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Our narrator is staunch in his beliefs, he doesn’t back down from his commander’s decisions. I found this moral quandary pretty interesting. It’s about our character starting as a good guy and kind of becoming a bad guy somewhere along the way. Seeing these familiar events from the other side of the fence gives a unique and welcome perspective to the Star Wars universe. We’re being shown the actions of cowardly terrorist scum. From the perspective of our trooper though, these aren’t the same heroic rebels we know. The 501st oversee the construction of the Death Star and the birth of the Rebel Alliance, as rebel agents infiltrate, the base, steal the plans and launch a devastating strike on the Empire. Battlefront 2’s story then goes on to bridge the gap between Episodes III and IV. The clones of the 501st begin to be replaced with more-readily-available conscripts, much to the chagrin of the proud fighting clones, and the Republic’s clone armour is transitioned into the armour of the Imperial Stormtroopers. The 501st becomes Vader’s personal unit and through the eyes of our clone trooper we’re shown the formation of the Empire. Executing key political targets, forcing regime changes and after The Emperor issues Order 66, hunting down and executing those same Jedi during Operation: Knightfall, the first time our nameless narrator expresses doubt about which side he’s coming down on. But as the story unfolds, we’re shown exactly how the clone troopers are used less for the protection the Republic and more for the subjugation of those same people. Throughout the Clone Wars, our trooper is fighting alongside the Jedi, protecting Republic civilians from the threat of the separatist droid army. The 501st’s arc stretches from the very beginning of the Clone Wars and serves as a clever vehicle to illustrate the metamorphosis of the Grand Republic into the evil Galactic Empire. The narrative follows the campaigns of the 501st clone trooper legion, an elite legion of troopers whose exploits would go on to become legendary in the Star Wars universe, whos vets include Captain Rex, Echo and Fives. Battlefront 2’s single player campaign is narrated by a retired Imperial veteran, reminiscing over his tours of duty as an elite clone trooper during the glory days of the Republic. No Star Wars game before or since manages to project such a human story onto the otherwise impersonal sea of white-masked Imperial stormtroopers. And blow me down if Battlefront II doesn’t deliver on that. The story, and the way that story is presented to me. What I’m particularly driven by in my computer games is the narrative experience. The history is only a small part of what I like to look at. No brainer, LucasArts wanted more and gave Pandemic an incredibly short 12 months to come up with a sequel, Not only did they not make a totally shit game, but against all odds Battlefront 2 was a triumph and backs up my theory that 2005 was the greatest year in the history of computer games. Star Wars Battlefront was an instant success and became the biggest selling Star Wars game to date. Under the leadership of Jim Ward, LucasArts approached Pandemic to develop a big online shooter based on Star Wars. LucasArts were working with a lot more outside developers and they themselves were acting more like a publisher than a games developer. Back In 2004, Pandemic were an up and coming developer having just released a hit with Full Spectrum Warrior. We’ll follow the usual formula and start off with a little bit of history. But I want to do a proper full review on this game, so here’s my PC review of 2005’s Star Wars Battlefront 2. I’ve done a few short videos about Battlefront 2 (I’ll link them below) and I’ve mentioned it in a few Star Wars games lists over on the YouTube channel.
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