This game is possibly the biggest disappointment I've ever seen in my near 30 year gaming life. It's nice to see you pick up on some of the complaints. Didn't hear much about them from IGN, how strange...
People were disappointed? EA and Dice said what was in the game and what was not, I very well expected this months before release. People thought I was trying to get attention or just trolling and look what happened.
Logan Elder Whether we knew it was coming or not over the last few months, it is still a disappointment to see how it has turned out. And Mack didn't even touch on the lack of space stuff and the terrible vehicle controls, or the power ups replacing on map vehicles etc etc. So much fail on everything except a visual level.
***** Oh I agree, I knew it was coming and lowered my expectations accordingly. But it is still a huge missed opportunity and a disappointment to think about what could have been done. It is style over substance, if they had put all of this style into a decent game, it could have been very special indeed.
you know EA only advertised the game right? It actually gets boring in like 10 hours, but it's still not very good, it's average mp only game that should've been sold for 20$ or even free.
+Zealote No, you don't. DICE is awful when it comes to singleplayer campaigns. Give the single player of Battlefield 3 and 4 a try. You'll change your mind.
When I bash Fallout 4 for still using a game engine that has always been, at best, wonky and that it looks like garbage for a big studio AAA game I always hear the same thing: "It's not about the graphics!". Here we have a game that has nothing going for it except the graphics and the very same people fucking love this game. Video games becoming mainstream was the worst thing that could've happened to them.
+Xuvial Sylvester That's exactly what modern gaming is now. They don't care about gaming. They just want to sell a product. They should be in the food industry. Just mass produce and sell the same shit year after year. Gaming has become McDonalds. Publishers want to produce the same lazy shit they did last year, and people are more than eager to eat it. Ah, what did you do different this time? I used less Ketchup. I guess that's new. What will you do next time? I'll put on more pickles. But it's the same shit burger one way or the other.
What are we going to do different next time? We'll put in wall running. Anything else? Nope. same game, just this time you can run on walls for a few seconds.
+Xuvial Sylvester This i can agree with. I think the game is fine the way it is, but it will die in a year i'm sure, unless they can keep it going somehow. I think Mack was way too harsh on it though.
It'll die in a year because next year they'll be a new 60$ CoD game everyone will bandwagon over to. They chocho train from shooter to shooter every single year.
The funny thing about those RDE's (Random Death Events) is that the *average gamer* can feel it but is shut down & called a "noob" every time he/she complains about it (or even points it out).
Stephan Olsen ....you clearly don't know how much of an FPS *veteran* Mack is. If _he_ says that a multiplayer FPS game is too "chaotic" in a non-fun way, then he's probably right.
Paradox Acres Same, I'm an average FPS player as I don't play them constantly, love a good lot of them but I play them in spurts but even then in a GOOD online shooter I can do pretty decently and have great moments as well as my bad ones. When a game doesn't have stability and they try to cover that up with a lot of shite, it just shortens the game's lifespan for a lot of players. I love chaos, but then skill or smart plays are out done by pure chaos, bullshit imbalances or bad map design it really just takes the fun out of it all.
I feel less angry after watching that - you said everything I would have said. I can put my Valium away now. Well, for an hour at least. Don't suppose you can review my 16% rent increase as well (my landlord is a greedy c**t)? Your vids are good therapy.
+Hellmut Sturmstout His way of putting ideas into words completely correlates with what I feel and think at the moment. I used to read IGN and other bullshit, but now I only watch Mack's channel
+Vadim Wise You can safely go to total biscuit channel as well :) Not the same type of guy as mack, but highly professional and will always give you an honest opinion.
As 45 year old gamer playing for 25 I've never seen a better looking game, never heard such great fx and score, but in all the years I've played I've never been so disappointed with the lack of game play, which for such a big franchise is criminal, when you lament what this could have been with as much attention paid to game play as sound an visuals.
Mack, grenades were in both previous games... and just an FYI, the original SWBF was a medal of honor reskin. Did you even play the old games or are you just regurgitating shit you've heard somewhere?
+Worth A Buy He is right though, Mack. Both previous titles featured grenades. I'm not sure how that changes /anything/ in the review, but it is an accurate statement.
+Worth A Buy i mean swbf 1&2 were absolutely copying bf. lack of classes can be pretty much blamed on the fanbase because dice was pressured not to make anything like bf.
Not that it matters for the point that was being made, but Tribes came out in '98, not '96. Bloody awesome, it was. I played it religiously for years. Hell, I still keep the old match .rec files around for a watch now and then.
Well said Mac. I respect your opinion over any other youtube/online reviewer. You are a huge asset to the gaming community. After hearing what you said about this game and what you would do differently I have decided not to purchase it. Instead I pledge the AAA price tag money to any game you have a major hand in designing. So I put it to you. Make me a game Mac. MAKE THE WORLD A GAME! A game to show the youth of today what a real multi-player online game is. A game that will live on in history as one of the best games ever created. A game where you care if you die and where skill matters. Strategy, vehicles, base invasions, TEAM COOPERATION! Get on a CROWD FUNDING site and set it up because I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that have the same opinion as me. There are probably a lot of people that have coding experience that would be willing to lend a hand for free once the framework is setup. You don't even need to make a full game. Have a great idea, buy an engine, implement it well, and provide the tools to allow the community to mold it into what they want. Look at Minecraft. Granted it's not the game most of us want to play anymore but you have to admit 5 or 6 years ago it was revolutionary. If you try and fail, so be it. At this point I would rather see my money go to someone deserving try and make a decent multiplayer game compared to rake in as much money as possible before the players realize what's happened. Sorry for the long read but I'm just fed up with COD like games. If I wanted to "pew pew pew" I would buy COD!
I agree with some of the points you bring up, but you've got to understand the target audience Mack. It is aimed towards Star Wars fans, a large percentage of which are either casual gamers or don't even game at all. If DICE were to make this a strategy based game it would be significantly less accessible for a lot of Star Wars fans. If this isn't your cup of tea, then don't drink it. Simple as that.
+Pickle Tickler Wow, someone here who does not believe his opinion is worth more than the over 13 million who bought the game. I never thought I'd see that, I thought we were strictly elitist only over here at Worth A Buy.
+Pickle Tickler No reason to shit all over the Battlefront franchise and then dare calling this bantha piss "Battlefront". That's what's pissing me off the most.
+Pickle Tickler What? Star Wars fans casual or don't game? Umm Knights of the Republic and several other high quality Star Wars games in the past have been made and Star wars fans were all over them, hell even non Star Wars fans got into more of Star Wars because of them. No, it's simply that this games was rushed out barebones, to come out just in time for the double Holiday rush and coincide with the movie's release. It's just the lazyness is laid on thick with licensed games and Star Wars has been give the shit end of the stick multiple times.
