Revisiting the Redemption of Star Wars Battlefront 2

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In this video, we're taking a look at the notorious Star Wars Battlefront 2. In 2017 EA and DICE released the highly anticipated sequel to Star Wars Battlefront. After going through one of the more disastrous launches in video game history, Star Wars Battlefront 2 managed to redeem itself and evolve into the game it always should've been. But in 2020 it was dramatically brought to an end by EA, much to fans' disgust. In this Battlefront 2 Retrospective, we take a deep dive look into the Redemption of Battlefront 2, and see how this incredible Star Wars game is going today.
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Star Wars Battlefront (2004)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2005)
Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)
Battlefront 2 Cinematic Footage
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Video Partner
2:50 - Part 1: Fall and Rise
10:22 - Part 2: Multiplayer
21:13 - Part 3: Campaign

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[@caydenbulbazaur]

what redemption the problem was never the game you just cant play the game some times because the player base sucks.

[@morsecode980]

It still pisses me off that an Ahsoka/Ventress/Mustafar update was in the works, with prototypes existing, but was cancelled

[@AzureRoxe]

Amidala was also going to be playable since Grevious has voicelines talking to her.

[@Daft_Vader]

​@@AzureRoxe The ISB agent has Padme's face and Ahsoka's stance

[@pedromacedo5943]

And then theyve added bb units 💀💀💀

[@morsecode980]

@@pedromacedo5943 I will admit it was so damn funny tho beating up other heroes as a living soccer ball 😂

[@JacobyLadiesman-ne7sv]

@@AzureRoxe No she wasn't for sure going to be playable. The voicelines mentioning padme were recorded just in case they ever wanted to add her in the future. That was stated by a dev

[@Milothemighty10]

Bro, it’s a shame what happened to this game in battlefront three not happening is an even bigger tragedy. Honestly, it’s a miracle that the Jedi games even exist at all…

[@markdukes13]

Those Jedi games are horrible

[@morsecode980]

@@markdukes13Bro what????

[@AzureRoxe]

It's crazy that Battlefront 3 failed to happen TWICE cause the original Battlefronts would almost get a 3rd game [in fact, a build of that game exists cause it got canceled pretty late in development], you can check it on youtube].

[@Milothemighty10]

@@AzureRoxe Star Wars games have a bad history with third installments in total, as you said battlefront 3 never happened twice, kotor 3, force unleashed 3, republic commando 3 albeit republic commando 2 never happed but still…

[@ReyezReaper13]

​@markdukes13 you have horrible taste then

[@Nightlizard1564]

Till this day it pisses me off that EA cut the support for this game in favor of the new battlefield game which in turn ended up flopping. Battlefront 2 was just starting to get support again especially with all of the new maps and heroes that were getting added. Legit could’ve had new heroes like ahsoka, ventress, cad bane, Rex, cal kestis, hell maybe even merrin or new maps. Just sucks man

[@Aidanthebigman]

Wonder who pushed and makes these big decisions?

[@theCantinafan]

Note, as an Xbox player there aren't dead modes unless you're trying to find a match at like 6 in the morning when people get ready for school/work. The game is alive here.

[@Sifi999]

Yeah i can get in a match in like 30 seconds its really great

[@MrSpartan993]

Can confirm that on my end at least.

[@russellbeary_]

Same here

[@anthonywoodroof2800]

It is a rare day when I can't get a game of hvv on xbox in Australia. I still have a crack 2-3 times a week. And May 4th was awesome this year !

[@theCantinafan]

@anthonywoodroof2800 Oof yeah, Australian timezones are a problem.

[@syatek]

EA pulling the plug on Battlefront II AND Battlefield V to put dev resources to 2042 is the DUMBEST thing maybe ever in gaming history. BFV was also hitting its stride with the Pacific update. Shell of a WWII game now.

[@darthmmc7660]

If only we had gotten AT LEAST the Mustafar update with Ahsoka and Ventress before support ended...

[@Solo13508]

Wdym droidekas are a reinforcement? All I see is a crashed speeder.

[@zacharymenchaca2336]

This is a deep cut reference lmao

[@GameOverloadMO]

Now that’s a good reference

[@Henez89]

Ah the crashed speeder days were a fun time

[@jacobfindlay1321]

SWBF2 is one of the best shooters of the last 10 years. It is a tragedy we're not getting #3

[@Pencilman246]

As someone who played the original PS2 games, I loved this one when I found it in 2020 and am totally not bothered by lacking updates. I don’t consider that to be “killing” the game since that’s practically what happened with every video game upon release before everything was online and needed updates every few months to keep people interested.

