Star Wars: Squadrons

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5.8

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  1. mrlebowski79
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    This game is great. If you are looking for a fun star wars flight sim this is it.
  2. blocktopus
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    First of all I have to say that I'm not leaving a bad review because I'm triggered by pronouns or inclusivity in games. I can't imagine being that pathetic. However the controls are awful, like they designed it for all these inputs but failed at all of them. Despite my best efforts and tweaking, nothing made flying less of a chore. Single player is boring and multiplayer is an unfun,First of all I have to say that I'm not leaving a bad review because I'm triggered by pronouns or inclusivity in games. I can't imagine being that pathetic. However the controls are awful, like they designed it for all these inputs but failed at all of them. Despite my best efforts and tweaking, nothing made flying less of a chore. Single player is boring and multiplayer is an unfun, imbalanced sweat fest. I don't even want to know what kind of time sink and tolerance for bad design it takes to "git gud" but I'm simply not willing to try. I love Star Wars so this was a big let down.… Expand
  3. NOONANSGOONS213
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    This is the ultimate flying experience for star wars fans. This game offers an amazing single player experience, and a great ranked mode that feels extremely rewarding. Getting a kill is so satisfying. The game is a challenging experience that forces you to get better. Ignore the bad reviews. This game is awesome and offers something for everyone.
  4. SirVeilllance
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Boring game after the novelty wears off in an about 2 hours. Glad I was able to trial this game as I have no desire to purchase the full release. Locked first person view is lame. Cross play is garbage. Another bad Starwars game.
  5. DanTheMan1992
    Oct 5, 2020
    4
    Completely embarrassing for a half baked content game & yea i know the price tag is not that bad but come on this EA we talking about because they don't ever give us good STAR WARS games but don't get me wrong Squadrons does have it's fun moments i give them some credit for that but this is extremely repetitive & it can be boring at times & if i have to be honest i think EA should justCompletely embarrassing for a half baked content game & yea i know the price tag is not that bad but come on this EA we talking about because they don't ever give us good STAR WARS games but don't get me wrong Squadrons does have it's fun moments i give them some credit for that but this is extremely repetitive & it can be boring at times & if i have to be honest i think EA should just drop the STAR WARS Licence because they prove yet again that they just care about money… Expand
  6. Irigoth
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    X-Wing vs Tie Fighter 2020 edition. No entiendo las malas críticas, yo no he tenido problemas ni con mi joystick (HOTAS Thrustmaster, solo hay que navegar por los menús de configuración que lo queréis todo hecho!), ni para conectar con EA (con Origin abierto conecta sin problemas), ni jugando con VR que es una auténtica pasada. Quien espere un Battlefront solo de naves está apañao por queX-Wing vs Tie Fighter 2020 edition. No entiendo las malas críticas, yo no he tenido problemas ni con mi joystick (HOTAS Thrustmaster, solo hay que navegar por los menús de configuración que lo queréis todo hecho!), ni para conectar con EA (con Origin abierto conecta sin problemas), ni jugando con VR que es una auténtica pasada. Quien espere un Battlefront solo de naves está apañao por que NO es eso, es un "simulador" de Star Wars, así que si era un Battlefield lo que esperabas mejor no lo compres! Pero si lo que estabas esperando es un simulador como los de antaño pero modernizado, lánzate sin dudarlo. Una pasada!… Expand
  7. Acarp
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    This is the star wars game I’ve been waiting for all my life! Don’t sleep on it
  8. Spacepepperonis
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    If you've played the old 90's TIE-Fighter, the core controls and feel of this game feel like I *remember* TIE-Fighter feeling. So that's pretty amazing.

    The campaign is pretty one-note, and the dialog is pretty stilted with your squadron-mates talking at you for a few sentences and then being done. No player dialog or anything, so the best dialog is when two other characters start    If you've played the old 90's TIE-Fighter, the core controls and feel of this game feel like I *remember* TIE-Fighter feeling. So that's pretty amazing.

    The campaign is pretty one-note, and the dialog is pretty stilted with your squadron-mates talking at you for a few sentences and then being done. No player dialog or anything, so the best dialog is when two other characters start talking to each other and ignore you. There are only a little more than a dozen single player missions, which is disappointing.

    Gameplay, single and multi-player, is pretty solid. Controls on a Xbox controller are pretty solid, and the visuals are nice. The cockpits especially show a lot of love and attention, which is good because you spend a lot of time there.

    I'm hopeful that future support for this game, free or expansion pack/dlc will add on additional campaigns and ship/pilot customization; but right now $40 gets you a full game. A campaign that is good enough and serves to get you acquainted with all of the ships, and a fun multiplayer that is something I've been wishing for for ages.

    Right now there are no microtransactions, loot box or otherwise. All the Cosmetics and Ship Side-grades are unlocked by playing the game. This *is* EA though so if you are looking at this game in 3-6 months you might want to check to make sure that hasn't changed.    … Expand
  9. termon
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    I love Star Wars and I like flying, played hundreds of hours of Starfighter Assault, but this game is horrible. The story of Battlefront 2 had its problems, but it was a well ended Game of Thrones compared to this. Empty characters, zero enjoyable or memorable moments, repetitive gameplay, very short but still painfully boring. The playable character is a mute and you can't ever see him,I love Star Wars and I like flying, played hundreds of hours of Starfighter Assault, but this game is horrible. The story of Battlefront 2 had its problems, but it was a well ended Game of Thrones compared to this. Empty characters, zero enjoyable or memorable moments, repetitive gameplay, very short but still painfully boring. The playable character is a mute and you can't ever see him, the dialogues are totally irrelevant and a waste of time. PvP also lacks content so it's not tempting at all after 2-3 rounds of Dogfight and Fleet Battles. Technically it's a joke, the visuals and sounds are mediocre (would be ok 5 years ago) but the music is simply copied file by file from Battlefront 2. And I'm all for diversity, but not having a single white male even in the Empire is nonsense. Giving a character color without personality is contraproductive and just strengthens the stereotype of minority characters being bad.… Expand
  10. Duelz
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Game for me was ruined due to political correctness.
    Sorry, that stuff shouldn’t be in a game.
  11. Espendoja
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Even if you remove all the SJW bs being forced down our throats, this game still suffers from some pretty apparent flaws. Game stutter (even on a high end PC). Mouse/KB controls suffer from slight input lag (forcing controller use for me). Not only the lag but the fact that the mouse aiming reticle does not auto-recenter (making your ship steer wildly if you have the reticle pulled toEven if you remove all the SJW bs being forced down our throats, this game still suffers from some pretty apparent flaws. Game stutter (even on a high end PC). Mouse/KB controls suffer from slight input lag (forcing controller use for me). Not only the lag but the fact that the mouse aiming reticle does not auto-recenter (making your ship steer wildly if you have the reticle pulled to one side). While visually appealing (except for explosion debris) the game still feels "empty".

    I don't know; even if the flaws were fixed in this game, there is not a whole lot to do. Can't see myself playing this long term whatsoever... wish I was still within the refund window. Not only are the flaws a turn off... but the agenda behind it all too. When will game companies realize we play video games to sometimes escape reality for a short time, the last thing I want in my entertainment is someone pushing propaganda at me.    … Expand
  12. T-Knut
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Fun Game Mechanics once you get used to the combat. The rush of putting power into your engines to boost and use the drift maneuver to get behind an enemy, then put all your power into the blasters to shoot down an enemy pilot all while doing barrel rolls through an asteroid belt will never get old! Game mechanics make up for the lack of content.
  13. freeze-320
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Dream come true, incredibly satisfying gameplay. If you spend the time to get the hang of the controls, and are interested enough to work towards honing your skills, you will have a great time. The campaign is a great way to learn how to play, they gradually teach you different mechanics and let you try different ships on each mission. Highly recommend playing through the story beforeDream come true, incredibly satisfying gameplay. If you spend the time to get the hang of the controls, and are interested enough to work towards honing your skills, you will have a great time. The campaign is a great way to learn how to play, they gradually teach you different mechanics and let you try different ships on each mission. Highly recommend playing through the story before jumping into multiplayer. As someone who spent tons of time playing Starfighter Assault in Battlefront 2, I can tell you there is a night and day difference here.… Expand
  14. Potion_Seller
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    As someone who is almost exclusively interested in multiplayer this game is just about everything I could have asked for. It's $40 due to the shorter campaign which is perfect for me. The game is insanely immersive in VR and I have had 0 issues with my HOTAS controls. The pvp is going to have a high skill ceiling which is fantastic. Nothing feels better than feeling yourself learn andAs someone who is almost exclusively interested in multiplayer this game is just about everything I could have asked for. It's $40 due to the shorter campaign which is perfect for me. The game is insanely immersive in VR and I have had 0 issues with my HOTAS controls. The pvp is going to have a high skill ceiling which is fantastic. Nothing feels better than feeling yourself learn and improve at something.

