So as anyone who even slightly knows me can attest to, I may be one of the biggest Star Wars fans on the planet. While I'm not quite the gamer that I used to be I can still appreciate a good play through, and the original Battlefront games were amazingly fun, so this was a must have.
It's been a few week since launch and I've had some time to spend playing through this, so I'll run though my feelings thus far. First off, I'm really not sure if they should have kept the Battlefront name. Being made by Dice, it's more like a mix of "Battlefield: Star Wars" and "Star Wars: Battlefront". The traditional 3rd person view is traded for 1st, and while you can switch it back, the game clearly wasn't optimized for this view and it becomes unnecessarily difficult. Some of the most fun traditional game modes are also gone with no intention of being added, such as capital ship space battles. A new feature unlike either game, instead of seeing a vehicle and getting in as you would in Battlefield, they are now power-ups randomly placed around the map. This includes heroes which were originally awarded for good gameplay. I have mixed feelings about the power-ups, but I guess it gives everyone an equal chance of playing as walking tank, literally (Walkers) or metaphorically (Jedi).
I find myself struggling with the majority of game modes, however there are two that I find to be extremely enjoyable. Fighter Squadron, which is basically just an all out dogfight, could be a game in itself and I would be happy. There's something rewarding about blasting ships out of the sky or narrowly escaping death while cruising through Beggars Canyon. Especially when at the helm of Slave I or the Millennium Falcon. Heroes Vs Villains, that puts 3 heroes (Luke, Leia, and Han) up against 3 villains (The Emperor, Vader, and Boba), is also a great time as you get a LOT of hero gameplay in, which let's be honest is the most fun part of this game.
All in all it is a little disappointing compared to what I had originally expected, but being Star Wars it's hard to hate, and I've certainly spent a good amount of hours playing with many more to come.