New Content Announced for Battlefront 2!

Hey all! So I've been playing quite a bit of Battlefront 2 lately and things have certainly changed since I last played it last year. EA really has tweaked the system where it is no longer on a pay-to-win basis, but even more than that is the content they have added in since its original release! There has been quite a bit more been added here with the likes of the brand new mode dubbed 'Galactic Supremacy' a Clone Wars era mode harking back to the mode featured in the original Battlefront series to Anakin, Obi Wan, Grevious and Count Dooku all being playable heroes! EA has tried to step things up it seems. Although this post isn't going to delve into what's changed since its original release but rather what i'm personally looking forward to and what's on the horizon according to EA via Battlefront 2's official website.

Droidekas!

Or, destroyer droids as others may refer to them as. Yup, they're becoming playable! In this month to be precise! According to the official Battlefront 2 website anyway. It's weird that EA didn't include these units in the beginning as they are undoubtedly one of the Confederacy's top droid units. From their Sonic Spin Dash type roll to their ability to utilise temporary shield generators to protect them; the Droideka is a formidable foe. Even the Jedis fear them. Cue the scene from Episode 1 when Obi Wan and Qui Gonn are on the Trade Federation ship and straight up leg it when they show up! It's actually quite funny. The Droidekas show up and suddenly they're both like 'nope!' And both use the force to run as fast as I do to the bathroom after a dodgy pint; I digress though. One thing I do want to know is whether or not the Droideka will be a new addition to the droid army or will to replace an already existing unit? Hopefully it'll be the former. Regardless though, I very much look forward to playing as these droids. Ever since I saw them in Episode 1 I was a fan and very much enjoyed playing them on the previous Battlefront games.

Feliciua

Felicua was one of the planets briefly featured in Revenge of the Sith and one of the planets which were playable in the old Battlefront 2. It was never my favourite map to play on, but on the flipside it is definitely a map which stands out. It's a floral and fungi paradise with giant oversized plants and flora everywhere! As I mentioned, it was shown briefly in Episode III in the scene where one of the Jedi (I can't remember for the life me who she is called off the top of my head) is betrayed by her clone brigade and shot point blank several times.

As I said, it was never a favourite map of mine on the original Battlefront 2 but here's a chance to make the map more appealing this time around. I still believe EA's Battlefront 2 still lack maps and planets which is why it is good news to see a brand new planet, albeit a planet I wasn't particularly fond of, show up in EA's version. One of the great things about Star Wars are the planets which feature throughout and to see another one added here is good news in my book. According to the official Battlefront 2 website we can expect to see Felucia in Autumn/Fall 2019.

Everything else!

There are other ( in my opinion) more minor updates which are being added to Battlefront in the upcoming summer months too. From a new Clone Wars skin we can expect for Anakin, to the Clones getting their own new reinforcement class to help battle the Confederacy and their Droidekas, namely, the TX-130 Tank which once again made its appearance in previous Battlefront games.The most recent mode Capital Supremacy is also due to feature the Naboo city of Theed to become a playable map to keep the mode feeling fresh. There  will also be a few appearances up for grabs for the Clone troopers too! It seems EA have listen to fans and are showing the love to the prequel trilogy in addition to steadily releasing new content as they promised which is great to see. Hopefully the support for Battlefront 2 continues and the tragic initial launch period for the game will be a very distant memory Far Far Away... 

 

Banjo-Kazooie Finally In Smash Bros!!

Hey guys and gals! It's been a while since my last blog post! But hey, forget about that! Banjo & Kazooie are finally added to a Smash Bros game!! Yeah, for real! Nintendo announced it at this year's E3 right at the end of their presentation and fans are going crazy over it as the bear and bird have been requested by numerous gamers ever since the first Smash released back in the N64 days! Ever since their debut back on the N64 these two have been loved by numerous gamers due to their stunning first and second 3D platforming games. A few, including myself, even put their first title above the likes of Mario 64! This was the level of quality Rare first put into the bear and bird combo and since then have become dear characters.

So we know what they look like in Smash thanks to the gameplay shown in the presentation and they even showcased some of the moves we can expect to see! I have to say all of this, including the new Spiral Mountain level which is coming too, looks fantastic. Banjo & Kazooie had a great range of moves they could perform in their two respective games and it looks like they transfer well to Smash. Even their voices sound just how they did back in the day!! Combine this with the aforementioned brand new Spiral Mountain stage and the one or two (hopefully more) music tracks which are bound to be shown off too then this looks like one of the very best third party characters Nintendo has added to their favourite fighting franchise.


My next thoughts are how will they play? Slow and heavy like Bowser or nimble and agile like Diddy? Or perhaps a mixture in-between? We won't know until the day of release which is scheduled to be Autumn of this year. I can see them being favourites among the Smash community though; not just for the fact it is actually Banjo & Kazooie who we finally get to play as, but due to their seemingly diverse move-set they seemed to be demonstrating during the presentation. Either way though, well done Nintendo! They really seem to be granting the dreams of gamers via Smash characters at the moment and hopefully it'll continue!