10 Video Games That Got Really Good When You Stopped Playing

10. Battlefield 2042

Dice and EA's Battlefield 2042 was a circus of disaster when it launched in 2021. The series, known as much for its loyal and passionate fanbase as its massive multiplayer battles, had certainly fallen short with previous games, but never quite so bad as Battlefield 2042.

If unstable servers and an absolute horde of bugs weren't enough, DICE still miscalculated by reinventing many of the series' core elements. In other words, they put in a lot of effort to fix what wasn't broken and broke everything in the process.

DICE quickly set to correcting their errors after the game's launch, but the extent of the changes and updates needed meant that players were in for a long wait. The game essentially needed an extra two years of development time. And in an era where gamers are already fed up with games releasing in unfinished states, they can hardly be blamed for jumping ship.

Patient fans, however, were rewarded with what many now consider to be one of the better games in the series. By adding content in the form of weapons, maps, and new modes - plus the return of the series' class-based customization - DICE finally delivered the game they promised.