Star Wars Battlefront (Zero Punctuation)
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Hilariously enough, one of the main characters in Force Awakens IS a grunt stormtrooper swept up in grand events beyond his understanding. Yahtzee is a prophet.
Actually he kinda was explaining Battlefront 2's campaign. The main story of Battlefront 2 follows a Clone Soldier through the various events of the Star Wars movies, from the prequels to him becoming a Storm Trooper in the original trilogy.
+Crazy Jay I know. I really liked Battlefront 2's campaign. I just thought it was funny how he described the contextless scenario of this game and said it should be a movie plot and it actually kinda is Finn's story in Force Awakens.
+Relytia it probably was intentional
+Relytia Isn't the original trilogy also like that? In episode 4, Luke knew nothing about the jedis and suddenly got swept into it. It's a common story structure that gives us an everyman that we can relate with and see the world through (in this case Luke)
+Hudrow Portnof You're correct, but Yahtzee's description was about a stormtrooper grunt, the new movie's main character is a force sensitive stormtrooper grunt trainee.
All I wanted was more of what Pandemic gave us in Battlefront 1&2.
But fuck caring about customers, right EA?
I miss Pandemic so much. T-T
+SHiTJuFro743 Mercenaries (the first one) and the Battlefront games were fantastic games. Them being closed down is the main reason I hate EA.
+Usoland, Descendant of Noland and Destroyer of Sugar I have no comment on the content of your post...I just have to bow before the God Usopp. ALL HAIL THE SAVIOR OF DRESSROSA!!!
+95keat They were! Those ended up being turned into the PSP games in the series I believe.
+95keat That's not entirely accurate. The studio that was working on Battlefront 3 was Free Radical. I think they were the guys behind Timesplitters.
You know, maybe it's just me but I'd personally prefer it if we had more guns, abilities, maps, and shit to do rather than being able to see my distorted reflection in a wet rock surface. Rather than wasting all that time money and effort on aesthetics that no ones going to pay attention to in the casual chaotic mess that is the titular war why not use that time money and effort putting in... what's that word again? The one that publishers really hate now unless it's preceded by "Down Loadable"?... Content! Yeah, why not put in some more of that rather than making sure the scorch effects from blasters hitting a tree are distinct from hitting a grate of metal?
The funny thing for me is that all that content you mentioned actually did exist... when pandemic was making SW Battlefront 3. (google leaked footage of cancelled SW BF 3).
Since Pandemic (and, I suppose all their stuff and work) was consumed by EA, the qustion that really boggles my mind is:
Where the fuck is all that?
I mean they HAD a load of material for a game. Millions of lines of programming code, gigabytes of models, textures, sound, voice, scripts, engine...
Did they just delete it?
Because this peace of shit (good looking, yes, but still soulless piece of shiny shit) was obviosly made from scratch (at least it's what they claim).
This is because they didn't make an actual Battlefront game. Lots of content is missing, and they dare call it Battlefront?
+Ola Nordmann then I guess they didn't use that contented I mentioned.
there should be a way to find it and release it, so that enthusiastic modders could finish tge original BF3 and release it. I would gladly help, but I can't do shit. But I would still eagerly donate money to support such project.
+George Sears
In my half-asleep state of blaeghh all I could think when I read your comment was "Is that Jim Sterling?"
Then I fell asleep. And now my brain worms are typing this.
+George Sears Because what you want =/= what the public wants.
Wallet Front
What do you expect from a game with EAs name in the title?
+Joey Slávik Rental Front
+Joey Slávik
U cant spell steal without EA ;)
+GameOver_47 The EA stands for Early Access, right!
I mean, when DICE shits out it's yearly edition of this game, with an extra feature added on each time, by 2017 this game might be a (and I say this with a bag of salt) complete game.
+defiant4eva That's assuming dice doesn't get shut down by 2017. What with EA's track record it can't be too far off the horizon.
