I always say there’s a fine line between pewpew and powpow. What do you consider to be the current identity of the Battlefield franchise?īattlefield 2042 is set in the future, but not so far that it becomes sci-fi. No other shooter offers what Battlefield does.
It’s full of things you can only do in Battlefield. Battlefield 2042 is a large, ambitious product. It's bigger, right? Today’s reveal is basically the tip of the iceberg. I always tell people Battlefield 2042 is Battlefield, but with more Battlefield. Where do you see Battlefield 2042 fitting into the current shooter landscape?
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. We spoke with Li about Battlefield 2042’s biggest changes, the latest installment’s near-future setting, and the robot dog named Ranger.
That overarching narrative will center on Specialists, characters that are new to Battlefield 2042, but fall under familiar classifications like Support, Engineer, Recon, and Assault. “ Battlefield 2042 takes place in the near future, allowing us to inject some imagination and some creativity into the experience,” EA DICE Senior Game Designer Nickole Li tells Inverse.īattlefield 2042 has nixed a traditional single-player campaign, integrating the story into multiplayer battle pass seasons. In the upcoming Battlefield 2042, players are thrust into the near future where they can now summon tanks on top of their opponents and interact with their robot dog. There’s an old adage that says “ war never changes.”ĭeveloper EA DICE is determined to ignore it.