Elite Squadron was INCREDIBLE!

[@Pigpen_YT]

This game’s plot is just one giant fanfiction lmao. “Uhhh Jedi and Sith clones, evil clone wookiee army, Force Unleashed, Renegade Squadron and Jedi Academy characters and settings and there was actually a rebel attack on the Death Star BEFORE A New Hope!” And I don’t mean that as an insult, I love how crazy and weird the story is. This game probably feels the most like the old legends books and comics. Great video as always!

[@Ralfydee]

Before disney took over and made it non-canon, almost all expanded universe star wars stuff was basically fan-fiction made into canon lol

[@mrzirak792]

Aside from Luke there is no Jedi Academy characters unless you talk about Novel trilogy by the same name

[@ChrisSuperDude]

Pre-Disney Star Wars did a much better job of “X is relevant right now, let’s reference it.” Without milking it to death.

[@tdoran616]

Well SWBF3 was supposed to just be fan fiction and fan service. Like that rumour of light side darth vader

[@GHOST-zy3ji]

Well for awakens took that road and also the comics

[@williamjeffery9653]

They should have at least released the PS2 version, just giving it the same rename as the PSP one. That console was still popular back then, so I'm a little baffled that they didn't seeing as it was already complete.

[@aamirrazak3467]

Yeah might as well have released the ps2 version if it was finished, wouldn’t have had anything to lose with doing that

[@Leonard.L.Church]

If they had, it would have at least had good controls. Playing this on the psp is uncomfortable

[@samuel-wankenobi]

Just like what happened with the psp GTA games

[@seva809]

@@Leonard.L.Church this. Even emulating the game you can get rid of those clunky controls.

[@Odelayderado]

yeah a port would have been nice but it would have looked so shit if they didn't upscale anything

[@aamirrazak3467]

Ah thank you for making a video on Elite Squadron/BF3 Flandrew. I’m still sad we never got this game or KOTOR 3, 1313 or imperial commando

[@gabethebabe3337]

We were robbed of a whole generation of great Star Wars games. KOTOR 3 hurts the most for me. SWTOR just didn’t cut it for me.

[@VITAS874]

​@@gabethebabe3337 true

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@gabethebabe3337 agreed it’s truly sad. Same I don’t consider SWTOR KOTOR 3 and wish we could’ve gotten obsidians KOTOR 3. So many great Star Wars games cancelled ahead of their time

[@Andrew_Ybarra]

Apparently they are remaking KOTOR 1

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@Andrew_Ybarra yeah idk if it will ever get completed tho it’s been in development for sometime

[@Nepururin]

Yeah, while it makes me sad that we never got BF3, Elite Squadron was an amazing game for PSP. They really crammed everything they could into that little console and while many corners had to be cut, you can see the passion that was put there. The story is positively crazy and as a kid, I really loved that the characters changed in the menu depending on where in campaign you were. It only shows that BF3 would've been an amazing game if only it was not in development hell. Also, I would love to see a video about BF3 from you!

[@DarkHypernova]

I do hope Sony ports this one to PS4/5 like they have done with other PSP games. Some preservation and appreciation for the passion that was put into it.

[@gab1288]

I worked on Battlefront III with some of my friends. my NDA has expired a long time ago so i can speak now. Yes indeed those games were Battlefront III and its really a shame the real one didnt release, it was nearly done but had serious stability issues that slowed our work to a crawl, thats ultimately why it was scrapped i think. I was a 3rd party QA tester and i recall that 60% of my time was waiting on reboots and loadings, we could not get anything done.

[@JeanSupreme]

nice thanks!

[@clonetrooper163]

Should really check my channel i'm keeping the game alive.

[@gab1288]

@battlefrontarchives All maps were done. Maybe there were some problems with textures or collision but the whole campaign was done and multiplayer maps also. The problem was not the art pieces, all of those were done, it was the fontionnality of the game that didn't work.

[@gab1288]

@battlefrontarchives That I don't remember, it's been a while.

