Battlefield 4 Review (PS4) - Pew, Pew, Pew - Twinfinite

Devoun from Twinfinite writes - "My Battlefield 4 issues started in, but were not isolated to, the campaign. Several different times my game crashed to the already infamous PlayStation 4 blue error screen. No big deal, right? Just restart the game and continue shooting baddies on your quest to stop China from invading America. Wrong. Two of the three times I encountered the crash screen on PS4 my data was corrupted. As of right now I have played through the first few missions of Battlefield 4 three times, and I more than likely will not return to the game due to these technical issues, but I can give you an opinion on what I have played so far." (1/5)

[curtis92]

wow.

[BattleTorn]

The multiplayer is pretty unable atm - at least for me. (On both systems)

But that's no justification - BF4 is awesome

[crxss]

people don't play battlefield for the single player, if the MP is unplayable then yes it deserves a 1/5

[monochromer]

Yeah, I just laughed and moved on.

[LonChaneyTV]

Still looks beautiful in Ultra settings.

[dannphou]

I'm not liking this review...

[MattyG]

Did you read it, or just look at the number? Because the reason he gives is pretty spot on. The game shipped as a near unplayable mess and it still pretty much is. I can't play more than 3 or 4 matches without the game crashing one me, and until a week ago I couldn't play the single player without a corrupted save file. It's an entirely justified review if you look beyond the number.

[dannphou]

I guess I spoke TOO early... I've never experience these problems... Sorry...

[admiralvic]

It might be "fair" in its current state, but an article explaining the current situation would have gone further and been more professional than a review giving it a 1/5. Especially since they need to either retract the review when the game gets fixed (unlike a lot of games, I think we can all agree that EA won't let Battlefield 4 remain "unplayable" for all forever) or leave it as a 1/5 forever.

[spaceg0st]

I know some people are having a very difficult time playing, but my copy hasn't been that bad. I've leveled up to rank 75 with maybe a crash every day or two.

[InTheLab]

"Especially since they need to either retract the review when the game gets fixed (unlike a lot of games,"

This is why games ship in the broken condition they do. Gamers are quick to line up and hand out $60 for broken games.

I appreciate this review because it is not subjective. The game is objectively broken. That is not an opinion. It shipped broken so it should receives scores that reflect that...

[TotalSynthesisX]

Three or four matches? Count yourself lucky. It's a rarity that I can finish one.

Giving us a week of double XP in a game that's almost unplayable... What a joke. "Here you go! Too bad you can't finish a match to get the bonus XP! huehuehuehuehuehue"

[thecastroregime]

@admiralvic: I don't think there's any need for the review to be revisited once it gets fixed. Courteous, yes, but by no means necessary. Having any sort of obligation to revisit the game after EA decides to take its sweet time with it is doing little else but playing into their hands. Developers and publishers may create the games, but it's the fans that give them any and all power they may have in the first place. If we baby them along and tell them it's okay, well, we're certainly not doing ourselves any favors and can be sure to see more releases like this in the future. After all, why bother with quality control when the fans can figure out the problems themselves and make it easier for them to zero in on the issues and repair them?

Do I agree that the game will likely be fixed and move up to a state where it will be something better than a 1/5? Absolutely. But in terms of revisiting the review, well, a comparison: teachers and professors barely let students resubmit assignments, figuratively speaking, I don't see why this ought to be treated any differently. If we're talking about a lack of professionalism on the part of the site, then we should also be talking about a lack of professionalism on such an enormous company who is quite clearly taking advantage of its customers.

I think many people here are disagreeing with the score. And I think that's flawed because it's placing way too much importance on the numbered rating itself and not giving due respect to the actual review, the qualitative aspect of it. I doubt very many people will disagree with the objectivity in this review about the game constantly glitching and crashing and corrupting. I don't see how those kinds of observations or obstacles are in any way subjective. Reading through the comments here, there's more support for what this review is saying than against it. At varying degrees, of course, but supportive nevertheless.

[AlexanderNevermind]

It was broke for the 1st week and a 1/2 but now its working fine. I mean it was broke to the point I could not play a game without it crashing within seconds of starting.

While I agree they put out a broken product, they seem to have righted the ship and probably deserve a better rating.

But the reviewer says he's doubtful to return to the game so.....

[dethpuck]

The game is a mess. Sorry I had bf3 at launch and it had done quirks. But this mess is outright unplayable. I love battlefield and logged almost 300 hours on 3 and 4s bugs ruin a great experience. As soon as I get into the battlefield goodness crash

[AlexanderNevermind]

@dethpuck

Well a new patch hits tomorrow so hopfully things get better. When working the game kicks ass. I played about 3/4 hrs. For the record I did crash once this evening.

[JMaine518]

I've had 0 problems with this game or playing online but I can only speak for myself. That sucks for you other guys.

[SaffronCurse]

Constant lag, sound being cut off and often times during midgame the came crashes. Unacceptable to release the game in such a state.

[BoneMagnus]

Interesting about the sound - I was playing through some Bose headphones plugged into the controller; I thought that was the reason sound was cutting out.

