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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2024
- Star Wars: Squadrons' single-player campaign reviewed on PC by Tom Marks, also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Squadrons is also available in VR on PC and with PSVR, and an Oculus Quest with a link cable was used for this review.
Squadrons doesn't end up doing anything too memorable with its charming characters or interesting rival squadron setup, but this campaign still tells an entertaining story and its flight controls hit a sweet spot between accessibility and nuance - all made even better by VR and HOTAS support.
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No riding horses on star destroyer - 0/10.
loooool
I've always wondered, how did they know to bring horses to a space battle?
*no fifa mode* - 0/10
You mean aerial troopscooter to roam other planet?
more like 10/10, anything reminding us of TROS deserves nothing but a 0
The game is directed by Ian Fraizer who is an RPG nerd who previously designed Kingdom of Amalur. I was wondering if his experience and sensibility in the genre would translate to this game. Guess it does in some charming ways.
kingdom of amalur the paint by numbers fantasy rpg
@BMO yea, Curt Schilling
Unfortunately the writer for this game is as PC as it comes
Kingdom of Amalur was quite an enchanting game btw.
Love seeing how useless the empire is without Palpatine, every officer stepping over the other to assume leadership and in doing so making it easy for a United New Republic, makes sense how the empire fell so quickly despite having the numbers.
Plenty of commanders in canon were also just as effective, but did it faster so it didn’t have to drag the same story over 10 years.
Archangel980 WHAAAAT are you even talking about? That IS what Palpatine would rather have happen. Only the strongest survive in Sith lore. The next in line has to execute his/her lord to advance.
Darth Bane I understand they aren't intrinsically the same, however he's speaking about Palpatines absence and the order of things hence, in which Palpatine instilled Sith ideology.
It happened fast??? What?
After Thrawn anyways. Or is he still chilling in limbo with space whales now? Who knows nowadays lol...
I would love to see more games like this but more focused on story. I’ve always wished we could get a Clone Wars version of Rogue Squadron.
All my training flying a Cessna 152 in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has led me to this day.
Same here
Nice
Same here
All my training in Star Fox has led me to the same day
@NoneOfThe Above oh crap watch out for the DCS folks. They will knock us out of the sky like it's duck hunt. Those guys don't play around. Team Cessna Microsoft Flight Simulator, Rogue Squadron, Star Fox here
Didn’t know this game even came out
Shane Chambers how are people playing it now then
500 Subscribers Without Any Videos companies like ign and others will receive review copies early
@@urbanxfrost certain review outlets get early copies they can play to review, and some games allow for reviews to be released before the game's release itself.
@Jacob Durkin I played a day early on Xbox by changing my region to New Zealand. It was still kind of tough finding games. I did get matched up against i am wildcat and cartoonz in one game though.
Literally same 😂
The VR bit is totally true. VR and space ships are a match made in heaven. I honestly can't even play Elite or NMS without my HTC Vive anymore.
I really wish elite would get psvr support dammit
I dunno, the way the guy said it made me think he never played real flight sims before. It's cute in a baby's first immersive cockpit only flight sim way, but does not give me confidence that it is any different from any other flight sim with VR.
This game outside VR is just bad, but on VR is great. At least for me @ Quest 2 and RTX-3080 the details when you maxed out this game on VR are just fabulous, i'm in love with the cockpit of the TIE fighters :D
The single player feels like Rogue Squadron crossed with Star Wars Trilogy Arcade. I really like it!!!
The one mission where you fly with Wedge REALLY hit me with that Rogue Squadron nostalgia
Just realized this guy sounds like grown up Carl Wheezer.
He also sounds like Rich Evans.
*Jimmy's Mom has entered the chat*
💀
@@EricHeffernan Like a higher pitched Rich Evans.
Eric Heffernan - this 😂
People need to understand this isn’t gonna be Battlefront 3 before they play this game. Give it a chance to be it’s own thing 🙄
think id still rather play battlefront cuz it has this as a mode basically
Anybody who wants BF here should just play BF. Lol there's a bunch of them.
