{"id":3789,"date":"2021-11-24T15:43:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/24\/battlefield-2042-review-war-in-the-eye-of-the-storm\/"},"modified":"2021-11-24T15:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:43:35","slug":"battlefield-2042-review-war-in-the-eye-of-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/24\/battlefield-2042-review-war-in-the-eye-of-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 2042 review \u2013 war in the eye of the storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC, Xbox One\/Series X\/S, PlayStation 4\/5; Dice\/EA
<\/strong>In a series known for its scale and spectacle, climate change and technical issues are the new enemies<\/p>\n

They say war is hell, don\u2019t they, and also that hell is other people. So perhaps we should all have seen the chaos coming, when Electronic Arts proudly announced that 128-player matches were coming to Battlefield. We should have learned from trying to board the tube at rush hour what 128 people all vying simultaneously to complete an objective feels like, and it\u2019s not often pleasant. Battlefield 2042 has many problems, but much potential. The ingredients for awe-inspiring war games are here, but don\u2019t always come together \u2013 at least, not yet.<\/p>\n

This venerable shooter series\u2019 characteristic bombast and spectacle is alive and well. 2042 is set under the extreme weather conditions that ravage our near future, trigger the dissolution of most nation states, and begin a war fought by stateless \u201cno-pats\u201d what resources are left on Earth. Running headlong into a tornado with 63 other players while another 64 await you on the other side of its vortex will leave you feeling awestruck the first time. But it doesn\u2019t serve a match of Conquest (capture control points) or Breakthrough (capture control points, but this time in order) particularly well.<\/p>\n

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\nPC, Xbox One\/Series X\/S, PlayStation 4\/5; Dice\/EAIn a series known for its scale and spectacle, climate change and technical issues are the new enemies
\nThey say war is hell, don\u2019t they, and also that hell is other people. So perhaps we should all have seen the chaos coming, when Electronic Arts proudly announced that 128-player matches were coming to Battlefield. We should have learned from trying to board the tube at rush hour what 128 people all vying simultaneously to complete an objective feels like, and it\u2019s not often pleasant. Battlefield 2042 has many problems, but much potential. The ingredients for awe-inspiring war games are here, but don\u2019t always come together \u2013 at least, not yet.
\nThis venerable shooter series\u2019 characteristic bombast and spectacle is alive and well. 2042 is set under the extreme weather conditions that ravage our near future, trigger the dissolution of most nation states, and begin a war fought by stateless \u201cno-pats\u201d what resources are left on Earth. Running headlong into a tornado with 63 other players while another 64 await you on the other side of its vortex will leave you feeling awestruck the first time. But it doesn\u2019t serve a match of Conquest (capture control points) or Breakthrough (capture control points, but this time in order) particularly well. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PC, Xbox One\/Series X\/S, PlayStation 4\/5; Dice\/EAIn a series known for its scale and spectacle, climate change and technical issues are the new enemies They say war is hell, don\u2019t they, and also that hell is other people. So perhaps we should all have seen the chaos coming, when Electronic Arts proudly announced that 128-player …<\/p>\n

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