Veteran Battlefield developers have made a game that is VERY similar to Battlefield conquest in many regards. Checking out Combat Champions gameplay. Apply for the playtest here - store.steampowered.com/app/23... Leave a LIKE and a comment, thanks for watching.
2010s: Oversaturated with military shooters 2020s: Oversaturated with generic cartoony shooters
the one thing i hate about mp FPS games is that the second 1 game finds success, literally every other game copies. shits annoying and i feel it happens the most with fps games.
@@Kaimerahthat’s exactly why Fortnite single handedly ruined gaming in my opinion. Ever since it came out every single game including freaking sports games, they all have battle passes and stuff like that. Every FPS thats came out recently had implemented multiple things they copied from Fortnite. It’s so horrid and I don’t see it ever getting better 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
@@BraveHardt0 You're blaming the game that did something different instead of the games that copied, how does that make any sense
@@BraveHardt0nah there were battle passs before fotetnite
@@BraveHardt0battle passes aren't bad, that's actually the main good thing fortnite brought to gaming
I'm going to be honest. The aesthetic of this game is a massive barrier for me.
100%. If I had to describe it in one word, I'd go with "generic". Completely uninspiring. New art direction needed.
It looks like a mobile game lmao
giving it a 2142 aesthetic instead is an absolute no-brainer, it would please most people, it could be grounded, gritty, and still have lot's of silly stuff in it. what the hell are they thinking.
These bland competitive FPS attempts always remind me of Shootmania Storm from Ubisoft. Back in 2013 Ubi had their Trackmania dev, Nadeo, take a stab at an eSports focused FPS (gotta get a piece of that COD/CS pie) and as much it was a structurally sound and fun game, the aesthetic was sleep inducing. The art direction tasted like cardboard. Same feels with this.
its like they copied "The Finals" from the environment to the gameshow stuff
You had me at Battlefield, then you lost me with dancing soldiers.
i get what u mean but still gonna ask when were there any dancing soldiers in bf ?
@@inkozebadigbadig37he probably means he doesn’t really like it
if the gameplay is good whats the issue with having dancing soldiers at the start of the match? you people be getting mad at the most irrelevant stuff
@@quickestturtle2951 missing cool factor/player immersion. the devil is in the details
Kids are playing these games
Literally what hooked me with Battlefield 2 nearly 20 years ago, was the sound of my soldier's footsteps and gear on Dalian Plant, right after installing from the free trial disc from Maximum PC; how it varied from pavement to gravel to grass. The attention to detail of the sound effects and the crisp gunshot sounds, made it a game. Bring that level of detail and work into the graphics and gameplay and make an epic BF shooter. This stuff however, looks rather cartoon-like.
BF2 also had atleast 15 seconds of quiet every so often, nowadays its just constant noise.
this 100%. and honestly, the craving is so goddamn strong for that experience that ill take even just ONE of those boxes ticked. like, yeah i want the whole experience, but if we could just have a game that runs and guns like battlefield, ill be happy. seems we cant even have that.
Exactly. We have the tech and graphics nowadays, but nah they rather go backwards and make things look less unrealistic and tacky. I just want a fast pace, realistic looking battlefield. Not futuristic but also not the 1900s.
@@Arnechk true
@@rally1776 thats insurgency
I'm so tired of goofy fortnite looking games. Just give me old school shooters like Battlefield 3 and og Cod Modern Warfare 2.
In fact, the interface looks more like Overwatch than Fortnite
Same. I’m tired of living in toddler land. Give me a mature adult game already unsteady of making me feel like a baby
its named “combat champions” for fuck’s sake
@@LakevusParadicetry World War 3. It’s f2p now 🤷♂️
Yes 🙌
Why is everything stylized as a fuckin gameshow now
Ikr , im pissed that old bf dev made the final and then this ....
I blame Arnie
Its geared toward kids
Guarantee they have done studies which shows this makes more money
Everything??
The destruction doesn't beat The Finals
Facts
The finals is really cheap in that regard
@@TheScepticalThinker1 are you sure?
@@UncleBurrito15 yes. I'm not gonna glorify destruction that's been a thing in gaming for atleast 10 years now. Also the finals 😴😴 that game is for people who like edging themselves on ranked lmao
@@UncleBurrito15 yes! Is a different opinion a problem for you?
