Star Wars: Battlefront - 10 Shocking Moments From The E3 Demo
10. Environments Straight From The Films
In the run up to EA's conference DICE were really reiterating their Star Wars credentials by showing multiple visits to Skywalker Ranch to photograph and record authentic imagery and sound straight from the films. Well, it'd be a huge lie to say their work didn't pay off, as this week's demo showed just how immersive this latest Battlefront is. Even the simple act of emerging from Echo Base feels as though it was ripped straight from the Empire Strikes Back, with the rumbling of the AT-AT's foot steps causing snow to fall from the rafters above adding to the horrific ambiance of an impending Imperial assault. John William's score fits perfectly in with this small slice of Star Wars, and communication between the various characters is modelled perfectly on the scripts of the original trilogy. There really isn't anything else DICE could do to make Battlefront feel more immersive than it already is, and it's shaping up to be something rather special indeed.
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.