Good to finally see a fair and balanced review of this game. You've pretty much nailed it Mack. I'm really enjoying playing it but 75% of the reason I'm loving this game is because I love Star Wars. If this was another Battlefield I wouldn't have even bought it. It's basically a really well made Battlefield mod with a Lucasfilm license. But it looks fantastic and when you're playing with friends it's flipping mint. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it this much but when you're riding a speeder bike around Endor or jumping onto an AT-AT's back... It really made my week.
I agree with everything you said about games of old vs these quick kill/death respawn fests. For these shorter attention span players of the day who need instant satisfaction and endorphin release. The price? Dying and respawning as much as you kill, so everyone feels like Rambo.
Mack you are THE shining light in the darkness that is the modern gaming industry. Please never sell out and keep doing what you are doing. I made a mistake, I pre ordered StarWars Battlefront then watched your review...Never again. Complete respect and will never buy/pre order until i see your game reviews from now on. Subbed and ultimate respect. #bringchangetothegamingindustry
They should've made the 40v40 maps kind of like rush in battlefield. Once the AT-ATs reach a certain point on the map, the bases change so the empire spawns at that point, and the rebels spawn some distance ahead of that point. There should be a few of these points so the battle is always close to the AT-ATs but everyone isn't spawning on top of each other.
You should try Project Reality Battlefield 2. It is completely free to play with no micro transactions and requires extreme teamwork with your squad and the whole team.
+Noah Martz This as well as ArmA require you to have a proper team/clan/younameit in order to have fun. Playing public in any of these is just not enjoyable and only a microscopic scope of the actual thing. Can't expect him to go and search for a proper group, play with them for weeks or months and present the real spirit behind it afterwards. Also, I feel like you really need to have an itch for that simulated combat as it, more often than not, requires a shitton of patience and waiting and in his case editing of hours and hours of content. After all these Mech Warrior Online videos I watched on Mackscorner, I kinda wished he had spent his time in a better game like ArmA instead.
if you want flanking and teamwork, you should check out and review Verdun. It's a WW1 trench warfare kinda game. Seems like you would enjoy it, Also Insurgency is great too.
+Caliboyjosh10 Recommened these a couple of times already and can only agree. They are the exact opposite of what Triple-A games have become, hence they're actually fun to play.
Caliboyjosh10 I don't have a problem with the quality. I think it's top notch. I have a problem with the setting. Trench warfare sucks. It's not fun at all. That's not how I want to spend my evenings after work. Ironically, it's the game's realism and authenticity that makes it bad for me.
With such an abundance of awesome characters and storylines to draw from how do you make a star wars game WITHOUT a campaign? I won't buy this game because they were too lazy to make what quite possibly could have been one of the most epic campaigns ever, I mean look what WB did with Batman and that's not nearly as intetesting as the Star Wars universe. Love your honesty in the reviews Mack, you have saved me a lot of time and $$, keep up the great work!!!
+Homer Simpson I was kind of hopeful when I first learned of it last year. I mean DICE did make BF: Vietnam which was a great if obscure game. I gave up hope when I heard of all the CoD game mechanics.
No,I couldn't have given less of a shit about this game at all,I knew exactly what it was gonna be like and since they rip everyone off with their over inflated DLC I mean really!?! £40 more or $60 I think when you've already bought the game,the maps look shit and the game just looks boring as fuck tbh
Mack, I am just a fan of your channel, I totally agree of your opinion that we are living the nightmare of gamming, with titles made to get money instead of being good pieces of entertaining art. I've been looking on your channel to get reviews of games before actually buying them. Hope things get better and we can enjoy games as good as they used to be. Keep up the good work, man
You should try Planetside 2, Mack. It has pretty much everything you were asking for from this, with a few traces of Triple A bullshit sure, but it's vastly better than most shit now-a-days.
+Worth A Buy Annnndd today according to another streamer I watch (Boogie2988) EA have announced a sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront, AND they're already working on it, screw the people who've already paid £40 for the Season Pass for the 4 Expansions that aren't even out yet........
+Worth A Buy Co-op is amazing in LOTV. If you fancy some games let me know. Would love to play a few co-op's with you Mack. Looking forward to the WAB anyway.
Great video, man. I was really on the fence about buying it because I've heard loads of different things about the game, like how the sound design/graphics were great, while the content was cut in half in comparison to the other games. Thanks for clearing it up for me, as well as for many others I'm sure.
The thing is, now that it's released, they're not going to make drastic changes. They'll leave the game as it is, unless there are bugs that make the game unplayable. They've already got your money, they have nothing pushing them to change the progression system. A good progression system is one that unlocks weapons as you play/level-up, but doesn't give you an advantage. These weapons would introduce different play-styles, but would be massively overpowered compared to the starting guns. Come on, even Call of Duty manages it; Dice should be able to.
+Seahorse No such a thing as a "good progression system" in a proper "battlefield game". They should make a game with depth built into the CORE GAEMPLAY instead. They can achieve this designing maps and the spawn system in such a way that travel times before engagements are higher and use of transport vehicles is necessary, implementation of teamwork and communication tools and of course, skill based shooting.
Good review Mack, I MIGHT buy this when its 50% off but who knows there may not be anyone left that plays it by then. I agree with your comments regarding the gaming industry, people are being ripped off, conditioned and baited into the hype only to be let down. Its funny how the old skool games used to provide endless hours of fun but nowadays, even with the leaps in technology very view game developers are producing top games that last more than 3 months.
I freaken love this review! There is so much truth and its the reason why I'm yet to spend any money on it, even though I really want to. The beta was just about as much as I needed to make that decision.
This is why I follow you Mack, nail on the head stuff. Something will have to change soon enough, people are just a bit slow to wake up to this sort of drivel but it is surely on the distant horizon. Keep bringing it Mack.
one does not simply say this game is better than the original 2. swbf 1 and 2 on the ps2 were essentially my childhood. iam now much older and wiser on pc and still believe those 2 games that are now over 10 years old are superior to this...still....with all the updates and dlc.... those games never had dlc, it was all in one package as a game. this game had the potential and I was so exited when it was announced, then I played the beta and I was disappointed. supposed to be the ultimate star wars experience in gaming but couldn't even be bothered to add features in that a 10+ year old game had. take the vehicle combat for example, in the original you had all of the vehicles lined up by your base that you could get in. you could go to the rebel base hangar on hoth and get in a snowspeeder and fly out of the hangar to take down an AT-AT with your tow cable. now you collect a stupid pickup and press a magic button to spawn in one in mid-air. same with the AT-ST's, press the magic button and spawn in one. so disappointing. I cant believe they are making a second one. and people will actually buy it because its star wars. I have been a star wars fan since I was a kid and even I see past the pretty canvas. its call of duty re textured, its a fake. EA has ruined my childhood, and iam pretty sure they might have ruined yours too.
