History of Battlefield (2002 - 2022) | Documentary 

If you'd like to show your love and support this channel and future projects, please become a patron using the link provided: www.patreon.com/Nick930 Corrections: 1:54:43 Battlefield 2 technically featured bullet-drop too. BadCo2 just has more drastic bullet drop, and it applies to every weapon now, rather than just sniper rifles like in BF2. 03:38:15 That caption should read BFRoundup, not BrokenMachine 04:02:06 The Firestorm map was NOT added to conquest. I mistook this for "Lofoten Islands" which was added a bit later. It uses the same assets like buildings and environment design, but is only available for small-scale modes like Squad Conquest + TDM ______________________________________________________________________________________ It is finally here. This was a massive undertaking, involving thousands of hours of editing, recording, interviews, and dealing with an overly long RU-vid uploading process. Thank you all so much for your patience, and to everyone involved who provided their opinions on each entry to the series and how it has impacted them both personally and professionally. Please can learn more about each individual featured using the links provided here: NeebsGaming (RU-vid Content Creator/Twitch Streamers - known for their popular cartoon series including "BattlefieldFriends" and their many survival based gameplay compilations) ru-vid.com LevelCapGaming (RU-vid Content Creator with a focus on first person shooter tutorials and livestreams, including Battlefield) ru-vid.com Raycevick (RU-vid Content Creator - known for his popular "...Years Later" retrospective series and reviews) ru-vid.com Flakfire (RU-vid Content Creator - known for gaming content covering Battlefield, Call of Duty, Fallout, Mass Effect, and more) ru-vid.com Azura (RU-vid Content Creator - focused on covering the Battlefield series) ru-vid.com Gabytron5000 (Twitch Streamer - streaming Battlefield 2042 currently) www.twitch.tv/gabytron5000 TheSirCommunity (Battlefield Clan, content creators, and modders - responsible for building popular Battlefield 2 mods like "Sandbox" - along with recording the trailer for BF2142's Northern Strike DLC, and creating Wake Island 2142. discord.gg/CnBZFva ru-vid.com TheBrokenMachine (RU-vid Streamer - known for his incredible Battlefield 1 kill compilations. Currently streaming Battlefield 2042 content. ru-vid.comfeatured BattlefieldRoundup (Twitter News Feed - Covers all the latest news on the Battlefield franchise, maintained by @TheBullzeyeKK twitter.com/BFRoundup?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Special Thanks: To EpicMusicTrailerUK for providing the incredible opening musical score to this documentary. You can check out more of his work here: ru-vid.com To the Codename Eagle Discord community, for helping me get that game up and running, and providing footage of their weekly online multiplayer matches: discord.gg/5GXbp44e And to NeebsGaming, and LevelCap for providing certain clips throughout the course of this video. Now sit back, grab a massive tub of holiday popcorn, and enjoy the ENTIRE HISTORY OF BATTLEFIELD!

I really hope he understands how insanely appreciated this amount of work is.

Man seeing classic Battlefield games being talked about in one entire documentary is just phenomenal. Thanks a lot Nick930. Can't wait to see what you do next.

One thing that doesn't get nearly enough credit on BF1 is it's soundtrack. It completely changes the game. It makes it more emotional, more immersive and give the game the sense of gravity and respect that any portrait of WW1 should have. Truly amazing soundtrack, maybe the best ever in a game.

*_As a Battlefield Franchise veteran (Played since BF1942). I appreciate this documentary. Truly. I feel like it is an homage to vet players like me. Thank you for making my day._*

Amazing video man. Hopefully this takes off! Insane effort must've gone into this.

This documentary is a monumental achievement in comprehensively covering a major game series. It covers all the details without getting boring, and remains perfectly objective while exploring different player viewpoints. This is the best of its kind on all of RU-vid.

Thank you for this video. For me, Battlefield is one of the most important and influential game series in my live. There is nothing out there like it. Nice to see this awesome tribute with people who care so much for the games. Thank you so much, really :)

Came here from Raycevick's Metro Exodus video. I did not get dissapointed one bit. Absolutely brilliant video and a total trip down memory lane

The new DICE team seriously needs to watch this documentary to see what made Battlefield a Battlefield game. 2042 is a shambles and is missing so many features.