[@niallreid7664]

​@battlefrontarchives dude what is it with you and that map? Like, of all questions to ask the guy lol.

[@jonathanshaw9704]

Oh the memories… I played the DS version of Elite Squadron all the time as a kid. Good times. I even decided to give X2 a proper name when he became a Rebel, and then a Jedi: Tal Grey.

[@Mr_honk]

I wish it got remastered for the psvita

[@franciscoarballo4940]

Me too. It was so much fun

[@franciscoarballo4940]

​@@Mr_honkhope they put it on the switch.

[@gonkdroid8279]

Same, I loved that game!

[@Mr_honk]

@franciscoarballo4940 imagine and the bring online back

[@LucienVonKreuz]

I don't have an apartment, I have a "Desolation Station"

[@thecianinator]

"You just have bedrooms. We have quadrants."

[@chiefcloudyeye0489]

the cumbersome controls can be swapped to having the four face buttons act as your right stick, with the actual analog stick being fully used for movement, much more intuitive. - in fact you can do this in all of the psp games in the battlefront series.

[@IWillYeah]

Also, in emulation you can map the four face buttons to a virtual right analogue stick.

[@OneLastScholar]

That's how I play on my Xbox, it feels way better. First did this with GUN: Showdown, also a Portable game with clunky camera but that allowed the use of face buttons for that.

[@sturm9087]

Would absolutely love a video of you covering battlefront 3. I only barely know the basics of what went down so a full video explaining everything would be great

[@Elvisbackpack]

I hope that PS2 version leaks one of these days.

[@dominic2060]

@battlefrontarchives The fan remake of it (Battlefront 3 Legacy) is pretty far along.

[@dominic2060]

@battlefrontarchives That's on me for not reading the username before replying lol. Love what you've done, thanks for working on it.

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

Kinda got your wish. The Wii version was just leaked.

[@olympian3]

The Wii version of bf3 just leaked, basically elite squadron in hd

[@olympian3]

@@Jackal_El_Lobo34beat me to it lol

[@drewrobertson5951]

Grew up playing all 3 Battlefronts on PSP. I had an original Xbox but never got to experience them on the other consoles. Played it on every road trip and plane ride for probably 4 years straight as a kid. Good mems ;)

[@Hogan231]

I want to play Battlefront 3!

[@seva809]

Then go play Elite Squadron

[@tbu_drachenkater5397]

Download the Battlefront 3 legacy mod for bf2

[@aamirrazak3467]

Me too and KOTOR 3 and imperial commando and 1313

[@chocov1233]

​@@tbu_drachenkater5397I hope someday it is ported to the consoles and released physically. But that's a pipe dream.

[@tbu_drachenkater5397]

@@chocov1233 I think that will never happen. Just buy a PC

[@MickOnYourFace]

I know it'd never happen, but I'd love a modern version of this! The ground to space mechanic blew my mind as a kid!

[@cyborgparrot1996]

I know Aspyr severely fumbled their "remaster" of Classic Star Wars Battlefront 1 & 2, but given how good the remaster of Star Wars Bounty Hunter (plus Tomb Raider 1 - 3 and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2) turned out I wouldn't mind seeing them (or some other studio) remastering this plus Renegade Squadron.

[@chrismdb5686]

There's a mod for SWBF2 called Battlefront 3 Legacy by ElFabricio that gives us a pretty good look into what could have been. It uses a lot of content from the cancelled game from what I understand, and while certainly not perfect, it does manage to scratch that itch.

[@MileHiGuy95]

And it's still in active development, more things coming

[@hiRyan329329]

@@MileHiGuy95 Wonder if with the new classic collection being 64bit and such we could get a much broader expansion and maybe finally get around the level limit in the original PC port

[@KodyCrimson]

The DS version handles the plot and writing so much better in my opinion, more cutscenes, less of a firm loop, and X2 isn't a piece of cardboard. I still love how both versions are like a culmination of the entire Legends storyline of the games, bringing together Dark Forces and Force Unleashed.