Strangely conscious and almost painful effort by Jack to not mention the Finals in this. Even if the video is his own choice, I can practically hear the teams talking points coming over in this from his engagements with them “no this isn’t the finals! ”. Look at every comment in this video… feels a little tone deaf for giving his honest feedback and goodwill gesture to promote this. 2 ex-Dice veteran teams both making arena gameshow shooters with destruction and battlefield style ‘feel’ gunplay. Right, let’s not discuss that.
It's been like this for a few years now, sadly. Hype up the BF2042 updates, then denounce them a week later.
The setting is so similar to The Finals that I'm thinking that maybe the setting for these two games was formed when all these people were still working at DICE.
you either die as a grounded in reality military shooter or live long enough to become a goofy ahh game show shooter
This needs more likes
ViRtUaL
LMFAO
Battlefield isn’t realistic combat lil bro
We can just act like the finals never existed and play this 🤷🏾♂️💀
Everyone is trying to make a battlefield-like game, but no one is actually making battlefield 😐
I know it ! It’s not that hard … just legit copy bf2 from 2004 or whatever and your done haha .
Play Battlebit
@480darkshadow I don't have a PC -get a PC I'm working on that lol
@@480darkshadow Battlebit is not bad but it's not BF2 in any relevant capacity...
Delta Force is the only hope ATM
This is like Crackdown 2 levels of destruction, they got precut squares in the buildings that despawn the moment an explosive touches it. Toy looking guns, all your teammates have blue outlines in case you can't tell who's who and the most soulless UI I've seen since Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. I actually thought this video was going to be about The Finals ngl.
This looks like a watered down version of the finals
People didn’t love Battlefield for the technical aspects of the literal conquest gamemode. They loved the large-scale combine arms nameless-soldier-in-large-scale-warfare feeling. This game might be fun, but it doesn’t satisfy the Battlefield feeling at all.
I get what you feel here. I don't see any massive armour, warplanes, or random big-style explosions like an average BF game. The sandbox of old made for some chefs kiss emergent gameplay and random chaos. I mean I don't often want to jump into an aircraft and start crushing folks with my shite flying skills and spamming the primary... but at least it's an option right?. I think these devs obviously favoured the intricacies of infantry combat. I don't think it's possible to capture lightning in a bottle as BF3 did.
It drives me insane that they don’t see what they have!!! No one wants to come to Battlefield games for Battle royale or an arena shooter! There are other games that already got that covered! They can dominate the battlefield large scale combined arms multiplayer market but they get in their own way.
THIS 10000% percent amen
I mean I agree. But it’s obvious there’s a large playerbase of battlefield players that are looking for specifically more bf gunplay. Metro and similar maps prove that
Yeah, I didn’t like anything else than Conquest… so nope.
You can tell The Finals idea was discussed by the BF staff if two teams have basically built the concept in two different ways
yeah except at least one embraced what it was, and had actual good art style… this one looks like bf2042 graphics and doesn’t really know what its trying to be
The Finals seems to be the final realization of that competitive mode that was BF1 Incursions and BFV's canceled competitive mode tbh.
@@samhyatt4863 Facts. If this game doesn't carve out a unique art style and feel, it will die.
@@samhyatt4863 Art style (etc) is personal preference, but I absolutely cannot stand the aesthetic of this or The Finals.
@stevemc6010 oh mt god I had completely forgotten about incursions. Probably played 3 games
Looks like it was supposed to be a paintball game
It would make me 100x less angry if it was. Lol
Paintball... Nerf guns... Airsoft ... freaking Lasertag ... that would at least fit the silly gameshow theme, then you just need better overall STYLE. Military weapons and killing people in a gameshow setting??? That is 2 incompatible styles clashing together, that doesn't mix.
@@ZeroB4NGwe need a nerf gun like foam dart shooter but the enemies explode into extreme gore on contact. But the bullets should still have nerf physics
Everything The Finals didn't do... From the looks of it
Except the only thing The Finals didn't do is low ttk and capture the point and 3D Map spawn.
@@Jestersage Right... Which is exactly what this game IS doing.
with good reason, this does not look remotely more attractive than The Finals...