So what I'm gathering from this is they put a lot of effort into making it look and sound like the films but they forgot to put some of that time and effort into the actual game.
yep
+L Pendergast either that or they kept everything for dlc despite being finished (It is EA after all)
+L Pendergast That is exactly what happened. The game looks and sounds absolutely authentic. You feel like you are really inside a Star Wars movie... at first, however, by the end of your first play session you will realize that this game has no soul.
Essentially!
+Ares Krieger I heard the next dlc is actual gameplay
i have a group of friends that really like this game, and NO they do not like it for the GAMEPLAY, THE HEROES, OR THE MAPS..
they all always talk about the graphics and how nice it is and how pretty it is..
2 of the guys just can't wait to get into fighters to do exactly what yahtzee described, look around the pretty scenery.
so yeah.. there's EA's target audience.
+Attila Kos I'll never understand why graphics is always the prime concern for game design. They should be focusing on the core gameplay, and maybe an enticing narrative to match.
+James Reid Come party in Undertale with me then! This is easily the biggest thing I admire about it. That and it successfully made me cry...
+Attila Kos Here I am, playing Battlefront II almost daily on the Steam version instead. No regrets, I feel that actual content is ten times more important than shiny graphics.
Master Yee Say it loud, say it proud!
+Attila Kos The silent majority of video game consumers.
But who doesn't want to pay $110 for a AAA title? :^)
+WiiManElite And about 1/2 battlefield 4 with the good half chopped out
+Lutranereis so dont, its 60 and done, you dont have to pay 120
Nowhere Doge the problem with that is you don't get access to the new maps that are coming out meaning your going to be left behind when they do
BokuNoPico Weebfag with this industry irs always one step forward and one step back, unless its ea then its one step back, with it costing extra for the step forward
+Lutranereis
I paid 35€ for Monster hunter 4 Ultimate. I have 500 hours on it.
There's literally no excuse to make a 110€/$ game.
Did people think this was going to be good (i.e. like the originals)? As soon as I knew EA had control over all Star Wars titles, I knew this was going to be garbage (or at least, very disappointing).
See, that's why I didn't get my hopes up.
It's actually pretty fun, although it can get mega frustrating sometimes. Ignoring the lack of planets (which is difficult, I admit), it's still genuinely enjoyable in my opinion. Plus, there's no paid content (yet), so there's no 12 year olds armed with their parents' credit card and an inflated ego hunting you down in any game mode.
Still though, it would've been better if they added a few more maps (or just any new content) and released it around Christmas instead.
+Keeseman Yeah. I miss Pandemic.
+Keeseman One can neither ague nor deny the historical clusterfuck of failures that is EA's shadow.
They don't even have fanboys anymore, at least none that I have seen.
+Keeseman Yet Rey referred to the millennium falcon as garbage. ;)
this was one of his funniest in a while
KK426LH
I guess if you want to interpret 'a while' that way then sure
His last was funnier
+KK426LH I believe it's called sarcasm.
*****
=]
+Th3Gam3ingN3rds 111 Not so 'yes' today :P
Leia's power was in the movies! Plot armor :3
@@ichijofestival2576 So, Wonder of U?
_Star Wars: Spunkgargleweewee_
people still use that word wrong. :(
+Crispy Bacon "Spunkgargleweewee" is a term coined by Yahtzee to denote a generic, grey-ish brown modern-military "realistic shooters" (i.e. one where you regain health by sucking nourishment out of chest-high walls). This is Star Wars. Of course it's going to be colourful and un-realistic. That doesn't stop it from having drab gameplay.
+Crispy Bacon Are you related to Kevin Bacon?
+x1StapleGun Just so you know, I laughed like a madman for almost a solid minute at "regain health by sucking nourishment out of chest-high walls".
x1StapleGun That's not the only one.
Also the characteristic of a spunkgargleweewee is a shooter (exactly how you described it) that puts you in a self-rightous linear course in which it makes you look at all the set pieces, while you mow down enemies without any challenge. Solely for the so called ''story''.
"And that is why it will go to hell for lying!"
Loved that.
this basically explains all modern multiplayer games
3:44
I must've been watching this series too long, cause that little stumble he did REALLY stood out to me
+Ayden Wolfe Ha! I noticed that too... shocking
Leia is a master strategist. That's her power. What? You can't strategise for shit in this game? Just give her a shield then.
