Geek Review: Star Wars Battlefront II | Geek Culture

If you're a Star Wars fan, do yourself a favour and get this fine piece of entertainment. The production values are top notch, and makes for a deeply satisfying Star Wars journey.

[-Foxtrot]

Urm...no

[mafiahajeri]

umm yes. The games really fun, the beta was a blast, especially in 3rd person. Apart from the loot boxes this game is actually really fun.

Gives me my shooter fix since I passed on COD.

[Daeloki]

I just wrote a really long rant, but explaining it all to you would be like trying to communicate with a vegetable...

[Hanilugtehul]

dont buy mt and lootbox games like starwars bf2 because....... Naah duck it,why explain,when you dont get it,:(

[SegaGamer]

"Apart from the loot boxes this game is actually really fun."

Even you are saying the loot boxes are a flaw. This site doesn't even add them to their overall score. The game revolves around loot boxes, it should have a huge impact on the final score, no matter how fun the game is to play.

[VerminSC]

I honestly don’t feel like it’s a bad game at all judgin by the beta, I just wish they wouldn’t include micro transactions! It’s ruining a good game DICE spent years making.

[PlayableGamez-]

It's probably not a bad game.
It looks quality!
But a $60 quality game with mobile gaming style business practices is in my opinion a glorified mobile game.
Not idea.

[Many-hat5]

Yeah,VerminSC, but that's the point. It's the MT's most people are complaining about.

[EatCrow]

It's the pay to win model. Not necessarily the MTs.
If the MTs were purely cosmetic then there would be less complaints. Though I'd argue content in a game should never be locked behind pay walls.

[Rimeskeem]

From what I have heard from streamers is they did actually fix the progression system before launch.

[Chexs1990]

The review copies they sent out, were tampered with, so you unlock everything faster.

[Rimeskeem]

Ah, didn’t know that. My apologies.

[warriorcase]

Possibly, but watching Mike Huber at Easy Allies on youtube now and he's crapping all over it with his review copy. Doesn't sound good.

[Chexs1990]

@Rimeskeem No worries, just wanted to update ya :D

[Daeloki]

You're thinking about the price drops on heroes? Sure, that they did, but they also reduced the amount of credits you earn from activities...

[EatCrow]

Wow I hadn't heard that one lol.
So the reduction is really illusionary.

[PlayableGamez-]

I gave you a like because I felt bad. :[[

[Artemidorus]

Must of had a free copy given to him by EA to review.

[Yonkiedoodle]

It's pretty standard for media copies to be free.

[Artemidorus]

They do ask to point out the positives in reviews.

[-Foxtrot]

I’d probably say free Star Wars goodies, press kits and the like

They sell for a shit load on eBay, take a gander of them, just type game press kits in

[Prince_TFK]

This reviews. Lmao. I read it and it is full of EA’s ass kissing.

[ibrake4naps]

can't wait to rent this and play through the short but sweet single-player campaign!

[Many-hat5]

No.

[kindkinesis]

no way

[EatCrow]

At least this will help me pinpoint which reviewers to completely ignor and never ever read.

If they justify a pay to win model then they're the same as EA in my eyes.

[Ittoittosai]

This is obviously a paid review.

[Chaosdreams]

"Some players may grumble at EA’s decision to include the ability to purchase crates in the game, and even with the option to buy crystals with real money, to purchase crates. Such mechanics have become a main criticism of free-to-play games, and are usually not a welcome addition to AAA game titles like Battlefront II, but from what I have gathered, the items in the crates are the same thing that you can also obtain from playing. Yes, some players might take the shortcut of buying these upgrades, but they will lose the skills gained from extensive playing."

Let's focus on that last part.

"They will lose the skills gained from extensive playing."

LOL ARE YOU KIDDING ME. That's your fallback justification for brushing off this corrupt anti-consumer practice? Skills?

You're not a geek. You're an idiot.