Exploring The Light, Dark And Grey Of Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Story And How It Connects To The Movies
Star Wars: Battlefront II has been in the headlines a lot due to its controversial loot boxes, EA’s greed, DICE’s questionable design and more. In amidst everything, though, the story has gotten largely overlooked which is surprising as in the greater Star Wars story it contains some important bits of information. So, with SPOILER WARNINGS in mind I wanted to take some time before my full review of the game to explore Battlefront II’s campaign story, what it gets right, what it gets wrong and all the stuff in the middle. Things start strong as we’re introduced to Iden Versio, the commander of Inferno Squad, an Imperial special forces unit operating around the time of The Last Jedi onwards, giving us a glimpse into the time between the original trilogy finishing and The Force Awakens. Our introducing to Iden is as she’s being held prisoner by the Rebels, having allowed herself to be captured in order to infiltrate their ship and destroy Imperial plans. Stealthing and blasting her way ...