Star Wars: Squadrons

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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 417 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 52 out of 417
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  1. Draethorian
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    Left the game when controls were complete garbage, returned to be confirmed that the rest is so too...
  2. Satanski666
    Mar 14, 2023
    1
    I thought that since i have it on game pass so don't have to buy, i'll just skip woke story and enjoy living my childhood dreams in VR, but nope... Even if it wasn't woke crap, the game is just bad, because ships fly like some massless toys taken straight from child cartoon, and AI behave like it's on some drugs, making erratic, immersion breaking maneuvers. Didn't even finish thisI thought that since i have it on game pass so don't have to buy, i'll just skip woke story and enjoy living my childhood dreams in VR, but nope... Even if it wasn't woke crap, the game is just bad, because ships fly like some massless toys taken straight from child cartoon, and AI behave like it's on some drugs, making erratic, immersion breaking maneuvers. Didn't even finish this garbage. Played with Hotas nad Quest2.… Expand
  3. Babutto
    Dec 15, 2022
    4
    Usually, I post pros and cons. But here - just skip it. It's Call of Duty Advanced Warfare in SW universe. It's boring and super woke.
  4. TwiTu
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I played all the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games, including Alliance.
    And what can I say... This game is utter trash.
    It doesnt know what it wants to be. Is it an arcade game? A sim? Neither. The controls are horrible. The gameplay is bland and repetitive. The graphics dont look good for a 2020 game. The sound sucks as well, the music isnt nearly as epic as in the old games. The    I played all the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games, including Alliance.
    And what can I say... This game is utter trash.
    It doesnt know what it wants to be. Is it an arcade game? A sim? Neither.
    The controls are horrible. The gameplay is bland and repetitive. The graphics dont look good for a 2020 game. The sound sucks as well, the music isnt nearly as epic as in the old games.
    The characters are all overdone and artificial. Like an AI wrote them and their dialogue.
    "Diversity" was obvious the main goal, while everything else was ignored.

    The star field looks pathetic and for some reason the whole game is as bright as day every single time. Dark space? Nope! Children could be afraid in the dark I guess...
    Adjusting brightness doesnt help much.
    All in all it looks like someone made this game who has never played the classics. Nothing is canon.
    TIE fighters are flying tanks and have missiles, X-Wings have missiles and other fantasy weapons, theres scores of BS upgrades that make this game look like a generic mobile game, Star Destroyers look tiny, ridiculous and simply stupid added mechanics, (like slowing down to turn faster - and make yourself a better target - or slowing down and turning erratically to get rid of missiles), the story is laughable and inauthentic in the first few minutes, face palming is your permanent body stance.

    The only good thing about this game is that they actually made use of joysticks possible, but I fear thats mostly thanks to Windows itself.