@@Raraoolala I would have agreed with you.. then I played the finals. I played this over the weekend as well. Still a ways off but it's got a few things going for it. Challenging enough gunplay, larger team based fights and weapon/attachment/build options. One thing I really didn't care for with The Finals was the lack of weapons and the complete omission of any weapon customization (actual customizations, not cosmetics). There's still much to do here but, for everyone who didn't want 3v3 (and the the rest of the mass, player, exodus from The Finals) really might find something here that does it for them.
@@OlderThanAverageGamer Yeah, you're right I suppose, there may be something here for others. You make a good point, I don't care much for weapon customizations, but level-destruction, unique tech/gadgets, and a handful of different game modes - I'm sold. Definitely kinks to be worked out here too, but after a long break The Finals is what brought me back to the genre after last enjoying BFBC2 the most and exiting the scene around BF3.
Looks like a mix of The Finals and Battlefield.
I was just about to say that. I kind of dig it. It seems "clunky" in terms of movement but gunplay and mechanics seem solid. I very much support this studio and the game so far. It looks very fun without being overwhelming or gimmicky.
Jackfrag best world bro
cough
Absolutely like like it's in "The finals" universe.
The Finals -Xdefiant and Apex
Most Bf veterans will find this ridicoulus.
I find it ridiculous even tho I just started with BFBC2.... Or old Delta Force Game.
Battlefield 1942 with secret wpns of WW2 expansion, battlefield Vietnam. True ogs know these gems. Btf warlord was here Bois.
Yup. Now I know no OG at DICE is left in the industry.
Yup
It’s an extreme color palette but it’s nice being able to see enemies. I have blue green colorblindness and in modern day shooters and can be tough for me to see enemies. I think that’s why I enjoyed Battlefield 1 so much, each side had distinct color schemes that I could see really well. Especially the French in those blue uniforms
I think everyone who says the aesthetic is way off are correct. I understand they want to do something different, and I think this sci Fi theme isn't bad. If they made it less like a esport-gameshow look and more like a realistic, gritty, militaristic cyberpunk feel with battlefield 4 mechanics would be cool.
Nothing yells Battlefield more than blue rifles and infantry flying around...
Looks fun for 5 minutes material. Tonally completely misses the mark regards Battlefield
because it isn't a battlefield game?
@@ktk640 well they shouldn't market it as such then. It's literally in Jack's title " ex DICE devs are making a Battlefield type game... "
@@09erre Because it's a large scale combat game? It's a Battlefield TYPE game. It's NOT Battlefield. Making a blocky sandbox game doesn't immediately mean you are making Minecraft, right?
@@AS-bq5hdnah it’s definitely not a battlefield type game sorry
looks like the Battlefield that the candy crush guy who worked in 2042 wanted
😭
Holy smokes this comment nearly took me out
😂 we all just wanted an ol'BF game
The destruction is very cookie cutter.
Hey Jack great vid mate keep it up, this is so BF and The Finals theme type of game.
The visual style, the stadium lights, bleachers, team branding, etc makes this look like a rejected version of The Finals. They need to completely remake the art style if they want a chance at success because people are going to look at this game, instantly call it a knock off of The Finals, and never give it a second thought.
Facts.
Yeah. They seem to have pretty solid weapon models, soldier models (awful bright colours side), and decent weapon animations, but... that's it. Like, everything else is awful, from the colour palette to the "game show" setting, to the excessively busy UI/HUD, to the catapults flinging people around, and heck, they didn't even manage to get the +1 in the chamber mechanic for the weapons, a very basic thing Battlefield has managed for a decade and a half.
What it does tell me is that back in the day, the DICE team was really in sync, based on how similar both games look and feel.
100%.. poor move by them
I didn’t think it looked like the finals but at the same time the art style is still so disgustingly unappealing
Battlefield: *massive battles with vehicles, classes and destruction* This game: *The Finals at home* Why do the soldiers look like airsoft/toy soldiers?
It's what I call the Live Service™ personality
Your critique is spot on. I’m open to new stuff. But, like you, the aesthetic doesn’t really work for me either. If it’s fun, maybe I’ll give it a go. Glad you gave the game and the devs some exposure though. Hopefully they’ll take the feedback and make some beneficial changes.
that slingshot reminds me BF4 last DLC's primitive stationary Titan drop-pod that charges up before launching a fixed direction.
