10 Iconic Video Game Features Needlessly Cut Out Of Sequels

by Josh Brown

1. Galactic Conquest - Star Wars Battlefront

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Ever since it was announced that EA were bringing Star Wars Battlefront back, fans have been asking one question: where the hell is Galactic Conquest? The key mode pretty much defined the first two entries in the series, tasking two teams of players with taking over objectives, until one side completes them all and successfully conquers a planet.

It was this large, multi-tiered multiplayer mode that made the most of Battlefront's scale, and seemed like a perfect fit for a team like DICE when they took the reigns. Unfortunately, while this kind of mode was their bread and butter in the Battlefield games, it failed to make it over to their take on Star Wars.

Absent completely in their first attempt, the biggest mode there was Walker Assault, which mostly kept the action on the ground. Despite fans continuing to petition for its inclusion, the sequel also shipped without it, rolling a lot of its features into the new Galactic Assault game type. While it was similar, it lacked the meta push of the original, and wasn't really a worthy replacement.

It's not the reason Battlefront 1 and 2 failed - but it certainly didn't help win over fans of the older games to EA's new vision.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.