Battlefield 6: First impressions

Let’s see if this game has what it takes!

It’s been 4 years since the last battlefield released and now that they’re back there’s only one question in everyone’s mind: “What were they cooking?” Battlefield went from being one of the most successful franchises in mili-sim history to barely being talked about, and that’s truly the biggest tragedy here. So now that they’re back.

Do they have what it takes to survived in a totally different gaming landscape? What is the new game like? In this article, we’ll talk about the first impressions that the beta gives and talk about what it does right.

As you probably know by now, the way to unlock weapons and gear is by leveling up, and the beta won’t last forever. If you want to experience it all, then you should consider getting a Battlefield 6 boost! That way, you can see for yourself if this is a day one purchase or not.

Opening the game

First thing you notice when opening the game? No EA launcher, and that might not sound like the biggest deal, but we do have to appreciate the fact that you don’t have to.

So many games nowadays force you to get a thing to get the game and that’s tiresome and cumbersome for your computer, so hats off to EA for not making us download it.

Second thing you notice? Battlefield Studios is going all in on the war aesthetic. No cell-shaded skins to buy or weird crossover characters that don’t belong. It goes a long way for immersion’s sake.

Classes

Classes are back in a major way! The classes consist of:

• Assault: They possess enhanced mobility, combined with the option to throw on an extra primary weapon, makes you a formidable force that can push deep behind enemy lines.
• Engineer: These soldiers can carry big explosive force to destroy those pesky tanks for you. They’re also the only ones that can fix friendly vehicles as well as other kinds of gear!
• Support: They’re the healers. They can pick you up and carry you to safety once you’ve been downed, and they can give you more ammo if you’re out!
• Recon: These snipers can pinpoint pesky enemies thanks to drones and laser pointers. They also carry some very powerful explosives that can level buildings.

Each of these classes have different equipment and perks. Such as the support having no speed penalty from carrying LMGs and reviving quicker. It’s really exciting to see that Battlefield is sticking to its roots on this, as having no classes would’ve been a massive letdown.

Weapons

The beta has 14 guns to try out. Some are unlocked from the start, but other you have to level up to unlock. Most importantly, none are hidden behind a paywall or anything like that. The weapon categories are:

• Assault rifle
• Carbine
• SMG
• LMG
• DMR
• Sniper Rifle
• Shotgun

The variety in the guns themselves is good. The beta only has one shotgun, which would be a letdown if it wasn’t as great as it is!

Game modes

The Beta features many game modes you can try out, such as:

• Breakthrough: This is the classic battlefield mode. Capture objectives while fighting through multiple enemy sectors, or stay back and defend your team’s.
• Conquest: Fight to capture and hold more objectives while eliminating as many enemies as possible.
• Domination: Similar to conquest but with capturing zones being the only important part to win the match.
• King of the Hill: Maintain control of marked areas to earn points. The first team to reach a set amount of points wins.
• Rush: attack through multiple enemy sectors and destroy the objectives. Or defend your sectors to stop the enemy’s advance.

A lot of these modes sound very similar to each other, and their main differences are the size of these clashes. With modes like Rush being medium scale battles and Conquest, which are large scale battles.

The game also features playlists that add differences in these game modes like “Attack and Defend” that lets you paly a large scale match that last up to 40 minutes in the game modes breakthrough and rush. You also have “Closed Weapon All-Out Warfare” which is the mode conquest in a small scale battle.

Overall this is a huge amount of content for just a small beta and that’s not even it. The beta features a lot of tutorials for each mode and even a firing range that you can access immediately without even waiting for it to load so you can test out every weapon and even see damage numbers. Very useful for players trying to become better at the game!

Gamefeel

Finally, we can talk about what it’s like to play this game. In summary? Battlefield’s back! The intense aesthetic of war, the subtle yet well pronounce camera shake, the audio design of everything. It can be both very chaotic, but never too much to take in.

The HUD is minimal enough so that your eyes stay on the action while still feeding you all the info you need. Shooting the guns feel great, and the feedback is very satisfying. As soon as my first match started, I felt like it transported me back a few years to when battlefield was the game that reigned supreme.

You can even edit your loadouts while in game and customize your guns so you don’t have to wait until the match is over if your loadout is wrong, or you attached the wrong part to your gun.

Performance & Visuals

For a beta, Battlefield 6 runs impressively well. On mid-range hardware, frame rates hold steady, and while there are occasional clipping issues and minor visual bugs, nothing game-breaking appeared in my sessions.

The visuals are exactly what you’d hope for from a modern Battlefield — detailed character models, impressive lighting, and realistic weapon animations.

Explosions look spectacular, with smoke and debris lingering in the air, adding to the atmosphere. The sound design deserves special mention — every gunshot, distant boom, and ricochet contributes to the immersion.

In conclusion

The Battlefield 6 beta doesn’t just feel like a test — it feels like a promise. A promise that the series is returning to its roots without ignoring modern FPS expectations.

If EA can launch the game with a strong content offering, maintain balance, and keep technical performance steady, this could be one of the biggest comebacks in multiplayer shooters in years.

Whether you’re a longtime fan who remembers the glory days of Battlefield 3 and 4, or a newcomer curious about large-scale, squad-focused warfare, the beta gives plenty of reasons to be excited.

This is the Battlefield fans have been waiting for — and if this momentum carries through to launch, it might just reclaim its crown.