The Battlefront Classic Collection Is Only Good At Making Me Play Battlefront II

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The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is a slam dunk on paper. Bringing two beloved classic shooters from the Star Wars universe to modern consoles, complete with online multiplayer, is as close to a sure thing as you can get. As nice as some new bells and whistles would be, we just want to relive our youth with friends.

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The original Battlefront titles are two of the best Star Wars games ever. With Aspyr having recently remastered the first three Tomb Raider titles to great success, you’d figure this would be another home run, right?

Even with Aspyr fixing some launch day issues, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is a huge swing and a miss. Could it be because the games haven’t aged well? Perhaps. Are things still sluggish? Most definitely; even when playing through extended matches, there is still the occasional hiccup and stutter. This isn’t the love letter to a classic game I was expecting.

Battlefront II is not a perfect game. Its launch was an absolute disaster. The servers felt broken, the loot boxes were incredibly frustrating, and the progression system was far from perfect. Despite all this, the game was fun, especially in short bursts.

THE STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT COLLECTION MAKES US WONDER IF WE TREATED BATTLEFRONT II TOO HARSHLY

WOLFENSTEIN RPG The core gameplay is the same, but Wolfenstein’s story, style, and lore help to put the game over the top.

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There’s a cinematic quality present in modern Battlefront titles that the classics just can’t match. If there’s one thing DICE has accomplished in these games, it’s nailing the look and feel of Star Wars.

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A day later, I returned to the Battlefront Classic Collection. Lo and behold, the original Battlefront online was working! I was playing full matches; I was raking up kills!

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BATTLEFRONT II IS WAITING FOR ME ON XBOX GAME PASS, AND I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE TO CHECK IT OUT

There were some fellow humans, indicated by their display name on top of their characters, but they felt few and far between. Frustrated with the experience, I decided to hop back on 2017’s Battlefront II. Before I knew it, a couple of hours had passed. My wife laughed at my frustrations with Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine dominating a control point.

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Just to make sure, I loaded the Classic Collection on my Switch one last time before bed. I selected Battlefront II, hopped on for a quick match, and…failed to find a game.

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STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT CLASSIC COLLECTION MIGHT BE PROOF THAT SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT IN THE PAST

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