Star Wars Battlefront II: Campaign Mode Cutscene Revealed
A new preview for Star Wars Battlefront II shows one of the story mode’s cutscenes, featuring a Sentinel Droid relaying Palpatine’s contingency plan – Operation: Cinder.
If that droid looks familiar, then it should – it appeared in the Star Wars: Shattered Empire comic series released in the lead-up to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. In that comic, the droids informed some Imperial leaders to destroy the planet Naboo as part of the same operation that Iden is participating in (although her missions are, presumably, much different than trying to blow up a planet).
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Everything about this is perfect: The acting, the music, the graphics, and that Sentinel is brilliantly creepy.
I’ll buy it now jus for the campaign!
I wish Lucasfilm themselves would do STAR WARS animation shorts like this ( and the previous “Cinematice Trailers” we’ve seen for previous SW games ), rather than the cheaply rendered Flash animation “Forces of Destiny” shorts.
Hype just went to 12. It was already at 11.
Looks so amazing! I’m actually willing to skip Halloween this year if it means bringing us right to the day’s release!
Although, I have to ask; is anyone hoping this game will NOT have an opening crawl? I mean, it is a Star Wars ‘story”, I would be alright if they stick to this trend even in the games.
I agree, it would feel more consistent that way.
Palpatine steals the show! Going to have to find the time to play this game..
Can anyone tell me if you can play this in 1st person mode and since it’s made by Dice, does it feel similar to Battlefield with it controls?
Cheers.
both 1st ad 3rd person, veichels only 3rd. kinda like battlefields arcadey cousin
Thanks, I might pick it up.
The first game was more arcade-y than Battlefield, notably with in-game power-ups. That’s all being reworked in the new one, but it’s difficult to tell how different it will feel. It’s a less-hardcore shooter, leaning more towards Plants vs. Zombies Garden Defense than Battlefield.
At any rate, a closed multiplayer beta for people who pre-ordered will be available from Oct 6-9, so we’ll be seeing a lot more hands-on impressions from actual gamers soon.
The beta is open from Oct 6-9 to all. Preorder people can play it starting on the 3rd or 4th.
Vehicles also have a 1st person cockpit view, just FYI. They had them in the last one too. Vehicles just default to 3rd person.
sorry that was lazy typing what i meant was land vehicles only third person (and heros, turrents and i think the u wing if memory serves me correctly) ships can be first, please correct me if im wrong on that
That Sentinel droid is fucking terrifying.
I know, kinda want it in TLJ in some manner!!
If we are seeing more of Snoke – in the flesh too! – he could at least mention Palpatine. It would be so cool to have the droid actually be there, though, actually active or in a display case.
Wow! When I saw the sentinels in the comics never imagined they levitate instead of walk! As if we were dealing with the very Palpatine’s ghost! Keep going DICE, that’s what I call a good adaptation!
Agreed!
Agreed. Seeing it in action also makes me want to know more about how it functions. How self-aware is it? Does it oversee operations and shut down once they’re complete?
the empire will strike back… again. 😉
i’m currently reading the book and if the game’s story can come anywhere close to that than this should be amazing.
Yeah the Inferno Squad book is definetly a required reading book for anybody who is into the Empire, or Star Wars in general.
If the story is canon, it will be interesting to see how this story syncs with the overall story from the Aftermath novel series, specifically the plot of Aftermath: Empire Ends. No spoilers but, Empire Ends paints a very different picture of Palpatine’s contingency plan relative to the plan that is being discussed by the sentinel in this trailer for Battlefront 2. Fingers crossed the plot of this game will tie into the plot in the Aftermath trilogy.
This story IS canon
Hopefully they will make the Aftermath series non-canon, because it is that bad 🙂
The first book is. The rest is good.
Robo-Holo-Palpatine is terrifying as HECK. I love it.
So far, Snoke does not inspire ( in me at least ) the same kind of fear.