]

Same lol

[@OwenPrescott]

Oh man this is crazy nostalgia for me, loved all the early Battelefields. Tried the recent one and it's definitely lost lots of character.

[@Blueye555]

That´s a good description, yes. Lost character.

[@garretisla5282]

Anyone else remember how...... meaty and powerful the melee attacks were? It felt like your character actually swung their weapon at something. Everything this game did, it did so damn good. The audio was so superb in this game as well. I remember firing a rifle in the woods in the game, and you can actually hear the sound bouncing off the trees. So good!

[@SenorSuperHigh]

It was the sound for me. Everything was crisp, loud, impressive, memorable. I loved the snipers rifles, the tanks which shattered windows when firing close to them and shook the ground. The Russian and American voice overs were beautiful and i still know them today.

[@99bimmer]

Wataah! The only "problem" with the voice overs is that when your the US, you can understand when someone is asking for a medkit or ammo, but if you're Russians, you can't. So if you try and ask for one, unless you're in front of them, they'll never know cuz they prolly don't speak Russian

[@riccard7393]

99bimmer But it showed an icon in the minimap, so you weren't so clueless.

[@99bimmer]

@Ivan Chesnokov I've never seen the option. I'll double check, but the solution has eluded me for years

[@RustedCroaker]

Just learn Russian ;-)

[@masonhales]

The russian voices for the russian team made it for me. Anything important was literally text on your screen so you never had to know Russian to play, but it felt like I was really in the Russian army fighting off American imperialism lol

[@TheTrenchface]

This game was so revolutionary yet so underrated... Definitely a timeless masterpiece

[@smeech5177]

Not even just Battlefield players...anyone with sense knows this game stands with MW2, Halo 2 etc. I remember playing this game alike yesterday great memories🙌🏾

[@emreaydn749]

I still playing it and my reasons are this game have the things that other battlefield games doesn't have.. Like: Sound design per character, all of the 8 soldiers have different voices with different accents-attitudes. Balanced guns and equipments. So you can't see a bum rush squad with "i don't want you to play in this server" guns only because there is no such thing as op gun in this game. Map designs are just perfect for mostly maps. No winner or loser side by maps. 32 players only and it's totally enough for a map. (except for heavy metal - that map could be 64p map) Not complicated gameplay, clear gunshot sounds. If you buy the Vietnam DLC, you're not gonna buy a sauce for yor sandwich, you're getting an extra patty.

[@paulcassidy4559]

Are there still servers up and running?

[@cytrynowy_melon6604]

@@paulcassidy4559 yes

[@thevidguy11]

Because the art is incredible, and the maps are perfect for rush.

[@Skult1]

Servers went down a couple of days ago and I almost had a heart attack

[@paladin3116]

I still play hardcore on backwards compatible Xbox

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

Servers for Battlefield 1943 also went down a few days ago. They are fine now though. Maybe they are testing them for V

[@ejms8381]

project nexus is what I use to play, still 5 or 6 servers though

[@dixie_rekd9601]

servers are coming back one by one, theres currently about 30 servers online and most of these are full

[@bryce.1179]

Same I was wondering wat happened

[@johnnyskeleton1556]

I always loved that snow map where you parachuted in. I thought that was amazing

[@t58beare]

This hits in the feels... take me back. So many great memories and online friends made. I wonder how those people are doing today now that we are all grown up. The things I would do to go back and play on Arica Harbor all night with the M98B popping heads and adjusting for distance, or to even just be young again.

[@vagrant9414]

That game was the epitome of a perfect battlefield game.

[@vagrant9414]

Ivan Buncic I wouldn't say so. For it's time and for how the game played out I think it was fine. Don't try to compare it to Bf3 or Bf4 that had huge maps.