Literally the only thing here that reminds me of Battlefield is the destruction. Otherwise it looks like yet another generic cartoonish arena style shooter the FPS market is FILLED with nowadays...
Yep, i'll just go back to bf4
Agree, not even close to battlefied. Just a boring cartoonish fps
The destruction looks very cut and paste. Perfect sections of the buildings disappear.
You got through this entire video without mentioning The Finals, impressive!
He did mention The Finals tho. Once.
must be because nobody talks about that game
😂ikr The Finals and this. When overall we just need a classic BF game
The finals is sick asf. Game deserves way more attention it’s unique and super fun when you figure it out
@@Quxrk nah, three man team suck
Ditch the cartoon aesthetic, make the maps oriented to the “rush” game mode from BFBC2 and BF3 and im sold
This looks fresh and exciting! Loved what the other ex dice devs did with The Finals. So im excited to check this out as well!
Completely agree Jack, I don't think just having battlefield-esque gamemodes will be enough to attract a sizeable audience. Studios need to drop this aesthetic.
One thing is that it has a generic cartoon aesthetic like Fortnite. The other is the arena style like The Finals, XDefiant and now this game. I would say The Finals is the only one that has nailed it with the arena style and generic non-cartoon aesthetic. The thing is they made it believable and executed it correctly. Combat Champions (god even the name is absolutely pathetic and generic) looks like a generic mobile game with no personality.
@@NegativeCreepYTxdefiant isnt as cartoony as this i'd say, it leans more towards arcady like old cod
@@xthinkfast It still has no personality, just like Ubisoft took away Six Siege's...
They seem to be as out of touch as EA if they’re aiming for a Battlefield competitor, we want an arcadey-realistic modern BF3/4 shooter
Isn't this exactly that? Asides from the "Fortnite" graphics?
Then go play BF3 or 4. BF4 still has a population. Truth is whatever this game wants to be, is more The Finals than Battlefield.
@@Novskyy621No they’re going for the “game show” theme like the finals.
I don't understand this comment lol. This looks like an evolution of bf3/4.
@@P0W3RH0U53I guess he talking more about the aesthetics. The flashy colors is just a turn off
They seem to have gone halfway between battlefield and the finals visually and I think they'd benefit from picking one or the other and leaning all the way in
Once you've played The Finals, this game seems unappealing and unnecessary unless they fix the problems jackfrags had mentioned in this video and that's a lot of rework to do.
There’s no way a group of battlefield veterans came up with blue vs red cartoon shooter. Yeah okay
But they did.
Oh they did. It’s just they aren’t catering to the OG players. They are catering to the new generation of younger gamers and it’s abundantly clear.
I would assume it just place holders for textures and shading.
@@clayjohnson3736No, there are already normal maps on the textures. This is the intended design.
throwing talent and money at a project wont always yield good results, unfortunately. there are endless things that could have lead to what this game has become.
This doesn't feel like BF at all. The atmosphere is so vital for them and this just doesn't have anything close.
This is more like a children's playground.
Yes but there won't be AAA atmospheric military FPS games anymore. Not like BF3 and BF4. Because back then, monetizing skins hadn't become crazy yet. People didn't see it as important.... and devs didn't know that idiots will pay anything to look ridiculous and "unique" in a shooter. Now they know... and they aren't going back
I like the red and blue colours, if someone is on my screen I want to be able to see them
So I tried it today. The destruction is basically bf2024 "destroy the walls"... but doesn't affect the building. Uninstalled. The pro, compare to The Finals, is that it has low ttk.
We need soldiers talking like the soldiers in Battlefield 3 during combat, made it feel so realistic lol
i miss that atmosphere made you feel like your really at war and it felt bad ass
I don’t get it lol
@@kensofuego5928 BF4 soldier chatter
BF3 many glorious f bombs
@@jjayala5512 oh I get it nice now lol. Ya bf3 voice was way better than bf4 but after a while it get annoying of the characters talking. Idk if you can mute their voice tho in bf3
I just want a more gritty battlefield style game.
battlefield its not even gritty to start with, you ever played Red Orchestra 2?