[@kryzer1754]

It’s actually crazy how EA understood Luke character more than Disney Lucasfilm 😭

[@Milothemighty10]

So true I mean technically it isn’t ea but I agree this Luke is much better…

[@GameOverloadMO]

I was surprised replaying the campaign and seeing how well they treated Luke.

[@c3po184]

I'm sorry, but these comments don't make sense. EA doesn't make the story, a lucasfilm story department does, DICE builds the game and EA publishes it. I agree he is portrayed perfectly though

[@Mistlover]

I wouldn’t give EA the credit they didn’t make the game

[@swinbystander7642]

God forbid Disney tries to make Luke’s story actually interesting by making him have some negative traits even though he gets a redemption

[@ssean1290]

There's no doubt in my mind that when Battlefront 3 comes out they will completely fuck it up again somehow.

[@lifeisoverrated96]

Challenge accepted - EA

[@chazzthaspazz4475]

i would be happy to have it all. comments like this will prevent them releasing one at all

[@SkyMirii]

This game is still very active on console even the star fighter mode, only occasionally there isn’t many people on the mode

[@leojoniskan7434]

We need a Battlefront 3. Battlefront 2 was so good.

[@darth_cheezus]

100%. I just want a og battlefront 2 again. Like just a good star wars game. An insane amount of money would be made. I also kind of wish we could get an Extraction Shooter based on Clone Wars. No lightsabers or force unless it is a boss. But the amount of cosmetics they could drop for armor and the way the guns are. Ugggg I think it would be so cool. AI would just be the clankers and others. I don't think it will be done though.

[@edwardgamerx9061]

The Battlefront series is like Valve, it can't count beyond the number 2.

[@datboieGD]

i’m still in denial to this day

[@chazzthaspazz4475]

same lol

[@RetroActiveee]

On xbox you can still find games fast for these gamemodes: heroes vs villians, heroes showdown, starfighter assault, blast, strike/extrection, ewok hunt, coop. And with fast i mean under 2 minutes, for the bigger gamemodes being supremecy and galactic assault you can find lobbies but it will take longer around 5 minutes but sometimes really fast.

[@tadhgkennedy2861]

No.

[@SkyyyGuyyy]

Yes.

[@MrSpartan993]

@@tadhgkennedy2861Yes

[@Grocery_BADWORKERBAD]

@@tadhgkennedy2861I can.

[@gabegamer6760]

For me it’s like it never ended. I can find so much 20v20 matches in less than 3 minutes.

[@Steel-101]

Man I am still surprised that BF2 had that massive comeback(including Fallout 76). Even though the live service is dead for Battlefront, I still play it. I love using Luke, Han, and Anakin. Plus it’s pretty cool to check out the beautiful maps now & then.

[@jordirapper]

Well the game itself wasn't the backlash. It was the monetization. Though I do think the campaign SUCKS

[@anthonywoodroof2800]

@@Steel-101 I still get hvv and co op games. Timing is important. Or try changing the ping setting.

[@trev9168]

Going from completely hated to being beloved. Just like the prequels. True Star Wars

[@Aviqu]

true

[@Zapa1206]

I literally just got back to playing battlefront and this comes out

[@vagabond_jachym3276]

Me too!

[@lexark]

tbh i struggle to find lobbies in this game anymore, its a shame, i used to love it.

[@hx20games77]

IMO all the stuff that was said here can be applied for BFV aswell since it was bad at launch but it was getting better till they stop in favor for BF2042

[@SSJaredRozay]

The way you capture the energy that these games have and debate both view points are incredible. Keep up the amazing work man

[@Agustin-mi6jy]

I came for a bit of nostalgia from a game I played years ago, but man, you really put music from all my favorite series/movies in the background. Almost made me tear up

[@shad3115]

I literally downloaded it today after not playing for a year-ish. Still haven’t played it but the memories playing with my friends will never be forgotten

[@gamerillenium1974]

Thank You for this great tribute to the game and it’s reign of greatness until it’s unfortunate downfall. As a console Player, I give You the good news that my lobbies for the US are much better and spread across the smaller modes. I’m always able to get in a game of Starfighter, Strike, Blast, and even Ewok Hunt! All of these games are usually filled with players so we’re still going strong back here. I hope one day this game can find some sort of redemption arc again one day.

