“I’ve got an idea”, she’ll announce, as her squadmates wait to see what ingenious scheme she’s concocted this time. There are multiple moments where Iden comes up with a Clever Plan. She’s enough of a badass that I couldn’t help but like her, even if she is a bit bland and not as smart as the game makes her out to be. An early mission in which you actually help some citizens might have justified Iden’s loyalty to the Empire, given the ideals she expresses from the outset. There’s absolutely a case to be made that imposing the rule of law on the galaxy would make it a better place, and so it’s a shame that Battlefront 2 never explores it. Thing is, there’s nothing wrong with a bit of actual order! In a section where you wander around Maz’s castle - as first seen in The Force Awakens - you can overhear various shady characters trying to threaten and extort each other. What if there was a force (sorry) within the Empire pushing for reform? What if Battlefront 2 was about trying to circumvent the last orders of a deceased maniacal dictator, and turn the Empire into the peacekeeping, law enforcing body that it purports to be? That’s a story I’d have liked to have been told, rather than being lectured about the importance of hope in the face of blatantly evil acts done in the name of ‘order’. He’s quickly taken out of the picture, however, which opens the door to all kinds of possibilities. Admittedly, it’s an oppressive organisation headed by a vampirish figure who’s fond of shooting lightning out of his hands while cackling hysterically.
It’s enjoyably odd seeing servants of the Empire being nice to each other, and was even disarming enough to make me empathise with them when the Death Star got destroyed shortly after.Īt that point, I thought I was going to get a new, nuanced perspective on the Empire that made it out to be something other than comic-book evil.
It’s one of many high-octane moments that could have come straight out of a modern Star Wars movie, but what really got my attention was the way she immediately complimented the pilot that came to her rescue. In the first mission, Iden executes a ship full of rebels before launching herself out of an airlock for a mid-space extraction. Once I got past the dodgy band name, I was initially intrigued by Iden and her role in the Empire. For most of the campaign, you play as Iden Versio, the leader of elite Imperial special forces unit ‘Inferno Squad’. I’ll start with the story, which has an enticing setup that doesn’t lead anywhere interesting. But is it any more than that? These are my thoughts on the single player part of the game, and I’ll be following up with a review of the multiplayer after the game properly comes out this Friday. Star Wars Battlefront 2’s campaign is a gorgeous shooting gallery that takes you to amazing planets, both old and new.
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