Redemption in Video Games has sadly become a more common story in the modern era with live-service models allowing unfinished games to ship broken or with questionable business practices. But with that model also comes patches, and support for games post-launch that can eventually get games into a state where we no longer regret having spent our money. With enough time and support, like No Man’s Sky, Diablo 3, Destiny, and countless others did eventually turn it around.
For Battlefield 2042 to redeem itself, it needs to embrace its positives and double down on them while cutting its losses on things that are too far gone to completely rework within a reasonable time. Before all of that, a clean-up phase is necessary to tackle bugs, and some soul-searching is needed to see just what the identity of Battlefield 2042 should be. Does it strive to reach its original ambitions, or does it chart a new path with a potentially new audience. Be sure to drop a like and pop into the comments if there are other games you think have a shot at redemption, or if you’re interested in hearing about the redemption stories of other games.