[@JustbeJealousHD]

They need to remaster it

[@followthegrow108]

They should just make bf6 the remaster. Change a few things here and there and call it bf6

[@robert9595]

Follow The Grow lol all the new battlefielders wouldn't know, and we'd all be like..... Chubbin it up

[@danielbyrne9007]

That's what cod did

[@Gerard_Joling63]

Just base the game one rush and there you have it

[@aaronbrall859]

Foot Elite Guard Tomei if rather see BF1942 remastered rather than the politically correct shit we got instead

[@hadez3688]

I really miss them rush maps! And sniping in this game getting headshots on a moving target was the best feeling ever!!

[@Apollyon_Rev911]

When you shot people, they died. That's why it was so good. Maps were amazing as well.

[@FootprintsForTwoTravel]

This is the only game that feels like you are shooting an actual human. I am not sure if it is the hit markers, gunplay or the rag doll but the other games feels like you are shooting through them, not into them? Does that make any sense?

[@MrScrumscrums]

Harry LEVI I think ur just baked af

[@JakeSeiner]

I agree with what your saying.

[@dunkmaster1564]

Harry LEVI No I know, BF3/4 makes it feel like the people you're shooting at are made of pillows, while in BC2 you felt like your bullets were hitting people made of hard bones and soft flesh protected with Kevlar.

[@slimdangerous1928]

Dunk Master yeah when you shot someone with the 40mm shotgun in bc2 it was amazing. They would get stuffed so hard. Not to mention the headshot noise was awesome/hilarious

[@zombiekilla1272]

I can feel this, especially sniping and close quarters combat with a high fire rate gun in BF4

[@ngocduy5749]

I think Rush worked BC2 is due to the inability to lie down, which speeds up the gameplay significantly and forces players to play more aggressively. Lying down makes defending/holding a certain angle very easy, especially with the faster ttk of subsequent title.

[@MrThompsondealer8]

Nah, it was just great mapdesign, and the ability to destroy mcoms from afar, so the team would get motivated, if 1/2 was destroyed. If you think about it, no good player ever goes prone in bf, its just not worth it unless you dodge or take cover, hence it wasn't even in this game, and it was fine.

[@poptartknight565]

The sound design alone was amazing in this game. The way shots would echo off in the distance with slight delay was amazing. I feel like that added to the charm with BFBC2, and I miss it in some of the more recent entries. @jackfrags please make another BFBC2 video

[@leaf16nut]

The sound buildings made just as they were about to collapse, unforgettable and amazing! Instant scramble to get the fuck out, man I miss this game so much.

[@haarisbhayat8920]

Hearing that sound scared the shit outta me every time I was in the building 😂

[@GuitarxWolf]

God I wasted so much of my life playing this amazing game....

[@TexanTemplar]

Then it wasn't wasted ;)

[@GuitarxWolf]

You right, we’ll never get those days again though 😢

[@TexanTemplar]

@@GuitarxWolf same man, but that's life. We move on and remember the good memories we've had and try to make new ones.

[@TheAdmin1985]

me i play bfbc2 in 2019 on steam, i have Battlefield 3 premium editon on origin

[@iwillbehistory5378]

i wasted 6 years, i was once a true prodigy, but now.... im worse than ever

[@sunnyboy3735]

It’s the rush mode. It had a story to it. Seem more realistic. Each area had a different play style. So all different players can play their strengths at a certain m-com locations/objectives

[@willysillyplays]

I remember playing this game MP having Tea, January winters and home work done 😍 Now cant get enough time for such amazing experience :(

[@benjamin5026]

I am so fond of this game, taking turns on the multiplayer with my friends at my second apartment. The sniping mechanics were so different from cod with bullet lead and bullet drop, it felt so satisfying to get a moving long distance sniper shot. Watching this footage it really emphasizes the wonderful TTK in this game, when games now a days you die in the blink of an eye before you even know where anyone is and as if you were on hardcore mode all the time. For online shooters its actually really addicting to play games that have longer gun fights and they can play out over time instead of dying in a millisecond.