This was absolutely immaculate. The amount of effort that must’ve went into making this is astounding. It was both informative as well as nostalgic for those who have played a lot of the older titles. I’m sure more than a few had a sense of overwhelming joy and sadness at times past with all the memories and friends we’ve made playing these groundbreaking games for dozens if not hundreds of hours over the years. Thank you so much for this, Nick. It truly is impressive and I bet even the people at DICE who watch this will be extremely proud of all they’ve accomplished over the years.

This video is formatted, written and edited incredibly well all the way through. Amazing work

Cant overstate what an epic piece of work this documentary is Amazing This made me re-download BF1

This just makes me realize how much i miss BF2...

I'm so glad BF2 got the recognition it deserved in this documentary

I'm with Battlefield since 1942. Battlefield is still the best Franchise for me. No matter how 2042 is doing right now. I'm to old for gaming now anyways but I will always be grateful for the gaming time I had with this franchise and their Battlefields. So many good memories. Thank you so much for putting this documentary together. So much hard work but it's a masterpiece.

Now this is a love letter to the fans.

1:34:26 "If someone was sniping from a house, you just "delete" the house" - Flakfire on Bad Company (2008) 😂 As someone who’s first Battlefield experiences were with Hardline and 4 and most hours being in Battlefield 1 and V, I really loved this documentary’s coverage of the history of the older games in the franchise that I never got to play. It really helps me put things into perspective and understand how the game has become what it is today. I really understand now why Battlefield 2, Bad Company 1/2 and Battlefield 3 are so revered, the first of which seemingly creating the experience and adding the features that essentially made Battlefield what it is currently. I also now know where the game mode and name "Rush" came from! Thank you Nick and all of those who contributed to this documentary, it was amazing to watch in its entirety and I have been waiting on it ever since it’s trailer was announced. Well done, all of you guys!

This video is incredible. I'm a battlefield vet since 1942. I'm very happy you included all the mod supports and even the forgotten games. 2142 was my favorite Battlefield game, and I will gladly die on this hill. As imbalanced wacky c4 jumping as it was, it remains my favorite.

Thank you for this. I have dreamed of this day. The amount of effort you put in to this goes beyond dedication this is on another level. I hope you know everyone is so grateful for what you have done and the effort put into this. This brings back so many good memories. You know what I’m subscribing immediately because this is amazing.

Watched this over the span of 2 days and am i glad i did, the feeling of nostalgia alone was worth it. To not even speak about the noticeable amount of work that went into this, thank you so much for making this

Can we all just take more than a few seconds to appreciate the massive amount of effort this man has put in to deliver such an outstanding documentary on the entire history of Battlefield. Not to mention, damn he is really good at the games too. The man was topping off in the scoreboards, shooting really well, and handled vehicles expertly. Now that's outstanding.

This is gonna be like rewatching The Snyder Cut but I’m all here for it!

Absolutely best-in-class documentary. Been watching this in chunks on my lunch breaks. Though I’m not a seasoned vet of the franchise, it has inspired to play some of these recently. I don’t generally gravitate towards multiplayer games in general but BF has been the one I’ve enjoyed the most. Your amazing work on this video is greatly appreciated.

Incredible collab. I'm very thankful you have re-ignited all of my cherished Battlefield memories. Makes me think of all the incredible work that has gone into Battlefield over the years. An instant favorite video for me. Thank you!

What an amazing documentary. Thank you for the amount of effort put in. Super glad to be a part of this!

1:39:21 "Nick u need t leav" I really gotta apreciate how above and beyond you went in capturing footage for this incredible documentary, moments like that just really add to the entire presentation for me even if the gameplay is just "background" to the documentary itself.

The amount of effort to go i to this, im super impressed and loved every second of it, genuinely like a documentary!! Quality work my friend!

Waow... just waow... the amount of work and effort here. It's a 4 hours+ video that seemed like an hour long. It was so good and well edited. The commentaries are a great addition to the documentary. 10/10 Nick, and I've never given a perfect score to anything before. Cheers mate ! Thank you for this. 👍

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Battlefield BC2 was my first introduction to the Battlefield franchise.

