Is Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection WORTH Buying? (review) 

Are you planning to watch those Wrist Rockets and Execute Order 66? Let me know in the comments below! I'm tempted to maybe stream the game in the future! Also, if you want to buy the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, you can buy it here! - store.steampowered.com/app/2446550/STAR_WARS_Battlefront_Classic_Collection/

my jaw dropped when you said it was 60 GB. what on earth happened there??

I feel attacked for hearing that really no one would be here for battlefront 1.

60 gig? wtf?

I always believed that the first Battlefront still had some charm despite the second improving a lot. I will personally being trying to play both online.

the lack of crossplatform multiplayer still completely puzzles me, it would have been the easiest selling point of this collection on PC

The new beeping loading screens is not the same. 😤

Thanks for raising awareness. My experience on PS5 is horrendous. 20 year old game and it’s a jittery, buggy mess and 90% of the time the server list doesn’t even refresh. The purpose of this collection is multiplayer and that’s the worst part of the game right now.

The thing that hurts me is just the fonts. So much charm is missing and it makes it look like a fan made amateurish concept piece. I hope they add the og fonts back. And the BF1 loading sounds, they NEED to add the og sounds back

Let's be honest. When it was announced, I was expecting it to be no more than £20

Say whatever you want about these games - the *ABSOLUTE BEST THING ABOUT THESE GAMES* is the *TOTAL ABSENCE* of *_ANY_* "di$ney war$" *_GARBAGE_* in them. Now *_THIS_* is STAR WARS... UPDATE: Yeah, that still doesn't excuse launching 2 broken games with only 3 servers, crashes, lagging, other issues and a $35 price tag...

How does a game in 2024 not have an option to invert the Y axis?

The inflated harddrive space is almost certainly uncompressed sound files.

I love the original, it may not have sprint, space battles, or heroes, but at has air vehicles in ground battles unlike BF2.

Me: *Hears KOTOR 2 music in the video "I see you are a man of culture as well."

I’m really looking forward to this game. Edit: After watching the full review, damn it really does seem like Asyper put in the bare minimum amount of work into this game. That’s really disappointing. Let’s just hope that they can fix the multiplayer issues asap.

got my refund, servers are actually horrendous and 60gb is beyond ridiculous 🤣 can’t believe i fell for this nostalgia bait

I'm so conflicted about Aspyr. On one hand, I love how much they love the KOTOR and the Star Wars brand in general-- on the other, they seem to have the worst luck in the world and a lot of their output (and lack of) shows it.

"this collection is pretty cheap" My brother in Christ they are charging $40 for two games that they just slapped some up texture mods onto

Not gonna lie, when they announced that battlefront 2 was going to have all ground levels feature hero assault, I figured that at the very least, they would have added a sprint function to the first game.

Glad I watching this before getting my hopes up. Thanks for always being honest, dude

No, it's not worth buying. It's only 2 players, the original was 4. This is a downgrade.

You will probably find that the bloated GB and quieter sound is because they have used uncompressed audio for a higher audio quality however that means the audio will generally be quieter and take up a lot more space

11:16 I’m crying in tears when he said “it’s just.. unacceptable” 🤣

I really love Battlefront 1 & 2 classics and still play them on steam. I pre-ordered this classic collection for the switch just so I could play while traveling to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions. Also you can't beat playing hero assault on every map! So its worth buying for me, and it will show how good aspyr really are at handling older games.

While it is disappointing that Aspyr have only done minimal improvements over the original version I think people are missing the point of this collection: it gives people who only own the latest generation of consoles the chance to play these legendary games. Not everyone has a PC and can play the original games and even less people have a PS2 at home nowadays. Nevertheless the price is a bit exaggerated, without sale it costs 35€ which is equivalent to over 38$, so almost 40$ for a port with slightly better textures.

If they really have 4k textures, the size really grows. The quality is about “how the 4k textures were made”.

The answers no, need for 18min of it. Eventually if they show the respect to the Battlefront community, people like me who streamed high quality streams, got others to buy it, the enthusiasm we showed, our sadness when BF2 2017 was over with no mention of BF3, talked with developers, made players excited to even play one weekends worth after they spent 60 usd....then, maybe. This was just about the last straw, there's no excuses for what this launch felt like.