There nothing there to make bf3
We got everything we need in bf2
Other that there no idea to make bf3
@@bahaaomar4526 More modes, characters, better graphics, better servers etc.
Bahaa Joudeh there is heaps there to make a battlefront 3, if you think that’s all there is to Star Wars then you need to do more research 😂
"It's not too far off from the classic '90s X-Wing and Tie Fighter Games."
That's all I needed to know!
6/10 really? I was looking forward to this!
Eamon Costanza It’s 8 out of 10. Don’t just use the scroll bar to check. IGN animates their numbers up to the review scores.
Rogue Squadron 2.0 was what we all wanted out of this. Looks like they delivered.
Kyle Robinson nope, I wanted TIE Fighter 2.0
I was hoping for a new Tie Fighter style game. That's what I got!
VR and Hotas..... I am now IN the Tie Fighter game from the 90's!
I mean, an 8 is pretty solid for a story mode in a game that's more about the PVP modes.
Dude, IGN would give an 8 if I took a dump in a DVD case and mailed it to them.
@@nsaylor9 yea and you could find the cure to aging and every sicknes and they would give it a 9
There's only 2 PvP modes
@@Alex_Logan22 *Shrugs* Fair point. I imagine this will be another game with regular content updates. Probably bring in more modes based on feedback. I think EA is still walking on eggshells in regards to Star Wars. After their missteps and with Disney breathing down their necks.
Nick they go safemode with moet games lately so most people are happy
3:03 when you record the VO of a review and step on your dog's chewing toy
I’m afraid so! Dunno why he didn’t do another take, but I’m glad he didn’t hahah
🤣
hahahhaha
Ha! 🤣
Lmao
8/10 pretty decent.
I’ll believe the campaign is 8/10 when I see a play through. I’ve seen too many times where an 8 by an ign reviewer is equivalent to a 5/10 in reality
Case in point: Mulan (2020) got an 8/10
Proceed with caution in your optimism
@@BoredOuttaMyMind I usually agree with most positive reviews from IGN, their Negative ones are sometimes wrong though. Death Stranding for example, game was a 10/10.
@@shovelfighter-_-9667 Death Stranding is far even from a 8..
@@gamer-px5cu yea I know it's easily a 10! Game was an amazing experience.
@@shovelfighter-_-9667 Keep telling yourself that..
When u see the classic formula from old starfighter games make a return
"Ive been looking forward to this"
Loved tie fighter and xwing vs tie fighter
Marc Brown This is were the fun begins!
No ground to boots though.Thats a no from me dog.
“This is where the fun begins”
Veteran players of the old school X Wing games demolishing newbies:
"Just like the simulations"
Why is it that every new Star Wars character looks like the person taking my order at Star Bucks?
Because after their bit parts in the series ended, thats where they found employment.
You mean young people?
jukaa1012 what are these hoo-mens? strange creatures in this sector
If you're saying we need more aliens , then yes
@@jukaa1012 Yes, millenials in a different galaxy, in space.
About what I expected and I'm happy with that. Firstly its a relatively cheap game but also I feel the single player "campaign" is there mainly to make sure players know the mechanics of the game and are familiar with each ship type as much as possible. Frankly, I think 10hrs is excellent.
Many full on single player games are 8 to 10 hours.
So a 8 hour tutorial to prep u for multiplayer is more than could have been asked for.
@@martinmanley5303 which single player only are 7-8 hours only
@@thefallen4706 hellblade, the order, vanquish and im not sure about resident evil 3 remake, but i do kno its short.
There are more im sure.
Not all single player games are huge like ff7 remake, mass effect or open world games.
Altho u can complete open world games much much faster if it wasnt for all the traveling and sidequest.
So like i said.. a 8 hour tutorial is pretty big since its focus is multiplayer.
Those who refuse to play multiplayer games are missing out on some of the best/most fun games.