Leia using her bikini attacking with chains she choked Jabba would have been a better weapon.
I'm keeping my money until they offer us a complete game. Fuck it, I'll spend the money on beer and chimichangas and play BF1 instead. Fuck this fascist popsicle stand! Who's with me?
I except I'll be playing BF II
+Lord Funface The Atomic Toaster Sadly, very few people. Most people either knew it would be bad, or thought it might be good simply because of the title. Both seem to have bought it either way, funding the next big EA let down sure to come out in four months.
+Lord Funface The Atomic Toaster Can never go wrong with chimichangas.
Yup grab some enchiladas from don joses turn on tf2 or battlefront one or maybe Star Wars the Knights of the old republic eat said enchiladas maybe a burrito or said chimichangas enjoy
Or maybe a good game like HL2
Sooooo,wasn't Yahtzee's plot what Rogue One was?
Yes... Battle of Scarif anyone... Also the idea of the prequels were good, but not well executed. See the Clone Wars if you want to see the prequels when they are done right. Great world building, character development for Obi-wan, Anakin, and even the Clones.
"Jump on his wrists until you hear them snap."
It is both your eloquence and savagery that keep me coming back.
This was one of the best ones in quite some time. The ATST acronym, in particular, gave me a hearty chuckle.
Damn, Blake's 7. Weird reference. My dad made me watch that show when I was a kid and I still think of it fondly despite it being undeniably fuck-awful. Very memorable theme song.
wishbone ash?
tony maguire
You better believe it. Another thing my dad introduced me to, actually.
Torguish
He died before we got there. I was 14. Really a prime age for being psychosexually scarred for life. Shame.
*****
Red Dwarf actually holds up, in my opinion. Another show with a fantastic theme tune.
BakehousePictures oh my god i didnt.. i didnt mean to... im so sorry
Knowing that Yahtzee will one day review *HuniePop*
it fills me with determination!
Don't associate Undertale with your smutty Bejeweled!
+Paradox Acres *14 Left*
"Han Solo runs around like his blaster turned into a big hairy spider."
One of Yahtzee's funniest lines by far holy fucking shit hahahahaha
Welcome to Starwars: Battlefield!
+Shna_na It's nothing like Battlefield. And it's still a shit game.
+Shna_na Actually if it was more like Battlefield it would be a much better game.
I played it in the open beta, it's far far closer to Battlefield than Battlefront. Idk how they have the audacity to put Battlefront in the name. I'd happily take Battlefront II over this shit any day.
+Shna_na Saying that its like battlefield instantly shows that you havent played the game
+calahoon22 Except, as I just said, I have. I've played both. I also happen to have played Battlefront II, a vastly superior game worthy of the title.
Yeeeesss.. give in to the hatred!
Make an angry rant video.
Do it..
dew it
Do not,i repeat DO NOT buy the season pass
A star wars skinned battlefield 4 would have been a much better game just saying.
Leia is broken. She cannot die so long as you run off as soon as you're at 50% health
The focus on a grunt was precisely the point of the original Battlefront games. I feel like Yahtzee would've actually liked those.
I literally would've been happier with them charging me $60 for Battlefront 2 with spruced up graphics and audio.
+UBCS Wraith Are you kidding me? That would've been amazing. And frankly not that hard to do either.
EA Battlefront is shit - but it's pretty kind of shit, one you can put on your wall and tell all your friends about how impressive it looks. It doesn't change fact it's shit ofc, but you know...
This review is so on point, my exact feelings about the game and I LOVE Star Wars
Wow, this was the most entertaining review of yours in recent memory
that description at first sounds like clone wars
3:45 First time I have ever heard Yahtzee stutter.
honestly im still playing battlefront 2. damn that games fun
the originals were good, but they managed to take out all the content that made the originals worth playing; essentially turning it into a star wars themed COD. which no one asked for...
my advice: if you haven't played it yet and you're interested, go buy star wars battlefront 2 on steam
the graphic aren't the best, but they're still relevant and it only costs $10
not to mention the massive community that still support mods, like better graphics, new maps, etc. Its honestly still a better game than the new one all things considered.
this is one of the few RUclips videos that made me laugh out loud. Quality content
The hero hunt doesn't reward you for your efforts, it rewards the one guy who has been watching the hero's health deplete to 10% then jumps out and steals the kill. It's the perfect more for people who want to get lucky and can't play normal FPS.