[@exoticbutters4212]

Yeah I would definitely argue the ds version has the better campaign, even in terms of gameplay. I hated playing through the campaign on the psp while I've played the ds campaign many, many times over. That being said, the psp version has a far better instant action and galactic conquest, so both have their merits

[@IWillYeah]

Always found the psp version was a bit jarring in terms of its story. Never played the ds version.

[@jimmy-breeze]

the story on the DS version is actually so good that it's honestly on par with Republic Commando for me, if not better. fighting your brother at the very end never failed to be epic and emotional

[@CraftyApe]

Yeah but the gameplay on the PSP one is unmatched as far as any portable Battlefront games go. Some mechanics in BFII on PSP were slightly better but the online multiplayer on this was incredible. You had 16 players and loads of bots and the battle is going on both on land and in space and in the capital ships. At any point you can get in a ship and fly around.

[@kyphlosion6704]

Never got to try Elite Squadron, but I had dozens of hours on Renegade Squadron. The customization was so cool at the time. The handheld Battlefront games were so underrated.

[@hiRyan329329]

I got Renegade Squadron after Elite Squadron and that made it harder for me to play a lot of it. Always felt like a downgrade to me, though that doesn't mean I didn't play 100s of hours of it growing up. Both great games imo and love the customization

[@johnshrewsbury]

I'd love to see a video discussing Battlefront 3. One other thing I'd suggest is looking at the mod Battlefront 3 Legacy for Battlefront 2. It's a mod that is recreating the maps seen in the Battlefront 3 clips but in Battlefront 2. Including custom assets and even seamless ground to space.

[@penpen6452]

Battlefront Elite Squadron was one of the first games I remember buying for my PSP back in 2010. I have so many fond memories of this game and I know it's not perfect, but it will always hold a special place for me.

[@Royal_Muffin]

This is so real. Me and my brother too have some great memories with this game that we'll hopefully never forget. Its definitely one of my favorite games on the PSP.

[@Wade_Tyler]

The video title is absolute gold!

[@fabovondestory]

Honestly, the fight cutscene/choreography on Belgium at thr end is one of the best ive seen in any game. Sick af

[@juarezamorim]

I was waiting for this video, thank you Flandrew.

[@alcole-holic8779]

The DS version is my childhood, I loved the entirety of the Jedi portion of the game

[@clinto32]

Yessss to a piecing together battlefront 3 vid!!

[@vanguard6498]

I never played this game before so its cool seeing how much expanded universe material is included.

[@mrzirak792]

Iirc originally X1's Remnant had a couple of Phase 3 Dark Troopers

[@GundamExiaDarkMatter]

This game upscaled on the psp emulator is about as close as we're gonna get to the PS2 version and it actually looks good also this imo is the best Battlefront on the psp hands down.

[@WatanukiProductions]

I really wish the terrible Battlefront collection had more time and effort put into it, in part so they could get in a bunch of mod features like online Galactic Conquest and add this PSP game with added dual analog support.

[@hiRyan329329]

I mean most the issues people had were fixed within like 36hr. If you are playing it to relive some childhood its the definitive way to play it

[@ArmouredProductions]

I remember Kota showing up but it's also cool that Col Serra shows up and references to other titles such as Dark Forces with the Dark Troopers.

[@rcbmmines4579]

Grew up with Elite Squadron on PSP! Absolutely loved it back in the day. I played Renegade too but Elite Squadron was where most of my childhood memories of being introduced to Battlefront comes from. Only got into classic Battlefront II on PC many years later. The BF3 Legacy mod is great but man a complete BF3 for consoles and PC would’ve been great. Hopefully the future holds a Battlefront III that does the series justice and takes from Free Radical’s work too.

[@landonmathews6111]

Totally forgot about this one! I played it on the DS back in the day and even though it was pretty simple I had fun playing it. It was cool seeing the story proceed after the events of ROTJ

[@masterkratos0929]

I remember playing this on the DS when I was younger. the hardest parts for me were the X1 boss fight and the defense on Hoth. both took me ages to complete, especially X1 since the lightsaber combat is not easy on that part. Also, I'd love to see a video about Battlefront 3 since I like analyzing on what we could have gotten. from leaked cutscenes I saw online, it seems that the story in the DS version is more accurate to what the story was in 3.