@@martinmanley5303 Hellblade was an indie game, and every other game you listed got absolutely crucified by critics for being short. The Order was just a 4 hour movie. RE3 also got a ton of hate for being so short and focusing on a horrendously unbalanced multiplayer mode that no one cared about after a week.
Yeah I soon realised that after a couple of missions!
This guy sounds like he dresses up as a storm trooper at the weekends
What's wrong with that ?
I do
Napoleon Bonaparte With Internet Access 🤣 just making an Observation not dissing him
So do I!
Glad to see IGN doesn't judge people's voices like some comments do.
1980 DOS version X-Wing has been my all time favorite. Tie fighter vs X-Wing a close second. There was a remake recently that had a similar feel, but just the absence of visual lag / response time on CRT screens, and direct hardware control, has always been hard to beat. Same with Commander Keen and the original Doom.
The New Republic secret weapon : The Starhawk. Here we see a cannon backstory for the capital ship !
"Not too far off from classic 90's xwing and tie fighters games" - All I needed to hear. Rest of review has no purpose.
But it's written by a guy who was born in 2002. Hmm.
@@op_snooze e
HMMMMMM 👀
@@op_snooze you’re right. There is no way he could have grown up playing the games from the 90s 🙄
I seriously miss the clean cut imperial officers. This whole hip and modern look just looks odd to me.
Hip and modern?
Unfortunately, we're in the age of woke gaming where hipsters and diversity quotas have to be represented in games.
Michael Martinez so you’re mad there’s a black and Asian empirial is what I’m hearing?
@@alexsumi No. You're just hearing things you want to hear.
@@alexsumi dude, i'm asian. We didn't asked for it, cause we all know Empire wouldn't even recruit asian, we're small it's our gene, we can't even compete with westerns in sports lmao
All my training in Lego Star Wars has led me to this.
I'm so playing the story in VR, already have my PSVR already set up
Marcus Ghostsouls265 lol your poor that’s funny get a real mans vr headset u bum
AmbitiousPanda dude you’ve been trying to get 100 subscribers for 7 years and haven’t even reached that goal lolol
Nice
Cool
@@samuelb2375 Apply burn cream to affected area
I agree with the reviewer's comments about the game being a balance of arcade and simulator styles.
It's pretty interesting what extra things you can do. You can even focus your shields on the front or the back of your ship. That's probably going to prove quite effective in multiplayer.
2:26 Who is that actress? She sounds so familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard her from.
EDIT: ALLISON SCAGLIOTTI!!! From "Drake and Josh" and "Warehouse 13!" It just came back to me lol.
I have a Cockapoo, and an exact clone of that Cockapoo. Thats two Cockapi
I remember Warehouse 13!
Credits say it's Bex Taylor-Klaus
@@BRC1298 I didn't even think about her. My bad. Thanks for clarifying. Where did you find the credits?
Shes from mtv scream the tv show
This will be my first star track game. I can't wait.
"Troll in the Dungeon!"
It's Space Wars not Star Track >:(
Its galaxy conquerors
May the klingons be with you
Damn, I thought this was Galaxy Quest. By Grabthar's hammer, my pre-order shall be cancelled.
00:42 Wedge is looking at us like "You're a pilot?"
I hope it's just the beginning of a series of similar games or expansions at least.
it's EA...
of course it is.
I would love a similar game set during the Clone Wars focusing on the republic and CIS
@@ChillaTronics01 if it sells
You can see any of the secondary characters as a Mass Effect or KOTOR companion? That's a bold claim🤔
by andromeda standards it does
@@kamelkadri2843 that's exactly what I was thinking.
I wish they’d just make a modern single player Star Wars RPG
The characters are pretty likable and interesting. Although, as the review points out, their dialogue is a bit clunky. Mostly, I think, because you're playing a silent protagonist and they have do most of the conversation themselves.
It's smoother, when it's two or more of the characters chatting.