    They could have made so many things so much better. But instead they just made everything worse.
    I thought at least the gameplay would be challenging, and more realistic due to the capabilities of todays PCs, but instead we got the same stupid wave after wave of TIEs as 30 years ago.
    Only this time they made them harder to kill and more accurate than in the movies.
    20-40 TIE fighters to one X-Wing, which need 1 to 3 shots to kill, like in the movies?
    Nope! Lets lets just do everything worse and dont think about what we could do better.
    Oh yeah, and the AI is more stupid than 30 years ago. Thats also quite the achievement.
    Pathetic and laughable for the year 2020. The game just feels extremely cheap and unfinished for an "AAA" publisher.
    Give this franchise to someone who loves Star Wars and has talent!
    Thank god I never paid for it. I wish I could still refund it on EGS (free title), to not give EA and money from this.    … Expand
  5. Horny_Heaper
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    When I saw this game for free on Epic so early, I asked myself "What is the catch?". So I installed it to find out. Man... This game has the worst control implementation of a space simulator I have seen in my life. Really... I thought even EA and his multiplayer BS would not destroy a garantee bestseller like this. But Jesus... They did it.
    Truth be told you can play it throught the    When I saw this game for free on Epic so early, I asked myself "What is the catch?". So I installed it to find out. Man... This game has the worst control implementation of a space simulator I have seen in my life. Really... I thought even EA and his multiplayer BS would not destroy a garantee bestseller like this. But Jesus... They did it.
    Truth be told you can play it throught the campaign... but I can assure you will not enjoy it. It's just a exercise of masochism until the next plot scene.
    Multiplayer? I will not even taste... really. If I had payed for this trash, I would be asking for a refund.    … Expand
  6. weallone
    Aug 3, 2022
    3
    Most time i was fighting with crappie controls ang game mechanics. So cklunky and story really not interesting. Dropped after mission 4.
  7. metehann
    Jul 18, 2022
    0
    this game pc port is so bad when u change settings u get black screen every time and controls are so bad u dont need to play this game i try 2 hours and so bad and nerd game
  8. leeroyjenkins11
    May 14, 2022
    2
    I've been playing it for a while, gameplay is decent, but I feel like the manuevers don't let you do crazy moves. The waypoints and objectives are difficult to keep track of or find. Besides that, it's the cast of the story is like the they tried to make the characters trendy and cool, like the Asian woman as an imperial commander with her funky hair, no male pilots for the rebels. ItI've been playing it for a while, gameplay is decent, but I feel like the manuevers don't let you do crazy moves. The waypoints and objectives are difficult to keep track of or find. Besides that, it's the cast of the story is like the they tried to make the characters trendy and cool, like the Asian woman as an imperial commander with her funky hair, no male pilots for the rebels. It doesn't bother me that you have characters of different races in key roles, but when they all are and you exclude races that were the majority of pilots in the movies, it's all about the message being pushed. . And it's hilarious seeing all these female imperial pilots. Get some actual writers… Expand
  9. bobzealla
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    I spent and hour trying a dozen workaround to get this game to work and it WILL NOT LAUNCH.
  10. JuviWarts
    Aug 6, 2021
    4
    Mechanics are clunky and I never got used to the controls, even after months of playtime. Great idea, great graphics, poor gameplay.
  11. Vladiczech
    Jun 2, 2021
    3
    Game is still broken on PS4/PS5 after 8 months after the realease. Now as part of valued Playstation Plus offer, you have the opportunity to play this bugged game for free. Good luck passing Mission 1: Form the Vanguard loading screen after the end of the mission. You likely get stuck and force close the game.
  12. Windolicker
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    All I needed to do was watch the trailer for the game; I discovered that finding a white man in it was much like playing a game of Where's Waldo. That pretty much tells me everything I need to know about this title: it is made by people who aren't outside of the box thinkers, they are followers that go with the crowd, and they will deliver a sub par game that may be worth playing for a fewAll I needed to do was watch the trailer for the game; I discovered that finding a white man in it was much like playing a game of Where's Waldo. That pretty much tells me everything I need to know about this title: it is made by people who aren't outside of the box thinkers, they are followers that go with the crowd, and they will deliver a sub par game that may be worth playing for a few days at most. Personally, I am not going to give money to any company that thinks that I am evil because of my skin color. Thanks.

    PS: The voice acting is awful, the characters are cringe, and the story might as well be from the mind of a young teen.    … Expand
  13. delaware80
    Mar 15, 2021
    2
    After the great games SW Battlefront II and Jedi Fallen Order I was really surprised.
    The story is no good, gameplay mechanics are underperforming and the game is boring.
  14. HokageSamaBR
    Jan 29, 2021
    3
    He launched the game and is already abandoned. Disconnection problems during the match. Offline mode only has 1, dogfight is missing. Interesting campaign but they are very bad maps. Poor performance on the VR Rift CV1. Game consumes 100% of the processor and has crashes (i7 9750h). I'm glad that EA Games lost the franchise's exclusivity. It was killing Star Wars Games.
  15. DaveAus
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    While a great idea in theory, its execution of a Star Wars space fighter game is terrible.
    There is no grand campaign or custom sandbox or couch co-op. It's a very short linear game.
    The characters are unlikable and certain choices were made with them clearly at the last minute which hurts their development as it feels so unnatural and forced.

