Thanks to some incredibly impressive facial capture and equally commendable performances from the cast, the whole thing felt remarkably like watching Star Wars on the big screen. Following the fan disappointment surrounding 2015’s multiplayer-only Battlefront, it seems as though EA has decided to make amends, crafting an original story for the sequel that neatly bridges the gap between Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens. Jumping into a Tie Fighter, she goes to tackle the threat head on.Īs far as initial impressions go, this early Star Wars Battlefront II cinematic certainly makes a strong one.
Instructed to initiate the supposedly fail-safe Operation Cinder as revenge for his death, a surprise Rebel attack interrupts Iden’s briefing before she can glean any more information. In an instant, Emperor Palpatine’s face flickers into life on the Royal Guard’s holographic visor, relaying his last recorded orders to The Empire. Slowly walking across the Destroyer’s intimidating deck, Versio finds herself face to face with an imperial commander – her father.įlanked by an ominous-looking member of the Emperor’s Royal Guard, the commander coldly reveals that The Empire has a mission for Iden’s squad. Now, it looks like those orders have arrived. After the Empire’s recent defeat at the Battle of Endor, its forces have been left scattered and leaderless, sending her elite commando unit to wait for orders on a nearby planet. S tanding on the bridge of a Star Destroyer, Imperial squad commander Iden Versio does her best not to look too visibly shaken.