I've been following your videos for a while now and ı just wanted to say that you are getting better and better on your reviews. Thank you Meck. I also laughed hard at pew pew part :DD
I may seem like a Star Wars fan boy to some people for saying this, but I have put over 30 hours into this game so far, reached rank 13 and have a decent class set up, and I'm still loving the game, idk if it's because I'm a die hard Star Wars fan or if I just like the game! In my opinion, it's worth a try, if u have gamefly or something like that then go ahead and try it! I've played both previous battle fronts and i love this one just as much! Now don't hate on me for stating my opinion, but I don't think that'll stop some people tho. All in all, the game is worth it, at least for me it is!
Dude I love you, but you are NOT an experienced fps gamer. You had a warning with a directional marker telling you incoming missle for 4 full seconds and didnt move an inch. I agree with alot of what you said but not that
He was ranked in top 100 players for quake back in the day. He is experienced but the way multiplayer games are at the moment, they do hold your hand too much. My fav fps in the last 5 years is probably battlefield 4, and even that holds your hand way too much. The only game that I feel hasn't is Doom 4, and that's great
Mack, this dude is saying you arent an experienced pew-pewer! You suck at pew-pew, its what ya gotta learn to do! What a fucking joke, "your incoming missle warning flashes were flashing for a full minute and you didnt move!" Son, in our day we didnt need "directional warning markers", enjoy your mass pew-pew event. I'm sure you can pew-pew with the best of them.
This game is basically the polar opposite of Fallout 4. Looks great (especially in comparison to Fallout 4's mediocre graphics) but has no soul or reason to keep playing. I'd take things to do and shit graphics over amazing graphics and nothing to do, any day.
I am going to be honest here for a moment (stop my Gaben role playing) and say that this is exactly what I thought of the game. I played both battle front 1 and 2 almost every day on my PS2 and it was 10 times better than this. The stupid coin system is one of the dumbest game decisions ever. It doesn't work with a FPS of it's kind. I am glad you reviewed this game honestly (as you always do) unlike a lot of reviewers.
I've been having quite a bit of fun playing with friends, but yeah Mac is right on the money. Glad I picked up the regular edition fairly cheap instead of paying overprice on Origin, or footing for the "season pass". Wait for a good price drop if you're hesitating about getting this one. A big part of the problem is that the top crew of the developers, those that are calling the shots, aren't really playing their games much anymore. Could be endemic to larger developer houses, but it's definitely so with DICE anyhow.
Mack, I think you would really like insurgency. It is one of the most tactical and affordable games. It has no progression system, you can play at the same level field as everyone else who owns the game. When you talk about the tactics, this game is full of them. I had a great time voice chatting with two of my friends while we coordinated together to capture the objective. The multiplayer is perfection, and even though the AI isn't great, coop is also great fun. The game forces you to think and be patient without being the full simulation that Arma 3 is (the maps are pretty large, but far from huge).
This is why I haven't played a single EA published game for years now. I think the last one was NFS Carbon...I realized that the AAA game publishers just want to give us the same shovelled shit every single year, or every couple months if they can. They lack innovation, they lack design, they lack dedication. It's all full of money-grabbing shit. 10/10 review Mack. In a couple days you've become my favourite game reviewer.
U guys know that the hero mode is a complete rip off of AVP 2010. Where its the same except its call "Predator Hunt". Same with the other hero mode its a ripoff of goldeneye's hero mode
To me it just looks too fast paced for there to be any real tactics. When all you see people do is running around like their heads are cut off because the game allows them to, then you lose any real motive to use tactics. There's no taking cover, leaning out to take shots, aiming is to too easy, no fatigue, etc.. Thats my biggest problem with these games(COD,BF, and now SWBF.) You should still be able to sprint and move fast at the expense of not being able to aim well for a short period of time. The game would benefit if it slowed it's pace and let players really sink in to what is going on. Anyway, thanks for the heads up, I'll let this game pass.
+sc2WaLLE Another person that never watched all of the other video, I basically destroyed the game in the other video as well and told people not to pre order it.
+Worth A Buy I watch all your videos start to finish. Yours is the first channel I load up when I get home from work to see if there's any new videos. I've enjoyed it for years now. I just felt a need to post this observation. Sorry amigo. To be fair, it was an absolutely incredible Christmas jumper..
+sc2WaLLE That's good to hear but you should know I would never sell out, no rewards exists that could ever make me lie to thousands of gamers just to line my own pockets, never gonna happen. In fact I long for the day I get offered cash for a review, I will make such an awesome video to expose it.
+Worth A Buy Good for you, not sure I could say the same if someone dangled that jumper in front of me. Just while we're talking, can I confirm a long held suspicion that yours is a shields accent? (no follow up questions!)
+Worth A Buy *rubs hands* this is gonna be good. As i start watching this, i'll say i don't have too high expectations but i'm really interested in your opinion mack
+Worth A Buy Do you know why modern games are shit like this? It's because they are not made for mature players. They are made for kids with ADHD who lack any skill or higher brain function to adapt or utilize anything other then a pew pew pew easy mode. When i was a kid we used cheats to get instant gratification, when i passed that stage i stopped using them and i enjoyed the challenge the game put before me. And that was before internet was a thing let alone a commonly used thing like today. So gaming companies have a problem. Now that online gaming is a MUST and in online gaming cheating is not allowed little kiddies still have to get their instant gratification, so they dumb down the game so that the little spoiled brat can have it's FUN NOW. No learning or adaptation needed, just pew pew with a super looking graphics and big explosions. And that's it. You hate this games as they are not made for you (nor any mature player out there). Game companies go where the money is, and as we stand now, money is at the parents of all this spoiled ADHD brats so we get games that will appeal to them.
You my friend are the best reviewer out there! Finally someone who doesn't kiss the game dev's asses on every title and tells it like it is! Seriously you have no idea what a relief it is to know that I'm not just going crazy. In the last minute of this review you ask yourself the question I have been asking for about five years now-- where have all the good game developers gone? Everyone seems to be pushing out absolute garbage hoping to make a few million bucks and move on. Where is the passion? It sucks being a gamer in 2015 it really does.
+Luke H Lots of good developers out there. Nintendo, Bethesda, Blizzard, Naughty Dog, Paradox, Rockstar, Bioware, Kojima.....Whoever made Rocket league, Helldivers...... Guerilla games, Eidos. You could also say Valve, Capcom.....I'm bored now. There's lots of good games as well
Bit the bullet and finally bought the Ultimate editon, it's actually cheaper than the season pass, £22, Black Friday origin sale Mack's right about it being a dying simulator but so is WOW pvp until you get better gear and know your way around Regarding it being like Cod and BF I stopped playing them years ago, Battlefield 2 on PC was my last real FPS the console ports afterwards never grabbed my attention Yes, I know BattleFront is a port, but for the price, I'm getting a shit ton of Star Wars content with it's epic music and mint visuals
Saw your name recommended in a few comments on other pages and gave this video a shot. You go to town on this game, which I can relate. I would feel burned if I spent this much money on a game and it lacked the amount of content it did. Could have been a lot more maps, could've been way better unit organization and even though it looks and sounds amazing, it feels really empty. :( This really upsets me because I've been waiting for a good star wars game for quite some time (I'm a pc player, this is where a lot of the great star wars games came from back in the day). I see this game lasting for maybe a few years (until the next game/next console when they possibly drop support).
