Update: Newer version of this retrospective is available here -> ruclips.net/video/7l0biWQrshI/видео.html It provides a much more accurate, in-depth look into the entire series and features several prominent members of the Battlefield community!
This was the height of Battlefield. My only gripe at the time was why they didn't have carrier ships you can drive as you could in BF1942 but nonetheless it was the BEST Battlefield ever. Just remake this game with BF BC2 destruction and BF3 tanks. Too much to ask for and have sadly abandoned this series since they lost their vision a long time ago with EA at the helm.
@@jesseveldman1488 well kinda... EA's message to Revive never really forced them to shut down, just stop destribution of the game copy. There's been a lot of drama over why Revive made it look like they were forced to shut down and last time I checked their Discord rules stated that they do not want the project mentioned anymore.
@@wildwest1832 likely very true going years back now. Had so much home for after BF2 and their expansions. But have been disappointed. I had fun in BF3 and BF4 but after BF4 I've had enough of the disappointment. I vote with my wallet since then. I won't tell others what to do but for me I'll buy if if it's worth it... To me it just isn't worth it anymore. Sad because I love Battlefield. At least his it used to be and the direction and potential it had. Maybe one day I'll be happy with a Battlefield but won't hold my breath.
if you had 2gig of ram back then u were a big boy.. ud load into the game so much faster then 95% of the playerbase so you would always have first dibs on jet or chopper
You know this isn’t really said that much but I really miss bots in MP games call me crazy but I like playing with my friends in a private match mode where we can have bots on our team and vs bots on the opposite.
me as well. BF tried to compete with COD/COH style singleplayer, which I appreciate, but COD and COH are already offering that, among other shooters. bots in MP map is still fun just to practice with, or you just want to play smoothly while your wifi is down or has a horrendous connection.
I come from a family of nerds so we all had our own computers and then some. Had enough to host a lan party with friends. Start the server then take the disk to another computer join the server and repeat until everybody was on the server. Had a group of 4 of us and told them we were gonna do a little challenge. All of the bots vs us. They agreed and we went at it. What I didn't tell them was I installed a Zombie mod. So we had 60 bots with glowing red eyes and blood stains always trying to stab us.
I still have the original box and disc... use to love playing this in 2005 online with 64 players... use to run it on my pentium4 3.2ghz, 1GB DDR, Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
This game means so much to me. I remember this being the first game I ever played. I sat on my dads lap and either I’d be keyboard or mouse and he’d be the opposite. I was so tiny that my hands couldn’t even reach from mouse to keyboard. I eventually got so good I was beating my dad. I’m not sure if this was real or if he just wanted to make me feel good. I love battlefield ❤️
The PKM was the most underrated gun in the game - if you single or double tapped with the PKM it was disturbingly accurate. I got accused of hacking so many times because of PKM distance kills. Then you could get in close and spam an area with it. It was an awesome all round weapon.
I really like how you put the Chinese theme in towards the end there. It really fit well with your talk about mods and everything else afterwards. Gave it a more epic feel.
Great video, slight correction: at 10:03, you call the jet a Harrier. While it is similar to the Harrier in that it uses STOVL technology to take off and land, it's actually a much more advanced aircraft, the F-35B. For reference, the jet seen at 13:54 is a Harrier
Battlefield 2 was BF at it's peak it's sad how dumbed down the series is now what I wouldn't give for this series to go back to it's roots but sadly that will never happen.
@@captainsunburn8510 Because the old style gameplay would be to hard for modern BF fans alot of them come from COD. EA also wouldn't want to risk making a harder BF game and lose money because it might scare off the casual market.
@@bigbitehood1353 I think what Jon mean is that usually most of the people don't like futuristic shooters as it does not generate more money, people are more to real time ones. But I think 2143 was a great game.