    I'm sure technical bugs are going to be ironed out here in the first couple weeks. I look forward to many hours of blasting people with lasers.    … Expand
  15. Pestario_
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    A dream game come true. It’s a worthy successor to the old xwing series. Very deep and very rewarding. There are a few bugs at launch which I’m sure will be fixed. If you’re a fan of Star Wars space action definitely pick it up
  16. Croswell
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Needs some tweaks, joystick dead zone was a large oversight, but overall a great game. I am living out my Star Wars fantasy!
  17. Rhett6162
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Let me first say that I had a lot of high hopes for this game. I played a lot of Rogue Squadron as well as X-wing Alliance and such. I love Star Wars space combat. I am not a sim fan though. The sim element will end up being kind of a turn off for most people. Regardless I play these games for the Star Wars roleplaying element. Get into the atmosphere and enjoy the single player.Let me first say that I had a lot of high hopes for this game. I played a lot of Rogue Squadron as well as X-wing Alliance and such. I love Star Wars space combat. I am not a sim fan though. The sim element will end up being kind of a turn off for most people. Regardless I play these games for the Star Wars roleplaying element. Get into the atmosphere and enjoy the single player. Having finished the single player the game is pretty much done for me. Like most multiplayer I hate it. It's fun for people good at it and miserable for those that aren't. I don't have any interest in being someone else's kill streak. The graphics are also awful.… Expand
  18. OhJustNothing
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    EXCELLENT space combat sim is being review-bombed by people who disagree with certain political ideologies. Their bad reviews have nothing to do with the gameplay, or how likely it is that you will enjoy this game. If you’ve read almost any other user review here, you know what I’m talking about.

    I happen to somewhat agree with some of the points that some of them have raised (emphasis on    EXCELLENT space combat sim is being review-bombed by people who disagree with certain political ideologies. Their bad reviews have nothing to do with the gameplay, or how likely it is that you will enjoy this game. If you’ve read almost any other user review here, you know what I’m talking about.

    I happen to somewhat agree with some of the points that some of them have raised (emphasis on “somewhat”), and I also don’t like seeing a corporate agenda being shoehorned into a fictional world that I love. I am all for equal representation, and something is better than nothing, but it’s not exactly subtle, to put it mildly. It clearly has overrun the risk of alienating some not-insignificant (albeit childish) subset of the game’s core audience for what is ultimately nothing more than cynical corporate virtue signaling.

    HOWEVER, I have the ability to ignore the fact that I know WHY certain aesthetic decisions were demanded by the suits behind the scenes (and technically speaking, they are nothing more than aesthetic decisions), and recognize that the GAMEPLAY, which is the entire reason I bought the game in the first place, is finely-tuned and beautifully executed.

    Seriously, to get to what should be the only point of discussion here, this game is FUN. The gameplay is surprisingly deep and complex without being too overwhelming. Mastering the controls, power management, ship upgrades, and combat strategy is extremely rewarding, and the whole experience is so damn immersive that I know I’ll be coming back to this game for years to come. It’s not necessary for your enjoyment, but if you can, do yourself a favor and play it in VR with a HOTAS setup.

    SOLID 8.5/10 that I’m giving a 10 to offset the review bomb. Highly recommended for any Star Wars or flight sim fans that are looking for a bit of a challenge.    … Expand
  19. Gunmars
    Oct 5, 2020
    4
    This feels like a half baked game. Sure it's down 20 bucks and no MTX compared to most other EA Star Wars titles. The 40 dollar price tag sure isn't worth what is here in the least. For a game about fast and smooth dog fighting this game feels slow and unresponsive. The story is a snorefest but hey at least there is a story? The match making servers are finicky at best and ranked games areThis feels like a half baked game. Sure it's down 20 bucks and no MTX compared to most other EA Star Wars titles. The 40 dollar price tag sure isn't worth what is here in the least. For a game about fast and smooth dog fighting this game feels slow and unresponsive. The story is a snorefest but hey at least there is a story? The match making servers are finicky at best and ranked games are not counted if a single person leaves during a match, let alone the match make ranking just places everyone in the bottom as of this review no matter how good or poorly you play.

    I played with Mouse + Keyboard and this is my biggest gripe. If your mouse isn't even slightly centered there is a drift that completely screws with shooting. This game feels more like a half baked game jam idea that EA decided to slap a Star Wars label on and give too small of a budget and development window. It's overall frustrating after watching the trailers and gameplay, awing at the speed and agility of the ships but reality slaps you in the face. The piloting doesn't give you the feeling of speed or maneuverability, most of the time you are just aimlessly flying around. Battlefront 2 space battles are more akin to what I was expecting this entire game just feels off.

    Edit- Before spending 40 bucks on this if you are a Star Wars fan maybe consider EA Play as a cheaper option to try.    … Expand
  20. Damonstration
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    It's a perfect throwback to the original Star Wars flight simulator games. Highly competitive, and a lot to remember as you're flying and fighting, but it's satisfying to master. Fleet Battles are intense every time and rarely feel lopsided. The only issues right now have to do with social menus, and I really wish there were private matches so I could team up with five friends to playIt's a perfect throwback to the original Star Wars flight simulator games. Highly competitive, and a lot to remember as you're flying and fighting, but it's satisfying to master. Fleet Battles are intense every time and rarely feel lopsided. The only issues right now have to do with social menus, and I really wish there were private matches so I could team up with five friends to play against five other friends.… Expand
  21. NeuroToxin109
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    It's honestly really disappointing to see the game getting review bombed the way it is. Let me just preface and say the game is not for everyone. If a gameplay loop of fighting different players doesn't appeal to you and you need more maps or game modes then I'd be a little hesitant. There are only a handful of maps and two gameplay modes. Keep that in mind. That being said my counterpointIt's honestly really disappointing to see the game getting review bombed the way it is. Let me just preface and say the game is not for everyone. If a gameplay loop of fighting different players doesn't appeal to you and you need more maps or game modes then I'd be a little hesitant. There are only a handful of maps and two gameplay modes. Keep that in mind. That being said my counterpoint is most PvP games only have one or two viable modes you can jump in that are actually populated anyways. More maps would be nice.

    A big complaint I'm seeing is poor performance and clunky UI/controls. I've had zero performance issues after roughly 20 hours in game. I'm playing on a higher end mid range PC with HOTAS. Don't expect to boot the game up and have your HOTAS setup in a way that makes sense. Every HOTAS is different and there is no conceivable way Motive would've been able to keymap it properly for each one that works for each player. That being said all of your controls are fully customizable. If you're having dead zone issues with your HOTAS maybe take a few minutes and set it up, there are deadzone options in game and you'll need to set it up with your HOTAS's driver as well. As you should with any flight sim type game you're playing.

    I truly don't understand the complaint around identity politics. People are getting upset about a gay pilot because he mentions his husband once in an optional side conversation that for 100% of the game prior has been character backstory an exposition? Or is it the amount of females and POC in the campaign? Or is it the Mirilian, Trandoshan or Mimbanese that offends you? I'll grant there is a lack of white men in the campaign but honestly I'd take that offense as maybe an eye opener to what offends you and why. The campaign shoves absolutely no political or social issues at you, it is a Star Wars game and Star Wars campaign. There's no Trump jokes, no BLM shout outs and no gun law puns.

    All of the prior being said the biggest shortcoming is lack of content in terms of multiplayer replayability. It wouldn't be so bad if there were more maps. That really highlights it in a way that's hard to ignore.

    The campaign is solid, I really enjoyed it. Decent story and easy to follow. Played it through on the hardest difficulty and it was quite difficult. The complaints I've seen on it are the kind of stuff you could expect from any flight sim. You crash you die, don't crash. You go where you're not supposed to you die. It's not the kind of game where they can wall you in to prevent you going somewhere, you're in space. If you fly out of bounds the AI will kill you or you get the "turn around" notification. The AI was difficult but it encourages you to actually fly like you're avoiding getting hit. Flying in a straight line you're going to die. Change direction and they'll miss.

    Overall from a PC/HOTAS player 9/10. More maps please.    … Expand
  22. TzTz
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Really? People are complaining about SJW stuff in this game? I mean I can see why you would be hit on the nose with the bluntness of it in the new movies. This game really doesn't shove anything in your face and I'd imagine you would really have to be triggered hard and looking for it to find anything worthy of such outrage...

    To the game itself: I played the old rogue squadrons and so    Really? People are complaining about SJW stuff in this game? I mean I can see why you would be hit on the nose with the bluntness of it in the new movies. This game really doesn't shove anything in your face and I'd imagine you would really have to be triggered hard and looking for it to find anything worthy of such outrage...

    To the game itself: I played the old rogue squadrons and so on. Really reminded of those, just better. Gameplay is absolutely fantastic and I'm looking forward to experiencing it in VR. Campaign is also very good, maybe not a very deep story, but good enough and definitely enough variety in missions. Getting all medals on the highest difficulty will be a challenge. Multiplayer I didn't play much. If you enjoy the core gameplay I see absolutely no problem. I hear people complaining about there not being enough variety, but the way I see it: What variety is there in racing, shooters, mobas, battle royales or whatever else might be popular? The core gameplay is fun as hell. For 40 $ I think this is a steal. Also props for no micro transactions or pay to win elements.

    Great game, I hope they expand on it!    … Expand
  23. dhwidooo
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    A couple of bugs at launch but beyond that it’s exactly what I wanted out of Squadrons.

    Ignore the idiots whining that there isn't a white male head in the new republic character options. There is. He has a stupid haircut and a mustache, but you'll get over it. There's only one really dark skinned pilot of each gender too, but when you're used to having 8 options for white characters    A couple of bugs at launch but beyond that it’s exactly what I wanted out of Squadrons.

    Ignore the idiots whining that there isn't a white male head in the new republic character options. There is. He has a stupid haircut and a mustache, but you'll get over it.

    There's only one really dark skinned pilot of each gender too, but when you're used to having 8 options for white characters and then 1 black guy, apparently it's offensive to not get preferential treatment anymore.