[Tru_Ray]

I beat the campaign last night. The game would crash occasionally, but it was only during transitions from one stage to the next. Fortunately, I didn't have to replay any sections.

I don't know if I can take this review seriously, given that the reviewer, by his own admission, did not complete the game.

This review is broken.

Tru

[MikeEaton]

@Tru -- He didn't finish it because it was so busted that he couldn't.

[Gridloc]

Didn't EA even try to make it seem like it was Sonys fault that the game didn't work right, then retracted their statement. I still can't figure out why EA has been voted the worst company two years in a row/s...

[Sarcasm]

It does suck, it's crashed twice on me, and the hit detection is frickin off. Good thing I got it for only $20 on the PC. Otherwise I'd be pretty upset too.

[HammadTheBeast]

This is a proper review. When a game is unplayable, only then should it get a score this low. Maybe the author can update it once it's playable.

[MikeEaton]

Updates may come if the game is fixed, but the score will stand. EA made the choice to release a game that was broken so they will need to live with the score they were given.

[Chuk5]

Unfortunate that you're having those issues. Thus far, I haven't anything that bad, just regular online temporary hiccups. But loving it so far, one of the first "my old console would melt under this game's scale" of the next-gen.

[stuna1]

It's reviews like this that pretty much prove that some reviewers have personal vendettas against certain platforms for no apparent reasons, and I'm willing to bet that this score won't be repeated on other platforms.

[admiralvic]

The score is in reference to all the problems SOME people are having. However, this goes to show that this site doesn't care about professionalism.

[stuna1]

I agree, but as some have stated there are those not experiencing the level of problems that he has and while he very well may be experiencing problems, why has he taken the opportunity to trash the console in the process!?

[thecastroregime]

Just reading through the comments on this post, it's clear that a very good number of people are experience a whole slew of problems with the game. Veyr few people are experiencing problems. And even those with minor problems are still reporting at least some crashes.

I would say many people are experiencing problems, not some. Those who aren't ought to consider themselves the minority. EA shipped garbage. Not even a buggy game, but a game that is barely playable. They deserve whatever score reviewers decide to give them.

[Heisenburger]

Smh.

[MikeEaton]

The game crashed multiple times and corrupted numerous save files for him. How exactly does that translate into a 'personal vendetta'?

[dillhole]

I played the first few missions of the laughable campaign (fun at times but still ridiculous) then lost all my saves without even an error message or blue screen. So I agree with that part of the review, but my online experience has been pretty smooth. I would say about 1/10 servers have been laggy, and sure the sound drops occasionally, but it comes back and this didn't really spoil the game.

[ironmonkey]

So far played it day and night no problems here but just a little lag. Prob due to over loading of players.

[venom06]

stupid A%$ review...... good thing all the other reviews on METACRITIC ACCURATELY review the greatness that BF4 really is..

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

Immature/trolling

[tenacious_b]

Bought bf4 and premium. I have 100+ crashes logged since 11/21. The game itself when playable is a 10/10. But it is broken. So broken that i would consider it theft and ea needs to be sued. The patch that came out fixed nothing. It is a disaster and has ruined my new console. I will NEVER buy another ea game. Its fucking shameful that they completely ruined battlefield for me. This game fully deserves a 1/10 in its current state.

[SonyAddict]

So glad I am avoiding this garbage!.

[mr233]

I agree with the data issues. I made it far into the campaign and poof it was gone. Had to 2/3 of the way through. I played the campaign again twice and lost it close to the beginning. So I'm done with the campaign till it's definitely fixed.

It's a shame though, because I really like the game itself and the graphics are off the hook. But Dice really dropped the ball in stability.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

same here bro. liking the campaign but I just can't finish it due to corrupted save files. It should be considered theft, I agree.

[Dgander]

Played the beta and eventually bought the game on PC and totally agree with this guy. Too buggy and they are trying to make the game too much like COD to attract the 14 - 30 year old casual shooter fans. Stick to Battlefield 3 for now it has less bugs, better gameplay mechanics and is more enjoyable at the moment

[kickerz]

Was maybe gonna get this on Xbox 1. Does anyone know if that version is buggy too?

[Tru_Blu]

Read the battlelog forums, looks like X1 version is broken also.

[Maxor]

This game was virtually unplayable at launch but the steady stream of improvements have made a difference. I managed to play for hours during the double experience event without a single crash and things can only get better.

As it stand this game is the essential nextgen title for the consoles. Nothing comes close.

[DanielGearSolid]

So will he revisit the review when the bugs are fixed? If not, this is click bait

[MikeEaton]

As mentioned above, it may be revisited and updated but the score will not change.

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

I don't remember anyone revisiting Skyrim

[Tru_Blu]

It gets judged by the state the game is in at RELEASE! Enough with the it's ok they rushed out an unfinished game, give them time.

[Tornadobounce]

It's rubbish

[Edi007]

I m playing it on ps4 from 29 any probleme just two time crach in all the solo

[EpilepticButcher]

did this guy review gta online?