James Duggan, NovemScore: 7.5Īt the same time, the maps are big enough that you don’t always run into anybody else in the vast spaces between points, and that leads to a problem where you’re stuck running for excessive periods if you don’t have a vehicle drop-in available or if your team spawns are far from another point. Overall, Battlefield V can be lots of fun to play today, even if there’s still a lot of building left to do. Their successful story moments aren’t really enough to go out of your way for but they’re worth playing once you’re here. On the single-player front, Battlefield V presents three short but distinct vignettes that weirdly focus on small-scale stealth instead of bombastic vehicular warfare. Bold changes to Battlefield’s traditional gunplay, essential resources, and team dynamics create a strong foundation. However, there’s a great deal of raw potential here that could, with time and luck, be forged into one of the series’ best. And a variety of bugs, underdeveloped features, and placeholder menu screens remind you of that at nearly every turn. Like a fresh recruit, Battlefield V was clearly deployed into action without adequate preparation. And while Falck’s Specialist trait allows her to revive downed teammates to full health, anyone can revive their teammates or provide healing. I initially thought Falck would basically be the only option for someone who likes to play as a medic, but it turns out that anyone can go in as a healer if they equip the medical crate gadget, which lets them throw out the typical Battlefield area-of-effect healing box. Her Specialty skill arms her with a Syrette Pistol that fires syringes which heal allies and herself, but damage enemies. For example, I first decided to go with Support Specialist Maria Falck to act as the team medic. However, unlike the previous Battlefield games where classes had very specific jobs and skills to define them, 2042’s Specialists’ skills don’t really change a team’s dynamic much.

For instance, at first glance it appears that Battlefield 2042’s roster of 10 playable Specialists are based off of the original four Battlefield classes: Assault, Support, Recon, and Engineer.

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