    The current shortage of joysticks and throttles is a problem if you do not already have one, I don’t recommend playing with mouse and keyboard. Controller works week ends and is a lot easier to get your hands on right now if you don’t have one.    … Expand
  24. OhSeek
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejroes juegos de star wars de los ultimos tiempos, tiene muy buen gameplay, entretenido, dificil de aprender, lo cual lo hace mas viciante, el pilotar la nave, gestionar energia, escudos te hace adrentarte en el juego como nunca!
  25. erezdag
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    first of all, this game deserves 1010.
    but i gave it 910.
    this game is the best starfighters experience that I have ever had. the story is not a very deep one, but, its a starfighter game. what did you expect? the only 2 problems I find with the game are: 1. lack of original soundtrack 2. controls are a bit complicated. if the game would have better controller sensitivity, i would    first of all, this game deserves 1010.
    but i gave it 910.
    this game is the best starfighters experience that I have ever had.
    the story is not a very deep one, but, its a starfighter game. what did you expect?
    the only 2 problems I find with the game are:
    1. lack of original soundtrack
    2. controls are a bit complicated.
    if the game would have better controller sensitivity, i would give 10 out of 10.    … Expand
  26. Warriorpoet
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    I preordered this because I loved the Idea. Big mistake, I knew that Ea has had a recent torent of bad games and glitches. after 27 min of trying every tip and fix to get this running on my pc, I finally gave up and got my money back in refund. after the series of issues and problems that EA has had lately, this was there one attempt to get gamers back to their company. Total fail in myI preordered this because I loved the Idea. Big mistake, I knew that Ea has had a recent torent of bad games and glitches. after 27 min of trying every tip and fix to get this running on my pc, I finally gave up and got my money back in refund. after the series of issues and problems that EA has had lately, this was there one attempt to get gamers back to their company. Total fail in my opinion. I wont be stupid enough to ever pre order or buy anything from EA ever again. Id have to be truly stupid to give them yet another chance. I'm done with their company and I"m very glad I dont have stock in them, cause its going to shoot into the lower realms with this their latest fiasco.… Expand
  27. Furtin
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Stellar Star Wars game! Especially in VR!!!

    Yes, the game has a few bugs but dont let that get in the way for having such an amazing experience in VR!!!
    Thank you Motive!!,
  28. elitedata
    Oct 5, 2020
    1
    What really drove me mad is that you have to wait 20(!!!) seconds to respawn every time you die. What was the purpose of this? Was it really necessary? Refunded on Steam. Thanks.
  29. henshep
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    Squadrons is a solid dogfighting game that looks, sounds and runs fantastic on a ps4. The PSVR experience is pretty neat (but the headset is starting to show its age).

    The campaign won’t win any awards for its writing but does a great job of introducing the player to the multiplayer mechanics - and let’s face it we’re all in this for the multiplayer. Oh and yeah if you’re offended by a    Squadrons is a solid dogfighting game that looks, sounds and runs fantastic on a ps4. The PSVR experience is pretty neat (but the headset is starting to show its age).

    The campaign won’t win any awards for its writing but does a great job of introducing the player to the multiplayer mechanics - and let’s face it we’re all in this for the multiplayer.

    Oh and yeah if you’re offended by a loading text referring to a fictional alien character as non-binary this game definitely isn’t for you.    … Expand
  30. covfefe033
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Game Summary: 100% woke and 100% broke.

    It was more important to make sure one of the characters has "preferred pronouns" and that another male pilot has a husband, than actually produce a game without significant bugs at launch. Multiple Crashes/Freezes for no reason and motion blur ruins the sky box in VR.

    Rian Johnson ruined the films, guess its Mitch Dwyer's turn to ruin the games
  31. KingLewy
    Oct 5, 2020
    3
    Initially fun, but quickly turns into a tedious grind. The story was basic, disappointing. The urge to remain politically correct has rendered elements of the game redundant. I would recommend waiting for a sale on this one rather than paying full price.

    [Character Customisation/Creation] You can clearly tell that the desperate attempt to remain politically correct was given higher    Initially fun, but quickly turns into a tedious grind. The story was basic, disappointing. The urge to remain politically correct has rendered elements of the game redundant. I would recommend waiting for a sale on this one rather than paying full price.

    [Character Customisation/Creation]

    You can clearly tell that the desperate attempt to remain politically correct was given higher priority than other essential aspects of this game.

    Each pilot (New Republic/Empire) has a default name which can't be edited. Which is absolutely pointless as it's not used at all during the entire campaign. They always refer to you as your call sign. You also pick a voice which is only used for one line in the entire game "I need a resupply" when you request one.

    Then you've got the appearance. There are a male and female variation of every race available, However they've been very careful to not mention gender anywhere and allow you to use male voices for female and vice versa to check that politically correct box. The whole game is also in first person so you never see your customised character either.

    The fact that voices aren't used, names aren't referenced and you never see your character during the entire game gives the impression that something was intended here, but the politically correct brigade stepped in last minute to make it redundant.

    [Controls]

    These were awful, even by the end of the campaign they didn't seem right. Yes you do have the ability to remap them entirely, but the issue is that every single control is already in use, so it's hard to move anything from the thumb sticks.

    For example the throttle up and down is on the left thumb stick, along with roll, which means you're constantly accidently affecting your speed when trying to manoeuvre or vice versa. Also worse is that if you click the left thumb stick it boosts your engine, which resulted in scenarios where I boosted into an obstacle several times.

    If I were to remap, due to every button being in use, something hand to replace where the throttle sat and so would cause the same issue. Compared to other combat flight sims this was a poor.

    [Gameplay]

    Tedious. I was hoping for a little more variety with the environment. Perhaps a land map where you're attacking ground targets. Instead everything is in space where you're either dog fighting or attacking the same capital ships over and over. It was initially fun, but quickly turned into a grind after the first few missions.

    The ship selection is good, they've done well to ensure each ship has significant roles to play.

    [Virtual Reality]

    Fantastic! You can see this was one of the key considerations. For me personally motion sickness is definitely a risk and I found myself requiring a good break between missions to recover. In fact for the last few missions I avoided using VR. The very fact that I did feel rough when barrel rolling and flying upside down is a credit to the realistic flight simulation this game provides.

    [Story]

    Standard. From the trailers and initial revealed gameplay I was hoping for something deeper. Instead the Titan Squadron were the stereotypical bad guys who all possessed English accents (missed out xenophobia on the political correctness list there guys). Vanguard Squadron on the other hand all had American accents and played the underdog as usual.

    I was hoping for more interaction with the members of the squadron, instead you get a brief dialogue with them sporadically in between missions where all you can do is listen, no interaction or opportunity to build a relationship whatsoever.

    There is one point in the game where it gives the impression of a morale choice, but as it's one of the objectives anyway you have no choice.    … Expand
  32. BadBarry
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Star Wars Squadrons is exactly what I was expecting out of this game. The campaign is engaging and gears you up for the multiplayer and gives you the opportunity to actually be the bad guys.

    The multiplayer is like Star fighter assault on steroids and to be truly good at this game you need to be skillful. With that being said you also need a good squadron on people to win the fleet    Star Wars Squadrons is exactly what I was expecting out of this game. The campaign is engaging and gears you up for the multiplayer and gives you the opportunity to actually be the bad guys.

    The multiplayer is like Star fighter assault on steroids and to be truly good at this game you need to be skillful. With that being said you also need a good squadron on people to win the fleet battles but all it takes is a good balance. For a non fully priced game it ticks all boxes for me and I am really enjoying it.

