What Made Battlefield 2 Great (and what Modern Battlefields still get Wrong)

Was Battlefield 3 - or Battlefield 4 - better than Battlefield 2? Has Battlefield reached new development heights in the past decade?

No and no - but that's not to say you didn't, couldn't, or shouldn't have enjoyed those titles. We did, though, deserve more and Battlefield fans familiar with the refractor engine titles will tell you how and why. A decade of Frostbite's Battlefield has left many of us - myself included - relatively disappointed. Battlefield 2 is (still) the series' zenith.

A long-form review of Frostbite engine Battlefield entries: Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield V, and Battlefield 2042 against the refractor engine Battlefield entries - namely Battlefield 2.

Another long-form review of a teamwork oriented first-person shooter:    • Why You (Probably) Didn't Enjoy SQUAD  

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction and Credentials
02:18 Forgetting Battlefield 2
03:50 Frostbite's trouble with the snap
05:40 Review parameters
06:18 Battlefield 2's magic
07:50 Fostering Teamwork - Kit Design
12:55 Fostering Teamwork - Communication Design
15:49 Upfront access to tools
19:27 Valuable roles for all
23:42 View Distances, 3D Spots, and Spawn Options
29:19 Map Spacing, incentives, and rewards
33:47 Quiet Time
36:51 BFV and BF4 Classic
39:45 French Fries and Sushi
41:34 Epilogue and the G4TV reviews

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