BF 2042 got me enjoying Battlefield again.

I know, sounds strange right? Which sucks because I've been a long time fan of the franchise and piss poor releases have been a reason why I've become so jaded.

I only tried Battlefield 2042 for a couple hours to get early access with EA Play Pro. Figured why not burn $15, right? I wasn't happy with the direction Battlefield was going already with Battlefield V. I even got BFV for free as part of a promo for buying a video card back then and only spent a few hours playing it.

Of course, in true Battlefield tradition we all know the game is still in beta by the time it's released. I should know, I was on a few BF betas, BF4 being the one I played the most and endured those bugs upon release.

Oh right, BF2042, how did I end up playing BF again. So I like FPS games and my friends got me playing CoD again. I feel like a cheap trailer park whore whenever I do but hey it's good fun. But I kept hearing that theme

dun dun dun..dun dun dun

dun dun dun..dun dun dun

Because I know in my heart I'm one of those Battlefield elitists and really miss the game...which DICE and EA continue to drive into the ground despite Activision doing the same thing to the CoD franchise. As if it's a race to the bottom.

So last week I decided to actually play the 10 hour BF2042 trial (thanks game pass!) since a whole lot has changed. Well, to be fair the game is actually enjoyable until you've played all the maps and it gets repetitive. Guns feel a bit better and unfortunately those stupid cringy specialists are there. Friday Night Battlefield last week with TDM was fun. Still, it just doesn't feel quite right.

But then I realized I still have Battlefield V and I played the hell out of it today. What was I thinking giving up on this game and never coming back? It's gorgeous and it's actually fun! Don't get me wrong, I still love BF4 but lets face it, the look while ahead of it's time then looks dated now. With that said, at least there's plenty of players on BFV to scratch that Battlefield itch.

Anyways, just my thoughts. I did decide to waste another $15 on Play Pro to play some more BF2042 because I don't learn my lesson and I'm a masochist I guess. On good faith I cannot say go run out and buy the game, it's in need of some content updates. Let's see what season 1 holds if EA and DICE don't pull a bigger Amber Heard they already did late last year.

Meanwhile I'm going to enjoy BFV.