{"id":2614,"date":"2015-10-12T09:43:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T08:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2015-10-13T09:01:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T08:01:35","slug":"starwars-battlefront-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedingedge.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/12\/starwars-battlefront-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Battlefront Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Last night I took a few hours off re-reading and tweaking my Reconfigure Book<\/a> reminding myself that there is still world out here. I downloaded the public beta of Star Wars battlefront.
\nIt is very impressive! All the Battlefront games have been good, the mix of mass open warfare, vehicles and a sense of scale all work really well with the iconic Star Wars settings. There is a lot of dying and a lot of respawning, but that is how it works. It is an infantry battle and you can treat yourself as expendable.
\nThe beta has two planet surfaces, the second bing the ice planet Hoth. Imperial AT-AT stomp towards the base. Sentry guns and tunnels, trenches and rock faces make up the scene. Tie fighters and A-wings battle overhead. I didn’t get to fly anything, which is my preference, but that will come in time.
\nAs a rebel fighter in the first game, seeing the imposing AT-AT slowly stomping forwards and blasters just bouncing off, backed up by stormtroopers was impressive, but suddenly Darth Vader turned up, light sabre deflecting shots as he carved through us. It was incredibly exciting. This is not my video but it does show the scene very well and an amusing moment with another hero.
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