[@JohnEllisIII]

I played this game for 3 years non stop

[@garthbartin]

I think this video really misses it. I think the reason BC2 was so good (and so different than BF3 onward) was that the game rewarded positioning and patience really well. The level design would give you a huge advantage if you managed to flank the enemy, or managed to rotate between a couple key vantage points on the front lines. Slower time to kill meant that if you did get into a good spot you were more likely to keep it. The ratio of time spent shooting to time spent moving was much lower too. All this combined to create a sense of tension and suspense with huge payoffs when your strategies worked. Later Battlefields removed all this to make the game faster paced but in the end lost what made the game worth playing hours on end. In a multiplayer shooter, there needs to be investment for there to be payoff. An endless stream of kills and deaths without thought inbetween doesn't make a rewarding game, it makes a mindless one.

[@prettyboyg1278]

Have to agree, Im remembering having multiple streaks just by playing carefully and smart. Its almost impossible to not die in current shooters because of all the randomness they put in to attract casual players. They really lost the strategie aspect of BFBC 2. Its the biggest reason why I dislike the new BF titles.

[@redleader6186]

Yeah, u really cluldnt run and gun, no katter what kit u picked.

[@youdontknowwme2293]

Perfectly put.

[@pawekardas278]

Yeah, I also agree.

[@CoolaJokern]

Perfect description of how I look back at it - it really was the investment / reward thing giving it that suspense. I remember the moments I knew id managed to get in a good position unnoticed (wasnt easy, reward in of itself getting there stealthly), then just waiting suspensefully knowing that I was in perfect position and then enemy had no idea what was about to hit them. That and the maps, feel of the guns, down to the ambien sound of the enviroments, and it was esthetically pleasing and "clear" to look at - no bs blue/grey filter over everything making it feel bleak just to look at. But mostly it was the pacing like you put it that did it. But I feel just the pacing isnt enought - it all just came together.

[@8-bit719]

absolutely loved running the sniper class, with the SVU and a acog scope! the gun had a built in silencer I believe it was just spectacular! also loved that if there was a bulding full of enemies you could pull up a spotting scope which would drop down bombs... it would level the building or a damaged tank.. Insane what that game back then could do.

[@kurluk04]

Man o man, the most amazing experiences as a teenager playing this game, had my first xbox 360 and headset. Started with modern warfare 2 as a staple for a while, this cane out and changed all of that - my mate was assault, i was reckon and we’d do amazing! So many amazing memories!

[@wallpaper4237]

Every BF game since has been less and less fun. Biggest culprit is probably the maps.

[@atumre4705]

The players too. Once the COD people came over team work stopped.

[@RaitoYagami88]

Battlefield 3 was a blast, but aside from that, I agree. The maps went to absolute shit starting with BF4. They started designing maps for realism instead of gameplay balance.

[@sethhowerton1489]

Bf1 maps are amazing

[@jahrambe6371]

ATUMRE MOOR I was a BO2 player for like 1 month then I saw battle field and it made me feel like shit for playing the game so I bought BF4 and fell in love I’m sorry but I do work as a team I play as medic and give people heals but sometimes I feel like god going back to bf4

[@XD123771]

Battlefield 1 maps were great tbh

[@chamako9]

BEST BATTLEFIELD EVER FIGHT ME

[@dankdank7088]

Deathzezima catch these hands

[@maxigreenfields]

no need to fight you, because you are right.

[@sagredsv2332]

For me it's the least Battlefield-like Battlefield. Low player count, no planes. The destruction was great at the time though

[@paladin3116]

Mcfc H lol hell no, that game was made for cod players

[@thelittledetailscr7231]

Deathzezima Battlefield 3 better

[@TheSentinel091482]

The sound was amazing. It was my first bf game, I was a cod fan but this game was just on another level.

[@atomiceggs598]

I'm still playing bed companion 2 in 2020, it has everything it needs for it to be fun.

[@InFamXYT]

Bed companion

[@tayyabhussain4527]

Jack playing bfbc2? LIQUIFY THIS VIDEO AND HOOK IT INTO MY VEIN'S

[@GFAB3]

Tayyab Hussain eww. Me next!!

[@isaacwallace9379]

Woah......

