Star Wars Battlefront 2 Review - Respawning

"You have an uninspired campaign that boils down to a predictable and boring waste of 5 hours. A multiplayer mode that feels too arcade based to last longer than a 1 hour sitting. Then you have the loot box system locking players out of the classes they want to play and encouraging the customer to spend money so that they can feel a sense of pride and accomplishment”

[Neonridr]

3/10 would sort of indicate a broken game. I understand people are upset with the progression system, but come on.

[DigitalCentralMedia]

Some sites don't use the rating scale like that. Some sites base it on quality.

[bigmalky]

No, a broken game that you can't play at all would get a 0. You can play SWBFII... But you'll have to pay another two grand to unlock all the content that you've already paid for, or spend a couple of impossible thousand hours in one game to get it all... Maybe.

3/10 is fair.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Except I'm playing the game right now and that has already been debunked by many other players....

[343_Guilty_Spark]

That looks like a lie.

[bigmalky]

Edmix... They're reintroducing them soon. They only removed them temporarily, until they decide how much they want to shaft people for when the fire has died down.

Of course it's fine today... Have you not seen the uproar over the past week?

Temporary... Remember that.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Big- "Temporary... Remember that."

Well sure, but the issue is that is not the state of the game today. No reason to lie, no reason to spread misinformation. Its wrong.

Respect for those who fought to have EA remove those features, but don't try to disrespect them by lying as if your helping, your making honest gamers sound like liars.

If you feel this about what the game was GOING to be, sure, but do not misrepresent what it currently is right now.

I see zero options to buy anything.

If you really believe that is the way the game must be, at least be honest about its current state and fight to say THIS is what you want it to be vs lying.

That helps no one. Not even you, not even the gamers you are trying to help.

[bigmalky]

To stop them buying into a game that may punish them in the near future for trusting EA?

Now you're just being ridiculous.

The game is still, as far as EA have stated today, possibly going back to a pay to win service.

Their words, not mine. I'll stick by what I say. Go and play your game.

[AnubisG]

EDMIX, are you truly this thick? You know why those MT's were removed? Because we, the gamers used our voices to say that this is not ok. We stood up to EA. But it's only temporary and it's been done that way because EA thinks we are idiots and now will buy the game in our millions. Well no, we know it's a trap and none of us trusts EA. They need to completely rework the progession system and completely remove MT's. I'm even ok with DLC pack or a season pass than this pay to win garbage. If you are so inclined to support evil business practices that's all on you but excuse us, real gamers who care about the future of gaming, while we don't support this crap and EA until we get 100% proof that this issue has been resolved and changed for the better. It's because of people like you that it has gotten this bad. Unfortunate, but true.

[FlameBaitGod]

Edmix I think you're confused buddy, they only removed them temporarily and it wasn't because they grew a heart, it was to minimize the damage of launch sales. They will bring mt's back, they are just trying to fool people into buying it now, I'm sorry you can not comprehend something as simple as that.

If gamers wouldn't of united the way they did, satan would of gotten away with it from the beginning.

[Wrex369]

Considering the game isn't releasing with the currency system it was OBVIOUSLY balanced around it is broken, more so now than when he was reviewing it. Even then it was broken still because it's treadmill work on top of full priced game. If you like self mutilation I guess it would be fine, but I'm not paying to be punished lol

[rainslacker]

"Then you have the loot box system locking players out of the classes they want to play and encouraging the customer to spend money so that they can feel a sense of pride and accomplishment”

Sounds broken to me. Even if they removed the MT, the progression system hasn't been changed yet, and that has sounded broken to me since this whole thing started.

"uninspired campaign" sounds worthy of mention, although game play is more important and most MP focused games don't get downvoted for it

" A multiplayer mode that feels too arcade based to last longer than a 1 hour sitting."

Seems like a problem for a MP focused game.

Overall, just from the decription alone, I can notice some things that can lead to a poor experience. I hear the game play itself is OK, but several rather big hits against it?