    Only negative (because I like to always give one if I can) is that the ranked matches when someone quits you dont get the rank is really annoying as it hinders the progression.    … Expand
  33. PeeAy
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    Squadrons is the game EA/Motive advertized. Nothing more, nothing less.
    It has a solid gameplay core and ways to customize the experience once you've poured enough time into the game to realize its details. There is no 40-hour campaign, there is a campaign though and a pleasant one to go through, without becoming too much of a tutorial. There are aspects that will bring back a lot of    Squadrons is the game EA/Motive advertized. Nothing more, nothing less.
    It has a solid gameplay core and ways to customize the experience once you've poured enough time into the game to realize its details. There is no 40-hour campaign, there is a campaign though and a pleasant one to go through, without becoming too much of a tutorial. There are aspects that will bring back a lot of memories from the 90s titles such as X-Wing, TIE Fighter, BoP, XW:Alliance that become apparent, but not prevalent during your playthrough.
    There is a multiplayer aspect and this is to provide longevity through 2 game modes and a handful of maps. People will want more, because they always do, but as an initial experience I find nothing lacking. You get to experience a Star Wars space sim without the archaic internet connection of the 90s and you get a chance to be part of a growing crowd of people that can help shape the game into an even better experience.
    There are no microtransactions up to this point.
    There is an issue with controls having little in the way of calibration (the deadzone issue might drive people insane) but the game has been out for 2 days, so there's confidence in the dev team's ability to resolve these in due time.
    If your reasons for not liking this game revolve around minorities, sexual orientation and SJW issues, you weren't looking for a Star Wars space sim. This isn't the game you're looking for, move along.    … Expand
  34. Pea666
    Oct 5, 2020
    9
    This is the game I have been waiting for for years. If you're looking for a next-gen Star Wars flight-sim, this is it! The single-player campaign is short but sweet but the multiplayer is where the real meat is.
  35. Jara
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    Having flashbacks to X-Wing Vs Tie fighter. It’s nice to see a focused technical flight simulator be released. So far, I’m really enjoying the single player campaign. Missing briefing and squadron pilots are a fun group. Combat missions are cool and they keep mixing up the mission types. I love the bouncing back and forth between Rebels and the Empire. The racial diversity is well done andHaving flashbacks to X-Wing Vs Tie fighter. It’s nice to see a focused technical flight simulator be released. So far, I’m really enjoying the single player campaign. Missing briefing and squadron pilots are a fun group. Combat missions are cool and they keep mixing up the mission types. I love the bouncing back and forth between Rebels and the Empire. The racial diversity is well done and inclusive. Really my biggest complaint is not having smart defaults for Joystick HOTAS and UI when using a joystick complaining about a key not being bound, let not telling you what the keyboard shortcut is (until you touch the mouse). Overall loving the game!… Expand
  36. Jimmybeanjojang
    Oct 5, 2020
    5
    Lacking so much for VR but the game gives a stellar visual style and decent story telling.
    a lot of reworking needs to be done for match making.
  37. Thrawn997
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    The game I've wanted since X-wing Vs. Tie Fighter. Ignore the negative review bombing.
  38. KineticKyber
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    An amazing experience! Makes you really feel like you are flying a star fighter even with a controller! Amazing game and something I definitely would have paid a full $60 dollars for! Glad that they went the non full price though!
  39. Suronal
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    Somewhere in between Super Fun and Exhilarating dogfighting gameplay and extremely frustrating haha.. but in a good way, this game is well balanced, I think it comes down pure skill... and loadout of the ships... i've had matches where i am 19&5 and i have had matches where i am 2&9 lol .. KD. Its worth the play though, and i think its only going to get better with updates... i haven'tSomewhere in between Super Fun and Exhilarating dogfighting gameplay and extremely frustrating haha.. but in a good way, this game is well balanced, I think it comes down pure skill... and loadout of the ships... i've had matches where i am 19&5 and i have had matches where i am 2&9 lol .. KD. Its worth the play though, and i think its only going to get better with updates... i haven't played VR, so i can't speak to that but i have friends who swear it is a great VR Experience. since many people are scoring it low, im gonna give it a solid 9/10… Expand
  40. Toybirdy13
    Oct 4, 2020
    1
    this game is just Empty. fleet battle multiplayer is just co op vs ai which seems they have aim bot. i try and fly towards a star destroyer and teh player AI's literally shoots me down in a few seconds its like they have aim bot or w/e i cant even get close to the enemy star destroyer and this is with the most taky space ship with full shields. long story short i asked for a refund. plusthis game is just Empty. fleet battle multiplayer is just co op vs ai which seems they have aim bot. i try and fly towards a star destroyer and teh player AI's literally shoots me down in a few seconds its like they have aim bot or w/e i cant even get close to the enemy star destroyer and this is with the most taky space ship with full shields. long story short i asked for a refund. plus the faces barely have any good white people faces... the only good white person face is the rebel female the maie one looks stupid imo this game only have 10 human faces on rebel and empire.. oh and u can have boobs on your male character. they put a gay asian in the game and a alien that uses pronouns.... game is riddle with SJW bs.… Expand
  41. Charliequin
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    I really like this game. It has a lot of depth within its simplicity. It's a huge bummer that it doesn't work with TrackIR, and it lacks a little in customization, which is why I gave it an 8, but it has a TON of potential and is a must have if you like flight sims and/or Star Wars. It's clearly a multiplayer starfighting game, and THAT it does really well! I look forward to the DLC. Don'tI really like this game. It has a lot of depth within its simplicity. It's a huge bummer that it doesn't work with TrackIR, and it lacks a little in customization, which is why I gave it an 8, but it has a TON of potential and is a must have if you like flight sims and/or Star Wars. It's clearly a multiplayer starfighting game, and THAT it does really well! I look forward to the DLC. Don't listen to the weirdos who can't handle women and people of color having equal representation.… Expand
  42. R6Salem
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    I am ONLY giving this a 9 out of 10, due to the day 1 issues with dead zone problems with HOTAS controls (flight stick and throttle) and minor VR issues (there are workarounds for both posted on Reddit). All of this will get patched before long, no doubt.
    But once I had everything up and running.. mannn, this is exactly what 8 year old me could have dreamed to play one day in the future.    I am ONLY giving this a 9 out of 10, due to the day 1 issues with dead zone problems with HOTAS controls (flight stick and throttle) and minor VR issues (there are workarounds for both posted on Reddit). All of this will get patched before long, no doubt.
    But once I had everything up and running.. mannn, this is exactly what 8 year old me could have dreamed to play one day in the future. Being in a fast paced battle, all the original sounds, looking around the cockpits of every imperial and rebel fighter, whipping my head around to track enemy ships, looking back to see my R2 unit and every other aspect of the game VR is as close to being in a Star Wars movie battle sequence than anything I could have imagined!
    I would wait in line for Squadrons in VR (with HOTAS controls) over Smuggler's Run at Disneyland.. if it were open.

    I have to imagine the negative reviewers are either rating bombing the game, due to reasons having nothing to do with the game itself, or they just may not be fans of Star Wars, in general. I couldn't imagine any true fan of the movies not being at least somewhat impressed at what they've put together here.. for $40, no less!    … Expand
  43. PowerGamer
    Oct 4, 2020
    4
    I got the steam version, played less than 2 hours just in time for a refund.
    The game is just terrible. Rushed, unfinished, looks like it wasn't even play tested.
    The UI is unintuitive and broke in some areas. The story mode missions are confusing, lacking directions/indicators, and I found the ship control and feedback to be unintuitive. I would have liked to try online mode but you    I got the steam version, played less than 2 hours just in time for a refund.
    The game is just terrible. Rushed, unfinished, looks like it wasn't even play tested.
    The UI is unintuitive and broke in some areas.
    The story mode missions are confusing, lacking directions/indicators, and I found the ship control and feedback to be unintuitive.

    I would have liked to try online mode but you have to link your Steam account to an EA one and the in-game UI for it is broke.

    Finally yea the game was made through woke colored glasses.
    First you will notice you have very few characters for selection. Most of the choices are only female and I don't think one of them was even fair skinned. Apparently in the woke world, you are only worthy if you're not male and your skin color is beyond specific melatonin levels.

    I would have settled for an alien race (as in out worldly) character selection, but apparently for the Silicon Valley, Critical Race Theory zealots, trying to mix an alien race into that ideology was too much and would have made their heads explode.    … Expand
  44. Arctic_Jets
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    If you're a fan of flight sims or Star Wars space battles, this game will delight you. I used to play a lot of those X-Wing and TIE fighter games back in the 90's and this game does them justice. You can feel the passion that Motive put into this game as Star Wars fans themselves. People review bombing this because a character has a line where he says he has a husband should feel ashamedIf you're a fan of flight sims or Star Wars space battles, this game will delight you. I used to play a lot of those X-Wing and TIE fighter games back in the 90's and this game does them justice. You can feel the passion that Motive put into this game as Star Wars fans themselves. People review bombing this because a character has a line where he says he has a husband should feel ashamed of themselves.… Expand
  45. ElitePraetorian
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Brilliant gameplay with an amazing story. Incredibly immersive especially with the edition of VR. I would highly recommend no matter your level of experience with flying games - I feel that it can be enjoyed by all!
  46. MrBigBrainThe2n
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Sense no one really reads these I’m gonna keep it short.

    It’s good

    Go buy it

    Thx
  47. VorsoCDLI
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. For what it's worth I have had none of the problems that a lot of people seem to be having.

    The campaign story is admittedly lacking, but it doesn't really bother me because the gameplay is phenomenal. I hope that EA greenlights more games like this one.
  48. Aegishjalmur
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Beau jeu en VR. Pas parfait mais très agréable. 10 pour supporter des initiatives comme celle ci et contre carrer les rageux avec rien dans le cerveau.
  49. h0mie
    Oct 4, 2020
    0
    TECHNICALLY UNPLAYABLE

    The subreddit and EA answer forum is filled with complaints about how the game enforces a softcap of 60fps. Anything above 60fps and the game will become so stuttery it's unbearable. I'm so angry about getting hyped for another SW game...
  50. GamerGhost007
    Oct 4, 2020
    3
    Maps are too small. I don't like the arcade style, thought this would be more of a space sim. Campaign suffers from the same lame storyline as Battlefront 2. Really just wanted an HD version of X-Wing from the 90's. Instead this is run of the mill EA Star Wars shoot em till you drop leave your brain at the door, might as well be Counter Strike. Returned my copy on Steam will purchase whenMaps are too small. I don't like the arcade style, thought this would be more of a space sim. Campaign suffers from the same lame storyline as Battlefront 2. Really just wanted an HD version of X-Wing from the 90's. Instead this is run of the mill EA Star Wars shoot em till you drop leave your brain at the door, might as well be Counter Strike. Returned my copy on Steam will purchase when it's $5 in a year or so when the bugs are (maybe) worked out and nobody is playing anymore.… Expand
  51. jaredwallace91
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Once the bug links are worked out, this will remain one of the simplest, cleanest, most fun Star Wars games ever released. Great campaign story as well.
  52. FormicSapien
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    It has a few problems, and it would be nice to get some more user-controlled features, but overall the game is a blast!
  53. WardaddyAUS
    Oct 4, 2020
    2
    The gameplay holds up...but single player campaign is boring, uninspired and forgettable. Plus the "wokeness" in this game is insufferable. I wanted to customize my character as a white male in the Rebels and there is not an option for this only females, POC and alien. But surprise, surprise you can customise as a white male character in the Empire. Racist much. Also, the lead writer hasThe gameplay holds up...but single player campaign is boring, uninspired and forgettable. Plus the "wokeness" in this game is insufferable. I wanted to customize my character as a white male in the Rebels and there is not an option for this only females, POC and alien. But surprise, surprise you can customise as a white male character in the Empire. Racist much. Also, the lead writer has come out and said one characters is non-binary so we shouldn't be supporting 2020 politics in our Star wars. Don't pay full price on this title and don't support rascism. If you really want to play this wait till it's on sale but don't pay full price. POC or alien. But surprise, surprise… Expand
  54. GroundXearo
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    The game has flaws, but it's clear it was made with love and passion. The incredibly low scoring reviews on here are beyond unfair to the game, and while I do concede there's some things to iron out, the overall experience is fun, we should be encouraging both this type of game and this approach to not adding microtransactions and garbage like that.
  55. The_Zekk
    Oct 4, 2020
    9
    I was just waiting for game like that where I can become the pilot of TIE Fighter or X-Wing.