    Next time let us make our own character.
  16. tshrimp
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Surprising when I see a game rated at 5.7, and think to myself "That is way too high". Disney and EA have destroyed the Star Wars of my youth :(.
  17. Chained77
    Dec 27, 2020
    0
    Runs like crap in VR. With all settings on Low in VR i was still getting tons of stuttering and freezing. I do not have this issue in any other VR title i currently own. I'm also using an RTX3070, 32 ggb of ddr4 ram, and an i7 8700k cpu. Nothing is overclocked and everything is running at cool temps and normal for every other game.
  18. therealstorey
    Dec 22, 2020
    0
    Played is for a few hours, couldn't get into it. I've played a bunch of flight sims and found this one weak in story and boring to play. I am playing on PC and tried using the controller and I just can't get into this. IT's pretty much sticking a Star Wars brand on a flight sim that is mediocre with better graphics. I guess Star Wars can sell anything, but I'm not buying, already refunded.
  19. Obrazuy
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is ridiculosly stupid, and wtf, why can't I play as white male? Peace of garbage… Expand
  20. BeGrateful
    Oct 19, 2020
    0
    This game is still in beta and should be marketed as such. Ranked system is broken, players are unlocking high tiered cosmetic thru a bug, and the frame rate stutters at anything over 60fps...
  21. BradP
    Oct 15, 2020
    3
    Nice effort from EA to revive old SW gameplay but 9 hours of solo and a multi which start to be boring very fast for 40$? Especially knowing they had already all possible assets in hands with SW Battlefront, assets and sounds. I would have gave 7 with at least twice the length of solo campaign for this price.
  22. 1234someUSAdude
    Oct 14, 2020
    0
    Left trigger cannot be switched to scope or zoom, toggle wheel is terrible for FPS players. Open space against drone AI player hackers of three or more moving in tight formation computerized swarm ways was creepy and unbeatable when targeted as they knew when to get in the way of shots. Computer always knows where its parts are, and my pilot and ship are just visuals of ones and zeroLeft trigger cannot be switched to scope or zoom, toggle wheel is terrible for FPS players. Open space against drone AI player hackers of three or more moving in tight formation computerized swarm ways was creepy and unbeatable when targeted as they knew when to get in the way of shots. Computer always knows where its parts are, and my pilot and ship are just visuals of ones and zero cogs and wheels that is simply just avoids. Warning for flashing lights, red and blue left and right eye shifting of visuals for vertigo causing moments, and motion sickness. Oh yeah, and I didnt stay long enough to see, but don't forget the swarms of 30-50 year olds who throw tantrums if you are a newbie and talk adult talk in chats to troll your kids. Then there are the criminal groups who lobby for people who seem either scared or willing to keep their mouth shut for incorporation into their thugy groups. Also, hackers who learn how to take over systems and use our gamers as test subjects say they are white hat but they are just fooling themselves and not me and not you if you stay free to voice your opinions about abuses. Right or wrong, you have a voice. We don't have to agree.… Expand
  23. crabmaster
    Oct 13, 2020
    0
    ooooph, EA continues down the trash-hole. a character is more than their skin color, but corporations won't ever know that. Vought comes to mind with this nonsense
  24. Bluehydra
    Oct 11, 2020
    4
    The gameplay needs a lot of adjustment, the controls are really bad. So I would wait with getting this game.
    The campaign was horrible. I wanted to relax and play in the star wars univers, not be met with a ton of current political issues. The character also felt like that not a lot of love and care went into the design..
    Do you want a break from all the real-world issues then this game    The gameplay needs a lot of adjustment, the controls are really bad. So I would wait with getting this game.
    The campaign was horrible. I wanted to relax and play in the star wars univers, not be met with a ton of current political issues. The character also felt like that not a lot of love and care went into the design..
    Do you want a break from all the real-world issues then this game is not for you. maybe in 20 years when the current events is part of the past, it would be more enjoyable.    … Expand
  25. odinmaveth
    Oct 10, 2020
    0
    Played through prologue already mega bored.
    Crap story, rubbish like outdated gameplay.
    EA and Star wars (Disney) two shocking companies come together.
  26. DexEngineer
    Oct 9, 2020
    0
    Pronouns in Star Wars! What a mess. Going back X-Wing. No woke stuff there.
  27. buntcustard
    Oct 9, 2020
    3
    Vague to avoid spoilers* (but who the hell cares anyway, game is bad) I initially wrote a review that praised the game, I gave it a 9. This was about 20-30 hours in.

