Star Wars Battlefront — Page 2

imperialscum said:

I was never into Battlefront. Not my type of game. I enjoy story-focused games Star Wars games like SWTOR, KOTOR, DF1/2, JK2, JKA.

 Same here. I played both BF & BFII but it gets old really fast.

darklordoftech said:

No Bespin and Yavin? No space battles? 

C'mon, EA. This feels like an incomplete game.

 Well that is discouraging. If true.

John Doom said:

I shot first said:

While I probably will play this one, I totally agree with you. I'm sure there won't be much story in this game though (if any) because it's basically just an online multiplayer shooter. And who knows, we might get more backstory for the battle in Ep 7 than the game will even show.  

Battlefront 2 had a short but interesting singleplayer campaign, though. My hope is that they will at least make a similar campaign to connect the OT to the new movies, like from the Battle of Endor to wherever TFA's grand finale will take place. I'm not expecting too much, though.

 no dice.  (DICE... get it?)  Anyway, looks like there's no campaign. Just Missions with or without co-op (your choice). Whatever that means.  

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/17/star-wars-celebration-battlefront-does-not-have-a-campaign

Yeah, I'm sure if this game is profitable for EA (and it will be) we will see space battles in either DLC or the next Battlefront game. This is a reboot of sorts so I think it's wise that they are trying to master land battles before adding too much. 

And yes, Rouge Squadron was great. Hopefully this has the same spirit for the in-atmosphere dog fights at least.

Stood in line for the panel for this for more hours than I want to remember and then our little group got shut out about two feet from the door, so we didn't get in and didn't get the sweet shirt. This event really should have been put in the big arena and I guarantee they would have filled it. Oh well.

Event logistical issues aside, this game has my money already. It's made me consider rethinking my "no more preorders" policy, in fact. It looks gorgeous. And anyone who has played the last two Battlefield games should understand when I say that I'm glad they're not doing a single player campaign, as DICE trends to waste a lot of development time and money on those, and they're always lackluster. The lack of set classes is really interesting to me, and make me wonder if this is how they will be handling customization when we really don't see to much difference in the look of Star Wars soldiers and especially weapons.

As a person who played both of the original Pandemic Battlefronts and realized they were basically cheap Battlefield knock-offs and always wished that DICE had made them, this is like a dream come true for me. Hopefully they put a bit more effort into making it work before they launch them, unlike Battlefield 3 and 4.

Split-screen couch co-op.
Offline play.
A buddy system where you can always be teamed with and spawn with your buddy, and you share unlockable weapons.
These are all incredible offerings.

Campaigns for multi-player focused games always go poorly. It's better we don't pretend the same character fought and survived every major canon battle in the game. It made sense in Battlefront 2 because it was clones.

This will go against my last post a bit, but we do have to remember that the last two Battlefield launches were fraught with bugs, some of which are only just now being addressed in BF4 almost two years later.

Here's a link to a Reddit thread that details what we know: http://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/33h9ax/dice_star_wars_battlefront_info_thread/

TV's Frink said:

Splitscreening and spawning with your buddy...

 Potty mouth.

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Been meaning to comment on this for a while now that the game is out, but in case anyone was wondering, this game is a phenomenal representation of the original trilogy. A lot of people are complaining that there’s no single player story, space battles, etc., but personally I’m having a blast. It looks incredibly beautiful and makes me feel like I’m in the universe of the original trilogy more than anything else I’ve ever experienced in my life. Maybe it’s not a shooter for the “hardcore gamer” but it’s just so much damn fun. Seeing Hoth, Endor, and Tatooine in such beautiful fidelity, in an interactive way is jaw-dropping. Besides this being a great star wars experience, it’s probably the best looking/sounding video game I’ve ever seen. On top of that, the love of star wars that has been put into this game, fills every inch of the screen. From the wilhelm screams to the sparks from practical-effect-looking explosions & scorch marks on the side of the ships, you can tell the developers at DICE wanted to make you feel like you are IN the grungy, pre-CGI world of star wars. No small feat for a video game.

If I have one gripe with the game it’s that the voice-work isn’t quite up to par with the rest of the game and Boba Fett’s voice is more like the voice from the prequels. But that’s my only complaint because everything else is a PERFECT representation of the OT.
If any of you play video games or want to start playing them again, you owe it to yourself to try this game. It IS lacking some content like more maps & game modes, but DICE is releasing more of these for free, starting with the Battle of Jakku expansion coming tomorrow FOR FREE.

VERY SLIGHT SPOILER for events that happened before Ep. 7 The Force Awakens:
If you wanna see the battle that brought down THAT star destroyer in the force awakens trailer, check out this video. Keep in mind this is supposed to have been right after the death star was destroyed in ROTJ and none of this happens in The Force Awakens, so it’s not really much of a spoiler for the movie. But here it is! You’ve been warned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDfbhM9rkAo

I don’t play online games as much as I used to, but i’ve played the most recent battlefield games and while I liked them, to me they are TOO in-depth. I guess I’m just getting older with less time than I used to have (33, married) but they got a little overwhelming to me. Battlefront is a breath of fresh air. It’s got enough customization to keep it interesting but not so much that you’ll spend hours trying to figure out what gun is best and which of the 20 different attachments/camouflage for it you should use. o_O

The game is so gorgeous I wish there was a “tourist” mode, just to be able to enjoy the scenery peacefully !

agreed. I definitely got killed last night trying to watch a super star destroyer crash on the horizon.

My little brothers and I got a PS4 this Christmas with that Battlefront bundle. If you press Multiplayer, the next screen will inform you about PS+. However, there’s an option on that same screen to select a 2 day trial without inputing any information, such as credit card. It’s literally hop in and play for those two days. We just finished that two day trial and had quite a lot of fun but yeah, it’s a huge bummer of how much of this game is a cash grab if not playing on PC.

And sadly yes, a bulk of content is online only.

What really puts a nail in the coffin is considering how once the eventual EA sequel of this game comes out, players will flock to the new title and abandon the previous game. When that happens, even if you paid for multiplayer, there won’t be many players to play with. Then you’re stuck again where you’re left with a single player game that suffers immensely from content to begin with.

That’s why I’m on the fence of getting PS+ if me and my brothers will mostly use it for one measly game.