2:14:20 I love the fact that you got the Neebs Gaming crew for this. They started out in BF3 after all

Well done, I have learned things I didn't know before while being constantly engaged in the video. Thank you for putting the time and effort into making a video on such a great series of games.

I’ve watched all your docs and this is undoubtedly your masterpiece. By the end I totally understand why this series has such a loyal fanbase, through the good and bad. Real talk you deserve an industry award for this. Your docs are incredibly informative yet never boring; they’re fun but never juvenile. You are so earnest with your work and I really appreciate it. I get more enjoyment out of your docs than most Marvel movies. Thank You so much for your dedication.

When I saw the special guests on the community post, I knew this was gonna be a banger.

This has been a joy to watch over the last couple days. Thank you so much for your hard work and bringing us all this amazing story.

The work you put into this! Such a masterpiece! Thanks Nick, we really appreciate it. I’ll definitely be watching this more than once

I love the "Thank all of you for watching today" at the end like this video didn't take me 5 days to watch. But for real, you're a legend, Nick. I watch all of your videos and love each of them. You're my go-to reviewer for the best, unbiased viewpoints on any game from the last few years and you really know your stuff. Keep up the fantastic work!

This was... epic. Bringing in the other commentators and players added exponentially. This must have taken ages, congratulations!

Wow. Just wow. Amazing work, Nick!

NICK, bravo! Excellent work! This is an absolutely fantastic documentary, and history of Battlefield. It brought back so many memories and gave me insights I never knew about the series. Please know this video was extremely appreciated!

This is such an amazing documentary. All of the current employees at DICE should have to watch this in its entirety so they can be reminded of exactly what made the Battlefield games so great since they seem to have forgotten.

Wow, this is an incredibly detailed and well put-together documentary, and I loved getting the entire history of such a long-running franchise in a single video. I'm a relative latecomer to BF, having played Bad Company 2 but then not returning until I belatedly bought BF1 in 2018. Seeing the entire evolution of the series, with commentary from those who have both played the games and covered them professionally is a really valuable piece of documentary evidence. Great work, will definitely be checking out more of your videos and streams now.

This video is extremely informative, the entire 4 hours captivated me, as I am a big fan of this entire franchise. I started playing Battlefield with 1942 playing on my grandfathers old computer around when Battlefield 3 had came out, and I remember seeing the trailers and such for that game and thinking how awesome it would be to fly a Super Hornet instead of a Spitfire, which at the time I was also watching Battlefield Friends and watching Levelcaps loadout series, I have played pretty much every Battlefield game to some extent with few exceptions, and now that I am playing Battlefield 2042, I once again wonder which direction the series will take next, I hope it is another unique but nostalgic experience.

Buzzing to be a part of this video… and the edit makes the music sound even better. Looking forward to the next 4 hours 😬

Not only is BF2 the best BF game that I’ve ever played, it’s the best online game that I’ve ever experienced. Easily put in over 3000 hrs in it until EA killed its official servers. Hands the down the best BF game, the king of the series.

This was freaking insane! Mad respect for how much work you put into this.

I am very impressed, excellent work on this! I watched the whole thing over 3-4 days and the detail with which you cover the story of each battlefield from conception to final content drop is very well done. It is interesting to see the ways that Battlefield has "evolved" over the years

I remember seeing a demo of Battlefield 1942 at Best Buy. I picked up the game, went home and installed it and was disappointed that I didn’t have a compatible graphics card. Hopped back in the car, spent $149 on a new graphics card and the rest is history ☺️

Bf2 was the first battlefield game that i played and still remains my favourite

Thank you so much for this 4hr documentary nick, and to everyone else who helped in it! It was quite hard finding the time to watch this video back when it released and I even forgot about it until this day. Definitely made my day seeing battlefield get a video from our one and only lord of video game documentaires

Nick, you are just amazing man. What amount of work! I've been loving your history of videos since i found your channel, probably about 2 - 3 years ago. Well, almost 2 hrs in. Happy new year, all the best to you. 🍻

I'm not even halfway through and I'm in awe at the sheer amount of detail you managed to pack into every second of this. From the research to the musical score and the pacing itself. I'm trying to imagine myself in your shoes tackling a project like this and I don't even know how I'd start, 10/10 man

This Documentary, all the effort that went into making, is the single greatest example of the amazing people that are the Battlefield veteran community.