This was the first FPS game I really enjoyed. The freedom to do what you want and go anywhere you want, free of an annoying task list is missing in subsequent games. I think BF2 was originally planned to be a much bigger, more ambitious project, because it has a bit of a chopped-down feel. Like whomever was in management cut out a lot of very impressive features, leaving behind a few remnants which don't really fit with the game.
its not even close, at 31 years old i look back at my BF2 days an easily conclude it was one of the greatest gaming times ever, and its not like i dont forget all the flaws this game had such as terrible hit rego (melee someone 4 times to get a kill even though it was a 1 hit kill)
I used to play on the Chinese team and always swim across to the carrier and steal their F-35. Even more annoying was I manage to hover over the carrier and rain hell on spawning troops. lol. Those who banned the ability to capture carrier are sore loser. Good times...
WHY DID THEY REMOVE THE COMMANDER AND WAYPOINT SYSTEM I usually don’t flame on games and series, but it’s been such a painful 19 years hoping they’d revive cross team and squad communication (which should be a simple feature to implement) and yet they continue to deprive us
BF2 wasn't perfect, but with the exception of overpowered jets and attack helicopters, it got the Battlefield formula so right. The franchise hasn't reached this level since.
You can download it for free and i think you need a couple more things like the bf2 hub to download to get to play online the games still alive and kinda rocking just search up bf2 download on youtube or something
Battlefield 2 was.... ok at best, modern setting in Battlefield is always so boring, 😴 a damn snooze fest. Except for bad company, that was the only fun modern setting for Battlefield. Battlefield 4 is the absolute most overrated game ever! The campaign was fun, but the multiplayer is just.. yeahh. Full of team killers, trolls, team flashbangers, people blowing up your ammo box to throw theirs down and so on. Overratedfield 4 got old quick!!
Update: Newer version of this retrospective is available here -> ruclips.net/video/7l0biWQrshI/видео.html
It provides a much more accurate, in-depth look into the entire series and features several prominent members of the Battlefield community!
yeah i watched it... its really well done..appreciate your work 💘😻
Both vids are excellent, thanks for making them!
One of the greatest online shooters ever made.
James Halford **cough** the best **cough**
Easily, Gulf of Oman is one of the best maps I've ever played
@@spcwright2002 Amen to that
It's even better with mods
I miss this game so bad. Nothing else has came even close to capturing it's appeal.
This was the height of Battlefield. My only gripe at the time was why they didn't have carrier ships you can drive as you could in BF1942 but nonetheless it was the BEST Battlefield ever. Just remake this game with BF BC2 destruction and BF3 tanks. Too much to ask for and have sadly abandoned this series since they lost their vision a long time ago with EA at the helm.
That would be amazing! They were working on a rereleased online version, Battlefield F2P or smt, but I think that has died.
@@zeldamage001 it didn't die. EA made the modders of Battlefield Revive shut it down.
@@jesseveldman1488 well kinda... EA's message to Revive never really forced them to shut down, just stop destribution of the game copy. There's been a lot of drama over why Revive made it look like they were forced to shut down and last time I checked their Discord rules stated that they do not want the project mentioned anymore.
Most of the guys that made these original BF games honestly probably dont even work there anymore.
@@wildwest1832 likely very true going years back now. Had so much home for after BF2 and their expansions. But have been disappointed. I had fun in BF3 and BF4 but after BF4 I've had enough of the disappointment. I vote with my wallet since then. I won't tell others what to do but for me I'll buy if if it's worth it... To me it just isn't worth it anymore. Sad because I love Battlefield. At least his it used to be and the direction and potential it had. Maybe one day I'll be happy with a Battlefield but won't hold my breath.
Battlefield 2 still looks crazy good
I remember I could only run this game on medium playing on my Gateway computer
if you had 2gig of ram back then u were a big boy.. ud load into the game so much faster then 95% of the playerbase so you would always have first dibs on jet or chopper
bots would stop and pick you up if you gave them the command "need pickup" if there was any room.
making them more teamplay-oriented than most players online...
yes. Their medics are responsive too as long as they're on foot.
not aircrafts
Best in series
You know this isn’t really said that much but I really miss bots in MP games call me crazy but I like playing with my friends in a private match mode where we can have bots on our team and vs bots on the opposite.
me as well. BF tried to compete with COD/COH style singleplayer, which I appreciate, but COD and COH are already offering that, among other shooters. bots in MP map is still fun just to practice with, or you just want to play smoothly while your wifi is down or has a horrendous connection.