[@hxnrytaylor]

Played this game a few weeks ago for the first time in about 2.5 years and man I miss it so much 😭 I remember tuning into your streams back in the day

[@rito_gamer]

I think the modders for the game are really bringing it back to life. Adding new heroes and reinforcements, and soon maps, is definitely going to get some more players!

[@benwatkins2836]

I will never understand EAs choice to abandon this game. The amount of money they could have made from micro transactions for cosmetics would be huge. The possibilities for cosmetics and skins in Star Wars is nearly endless

[@DrippleDragon]

That’s what killed the game in the first place tbh

[@BobEFromQC]

The market was saturated, there was nothing left for them to do with it. Whatever mustafar update they were thinking of would clearly cost them more money than they would bring in, so they scrapped it.

[@XMysticHerox]

After the lootbox disaster they promised that all post launch content would be free. That basically killed the game. Sure some new people would buy the game with every update but there would have been a point where that wouldn't even pay for the devs working on them.

[@danielheaps6791]

Little tip from a guy who still plays this game often, i am playing on PS and live in the western US, i can fairly consistently find any mode, if you have options and want to play this game it is most alive on playstation from what i have seen, ps+ including this game really helped give it more life, although the problems still remain where every lobby is either noobs or sweats with little in between.

[@yungmahon715]

On console the starfighter modes are still alive but mostly filled with people who specialize in that mode so if you're still learning starfighters you're gonna have a bad time until you get pretty good at it

[@topiheimola69]

6 months ago as I built my first PC, I finally got to try this on PC. I had played it on the PS4 a little bit before the support was cut, but I now have 360 hours on it, been absolutely loving it. The game is alive and well, although sometimes you'll have to wait 5-10 minutes for a supremacy match. If everyone were patient, it wouldn't take longer than 5, ever. I digress. The game against all odds, has a future. Kyber v2 is the lifeline the fanbase has thrown it's way. It'll be a launcher that, among other things, allows players to host their own private servers, automatically install mods, see their stats and much more. It's coming out somewhere in the coming months... Keep an eye out for that folks. But even without Kyber, the game is still very much playable and enjoyable. 360 hours in 6 months time proves that. :D

[@itslistohoe9967]

I’m playing rn I had no problems finding matches these past 3 days 🙏🏼 & it’s only $7 at the moment 👌🏼

[@Seussenshmirtz]

I cant wait for Kyber V2

[@dani_yordanov9377]

I Love Battlefront 1 and 2!i keep playing them! They are alive in the console servers

[@MrSpartan993]

The most recent and only real remnant of SW Republic Commando. We still miss you Sev.

[@Tailz94]

Nice video Ozzy! Still remember the early days watching Elliot’s videos leading up to launch in 2017 then picking up your content just after as well as Bombastic. Those were the days man and the best as we had also the sequel trilogy releasing at the time too. I still play to this day, originally on PS4 then to XBOX One now finally settled on PC. Population is all over the place, often playing with the Ping Site settings under EA Account to get a lobby on Blast or Strike in Germany mainly as I’m in Western Australia lol. But Kyber V2 is looking for play testers now of which I’m going to partake in. Something to look into for your OzzyJedi channel if you were keen?. Again great video man 🍻

[@joaquinmathay5668]

Been playing on Xbox recently. I hope HvV lobbies continue to stay active till the next battlefront

[@Sanchez-yi9hr]

I ALWAYS find myself going back and playing this game, started in 2020 right before support was cut for this game. Ohhhh the potential this game had 😢 it’s so mind boggling and frustrating how none of these gaming companies see the goldmine in a new battlefront 3

[@micahziemke1300]

I have more hours in this game than any other. Such a beautiful and well made game to this day, and there are still fully lobbies on every game mode on Xbox and PC. EA really missed out. Also, side note, your video quality is AMAZING I kept on thinking this was a 500k plus sub channel, you deserve the world keep up the good work!

[@F_Yale]

I just hope that Dice is not totally brain-drained of the last vestiges of their talent before a hopeful Battlefront 3 release.

[@enriquezavala4946]

I still play this from time to time on my ps4 and im always happy to see I usually dont have trouble finding a match. However its a damn shame it stopped receiving updates. I know the PC community was thriving off of mods for this game and honestly it just makes me think of what could have been for the base game.

