DigitalHitmann
Banned
Kind of depressing reviews so far. Everyone I talked to said they loved it.
*shrugs*
*shrugs*
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Star Wars: Battlefront | Review Thread | A disturbance in the force
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Obliterator
Member
Man not looking that great tbh
Its fine if a developer chooses to go with the simplicity route. But if you do that you have to make sure there is a competitive and strategic aspect at the core of the game. Counter Strike is a good example.
If you make a shooter without either then it will be a dud.
LegalEagleMike
Member
looks like m guess of 78 meta might have been too generous.
Mushroomer25
Member
Sounds like a fun 10 hours of EA Access, then I can safely never return.
I also find it funny EA held the review to cash in on preorders, but the word already has gotten out about the game's shallow nature. I've talked with casual gamers who intended on picking up the game, who have stepped away due to the impressions out of Access.
I also find it funny EA held the review to cash in on preorders, but the word already has gotten out about the game's shallow nature. I've talked with casual gamers who intended on picking up the game, who have stepped away due to the impressions out of Access.
I think the point of these reviews is that, at first glance, it's awesome and people loved it. But after a bit, it gets stale fast.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Damn worst than expected....meh. I got my copy in hand heading home! Time for some fun
Jawbreaker
Member
Yeah, this is going to be in the low to mid 70s MC it looks like.
And that is all that matters. It's not a bad game, it simply should have launched with more meat.
Lack of content.
or launch at $40 instead
Honestly, it's kind of fresh to get a shooter like this that's kind of bare-bones with minimal options. The playing field is completely even and it's more like a classic shooter from the PS2 era or before, where all the extra stuff is available to everyone on the field and not just to the guy who's played a million hours more than everyone else. Sure, maybe the maps and game types getting old after a while might be true, I don't know I haven't played the game, but I'm just excited to play a really well designed, casual Star Wars multiplayer shooter.
It's the perfect thing to keep us kinda busy for the month before the new movie, cause once the hype kicks in again a week or two before, everyone's gonna jump back on to play.
It's the perfect thing to keep us kinda busy for the month before the new movie, cause once the hype kicks in again a week or two before, everyone's gonna jump back on to play.
Twin Tails
Member
Karak
Member
More lack of continued enjoyment. Lack of content is also a big bit of it.
If only it had some more maps even and be a bit more flexible on modes mixed with maps it would have went a tremendous distance.
That would have worked for sure.
A lot of other shooter choices for casual gamer this year though.
Orochinagis
Member
I man, at least a friend will share me the game to test it first, gotta save money for Fallout 4 then, for a $60 being lacking since the start is not good in my book
Yep. Everything Dan said in that last UPF screamed 3/5.
Officerrob
Banned
I was expecting 6-7's. Game is going to sell a ton and then the used market will be flooded very quickly
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I feel like a lot of aaa games this gen deserved to be $40 myself so I agree here
Karak
Member
This is totally true as well.
GGNKovalski
Member
I think I would be okay with lack of content at launch if they had an Extensive plan to release free content post launch. Nope. "Buy the season pass today!"
WickedLaharl
Member
Lack of MP content
I'm gonna wait for The Only Review That Matters aka biogamergirls
I'm glad it's getting slammed for lack of content.
I'll play my copy tomorrow, if I get bored of it quick I'll be trading it in.
Napalm_Frank
Member
It's Brandon.
Mister Megative
Banned
Man. Uh....not quite the reviews I was expecting. I thought the beta was a ton of fun. Sometimes, I.....I dunno. I often wonder if some reviewers have just gotten burned out. Hell, the guys at Destructoid don't seem to fucking like ANYTHING.
At any rate. Think the reviews will hurt sales?
At any rate. Think the reviews will hurt sales?
My takeaway from the reviews is: A stripped copy of Battlefield with Star Wars skins.
If you're a SW fan, buy it because of that, if you're not - stay away!
I am sure that this game will sell a lot, but the last good SW movie was released in 1980, and I don't intend to give Disney or EA money for their hack jobs.
If you're a SW fan, buy it because of that, if you're not - stay away!
I am sure that this game will sell a lot, but the last good SW movie was released in 1980, and I don't intend to give Disney or EA money for their hack jobs.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
See this is why we need to support the games with packed content you heathens!! Disgaea 5 and dq heroes deserved to sell better god darn it!! 
Poimandres
Member
I don't think there's anything wrong with the concept, and it seems to play pretty well. But... it REALLY would have benefitted from a single player campaign!
Which shooters?
Karak
Member
Long tail and word of mouth maybe but up front hell now.
IAmRandom31
Banned
I've never remembered a gen where reviews seem so commonly disconnected from my own opinion. Usually in the past there was some source that seemed to jive with my thoughts but this gen? Nope. All these sites are all over the place. Some games get knocked got tech issues and being broken and having a bad story or bad gameplay while others get praised to the moon despite all that. Some games get knocked for being too short while others get barely a mention of length. Most of the time audio is just vaguely mentioned when I believe it to be one of the major components to an overall great experience.
It just all seems completely random to be honest. I personally know 20 people with Fallout 4 and only 2 of them say it is really great or even good. Most just complain about all the problems, the horrible story, horrible environments and horrible gunplay. Whereas I know many people who have played this with Access and can't stop talking about how much fun it is. Yet reading reviews you would think yhis is a mediocre experience. Very weird.
Just can't trust reviews anymore really. So many examples of that fact out there already and seems like this will be added to that pile.
It just all seems completely random to be honest. I personally know 20 people with Fallout 4 and only 2 of them say it is really great or even good. Most just complain about all the problems, the horrible story, horrible environments and horrible gunplay. Whereas I know many people who have played this with Access and can't stop talking about how much fun it is. Yet reading reviews you would think yhis is a mediocre experience. Very weird.
Just can't trust reviews anymore really. So many examples of that fact out there already and seems like this will be added to that pile.
You underestimate the power of Star Wars hype!
NullPointer
Member
Large collections of unlockables just show me all the stuff better players will have to beat me down with during the initial noob hazing period, so shallower games along the lines like Battlefront or Titanfall actually feel like they're offering something a little different. And I never really stay with PvP games for more than a few weeks if that, and short stints when I do play, and that's what this game seems purpose tuned for.
A game like COD with a million unlocks and customizations is perfect for the crowd thats going to settle into that game and go deep. That same stuff turns me off because I won't be doing that, so when I do jump in casually I always feel way out of my depth. On the other hand a game like Titanfall is much shallower on unlocks, so its easier for me to jump in and play a match or three on a whim, for the fun of it, without feeling like I'm working towards the next thing or have to. If that makes sense.
I mean it in the artificial sense: unlocks, XP, leveling. That stuff is way overdone everywhere these days, single player games included now. Depth in gameplay and tactics is a whole nuther matter entirely, and don't know whether this game could have that or not. I'd say Titanfall absolutely has it, and Battlefront might for all I know.
IdreamofHIME
Member
I'm shocked at the GT review,but then their reviews have been weird as hell lately.
Dat Star Wars hook, man. No way. If the game does one thing right, it is nailing that vibe and it looks breathtaking while doing it.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I loved the beta (especially flying) but from what I have seen and read I think these reviews are perfectly reasonable. 6-8 doesn't mean a shitty game.