@@Warfaremachine0095 I’d love if Hell Let Loose had player controlled planes. I just don’t get the enjoyment out of Battlefield that I used to get
@@lamsmiley1944 the maps should be way more bigger... like they are in Enlisted or warthunder where planes are a thing Funny enough WW2 planes are WAY faster than any modern BF game at the point can zap the entire map in few secs
@@Warfaremachine0095 BF3, BF1 and even V are pretty gritty imo.
@@xYumabattlefield 5 is not gritty
Struck me as like a mashup of BF and unreal tournament actually. For that reason I'm interested, even though I really enjoy the vehicle aspects of BF, rather than just the inventory maps, like locker. edit. oh yeah, props for reminding me about 'Mercanaries'.
Mercenaries was so ahead of its time! Best open world game of that era. Mercenaries 2 was also really fun! EA shut Pandemic down tho.. Look up the song " Oh no you didn't". The devs sing it and there's a lot of passion and truth to their lyrics! Actually a banger song ngl!
It's funny that every single thing you pointed out was also my critiques😂
imagine if any "ex dice developers" decided to make a game with realistic war aesthetics instead of fantasy game show stuff. might actually be onto something.
The cover art definitely looked like a mobile game
Great feedback for devs - I agree with all your points regarding branding, concept and visual style
This arena-like theme is actually giving vibes of The Finals. We don't know, what devs want to change or will change in future, but it will be interesting to have a look!
Feels like the Finals and BF hybrid and i cant really say i like it. It feels like it wants to be both, but is good at neither. The art design really puts me off for some reason. Many Battlefield-like games lately, but none of them scratch the right spot.
Same feeling here, I guess we missed a BF game that has a real life conflict theme!!
I agree
Yeah I totally agree. I almost feel like the recent fps games are aiming more towards amazing graphics rather than a mixture of realism and fun. Wish there were more games like BC2, BF3 and BF4.
As a battlefield connoisseur I have been around and seen many a dice a game. I scooff at this turn my nose ...it's poppycock I tell you straight bollucks
Spot on
I thought the finals was already out?
This looks so much fun ill keep an eye to try it
the artistic vibe and camera view is giving a lot of the finals vibes. It's like if the finals went more of a direction towards the battlefield gameplay loop instead of the arena style loop. Yes im aware of who made The Finals
I just want Battlefield, I don't want whatever paintball looking shite this is
Looks almost like The Finals. Arena, commentators, destruction, etc. Makes me think there were these conversations happening at DICE 10 years ago and as the band split up and created different studios they each made their own version of that idea they had together back in the day.
first few seconds showing off stuff that was in ancient battlefield games, im good.
I assume they're looking to test the waters by allowing you to do this video, so as a battlefield / general fps veteran and past competitive player, here's my impressions. Firstly, I welcome more competition in this space, absolutely. Bringing back true destruction is something I think is absolutely needed given the expertise of this team. I personally ain't a fan of the art style with poppy colours of red vs blue, but to each their own. Regardless, considering this is focused on the gun play and will not include vehicles (absolutely fine with that too btw), I think they REALLY need to nail the gun play, make it as tight as possible, tune the TTK, hitboxes and ensure that each weapon has its own "feel" like in games of old. Looking at the game play in this video, it doesn't look tight or fun. I appreciate the studio isn't aiming for arcade style but I wasn't drawn in by what I was seeing, it didn't seem tight, weighted or light (depending on the gun). The player seemed sluggish in movement (another absolutely crucial aspect I'm under representing here). I didn't see much in the way of obstacle traversion, no mention of things like wall penetration from heavier rounds or lighter rounds on lighter surfaces etc. Not to mention details around dedicated servers, tick rates, in game comms (tagging, proximity chat). These are just some examples of the small things that make a game worth playing when its sole focus is around non vehicle pvp with an emphasis on just running and gunning. Really appreciate the no gimmick style though and I'm sure there's some tuning planned for what I've touched on, I just would love to see some progression in these areas before I'd be personally tempted to make a purchase. Otherwise, it'll likely end up being remembered as the battlefield knockoff that fizzled away. Best of luck to the studio, will definitely be keeping an eye for future updates!
