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Yeah yeah another Battlefront thread, but this is a bit outside the game's OT so I thought I'd get some more opinions on it. Basically, the beta and presumably the full game features a simple and modernized UI...some have called it modern and elegant, others feel like it's a mobile UI and doesn't fit Star Wars at all. I personally love it. But what do y'all think?

Here's the menus of the beta:

And here's a few gameplay screens showing off the in-game UI:

It's just so clean. I think that most games become accustomed to shoving as much information into the player's face at all times that we've become used to having info overload and mentally filter out what we don't really need to pay attention to. Then again I can see what some might call "mobile UI design" but I imagine that's only due to the overly large buttons that seem to indicate a "touch" response. I don't agree but I can definitely see that.

I'm starting to plan my own UI in my game and I'm really fascinated by all the different kinds of elements devs use to surface info to the players. For me, it's modern minimalist all the way. But when is minimal too minimal?

 

[Icyflamez96]

I found no problem with it for the short time I played. I think it looks nice.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Hate the cards and it's lacking a some valuable information for gameplay leading to some frustrating situations.

 

[etta]

The menu UI is sleek, clean and neat. The HUD sucks.

 

[BUNTING1243]

It seems like a very minimalist celebration of Star Wars, almost like a museum exhibit. I like it a lot, I think it fits the game super well

 

[Bedameister]

I'm with you. The UI looks very nice.

 

[texore]

I like the UI in the menus, but the cards in-game look kind of weird to me.

Edit: I think if they made it a little translucent instead of opaque, like the rest of the UI

 

[Courage]

I love it. The presentation in general is top notch.

 

[Pops Maellard]

It's basically perfect. The cards are a bit awkward but the typeface and design as a whole is beautiful.

 

[Cheat Code]

The HUD is a bit crap but the menus are lovely.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Love it. Love how clean it is. Gives me all the information I need in a nice package.

 

[FriedConsole]

Very inspired by Destiny. I am fine with it. Unlike Destiny I don't have to fly to a hub world for certain things so it is better.

 

[RoboPlato]

I love the menus and the general design. I just think the way the cards are displayed on the HUD in game is a bit out of place.

 

[hwy_61]

Yeah nothing screams bland about it. It's less clutter. I like it a lot.

 

[byropoint]

Really like the fonts/typography, pretty good UI overall.

 

[No_Style]

I like it.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I like it all TBH

If it just had a way to show ping or connection status that would improve it a lot

 

[Greddleok]

That's a retail game?! From those screen shots it looks awful. I've heard it's real pretty, so I guess some things just don't screen shot well.

I think it looks pretty cool in menus, but the actual combat screens look terrible. Mobile mixed with PS2.

Maybe put in more 1st person view stuff. It's the 3rd person that I think looks gross.

 

[xxracerxx]

HUD needs work, love the menu UI.

 

[Mushroomer25]

The menus look a lot like the generic layout used in Madden/FIFA/etc. It's utilitarian, but doesn't exactly scream 'Star Wars' to me. It's not bad, but not really worthy of praise.

I think the in-gane UI is pretty sharp, though.

 

[Vital Tundra]

I actually REALLY like the menus. Sleek and clean and doesn't detract from the Star Wars feel (something that you can easily eff up). I would, however change the cards on the hid a little, they look a tiny bit weird. Maybe make them smaller? Also the map is useless in its current state.

 

[Vidpixel]

I like the U.I., but yeah, those card icons on the H.U.D. are wayyy too big and stand out too much.

 

[LQX]

I love it. Plain and simple. Also on PC it just starts and takes right to the game option screens. I hope it stays like that. My biggest grievance with many EA games is the fact you have to wade through a bunch of splash screens. I just want to play the game man so put me right on that screen. I don't need fancy splash screens and some Euro accent from a very nice lady continually selling me on the game.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

It needs a better minimap and better color options to stand out against Hoth, but overall I really like the HUD.

 

[Gestault]

I think the UI is well designed, without too much clutter. I was actually thinking about this earlier today while playing some of the survival mode.

While not strictly a UI consideration, I was happy to see the three primary color-blindness modes in the options.

 

[M.W.]

I don't like them at all.

 

[Certinty]

I like it. Sleak, simple and effective enough. DICE did a great job with it.

 

[delSai]

Love the clean look.

 

[The Flash]

I think the UI is quite nice

 

[ComputerBlue]

I'm not a fan of the blinding white background but the layout is alright.

I also don't like the in game UI. For such a good looking game, the UI in game is ugly.

I want to be able to remove the HUD but keep my reticle. Please Dice.