Mack, I love your reviews and I agree with a lot of what you're saying. But one of the things that slightly bothers me is that because a game has simple mechanics, it's "dumbed down." As someone who works for a living to buy games, I can't really get invested too heavily into games that have complex systems in place, but I still want to keep gaming. A lot of people were upset about Fallout 4's changes, but I think I was one of the few that applauded them. I certainly do believe that games should start becoming more complex and treating gamers with respect and like they have a working brain. I'm honestly tired of games like CoD telling you what to do and how to do it all the time. But I don't think we should discredit a game because the mechanics are slightly simplified. (Though in the case of this game, it would annoy the piss out of me if the game kept telling me what to do.) Anyone, TL;DR. Love your reviews, Mack. You always make me laugh. =)
To be fair the meta for what I played online of Battlefront 2 (on the PS2) was 'noobtubing', people using the rocket soldier + grenades constantly. I do have to say I wish they stuck to a static class system with only minor tweaks allowed; that really made the game feel more team based and forced everyone into a well defined role.
This review and watching the footage really makes me want to try the game just to see how much of the frothing rage is genuine or some form of hilarity
This is my favorite review of yours it says everything that I have to say. The only thing it has going for it is that absolutely beautiful Star Wars skin. I'll buy it when it cost $20
I was gifted this game, so I already played it before watching this video. And I was utterly disappointed. The only reason I even felt the need to watch this video was because, while everybody else around me is in love with this game, I knew you'd be calling them out on the progression system, map design, and random death events. I knew you'd make me feel better about this garbage. Thanks for that, Mack. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
Good review, I enjoy the game and got it on day 1 and am enjoying my time with it. I think I have around 20 hours now and have been having a lot of fun, I suggest to people on the fence if they want the game or not, wait for a sale in the future but all I can say is I think the game is good
Good review Mack cant believe they failed at Battlefront but i wasn't expecting much as its coming from EA. I mean when I heard no space battles and no classes i knew it would fail as one of the best things about Battlefront 2 was the classes. However enough of battlefront what is your opinion on Verdun it takes place on the western front between 1914 and 1918 and you start in a trench and have to try and override the other trench by using tactics kind of.
Battlefront II:
- 33 maps
- Space battles
- 16 planets
- 64 players
- Mods
- DLC: 1 pack with 4 maps and 2 heroes for 5$
- Campaign
- Calactic Conquest
- Infantry Types
- Vehicles: 37 types
- A.I. Players
- Eras: Clone Wars/ Empire
Battlefront 2015:
- 40 players
- 9 maps
- 7 game modes
- Loadouts/ 2heroes
- bots
- No Mods
- No Campaign
- 50$ Season Pass
....childhood ruined :(
This was on point and fucking hilarious. Well done.
I love your content.
I play games to help me with my depression, now when I play modern games, I feel even more depressed.
Mack needs to become a game director and save gaming
This game is possibly the biggest disappointment I've ever seen in my near 30 year gaming life. It's nice to see you pick up on some of the complaints. Didn't hear much about them from IGN, how strange...
People were disappointed? EA and Dice said what was in the game and what was not, I very well expected this months before release. People thought I was trying to get attention or just trolling and look what happened.
Logan Elder
Whether we knew it was coming or not over the last few months, it is still a disappointment to see how it has turned out. And Mack didn't even touch on the lack of space stuff and the terrible vehicle controls, or the power ups replacing on map vehicles etc etc. So much fail on everything except a visual level.
They didn't have hype for games over 15 years ago, get real. Pfft, 30 years.
CodPatrol Les Grossman
I've read your comment three times and still have no idea what you're trying to say?
*****
Oh I agree, I knew it was coming and lowered my expectations accordingly. But it is still a huge missed opportunity and a disappointment to think about what could have been done. It is style over substance, if they had put all of this style into a decent game, it could have been very special indeed.
You wait 10 years for a game to come out and its boring after 10 minutes. Screw EA.
you know EA only advertised the game right?
It actually gets boring in like 10 hours, but it's still not very good, it's average mp only game that should've been sold for 20$ or even free.
Mantas Pavardė You work for free too?
I love how it transitioned into having about dogs having coats haha
Star Wars Battlefront should have been great. They just need to update the old Battlefront 2 with better graphics and polish it and it would be great.
Commando Master , Thats exactly what they should have done. But nnnooooooo, the pricks have to make more and more money. Sad world we live in.
The graphics are so beautiful and the sound so amazing, I wish it was actually a full game with a campaign. :( I'd buy it then
story would've been shit
Sehtreth so you want multiplayer but with A.I instead of people with a COD level of shit story
Al Malone No shit sherlock. What is this, you come here to talk shit then point out the obvious. This is what you do in your spare time?
TheUnbeholden , you mad bro
+Zealote
No, you don't. DICE is awful when it comes to singleplayer campaigns.
Give the single player of Battlefield 3 and 4 a try. You'll change your mind.
When I bash Fallout 4 for still using a game engine that has always been, at best, wonky and that it looks like garbage for a big studio AAA game I always hear the same thing: "It's not about the graphics!".
Here we have a game that has nothing going for it except the graphics and the very same people fucking love this game.
Video games becoming mainstream was the worst thing that could've happened to them.
Jedi Academy multiplayer makes this look like a mobile game.
+Dresdenstl
Because it IS an overblown mobile game.
It's that bad huh? But hey it's ea.
+Dresdenstl It definitely feels like a mobile game with no accuracy penalty on the move. Also, the feature lackluster...
The game is "fun" but in an utterly hollow sense. It is just a cash cow devoid of any soul.
+Xuvial Sylvester That's exactly what modern gaming is now. They don't care about gaming. They just want to sell a product. They should be in the food industry. Just mass produce and sell the same shit year after year. Gaming has become McDonalds. Publishers want to produce the same lazy shit they did last year, and people are more than eager to eat it. Ah, what did you do different this time? I used less Ketchup. I guess that's new. What will you do next time? I'll put on more pickles. But it's the same shit burger one way or the other.
+Drain Blut damn great way of explaining it.
What are we going to do different next time? We'll put in wall running. Anything else? Nope. same game, just this time you can run on walls for a few seconds.
+Xuvial Sylvester This i can agree with. I think the game is fine the way it is, but it will die in a year i'm sure, unless they can keep it going somehow. I think Mack was way too harsh on it though.
