‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ Looks Utterly Glorious In This Preview Led By John Boyega

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Star Wars: Battlefront II is looking strong, and now November 17th seems so far, far away. EA and Dice promised a bigger and better game, one that features a canon single player campaign which bridges the gap between The Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens and a multiplayer mode that will satisfy fans of the original, classic Battlefront games, and it looks like they’re going to actually deliver.

In a video that will have fans pumping their fists at least four times, Finn himself, John Boyega (an admitted Battlefront enthusiast) walks players through all the changes to the game. More levels, more modes, new locations and way more to do. The split-screen looks great, and the overall encyclopedia-esque feel of the title delivers a completionist vibe. This is podracing.

Here are just a few of the 14 battle locations that were revealed by Mr. Boyega (here are the Starfighter Assault locations):

Tatooine: We see a glimpse of Tatooine that seems like it’s from the original trilogy or even the prequels.
Starkiller Base: The big bad base from The Last Jedi, and possibly Episode IX?
Kamino: From The Clone Wars. It’s raining, clones are being made, and Obi-Wan needs a solo film starring Ewan McGregor.
Yavin 4: From Episode 4, and Rogue One, with all of its banners and resistance-filled goodness.

The game will also feature dedicated classes, like Battlefield. Each playing a role in the battle in their own unique way.

  • Assault
  • Heavy
  • Specialist
  • Officer

Additionally, this cool graph proves that Star Wars: Battlefront II is going to deliver way more content than the first game:

There are also 39 vehicles in the game, compared to 11 in the first game, which makes sense considering we’re going through three eras of Star Wars here, and there are plenty of vehicles from the prequel trilogy that we’ve never seen. It also shines a light on how lacking the dogfighting mode was in Battlefront.

It’s nice to see EA and Dice come out of the gate fast and hard here. They know the market is clogged with great games vying for our time, and slapping some Star Wars skins on a Battlefield game isn’t going to cut it. Battlefront wasn’t as bad as most made it out to be, but this clearly blows its predecessor out of the water.

More modes, more characters, all three eras, hopefully smoother/better/more nuanced gameplay, classes and all with graphics that are somehow even more gorgeous than before? Yes. This looks real nice.

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