    Multiplayer is great and fun to play — I must appreciate that in ranked matches when you facing the other team undersized the MMR will not count and that's just right. I tested playing on the mouse + keyboard and HOTAS (first time experience). For the mouse I just must give sensibility a    I was just waiting for game like that where I can become the pilot of TIE Fighter or X-Wing.

    Multiplayer is great and fun to play — I must appreciate that in ranked matches when you facing the other team undersized the MMR will not count and that's just right.

    I tested playing on the mouse + keyboard and HOTAS (first time experience). For the mouse I just must give sensibility a little boost to get better maneuverability with my starfighter but the keybindings is a bit uncomfortable, although HOTAS is feeling great and is very fun to play with.

    In the end honestly, it is EA game with multiplayer that have no microtransactions at the time, this is great plus.    … Expand
  56. percifal
    Oct 4, 2020
    0
    My god this game is ultra repetitive and not good at all ... very disappointed.
  57. dangerboyjtf2
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Ignore anyone complaining about not having enough white dudes, they just cant handle change. This game is awesome, and is very reminiscent of the old X-Wing and Tie-Fighter games. Anyone who enjoys a dogfighting game with a ton of depth (in the star wars universe) will love this game. The devs clearly put a ton of care into it and the mechanics are SOLID. Some people have had technicalIgnore anyone complaining about not having enough white dudes, they just cant handle change. This game is awesome, and is very reminiscent of the old X-Wing and Tie-Fighter games. Anyone who enjoys a dogfighting game with a ton of depth (in the star wars universe) will love this game. The devs clearly put a ton of care into it and the mechanics are SOLID. Some people have had technical issues but those are mainly HOTAS players. As someone with a regular joystick (and friends with gamepads), NONE of us have encountered errors. 10/10 would buy this game again.… Expand
  58. Omega-
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    One of the best flight experiences made in the last decade. The balance feels great and the depth of game play in fleet battle is very satisfying. It's good solo, but definitely better with friends. I can see this being the foundation of an amazing future of Star Wars simulation games. VR and HOTAS support is icing on the cake.

    If you loved X-Wing/Tie Fighter you owe it to yourself    One of the best flight experiences made in the last decade. The balance feels great and the depth of game play in fleet battle is very satisfying. It's good solo, but definitely better with friends. I can see this being the foundation of an amazing future of Star Wars simulation games. VR and HOTAS support is icing on the cake.

    If you loved X-Wing/Tie Fighter you owe it to yourself to pick thid game up.    … Expand
  59. Fatmax2000
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Great fun, could look a little more impressive, but then it wouldn't cost 30 quid, lots of replay value. I played Xwing vs tie fighter back in the late 90s, but this is much better, more wreckage ect to fly about or into! Nice to see a mix up of faces and races, after
  60. VoiceofKane
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Normally, I'd give this a 9. Campaign is pretty good with a lot of very cool and exciting moments, as well as memorable and fun characters. Unfortunately, the story, while very Star Wars-y, doesn't get to do much with the characters, and ends up mostly being about the clashing ideologies of Lindon Javes and Terisa Kerrill. The plot is mostly surface-level - Kerrill is mad at Javes forNormally, I'd give this a 9. Campaign is pretty good with a lot of very cool and exciting moments, as well as memorable and fun characters. Unfortunately, the story, while very Star Wars-y, doesn't get to do much with the characters, and ends up mostly being about the clashing ideologies of Lindon Javes and Terisa Kerrill. The plot is mostly surface-level - Kerrill is mad at Javes for betraying the Empire, and Javes wants to redeem himself for his time as an Imperial commander by leading a new Rebel ship design project which Kerrill is determined to destroy. Both the Imperial and Rebel sides of the story get a happy ending for the squadrons, leaving an opening for Titan and Vanguard squadrons to appear in any sequels.

    The gameplay is where Squadrons really shines, however. This game has the best starfighter mechanics since the 90s, hands down. It's roughly at the perfect level between sim and arcade flyer where it's still endlessly fun to fly, but it's also hard to perfect. Don't expect ships to fly like they do in Battlefront 2! And of course, the customisation is excellent. I kind of hope they keep adding new cosmetic items over time, but there's also enough here even if Motive never comes back to add to the game.

    Now, the reason I'm giving the game a 10 instead of a 9? Well, that should be obvious. A whole bunch of angry trolls (most of whom probably just found out about this on Twitter rather than, you know, PLAYING THE GAME that they're mad it) learned that one of the characters (in my opinion, the best in the game!) is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. It's a very stupid thing to be angry about, and this game absolutely does not deserve a 4.7 rating just because some "snowflakes" got "triggered" by the awesome Bex Taylor-Klaus.    … Expand
  61. TheBlackxRanger
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Great game. Ignore the haters review bombing because of their pronoun hate.

    Rate the game, nothing else. Game works fine
  62. Callmebobby
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    The game is a lot of fun, especially in VR. You get what you get for $40 and it's worth it. If you like Star Wars and you like flying around in a ship blowing stuff up, this game doesn't disappoint. For a game like this, trust the critic reviews.
  63. NycoFox
    Oct 4, 2020
    3
    Terrible controls with mouse&keyboard, the view bounces up and down like a drunk sailor or shore leave. The single player campaign is boring, and I really hate that you have to play for both sides instead of choosing one side and sticking with it. I want to crush the rebels damnit!

    Graphics are ok, gameplay is meh, after you've played for half an hour you've basically seen what the game    Terrible controls with mouse&keyboard, the view bounces up and down like a drunk sailor or shore leave. The single player campaign is boring, and I really hate that you have to play for both sides instead of choosing one side and sticking with it. I want to crush the rebels damnit!

    Graphics are ok, gameplay is meh, after you've played for half an hour you've basically seen what the game has to offer, the rest is just repeat with slightly different ships. Not enough content to warrant the price, wait for it to go on sale for $5 before trying it.    … Expand
  64. 123549afgdfb
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Would give it a 9 due to glitches that are present in the VR and HOTAS implementation (probably due more to publishing deadlines than actual neglect), but would prefer to counter the obvious review bombing that's going on.

    That having been said, the game is absolutely amazing, both in and outside of VR. I grew up on Wing Commander 3-4 in the mid 90's, and this game is taking me right    Would give it a 9 due to glitches that are present in the VR and HOTAS implementation (probably due more to publishing deadlines than actual neglect), but would prefer to counter the obvious review bombing that's going on.

    That having been said, the game is absolutely amazing, both in and outside of VR. I grew up on Wing Commander 3-4 in the mid 90's, and this game is taking me right back to my middle and high school years. The sound design is wonderful, the voice acting is awesome, the look and feel of the cockpits (especially inside the TIE fighter in VR with scratches on the cockpit glass) is absolutely amazing. I 100% suck ass at dogfighting, but I've never had more fun getting wrecked.    … Expand
  65. Kiriel1
    Oct 4, 2020
    0
    Arcade space "simulator" set in the Star Wars universe. The game appears to be designed primarily for PvP play, with a lackluster single-player campaign tacked on. Campaign is rife with SJW agenda. Bigger sin is that this all-inclusiveness resulted in bland and boring characters with their "minority-ness" being the dominant trait.

    Game advertises itself as a VR / HOTAS space Sim, but has    Arcade space "simulator" set in the Star Wars universe. The game appears to be designed primarily for PvP play, with a lackluster single-player campaign tacked on. Campaign is rife with SJW agenda. Bigger sin is that this all-inclusiveness resulted in bland and boring characters with their "minority-ness" being the dominant trait.

    Game advertises itself as a VR / HOTAS space Sim, but has significant issues with both aspects.    … Expand
  66. buggy86
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Great dogfighting game, best played with a squad of friends, as the name implies... Squadrons
  67. Nobilis1984
    Oct 4, 2020
    6
    The newest Star Wars game is out and costs only 40 €. It doesn't sound bad, but in terms of content, little is offered.
    The campaign is brisk but fun. Tie Fighter and Co. can be controlled much better than Battlefront 2.
    After that there is not much left. The multiplayer only has two maps and that is not enough.
  68. sacreo
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Half the complaints are about launch bugs, while the other half seems to be militant conservatives just being offended that Star Wars doesn't always doesn't cater to their real-life worldview. The actual gameplay is extremely tight, with enough difference in control and aesthetic to make each ship unique. The story is higher production than expected, turning into a very standard Star WarsHalf the complaints are about launch bugs, while the other half seems to be militant conservatives just being offended that Star Wars doesn't always doesn't cater to their real-life worldview. The actual gameplay is extremely tight, with enough difference in control and aesthetic to make each ship unique. The story is higher production than expected, turning into a very standard Star Wars affair. It doesn't bring anything particularly new to the universe, but executes and entertains far better than most multiplayer-first games of today.