I was enjoying everything about this game until I saw the logo and dancing. What is that 😂
I'm going to pretend I didn't see that and give this a chance as it's Dice veterans, especially Magnusson.
Battlefield 2042 + The finals idk
the worst battlefield? no way lol
Your feedback about the logo is spot on. I looked up the game on steam to register for early access, before you started talking about your points to improve, and the logo struck me as very odd and unfitting indeed.
What you are showing around 8:30 with the "victory" screens reminds me A LOT of BF Hardline. Same with the scoreboard thing at the top of the screen. The font and aesthetic is very, very BF Hardline
Was here for the title. Watched a blue AR for 8 seconds. I left..
Thanks for leaving a comment 😊
Exactly Jack's point @08:30 lol
@@kevenbalderas2518yes, that’s exactly my point 🫡
Gunplay and movement definitely have some Battlefield 4 feels to it. But the aesthetic.... man, I don't know what to say.
Easy skip, wasn't it?
I don’t mind the red vs blue, could be toned back a bit but it’s the game show stuff I’m iffy on
Thanks for the tip my friend! I Applied for the playtest, hopefully I'll be meeting you in the game 😉
A mix between battlefield 3 and the bad company series is ALL alot of us wanted
Nope
This game looks like neither.. Every game looks like Fortnite nowadays and it's so sterile.
@@codeTopia379 mustve not play them to say “nope”
We were all robbed when they axed making a BC3. Sarge and the boiz are the GOATs.
@tank70g 3 and 4 to be fair mate. I also wouldn't mind seeing a resurgence of something fresh like hard-line but it defo has an Arena feel which in not that into. It did look fine but that's about it imho
Funky aesthetic. Don’t love it. But I am craving a Battlefield clone. If the devs calibrate and evolve the art direction, I’d be inclined to try it.
Thank you very much, Jack, for bringing up the visual aspect. I honestly won't even bother to play the game. I need some background story, give me a US vs RU vs CH type of thing. Red and blue works in Halo but it simulates Spartan training. This game definitely has a Battlefield vibe to it but I'm not playing another fortnite-like looking game that doesn't make any sense at all. Btw in your previous video about Battlefield competitors, you didn't mention ww3 I believe. That game had the potential to be a bf killer but by opting not to have proper factions, they missed the mark and the game is dead
Every minute of this vid i was thinking, what happened to DICE?? Looks good and im with most things that you said about your feedback
It looks like all of the people with the knowledge of the destruction systems went to Embark to make The Finals.
Facts
Oof, that UI and the loud outlines on enemies kinda kills it for me.
I'm interested. The environments look awesome.
The aspect with wishing them luck is where I totally agree. I really want some smaller teams to be competetive in the market and get the big established publishers and studios to rethink their steps in the industry. But sadly I also think that Jack's right about the visual aspects. I found myself quickly judging the game in the first few seconds. I think the basis can be solid and the gunplay looked fun to be fair. But it is also true that many people are tired of the quirky, childish and cartoony side in gaming qurrently and those who like it are already playing CoD, Apex, Fortnite and so on. The more believable games are the ones lacking the most right now, and even though I have no clue about development I would argue that leaning more towards that side would tilt the odds in their favour quite a bit.
Why is it so hard for DICE and EA to literally just make a Battlefield 3/4 type game with modern graphics and more destruction :/ Thats literally all we want and they would make so much money how can they be this blind i really dont understand. You make that game and you're rich...