 

[CHC]

It LOOKS nice but it has absolutely nothing to do with Star Wars. It doesn't at all evoke the atmosphere or aesthetic of Star Wars. That UI could be attached to literally any game without any real issue, it's just kind of devoid of any identity.

So... that would count as bland, I guess?

 

[kanuuna]

As long as they provide the same amount of customization to the player as in BF4, I'm happy. Having opacity sliders, icon and element size options and even control over the color of your hitmarkers is the best. THE BEST. I understand it's a feature very few probably appreciate and a lot of people find all that boring as shit but I applaud the effort whenever developers put that stuff in.

I would love to be able to make the Battlefront HUD appear something like my BF4 setup on PS4. Hell that'd probably even make me more interested in buying the game, too.

 

[Cjdamon042]

It seems like a very minimalist celebration of Star Wars, almost like a museum exhibit. I like it a lot, I think it fits the game super well

This is a good way of putting it. I definitely got that vibe from the menus, particularly how they show off their models. It's really nice.

The HUD is nice too. As most people have said the cards can appear a bit out of place but I'm fine with them.

 

[majik13]

I think it looks prett good. I could do with some of the in game UI being a bit smaller. And the cards definitely smaller, they probably dont need to be full white cards too. I think either add some transparency to the white BG, or if they were more just faded back icon shapes.

 

[Slaythe]

That's a retail game?! From those screen shots it looks awful. I've heard it's real pretty, so I guess some things just don't screen shot well.

I think it looks pretty cool in menus, but the actual combat screens look terrible. Mobile mixed with PS2.

Maybe put in more 1st person view stuff. It's the 3rd person that I think looks gross.

Yeah clearly that s a ps2 game.

 

[WillyFive]

I love how easy to use the interface is, but it is certainly bland and very mobile-like. It needs some style.

That's a retail game?! From those screen shots it looks awful. I've heard it's real pretty, so I guess some things just don't screen shot well.

I think it looks pretty cool in menus, but the actual combat screens look terrible. Mobile mixed with PS2.

Maybe put in more 1st person view stuff. It's the 3rd person that I think looks gross.

You kidding? The game is marvelously pretty (albeit it obviously reusses assets from BF4), especially in 3rd person (the right way to play).

 

[Walshicus]

That's a retail game?! From those screen shots it looks awful. I've heard it's real pretty, so I guess some things just don't screen shot well.

I think it looks pretty cool in menus, but the actual combat screens look terrible. Mobile mixed with PS2.

Maybe put in more 1st person view stuff. It's the 3rd person that I think looks gross.

Well aside from the screenshots being pretty poorly compressed, you've got to be blind if you think they make the game look "terrible".

 

[Greddleok]

Yeah clearly that s a ps2 game.

It's the 3rd person that does it for me. It just looks like puppets on a moving background. 1st person looks pretty good.

 

[FloweryMarston]

not having played the beta, i don't think my opinion hold much weight. but i think that the UI looks pretty good, even if i don't think it fits with the star wars theme.

 

[Emarv]

It's a little thing, but I'm so happy the map is in the bottom left. So few shooters these days put them down there anymore (all games are going the top screen route after COD4), and I think it makes a huge difference for map awareness. Effective Screen HUD placement is a subtle thing that I'm happy they got right.

 

[PFD]

Who called it mobile? What in the world makes it a mobile UI?

I think it looks alright

 

[Woo-Fu]

It looks nice but doesn't work nice.

I had to use x-mouse button control to block mouse5 from the game since there isn't a keybind.

Is there a setting so that I don't have to click anything when my party joins a game? I mean every other game with party join handles that for you.

Too many layers for to little actual control. I should be able to select all cards, weapons, perks on one screen. There is more than enough room for it unless you're designing for sub-HD platforms or touch controls.

Now that I think about it it reminds me of just about everything I dislike about Metro on a desktop.

 

[Krappadizzle]

I love the UI. It has some great little sound effects that really sell it in my eyes.

 

[Spiritwalker]

"mobile"

lol

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

The menu UI is sleek, clean and neat. The HUD sucks.

Pretty much this

 

[NickatNite]

The cards on the HUD need to be smaller, everything else is fine.

 

[TheXbox]

Doesn't evoke Star Wars. Could've stuck it on just about any action game and it would work as well. Minor complaint tho, game has much larger issues

 

[edgefusion]

I haven't played it yet but the screenshots make it look like a welcome break from typical game UIs.

 

[Toparaman]

It's very clean and easy on the eyes, but it lacks character. Kinda like modern Apple UI, which makes sense for an OS or utilitarian software, but not really a space opera game.

 

[Chittagong]

I think the UI is fantastic. Timeless, intuitive, slick.