[@mkultra8244]

Renegade Squadron and Elite Squadron where such great games I think if they made ps2 and xbox versions of both games they would be much bigger hits

[@Bi9Clapper]

It's funny looking at it now after the Bf3 leaks and realizing Elite Squadron was just a cut down version of Bf3

[@n0fc3utb3r5]

got this just bc of your recent coverage of it, SERIOUSLY underrated, thanks so much

[@alphathedemon8887]

The PSP game was my childhood! I played it so much I basically ended up breaking my PSP in the end. I still have it today, and have recently managed to get it playing again. Its upsetting the main game never came out, though, would have loved to see the the difference between Battlefront 3 and the PSP version.

[@el.archangelfnzz]

This was the first game I ever experienced on my PSP, absolute banger of a game, kept me sane as a kid.

[@JobiasRey]

Elite squadron on the psp was the game I hid under my pillow at night

[@SupremeOracle]

Elite & Burnout Legends were the reasons my father took my psp away from me 😂

[@schradester8]

This game was pivotal for me as a kid. I remember playing the final level RIGHT before watching Star Wars in concert at my local stadium, where anthony daniels hosted. I love this game

[@lunakurouwu3935]

I remember playing Elite Squadron online. It was kind of easy getting a win online, since no one ever bothered to defend the capital ship. You could just capture the ion cannon, get the shield down, and end the match way to quick.

[@CameronShember]

I remember trying to play the Dantooine map in multiplayer and never going back after hackers took over and just spammed orbital strike rifle shots all over the place.

[@devinrichards4559]

I'm glad that Battlefront Elite Squadron gets some attention here and there. I loved this game as a kid playing the DS version a crap ton. I am really happy to know the DS version is the complete story even with some variations. I always take this game as part of my personal headcanon. It was such a great game even if it wasnt the best mechanically.

[@EntaraXia]

"Rohan meets Belgium"... PER-FEC-TION.

[@RYUZAKILL117]

Hey, I remember this one, it was my first PSP game, good times :’)

[@RYUZAKILL117]

I also loved how the DS version expanded on the story, personally is my favorite campaign from the two

[@Trelitty11]

Loved this game played it last back in 2018 after getting it , a psp , force unleashed , bf2, and renegade squadron from Amazon . Good times

[@JulianKlimczyk]

They should release the PS2 version. Imagine how cool it would be to get a new ps2 game after all these years. So many people would buy it on the nostalgia factor alone

[@andrewgarcia1630]

With a PSP Emulator on a big monitor and a PS4 or PS5 controllers that's the closest we'll ever gonna get to playing a PS2 version

[@heshrat666]

Finally someone acknowledges it. I’ve been saying this in comments for years and no one ever listened.

[@wood8216]

Same

[@CraftyApe]

Same here bro! lol they literally built it using assets from BF3, also cutscenes, but scaled down the scope and visual fidelity and obviously used the Renegade Squadron engine.

[@scootza1]

It seems like for BFIII they wanted some character development that makes sense in the context of game logic, a "unit to hero" story if you will

[@ClearedDruid32]

I recently played through this game on the hardest difficulty and it is the hardest game I've ever played and straight up unfair most of the time especially if you force yourself to use the Jedi class later on if anyone wants a challenge play this

[@ConnorStierman]

I recently just started playing Elite Squadron DS. Perfect timing I guess. 😁

[@hagank1111]

I remember getting Elite Squadron on the DS and falling in love! It is such a great Battlefront game and honestly may be my favorite. It is so so sad what happened to its big brother however. 😢

[@darthbriboy]

I played this all the time when I was a kid. I loved these. My psp was the way to go for my battlefront fix as a hardcore Nintendo fanboy.

