Battlefield 2042 remains an incredible sandbox experience
If Battlefield 2042’s only aim were to drop you into the middle of intense firefights and explosive vehicle battles without concern for the franchise’s history, it would have scored a direct hit.
But for someone who has been playing on and off since Battlefield 1942, BF2042 feels like the game that has meddled the most with the winning formula.
Much of what makes a great Battlefield game is still here, with mayhem and intense encounters found around every corner.
Even the custom of being left behind as a horde of vehicles fly off into the distance, leaving you to trudge toward the first objective, is still part of the experience.
In some ways, 2042 feels like the most unBattle Royale game in the first-person shooter theatre right now, with gamers respawning over and over again, with the ebb and flow of a battle being decided by how good your air-support is.
There are no shrinking circles of gameplay, and there is very little chance of making it to the end without losing many lives.
Even the ace pilots navigating…