It'll die in a year because next year they'll be a new 60$ CoD game everyone will bandwagon over to. They chocho train from shooter to shooter every single year.
AAA Gaming of Today: Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew!!!!!!!
LMAO ^o^
check out battlenonsense's 1982 concept.
+pikkuhakki2 check out cod3
FearDBro ?
Pew Pew!
The funny thing about those RDE's (Random Death Events) is that the *average gamer* can feel it but is shut down & called a "noob" every time he/she complains about it (or even points it out).
+Paradox Acres Thus I found you again, and I agree with ya.
Glitch . *:)*
Stephan Olsen ....you clearly don't know how much of an FPS *veteran* Mack is.
If _he_ says that a multiplayer FPS game is too "chaotic" in a non-fun way, then he's probably right.
Nick Santillo
Exactly. I'm not a good FPS player, but..I've never felt that games like _Halo_ or _Counter Strike_ are unfair or too "chaotic".
Paradox Acres
Same, I'm an average FPS player as I don't play them constantly, love a good lot of them but I play them in spurts but even then in a GOOD online shooter I can do pretty decently and have great moments as well as my bad ones. When a game doesn't have stability and they try to cover that up with a lot of shite, it just shortens the game's lifespan for a lot of players. I love chaos, but then skill or smart plays are out done by pure chaos, bullshit imbalances or bad map design it really just takes the fun out of it all.
Stay for the Tribes comments at the end, this guy knows his stuff!!
I feel less angry after watching that - you said everything I would have said. I can put my Valium away now. Well, for an hour at least. Don't suppose you can review my 16% rent increase as well (my landlord is a greedy c**t)? Your vids are good therapy.
+Jason Mitchell
Agreed, Mack simply voices our thoughts.
+Hellmut Sturmstout His way of putting ideas into words completely correlates with what I feel and think at the moment. I used to read IGN and other bullshit, but now I only watch Mack's channel
+Vadim Wise You can safely go to total biscuit channel as well :) Not the same type of guy as mack, but highly professional and will always give you an honest opinion.
***** Okay, thanks for the info!
As 45 year old gamer playing for 25 I've never seen a better looking game, never heard such great fx and score, but in all the years I've played I've never been so disappointed with the lack of game play, which for such a big franchise is criminal, when you lament what this could have been with as much attention paid to game play as sound an visuals.
Best dog coat review I have ever watched 10/10
Great review overall, keep up the great work!
+Sloth man lol
+Worth A Buy Laughed my ass off when you talked about it XD
+Worth A Buy Even if you were wrong about the dog thing ;) Right about games, wrong about the dog.
Always enjoy watching these review for a good laugh!
Well said. I especially liked the Tribes reference. That made a lightbulb go off in my head.
Mack, grenades were in both previous games... and just an FYI, the original SWBF was a medal of honor reskin. Did you even play the old games or are you just regurgitating shit you've heard somewhere?
+Arthur Dent Sorry but you sound like you are the one regurgitating shit you heard.
+Worth A Buy
He is right though, Mack.
Both previous titles featured grenades. I'm not sure how that changes /anything/ in the review, but it is an accurate statement.
+Worth A Buy i mean swbf 1&2 were absolutely copying bf. lack of classes can be pretty much blamed on the fanbase because dice was pressured not to make anything like bf.
+Fuhq Ewe Not denying that, it's MOHAA bit that is so wrong.
Please, explain how it was just a Medal of Honor reskin?! I really want to hear this!
Great review, Mack. Next up I think you should do a indie game to keep things fresh. The barfight game "Paint the town red" is really fun.
Not that it matters for the point that was being made, but Tribes came out in '98, not '96. Bloody awesome, it was. I played it religiously for years. Hell, I still keep the old match .rec files around for a watch now and then.
+Frode Hauge Yeah so its been 17 years, which is still a bloody long time ago.
You never forget your first love.
Well said Mac. I respect your opinion over any other youtube/online reviewer. You are a huge asset to the gaming community.
After hearing what you said about this game and what you would do differently I have decided not to purchase it. Instead I pledge the AAA price tag money to any game you have a major hand in designing. So I put it to you.
Make me a game Mac. MAKE THE WORLD A GAME! A game to show the youth of today what a real multi-player online game is. A game that will live on in history as one of the best games ever created. A game where you care if you die and where skill matters. Strategy, vehicles, base invasions, TEAM COOPERATION! Get on a CROWD FUNDING site and set it up because I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that have the same opinion as me. There are probably a lot of people that have coding experience that would be willing to lend a hand for free once the framework is setup.
You don't even need to make a full game. Have a great idea, buy an engine, implement it well, and provide the tools to allow the community to mold it into what they want. Look at Minecraft. Granted it's not the game most of us want to play anymore but you have to admit 5 or 6 years ago it was revolutionary.
If you try and fail, so be it. At this point I would rather see my money go to someone deserving try and make a decent multiplayer game compared to rake in as much money as possible before the players realize what's happened.
Sorry for the long read but I'm just fed up with COD like games. If I wanted to "pew pew pew" I would buy COD!
Nice review as always :)
+SeriousFox Cool seeing you here. I've seen some of your videos, and I enjoy them.
SkinnierSteve I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thx!
Hubert cumberdale Mine?
(Nerd rage voice)
"HOW DARE YOU CALL IT A GUN! THAT is an A280C Blaster Rifle, one of the more favored weapons of the Alliance commandos!"
I agree with some of the points you bring up, but you've got to understand the target audience Mack. It is aimed towards Star Wars fans, a large percentage of which are either casual gamers or don't even game at all. If DICE were to make this a strategy based game it would be significantly less accessible for a lot of Star Wars fans. If this isn't your cup of tea, then don't drink it. Simple as that.
+Pickle Tickler Wow, someone here who does not believe his opinion is worth more than the over 13 million who bought the game. I never thought I'd see that, I thought we were strictly elitist only over here at Worth A Buy.
+Pickle Tickler You're wrong.
+Pickle Tickler No reason to shit all over the Battlefront franchise and then dare calling this bantha piss "Battlefront".
That's what's pissing me off the most.
+Pickle Tickler What? Star Wars fans casual or don't game? Umm Knights of the Republic and several other high quality Star Wars games in the past have been made and Star wars fans were all over them, hell even non Star Wars fans got into more of Star Wars because of them. No, it's simply that this games was rushed out barebones, to come out just in time for the double Holiday rush and coincide with the movie's release. It's just the lazyness is laid on thick with licensed games and Star Wars has been give the shit end of the stick multiple times.
Good to finally see a fair and balanced review of this game. You've pretty much nailed it Mack. I'm really enjoying playing it but 75% of the reason I'm loving this game is because I love Star Wars. If this was another Battlefield I wouldn't have even bought it. It's basically a really well made Battlefield mod with a Lucasfilm license. But it looks fantastic and when you're playing with friends it's flipping mint. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it this much but when you're riding a speeder bike around Endor or jumping onto an AT-AT's back... It really made my week.