    The VR experience is highly immersive and surprisingly not nausea-inducing, but the skybox is unfortunately very blurry which does take some visual depth away. It's probably a 7 with launch bugs and a 9 after they patch it, so I'm splitting the difference at 8.    … Expand
  69. Comrade2142
    Oct 4, 2020
    0
    Advertised HARD to the PC community but mouse and keyboard controls are pure **** You can change EVERYTHING on the controller or hotas but the mouse setting are UNBINDABLE. I should not feel required to purchase additional hardware to play a generic arcade shooter.
    A and D should be YAW and mouse movement should be pitch and roll. The fact that you can change everything BUT THESE is    Advertised HARD to the PC community but mouse and keyboard controls are pure **** You can change EVERYTHING on the controller or hotas but the mouse setting are UNBINDABLE. I should not feel required to purchase additional hardware to play a generic arcade shooter.
    A and D should be YAW and mouse movement should be pitch and roll. The fact that you can change everything BUT THESE is absolutely insulting.    … Expand
  70. maxenzuy
    Oct 4, 2020
    0
    I'm a fan of the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter games, and I've been waiting nearly 20 years for a worthy sequel.
  71. r1h4
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Game is great - never met a bigger pile of whiney edgelords who forgot what fun is.
  72. ToonRon
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    I have been waiting for this game ever sinve 1993 when I traded in my Amiga 500 for a 386-compatible PC just so I could play X-Wing. And when I said “Man, wouldn’t it be rad if they had a game that looked incredibly real and looked like you were really in it?!?” We didn’t know it would be called VR back then.... but this is the game I was dreaming about!!
  73. ayy_lmao_666
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Overall I'm all for a good star wars game. Something that draws me in and makes me want more. This... is not such a game.

    Pros: Dogfights, yay X-Wing Alliance, kind of Graphics and sound effects are great Cons: Re-mapping to a CH Flight sim yoke and pedals is absolute hell (more below) The woke is definitely there with this title The campaign is terrible, and has no soul The    Overall I'm all for a good star wars game. Something that draws me in and makes me want more. This... is not such a game.

    Pros:
    Dogfights, yay
    X-Wing Alliance, kind of
    Graphics and sound effects are great

    Cons:
    Re-mapping to a CH Flight sim yoke and pedals is absolute hell (more below)
    The woke is definitely there with this title
    The campaign is terrible, and has no soul
    The deadzone for the yoke/pedals is huge and that's when it's turned all the way down. It's almost impossible to make tiny adjustments.

    I didn't even get to try multiplayer because I can't get this damn game to function.

    About what I experienced with the controls. I use a CH Products Flight Sim Yoke and Pedals. Re-mapping to the yoke is mostly ok. The real issue is the pedals. I ran into two issues. First, half the time when I attempt to map something to pedal input... the game will not detect it. This can be fixed by rebooting the game, which is dumb. The second issue is when I finally got it to accept a mapping (I tried mapping pedal input to roll and then yaw) and went to fly the ship would constantly spin, and I could not control it.

    I don't care how good a game *looks*. I don't care if it costs five bucks or sixty. It is nothing if you can't actually play it. It's a flight sim. I want to use my yoke and pedals. Fix it then maybe I'll buy it again in the future. For now I'm refunding and advise everyone to stay the hell away from this buggy mess.

    The best way to sum it up is to say that you get everything good from x-wing alliance and just trade it for a buggy version that looks pretty.    … Expand
  74. Pusichka
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    много ниггеров, ужасно скучная игра, плохой сюжет, унылый геймплей. ПОЗОР!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! КТО ЭТИ ИГРЫ ПОКУПАЕТ???????????????? игровые студии полностью утонули в "толерантности", феминизме и прочих дегеративных идях, но игры с каждым годом ХУЖЕ И ХУЖЕ!!!!!много ниггеров, ужасно скучная игра, плохой сюжет, унылый геймплей. ПОЗОР!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! КТО ЭТИ ИГРЫ ПОКУПАЕТ???????????????? игровые студии полностью утонули в "толерантности", феминизме и прочих дегеративных идях, но игры с каждым годом ХУЖЕ И ХУЖЕ!!!!!
  75. AgentoftheBat
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    The greatest franchise of them all marred once again by identity politics. The writing is absolutely horrible. The graphics, audio, gameplay are decent but that's to be expected with the amount of money that probably went into the game. Nothing groundbreaking though. In the end, the whole experience is just soulless. A massive letdown after EA mostly turned things around with "Jedi: FallenThe greatest franchise of them all marred once again by identity politics. The writing is absolutely horrible. The graphics, audio, gameplay are decent but that's to be expected with the amount of money that probably went into the game. Nothing groundbreaking though. In the end, the whole experience is just soulless. A massive letdown after EA mostly turned things around with "Jedi: Fallen Order".

    EA, please hire some decent writers next time.    … Expand
  76. Nimander
    Oct 3, 2020
    8
    This game brings be back to X-Wing vs Tie fighter, the first game I bought a Joystick for. It really scratches that nostalgia itch.

    Played Fleet Battle vs AI, and Dogfights, and had a lot of fun. The asymmetric design gives great depth to the multiplayer. Flying an X-Wing a skilled pilot will have to learn to direct shields in addition to regular power management, while a TIE pilot    This game brings be back to X-Wing vs Tie fighter, the first game I bought a Joystick for. It really scratches that nostalgia itch.

    Played Fleet Battle vs AI, and Dogfights, and had a lot of fun.
    The asymmetric design gives great depth to the multiplayer. Flying an X-Wing a skilled pilot will have to learn to direct shields in addition to regular power management, while a TIE pilot will have to master the power converter.
    I haven't had time to look into Support ships yet, but it seems like they have some interesting options.

    Playing this with Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Rudder Pedals, and HTC vive feels great. The resolution on the Vive could have been better, but everything you need to see is visible. It is clear that they have designed the UI to make sure everything you need is large enough in your cockpit to see with lower resolution VR.
    I haven't noticed the deadzone issue I have heard about, but that could be because I have Yaw on the Rudder Pedals.    … Expand
  77. ARMOR152
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Locked to a slideshow FPS, (less than 30) when shown FPS is at least 250FPS. 2080 Super, 10700k, 165hz 1440p Gsync.
  78. striga
    Oct 3, 2020
    1
    The cockpit looks pretty damn amazing in VR, but the flight controls were awful. There was a huge deadzone and was just frustrating. I booted up TIE Fighter just for hell of it after I got my refund on this. Its minimalist storytelling goes a lot further than this contrived tripe which will look cringey as hell in about 5 years.
  79. ELECTROVAMP
    Oct 3, 2020
    1
    Should be named SJWars: Propaganda

    Low quality game with politics instead of gameplay and technical features
  80. DaneM
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    I'm a fan of the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter games, and I've been waiting nearly 20 years for a worthy sequel. FINALLY, we have one. This game is not only in the genre I like (which is, itself, a big plus for players like me), it's an excellent game in its own right. The campaign is meaty, replayable (different ways to play many of the missions, many achievements/medals to get), challenging,I'm a fan of the old X-Wing/Tie Fighter games, and I've been waiting nearly 20 years for a worthy sequel. FINALLY, we have one. This game is not only in the genre I like (which is, itself, a big plus for players like me), it's an excellent game in its own right. The campaign is meaty, replayable (different ways to play many of the missions, many achievements/medals to get), challenging, emotive, and most importantly, a lot of fun. It took me about 10 hours to get through the campaign, without trying to get all the medals, or playing with all the different starfighters and loadouts that are available. I can easily see myself putting 20-30 hours into the campaign, alone, in the near future.

    The multiplayer aspect is also very well done. The biggest annoyance from X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter, that I can remember, is that you basically just had open space with ships flying in circles around each other, and extremely simple objectives. In Star Wars: Squadrons, they both enhanced the classic dogfight mode with breathtaking and exciting terrain features (fighting in an astroid field, in and around a starbase, in a debris-filled nebula, etc.), and added a fast-paced strategic mode wherein you have to win an actual capital ship battle. I really can't speak enough about the thrill that both of these modes provide.

    All that being said, this game is not for everyone. If you don't understand the controls, haven't played space combat games, and aren't willing to learn, you're probably going to be frustrated (and leave an undeservedly bad review on Metacritic...). However, if you're willing to put in the effort to learn how to play, you'll love this game.

    Surprisingly, EA didn't include anymicrotransactions, in this game. Every single thing you can get is unlocked just by playing the game. Please ignore the review bombs on this topic; I'm inclined to say that they're either bots or morons. THERE ARE ZERO MICROTRANSACTIONS. I find it a great relief that a game from this venerable genre remains untarnished from such modern and unpopular inventions.