Remember when he did this year's E3 video and said, "Wow! those are some beautiful environments, EA. I wonder if they are going to populate them with anything interesting?"
It turns out his sarcasm was totally on point.
I was expecting a campaign like in BF2 where it's all narrated by a clone about his service in the republic and the empire until the Hoth invasion. I was hoping that we get to see a similar war diary from a rebel this time. It could've started at Hoth (the last entry in the clone's diary where the empire kicked major rebel ass) and told the story of how the rebels recovered and ultimately won on Endor.
Hated the review, hated the game. Hated EA, hated games that don't cater to my desires. Hated people telling me I couldn't hate things. Hated everything.
Then I promptly forgot Battlefront: EA exists.
skyrim?
The Dragon Hunter Hate can drive you to hate anything. Including Skyrim.
plasticbazooka
how?
just,
how?
plasticbazooka
so you must also hate activision.
which would be a good thing
The Dragon Hunter Well I've hated them for a while now, that had nothing to do with this review or Battlefront.
I like and enjoyed Star Wars: Battlefront.
*Grabs Popcorn*
Holy shit I'm one of the first people, On a side note this game is not terrible nor good.
not sure why people are saying more guns and maps would make this game, it's the core gameplay that's super shallow and not at all skill based. No amount of content is going to change that.
Actually one astronomical unit is the _average_ distance from the Earth to the Sun. But the Earth travels in an elliptical orbit, not a circular one. So the vast majority of the time it's either farther or closer to the Sun, only rarely is it at that exact distance. But yeah the prequels stick sucked........
Wrong again, it's the average distance from the centre of the earth to centre of the sun.
Shaun Powell still variable though
+Shaun Powell Nothing he said indicated he was referencing distance from the surface of the sun and the earth, rather than from their centers.
Actually, the word "ellipse" implies *mostly circular*. An AU is the most common distance between the earth and the sun, and between 2/3rd and 1/2 of the time the earth is about the exact same distance from the sun, it just has short periods of being a tiny bit closer or further away throughout the year. This does NOT cause the seasons, contrary to popular belief, the rotation of the earth does.
um...but he said some light, implying that not all of it travels a steady 1AU because of the many variables
bit of a technicality, but he was by all means completely correct
Did Yahtzee predict Rouge one ?
Omfg, this is one of the best reviews he's ever done, and so painfully accurate. You know, painful like a rectal wart inflammation. Or something.
theres another one now cant wait to see him review that
Nice, got here first. Bragging rights or no? No, obviously
Tbh leia is probably the best, her or han. then luke and after that the villains. who are all to slow to be useful imo :(
I do hope to see a wider variety of heroes/villians in the near future. fingers crossed we get to kick some CiS arses too ( I know a lot of folk hate the prequels, but i loved their maps in previous battlefront games...and the movies weren't THAT bad... excluding jj and the love plot)
:P
+Stalli111 On PC: Boba and Han. They are capable of sniping people across the map and destroying people in CQB.
+Stalli111 I know right! I personally don't think the prequels were the best movies ever, but they weren't horrible!
#ResurrectPandemicStudios
Agreed...
0:49 THANK YOU!!
Was anyone really surprised though? It's a shooter with starwars people that is only coming out because the movie is coming out. Released at any other time and it would have flopped before it hit the shelves.
The first two Star Wars Battlefront games sold like hotcakes. This one bombed because it was EA handling it, and EA is probably the worst gaming industry company of all time next to Konami.
+kylele23 I'm pretty sure their sales are all right, people keep buying shits like COD/FIFA every year, why not this turd?
i just bought it for a tenner and i'm happy with it for that price. $60 however, can fuck right off for any multiplayer only game.