I agree with everything you said about games of old vs these quick kill/death respawn fests. For these shorter attention span players of the day who need instant satisfaction and endorphin release. The price? Dying and respawning as much as you kill, so everyone feels like Rambo.
Mack you are THE shining light in the darkness that is the modern gaming industry. Please never sell out and keep doing what you are doing. I made a mistake, I pre ordered StarWars Battlefront then watched your review...Never again. Complete respect and will never buy/pre order until i see your game reviews from now on. Subbed and ultimate respect. #bringchangetothegamingindustry
*YOU WANT GOOD MAPS MACK ???*
Play the classic Unreal Tournament games.
Now those games were THE SHIT !!!
They should've made the 40v40 maps kind of like rush in battlefield. Once the AT-ATs reach a certain point on the map, the bases change so the empire spawns at that point, and the rebels spawn some distance ahead of that point. There should be a few of these points so the battle is always close to the AT-ATs but everyone isn't spawning on top of each other.
You should try Project Reality Battlefield 2. It is completely free to play with no micro transactions and requires extreme teamwork with your squad and the whole team.
+Noah Martz
What this guy says. It and Arma are the only populated shooters right now with any tactics involved.
+Noah Martz He does not review free games.
The Chosen One It seemed like a personal recommendation to play, not a request to review to me.
+The Chosen One he reviewed World Of Warships.
+Noah Martz This as well as ArmA require you to have a proper team/clan/younameit in order to have fun. Playing public in any of these is just not enjoyable and only a microscopic scope of the actual thing. Can't expect him to go and search for a proper group, play with them for weeks or months and present the real spirit behind it afterwards.
Also, I feel like you really need to have an itch for that simulated combat as it, more often than not, requires a shitton of patience and waiting and in his case editing of hours and hours of content.
After all these Mech Warrior Online videos I watched on Mackscorner, I kinda wished he had spent his time in a better game like ArmA instead.
I love your vision of old school gaming! Games need to be hard ! The learning curve must be there in any game.
if you want flanking and teamwork, you should check out and review Verdun. It's a WW1 trench warfare kinda game. Seems like you would enjoy it, Also Insurgency is great too.
+Caliboyjosh10 Recommened these a couple of times already and can only agree. They are the exact opposite of what Triple-A games have become, hence they're actually fun to play.
+Caliboyjosh10
I didn't like Verdun. I didn't even find kills satisfying. It's interesting as a historical simulation game, but as a shooter it's meh.
Kakto Tak
Not enough XP for a head0r?
+Kakto Tak true it isn't a great polished game with alot of what it does, just imagine if they had a bigger budget what they could do
Caliboyjosh10
I don't have a problem with the quality. I think it's top notch. I have a problem with the setting. Trench warfare sucks. It's not fun at all. That's not how I want to spend my evenings after work. Ironically, it's the game's realism and authenticity that makes it bad for me.
With such an abundance of awesome characters and storylines to draw from how do you make a star wars game WITHOUT a campaign? I won't buy this game because they were too lazy to make what quite possibly could have been one of the most epic campaigns ever, I mean look what WB did with Batman and that's not nearly as intetesting as the Star Wars universe. Love your honesty in the reviews Mack, you have saved me a lot of time and $$, keep up the great work!!!
Am I only one who didn't give a shit about this game anyways at any point?
+Homer Simpson I was kind of hopeful when I first learned of it last year. I mean DICE did make BF: Vietnam which was a great if obscure game. I gave up hope when I heard of all the CoD game mechanics.
No,I couldn't have given less of a shit about this game at all,I knew exactly what it was gonna be like and since they rip everyone off with their over inflated DLC I mean really!?! £40 more or $60 I think when you've already bought the game,the maps look shit and the game just looks boring as fuck tbh
Mack, I am just a fan of your channel, I totally agree of your opinion that we are living the nightmare of gamming, with titles made to get money instead of being good pieces of entertaining art. I've been looking on your channel to get reviews of games before actually buying them. Hope things get better and we can enjoy games as good as they used to be. Keep up the good work, man
You should try Planetside 2, Mack. It has pretty much everything you were asking for from this, with a few traces of Triple A bullshit sure, but it's vastly better than most shit now-a-days.
+nordic fatcheese He's played it and reviewed it if I recall, and loved it.
Toadsworth! I couldn't find it on his channel?
Then I was thinking of another channel, maybe he did a mackscorner on it then.
Thank you so much for actually telling me what its like to play a game instead of advertising it Mack!
This game reminds me of twerking, selfies, jersey shore cast, Kanye West and selfie sticks.
Thanks for your honesty as always and making me see things from an different angle
LEGACY OF THE VOID MACK!
+lamey98 Up Next
I agree.
+Worth A Buy Annnndd today according to another streamer I watch (Boogie2988) EA have announced a sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront, AND they're already working on it, screw the people who've already paid £40 for the Season Pass for the 4 Expansions that aren't even out yet........
+Worth A Buy Co-op is amazing in LOTV. If you fancy some games let me know. Would love to play a few co-op's with you Mack. Looking forward to the WAB anyway.
+Worth A Buy your going to heaven for trying to save the gaming idustry
Great video, man. I was really on the fence about buying it because I've heard loads of different things about the game, like how the sound design/graphics were great, while the content was cut in half in comparison to the other games. Thanks for clearing it up for me, as well as for many others I'm sure.
The thing is, now that it's released, they're not going to make drastic changes. They'll leave the game as it is, unless there are bugs that make the game unplayable. They've already got your money, they have nothing pushing them to change the progression system.
A good progression system is one that unlocks weapons as you play/level-up, but doesn't give you an advantage. These weapons would introduce different play-styles, but would be massively overpowered compared to the starting guns.
Come on, even Call of Duty manages it; Dice should be able to.
But, honestly, I don't think Battlefront should have a progression system.
+Seahorse No such a thing as a "good progression system" in a proper "battlefield game".
They should make a game with depth built into the CORE GAEMPLAY instead. They can achieve this designing maps and the spawn system in such a way that travel times before engagements are higher and use of transport vehicles is necessary, implementation of teamwork and communication tools and of course, skill based shooting.
JAnx01 I like to compare EA's Battlefront to a glass of water.
The game we want is a nice glass of fruit juice. (Battlefront 1-2)
+Seahorse I think a glass of water is more interesting than that banter piss!
Good review Mack, I MIGHT buy this when its 50% off but who knows there may not be anyone left that plays it by then. I agree with your comments regarding the gaming industry, people are being ripped off, conditioned and baited into the hype only to be let down. Its funny how the old skool games used to provide endless hours of fun but nowadays, even with the leaps in technology very view game developers are producing top games that last more than 3 months.
