This review was written in collaboration with gamer, streamer and all-around awesome human being, GeekGG. Please also note that this is a review for the multiplayer portion of the game. Stay tuned for our single-player thoughts soon.
Battlefield 6 Review - The Squad That Revives Together
To say I was excited when my inbox pinged with an invite to try the new Battlefield 6 would be an understatement. Despite the often mixed reception of recent years, my greatest hope was to simply return to the feeling of immersion, teamwork, and addictive action I loved all the way back in the BF2 era. I’m thrilled to report that I was not disappointed.
This isn’t just a new Battlefield; it’s a focused return to form. It’s shifted away from what had started feeling like a desperate attempt to mimic a lone hero, run & gun title we won’t utter here, back into the cohesive, collaborative war machine Battlefield was always meant to be.
I was so engrossed in my multiplayer experience that I didn’t even touch the single-player campaign. That’s just how good it felt to play Battlefield multiplayer once again, and frankly, I have no regrets.
The Power of Four
In the spirit of squad play, I’ve invited my weapon of a playtest partner, GeekGG to also share her experience because the moment we joined the same squad, the vibe completely changed.
“Every class has value as a team member, and putting their specialities together was like buff stacking the squad.”
The classes (Assault, Engineer, Support, Recon) encourage players to be interdependent. You consistently feel the synergy between them; from a Support healing and resupplying the must-have Engineer for vehicle destruction, to a Recon using their Motion Sensor to guide an Assault as they breach enemy defences. My personal favourite, the Support role, felt laser-focused with its LMG builds, resupply and quick revives that can easily turn the tide of a firefight.
This return to more traditional roles is a positive and critical change. I agreed wholeheartedly with GeekGG when she said, ‘I’m so glad they gave the Spawn Beacon to Assault, and each class can only use it once, turning it into a critical offensive tool.’ And no more selfish snipers placing it on rooftops, nowhere near the action or objective!
The game’s most visceral collaborative tool is the Drag and Revive. This feature alone eliminates the worst of the “convenient spawn point” mentality. It confirms the high-risk, high-reward nature of teamwork, making reviving allies—and infuriating enemies—feel truly epic.
Cohesion in the Chaos, And Beyond
The environment itself has become a better partner for squad play. While I noticed some of the maps felt slightly tighter, the overall slower pace of movement and gunplay prevented the chaos from devolving into a mindless deathmatch. As GeekGG pointed out, ‘Larger game modes felt more coordinated, particularly on mid-sized maps like Siege of Cairo and Empire State. Slowing the game pace slightly has made the smaller conquest maps feel far less hectic and claustrophobic.’
The simple, satisfying visual of a tank slowly, steadily driving through a building like a hot knife through butter demonstrated how destruction plays a greater tactical role in reshaping the front line. Overall, that feeling of large-scale warfare and intimate firefights that have you leaning in has been achieved, and credit where credit is due, that is an element that Battlefield has rarely gotten wrong.
Beyond the core multiplayer, the expanded Portal system is an absolute gem for the collaborative community. It’s not just a server browser; it’s a powerful UGC platform that allows players to tinker with geometry, rules, and logic. This means the collaboration doesn’t end when the match does – you can design and curate your own crazy, highly specific modes for friends and teammates. Whether it’s rebuilding iconic maps or designing a Support-only horde mode, Portal is the engine that will ensure the squad feel continues long after launch.
Final Thoughts
Ultimately, the collaborative experience is the foundation that Battlefield 6 stands on. In a long-running franchise, there is always a sense of rinse repeat, but I’m happy to state this is the returning feeling I’ve been seeking from the game for a while, and I’m thrilled it’s back.
Battlefield 6 was reviewed on PC with code kindly supplied by the publisher.