I well, was expecting more than this...
+Luke Titus
And I was expecting more than Battlefront EA but it's what we got, isn't it?
John Goslow I see the mistake now but cant be asked to fix it. English
Ikrani More or less yeah.
+Luke Titus From EA?HAHAHAHAHA!!!
+Blue No i meant from our reviewer. I thought he was going to cake this one with his semen but the abuse he gave it was moderate.
Pretty accurate, I particularly identify with the asshole cycle. The thing is that my mind is far too scattered to care about what I'm supposed to do, so I figure the basic thing about this game is to kill the enemies, that way if someone does actually care about or know how to do the objectives, they can do it in peace.
Spoiler: Star Wars 7 is Star Wars 4
Nighthawk458 👍
Well this was a nice birthday gift.
And now one of those universal truths have been disrupted as the Sequel trilogy came out and peoples’ nostalgia goggles grew the size of radar dishes
Can't wait for the fans next trilogy to start so fans start praising the sequels like the were the work of god instead of just admitting that the movies are some of the most middle of the road stuff about starwars.
Did everyone just forget the clone wars movie was a thing while it was shit the show that spawned off of it was awesome
for a yahtzee review of a FPS, this was surprisingly positive.
I remember seeing EA state that HD editions are what you do "when you've run out of ideas" which is ironic, because the new Battlefront is shallower and less inventive in everyway, I guess they wouldn't want to release HD editions because they would expose how smaller and smaller EA makes their games at larger and larger prices..... Also fuck Levelcap, "Quality over quantity" my fucking ass, 11 guns and this game is still unbalanced and has barely enough maps to constitute a dlc pack.
These are the only honest reviews out there... It's crazy... This fucking grind fest or pay-2-win trash sucks. I wish I hadn't bought this game. BF1 is also a piece of shit, I'm glad I didn't buy it. They just gave automatic machine guns to everybody. What a bunch of baloney.
Love it! As a tribute to the new Force Awakens, if you want the best review for the movie you should re-watch Bioshock 2 by Yahtzee. It is amazing how accurate he hits the nail on the head.
something about "an exciting gang rape scenario" has me pissing myself years later
I miss the old campaigns from the first two Battlefronts. Mostly the 2nd Battlefront. Space battle was great. Sigh... back to playing more Battlefront.
That moment you realize Yahtzee sorta predicted The Force Awakens.
Ok, I know Yahtzee doesn't take requests because it's a job but PLEASE DO A XENOBLADE CHRONICLES REVIEW, I'LL FUCKING REWIND AND REWATCH THAT VIDEO FOR HOURS!
Woooooah there.
Anyone else notice Yahtzee ever so nearly trip over his words at 3:45?
Careful not to let your age catch up with ya, old man Yahtzee :'3
Why couldn't they make it like Planetside 2 were if you are tired of being soldier #38225 you can use your leadership skills to from a platoon and become there commander where you actually coordinate strategic attacks.
Made me laugh how the way he suggested fixing the prequels is the premise for the plot of the Knights of the Old Republic game. (Spoiler for KOTOR)
Except you weren’t just a solider, you were the most badass of badass Jedi’s that came back as baddie for some reason after chasing a bunch of bastards out of the galaxy, with your best friend, to kill them which isn’t suspicious at all. Then you get captured by the Jedi and brain washed to forget who you were and your prowess with the force, and were plonked on a ship as a normal solider. Who then begins to rediscover their amazing awesomeness when the ship you were on gets attacked by your old best mate who in your absence has continued to go around being a tit.
The fact that this review still the Prequels were the worst thing to happen to Star Wars makes it feel incredibly dated.
How Battlefront could've been better:
1.) Sky to land combat
Being able to access ships from a spaceship in the sky (or space) or from the grounds below and doing dogfights or raiding your enemies with consistent aim.
2.) Bring back the old modes, i.e. Instant Action, Galactic Conquest
3.) Heroes are controllable to the best/worst/random player to instead of a power up
4.) More weapons with modifications, such as rocket launchers or sniper rifles as primaries
Piper 9080 Throw a bone to people with shit Internet.