I think the reception of this collection will really depend on the platform. On PC, it seems not worth it and cheap. On every other console, it feels like a really great release because a lot of people haven't been able to access it for a long time

Maybe this is already somewhat known, but the reason why the original BF2 still has PC multiplayer is because an update from years ago restored the servers after GameSpy died. Considering I've played the OG versions of both games for almost 2 decades now, I feel like I've already seen the best of them. I'm thrilled that both games got a remaster for new and old fans, but for me, the lack of mod support kills this version even more than crossplay I think. OG BF2 mod support is so expansive and great that it makes it tough for me to get excited for something like this. Not to mention all the bugs mentioned in the video. Also, 60 GB install? That seems to happen a lot these days and I hate that.

What a flop this was...Aspyr should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for this trainwreck.

To be honest this will get boring really soon without mod support. Every now and then I hop on Battlefront 2 on PC and the most fun is the mod content. Vanilla has been played for years, I don't need a upscaled 60gb Xbox One Port to play it a week and then hardly ever touch it. A shame because I LOVE the original Battlefront

Public service announcement: There is NO OPTION to invert your Y-axis in this game.

It's really depressing and bizarre now that we went from indie developers/studios making better games and content than most AAA studios to modders making games much better with more content than an actual studio developing or upgrading one.

For those of you saying 60 gigs its for both the old gen and next gen versions combined. It’s actually 30. I dont know and or care if thats bad

If someone wants to play BF1 or BF2 Pandemic, just bought them on pc on steam. Very low computers can run both of them, with multiple mods/steam workshop :)

The fact that Aspyr can keep putting out slop and people open their wallets for nostalgia alone is really disappointing.

Western gamedev optimize the game size and compress textures challenge (impossible)

I still play this game. That's how good it is.

Hell yeah it is worth!😃 who said it takes 50-60 GB? I got 25 GB on PS5. It's such a joy to bring back a part of my childhood. People complaining about 35€, but I'm asking to this people "Is it more worth to pay 35€ to get drunk?" Think about that😉

The first one for me was more fun. Seeing the heroes running around being as strong as a hero should be and the yellow team being able to fight back and win. If they added AI heroes and the yellow teams into the 2nd I would never look back.

I love battlefront 2 but personally I think the first one is better, I like the maps it has more than in the sequel. Does suck you can't use heroes in it though

Aspyr knew they needed to win the fans back after botching kotor 2 restored content

If theres 1 thing this collection made me do. It was to buy the originals before they get delisted off steam

I really hope they fix the issues with online. Growing up, I only ever played Split screen. So I am really excited to try playing games full of actual players.

This game will die without crossplay

XL mode was my absolute FAVORITE!!! Before my computer went down and I never got a new one, those are some of the only maps I played

“Significantly improved visuals” is being very generous. I’m glad they kept the gameplay & all the original modes, but there’s so much more they could’ve done to improve the graphics. That’s my only complaint.

I'm not surprised that the Classic Collection is subpar. I literally only bought it for the Splitscreen so me and my wife can play. The original is still better because of the mods. The Remaster Mod and Shader Patch are especially amazing looking mods and are handcrafted textures versus AI upscaling.

Things i wanted in a shooter and an xbox player -no PC players -no hosted games -old school gaming This game is the shit. Way better than the new ones

I just don’t understand how it’s so poorly optimized. Like all the other stuff I can see them patching later, I personally am not that upset by it, but it should NOT be 60gb.

Lucky for me I still have Battlefront II on four cds, and it works on Windows 10.

They took what was already available through community mods for many years, packaged up the existing work, and are charging extra instead of making this a game update for the games which are already released. Terrible behavior, though not surprising from Aspyr and Disney.

Very disappointing that this is the second time a Star Wars remaster got released in a borderline unacceptable state Granted, from my understanding of the Restored Content DLC, that wasn't *entirely* their fault, but it's still a huge sore spot

I was hoping you could clarify something for me as this is a huge factor whether I get the game or not. Does this mean that Galactic Conquest can be played online and with friends? Is it only for Battlefront I or II as well? 5:36 Is the campaign for either game support online CO-OP with a friend? I assume not on this one.

For some reason, they've removed the original SWBF2 crosshair settings. I always liked disabling most of the crosshair and leaving just the small white dot. Also, I can't stand the yellow heat meter on the crosshair, I want to disable it. This has really disappointed me...

As long as this Battlefront doesn't have a story that was promised to be a fascinating tale about imperial soldiers but in the end it was just another generic "becoming a Rebel" tale, I will gladly buy it 😊

Wow that's pretty terrible. So no (real) new content, a 60gb file size, shoddy multiplayer that probably won't work on release, 30 dollar price tag and no crossplay. That's a REAL hard sell.

