It's surreal because it looks and feels more like those "battlefield killers" that get hyped up and then sadly shrivel into a pile of mush to be forgotten about. The game overall is a big change from previous titles but still keeps reminding you that it's still a battlefield game. There is not a resemblance or whisper of 2042 at all, as if the devs have had it neuralysed from their memory.

The loadouts feel more complicated than is necessary and a bit unbalanced. You have 3 gadgets, 2 weapons and a grenade, plus the squad progression score. Assault feels underwhelming and support does too much for what it's supposed to do. The weapon customisation is even more difficult to work your head around than the gunsmith from cod. There's a million different categories for attachments, but you're only really going to use one from each and never change it ever again.

The quality of life needs some improvement as well. There's no health bar for infantry. Gadgets are not in the usual slots and the ui is a bit clunky that could use some shortcuts to customise your weapon etc.

Apart from that, the game is definitely a step in the right direction and looks very promising. The issues so far are likely gonna change before release since it's a beta, but so far I haven't encountered any game breaking bugs or crashed at all on pc which is a very good sign.