Star Wars Battlefront: everything we know so far
The trailer
First things first. The spectacular trailer released yesterday ( visible here ) shows us the famous battle of Hoth rendered entirely in-engine. This means that, although scenes and animations were created and scriptate specifically for this trailer, the video uses the same asset (polygonal models and asset) that will be in the final game and the whole thing is powered by the same engine, the Frostbite game 3. Obviously such a graphic level was achieved by using a high-performance PC.
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Star Wars: Battlefront will arrive in stores on November 19 Italians.
Single player and co-op
Star Wars: Battlefront is a mainly multiplayer game will then (as there was never in the series) a single player campaign that will allow us to live a coherent story from start to finish. However, this will be a Mission mode, similar to single missions found in Star Wars: Battlefront II , playable either alone or cooperatively with a friend (both online and split-screen on the same console).
History and locations
The game will focus solely on battles seen in the classic trilogy: not present then nothing nor from the prequel trilogy, nor by the awakening of the force . Only exception to this is the DLC " battle of Jakku " (described below). All the battles will take place on four planets: Endor , Hoth , Tatooine and Sollust . Obviously this does not mean that there will be only four maps: there will be several maps taken from different locations of the four planets, and these will vary both in size and type. It will go from the large maps in huge open areas to smaller ones, perhaps in closed areas as bases rei Rebels or outposts of Empire.
A note on Sollust, the planet less known among those mentioned: even if you haven't ever seen in movies, Sollust appeared in the Games Star Wars Jedi Knight and Rogue Squadron . It is a planet whose surface is devastated by rivers of lava, but still occupied by 18 billion inhabitants who live in settlements below the surface; for this reason it is likely that some of the maps on this planet will be set in underground areas, but there are also spectacular outdoor areas between fiotti di hot lava. A curiosity: Sollust has two moons, one of which, Sulon, is the homeworld of Kyle Katarn, the protagonist of Star Wars: Dark Forces , Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II .
The battle of Jakku
Jakku is the desert planet rich in surface vessels fell that you see at the beginning of the new trailer for Star Wars: the awakening of the force . After the events of return of the Jedi , this planet was the scene of a bloody clash between rebel and Imperial forces, an event that led to the destruction of spaceships that are seen on its surface. After the release of Star Wars: Battlefront , more or less at the beginning of December, will be released on free DLC " Jakku battle " that will allow us to live this clash. The DLC will arrive first for those who preordered the game, and then to everyone else.
Factions and heroes
In the fight game as different types of troops for the faction of the rebels or the Empire; In addition to normal soldiers may, however, happen to us by impersonating the "Heroes" (understood as celebrities, not necessarily positive heroes) Star Wars history: the first revealed were Darth Vader and the bounty hunter Boba Fett, but there will be many others. The use of these heroes will depend on maps and choices, and will come into the scene only at specific times. It is unclear for now how you decided which player, among those, will match impersonarli.
Vehicles
Gameplay
Visual (soldiers only), number of players, power-ups (shield)
Scripted events