[@ltraltier6009]

Extremely underrated Battlefront 3 psp port

[@jameshilton7894]

I'm just releasing that all these Star Wars Games took place in the same universe. I always find Pre-Disney Star Wars content so facinating...and bitter sweet.

[@jasonurban6044]

Great video - I would love to see a follow up on what Battlefront 3 was supposed to have been

[@gonkdroid8279]

A video about what Battlefront 3 could've been sounds cool!

[@theprowrestlingguy6851]

I had great memories playing Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron in the PSP, it was so much nostalgic! But it's pretty upsetting that we've never got Battlefront 3 on different platforms like the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, the original Xbox, Xbox 360, and of course the PC!

[@thomaskuzma4360]

man I loved this and rebel squadron. It's just delightful.

[@TheHoFFnev]

Thank you for doing this video! And yes please do a battle front 3 video!

[@devilslettuce4207]

This was my entire childhood I have the psp version and Jesus Christ do I love that game wishing Nintendo decides to bring it to there lineup of Star Wars games

[@VuvuzelaMagique]

Love it when the stormtrooper teleports at 9:48 😂

[@fizz576]

I had no idea the ds version was released, I thought only the psp version was released.

[@AnthonyAPerez]

The amount of hours I put into this is UNREAL

[@ACARDtvMusic]

You should review the unreleased Darth Maul game that still has footage leaked

[@jasongradyphstiger6179]

Man Elite Squadron is Star Wars Battlefront 3 and at least we get to play what the Battlefront 3 game should have been before the main Flagship versions got canned.

[@TheAmazingMoose-Man]

0:00 I do remember 😢, I will never forget 😤🔥🔥🔥

[@Braydon2144]

I only ever had the free demo from the shop, so I could only play the Mos Eisley level, and man I can't even name the amount of times I played it. Wanted it so bad.

[@porkers7792]

The story is silly, but I love all the references to other games and characters. Makes it feel like a, dare I say, an expanded universe? God I wish it came back.

[@MRTWISTYCHEESECURLS]

Say what you will about Elite Squadron, but it is my favorite out of the originals. The land-ship-space gameplay feels like a destination-met, as it were. Basically, Elite Squadron was THE Battlefront game the series was building up to. You could customize your soldier as in Renegade Squadron, the battles take place on land and space (that rhymes, lol), and I enjoyed the inclusion of Rahm Kota as a fan of the Force Unleashed. The controls do suck sometimes, especially when engaged in close-combat. But the flaws to me, are easily missable if you craved the Battlefront 3 we never got. I will say, however, that the DS version is far superior in story, lore and location than the PSP. The best maps in Elite have to be Cato Neimoidia, Endor, Dantooine and Coruscant.

[@Zarkness25]

When I was a kid playing Elite Squadron on my PS Vita, I didn’t know anything about battlefront 3, so I used to imagine a home console version of Elite Squadron that would be the perfect sequel to battlefront 2

[@FishBoneCh]

i loved renegade squadron so much because you can fly tie defenders and Bwings in that game. felt so cool to have more variety like that. es isnt quite as good imo but i still love it for the maps

[@Mankey619]

For a PSP Battlefront game. It looks pretty good here, and the graphics and presentation looks very nice on a handheld console.

[@DefinitelyAPotato]

It's so clear having seen the BF3 footage that this game IS BF3 cut down a bit.

[@joshkenobiwan]

Got this game on DS a couple weeks ago and it's really really good

[@Pan_Z]

13:06 this is such a video game way of defeating Grievous haha.

[@ma100592school]

Yiss, i would very much like to see a Battle Front 3 breakdown video :)

[@generalcjg]

15:27 I definitely would love to see you Flandrew do a video covering Battlefront 3 and what could have been.

[@advictoriam4266]

I loved the PSP version of this game as a kid.

[@erikgrant6760]

I loved playing this game as a kid. I was happy we got something close to Battlefront III, at least.

[@michaelt62077]

Lol, I remember watching videos of this game as a kid thinking it was Battlefront 3. I wish they'd make a console port of this game. Sadly, video game spinoffs are often forgotten by their makers, especially the ones that had mixed or less than favorable reviews.

