Battlefront fans have been on somewhat of a emotional rollercoaster ride during the past few months. Excitement for the series' latest console outing was mixed with worry as some rather disappointing news began to drop - mostly in relation to the absence of a Clone Wars element and a small number of maps to entertain players in the first few weeks of release. But now with full gameplay upon us, excitement has definitely come to define the run up to Battlefront's reboot so far. Between the authentic level design and swift gameplay, one thing has emerged clearly as an indicator of quality - that being that the folks at DICE have been living and breathing Star Wars every single moment they've been involved with the project. It definitely shows, as John William's iconic theme blares overhead whilst both rebels and imperials shout through their radios with amazing similarity to the original trilogy of old. Indeed, EA's Battlefront simply exudes authenticity on a mass scale. At EA's conference, players were given a glimpse at Hoth's battlegrounds which showed off everything from different class types, to vehicles and even hero gameplay too. Multiplayer and Co-Op looked absolutely gorgeous, and it's quite clear the frostbite engine is already tapping into the potential that's stored within the current generation of consoles in a way no other titles have done yet. It'll be game of the show for many, but some moments more than others really upped the ante for Battlefront.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