You liar! I came here expecting a review of Star Wars Battlefront and instead I was treated to the god fucking awful Star Wars Battlefront EA! I demand you review Star Wars Battlefront or Star Wars Battlefront II (before the garbage EA plans on releasing of course) or i shall be forced to enact my most diabolical plan yet! *hearts and kisses*
There are mods for Battlefront 2 that are 10x better than what EA gave us.
The cheese in this game is unreal. Here's one way to cheese get the pulse cannon and the bounty hunter trait then once you kill a couple low level grunts with you hyper accurate weapon that one hits anywhere on the body you have the recharge rate removed after every kill. Aka if you don't have horrid luck and do have mediocre or better aim you now instability enemies every 3 second until the rounds over, you die or you miss.
People! Before you venture into the comments, its just people whining about the game. I know you guys have your own opinion, and i respect that, but it all seems like to be the same on a zero puncuation vid: this game sucks.
I think we should just cut the load-out BS. It's not needed, the only thing we should be able to unlock is reskins. As for the game play we need to go back to the classic Battlefront with tons of levels and galactic conquest. The sounds and graphics in this game are really cool but the game play becomes to much the same, unbalanced load outs and rebels dont even get a vehicle. Battle front 2 is still amazing, if only they could go back and nerf the mines.
not to mention the BS with the DLCs but thats a different story.
SW:BF To Do List:
1- Kamakazi into a ship or hero. (Just for lolz)
2- Slap kids with lazors and missiles as Bob, a feet!
3. Do shit.
Maybe THIS is what they're using to train new employees for EA, letting them know that no matter how hard they try and no matter what they do, there will always be someone better than them who will just shit on them!
Apparently Pandemic's Battlfront 3 was like 90% done. Doesn't that piss you off? Especially when all we get is this.
I have no ideas to "fix" the prequels. Because they're all perfect. Well 3 is. And 1 is ok.
What? Episode 2? What's episode 2?
I was gonna object to that Princess Leia comment; then I was like "what DID she do besides get kidnapped and exploited"?
I actually kinda like the chaotic feel of the Battlefront games. Lasers flying, explosions everywhere - the very same stuff that Yachtzee complains about, I freaking love.
It's like stumbling drunk through a rave club. Yeah, you're disoriented and have no idea what's going on, but that's kinda part of the fun.
"Star wars battle cunts"
XD this was a pretty funny one I have to admit that I laughed quit more than his other ones.
Anyone else watching this after the new movie came out and realized he basically summarized how the new movie was different (no Jar Jar Binks, focused on the hero villain narrative, down to earth focus on an infantryman). Guess that "unquestionable charisma" worked out pretty well for him :P
He stuttered at 3:45. Can't exactly blame him, because he talks so fast, but I'm surprised he didn't edit that.
Idea: All weapons available from the start. Leveling up instead unlocks costumes and stuff.
its actually really easy to kill soldiers on foot in the xwings and ties xD infact its TOO easy sometimes lol, just fly as high as possible and come down straight, youll see their tags popping up, games fun, but its nothing overly special, if you enjoy fast paced pick up and play style games without a real learning curve, youll enjoy this.
How is 20 people shooting at a hero and being the one person lucky enough to make the last shot in any way Merit?
I'm going to wait until the game is $30 to buy it. I still think that $40 is over priced.
This is the best demo I've ever played
When does the full game come out?
Best Star Wars game is still, and will always be Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast.
Anybody else feel he was a little too lenient with this game?
...forty players all pursuing individual glory with no coordination: the basic reason why I quit boring multiplayer shooters
Wouldn't be surprised if they added a "SPACE" map for $34
Yahtzee basically summarized this game in a nutshell. Now that its out of the way we can move forward to Siege and Just cause 3. After that who knows what he'll play.
Revenge of the Sith was pretty good, though.
Nobody can be a better "defender of the 'Single Player'" than Yahtzee! I shall follow him till the end of gaming.