    1 - I did not know that the ranked system wasn't working (I thought I was bad, but it is actually entirely broken) more info on #5 2 - I did not own a 144hz monitor until after the game came out, and... well **** it's    Vague to avoid spoilers* (but who the hell cares anyway, game is bad) I initially wrote a review that praised the game, I gave it a 9. This was about 20-30 hours in.

    1 - I did not know that the ranked system wasn't working (I thought I was bad, but it is actually entirely broken) more info on #5
    2 - I did not own a 144hz monitor until after the game came out, and... well **** it's locked at 60hz (why) Now I'm even more inspired to play anything besides this... where I can use my new monitor.
    3 - I since then, finished the campaign, and wow... I don't have a problem with the SJW stuff, but the level of writing here is middle school level at best. Bad guy bad, good guys good. Why? Cause. Oh.. also, empire is the bad guys, if you didn't know. They'll shove that down your throat just like every other mediocre star wars game has, don't worry !
    4 - Dogfight is literally just skirmish mode. Same maps. No objectives, just first to 30 kills.
    5 - Fleet battles is fun. If it wasn't a ****ing pre-alpha version. For one, the ranking system doesn't work at all, and you can only play ranked if you want to PvP (LMFAO WHAT?) Seriously. It doesn't work. Go ahead and try it if you don't believe me. It is broken, nobody has gotten out of the first division. And even when it's fixed, it's going to be a GRIND. So great, I'll just play dogfight over and over again until I get bored (which is after about half a match)

    6 - NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE MENTION THIS: There is no difference between any of the gamemodes. It's dog fighting. Fleet battles you might play support, or go for a bombing, but 3-4 people on your team are going to be fighters most of the time. THIS GAMEPLAY IS CARRIED OVER TO EVERY PART OF THE GAME. INCLUDING THE STORY. SIX MAPS. COPY PASTED FROM THE CAMPAIGN. You know what you do in the campaign? Some cool trench runs? Maybe some cinematic sequences, escaping 2 colliding ships or something AWESOME? TOO ****IN BAD. THE STORY IS THE SAME THING AS MULTIPLAYER, you do the same stuff on the SAME MAPS :D Shoot the fighters! OKAY! Now, shoot the objective! ----OR: Defend the frigate (by shooting the fighters) and then defend the objective (by shooting the fighters, that are shooting the objective....) And the only thing that ever changes is that you will be forced to support and shield objectives and teammates for 5 minutes straight, every few missions. Jesus. EVERY MODE IS COPY PASTED. THE MAPS ARE IDENTICAL, AND THERE'S ONLY ****ING SIX? I thought there was 7 but it turns out, that's just a random map option...... lol. It put on a good show at first but after playing for a bit you can really see how ****ing lazy this launch was. It was BARE minimum on every mode. Every mode has 80-90% of the same gameplay and you end up repeating it over and over again.... which would be FINE for the competitive format in PvP. But we already talked about that ****

    7 - Conclusion : This hurts. This actually hurts. It could've been so good. But a week has gone by and we've gotten 1 patch on day 6. And here's the kicker, it didn't fix ****ing anything. Not a god damn thing. They gave us patch notes (that were pathetically short), but the funny thing is, NOTHING that got "fixed" in the patch ACTUALLY GOT FIXED.

    WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

    So effectively, I gave this game a 9, then a 6 on day three. Now, players have left the game in masses. It takes me 4 minutes to find a game, and somebody will still leave mid match. On launch day, I would be in queue for less than a second (instantly queue with 3 platforms). Now that everybody realizes it's not going to get better for a while, they've stopped playing.

    I'm bumping my score waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down (especially after they have taken so long to patch and treat their customers right). This is an easy 3/10. Do NOT buy.    … Expand
  28. justin7x
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    Not fun AT ALL. I'm not a fan of the cockpit-only view and it gets old really quick. The story is immensely uninteresting and boring. The graphics and animation are nice BUT that's limited to only what you see in the cockpit. Controls feel very tiresome when using a controller. I thought this was gonna be the Star Wars comeback for dogfighting sims, but I'm severely disappointed. RefundedNot fun AT ALL. I'm not a fan of the cockpit-only view and it gets old really quick. The story is immensely uninteresting and boring. The graphics and animation are nice BUT that's limited to only what you see in the cockpit. Controls feel very tiresome when using a controller. I thought this was gonna be the Star Wars comeback for dogfighting sims, but I'm severely disappointed. Refunded it in the end.… Expand
  29. esfumato
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    Star Wars Rogue Squadron is available on GOG for just 8€, i'ts way better that this ****

    Bought a physical Copy on a Retail store. Played 1 hour, discovered that the game is pretty boring, with really cheap controls, a stupid "flight simulation" or none existent flight system for the ships. You Can increase/decrease speed and point 360 degress the nose of the ship with the mouse. You    Star Wars Rogue Squadron is available on GOG for just 8€, i'ts way better that this ****

    Bought a physical Copy on a Retail store. Played 1 hour, discovered that the game is pretty boring, with really cheap controls, a stupid "flight simulation" or none existent flight system for the ships. You Can increase/decrease speed and point 360 degress the nose of the ship with the mouse.

    You point and click with the mouse over the enemy ships that appear "as an Icon" you can't see the enemy ships, and click to shoot. Tht's it, that's all the gameplay.

    1 hour and no more.    … Expand
  30. Barny
    Oct 7, 2020
    0
    Overall I am confused by this game and don't like it: between the very in-your-face politics in the story (which I abandoned) and pointless character customization, the questionable graphics and technical choices (how is it possible for a game to stutter that much), it's just a fraction of a SW BF2 with minor additions for whoever does not have VR & other bits.

    Oh yeah, I forgot the    Overall I am confused by this game and don't like it: between the very in-your-face politics in the story (which I abandoned) and pointless character customization, the questionable graphics and technical choices (how is it possible for a game to stutter that much), it's just a fraction of a SW BF2 with minor additions for whoever does not have VR & other bits.

    Oh yeah, I forgot the grind: as if I wanted to play a game like I go to work and do chores. That brings this game to a flat 0.

    Edit: after "playing" 6 hours, facing countless crashes without explanation, disconnection, ejections, etc (this is the only game doing that on my rigs), this product is even more of a joke.

    It's good for some players who massively just happened to signed onto metacritic to express their love for it, not for me.    … Expand
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#77 Best PC Game of 2020
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    The one and only chance to be a space pilot in a galaxy far far away. Living and experiencing adrenaline filled dogfight is simply breathtaking. [Issue#307]
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 18, 2020
    70
    To put it simply, Star Wars: Squadrons is a low-budget X-Wing vs TIE Fighter II based off of Battlefront II’s space battles. I admit that I expected more, but after two decades we finally got a new Star Wars sim (leaning towards the arcade side, but still) and I did enjoy it. It looks and sounds like a Star Wars game should, and Motive’s successful effort to balance such dissimilar crafts as the X-Wing and the TIE Fighter is commendable. [12/2020, p.64]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Nov 21, 2020
    60
    There’s a good concept at the core of Star Wars: Squadrons, as flying a space fighter and managing its systems can be a lot of fun, however, you have to be a very dedicated Star Wars fan to enjoy a drab campaign with just a handful of memorable moments and watered-down multiplayer modes from Battlefront 2.
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