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[TheMan]

This footage is a bummer, because it really doesn't show any of the promised improvements. It looks way too much like the last one right now. I hope the EA press event actually make this game look better. Otherwise I can probably cross it off my list.

I won't say I'm crossing it off my list just yet, but I agree that this looks like more of the same. Not really excited yet.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Yeah, I was wondering this myself. Usually I'm really good at identifying voices, but I kept going back and forth on it.

After a few minutes of listening, I'm gonna go with it not being Ridley. I do hope they'll get her to do it before release, especially seeing as a LEGO game managed to get everyone, including Ford, to do voice over.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

So each time you die you earn points, presumably based on your performance, which can be used to unlock hero characters for a game.

That's... not a bad compromise actually. More skilled players will get to play as heroes more often, but ultimately anyone can grind their way through to their faves with enough matches.

Also yeah, the player(s) in the video evidently isn't too skilled or familiar with the mechanics. They tried to using Rey's insight skill (basically a reusable version of the scanner from the first game) as though it were Luke's force push, or any other more offensive power.

Edit: Also I'm happy Sam Witwer's still getting work.

 

[kAmui-]

Dat lighting doe! Holy crap that looks good even on a compressed video like this. Can't wait to see what the single player looks like.

 

[Charcoal]

come to think of it, when did Maul ever block blaster fire in Episode I

When did Maul ever do anything in Episode 1?

 

[Nabbis]

So far so good. Im going to wait for the other specifics and see if it's a little more complex than the first one.

 

[deriks]

This looks amazing.

 

[paragonpro]

Its nice to see prequel stuff again, never thought id say that

 

[Tadie]

Oh nice....I want this game now! on my ssd.

Man the singleplayer must be a graphical masterpiece.

 

[Cthuluhoop]

After a few minutes of listening, I'm gonna go with it not being Ridley. I do hope they'll get her to do it before release, especially seeing as a LEGO game managed to get everyone, including Ford, to do voice over.

Don't the Lego games use the movies voices? I remember the voices being horrendously low quality.

Edit: Maybe I'm wrong. I could have sworn I remembered the voices being total shit? Like recordings level of shit.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

cant wait for full reveal this blurry video still looks amazing

 

[spootime]

Last one got boring after an hour. Hopefully this one is improved but I very much doubt it.

 

[SpaceWolf]

After a few minutes of listening, I'm gonna go with it not being Ridley. I do hope they'll get her to do it before release, especially seeing as a LEGO game managed to get everyone, including Ford, to do voice over.

Personally, I think I'm leaning it being her. If it's not, the fact we're even having this conversations proves they got a damn fine impressionist.

 

[xviper]

looks boring, maybe because i'm not a fan of anything related to SW at all

 

[Collateral22]

Looks like Battlefront 1.5 amirite

Spoiler

jk it looks really nice, visually looks a lot better and I like the system changes I'm seeing

 

[Japanmanx3]

Looks intense. Maining Maul for sure.

 

[MrDaravon]

VERY much like that it looks like you earn points in-game for performance/actions that you cash in to call in support, play as a hero etc. Absolutely fantastic change from the original. Looks like it's the same as original (you know what I mean ) Battlefront in that you also still earn points for healing allies and support actions, not just straight kills which is good for folks who aren't the best to give them a chance to still call in cool stuff or play as a hero sometimes. I still play a lot of Battlefront and the hero token system is dumb as shit.

It's also hard to tell because the guy playing isn't great but I also like that heroes aren't super OP, which would probably also be in line with the apparent change to being able to cash in points for a hero; if there can only be two (or however) many heroes up at a time they need to be able to have them cycled in and out fairly regularly.

Tentatively really liking what I'm seeing here.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Don't the Lego games use the movies voices? I remember the voices being horrendously low quality.

They did but they also got them to record additional dialogue. The sort of stuff you'd hear during levels like "I have to put x over there" and also side missions with content not from the films.

Personally, I think I'm leaning it being her. If it's not, the fact we're even having this conversations proves they got a damn fine impressionist.

I think it's the hours of having to listen to Jyn from the first Battlefront that makes me think it's an impression, hahaha.

 

[SuperEpicMan]

This looks awesome, I don't get why people think it looks too similar to the first one. I have played a good 150 hours of the first one and I found for the most part the gameplay was great, so outside of a some obvious changes like the way vehicles and pickups work, I would expect the gameplay to stay largely similar to the first. The biggest issue for me was content and map variety, which this seems set to deliver in spades.

 

[D1renegade]

We're Star Wars Herofront now. Meh

Did I see imperial soldiers fighting alongside Rey?

 

[Krombopulos_Michael]

This footage really reminds me of playing the original battlefront 2 back in the day. I skipped out on the last one for being so barebones, but I am definitely going to be here on day one this time.

 

[Pez]

Too bad there's no jar jar hero gameplay.