    Bottom line: if you like flight sims, Star Wars, or space combat games, and are willing to learn how to play, you'll love this game. 10/10.    … Expand
  81. Django77SF
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Good graphics... Just feels empty, like most EA games. Pointless, monotonous and terribly boring. The worst control scheme of any flight game I've played. Disney inclusiveness is awfull and brokes and the affection and self representation you could have for the characters. All characters on this game are horribles.
    This game is just ideological crap. Try to take our money while    Good graphics... Just feels empty, like most EA games. Pointless, monotonous and terribly boring. The worst control scheme of any flight game I've played. Disney inclusiveness is awfull and brokes and the affection and self representation you could have for the characters. All characters on this game are horribles.
    This game is just ideological crap. Try to take our money while indoctrinating us. This game is not worth the money.    … Expand
  82. jthompson333
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    This is an absoulte buy if you remember the old games Xwing/Tie Fighter etc. All the negative reviews are "Its too fast paced" "too many bugs" "not enough fun multiplayer". Really people? These are all things that are fixable, and every game these days have launch bugs. Support the people who made the first star wars space sim in 15 years. It really is a good game. Lots of fun with aThis is an absoulte buy if you remember the old games Xwing/Tie Fighter etc. All the negative reviews are "Its too fast paced" "too many bugs" "not enough fun multiplayer". Really people? These are all things that are fixable, and every game these days have launch bugs. Support the people who made the first star wars space sim in 15 years. It really is a good game. Lots of fun with a HOTAS. Its not an arcade shooter, you have to understand some power management mechanics and basic dogfight skills to succeed.… Expand
  83. opining_dudebro
    Oct 3, 2020
    5
    If all you want in this game is to have pvp space battles using Star Wars spacecraft then I would say this game is might be right up your alley. However, the gameplay controls in Star Wars Squadrons are terrible for space dogfighting and there are way better games out there that are far superior in every way if you want an actual enjoyable space battle game. The cockpit instruments areIf all you want in this game is to have pvp space battles using Star Wars spacecraft then I would say this game is might be right up your alley. However, the gameplay controls in Star Wars Squadrons are terrible for space dogfighting and there are way better games out there that are far superior in every way if you want an actual enjoyable space battle game. The cockpit instruments are boring, the resource management, while simple, is not very intuitive during fast-paced battles, and the hud is boring and not very creative. Flight controls are a chore rather than feeling immersive or fun. To top that off, the story is mediocre and the characters are not likable, boring, corny, and frankly the alien races feel like something out of a poorly written sci-fi novel written for tweeners. This all makes for a game that is really meant to be played more like Battlefront 2 without the ground battles and frankly I'd probably rather play Battlefront 2 for the space battles than Squadrons because it was more enjoyable. And then there's the fact that for whatever reason unknown to me, after starting the game up a few hours after the first time I played it, the game was buggy with noticeable and frequent audio and video stuttering. I tried everything I could to remedy the problem including reinstalling the most up-to-date drivers, reinstalling the game, adjusting different graphics settings, locking the framerate at every different cap, and switching between fullscreen and borderless. Nothing seemed to remedy the problems though the game was playable after tolerating it for like 10 minutes or so. My hardware exceeds the recommended specs and none of my other games were causing me problems so I can only assume it was an not optimized game at launch. I am giving it a five because for Star Wars people that want to have pvp dogfights and space battles this game scratches that itch, but I do not recommend it. I ended up getting a refund for this game because it was just not for me.… Expand
  84. Cavkov
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    A dream come true for us Star Wars fans!! I love this game. I hope there will be more content both for story mode and multuplayer +++++
  85. iHS
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    I think i would rather go for 7+, but i'm seeing lots of ridicolous "1" reviews, so i'm gonna try to even this out. The game is fun - and that's it. It's a beautiful space sim, with a surprisingly steep learning curve, flying is satysfying, action is hectic, and it actually emphesises teamwork (was on the receiving end of that one, sadly).
    On the other hand: story is a placeholder, and    I think i would rather go for 7+, but i'm seeing lots of ridicolous "1" reviews, so i'm gonna try to even this out. The game is fun - and that's it. It's a beautiful space sim, with a surprisingly steep learning curve, flying is satysfying, action is hectic, and it actually emphesises teamwork (was on the receiving end of that one, sadly).
    On the other hand: story is a placeholder, and the game suffers from a couple of technical glitches - HOTAS have too much deadzone, VR experience is shaky (i wasn't able to pull this off with my oculus quest, i'm hoping that it's a cable issue, but Virtual Desktop didn't work either). Supposedly, the origin version works much better in that scope then SteamVR one.
    I hope - after few patches i hope thing will be much better.
    But there is a looots of BS in the opinions - EVERY time i was flying TIE and bumped into something, i died in explosion. Didn't have ANY problem with mouse control. People are complaining about microtransactions - WHAT?
    "For example, in the first Imperial mission, you're simply told to scan the ships cargo's. They don't tell you which ship to scan" -THEY DO!!!! They place a marker the size of a small moon. The guy who wrote that, actually regrets that the ships have to be in front of you in order to shoot them. I'm serious, check JackH2551. He also insist that everyone moves faster then him. ARGH!
    People moaning that tutorials are tutorials, that spacesim is a spacesim, the doing objectives is hard, that playing game is hard... jesus, i want to poke my eys out sometimes.
    TLDR: It's fun! I hope they polish it further, improve performance, add new ships (B-wing! Tie defender!), new modes, new maps, but i like what i've got so far - definately will be playing this in coming weeks like crazy, it already got me hooked (but aiming with flightstick is hars hehe).    … Expand
  86. Bird231132
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    A great game. We’ve waited years for a new Star Wars flight sims and Squadrons was worth the wait.
  87. vambool
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    where's my star wars??? short playtime. throw money away this star wars game.
  88. Darthpibe
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Awesome game, great graphics, and gameplay, I'm playing with an Xbox controller in vr and the immersion feels like you are flying a star wars ship, I would like if they add oculus controllers to it.
  89. ReSharper
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    There is no optimization, the plot is unrealistically bad, the graphics are terrible, the multiplayer modes are terribly boring. This game is not worth the money.
  90. JackH2551
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    * Before I start my review, I'd like to mention that I do NOT have a VR headset, so I did NOT play this game in VR. I will not review the VR portion of this game since I did not experience it.

    When I first heard about this game, I was extremely excited for it. It looked like a lot of fun, the multiplayer looked interesting. I was hyped for it. Bought the game today, and requested a    * Before I start my review, I'd like to mention that I do NOT have a VR headset, so I did NOT play this game in VR. I will not review the VR portion of this game since I did not experience it.

    When I first heard about this game, I was extremely excited for it. It looked like a lot of fun, the multiplayer looked interesting. I was hyped for it. Bought the game today, and requested a Steam refund within 1 hour of game play. This game is horrible and a HUGE disappointment. I watched videos and other gameplay footage, and what I experienced vs what I saw were night and day. Game play footage made this game look fast, fun, fluid and packed with action. In reality, the game play is the complete opposite. Its very slow (Even with max speed and full engine power). The controls are super clunky and unresponsive. And the combat is just bad and very poorly designed.

    First things first, the story mode.... The story involves ANOTHER member of the Empire running away to join the Rebels. Gee, like we haven't seen that 8 billion times. Very predictable and uninteresting story. As for the missions themselves, they're super tedious and don't have any sort of direction whatsoever. For example, in the first Imperial mission, you're simply told to scan the ships cargo's. They don't tell you which ship to scan. They don't place any sort of marker on them or point you in the right direction. You're forced to just find it on you're own. There's at LEAST 20 ships, all spaced out. I spent a stupid amount of time searching for it, and I finally found it. After that, there was FINALLY some enemies to shoot, and experience combat. The combat was another disappointment.

    As far as the combat goes... Another massive disappointment. The enemy ships are always super far away. You have to spend at least 30 seconds flying within shooting distance of them. On top of that, the enemies move lightning fast, while your ship - regardless of what ship you're flying - is super slow and clunky. To make things worst, you can't aim your guns. You literally can not aim your guns on your ship like in Battlefront. The enemy HAS to be right in front of you to shoot them. Its extremely frustrating and not fun. And while you're trying to get that perfect aim to shoot enemies, like 3-4 enemies get behind you instantly and start shooting you down, killing you. Trying to shake enemies off your tail is super frustrating as well. The game does little to nothing to explain how to have a better gaming experience by teaching you how to do sharper turns or shake enemies off your tail or get better at combat. There's no tutorials. There's no lessons or parts of the game that teach you to be better. The controls are frustratingly stupid and difficult. Normally, I have fun trying to learn a new game, but in this instance, I kept getting frustrated due to the games very poorly designed controls.

    I was expecting this game to be an arcade style game. Something like Starfox 64 or Batttlefront 2 - just with Spaceships. But no. Some how, they took what made Battlefront 2 space battles fun, and made it a million times and more way complex. Battlefront 2 Space battles are super fast, fluid and fun. Where as Squadrons is super slow, tedious, and very clunky with terrible controls that are frustratingly stupid to maneuver and not fun to learn. Not only that, but the scanners in your cockpit that are meant to show you where enemies are, is extremely flawed and does not work very well. There is no real guide or explanation on how to read or use it to your advantage. This seems to be a common theme with this game. There is little to no explanation on how anything works, on where to go in the story mode or what to do. If the devs want people to enjoy their game, then they should have made an effort to explain it better, because everything in this game is super complex, does not make sense, and is frustratingly difficult to figure out. I don't like that one bit.