Me too! Totally agree!
You'd be lucky in this day and age of the gaming industry if they offered it as dlc. Lol
I come from a family of nerds so we all had our own computers and then some. Had enough to host a lan party with friends. Start the server then take the disk to another computer join the server and repeat until everybody was on the server. Had a group of 4 of us and told them we were gonna do a little challenge. All of the bots vs us. They agreed and we went at it. What I didn't tell them was I installed a Zombie mod. So we had 60 bots with glowing red eyes and blood stains always trying to stab us.
I would let them have all the spawns and do a last stand type thing. It was so much fun!
Medic, Assault and Special Forces were my favourite classes to play.
BF2 special forces expansion was AMAZING.
Totally underrated 💯
this game gives me something what other battlefield games cant
Crazy how this is considered retro *looks at calendar* OH its been damn near 20 years since this game released.
I still have the original box and disc... use to love playing this in 2005 online with 64 players... use to run it on my pentium4 3.2ghz, 1GB DDR, Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
None of the recent BFs capture the spirit of this one.
*cough* battlefield 4 *cough*
3 and 4 want to know your location
@@gazman465 no modding with them, 3 is just now getting venice unleashed and even then, I doubt it's modding scene could ever compare to BF2
@@monsterkitty6921 true but the base game is good enough to not really require them but yeah that is a key difference
@@gazman465 Not even close. BF3 and 4 are really good games but they're not in the spirit of BF2.
This game means so much to me. I remember this being the first game I ever played. I sat on my dads lap and either I’d be keyboard or mouse and he’d be the opposite. I was so tiny that my hands couldn’t even reach from mouse to keyboard. I eventually got so good I was beating my dad. I’m not sure if this was real or if he just wanted to make me feel good. I love battlefield ❤️
First game I played with my wife. Back then we were just young, dating and getting to know each other :D Nice to remember.
your wife is soldier?
@@faydulaksono no, why the question?
i think it rare to know woman who like shooting genre
The loser washes the dishes right? Lol
@@dannywholuv We both always played on the same team. So we would both lose and wash the dishes together. xD
This game set the standard.
The PKM was the most underrated gun in the game - if you single or double tapped with the PKM it was disturbingly accurate. I got accused of hacking so many times because of PKM distance kills.
Then you could get in close and spam an area with it. It was an awesome all round weapon.
Haha so true. You can really snipe people with short bursts with the pkm.. what a beast
BF4 and BF2 are both my favorites
damn, i played this so much as a kid, its still as good as i remember
best game ever created very sad that not for sale anymore.
U can download it for free
I really like how you put the Chinese theme in towards the end there. It really fit well with your talk about mods and everything else afterwards. Gave it a more epic feel.
I hear the music as a type of Chinese-Arabic fusion. Nothing is mentioned about this that I've seen.
Great video, slight correction: at 10:03, you call the jet a Harrier. While it is similar to the Harrier in that it uses STOVL technology to take off and land, it's actually a much more advanced aircraft, the F-35B. For reference, the jet seen at 13:54 is a Harrier
The first game I ever got addicted to... good times lol
Sooooo many good childhood memories
Sooo much nostalgia… Now I regret not finding that so-called ‘wheelbarrow’.
i miss endless claymores
Battlefield 2 was BF at it's peak it's sad how dumbed down the series is now what I wouldn't give for this series to go back to it's roots but sadly that will never happen.
why will it never happen?
@@captainsunburn8510 Because the old style gameplay would be to hard for modern BF fans alot of them come from COD. EA also wouldn't want to risk making a harder BF game and lose money because it might scare off the casual market.
@@captainsunburn8510 because EA
Would be great to see them bring back the artillery aspect. Always enjoyed parachuting in and blowing those up!
It gave me the best mod Project Reality
Hey dice, be good, do this again.
Battlefield 6 should be a combination of the best of bf2, 3, and 4
@@bcpablo35 Yeah, I would ask for 2143 but thats hoping for too much
@@bigbitehood1353 honestly the whole futuristic thing is not really appealing
@@bcpablo35 it is to me. Plus i had probably just watched Mandalores 2142 video
@@bigbitehood1353 I think what Jon mean is that usually most of the people don't like futuristic shooters as it does not generate more money, people are more to real time ones. But I think 2143 was a great game.
