PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (2017 Video Game) User Reviews

Not upto it's potential. Created unnecessary hype.

[jaypathak_watcher · 6/10 · 20 November 2018]

Battle royale genre is awesome. I really enjoyed the concept when I discovered it. Plane drops you on deserted island with other 100 real life players. You need to search for guns, collect items and crafting, finding armor, medikits, helmets and vehicles. And you need to survive until everyone dies. You need to kill others before other persons kill you. Extra feature is you can play with your friends, you can chat and enjoy your friends company on battleground and help each other to survive.

But this game is boring and full of bugs. Some bugs and cheaters are annoying. Game have not updated much. Developers are more focusing on earning rather than making more enjoyable game.

Worth it in 2022

[nima-nk10 · 7/10 · 1 February 2022]

Positives * big, different and dynamic maps that are fun to explore, you'll often find new things and locations.

* Shooting and driving is fun.

* its addictive, provides hours of entertainment (now for free).

* first-person team death match is a nice touch. You can always play that when you get tired of BR.

* when it's getting intense, it's a total adrenaline rush!

Negatives * it's mostly like other BR games (better than fortnite though!) * character models are unappealing and generic.

* too many connection errors (could be for my bad internet) * some bugs and glitches.

* could have had more fun modes. The potential is there.

Conclusion: overall, the gameplay is standard and fun. Graphics are not that great but visuals for in-game environments look decent enough. It's not the type of game that I'll pay money for but now that it's free, it's not only worth trying out, i even totally recommend it.

A learning curve necessary

[AvionPrince16 · 7/10 · 11 April 2022]

I found the game really good in its mechanics.i like realistic or dynamic gameplay. Im not really a fan of Battle Royale but i found this one really good even i really struggle to play twith that kind of mechanics and i felt really hard to play with these and definitely need for me a learning curve more longer than other games even the gun mechanics are completely different its pretty hard to play for a beginner and to start in 2021 was very hard to understand the game because all guys knew the game better than me and in the mechanics. But i still try to handle some situations but the in solo mode, i never did a first position winner really. I found pretty hard.

Addictive

[luketrew · 10/10 · 22 September 2018]

Its not a polished game, the coding is old, the controls are hard to get used to. And yet it's one of the best games iv ever played

Random and bug-infested

[anselmdaniel · 1/10 · 27 June 2020]

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG is a multiplayer game where up to 100 players para-drop into an abandoned island or zone to fight it out. The game includes solo, duo, or squad modes to allow players to team up.

PUBG has a lot of problems. The game is incredibly random to the point where it affects competition. This game wants to be a competitive shooter but everything from the plane's drop path, the circle spawn, the item drops, and net-code make this game un-competitive. Most player deaths come from being shot from the sides or going into unfair engagements. Since randomness is a core mechanic of the game, this game is a casual-fun game but not one that should be played in a competitive manner.

For casual audiences, the game suffers from being un-optimized and bug-infested. Even on full release, the net-code is terrible. Players can phase through walls and cheaters are too often.The game was never optimized by the developers and it runs terribly even on a high end PC. It feels like the developers cared more about getting money from releasing new loot crates than fixing issues with the game.

Third person mode is horrible with the time to death being too quick. In many cases and especially towards the end of a match people in third person mode will simply be hiding behind trees and you will see a shoulder stick out followed by your death. The third-person game mode is also horribly unfun as watching death cams, you will be able to see players abuse the ability to see other players by hiding behind corners or trees. How this is fun and can be considered a competitive game, I do not know. This is also the main game mode that most people play. This game mode makes the randomness more apparent and the skillful aspect much less required. I do not understand why this mode is the main game mode. The game wants to be an e-Sports ready game but the base does not seem to want it that way.

I would not recommend PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A word of warning to those thinking of buying the game on XBOX One I would not buy this game until users report that performance has increased. The problems found in the PC versions are more prevalent in the console version. The game is almost unplayable from the beginning of a multiplayer session.

Grade: F

Worth the expense

[tkachal · 9/10 · 7 March 2018]

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is an excellent battle royale game. You can play by yourself, together with a friend, or as a team of four. The skill required to succeed in this game takes lots of practice. The objective is to drop in, load up, and be the last person or people to stay alive. It is a very objective built game as the only point and objective to the game is to win. It is a great game to play with friends or even alone. It is worth the buy and the hours of time you will spend playing it.

Why did this get popular?

[ceugene-02557 · 3/10 · 30 May 2018]

This game is the most Un-Optimised, the most buggiest, and the most ugliest game I have ever played. How did this game even get awards? The developers are trying so hard to keep this game alive, and not in the way of adding more content or improving. I mean by suing other companies. If that doesn't tell you that this is a game you should'nt play, I don't know what is.

Oh, did I forget to mention that this game is about 40$ (it's 30$ thanks to recent sales) and still has RNG Loot Boxes?

The Best Out Of The Battle Royale

[SHANELESTER97 · 10/10 · 3 March 2019]

This battle royale lets you find your own cover, not build a 5 star hotel with WiFi and accommodations, big maps, lots of loot, brilliant, but buggy every now and again but not as bad as people make out. Saying that though, Fortnite is also good.