That destruction looks jank... Maybe it's early. But the wall just sorta disappears when you hit it with a grenade. lol
Okay, I guess that’s a cool development for people into more arcadey style FPS games, but tbh, I’m tired of that. There’s already Fortnite, PUBG, Apex Legends, and now CoD and Battlefield have also gone down that road where they strayed away from more of a gritty, semi-realistic game, to what we see in Warzone and BF2042 with all these goofy “operators”, wingsuits, grappling hooks, etc. Is it seriously too much to ask of EA or any serious game developer with the funding and resources to do it, to make an FPS game set in a modern time, with REAL life guns & attachments, large scale destruction, and more of a realistic/semi-milsim experience? I mean many of us just want something similar to BF3 or 4 again… I for one would love to see a new BF game that includes: - Head to toe character customization, similar to that in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint where we could seriously customize our own unique multiplayer operator with whatever camo, gear, and kit we want. - In depth weapon customization with real guns and attachments, such as that in Escape from Tarkov where we could build out our own loadout with no limitations on weapon attachments. Being able to choose between various optics like Eotechs with magnifiers, T2 red dots on unity risers, LPVOs with top mounted or canted RDSs, etc. - Advanced graphics & particle effects like we’ve seen in more recent games that are far more serious and milsim based, like Squad and Hell Let Loose. Those games aren’t exactly casual player friendly and have a real learning curve and aren’t always enjoyable to play without a well coordinated and experienced team. So, having that level of realistic immersion with the soundscape, destructive environments, and dynamic battlefields that develop and change throughout the duration of a match, but without being such a serious milsim game like Squad and just more like BF3 would be awesome. - Also, getting rid of all the nonsense like the over the top storms on the maps that are just annoying and disorienting gets old. That and the unrealistic and arcadey special abilities like the wingsuits and overpowered ballistic shields in 2042 is also annoying. - could also be really cool to have this sort of game with a coop PvE mode for those players that DO want more of a milsim and serious approach to coordinate with teammates to carry out various realistic type military operations against AI insurgents aside from the standard multiplayer PvP mode for more casual and classic battlefield modes, like Rush, Conquest, and TDM. Idk.. if I had the resources that EA has, I could undoubtedly direct an amazing FPS game with the amount of talented individuals they have at their disposal that are likely being directed by greedy shareholders and others to focus on things that drive their game titles into the dirt as we’ve seen now with both Medal of Honor and Battlefield.
The gameplay is nice, but the style and art is putting me off from going to purchase it. Would really like it if the models were soldiers instead of bright colours.
Exactly my thoughts
Can we have a serious game again like BF1 without shiny heroes and bright visuals?
Thanks for making the video Jack. There are just so many choices for gamers nowadays and I wish these developers the best. But I'm not a PvP gamer so I'm just fine with games like Battlefield 2, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 2042, Ravenfield, etc where I can play single player against bots. Having a single player vs AI option is the only way developers can get my attention with a shooter.
Gameplay and map interactions look perfect but the market wants realism not more animated aesthetics.
Looks like the Finals got the better destruction environment devs.
Ooof... 😄
@@qO.0p am I wrong? Lol finals it actually shatters and breaks as one would expect not just “oh explosion? There goes that whole segment/wall” lol finals did it better, I’ll just go to BF1 or 5 if I want to play battlefield lol
@isaaclee1964 The way that The Finals does destruction is not sustainable on a 64+ player server with huge maps. The server, as well as your GPU would implode lol
@@jg8306 I doubt that. But it’s great excuse for them, sure
@@isaaclee1964 no no no, i just felt that punch. Brutal but true😅 (I could have formed my comment less open for misunderstandings)
I can't speak to how it feels but I /really/ don't like the sports arena aesthetic. I don't really like it in The Finals either but at least they leaned hard into it with the goofy gameplay so that it feels consistent. Here it feels like a weird dumbing down of the atmosphere. With so many Battlefield players complaining about the more silly elements of recent entries, I can't imagine this will really be that appealing to them.
Got really excited when I heard ex-Dice BF Developers... was hoping they were going to Make Battlefield Great Again.
I just want to have a proper polished remake of Battlefield 3 and 4. Modern combat with realistic graphics and next gen destruction.
Would be nice with someone with a functioning brain redesigned vehicle combat too... I'm so tired of what modern Battlefields have done to tanks, it's so fucking awful... World War 3 had a great thing going in that particular area but game failed for other reasons. Also these games NEED some resemblance of structure... 4man squads with no way to communicate or coordinate with rest of the team sucks ass.
