Star Wars: Battlefront II

No more micro transactions, a large amount of updates and a ridiculous amount of content, this game has become something right at the end of 2019 that I can say is my favorite multiplayer shooter of this generation.

At first, the game was a bit shaky, but I had faith DICE (not EA) would come through and deliver. I think I was right. They've been taking community feedback. "Pay to win" was removed a few days into launch. Progression system has had a massive overhaul to the point where you gain xp by gameplay rather than by loot crates, which have also been removed. They've added lots of customization options, and a clone wars dlc (including anakin, obi wan, grevious, dooku, and geonosis, along with clone trooper legion skins) is on the way. I have higher hopes for this game, mainly because I'm a diehard Star Wars fan.

Battlefront 2 was a highly controversial release at the time, as the game was heavily (and rightfully) criticized for its emphasis on microtransactions, which allowed to pay real-life money for in-game advantages, a toxic gaming attitude if ever there was one.

What about today? Microtransactions are gone and the game has been polished and updated to satisfying results. The single player campaign is short but decent; the multiplayer is excellent, with maps from different eras (original trilogy, prequel trilogy, sequel trilogy), many classes and heroes with a neat variety of powers, tactics and customization, and also various game modes, including spaceship battles and a personal favorite, Ewok Hunt, where some players are Stromtroopers lost on Endor and the others are the Ewoks stalking them.

I wish local co-op on the same console offered more choices - there are a few game modes allowing it, but a minority compared to what you can play online. Still, this is how you salvage a fiasco.

8/10

If you haven't played this game because of the crisis it suffered before, I'd recommend you to pick it up now. For the price you will get all the content available and great milsim. Being able to play any era, almost every popular hero/villain, you favorite trooper, and a lot of locations that are known by the fans.

I didn't buy this at first because of the hate it got at the beginning. But I've had so much fun with this for about a week now and I just want to play more and more!