Star Wars Battlefront: 8 Big Things It Must Learn From The Older Games
8. Give Bots A Presence
Now now, I know DICE's Battlefront does in fact have an offline mode with bots, but these 'missions' aren't of the same mould players of the original series will know of. Sure, these missions are more than welcomed in a title entirely devoid of a story component, but they aren't an alternative to Battlefront's massive online arenas in the same way that the games of old were. Whilst the original series had a large online community, many players (myself included) who lacked the ability to get online were more than satisfied with playing the game solo or with a friend, as all the maps included could be played against and with bots. Co-Op is always a great thing to include in a title (especially since it's abandoned so often in favour of PVP combat), but taking things to the next level and allowing the new game's arenas to be played offline with a friend of your choosing would be a surefire way to entice fans back into the fold of Star Wars games.
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.