Probably closer to a Jacob than a Garrus
Why are all the empire characters emo edge lords?
Cause they’re darks
That's just the type of personality the Empire's propaganda machine heavily promotes
They aren’t all that way, Grey has a unique personality
The High Ground some emos have personalities too
Cause the empire are a bunch of incels
That’s fine, I only need the SP review. I’ve got the game pre-ordered and I only intend to play the campaign and maybe some bot matches.
You preordered an EA game....
Why would you only buy it for the campaign? That’s a waste of your money imo
Thats fair
@@anthony_sa2398 not if you enjoy single player story campaigns
Anthony Gaming it is only $40 dollars tho
3:06 what the hell was that?
Why?
If you are refering to the weird tie fighter, it's a tie advanced, you can see the inquisitors using them in Rebels
Gaëtan DANET nah was referring to him flying directly into the star destroyer
@@shannonxiiify My bad ahahah
Are you referring to bumping into the star destroyer and not dying. That is lame game mechanic
It has a little something for everyone
Makes you feel like Batman
We except 3rd person
Star wars : Squadrons makes you feel like a tie fighter
Original I love it
I'm someone who grew up on Star Wars: X-Wing (1993), Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994), and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999). I loved those games and have felt there has a been a lack of SW flight simulator games as space combat in games since that era has given way to arcade style space battles. However this game looks interesting and am willing to give it a try.
Who though it was 6/10 judging from video's timeline?
Blender Geek shock when I saw that 6
Lol yeah got trolled by this too
Just bought it, installing right now, cant wait to play it !!
i bought a Hotas for this game , cant wait!
Enjoy 👍
Doing the same! As a flight sim & Star Wars nerd, this should keep me occupied for weeks! 😂😂
This game makes me desperately wish I could afford a VR headset and a hotas setup...
You can get a PSVR headset and camera for about $200. Save the $150 and skip the move controllers. Most PSVR games can be played with a controller.
Half life alyx made me the same feeling
Highly recommend the Quest 2 it’s the best headset at the moment to get into VR don’t even need a PC and it’s pretty cheap. Works on PC and PlayStation(much better than the PSVR)
There you are, playing the Single Player of your Sci-Fi Space Sim, and all of the sudden, you're an Imperial. You didn't ask for this. You didn't choose this. Yet there it is, and it's treated no differently than playing a Rebel. - Kotaku
Can't wait to play this in vr already loved the vr mission in battlefront 1.
Man I really want this game but I feel like the flying mechanics could be a lot smoother. Turning looks kind of rigid to me.
Pops Turning in the game with a mouse and keyboard is so awful I got a refund because of it and the game was really buggy I wasn’t even able to connect to my EA account
Adjust the options menu mouse sensitivity and mouse movement range - They're pretty high by default requiring huge moves on average DPI, but I squashed them into a smaller circle in the middle of the screen and it feels a lot more responsive now.
I too disliked the slow turn of ships in this game but I get why they did it. With fast turning, the game could probably promote turreting on low speeds, while slower turns make movie-like dogfights more probable. Takes getting used to but it's legit fun once I did, really solid game.
And hey, we're discussing the merits of a AAA space sim (arcadey one, sure, but still) - WHAT YEAR IS THIS?!
This isn't Battlefront, its better.
@@Alex_Logan22 Battlefront starfighter were easy to learn and 3rd person is something that I cant play SW game without
Turned great for me on the dualshock
It would be beyond greatness if they could provide all the old X-Wing-/Tie-Fighter missions for this...
Star Wars Squadrons is a fun game ! 🙂 The feeling of flying your X-Wing or Tie Fighter and so on is an amazing experience and to blast enemy ships :)
I know we've done many times before in similar star wars games but with current gen graphics I want to do the stuff from the movies. I wish B-wings were in this and I'm hoping we might get snowspeeders and Both as DLC
Shame to hear single player jumps back and forth between the two sides as I've always found it pulls me out of the story when games do this. I'd rather be able to play through one side and then jump back in to play through the other side. It otherwise looks pretty nice though and I'm glad to hear and see that it's got some similarities to X-Wing and TIE Fighter as I loved those games.
