Star Wars Battlefront 2 Reviews
Just like in the first Battlefront game in 2015 it doesn’t disappoint when it comes to the graphical side of things. Naboo, looks stunning, Starkiller base from The Force Awakens look practically identical and when moving round the maps you get a sense of “I’ve seen this place before” or “this is the part in the film where…”. You can tell that a lot of effort has been put into making the levels really stand out and like the locations they are taken from.
Despite all the changes and partial removals of Pay2Win elements it's still a broken mess.
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Improved gameplay, breathtaking locales, an original campaign and tons of multiplayer maps across all Star Wars series. And loot boxes.
Tie Fighting, X-Winging, AT-ATing, forced walking, forced Walkering, all of action-shooters’ rich tapestry...
Above all else Battlefront II is extremely fun. The gameplay is balanced and exciting. It is everything we, as gamers, had hoped for out of Battlefront and is a logical successor to the Battlefront series from the early 2000s.
Star Wars Battlefront II suffers from not knowing where it wants to spend its time and resources. It tries to cover too many time periods and too many battles and ends up boxing itself in a corner due to a tie in with a movie that only releases in a month's time.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is a very strong case for doing your own research before buying. Going in, you must know that the unlocking system in-game is pretty rough and we’ll likely see microtransactions return as some point. On the other hand, the brand new campaign and multiplayer options in Star Wars Battlefront 2 are a lot of fun and personify what makes Star Wars great.
The Star Wars universe is rich with lore and mystery and we get a bland badly smashed together piece of gaming. For each highlight of the game, such as the well done space battles there is an equally poor stealth mechanic. Fortunately the story is short at around 5 hours and so if you are determined to get through it you won't waste too much time. If you enjoy short and bland this could be the game for you.
Star Wars Battlefront II is plagued by an economic system that unfortunately reached itself into the game to affect gameplay in an unfair way. Even with EA/DICE withdrawing the pay to win system, the actions tainted the game. Though not without real gameplay flaws, Battlefront II is a stunning dive into the Star Wars universe with real prop scans and authentic sounds. Battlefront II leans more towards an online arcade adventure rather than a serious competitive FPS and it truly excels in this role.
Battlefront 2 shines with its modern looking visuals and polish, and also has a great Star Wars campaign, but its multiplayer modes are plagued by a messed up progression system that may never provide the experience gamers were hoping to get for their $60.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 manages to make nearly everything wrong with such a simple formula and Star Wars Goodness. The newly introduced campaign ends up being a irrelevant add-on and the multiplayer part got destroyed by a ungrateful randomized progression system and a focus on farming credits and also reducing the credits you earn per match. Somewhere in this mess should be a decent squad-based Shooter with some great Star Wars Fanservice but everything around it is terrible.
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An engaging campaign, a satisfying arcade mode, and thrilling multiplayer make Star Wars Battlefront II an improvement over its predecessor and it should be the game to bring balance to the Force. The appalling progression system and unmistakable greed of the publisher tarnish all of that.
You have a uninspired campaign that boils down to a predictable and boring waste of 5 hours. A multiplayer mode that feels too arcade based to last longer than a 1 hour sitting. Then you have the loot box system locking players out of the classes they want to play and encouraging the customer to spend money so that they can feel “a sense of pride and accomplishment” If you came here wanting an exciting Star Wars story then get out because this game is not worth the money. Instead of spending a one time payment for a game you are expected to put down more as you keep playing.
I do really enjoy playing this, but when you look at some of the aspects that could make Battlefront 2 perfect, it falls short.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is one of the most enjoyable multiplayer games of 2017, especially if you like Star Wars. It's also more flawed than it should be. Battlefront 2 doesn't deserve to be wholly defined by loot boxes, but it's inescapable given the impact they have on some of the core modes. This is why you don't tie gameplay to microtransactions.