[@rec0il_179]

Chop it down and rack it up *sniff sniff*

[@simonedaniel]

I think you mean liquefy, liquidate means to eliminate

[@crazypath573]

that dude over there Liquify*

[@americanmafiagaming8123]

Just remaster BFBC2 for new gen

[@aarons2613]

American Mafia Gaming and bf3 while at it

[@jjday7]

Yes yes yes. They need to remaster this game. Definitely my favorite battlefield.

[@SianCKB]

Why remaster when they can make bfbc3??

[@gudhaxer41343]

Coz they prob gonna ruin it so a remaster is better

[@troika101]

The games already a fuckin legend

[@fitti7908]

That was my first shooter , i were so young i dont even known what email was so i never played multiplayer unfortunelly . But man , this game had one of the best campagina i ever seen and i think only cod 4 can compete with it

[@mich43lneedsjobs]

Idk how I wasn’t subbed? I’ve seen jacks vids for years.

[@daan9709]

I liked when you could blow op the mcom with explosives

[@alpenjodel24]

It was cool but tbh it was way too easy lol.

[@InevitableMayo]

I remember that map that has the lighthouse on it. after the attackers take the hilltop base they gain access to a rooftop TOW launcher. I loved just sitting up there blowing up the objectives with it.

[@PlaceboZypresse]

That wasn't an "XCOM"

[@Arthurzeiro]

Get out of here stalker.

[@daan9709]

ArthurAlcantara pls no bully me

[@michaelgooley229]

Fond memories of this game. Easily my favourite battlefield game.

[@musicman12395]

I don't know why but the snipers in that game were so satisfying, taking a shot and watching the projectile travel and arc ever so closer to your target, and then you'd just get a satisfying little ding at the bottom of your screen. May just be me but I haven't found any of the snipers very fun in battlefield sequels

[@JohrnyReport]

Sniping someone with a shotgun across the entire map was my favorite thing to do.

[@TheoriginalBMT]

Out sniping the snipers with a shottie with slugs gave me so many laughs.

[@timmay556]

@@TheoriginalBMT This is literally my fondest memory of that game.

[@ivowalne3850]

The dreaded neostead2000 with slugs omg memories

[@TheoriginalBMT]

@@ivowalne3850 FACTS Haha

[@mossbergEROCK1]

Yup that SAIGA with slugs was so satisfying.

[@isairuiz18]

My favorite multiplayer ever.

[@PPsqueezer]

Rush was perfect in this game. I also liked the speed of this game. Now Battlefield is just as run and gun as COD.

[@blahblahblah9267]

It's easy to tell why this is a fan favorite. The gunplay is immaculate, every gun felt like it mattered and that it was a dangerous killing weapon. The destruction was the most effective it had ever been, with many buildings being fully collapsible by vehicles and infantry equipment. The maps were all really memorable, especially with rush being prioritized, each one told a different story. The vietnam dlc was ridiculous too

[@pantera29palms]

BC2 was very immersive. When you were in the game, you were IN the game. Everything felt real and the maps were huge. Couldn’t get enough.

[@chase1255]

This game from 8 years ago will always be one of those games where 4 thousand hours of playtime is not all that much to me. because it was so good and fun that you wouldn't notice time passing by as you play.

[@Sangth123]

Sprinting in BFBC2 was a commitment and only moved you forward, unlike it being basically the only way you move forward now in BF games, and at 100mph.

[@902d]

True. And it made people less aware of their surroundings and gave space for sneaking.

[@surject]

Well that's because BFBC2 was still Battlefield and not COD with vehicles.

[@WOGBOY]

^^^ THIS

[@andrewmartin4387]

Those was one of the best games I played with my friend. He may have passed but I'll never forget getting on trees and sniping alongside him.

[@theGentlemanCaller73]

-- Quad bike jihad -- Stabbing bush wookies -- destroying everything -- Simple customization -- chucking C4 -- tracer darts -- AMAZING MAPS - Oasis, Atacama, Arica Harbor, Laguna Presa..... Most of all, it was just FUN.