Don't waste your money

[cfassih · 1/10 · 16 February 2018]

Everyone is hacking / cheating to ruin the experience for everyone else and the majority of them don't get banned. If all the cheaters were banned, half the playerbase would be banned. You can just do a quick google search and bam, tons of premium hacks available that you can buy, that don't run on your computer, the makers say, run a VPN and connect to our server, you'll never be banned. I believe them, and I'm disappointed in the incompetence of the game's anti-cheat. Every single match ends with, someone knowing exactly where I'm going to be and lining up a head-shot minutes in advance, because they see every player position on the damn map with their hack. This is the single worst thing I've ever bought in my life.

Floor 555

[Derache · 9/10 · 6 January 2019]

This intense game is great and very fun to play with friends. However there are bugs. They have fixed a ton of the game breaking bugs and there are very few, if any Chinese players on the American servers, which caused latency errors. The game is pushing out new content such as event game modes and many new maps.

I would recommend this game to everyone.

Moving On

[CreativeMindSet · 2/10 · 3 December 2018]

Bugs everywhere. Cannot shoot through building. The only thing you can destroy is vehicles. I moved on to Fortnite for many reasons. You can dystroy anything(trees, walls, vehicle, home appliances, plants, forts and many more.) You are able to build a wall and transform it into many different shapes. Running is a hint faster. You can deploy an redply your glider.

Git gud.

[seemuu · 10/10 · 3 August 2020]

One of the most difficult games to get used to, once you git gud it's easily my favourite game of all time.

Misplaced priorities

[krakonoff1 · 1/10 · 14 May 2018]

Battle royale being turned into a game concept is fine on its own and this game is a good rendition of the concept. However, making the game is horribly random with many deaths and situations being out of the players control. In addition this game is also incredibly buggy with the XBOX One version deserving special mention for how badly it is developed. I have never played a game that had such a massive player base with such few resources devoted to improving the game's performance.

The most beautiful game ever

[zs11 · 10/10 · 27 September 2019]

The graphics are trash, connection is pretty bad, controls are hard to get used to but yet it's the greatest game I have ever played. I've been a gamer since the day I was born. 20+ years of gaming all of a sudden came to an end. I was bored with all these games that had nothing unique about them. They weren't challenging. But then PUBG came around and it has changed my life. This game has the perfect balance of survival/tactical shooter with realism to it. This isn't a game for kids, it's a game for grown men. You need to be intelligent to play this game. PUBG flushes out a lot of amateur gamers. They'll play one game of this and then go back to COD and Fortnite... which is great. We don't need them. It's a highly competitive game for real men.

Shallow

[mtalous · 2/10 · 4 September 2018]

30 minutes or 100 hours - it's the same shallow gameplay.

Online Game of the Year

[dudeoftnt · 10/10 · 6 April 2021]

This game is just superb. The graphics, environment, gameplay, controls, weapons, vehicles.... Are all smooth and nicely done. I found this way better than Free Fire. I recommend online players to play this game. You won't get frustrated!! It's worth it too.

Eww

[cristinharrell · 1/10 · 27 December 2018]

The default is inappropriate the game is buggy and just not fun,and a total waste of money

Chicken is always chicken !

[M4XB0X · 9/10 · 9 November 2023]

First Battle Royale on the video game market, of Korean origin, it was born from a "mod" of the video game "Arma". Remained in the study phase as pre beta, beta etc. For many years, now it has finally been optimized for next-generation consoles. It goes without saying that Battle Royale games are all his children and for this we will always be grateful to its creators who created what will become a true mass phenomenon. Many other productions will follow the example, one above all Fortnite which is just one of the most famous titles inspired by PUBG! Despite all its flaws and limitations, it remains one of the best entertainment intuitions of every era, which has forever influenced the international gaming market. Compliments!

WHAT!!

[garyjamesmiller · 1/10 · 19 September 2018]

This game is so bad and here's why 1. LAG 2. Graphics are so bad 3. Gameplay is so bad 4. It crashes Don't buy this game if your wanting a battle royal get Fortnite instead or even battlefield or black ops

Not a very good anime game

[pigointment · 1/10 · 4 June 2018]

This game is not worth your time. It claims it's an anime game and it isn't. If you want a good battle royale play Minecraft hunger games.

So bad for ps4

[batuhanterzi · 1/10 · 10 September 2020]

This is not funny. So hard play with dualshock controller. Must support keyboard and mouse. Warzone supports keyboard and mouse. And it's free. You cannot be successful on the console.

Was good.

[skinnyg · 4/10 · 25 September 2021]

Was good. Now it's trash. Insurgency: Sandstorm is coming to console. So that's where I'll be. This game has went down hill. Avoid the sweats and cheaters.

Best Game Ever?

[carletonclements · 15 April 2019]

The atmosphere is probably its one and only problem, but you can't blame Player Unknown to appealing to insecure brats - they're his main audience. Still, the dancing, upgrades, and what-say-you adopts a certain serial-killing atmosphere, rather than a game of survival-of-the-fittest. You need a good computer with fast internet to stay with the pact, but nevertheless, I still consistently make the top 5. Don't believe the hate - they're just salty. This game is terrific in every way - despite a few small flaws...