Controversy is difficult to thing to shed, and it’s something that’s impossible to avoid when discussing Star Wars Battlefront 2 in any kind of depth. Microtransactions – or loot boxes as the cool kids know them now – are a fundamental part of the game’s progression system, so the advantage of paying real world money for better gear and abilities looms large.
However, it’s just as impossible to ignore how far Swedish studio DICE has improved on the 2015 original. Battlefront was the most authentic Star Wars game to date two years ago, even if a barebones approach to progression and core multiplayer systems left it feeling a little hollow in places. Not to mention the painful lack of any single-player content.
Battlefront 2 rights these wrongs, and then some. Running on DICE’s frighteningly beautiful Frostbite engine, it’s one of the most graphical accomplished games we’ve seen running on current-gen tech. From the lush forests of Endor to the cold glimmer of space, you’ve never seen Star Wars look this good off of the silver screen.
We’ve now played through the game’s single-player campaign in its entirety, and we’ll be spending some time with its multiplayer over the coming days before we update …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming