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Star Wars Battlefront II (PS4) Status: Stopped playing - Got frustrated I started playing this game on Wednesday 5 August, 2020 // I stopped playing this game on: Tuesday 18 August, 2020
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August 18, 2020 12:20:09 PM
Ugh. I just couldn't. I tried, and kept on trying - but I was continually frustrated across several levels in which I felt things weren't working the way they could. So, I just gave up. I wanted to finish the campaign, it was interesting for sure - but I got to the Lando levels and sigh. Too many attempts with little success.
August 8, 2020 02:52:03 PM
I started playing the campaign and I was genuinely interested! The game looks great, you're playing an imperial agent and I'm intrigued as to where this will all go. However, once the action starts - it just doesn't seem to work all that well for me. I ran into too many moments where I was seeking cover by the side of a wall, shooting at an enemy well-within my sights and having all the shots go into...the wall. The camera seems to be a problem here and it's really getting in the way of things. Also, towards the tail end of the next mission (on Endor, trying to escape via some TIE fighters) - I died a lot due to enemies popping up out of nowhere and overwhelming me. The checkpoints weren't that generous so I got frustrated pretty soon. I've seen plenty of glitchy behavior too - with enemies floating around and bobbing behind cover. I'm not playing on easy - so I guess I could always dial that down, but I'm not having that much fun either? I've debated just deleting it (itching to see what Destiny 2 is up to, and there's the CoD battle royale I'm curious to try, but have no HDD space on the PS4 to spare). I don't know. I've heard the campaign was short and good - but I'm not seeing it yet. Give it more time?

Star Wars Battlefront II (PS4)