Star Wars Battlefront: 10 Tiny Details Hardcore Fans Will Love
6. Looping Your First AT-AT
After many (and I do mean many) excruciating attempts at downing the lumbering imperial monstrosities, the moment came where I was finally able to down it with the harpoon cable. Fans of the original two Battlefronts will recall that, despite being a great deal more challenging than the rest of the series' mechanics, looping an AT-AT wasn't nearly as rewarding or as challenging as it should've been. This isn't the case at all in the reboot's 'Walker Assault' mode though, as a rebel victory hangs in the balance of a smooth flight plan and a well-timed cable launch when things are looking particularly hairy. Sure, there are other ways of bringing the walkers down (more effective ways might I add), but nothing comes close to matching the sense of achievement of looping them Skywalker style with your own T47 with just moments to spare. Your heart may be in your mouth for the excruciating moments spent circling the target, but your team will be more than thankful for your persistence in hastening the match's end.
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.