Just noticed that BF2 brought a modern setting to first person shooters before Call of Duty 4
This was the first FPS game I really enjoyed. The freedom to do what you want and go anywhere you want, free of an annoying task list is missing in subsequent games. I think BF2 was originally planned to be a much bigger, more ambitious project, because it has a bit of a chopped-down feel. Like whomever was in management cut out a lot of very impressive features, leaving behind a few remnants which don't really fit with the game.
That's interesting - what things do you think were missing?
@@Nick930 The voice that appears to give hints in the game has the feel of a character in the story with a much greater role.
1,400 hrs played in the mid 2000s. I still miss this game.
This game has the best class system
I miss being a kid 😢. This game is GOAT
its not even close, at 31 years old i look back at my BF2 days an easily conclude it was one of the greatest gaming times ever, and its not like i dont forget all the flaws this game had such as terrible hit rego (melee someone 4 times to get a kill even though it was a 1 hit kill)
Helicopters were awesome in Battlefield Vietnam and fucked up in Battlefield 2, opposite for the planes.
I used to play on the Chinese team and always swim across to the carrier and steal their F-35. Even more annoying was I manage to hover over the carrier and rain hell on spawning troops. lol. Those who banned the ability to capture carrier are sore loser. Good times...
The GREATEST shooter . Ps it’s an F35 not a harrier
Still is so amazing today n
Top 5 for sure
WHY DID THEY REMOVE THE COMMANDER AND WAYPOINT SYSTEM
I usually don’t flame on games and series, but it’s been such a painful 19 years hoping they’d revive cross team and squad communication (which should be a simple feature to implement) and yet they continue to deprive us
I feel like this is more a list of features. It kinda lacks your opinion on said features. just food for thought
Still needs a remaster...
If you wanna play single player you can play the first map on the list it has aa vehicles. Also the wasn’t a harrier it was an f35
BF2 wasn't perfect, but with the exception of overpowered jets and attack helicopters, it got the Battlefield formula so right. The franchise hasn't reached this level since.
used to play this like crazy wayback when :)
A friend gave it to me as a gift but I never understood it and didn't like online gaming, what a waste
good thing is that this game is still alive!
you can google out how to play this in 2020
Also the elite helicopter pilots would 1 set and kill jets. I was one of them. Would always get banned…
medic was the most useful class and assault class was basically useless util you get FN-2000 gun
Is realy sad the low number of views :/
Lol I remember the graphics being better 😝
Lack of effective AA made me hate the balance in this game.
Battlefield 2 had no campaign? I’m confused
No. It had absolutely no campaign.
@@Nick930 I think you forgot bf2 modern combat
seriously? no campaign?
Epic
10:55 wait they made a line??? Must ve been nice
The zip line was only available in he Special Forces mod.
"Harrier jet" = F35 i guess
f35 is not a harrier
And this isnt a recent video.
"skilled" pilots
Where'd you download thid
You cant. Game servers have been disabled. You can only buy a physical copy from amazon or Ebay
@@Nick930 fuck
You can download it for free and i think you need a couple more things like the bf2 hub to download to get to play online the games still alive and kinda rocking just search up bf2 download on youtube or something
you are playing with BOTS ! that is not the same ))))
Yeah no shit.. it's just supplemental video footage. I played this game online when it was still active in 2005
@@Nick930 lol, what was your nickname ?
@@dvgsun I was JustaFleshWnd
@@yammahopper mine was dredsun000
Didn't u guys even noticed u can still play multiplayer game OFC just download bf2hub
Battlefield 2 was.... ok at best, modern setting in Battlefield is always so boring, 😴 a damn snooze fest. Except for bad company, that was the only fun modern setting for Battlefield. Battlefield 4 is the absolute most overrated game ever! The campaign was fun, but the multiplayer is just.. yeahh. Full of team killers, trolls, team flashbangers, people blowing up your ammo box to throw theirs down and so on. Overratedfield 4 got old quick!!