[Diffraction_Fos]

They can have a 10/10 review from me. Its just that I'm keeping it locked behind one of my billion loot boxes. They can try their luck if they want. Only $20 per box.

[rainslacker]

Will you do 3 for $50?

[AnubisG]

Hahaha, good one!

[TheVetOfGaming]

Seems like a fair review. Those who gave it 9/90 on metacritic obviously don't care about gaming and gamers.

[ziggurcat]

9/90 seems like an odd metacritic score...

[TheVetOfGaming]

I was meaning out of 10/100. Probably should have clarified that, and for reviews in general.

[ziggurcat]

even 10/100 is a bad review score... did you mean 10/10?

[bigmalky]

He means scoring it with a 9/10 or a 90/100.

FFS...

[_-EDMIX-_]

But a review score is based on how you feel it has nothing to do with others at the end of the day if somebody please this game and they believe it's one of the best games they played their free to give it whatever score they feel like it.

So when you start saying that people who are giving the game a personal score don't care about gaming or other Gamers I have to question exactly what you're talking about because I do not base whether or not I like a game based on other gamers...,.

[shammgod]

You're part of the problem.

[Dario_DC]

Dude the next time you try to "run your mouth" around here, I'll always remind you, and everyone else, just how much of a shill you are and how you try to screw all gamers by supporting this crap.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Dario- thats nice....

I like playing games, you know...cause I'm a gamer and all. Battlefront 2 is really fun. The single player is surprisingly good. So...yea. No one is trying to "screw all gamers". I simply want to play a game to have fun...don't now where all this aggression has come from, from a gamer....playing a game.

[FlameBaitGod]

"But a review score is based on how you feel"

Lmfao, like biology and how everything works in life right ? I feel like a helicopter so I'm a helicopter and thats not the sun up there, its a yellow God who provides us with energy, plus there is no gender, I'm the gender I "FEEL" I am, it has nothing to do with others or reality at the end of the day.

Do I need to add the /s ?

[Prubar]

Well so far I'm enjoying the campaign. Only 2 hours in though. I also really dig the MP. After the beta it was getting pretty boring but for me that had to do with the level itself.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Same

[Sgt_Slaughter]

You're almost halfway through the campaign so enjoy it for now

[Prubar]

That's really no problem for me. I needed a short and sweet campaign after Evil within 2.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

A “3”? Really?

[LamerTamer]

Yeah I know 3 seems a bit high. ..

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Feel like EA and certain gamers are acting ridiculous.

Where is the middle ground?

[FlameBaitGod]

343_Guilty_Spark

Sadly corporations love people like you because they can get away with anything, they literally call you minions lol, marketing loves catering to you with flashy videos because you guys always fall for it.

[gangsta_red]

It seems a lot of reviewers are jumping on the whole controversy rage and deciding to score this game unusually low. Don't know how I feel about this, i understand how scummy this game is but at the same time it really is shining a light on the personal vendetta some of these reviews are showing against this game.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed.

I feel of course the loot boxes must be addressed, but I also believe the game must be reviewed fair for what it is, not these crazy 2's and 3's.

I'm playing it right now, and its very much not at a 2 or 3. 8 or even 9 makes more sense. Its better then 1 by a LOT, and I felt BF1 was at least a 7 or 8 game, This I can't call a 10, but is a sold 9 title. I'm just playing SP, only played an hour of MP and haven't played any co-op yet, but I can't complain about free content for the life of the game. I like that with Rainbow Six and Halo 5, I can't suddenly hate that with Battlefront 2. As it stands, right now, the game has no options from what I can see to buy anything, so its making many of theses reviews void.

[enviable27]

Your common sense does not apply here, this site is overun by self entitled children. They bitch about season passes, loot boxes, etc but yet want AAA Grade quality games. Without extra revenue in these games, we are gonna end up with ftp garbage. Its clear these games dont cost the same as they did 10 years ago.

