GameSpot's Battlefield 2042 review-in-progress scored the game an 8/10. GameSpot has contacted EA in an attempt to get more details.
EA has not made any official announcements, but CEO Andrew Wilson recently said the Battlefield series might follow Call of Duty: Warzone and Halo Infinite multiplayer and release a free-to-play offering. One of these might be a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.Īs for what DICE is making next, in addition to ongoing support for Battlefield 2042, the Swedish studio is currently at the conceptual stage for its next project, according to Henderson. Henderson said there are currently at least two "story-driven" single-player Star Wars games in the works at EA. While DICE might not be developing a new Battlefront, EA has pledged to make more Star Wars games. “It got turned down because it takes 20% more sales to make the same money”, said one past developer. If The Mandalorian proved that fans are in the mood for lighter, less self-serious Star Wars experiences, the Celebration Edition of Battlefront 2 is the perfect way to keep that mood going.Battlefront 3 was a pitched title from DICE, but ultimately, the title was shot down by EA due to licensing costs.
It’s also free right now, so you have nothing to lose, except a bit of time. What exists today is a huge pile of sights, sounds, environments, vehicles, characters, references, and even plot twists, all of which acts as a celebration of all things Star Wars. This is the perfect time to jump in if the last time you thought about Battlefront 2 was during a heated online debate about in-game economies. Nothing is perfectly balanced, but that’s almost beside the point everything looks, feels, and sounds so perfectly Star Wars that the weird mishmash of characters and ways to play gives the whole thing a sort of joyful, adventurous quality that was often missing from the latest movies. Seeing all these characters, from so many eras and movies, all working together or fighting each other across so many battles and modes and options feels more like playing with my Star Wars toys in a literal sandbox than playing a traditional video game. Now that the economy has been removed and more content has been added to the multiplayer component, Battlefront 2’s various modes are more like a buffet of cool Star Wars moments than any kind of cohesive whole, but that’s part of the charm at this point. The downside is that these are often more interesting as a story than a mission to play.” “The story’s perspective occasionally shifts away from Versio, which gives Battlefront 2 the opportunity to explore the central conflict from different viewpoints. “There are more narrative swerves and cameos, which I won’t spoil here because they’re catnip for Star Wars fans, but suffice it to say that the campaign isn’t quite as simple as it first appears,” Tach continued. It’s that journey that makes the narrative so interesting, even if there are some clunky moments. It’s here, after the first few missions, that Battlefront 2’s story finds its footing, and Versio’s character gains some much needed depth.” But few people can compartmentalize their morals when faced with doing or witnessing things that are clearly wrong. She begins with the sort of personality that could conceivably buy the pro-Empire arguments about maintaining order and keeping the galaxy at peace that Emperor Palpatine tries to sell throughout the films.
Here’s how Dave Tach put it in Polygon’s original review: “Versio’s internal struggles intensify as the narrative unfurls. In other words, you’re one of the baddies, and that puts you in the uncomfortable position of having to do horrible things in the name of duty. It features a great performance from Janina Gavankar as Iden Versio, an Imperial officer with the job of finding and destroying the rebellion. Sit tight, we're on it! An incredible number of players have joined us during our Store free week and we're scaling up new servers to welcome you all to the Battlefront.- EA Help January 15, 2021īattlefront 2’s campaign isn’t perfect, but it’s much better than it has to be. Seeing Error Message 623 or 918 in #StarWarsBattlefrontII?