Star Wars Battlefront 2: 10 Things Fans Need To See

10. An Engaging, Authentic Single Player Experience

Come on, let's say it together: "Battlefront should've had a story mode." There's no 'umm-ing' and 'ahh-ing' about it.

I've never been one to really tout the original Battlefronts as being among the most engaging of Star Wars single-player experiences (Kyle Katarn has given me more than any shiny Stormtrooper, to be honest); the first was just a weird hodgepodge of AI confrontation that tied somewhat into the canon of the Original and Prequel trilogies. And the sequel, whilst innovative in the sense that it provided insight via monologue into the experiences of clones caught in the rise of The Empire, didn't fare much better.

Granted, they were fun, but they weren't a Republic Commando, that's for sure.

DICE certainly have the potential to make a truly riveting single-player narrative, however, which is partly why I think fans were so frustrated when they found that element to be lacking in their first stab at the Star Wars license. Battlefield 1's 'War Stories' have only confirmed that they're capable of creating an authentic, character-driven narrative, so it's about time they brought that experience to Battlefront 2.

Considering even EA themselves implicitly admitted that it probably wasn't the brightest of ideas to release Battlefront sans story mode, I think it's a safe bet that one will be accompanying the sequel. Whenever the heck it releases.