[@reemalzahabi6850]

Been waiting for this w vid

[@SkyyyGuyyy]

EA’s Battlefront 2’s Story reminds me so much of literally the story of Star Wars from Episode one to Episode six, it’s about fall, redemption, but over all it’s just a tragic story kinda like Anakin in the movies even after he’s become a different man like the game had done from it’s launch, and it’s exactly just bitter sweet through out the whole thing when you relive it’s history or peak days, it had it’s highest of highs but along with lowest of lows when it ended, it’s rlly just painful now but we all still play it and love it to this day lol Also, Edit: I’m glad that this showed up randomly in my feed bcs I loved and still love this game vuv

[@koopanique]

Great recap! Truly a shame that we never got Galactic Assault in offline

[@Xentyl]

if bf2 launched in the state that it is in now it would have 10s of thousands of concurrent players still. P2W on launch really killed it, and people already left before they knew the system was reworke

[@m.moffat]

I rly hope this game gets another resurgence or hell bf3 when this game was done right it was amazing

[@FatAussieWorm]

"FIRST PERSON FOR IMMERSION" - DARTH MAUL

[@DeoW-m3x]

The final product of this game is high quality and still enjoyable. There’s so much potential if they were to use the final structure and expand on it for a battlefront 3. For campaign make it during the prequel clone wars era and you can choose a class similar to swtor. If you choose Jedi, you start in the geonosis arena, experience the clone wars, survive order 66, and fight for the rebels up to rogue one era. If you go sith you are like the Galen Marek for Dooku and fight through the clone wars and become a rogue similar to Maul. If you’re a bounty hunter or trooper you experience the clone wars and post clone wars similar to Rex and boba fett. For multiplayer bring maps from the original battlefronts. You can use your own created player for a hero or even just use the heroes from the movie. Include heroes like Ashoka and Ventress. If they were to allow you to create your own character similar to Kotor or Swtor with the current game engine, I think a Battlefront 3 could really succeed. Just an idea.

[@LoganPalm]

This was a really well done video! Excellent work!

[@ReedAllen162]

Blinded by the nostalgia. We are. -Master Yoda

[@WordsOfTheTeacher]

Man I miss this game SO MUCH! I'd give anything (even buckets and buckets of money EA, I know that's all you want!) to either have this one return or get a BF3 that's a long term live service game... still can't move on even now

[@SomostEwergarten]

"multiplayer is for what everyone play this game for" and me who bought the games for the solo experience because i spent thousand hours of my time doing solo content on the old versions

[@Melon_Playground_GUY]

A few days ago I was playing battlefront 2 and I was playing as darth vader and I was fighting a dude who was anakin so I was trying to run away from him then I stoped and was about to attack him then he pulled out a "you call this a diplomatic solution?" then I replied with one of my emotes "I find your lack of faith disturbing" then after that instead of us fighting we where just hanging out and just playing around. 🤣

[@Mikewick55]

its not dead jus got off of co op this game goes so hard

[@denverbax6329]

Give us BF3 centered around the Clone Wars (mainly), and everyone's happy.

[@jarrettcurran4266]

I will always hate EA for ruining the incredible comeback of this game and what it could’ve grown into

[@finnaronhagar]

I swear everyone is just so toxic now in BF2

[@locketttanner96]

Online lobbies are still hot. Ifykyk

[@ZapProd]

Absolutely love Battlefront 2

[@KyleG_Sports]

I just got the game don’t know how i never had it. I’m having a better time than i do on cod or battlefield.

[@Henez89]

Biggest tragedy is that now BF has been dropped again, even if it gets resurrected the next dev will start from scratch and the game will be empty at launch as always.

[@kochka2314]

Yo we should host tournaments to bring this game back. Be fun

[@joecourtney8552]

It took them way too long to have the classic control point mode. A galactic conquest campaign would make it amazing.

[@eggsbacon1538]

I wish a Star Wars combat game was made like bf2 but actually fu##### worked.

[@MrSpartan993]

BF2 works though?

[@eggsbacon1538]

@@MrSpartan993 that’s funny

[@jpmendez7978]

I always loved blaster heroes

[@helamananderson3992]

What gets me is they had finally gotten the formula right and it because an actual very very good game and as soon as they got it right they gave up support

[@movietalk4463]

I used to LOVE this game. When I head EA would stop servicing the game, I stopped. I still have a lot of Optimism for Battlefront 3

[@DugdoesDigging]

when the game is this far away from its prime, hackers aren't abundant like they are in BOII or BOIII, they have relented and left, because hacking in this game (moreso than most) just isnt fun

[@jameswolfblood]

I remember when it first came out, I was so disappointed with all bs. But when they released the Geonosis update, I got roped back in, and started having a blast. Its a shame EA pulled the plug

[@zacherycasey7228]

There is a major Milsim community in SWBF2

[@VirallVariety]

It’s a pattern with EA, DICE not just with respect to bf2. Bfv,battlefield 1 and battlefield 2042 all released at a subpar level. They worked hard to get the games to a very good state. And then just when things got promising, they cut all support to ‘focus’ on the next project.