Take a shot whenever he says 'Pew'.
I freaken love this review!
There is so much truth and its the reason why I'm yet to spend any money on it, even though I really want to. The beta was just about as much as I needed to make that decision.
I feel like 60 bucks is too much for any multiplayer only game. Especially if they sell dlc for another 60 bucks.
This is why I follow you Mack, nail on the head stuff. Something will have to change soon enough, people are just a bit slow to wake up to this sort of drivel but it is surely on the distant horizon. Keep bringing it Mack.
one does not simply say this game is better than the original 2. swbf 1 and 2 on the ps2 were essentially my childhood. iam now much older and wiser on pc and still believe those 2 games that are now over 10 years old are superior to this...still....with all the updates and dlc.... those games never had dlc, it was all in one package as a game. this game had the potential and I was so exited when it was announced, then I played the beta and I was disappointed. supposed to be the ultimate star wars experience in gaming but couldn't even be bothered to add features in that a 10+ year old game had. take the vehicle combat for example, in the original you had all of the vehicles lined up by your base that you could get in. you could go to the rebel base hangar on hoth and get in a snowspeeder and fly out of the hangar to take down an AT-AT with your tow cable. now you collect a stupid pickup and press a magic button to spawn in one in mid-air. same with the AT-ST's, press the magic button and spawn in one. so disappointing. I cant believe they are making a second one. and people will actually buy it because its star wars. I have been a star wars fan since I was a kid and even I see past the pretty canvas. its call of duty re textured, its a fake. EA has ruined my childhood, and iam pretty sure they might have ruined yours too.
Bolag Mal pew pew
I've been following your videos for a while now and ı just wanted to say that you are getting better and better on your reviews.
Thank you Meck. I also laughed hard at pew pew part :DD
All the helmetless stormtroopers does it for me....Literally unplayable.
Totally agree with you, the gaming industry lacks people who know how to design interesting game mechanic.
I've boycotted all EA games from life. Looks like this one is no exception.
I may seem like a Star Wars fan boy to some people for saying this, but I have put over 30 hours into this game so far, reached rank 13 and have a decent class set up, and I'm still loving the game, idk if it's because I'm a die hard Star Wars fan or if I just like the game! In my opinion, it's worth a try, if u have gamefly or something like that then go ahead and try it! I've played both previous battle fronts and i love this one just as much! Now don't hate on me for stating my opinion, but I don't think that'll stop some people tho. All in all, the game is worth it, at least for me it is!
Dude I love you, but you are NOT an experienced fps gamer. You had a warning with a directional marker telling you incoming missle for 4 full seconds and didnt move an inch. I agree with alot of what you said but not that
You mean am not an experienced dumbed down hand holding need a head up warning of incoming projectiles FPS gamer, I agree with than and am so proud.
He was ranked in top 100 players for quake back in the day. He is experienced but the way multiplayer games are at the moment, they do hold your hand too much. My fav fps in the last 5 years is probably battlefield 4, and even that holds your hand way too much. The only game that I feel hasn't is Doom 4, and that's great
Mack, this dude is saying you arent an experienced pew-pewer! You suck at pew-pew, its what ya gotta learn to do! What a fucking joke, "your incoming missle warning flashes were flashing for a full minute and you didnt move!" Son, in our day we didnt need "directional warning markers", enjoy your mass pew-pew event. I'm sure you can pew-pew with the best of them.
finally an honest review. had to sub after the classic AV shout out.. haven't played since BC days, good shit that old wow game.
This game is basically the polar opposite of Fallout 4. Looks great (especially in comparison to Fallout 4's mediocre graphics) but has no soul or reason to keep playing.
I'd take things to do and shit graphics over amazing graphics and nothing to do, any day.
This is exactly how this game is! I was so disappointed. And what happened next? Star Wars BF 2. Copy & paste. Except for the different classes.
Not worth a buy.
Fancy seeing you here.
PocketPasser HI man, another bad year for the Dolphins :(
I am going to be honest here for a moment (stop my Gaben role playing) and say that this is exactly what I thought of the game. I played both battle front 1 and 2 almost every day on my PS2 and it was 10 times better than this. The stupid coin system is one of the dumbest game decisions ever. It doesn't work with a FPS of it's kind. I am glad you reviewed this game honestly (as you always do) unlike a lot of reviewers.
This is the greatest review ever LMAO
I've been having quite a bit of fun playing with friends, but yeah Mac is right on the money. Glad I picked up the regular edition fairly cheap instead of paying overprice on Origin, or footing for the "season pass". Wait for a good price drop if you're hesitating about getting this one.
A big part of the problem is that the top crew of the developers, those that are calling the shots, aren't really playing their games much anymore. Could be endemic to larger developer houses, but it's definitely so with DICE anyhow.
I think i'm done with FPS now
they are all the same
There are still some good ones that slip through the cranks.
I will try to find them then
thanks
Check out Insurgency, it felt like a breath of fresh air to me and restored my faith in the genre.
Mack, I think you would really like insurgency. It is one of the most tactical and affordable games. It has no progression system, you can play at the same level field as everyone else who owns the game. When you talk about the tactics, this game is full of them. I had a great time voice chatting with two of my friends while we coordinated together to capture the objective. The multiplayer is perfection, and even though the AI isn't great, coop is also great fun. The game forces you to think and be patient without being the full simulation that Arma 3 is (the maps are pretty large, but far from huge).
i bought it because it was on a HUGE discount on ps4 store
This is why I haven't played a single EA published game for years now. I think the last one was NFS Carbon...I realized that the AAA game publishers just want to give us the same shovelled shit every single year, or every couple months if they can. They lack innovation, they lack design, they lack dedication. It's all full of money-grabbing shit. 10/10 review Mack. In a couple days you've become my favourite game reviewer.
U guys know that the hero mode is a complete rip off of AVP 2010. Where its the same except its call "Predator Hunt". Same with the other hero mode its a ripoff of goldeneye's hero mode
You are an idiot just because they have that same format doesn't mean there a ripoff you clearly have no brain.
To me it just looks too fast paced for there to be any real tactics. When all you see people do is running around like their heads are cut off because the game allows them to, then you lose any real motive to use tactics. There's no taking cover, leaning out to take shots, aiming is to too easy, no fatigue, etc.. Thats my biggest problem with these games(COD,BF, and now SWBF.) You should still be able to sprint and move fast at the expense of not being able to aim well for a short period of time.
The game would benefit if it slowed it's pace and let players really sink in to what is going on. Anyway, thanks for the heads up, I'll let this game pass.
Quite a different angle to your previous video for this game for which you were directly incentivised to sell it =/
+sc2WaLLE Another person that never watched all of the other video, I basically destroyed the game in the other video as well and told people not to pre order it.