Just wanted to say Nick... You absolutely outdone yourself. Absolutely amazing work

Amazing Documentary! I started playing Battlefield back in the Desert Combat mod for BF 1942, and has been playing ever since, following ups and downs in the franchise. I loved to see and hear the history of games from my youth, things I had even forgotten and didn't know about the developers. Thank you for this video, the crazy amount of work and time put into it. I really hope it kicks off and get WAY more views. And what a wholesome ending with all the people sharing their great moments of the games.

Battlefield 2 will forever be my favorite. Just an exceptionally innovative and epic game for the time.

Thank you for including footage from BF2142 Project Remaster mod! Our team is very happy to see 2142 getting some popularity these days :))))

Thank you so much for all the effort put into this. I watched the whole video, there were so many expansions i've completely forgotten about :O

Dang, would LOVE a bf Vietnam remaster. If they decide to ever do another historical game I feel Vietnam would be the best choice

What's such a bloody shame is that players for YEARS have asked for 128 player servers. All the way back from Battlefield 2. Experiments were done with Forgotten hope, Project Reality, AIX mods etc. with 100 - 150 player servers. Even Venice unleashed and Project Rome experimented with this (there were also hacked servers in Battlefield 3's beta with 128 players and it was fucking glorious). Then when we finally got it in Battlefield 2042, it was so poorly implemented with the bad map design with wide-open spaces lacking cover, that people prefer 64 players (and still hate the map design). That's also ignoring the plethora of other issues with 2042. It was supposed to be building on top of what made all the other Battlefield games great, the class structure and balance, the destruction, the movement mechanics, the vehicle customization and gameplay, the commanders, the buildable structures, the variety of weapons and depth of customization.... all became a part of the formula. More than half of those things don't even exist anymore. Not even a fucking spectator mode! Not even a damn score board to see who's doing well or who's doing TOO well and potentially hacking (there is a vibrant hacking community in 2042 as well... but you wouldn't know!) Also some of the design choices in Battlefield Vietnam made it over to Rising Storm 2 Vietnam with the tunnels as spawn points. It's amazing to see how far the influence for these titles reach

I’ve just discovered your channel, I started with your COD one and I’m hooked. Battlefield 1 will always be one of the most beautiful looking games with one of the best soundtracks.

This is one of the best YT videos I've seen so far. Great entertainment, fantastic job, thank you!

Great Work. Love that its not only a count of all the titles. The backstories and details mentioned by you and interview partners is amazing. Also the editing and choice of scenes chosen is A+. Great work dude. Cant imagine the work you put in there. Real good job. Deserves way more view and likes. Im going to share it where I can DAM DAM DA DA DAM DAM DA DA DAM Dam DAAAAAM BTW: BFBC2 and BF3 will always have a special heart in my Gamerlife. They were the peak of online shooter to me. Perfect balance, perfect mechanics, perfect design. After BF3 DICE unfortunatly took the way that brought us 2042 now.

I'm 1/3rd into the video, and I have to say this... THAT is called content! The amount of work and passion behind the documentary is just incredible... As a die hard BF fan, thank You so much!

Absolutely legendary content this. The absolute best of what independent RU-vid creator scene has to offer.

This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on the platform. Absolutely stellar. Thank you.

Fell asleep in front of it last night, still heard Nick's voice during my sleep. Never slept that good in days. 10/10 would do it again.

Not only is this a great documentary, but MAN you hit some sick clips

This Documentary is absolutely incredible! I can only imagine the massive effort that went into this. Throughout the more than 4h this documentary constantly had my full attention do it being interesting, engaging and packed with details from start to finish!

Excellent documentary, first time in long years that I sat down and watched a long content piece completely. Truly shows how this franchise evolved and devolved during its lifetime. Thanks a lot for this video Nick!

this was great, watched in one sitting. always love seeing your neutral documentaries on the histories of game franchises without any unnecessary banter towards personal negatives or positives of a game, very educational. im a big fan of levelcap and raycevick and love battlefield friends so it was great seeing them here also.