The problem with me in Star Wars squadrons game is that the two stories (empire and rebels) are way to similar it’s practically the same thing but the two difference are your with the empire or rebels and there are different missions. Another problem I have with the game is that your character does way to much and I know it’s a game but at least ha e your other members of yours squadrons do something right?
How similar is this to Rogue Squadron? I’m sorta interested in trying this out
All I asked for was a remastered revenge of the sith game
Can't wait to setup my PS-VR again for this!
EA is synonym of “missed opportunity”
Also „greed“
ea = extraordinarily average
@@Jonibonie haha yup
@@EckosamaGhostTsushima exactly
Idk how it is a missed opportunity. I don't see any other vehicular combat games having very heartfelt stories. I mean, Ace Combat's the only one o could think of.
It looks like there's no planet missions like the old rogue squadron games, like taking out a convoy. That's disappointing. Dive bombing tanks and stuff in VR would be fun.
I'm a couple missions into the campain and it's impressive with my vr flight sim rig. It would be amazing to fly through iconic cities and landscapes though. Hoth speeders would be crazy.
It is FREE in Epic games
Yup, just got it 👍
I think this game might be a test of concept. I would love for them to come out with another game with a more robust single player mode, like remaking x-wing alliance. If they come out w a DLC that lets me relive key battles from the movies I’ll totally be for it.
“It’s as basic as Star Wars stories will ever be. 10 out of 10”
You just ignored the entire rest of the review
What about the story? Do you get to customise your pilot? Or are you forced to play as the character you're given?
Matt Squibbs you get to customize 2 pilots before you start the campaign
Editor was real proud of that TIE Fighter transition, huh?
Lmao I saw that too, coulda used some work
Where is it? Could you please provide a timestamp?
koopanique 1:02 it’s the transition out of “gold squadron”
@@matthewjobin6665 Oh yeah thanks, I didn't even notice it while watching!
The combination of this game and my new job is what finally got me to buy a headset. Can't wait for the oculus to launch.
I’ll see you jerks on the battlefield.
Not if I see you first. LOL
it'd be funny if you can get shot down above a planet, crash, climb out of the wreck, and now you're in a Battlefront match.
noapparentfunction hopefully we will see something like that next gen.
Only if you're a gamer snob and play on PC
Just got this for $3.99 on the PS store for my PS4 Pro.. can't wait to try this game out :)
Got it on PS Plus but never played it due to EA wanting my email so to hell with them
Don't you have a throw-away email?
I’m so excited for this! I love space & starwars & geez, VR makes it so amazing. I honestly don’t see a point in buying this unless you’re gonna be using VR though.
Well, the point could be I can't afford VR but I want to freaking play it
This is going to be next free game on Epic games
Yeah bro, did you claim evil dead.
You had me at "not that different from the 90's tie fighter"
WHY NO FREE FLY MODE ?? Where you can just fly about on one of the maps and learn the controls.
They should also have the option of flying on any map of your choice and set some AI opponents ...
There is in training mode
Probably a post launch thing after people complain enough
Beast King no, I have it and you can exactly “free fly” in training, it’s there I’ve done it !?
There is a player Vs bot mode
Free flight mode & Bot vs match ??
That’s great, is this confirmed? I’d like a 1 v1 with a bot to see how that goes...
If this be true happy days.
Can’t wait to try with my VR
No man sky looks perfect 👌
Now this is the VR game I've been look for!
Is this only vr
He recommends playing with a HOTAS system without mentioning the huge flaw of a 50% hard coded dead zone which basically makes a HOTAS unusable??? Are there any HOTAS systems that are not affected? I can't find any?
That would have been useful to include in the review, thanks for mentioning that here.
I was sitting on the fence with this title, waiting for any news on the VR experience. After this review, it looks like it's worth getting if you already have a VR headset.
