A Wave Of Minor Star Wars Battlefront II Leaks Hit The Web.
Star Wars Battlefront II is set to get a big push at EA Play and E3 in the middle of next month, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t going to get any new content to look at… At least not officially. Some footage and screenshots of the highly-anticipated sequel have made their way online ahead of the big presentation.
First and foremost, we have an image from the alpha build of what looks to be the “hub” image for a character class – specifically, a Phase II Clone Trooper:
As you can see, DICE have simplified Battlefront‘s five-character class system and Battlefront II‘s eight-character class system down to a four-character class system – but given that we’re dealing with six factions here instead of four, and that some maps will use radically different character assets to suit the planetary environments, this is to be expected. Obviously, this does not factor in playable hero characters, who represent a fifth faction and who will have different mechanics from either Pandemic’s Battlefront II or DICE’s Battlefront (as these characters can now “level up” like any other unit).
Initially, people dismissed this format as being a forged leak. However, heads started to turn when a brief .MP4 file showcasing alpha gameplay featured the same HUD for the player character’s weapons. More importantly, however, this HUD also matched up with a scene from a behind-the-scenes look at gameplay:
…And not too long after, the above clip and a bit more made its way online.
As it turns out, a lot of this information came from a Reddit user named (aptly) Some_Info. Some interesting remarks from him are as follows:
Basically there will be two modes [for the E3 demo], one for single player where we will play as Iden battling against rebel scums. She receives a highly secret and important message from a messanger of the Emperor and…. This will be only a demo mission.
2nd mode will be for MP and it will be on Naboooo. There will be a replacement for the Walker with the MTT. The mission comes in more phases. First phase is to escort the MTT to … then….
You will be able to play as heroes as well (only 2 for each side). Don’t know what else to say. there is a new type of combat roll, now you can roll forward, backward, left and right. You will get ATRT vehicles. There is a whole new system for heroes, you will have to play objective, earn points and exchange them with heroes and other vechiles or special characters!
There are 4 classes in the game, same type of class for both sides.
There is a totally new type of shield, it will no longer protect your like before (like a bubble).
Some_Info also clarified that players will have a greater amount of options and opportunities to make the most of their Star Wars gaming experience. Also worth mentioning is that S_I noted that Instant Action will be a mode in this game, though it won’t be shown at the EA Play presentation. What will be shown, however, is a good look at what space battles will look like this time around. Geonosis will also be one of the game’s major battlefields.
Hopefully, all this information should help whet your collective appetites for now. Official information is bound to hit in a little less than two weeks, so we’ll keep our eyes peeled if anything else shows up.
Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
Clone looks so badass.
OMG that clone trooper. My dreams have been answered. Bless you
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Naboo? Hero? Could it be? Qui Fckin Gon Jinn? (I know, different timeline but one can dream, right?)
OKAY. OKAY. CALM DOWN. BREATH.
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That’s a star destroyer bridge. Level set on a recognizable Star Destroyer. I just became halfway pre-sold. DAMMIT EA!!!!!
There probably is a level set on a Star Destroyer, what what is shown is a story cutscene. That in itself is not an indication of playable content.
No, look at the gameplay shot of those doofs playing in an office or whatever. Look at the screen. That’s an angle from the holo projector area of an ISD, looking towards the communications station. It’s got the HUD and everything.
Shit. If even YOU are semi-convinced this must be promising. EA better not fuck this up.
Just when I thought I was out, those bastards keep PULLING ME IN.
Dat Clone doe. Looks awesome
OMG and MTT’S are confirmed!?! YEEEEEEEE
TAKE MY CREDITS
Do you think they will adapt the main game story into a comicbook format? (Similar to how the The Force Unleashed games were).
It would be nice to revist the story without having to play the game over and over. Especially if its canon.
it would be cool if they made a stawars battlefront movie based on the story mode from the 2nd one but they can movie some stuff around to adjust it with the new canon.
and I think the main story is going to be turned into a novel called inferno squad
Inferno Squad is a prequel to Battlefront II
A cutscene viewer like in TFU and TFUII is good enough for me. And even if there isn’t, I’m sure people will post full gameplay and cutscenes on Youtube, maybe even cut together their own “Battlefront II: The Movie” or something.
I noticed the new DC fighting game (forgot its name) worked well as a “movie” with the cut-scenes payed together. But the fact it would cut to give gameplay sections, was quite distracting.
Maybe they could possibly “film”/animate some sections for the playable sections of Battlefront 2 and insert them between cutscenes to give an sort of animated film.
Then animation (from the trailers atleast) of the cutscene looks fantastic for a game.
That Sentinel droid looks awesome!!
Looks like an advanced design of what the 7th Sister used. Or maybe even the same design, considering the proximity in the timeline.
I think on the last Jedi Council, Harloff insinuated he and Jeremy Jahns are going to be going to E3 to get a firsthand look at the demo. Can’t wait for that.
Geonosis?!? Does this mean we will see Geonosians flying around all over the battlefield?
I loved that about the original BF level – non-playable factions like the Geonosians really filled out the battles. Now if someone could just figure out how to mount artillery on a bantha…..
The clone image is fake, sadly. One giveaway being that the blaster is incorrectly named.
HA! Those slick willies just pre-sold me on a game I swore not to pre-order….. m-fers…
I was pretty down on the first one… but this legitimately looks like it’s shaping up into something worthwhile.
Can’t wait to see Geonosis! If the dust effects are good enough, it could be pretty epic.
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It’ll look even better than the film!
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(badum-crash. Kidding, I still love the end of AotC, but that seems to attract a massive amount of the “CG IS RUINING EVERYTHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiinnngggg” whining about the PT)
LOL. I didn’t know a time before CG, so I wouldn’t understand that feeling. I actually love how the Battle of Geonosis looks.