[@horrorfan1455]

I had this game on D S my grandma bought it for me as a surprise lots of fun hours playing this

[@justinarney3050]

those cutscnes on the DS version that add important context are all from what was left of Battlefront 3 and you can find the cutscenes on youtube.

[@kimkinney425]

I loved the PSP version when I was a kid. It was the only PSP game I had that I played consistently.

[@eklypse21]

Absolutely! We’d like a swbf3 video by you!

[@siemen95]

Would love to see you cover more scrapped Star Wars games like 1313, Kotor 3 and imperial commando

[@spyczech]

Check out the modders that have rebuilt BF3 dev builds from the code and fixed the sound etc, pretty cool stuff going on

[@kcjc]

I had this on PSP. I thought the campaign was pretty crazy even as an 11 year old, but many car rides were spent playing Galactic Conquest. I never owned any of the prior Battlefronts myself so this was my go-to

[@hiRyan329329]

Its pretty much the same as SWB2 galactic conquest but the added feature of actually garrisoning your planets was a lovely addition

[@Mr.Tibbs583]

If you want a BF3 experience there is a mod for BF2 (2005) on the PC that actually adds in a lot of the maps and content from the cancelled game including the seamless ground to space combat. It’s called Star Wars Battlefront 3 Legacy. It’s a lot of fun.

[@thehealthy-man7522]

Agreed. It's impressive how much the original BF2 can handle.

[@bye217]

Please do a Battlefront 3 video! Would love to hear your thoughts and perspectives on it.

[@eduardojadam]

Star Wars Battlefront III can be played on Xenia thanks to the leaked build from Xbox 360. There are mods that fix certain issues in the game; the only thing that doesn't work entirely are the missions in story mode.

[@uncletido99]

We were so close to having this game, i will never understand it. I know they hit a point where the new consoles came out, game hadn't released, they couldn't upscale to HD so a new game would have had to be made.... But the groundwork was all done. The idea of a bigger and better, seamless transitioning battlefront 2 was perfection to anybody's eyes and ears. They could release the damn game completed today and anyone would buy it.

[@jimmy-breeze]

haha holy shit dude I fucking loved the DS game as a kid, def an underrated title and easily my favorite game for the switch. it still holds up pretty well for a ds game today, the combat is super satisfying and the story cutscene slides are sick. the story is genuinely quite compelling as well, I must've beaten the game dozens of times as a kid and the final boss never lost it's impact and can even be emotional

[@robertwhite97477]

i loved this version more on the ds personally thanks for making it

[@radishdalek]

I would like to see your video on the chaos of battlefront 3 development

[@AfterBurnerTeirusu]

Hehe the DS version's speeder bike level uses the same music track that plays on Ando Prime in episode 1 racer. It's probably from the EP.1 soundtrack, but I really don't remember which one.

[@morsecode980]

An early build of Elite Squadron PSP from March 2009 exists on the Internet. It’s basically the same game but titled BF3, further proof ES was supposed to be a handheld port of the game. I believe someone also posted on Reddit about having it in UMD form as well. Edit: here’s video footage of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGPZZZ2GnrSWr8Usi=bC_ff9THLCR2Vfof

[@dandino8100]

In the files for Elite squadron there's an image for bf3 logo

[@melancholiclonging8641]

I never knew there was any version other than the DS one I played

[@jedigamer9935]

I loved Elite Squadron on the PSP. Hopefully at some point they will do a remaster of it on home consoles. Aspyr could definitely do that.

[@Angelustoboz]

We totally finish the battlefront video collection with the Battlefront 3.

[@seva809]

Tbh I biggest improvement this game had over the previous Battlefront was the inlcusion of close melee combat. I really hated to switch to the pistol when there was a heavily damaged battle droid one feet from me in the BF1 and 2 when I could simply knock it to the ground.

[@RyanHaney55]

I couldn't believe they put the dead Stormtroopers floating in space.

[@ande6191]

Could you make a video on shenmue?