+Worth A Buy I watch all your videos start to finish. Yours is the first channel I load up when I get home from work to see if there's any new videos. I've enjoyed it for years now. I just felt a need to post this observation. Sorry amigo. To be fair, it was an absolutely incredible Christmas jumper..
+sc2WaLLE That's good to hear but you should know I would never sell out, no rewards exists that could ever make me lie to thousands of gamers just to line my own pockets, never gonna happen. In fact I long for the day I get offered cash for a review, I will make such an awesome video to expose it.
+Worth A Buy Good for you, not sure I could say the same if someone dangled that jumper in front of me. Just while we're talking, can I confirm a long held suspicion that yours is a shields accent? (no follow up questions!)
+sc2WaLLE No, am not a sand dancer :) Had many a good night out through Shields tho :) Am closer to Durham
So true about the dog coats Mack. Good point.
Hi mack
+fastdak25 Hi Fastface
+Worth A Buy *rubs hands* this is gonna be good. As i start watching this, i'll say i don't have too high expectations but i'm really interested in your opinion mack
+Worth A Buy Do you know why modern games are shit like this?
It's because they are not made for mature players. They are made for kids with ADHD who lack any skill or higher brain function
to adapt or utilize anything other then a pew pew pew easy mode.
When i was a kid we used cheats to get instant gratification, when i passed that stage i stopped using them and i enjoyed the challenge the game put before me. And that was before internet was a thing let alone a commonly used thing like today.
So gaming companies have a problem. Now that online gaming is a MUST and in online gaming cheating is not allowed little kiddies still have to get their instant gratification, so they dumb down the game so that the little spoiled brat can have it's FUN NOW. No learning or adaptation needed, just pew pew with a super looking graphics and big explosions.
And that's it. You hate this games as they are not made for you (nor any mature player out there).
Game companies go where the money is, and as we stand now, money is at the parents of all this spoiled ADHD brats so we get games that will appeal to them.
+Jukantos kissass
Tribes Vet here... man I remember those awesome times!
You my friend are the best reviewer out there! Finally someone who doesn't kiss the game dev's asses on every title and tells it like it is! Seriously you have no idea what a relief it is to know that I'm not just going crazy. In the last minute of this review you ask yourself the question I have been asking for about five years now-- where have all the good game developers gone? Everyone seems to be pushing out absolute garbage hoping to make a few million bucks and move on. Where is the passion? It sucks being a gamer in 2015 it really does.
+Luke H Lots of good developers out there. Nintendo, Bethesda, Blizzard, Naughty Dog, Paradox, Rockstar, Bioware, Kojima.....Whoever made Rocket league, Helldivers...... Guerilla games, Eidos.
You could also say Valve, Capcom.....I'm bored now. There's lots of good games as well
Bit the bullet and finally bought the Ultimate editon, it's actually cheaper than the season pass, £22, Black Friday origin sale
Mack's right about it being a dying simulator but so is WOW pvp until you get better gear and know your way around
Regarding it being like Cod and BF
I stopped playing them years ago, Battlefield 2 on PC was my last real FPS the console ports afterwards never grabbed my attention
Yes, I know BattleFront is a port, but for the price, I'm getting a shit ton of Star Wars content with it's epic music and mint visuals
LOL at all the tools trying to argue with Mac. This review was SPOT ON.
I really would've wanted to be alive when the games mack talks about first came out, just to experience what gaming was like back then.
Saw your name recommended in a few comments on other pages and gave this video a shot. You go to town on this game, which I can relate. I would feel burned if I spent this much money on a game and it lacked the amount of content it did. Could have been a lot more maps, could've been way better unit organization and even though it looks and sounds amazing, it feels really empty. :(
This really upsets me because I've been waiting for a good star wars game for quite some time (I'm a pc player, this is where a lot of the great star wars games came from back in the day). I see this game lasting for maybe a few years (until the next game/next console when they possibly drop support).
Mack,
I love your reviews and I agree with a lot of what you're saying. But one of the things that slightly bothers me is that because a game has simple mechanics, it's "dumbed down." As someone who works for a living to buy games, I can't really get invested too heavily into games that have complex systems in place, but I still want to keep gaming. A lot of people were upset about Fallout 4's changes, but I think I was one of the few that applauded them. I certainly do believe that games should start becoming more complex and treating gamers with respect and like they have a working brain. I'm honestly tired of games like CoD telling you what to do and how to do it all the time. But I don't think we should discredit a game because the mechanics are slightly simplified. (Though in the case of this game, it would annoy the piss out of me if the game kept telling me what to do.)
Anyone, TL;DR. Love your reviews, Mack. You always make me laugh. =)
15:34 "It's just a big fucking pew pew" Made me laugh so much.
Great review. Loved the part were you said "It's a death simulator".
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This was the first of your videos I watched, and I'm already a fan
To be fair the meta for what I played online of Battlefront 2 (on the PS2) was 'noobtubing', people using the rocket soldier + grenades constantly.
I do have to say I wish they stuck to a static class system with only minor tweaks allowed; that really made the game feel more team based and forced everyone into a well defined role.
enjoyed the video like always :) very good idea to change the background music / beat for once, maybe you could do that more often?
This review and watching the footage really makes me want to try the game just to see how much of the frothing rage is genuine or some form of hilarity
Dude and in the campaign for Battlefront 2 was so deep. It explained a lot about the 501st
All I ever do is flank, honest, take the scout passive card so you dont show on mini map and go around behind them... they love it.
I think I'm going to have to find myself a new hobby...
This is my favorite review of yours it says everything that I have to say. The only thing it has going for it is that absolutely beautiful Star Wars skin. I'll buy it when it cost $20
I was gifted this game, so I already played it before watching this video. And I was utterly disappointed. The only reason I even felt the need to watch this video was because, while everybody else around me is in love with this game, I knew you'd be calling them out on the progression system, map design, and random death events. I knew you'd make me feel better about this garbage. Thanks for that, Mack. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
Thank god! Finally someone reviewing this game that isn't sponsored by EA!
Absolutely loved that rant near end, spot on too!
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I never played the firts two games but after months and months of playing this, it never got old it was so much fun for me.
Good review, I enjoy the game and got it on day 1 and am enjoying my time with it. I think I have around 20 hours now and have been having a lot of fun, I suggest to people on the fence if they want the game or not, wait for a sale in the future but all I can say is I think the game is good
the part about the dog coat was so funny awesome video man
You make me laugh out loud, and your brutal honesty is great, subscribed.
Agreed, my favorite game mode is Capture the flag, then walker assault.
Good review Mack cant believe they failed at Battlefront but i wasn't expecting much as its coming from EA. I mean when I heard no space battles and no classes i knew it would fail as one of the best things about Battlefront 2 was the classes. However enough of battlefront what is your opinion on Verdun it takes place on the western front between 1914 and 1918 and you start in a trench and have to try and override the other trench by using tactics kind of.