1942 and its total conversion mods took way too much time from my young life. Desert Combat, Forgotten Hope, Galactic Conquest, Interstate 82.....

Thanks for putting this together Nick. Awesome to to have a full retrospective.

Excellent documentary. As a series fan since Battlefield 1942, I appreciate your attention to detail.

You have really inspired to everyone throughout the Battlefield community. Battlefield will always live forever on. Your documentary really emotioned to all of them. Thank you for the amazing journey. 20 years of #Battlefield.

My friend who lived on my street had BF2 on PC, I loved it. I only had a Playstation 2 so I got BF2 Modern Combat and put so many hours in, got a headset and joined my first clan hooking it up with an Ethernet Cable. I still talk so some of them gamers over 15 years later and went from PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5 and PC. Gaming community, I love you, it’s us, who make these games what they actually become. Moments and memories.

I don't even know what other videos you make, but the work you put into this video...instant subscription.

What a great, well-thought-out documentary. Each entry was thoroughly researched and described in so much detail. 3 words for you, Nick: 1. WOW!!! 2. THANK 3. YOU!!

This is just masterpiece documentary, as all other ones... i cant imagine how much work you had to do to make this happen, but thank you for this, im having greates time on youtube watching your documentaries even if i dont care about that particular franchise... content like no other on yt 🙏🙏

It's finally here this is my most anticipated RU-vid Video of all time, ever since Nick announced it awhile back. I love this franchise and the quality of Nick's work!! I just hit play, but I know it's going to be 🔥

I can only imagine how much work was involved in putting this all together, thank you man. Brought back a lot of memories from the battlefield!

Wow, I've never thought I will watch something so long on RU-vid. Can't even imagine amount of work that's behind this video. Thank you, man!

Vietnam and 2142 remain criminally underrated entries of the series. I put hundreds of hours in both. Sorely missed!

Bf2142 is my all time favorite battlefield game. It's the one that nailed the formula.

I am speechless... Thank you so much for this amazing video, the amount of work should be insane !

Incredibly well put together documentary and well worth watching, kudos to you.

As an avid Battlefield fan I've been waiting forever for this video and it was absolutely worth the wait. Your attention to detail and research is second to none. Outstanding video!

See all the battlefields again after all the years remembers me how strong BF1 was or still is. A real Masterpiece of immersive gameplay.

Just want to say thank you for making this man. The last few weeks have really sucked for me health-wise, and watching this video helped my take everything off my mind when I probably needed it the most. Love all your other documentaries too and I'm looking forward to the next one!!

I have binge watched every single history of that you have done. I have to say that as a huge Battlefield veteran of 19 years ever since 1942 thank you for the best 4 hours of a RU-vid video I have ever watched. Absolutely the best Video game documentary I've ever seen simply Amazing. Can't wait to see you're next History of Nick😁

This documentary needs more views. It's so well done. Thank you for using so much of your time, and to your quests.

Finally, I’ve been following your journey trying to process this video @ 4K 60 on twitter and it’s almost surreal to be finally watching. Wishing you the best for the new year!

This is so incredibly good and just makes me want to get back to playing these games!! You’re a legend Nick!!🙏🏻

What a fantastic doco. Im so glad it popped up on my recommended list. Have yourself a well deserved subscribe.

I’ve never seen a RU-vid channel create quality videos that are 4+ hours long. Man single handedly created a movie the length of Justice League.

This is your best video yet, IMO. Love the Battlefield series and this was such a great trip down memory lane. I remember being blown away by 1942. I built a new system for Battlefield 2 in the summer of 2005. Hundreds of hours in BC2. It just goes on and on and you captured each game and the story around it well. Thank you!

you deserve more views, these documentaries are fantastic!

Absolute epic video, so informative and so well put together.... Brought a tear to my eye hearing Thick44 from Neebs Gaming talking about it as he departed this mortal world recently. RIP Thick44, you are the one, the only Wyvern King. 😭 Thank you so much Nick930 and i hope you make more vids like this.

4 hours Nick? 4 hours? When do you expect me to get my chores done? This is wonderful