In today's expletive-ridden online voice lobbies, in game commands would make a great return for players less than eager to join in on the trash talking conventions. For AI allies as well, having the ability to command the rank and file soldiers to wage the battle your way was essential to really manipulate battlegrounds in your favour. For single player then, it really is a must have. Class variety is still paramount to the feature's success, but the original series' commands were anything but intricate. Simply having the ability to command your troops to follow and hold positions would be enough to wet the appetite of potential squad leaders, even if the AI is more competent than in Battlefront's glory days. DICE's game has us unbelievably excited for Battlefront's return. Everything down to the last detail looks as though it was pulled straight from the films' original sets, and the gameplay looks just as sublime as we'd expect it to be coming from the veterans of Battlefield. One thing is clear though - it isn't the original series, nor should it endeavour to be. What it can do however is take notes from its predecessors, and strive to be the best Star Wars experience it can be. Are you excited for DICE's Battlefront reboot? Or do you think the originals can never be topped? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!
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.