 

[Brofield]

I really hope this turns out better than EA's first foray with Battlefront.

Keeping my optimism in check, but even as pretty as this looks I'll be waiting for the reviews if not a price drop

 

[Cthuluhoop]

They did but they also got them to record additional dialogue. The sort of stuff you'd hear during levels like "I have to put x over there" and also side missions with content not from the films.

I think it's the hours of having to listen to Jyn from the first Battlefront that makes me think it's an impression, hahaha.

Ah that explains it. It'd be a shame if they didn't do that for the Battlefront games. Especially when everything else is extremely authentic and realistic.

 

[Ovek]

Good lord that looked painfully boring. Still can't believe developers haven't got past the whole run forward and swing your lightsaber for force characters in games.

 

[Rarius]

The first game's VO was super inconsistent, some characters sounded perfect, others sounded like I was doing their voices

 

[fritolay]

Reminds me of the original battlefront series

 

[Reckless Onion]

funny that battlefront gets a ton of customization and battlefield got none now

 

[spindashing]

Yoooo this looks way too good. My DUDE BOBA FETT

 

[jchap]

Makes me really wish for the same 3rd person perspective as the basis for a story mode.

 

[asariN7]

I just want Obi-Wan and its a day zero

 

[nowarning]

Good lord that looked painfully boring. Still can't believe developers haven't got past the whole run forward and swing your lightsaber for force characters in games.

Yeah I wasn't keen on that in the first one and it looks like it's gonna be pretty similar from that video. JK2 lightsaber combat plz

 

[Spirited]

GIVE ME DROIDEKAS OR GIVE ME DEATH

 

[magawolaz]

"hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about Rey and Maul fighting in the sam- HOLY SHIT YES"
-me

 

[ElzarTheBam]

The cost of characters and vehicles in this match.

Resource system prices = Vulture droid - 500, Troop transport - 1000, AAT - 2000, B2 SBD - 2000, Boba Fett - 5000, Dart Maul - 5000.

Republic resources - N-1 starfighter - 500, V-wing - 750, AT-RT - 1000, Jumptrooper - 2000, Rey and Han Solo - 5000.

 

[Putty]

nice, but i want to see the single player stuff...

 

[N.Grim]

The gunplay was really bad, it had the depth of a kiddie pool.

Not every game needs depth

 

[CSJ]

GIVE ME DROIDEKAS OR GIVE ME DEATH

I want this so much.

 

[SpaceWolf]

I just want Obi-Wan and its a day zero

Same. Seeing McGregor's Obi-Wan rendered in this glorious engine would be ace. It would have to be Episode 3 era Kenobi, though....not ponytail-lad or scraggly beard man.

 

[CryptiK]

Not every game needs depth

Shooters often do to stay alive.

 

[LukasTaves]

Gameplay doesn't look that great, but looks like the guy playing has no idea on what to do.

Gonna look amazing on Scorpio 😍

I don't know if this was already in BF1 but i love these little details.

Reminds me of Jedi Knight 2 and Jedi Academy.

I thought the same but the opposite, in jedi academy just by touching the wall it would scorch it up, in this video the lightsaber goes through the wall many times but only leaves a marking when he swings from an attack.

 

[SargerusBR]

The cost of characters and vehicles in this match.

Resource system prices = Vulture droid - 500, Troop transport - 1000, AAT - 2000, B2 SBD - 2000, Boba Fett - 5000, Dart Maul - 5000.

Republic resources - N-1 starfighter - 500, V-wing - 750, AT-RT - 1000, Jumptrooper - 2000, Rey and Han Solo - 5000.

Wait, the AT-RT is 1000 but the AAT is 2000?

 

[ComputerBlue]

Looks great but watching this dudes gameplay is terribly boring since he wall hugs half the time.

 

[BattleMonkey]

So did they get rid of vehicle pick ups? Instead now you buy a vehicle with the points you earn and spawn with that vehicle instead?

I kinda like it

Wait, the AT-RT is 1000 but the AAT is 2000?

AT-RT is only a small scout walker, AAT is a tank

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Im just happy thats it's 4 man squads by the look of things

Thank god

 

[Randam]

You really have to be a Jedi or Sith to run around with your Lightsaber like that, huh?

 

[Frostman]

Looks really good. Day 1.

 

[SargerusBR]

So did they get rid of vehicle pick ups? Instead now you buy a vehicle with the points you earn and spawn with that vehicle instead?

I kinda like it



AT-RT is only a small scout walker, AAT is a tank

Yeah i know, but still some of the costs are a little weird, the CIS seems to have more heavy options than the republic.

 

[J_Viper]

The graphics are expectedly gorgeous, but the hero gameplay looks just as jank as it did previously. That's disappointing.

 

[JlNX]

Holy fuck this game, it's giving me old battlefront vibes which is fucking awesome.