    I don't understand why everything in this game is so slow? The "dog fights" are slow. Getting from point A to B is slow. The Slowing things down did NOT improve the game play. It sucks, because I was really excited for this game. I wanted to like this game. I gave it a try. But the terrible controls and slow, awful game play disappointed me big time. Thank god for Steam's return policy. As if 2020 couldn't get more disappointing, Squadrons came out and failed my expectations. They could have just made a fun, simple flight combat game like Starfox 64 or improve upon what made Battlefront 2 space battles so much fun. But no. They made this terrible FPS Flight Simulator type game, that's painfully slow and difficult to maneuver. On the bright side... The graphics and visuals are really nice. But that's all they got going for them. Everything about this game is horrible. I did not enjoy it one bit. Save your $40. Thank god for Steams refund policy. What a disappointment.    … Expand
  91. KingChewie
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    Been waiting a while for this type of game to come out! It's meeting my expectations all the way! You really feel like a pilot in Star Wars... Each starfighter is fun to play with and there is a lot of depth to them when you start exploring different components. Great value for money with a campaign, a couple of modes for multiplayer and playing against the AI in coop. Plus, noBeen waiting a while for this type of game to come out! It's meeting my expectations all the way! You really feel like a pilot in Star Wars... Each starfighter is fun to play with and there is a lot of depth to them when you start exploring different components. Great value for money with a campaign, a couple of modes for multiplayer and playing against the AI in coop. Plus, no microtransactions!!… Expand
  92. SplitMind
    Oct 3, 2020
    5
    This game was welcomed with open arms, especially by critics and sometimes uncritically, as ironic as this may seem. Star Wars has a strong hold on people's heartstrings but gamers have found themselves disappointed for well over a decade now. What Star Wars Squadrons brings is not the saviour of the game series, but it is a shining ray of hope.

    A lot of emphasis has been placed on the    This game was welcomed with open arms, especially by critics and sometimes uncritically, as ironic as this may seem. Star Wars has a strong hold on people's heartstrings but gamers have found themselves disappointed for well over a decade now. What Star Wars Squadrons brings is not the saviour of the game series, but it is a shining ray of hope.

    A lot of emphasis has been placed on the graphics here. When not in your ship, the cutscenes are impressive and observing them in the hangar is an impressive sight. The downside is that you don't get to free-roam; instead pointing and clicking from room-to-room which I suspect is to make VR smoother for gamers. Speaking of which, I did not play this in VR at all, so bear this in mind when reading my review. Having said that, I think there is a lot of space for improvement in the graphics department. The backgrounds are excellent, however these become repetitive. What I would like to see going forward is battles that take place not just in outer space, but on planets such as Tattooine to provide a variety of backdrops. One final note; the thing that annoyed me most was that I was limited to cockpit-view throughout the game. This is not my preferred POV so it quite marred the experience for me. You can tell they wanted to focus the game on VR but diversity is always better.

    The story isn't anything special, and other than the appearance of Darth Vader at the beginning it really lacks some star power and figures from the movies to capture my interest. You play as a mostly nameless protagonist that you customise at the beginning of the game but this is rather limited, making me suspicious that microtransactions are on their way. A core element of the story was the constant switching between the Imperials and the Rebels for each mission. I would have much preferred to have chosen one side to play as consistently throughout the game and this could have opened up the option of having different endings depending on which side you choose. Instead, one minute you are in a Tie Fighter, then an X-Wing, then a Tie Interceptor followed by an A-Wing. Speaking of ships, where are the classics such as the Millennium Falcon? Canon or not I'd love to fly these ships again.

    Finally, the gameplay. This is where I had a love-hate experience. Generally, flying and dogfighting is enjoyable, but what really took away from the experience for me was just how bloody slow all aircraft seem to be! Some have good speed and acceleration, however in a dogfight it takes forever to manoeuvre these, meaning that even on the easiest difficulty my enemies had an easy time flying rings around me. What this also means that I found it harder to tell the difference between the craft other than how the cockpit looked. This also pushed me towards a style of gameplay I'll call 'turreting', which is when your aircraft sits completely still in mid-air and you simply fire directly at opponents. I struggled to succeed with any other style of gameplay than this. Ace Combat 7 has captured gameplay fairly well so I don't know why a company like EA are struggling with the money they have behind them.

    One more thing. I cannot conclude without stating how barebones this game is. Given the mediocre quality I'm actually happy that the campaign was so short so I didn't get too bored of it, however what I'm seeing is a game that's a platform for yet another live services model stuffed full of microtransactions. They aren't in the game yet but this is EA we're talking about, so watch closely and get it for less than £20, or not at all if the live services begin to fester into the game and ruin it. Overall, it's a step in the right direction but another missed opportunity.    … Expand
  93. Dadsaplaya2
    Oct 3, 2020
    4
    Not sure why inclusiveness is a problem for anyone who is secure. A lot of people don't know (or care) what it is like to not see heroes like themselves in games or on TV. Had serious technical issues, I've never had with any other games. I tried PC and VR and both had issues. Have new PC 64/32 Gig Ram and VRAM, 2080, NVIDIA G-sync monitor,. The game would load go across two monitorsNot sure why inclusiveness is a problem for anyone who is secure. A lot of people don't know (or care) what it is like to not see heroes like themselves in games or on TV. Had serious technical issues, I've never had with any other games. I tried PC and VR and both had issues. Have new PC 64/32 Gig Ram and VRAM, 2080, NVIDIA G-sync monitor,. The game would load go across two monitors (Wacom was one) even when one was disabled, would not center, could not used keyboard or controllers in VR. Had to get refund. Gave points for inclusiveness, but cannot recommend due to technical issues.… Expand
  94. Fyend
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    The worst control scheme of any flight game I've played. Terrible story mode.
  95. dsqer
    Oct 3, 2020
    1
    Pointless, monotonous and terribly boring. In general, a typical EA game. But without donation
  96. quetzal1
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    This was the game that left me so disappointed that I was encouraged to make an account on Metacritic just to write this review.

    The game is advertised as being playable with a mouse and keyboard. It isn’t. Unlike the old classics like Tie Fighter and Descent Freespace, moving the mouse does not have a direct effect on the ship movement but repositions a cursor toward which the ship    This was the game that left me so disappointed that I was encouraged to make an account on Metacritic just to write this review.

    The game is advertised as being playable with a mouse and keyboard. It isn’t. Unlike the old classics like Tie Fighter and Descent Freespace, moving the mouse does not have a direct effect on the ship movement but repositions a cursor toward which the ship turns (with a delay). This means that to stop turning, one has to reposition the cursor to the screen center. Doesn’t sound too bad, but since the game doesn’t draw the cursor, one has always to guess where it is and easily overshoots. The result is see-sawing back and forth all around where you really want to go. Now, a similar control scheme was used in the game House of the Dying Sun (which I think is a great game by the way), but it's only now that I realise how clever the developers of that game were in drawing a line between the cursor position and the ship heading. I guess they must’ve tested their game to realize that it made all the difference.

    Now I’m not complaining that Star Wars Squadrons is a hard game. X-wing was a notoriously hard game and one of my all-time favourites. But, the difficulty was not introduced in having unresponsive controls. Possibly (although I am not sure) the developers of Squadrons were aware of their clumsy controls, which is why they put in autoaim and removed collision damage to compensate. The graphics are much better than the games of twenty years ago, but when I see a Tie-fighter collide directly with a Star Destroyer and simply bounce off the immersion is lost for me.

    I can appreciate that those with other controllers are having a much better experience. But, sorry, the game is sold as being compatible with a mouse and keyboard, so I think it’s fully fair to write a review based solely on this experience. In principle, one could train hard to be able to learn the least intuitive controls I can remember, but I feel it’s equivalent to making a real-time strategy game where you can’t see the cursor. If you were very committed, you could learn to live with it, but would it be fun?    … Expand
  97. Kochet
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Просто очередной, скучный высер EA за 2200 руб
  98. dwebster
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    Played Star Wars Squadrons prologue on VR(PC).

    This completed me like Tom Cruise in Jerry McGuire. I've been waiting for this ever since the old PC franchise.
  99. winzentween
    Oct 3, 2020
    6
    Best way to play is VR and hotus flight sticks (if it worked) would be the set up of choice but it needs a beefy 2080s if you dont want frame drops etc. The main issue with this game is it costs about 1500 plus to play well. 500 for vr, 1000 for pc and 200 for flight stick and then game on top. And it is in no way worth that effort while a game like half life might be. You would beBest way to play is VR and hotus flight sticks (if it worked) would be the set up of choice but it needs a beefy 2080s if you dont want frame drops etc. The main issue with this game is it costs about 1500 plus to play well. 500 for vr, 1000 for pc and 200 for flight stick and then game on top. And it is in no way worth that effort while a game like half life might be. You would be better off with the PSVR nightmare or just in 2d for way less. BUT if you want the best PCVR is the only choice. Via INDEX or QUEST VD setup.

    The GOOD: looks great mostly and sounds great and the idea is great and there are wow moments. It has some neat cockpits.

    BAD: story is a tired cliche mess. Lots of tech issues and performance problems and the flight stick does not work as intended. Lacks polish and content. A few modes and 6 hrs single play with no secrets. A few old ships we've already used and no b-wings. Small maps for mp. Lots of hand holding and giant tutorials. VR cutscenes not in VR. DROIDS do nothing at all which is against lore and other games. The hub area is teleport rubbish. Nothing much to do and not hub space for MP. Cosmetics and upgrades change nothing. Only one view point. CAnnot use your hands in VR and flight stick doesnt move but throttle does. Many small issues too which distract from what could have been amazing. The game has not been play tested. You are paying to do that for them.

    Also you're supporting Disney and EA so ...don't.

    Wait for a sale and many patches and free content. The game is just not there yet and not as advertised or promised. 6/10 (7 in vr if you love SWARS and they fix the sticks).    … Expand
  100. iielohimii
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    A dream comes true with Star Wars Squadrons, perfect in VR. Good Graphics, nice Campaign and Multiplayer. My Score 10 out of the 10
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
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  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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