[@warr_toast1139]

It's really sad that the battlefront series is probably the most tragic of Star Wars games because i dont think we'll never see a game with its full extent and with a variety of characters, vehicles and planets that should've been added and we'll never see in modern aesthetics. Plus, it didn't make it better with Aspyrs' battlefront collection.

[@jaacquess]

Idk how u didnt find any hackers as there are at least 1 almost every GA game, and pretty often on the 2 hero modes. For some reason, supremacy is the best to avoid the big hackers but u can always find some dmg/xp/wallhack hackers there

[@XtasePrime]

If this game had private servers it would be the greatest Battlefront of all time. If it had support and new content coming out like Fortnight it would be the greatest game in all of Star Wars.

[@SamPashmi]

Ignoring the glitches, lightsaber parrying, balancing, the fact that Grevious only uses for lightsabers for 1 move and the fact that characters that aren’t Dooku have 3 dodges, Battlefront 2 today, is what it should have been back then

[@TevyaSmolka]

I am surprised this game got redemption because honestly for me I couldn’t comeback to this game in my opinion.

[@memesby-g132]

You should really try the new sea of thieves Update. It added the burning blade and Its amazing. Im not gonna say more bc i dont wanna spoil it but Its an amazing Update.

[@Barney123-re4dm]

What a banger in a Video

[@mbmmhm501]

And to think they shelved this game in favor of BF2042, which was quite possibly one the worst games to be released in the past decade

[@The-Game-Master]

I think I speak for the people, "We need a Battlefront three!!!" (As long as its better than II in every way and not a cash grab)

[@바보Queen]

they could have made a self contained game with no live service BS and be a good game it is now.. but nope the greed fucked it all up

[@BobEFromQC]

I bought the celebration edition last year for $4.99. Played today, not too hard to find a match on any mode. EA is the kiss of death for most games. All they care about is making as much money as possible. Pay to win is their specialty and it’s bled into other devs/companies as well. The games very playable, I would never say no to more content, but that time passed back in 2020. The game doesn’t generate the revenue to justify having a team of developers at this point. As long as the servers stay on I’m happy.

[@ben65thompson]

I find star fighter games every day on Xbox. It’s a shame it’s such a fun mode

[@SchowardGaming]

ea really had the chance to establish two long running cash cows a few years ago with BF2 and BFV. It is baffling they passed on it for a much crappier BF2042.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

Still play it 4 times a week

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

On the one hand I’m happy that the game is still active, on the other hand it kind of ruins it when you get spawn killed and lose within 5 minutes from the level 900 sweatlords who jump and one shot you across the map.

[@ShinyRayquaza-l3q]

Pc player here. I have been playing battlefront for around 2 to 3 years now and I have encountered 2 hackers in that time

[@hound122100]

Do you enjoy rhythm games? It would be cool if you made a video off the rise and fall of them.

[@getyodad8124]

Bro those game is sooo goood, yet the developers dont want anything to do with it

[@GameOverloadMO]

The developers wanted everything to do with it. EA didn’t.

[@crypto40]

And still do this day ea is dead to me and I refuse to buy any game associated with them ever since. I’ll never forgive them for canceling content..all for a game that flopped 2 years after launch especially where half battlefields life cycle was them fixing the crappy base maps they created

[@mydad8pie145]

with mods project kyber is the best bet

[@johnnyzero8853]

The campaign should’ve been all about you playing as the Imperial from start to finish 😑

[@renatozuti9306]

We nead new star wars bettelfront

[@Wolverine215]

I still play this game alot lol

[@WortWortWortWortWortWortWort]

Don’t you love how EA abandons game that are beloved (Titanfall 3 please)

[@jaieregilmore971]

Honestly operation cinder is a dumbest idea that the emperor ever had it really shows dark siders and Sith are terrible rulers.

[@prezplayhouse908]

Is this that ozzyjedi guy???

[@The-Weeping-Stormtrooper]

It is!

[@LeeEverett1]

I still play this game from time to time, mostly HvV it's just so addicting. Really wish we got Ahsoka and Ventress, such a shame they canceled this game for that trash Battlefield 2042.

[@itwight]

i like the thumbnail