[FlameBaitGod]

Is that why in 2017 some of the best selling AAA games where, Grand Theft Auto V, Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ? because they where full of mt's ? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! !!!!!! I'm so sorry for you, get better soon! Try puzzles first! that helps with brain activity.

"Your common sense does not apply here"

So cute how you really think what common sense means ^_^

[enviable27]

All those games have dlc to them lol

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Envia- they do....the point was never that they had zero dlc.

Simply that the DLC they did have that was paid was simply cosmetic. The maps in Rainbow Six ,Halo 5, Titan Fall 2 and even Battlefront 2 are all for free.

[enviable27]

I totally agree with EA Fu**** up big time. Progression shouldnt of been implemented. But they did go back and fix the time it takes in the progression. Just sucks that such a great game's future content will now be scrapped.

[rainslacker]

Somehow, I agree with you. I hear the game play is pretty good. Generally, the progression system is broken by most people's measure, and then also built around promoting MT purchases, which is just doubly insulting.

However, broken progression or not, it does seem exceptionally low, and I do genuinely question if these scores would have been like this if the whole campaign against them didn't grow to epic proportions.

It's not like many reviewers have proven they can actually come to these kinds of conclusions on their own, and tend to only parrot what is stated elsewhere, either as a pro or con, or more often or not ignore the whole issue.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

The game itself is fun as hell with very high production values, this whole lootbox/microtransactions thing really fucked everything up.

[CrystalFantasy]

This website gave my phone a virus. Fuck this website!

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed, says a lot

[XtreemGamer]

You really should stop this defence force... Battlefront 2 is messed up $60 game with MT P2W. 3/10 is a generous score.

[Specter229]

Awww look someone wants clicks!

[boing1]

Did everyone suddenly forgot that all upcoming expansions are going to be free? They have to balance this out.

[we420]

But why put progression behind loot boxes? If it was cosmetic only it would be fine

[AnubisG]

I would rather pay for a season pass or a DLC IF and that is a big IF, the content is worth it. But don't lock progression behind a paywall. That ruining your own game.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

That does not in any way excuse their BS they pulled. Not in the slightest.

[InTheZoneAC]

you really are some kind of simple. You are so conditioned to believe that DLC should be priced, let alone priced to rob us of progression that you make such an ignorant statement.

[boing1]

You're actually somehow right. I may be a little biased towards payed post launch content because I know how it works from the other side. I've been in this business for a while now and the things I've seen, the things publishers require from their development teams are sometimes crazy. It is what it is though. The cost of game development grew immensely through last couple of years. I'm actually surprised that games aren't pricier. Ignorant is to think this flat-fee model would never change. It's business. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Vote with your wallet. Couldn't be simpler. Just don't forget about the people behind the project. I remember when I saw the first game I worked on on torrent sites with thousands of downloads. It's suffice to say it was a heartbreaking feeling. I bet most people at DICE felt the same way after the backlash.

[Vectrexer]

I wish EA would give up the license and send this out to another publisher that would make better use of the Star Wars license.

[DeadSilence]

3 is pushing it... Too high imo.

[Noz]

Well, im playing it since launch 4 days ago, and im just blown away, the story is awesome, i love the characters and the path they try to tell with their own battlefront story, the multiplayer modes are just pure fun, the graphics and sound department did a phenomenal job, i already got all characters, and a shit ton of good starcards without investig a cent of real money, i absolutely love this game, so far i think its my favourite shooter of all time, it is really hard for me to understand an such bad and absolutely unrealistic review! dont let you fool by this cry babys, just give swbf2 a shoot you wont regret it i promise!

[bamillington]

be interesting to see how many it sells

[GrmpyolGamer]

Over reaction. 3/10 suggests the game is unplayable. It's not.

[Liqu1d]

No it doesn't. 3/10 suggests it's a bad game.

[Kuma]

I have been playing the campaign for one day and I don't get all the low reviews. None of them seem fair. So far I would give it a 9/10.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Same