After EA’s last attempt at a Battlefield game, it comes as no surprise that many people including myself were skeptical about Battlefield 6 when it was announced. The video games giant put out a successful beta in August 2025 and it seemed like they righted all the wrongs of the past with this entry into the franchise. Is Battlefield 6 worth checking out then and is it a return to form for the series?

The biggest change to the previous Battlefield lies with the fact that Battlefield 6 once again has a fully fledged single-player campaign mode. Battlefield 2042 was supposed to have one but EA seemingly threw away the game’s rather solid story premise and favoured dedicating themselves to the multiplayer. Unfortunately, I played that multiplayer and it really does pale in comparison to Battlefield 6.



In a seemingly rare turn of events, it’s like EA took the feedback seriously for once and delivered an actual good game filled with things that people wanted. Scoreboards? They are back. Weapons that actually feel responsive and handle well? Back. “Battlefield Moments” ? Yup, you sure bet there’s gonna be some real Battlefield moments here.

Circling back to the story campaign though, Battlefield 6 has a main story that revolves around the conflict between NATO and the Pax Armata. The story kicks off with players taking on the role of a soldier stationed at a NATO base in Eastern Europe. The base for some inexplicable reason hosts servers with sensitive data stored on them. Cue a cliche sudden attack on base and this when things kick off.



After being literally bombed into the ground by multiple attack jets, ground forces enter the base with helicopter air support and the NATO forces are effectively overrun in no time flat. Your squad however had the eyes on the prize, namely the servers and securing them by any means necessary. Without spoiling too much, the intro mission tries to onboard you with a very dramatic scene that’s supposed to show you the horrors of war first-hand but falls a bit flat. This is because there wasn’t much of an emotional connection to your squad built up in the first place in those first 15 minutes or so but kudos to EA for trying here.

In a seemingly rare turn of events, it’s like EA took the feedback seriously for once and delivered an actual good game filled with things that people wanted.

After miraculously surviving (plot armour much?) the game timeskips and you are slowly brought up to speed with what happened in-between events in the game’s timeline by playing through campaign missions. These missions follow the story objectives members of your current squad go through and honestly these missions are fine. It was reminiscent of more traditional first-person shooter games with linear stories and that’s perfectly fine and something I wish we had more of in games. The set pieces are great, the spectacle is great and most importantly, the gameplay itself is really fun.



The player character feels good to move around and aiming is straightforward. You can change the settings in the options menu too to provide a similar experience to what you’re used to from previous Battlefield games and this was a nice touch from the developers.

So while all of that sounds good so far, Battlefield 6’s story campaign could have been so much more. So, so, so much more. Plot points needed to be explored further to give them more oomph instead of them glossing over specific things. The “big bad” as they are called these days is predictable and well, the same goes for most of the campaign and you can see things coming a mile away. That’s not to say it’s entirely bad, I just wish it could have been a bit more than what it was.

The campaign itself comes in at around 7 hours and I feel like if EA pushed this up to around 12-15, we could have had a lot more enjoyment here. The missions did have a bit of a “Tutorial”-esque feel to them with each one seemingly introducing something new to the table. For example, one mission has you using a tank while another is played out at night and you have night vision goggles enabled. Speaking of, that mission could have really leaned into the whole special forces tactical stealth approach a lot more but it just… didn’t.



Overall, the single-player campaign was fine. A solid 7/10 experience that could have really dived into more storytelling beats a lot more. The whole polarisation of the world and NATO vs Pax Armata thing might also come across a tad too close to home in reality with the state of the world right now but I digress. I just wish we had a bit more substance to the campaign and I’m yearning for a day when we get a good, solid FPS game with a great story campaign like we used to get in the PS2 and PS3 era. The timeskips and jumping between story segments didn’t feel as great as Battlefield 1’s vignettes either but hey, at least we got a single-player campaign again and I’m still happy about that.

I just wish we had a bit more substance to the campaign and I’m yearning for a day when we get a good, solid FPS game with a great story campaign like we used to get in the PS2 and PS3 era.

Now, finally moving on to the game’s predominant reason why people will be purchasing it: the multiplayer. Battlefield 6’s multiplayer is downright amazing. Within the first few minutes of launching into a Conquest mode match, I already had several “Battlefield moments”. A tank blowing up a helicopter right in front of me? Check. A jet being abandoned mid air with a player parachuting down only to be gunned down by everyone waiting below? Check.