Fed up with this kind of art style + without vehicles it just feels like Battlefield lite. I just want a good Battlefield that doesn’ t look like fortnite
But Dice be like: the best we can do is "Don't be sad, this is just how it works out sometimes" 😂😂
If this franchise wants to complete with Battlefield in the same marketspace, they have to know two things: 1) the current status of BF as a franchise; and 2) Who the Battlefield player base is and what they want. Here's what the player base doesn't want. - SBMM - Battle passes - elaborate in-game economies - a game that looks and plays like COD - algorithms that favor new and weak players - cross play Here's what they do want: - Levolution - good map design - an online format like BF4 where the players can choose the servers through an in-game portal - server rentals, which actually do a better job of eliminating cheaters thanks to active admins - a game where leveling up your character is its own reward - in-game challenges that have the best skins and weapons locked behind them. Think Phantom Program or the "DICE/DICE LA" camo challenge or the Phantom Bow challenge etc. Basically, the developers who can reproduce the magic that made BF3 and BF4 two of the best FPS games of all time will not only compete with the BF franchise, but take over the industry.
The gameplay looks good, I just hope the setting and hook are enough to interest people
This game doesn’t know what it wants to be. It has two different conflicting themes of realistic military sim mixed with cartoonish fun elements. When he showed footage when he started talking about the cons it seemed like a completely different game compared to the first half of the video. Hopefully they can sort this out because it has potential
played the game 2 times now, and its a fun game from what i played. looking forward to playing it more.
looks good just applied for the playtest.
Definitely gonna try it out, but I do hope they make a near-future military aesthetic the standard. I’ve been dying for a game that’s what 2042 looked like in the trailers instead of what it actually was, and while I don’t think this game could fully deliver on it without vehicles, it could certainly fill that niche.
.... ex BF devs - The Finals and Combat Champions
I feel like "ex-BF devs" is more of a deterrent than attractor at this point...
I hope this will have the BF3 and BF4 gameplay style and feel, and it will blow up.
The movement is so insanely fast. Like there is no weight to it. In battlefield 3 and 4 you were able to sprint and climb very little. Positioning was a major role back then, today you just go super sonic and climb 2 meter walls in half a second while crouch jumping the enemy with a insane latency so you are invincible.
This is not negative, hopefully this is constructive feedback. If you play a lot of VR especially VRChat, creators have a familiar syndrome. Everything is a park or apartment or pub or bar .. and people want to be in fantasy environments, experience dream trips. (im saying this as a dev and a gamer) Your fear of watching the quirky style and battlefield style and being turned off is spot on. It feels like another arena on earth with another objective. Regardless of how good the movement, or weapons, team play etc, it will probably burn fast and bright. People playing it at first like finals, then just moving on as there is nothing special visually. Gray Zones niche is its beauty and variance and planned biomes. They need something fantasy/fantastic/truly different to stick. I wont pretend to know what that is, but they should try different things even if its as simple as monsters vs aliens. I hope this struck the positive tone it was intended. Love your content.
Feel that
The Finals already on decline? Welp, it lasted longer than I anticipated after participating in beta tests....
@@Micromation its never dropped below 300k dau.
@@Micromationif you wanna be a hater, at least get your facts straight
@@jordankelly4684 I don't know, that's what I've got out of his message. If you could read you would notice the question martk. I don't care about it in any capacity to do even minimal research, I've got bored of it before the beta ended - there were some nice things about it but ultimately it didn't appeal to me for several reasons. Lack of any sort of meaningful matchmaking being one of them - tired of playing with or against apes.
I remember seeing this and thinking it was a knock off finals from the stiff animations, but seeing its yet another Ex Dice dev, it makes much more sense now. Edit: I meant Combat Champions, The finals has super great animations.
Is this implying The Finals animations were also stiff?
@@Mictarysorry should have made clear that Combat Champions 3rd Person animations looked stiff. But the Battlefield DNA is there too.
im really excited for this and xdefiant considering i play cod 24/7 almost i started the finals and i was pleased its chaos but this will definately catch me considering its basically combat focused instead of grabbing cashouts
brah why did you upload this damn this look like a battlefield we looking forward to. DAMN THIS LIT. this channel didn't upset me with this video .... hope dice watching... I'm still playing bf1... all bfs after is lame
Looks like a blast! Watching the video gives me that same adrenaline rush I got from some of the old school FPSs. Going to see if I can get into the play test. Thanks for posting.
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Been doing that in games for decades. Man modern gaming is so backward lmao
@@Soliye. that’s exactly it. Lol