Finally a proper sequel to star fox
Just got this on black Friday sale, physical edition for $20 🙃
So, it's a decent tech demo with a half assed story that will end up heavily monetized when ultimately multiplayer proves to be the only worthwhile reason to pick it up. Got it.
Kind of sounds like battlefront 2
there’s no micro transactions
I don't think you heard the Dev themselves say that there are no microtransactions.
It’s a $40 game. Shush.
It doesn't have micro transactions 🤪
PlayStation monthly games gang where u at
PC pirate gang here
🏴☠
This game really makes you feel like a Star War
Is the flight play similiar to that of the new Battlefront 2?
Not really no
Got it for Xmas with a PSVR, best gift ever
if only I could find a HOTAS in stock for this and Flight Sim ...
Yea these 2 games are really making a strong case for them.
I have one listed on ebay rn
The dead zone setting for the Hotas is broken for this game. They need to fix it immediately.
3:03 had to keep rewatching this. Sounds like a cat nagging for food.
Cant wait to play this with my Quest 2.
I got bad news
@@LittlePsycho what? Via virtual desktop or link. Whats the difference between that and every other headset?
Looks amazing!!! Loved the Wedge Antilles cameo!!!!
lol okay so between this guy talking about the "nuance to things like adjusting your throttle for better turning" - which is characteristic of basically every vehicle you can drive in any game? - and the fact that he straight up runs into and bounces off that destroyer at 3:07 it's pretty safe to assume this was played on whatever is the easiest difficulty, right?
Lmao I missed that at first
I’ve been hoping for a game like this ever since Jedi starfighter.
Anyone that says they don't wanna try this in vr are lies lol
And Hotas. If you're trying THIS in VR and not playing on HOTAS then you're committing a cardinal sin.
EA will make money from this... No sale.
@@santhoshsridhar5887 gamepad is nice too
@@zeekeLT nice but there's nothing like feeling of piloting a plane with Hotas.
I am not a fan of VR, so no; I am not playing this in VR lol
Star Wars Squadrons was a lot of fun,loved the graphics and epic space battles, enjoyed it 👏👏👏🙌
Fr, a very underrated game
Just finished downloading it, any advice?
I’ve only played the prologue and the first mission, but already the characters are doing my head in. I can tell I’m not going to enjoy the story, but so far I am loving the gameplay. It’s just a shame that EA don’t care about making interesting characters or story lines... just bland, boring crap.
No, just forced diversity and no white males.
>Dual perspectives
>Imperial character will defect three missions in
Calling it now.
:D
>1
There is an imperial that defects, but it's not the main character
@@steveno2760 That's a surprise in itself lol
man a game like this is what i want from star fox
I just want a new Crimson Skies. Nintendo are too determined to ruin Star Fox.
What a great intro discussion! Made my day :)
People are complaining about a 39$ game...the times.
agreed this game in VR is quite insane. Nice review for a change, IGN.
most of the gameplay you see is not accurate.. realistically you’ll be going in circles trying to kill one person and get 3rd partied
It's a great campaign, the A-Wing is just amazing
Oh c'mon we just need a open world star wars game.
VERY COOL
10/10 really makes you FEEL like batman
I preferred the Empire Campaign over the Republic, would love a single player focused game as the Empire in the future. Maybe have Titan Squadron search for Grand Admiral Thrawn?
I hate that Star Wars: Squadrons is getting the credit for complexity/mechanics that X-Wing+TIE FIghter+XvT created.
You care way to much about what a critic say
It is not bad, but the lack of true 6DOF is a major letdown. The lack of headtracking capabilities such as track-ir is an unforgivable sin.
Looks fun! My only complaint: the starfighters seem to be flying way too slowly at a leisurely 50 mph.
If I'm attacking a Star Destroyer I'm going to be screaming past at like Mach 2 to avoid turbolaser fire & missiles.
Cannot wait to play this in vr!!!