However, the one thing I’m still completely blown away by is the sheer level of destruction available in the game. And I don’t mean just specific explodable objects like oil barrels or gas tanks. Most of the buildings you see in a map can be very heavily damaged. Some can even be brought down completely and the first time you see this, it will be mind-blowing. If you remember the destruction tech of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, this takes it to the next level.

Players will also be able to mix and match weapons with the available classes to pick from and there’s a lot of customisation here. The only drawback to this though currently is the game’s progression system. You will quite literally have to grind out hundreds of hours of multiplayer gameplay right now if you want to unlock new weapons, skins and more. In fact, a week after launching, what we currently have here are players changing the multiplayer map rules to suit them “Exp Farming” each other by just holding objectives and swapping over every now and then. I jumped into one of these matches just to see how it played out and while it’s still fun gunning down enemy opponents, the changed rules established between players here makes the game a slog for XP rather than a fun multiplayer session. Doubly so when you lose XP if you leave a match and these matches take up to 40 minutes at a time.



The multiplayer features the return of Battlefield Portal so players who want to express their creative side can go forth and do so to their hearts content. Portal continues to be a fan favourite too with so many custom maps available already. The other multiplayer modes on offer here include the staple Conquest, Team Deathmatch, Breakthrough, King of the Hill etc with the new addition of Escalation which is similar to Conquest.

However, the one thing I’m still completely blown away by is the sheer level of destruction available in the game.

Queuing for matches is quick and thankfully, finding them doesn’t take too long given the amount of people playing right now. This will obviously wane with time but right now, getting matches is not an issue. Crossplay is also enabled so console gamers will be paired up with PC players unless they disable this.



The multiplayer maps themselves are very enjoyable but some do tend to favour snipers a bit more. Of course you can simply just remove these from your search if you don’t want to suffer being taken out from across the map far too often. I suspect there’ll be some changes to this to make it less easy to do.

What is also notable is the fact that EA are quite literally patching the game and updating it right now based on community feedback. We’ve already seen a hefty patch come out with a lot of balance changes and we’ve already seen another patch hit and then subsequently be reversed after almost immediate backlash. This is great to see since it shows that they are committed to making the multiplayer into the best possible experience based on the data they have on hand.

If you buy one game a year and you’re the type of gamer who will continuously play that game with a group of friends, rest assured that Battlefield 6 will deliver a great multiplayer experience. The only hiccups I’ve encountered so far include some inexplicable lag but this might have been my internet connection or the game’s servers themselves struggling a bit recently. Hard to tell, really, and your own personal mileage may vary based on numerous factors.



And since I am talking about hiccups, it does need to be mentioned that the single-player campaign does suffer from a few bugs and glitches. In the first mission of the game, for example, I had an enemy wander a bit too far away from one of my objectives and I spent a good solid 5 minutes running around the map trying to find this last Pax Armata soldier to defeat before being allowed to move on. Another later mission also had a tank glitch out and be flung across the road violently. It was hilarious to see and not surprisingly, something I would expect from a Battlefield game on launch (The same thing happened to me in Battlefield 1 too!).

If you buy one game a year and you’re the type of gamer who will continuously play that game with a group of friends, rest assured that Battlefield 6 will deliver a great multiplayer experience.

Graphically, Battlefield 6 is absolutely gorgeous. The environments are quite literally breathtaking and you can find yourself lost in just staring at the sky and the environment itself because of how beautiful it is. It’s a shame a photo mode wasn’t introduced for the single-player campaign because wow, it would have got some serious mileage from players who love to take screenshots.



The soundtrack of the game is great with the main Battlefield 6 theme being excellent. The voice acting is fine with the characters being believable if not a bit too jargon-heavy by throwing around words like “FOB”, “TAK”, “Mikes”, etc. Some of the story beats however could have used a bit more emotion to really convey things better but this isn’t a huge problem. The actual guns, explosions and vehicles are extremely on-point and sound incredibly satisfying in-game.

Final Verdict

Overall, Battlefield 6 is a series return to form. We are so back! And if you’re a fan of Battlefield, this is a game that I can solidly recommend. I will however end off by saying that if you’re buying this game for the single-player campaign, you will be getting a 7/10 experience but if you’re buying this to play the multiplayer with or without friends, you’re getting a 9/10 game that rights the wrongs of the past and is still being tweaked for further enjoyment. Battlefield 6 is a great game that will lead to hours and hours of enjoyment and if you loved the older Battlefield titles (2042 excluded), chances are you will love this one too.

PS5 Review code provided by EA | Battlefield 6 is now available to purchase on Nexus Hub starting at R1,499