Joseph Devera

As a whole, the game is great. Its chocked full of content, from unlockables to mini quests to the actual campaigns themselves. Gameplay itself is very good. It all mostly plays out like all the previous Lego Star Wars games, except for the revamped shooting mechanic, which I'm enjoying more than the old one. I do miss being able to create a custom Lego character, however. Theres a few bugs on the Switch version. The opening cutscene sometimes wont skip even when the button is held down as shown on screen, and when entering a new Episode the opening crawl sometimes doesnt appear, so youre left staring at a sky of stars. But theres many times throughout the story that im reminded that this is, ultimately, a game aimed at younger audiences. Many powerful and emotional moments from the movies are watered down to cater to children. Episode III suffers from this the most, with the attack on the Jedi Temple entirely removed from the gameplay, and Obi-Wan and Vader's climatic duel loses almost all impact. Objectively, as a Star Wars fan this game misses a few key marks. Some epic fight scenes are unplayable, and powerful moments lose their meaning when tailored for children. But as a game, it still gave me many hours of entertainment and enjoyment.

I never played the first one, but I played Apex Legends before trying Titanfall 2 so some weapons were familiar. But Titanfall 2 is absolutely incredible and blows Apex Legends out of the water. The gameplay is fast-paced yet buttery-smooth. Although characters don't get deep back-stories or development throughout the game, they're brought to life very well through the voice actors and animation. I've heard people complain that the campaign is too short, but it felt just nice to me. It had an enjoyable dynamic which grew at a steady pace as the story progressed. Graphics are respectable for a modern AAA game, and my laptop (running a 9th-gen i7 and GTX 1660ti) never ran into thermal issues throughout the game. Overall, a fantastic game that I hope Respawn will make a sequel to. Its a pity it didn't do that well at launch.