Not everyone is smitten with real critique of Battlefront. 5q5r4w
There have been about 100 Star Wars: Battlefront that is ruffling feathers? Will the majority put it on the “hot” list or the “not” list?
In a review by The National takes a look into why the game is lacking and it’s well worth the read.
“After Electronic Arts made a deal with Disney to produce grown-up Star Wars games, it was seen by some as, if you will, a new hope.
Alas, Star Wars Battlefront will disappoint all but the most diehard – or easily pleased – Jedi wannabes with its uninspired recycling of scenarios we’ve already played and replayed too many times to count.
Want to fly an X-Wing through the canyons of Race a speeder bike through the forests of Endor? How about a chance to relive that famous battle on the ice planet, Hoth – you know, the one with those giant four-legged AT-AT vehicles?
Chances are, you’ve Star Wars game to date – but there’s an inescapable been-there-done-that feeling.”
Okay, fair enough.
It’s not all bad:
“The battlefields do have an impressive scope, and there are moments of shock and awe as rebel X-Wings and Empire TIE Fighters criss-cross the skies, while Darth Vader and his stormtroopers plough through hapless rebels.”
But the real wrap up here is:
“But your goals are essentially the same as they are in so many other online shooters – collect kills, capture and defend map points – and so all that beauty ultimately seems shallow.
The foundations of a solid online combat franchise are present and correct – but Star Wars: Battlefront fails to deliver the depth of more established shooters such as Call of Duty.
DICE, the Swedish studio behind Battlefront, is best known for its Battlefieldseries of Earthbound war games.
And while that experience would seem to make it the ideal fit for this franchise – it is Star Wars, after all, not Star Diplomacy – its first trip to a galaxy far, far away feels half-finished.”
Take some time to read the full review but we want to know what you think. Do you agree?
