14 DAY TRIAL // Star Wars Battlefront is shaping up to be one of the biggest launches of the year and some gamers are disappointed that it will be fully focused on multiplayer action, with no classic campaign that will appeal to fans of the series who do not want to interact with other humans.
Patrick Bach, the leader of the DICE studio, tells Gamespot that there were never plans to create a single-player component for the title because the concept is not one that the series has worked with in the past.
The developer states, "The concept for us was always that we wanted players to re-live the battles. We wanted them to play the battles from the original movies. And DICE, coming from its Battlefield background, knows how to make awesome battles in that context."
Bach acknowledges that even for the more mainstream Battlefield experience, the single-player has failed to offer the same enjoyment level as the multiplayer.
DICE might work to address that imbalance for the future titles in the franchise, but it's clear that the company is more focused on the game mechanics that it knows best, those which involve humans interacting, either cooperatively or competitively.
Star Wars Battlefront will deliver all the battles seen in the original movie series
DICE has worked closely with LucasFilm to make sure that it captures the essence of the trilogy, with a focus on new tech that can bring objects into the game with increased realism and that can also be used to deliver accurate environments.
Players can take the side of the Empire or the Rebels as they fight for dominance on planets like Tatooine, Hoth, Sulluth, and more, with access to both vehicles and heroes that include Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.
A Survival mode is also included in the shooter, allowing players to cooperate, either online or locally, in order to deal with waves of enemies that become ever more powerful.
Star Wars Battlefront will be out on November 17 and can be played on the PC, the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
Gamers who pre-order will get a Battle of Jakku downloadable content package, linked to The Force Awakens, on December 1 and the rest of the community will play the same DLC one week later.