the301stspartanSetsulThey are most definitely not porting it. Everything has to be redone.
Yes I know, but it still feels like a port to the customers.
SetsulI don't think their budget cares about how you feel.
It will cost them almost as much as a new game so how it feels for the customer is rather irrelevant.
the301stspartanSetsulI don't think their budget cares about how you feel.
It will cost them almost as much as a new game so how it feels for the customer is rather irrelevant.
?? No, how it feels for the customer is the difference between a successful game and Battlefront EA.
Whether or not it feels like a port does not affect the fact that it is not a port.
Neither does it affect the cost.
the301stspartanThe fact that they have to redo everything is the very reason a straight remake is weird to me. They can't justify development costs of a game this scale with nostalgia sells only.
It's EA.
the301stspartanBattlefront 2 had more content than any shooter we have today. This must be a huge project. The same people who would buy it for nostalgia know about Battlefront 3 also and would most likely buy a new game in the same style.
Correct, but like I said: If the gameplay in BF III was unchanged you wouldn't even be able to tell which one it was based on. If it was changed then they have no idea how well it would work. So if they are going to go back to old BF mechanics BF II is the safe bet.
the301stspartanYes sure, it's safer to remake it 100% and change nothing except visuals, but the hype and interest this will generate seems disproportionate to the scope of the project of making it, as opposed to making an actual sequel.
By the way, it's not gonna be a 100% remake with "no changes" if Kylo Ren is in it obviously. So why not go all the way and use the gameplay from 3, or even if they don't, market it as 3?
Since they do have to redo all models and visuals they will obviously include the new stuff. More hype.
Gameplay see above.
People complained about the reboot because it didn't feel like Battlefront and more like Battlefield.
How are they supposed to know that the new gamplay was based on Battlefront III, since that was never released?
The only way to get people to shut up about "but BF I/II were different" is to actually use gameplay just like that.
the301stspartanEither way I hope that I'm wrong about the hype and, if it's a genuine Battlefront feel, it will be a huge success and everyone will start playing this shit again. 2 was definitely one of the best shooters I ever played. I hope they won't fuck it up.
Yes.
the301stspartanEDIT: Ok, as a side question after reading the article in the OP: Where does it actually say anywhere that they are remaking Battlefront 2?
Nowhere.
Roman numerals + space battles + campaign = remake confirmed.
Rumours of galactic conquest. God, I loved that.
Contains 99% hype and 1% facts.
the301stspartanI'm only reading that they are making Battlefront (EA) II, aka a sequel to their failed game and that it has single player and space battles. Nowhere does it talk about a remake or that they have any intentions to make a new game with all the content of Battlefront 2?[/i]
Goal 13 million copies.
Sold >14 million.
Massive failure.
I think if EA has one of these failures every year they are set.