My enjoyment of these three modes has varied a great deal in my 20-some hours with the game, particularly when it comes to Galactic Assault. You’ve got the grand spectacle of Galactic Assault’s 40-person battles on maps like Naboo and Hoth the smaller, more tactical Strike and Blast for folks who want no-nonsense team deathmatch. Not every mode and character made it over, but what’s here is an okay start. The multiplayer portion is about what you’d expect, though, especially if you played the last Battlefront and have kept up with recent backlash surrounding the sequel. Despite what the trailers show, this isn’t really that game. If you’re eager to take a break from the rebellion and step into the shoes of an Imperial commander, you will almost certainly be left disappointed. It’s of course stunning from an audio-visual perspective, much like the rest of DICE’s work, but the mission design is wildly uneven and it plays things much too safe with an over-reliance on key Star Wars figures.

My assessment of Battlefront II‘s story campaign hasn’t changed one bit, so if you’re mostly curious about that aspect, consult my review-in-progress. Star Wars Battlefront II (PC, PS4, Xbox One)ĭeveloper: EA DICE, Motive Studios, Criterion Software There’s a decent multiplayer title buried in here, but it’s absolutely hindered right now. It’s good that the real-money option is gone for the time being, but there’s much more work to be done, and it needs to come to fruition sooner than later. But I do know this: even without the option to spend real money on loot crates that award randomized Star Cards (active abilities and passive boosts) for character classes, ships, and heroes, there’s no escaping Battlefront II‘s unpleasant progression system. When exactly microtransactions will return and to what extent isn’t yet clear. “The ability to purchase crystals in-game will become available at a later date, only after we’ve made changes to the game.”

“This means that the option to purchase crystals in the game is now offline, and all progression will be earned through gameplay,” the company said. In the time since I posted my review-in-progress for Star Wars Battlefront II, EA temporarily halted the sale of in-game purchases.

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