9:47 how can anyone see this and think the new version looks better? original looks way better. better lighting w/ bloom. new one just has some crappy high rez textures but no soul or aesthetic sense. some extra pixels on some textures while retaining the same poly counts just looks bad plus without the lighting it looks totally sterile with no atmosphere.

"I don't think people will play the multiplayer" HAH, you didn't grow up clocking over 1000 hours into these bad boys online.

Wish we got a Battlefront set in the Yuuzhan Vong Wars. Imagine the possibilities with the amazing and unique Vong technology!

Its nice they included Battlefront 1 , but honestly after i bought BF2 all the way back in 2005, i didnt touch the first one much. Bf2 just improved it in pretty much every way

The fact that you have to pay 30USD for a fucking RE-RELEASE is crazy, it's not even a remaster. And the worst thing is that people will buy it - it's insane how we as a gaming community are allowing to be fucked in the ass.

Shitty cashgrab port, can easily get all the new content via mods for the og release

7:22 Hard disagree. Id rather have all classes layed out in front of me and directly click on the one i want, instead of having to 1D scroll on a list like im using a controller thus limiting myself even further.

In my opinion (I have both of the original Xbox releases & unfortunately this re-release by Aspyr) the original versions (by Lucasarts, which are also made backwards compatible with the Xbox One & Series X/S) are still far superior in all regards IMO (they're both cheaper, take up less file size, the graphics have already been enhanced from their original 2004 & 2005 version back in 2018, the play control is great, inverted controls are available, they have all cutscenes, they have all music, they ave all sound effects, they have all legendary rewards, hit detection works great, flight controls work great, camera options work great, they have all DLCs add ons - characters & locations, they have the 4 player couch co-op spilt-screen and no glitches, bugs or other such issues - like the Classic Collection still has to this day...the only thing it doesn't have is the online multiplayer - but since no a lot of actual people are playing at an given time anymore, what does that matter in the end? IMO)...I personally removed the Classic Collection (and got fully refunded) and kept the original Battlefront 1 & 2 (via backwards compatibility on my Xbox), which I do play quite often & still enjoy. My recommendation, get the originals (either by backwards compatibility on your consoles OR on computer via Steam). Peace ✌️.

Can you play with the extra player count offline? Can you have 60+ bots for example?

The servers are dogshit on console multiplayer

I'm not convinced on paying nearly double or triple the price I paid to get these classics on PC 12 years ago. Just for multiplayer. I'm going to buy this game when it's cheaper and even then I think I'll only play it for the usual single or co-op gameplay aspects not online gaming. On a side note people should check out the remaster mod for BF2 2005 because this really makes it a fresh experience.

As bad as I feel for those who got this game for multiplayer, I for one am terrible at multiplayer shooters and couldn't care less about playing multiplayer. My favorite thing to do when I played all those years ago was to buddy up with a random npc ally, protect them until they died, then go full rampage in a mourning angry killing spree... I can't wait!

Thanks for the review. Really appreciate the honesty

I actually think I have an explanation for the framerate being capped under 30 fps. You’ll see a lot of older games where the physics and other gameplay elements are directly tied to the frame-rate of the game, the original Skyrim is probably the most famous example, but another example is what happens when you try to play Titan Quest multiplayer on modern systems, it becomes an unmanageable lag fest on modern systems unless all players have manually gone into their graphics cards and capped the framerates at lower settings.

Great review! I'm glad you didn't go into this game with your rose tinted nostalgia googles turned up to 11 like most other reviewers did.

I actually preferred the original, and I never really got into 2 as a kid, though I’ll still go back to 1. It’s hard to describe, but the gameplay just felt better. I preferred the lack of heroes, as everyone being a normal soldier who could die easily was a big part of the appeal. And BF2 really toned down some of the classes. The droids were definitely broken in 1, but being able to launch people in are with the Super Battle Droid’s rockets was a lot of fun, for example. The maps in the original are also much better.

The upscale textures removes lighting and glow

for me personally i am getting it on PC for the splitscreen . so yeah, i do think its going to be worth it . still great review !

I’d rather get this instead of buying a whole ass computer

never played the first one, but the second battlefront (classic 2005) was my go to game for playstation 2, absolutely smashed it everyday lol

Most of the "bad" things seem patchable, so I really think patch updates will be rolling out as soon as it releases.

Battlefront 1 is a masterpiece.

Is it me, or did the original with the lava look WAY better than the new HD version?

Great video, love the technical details. I agree that It doesn't make too much sense to have BF1 here, they should have just made the maps from that available on BF2 and left it at that, in everyway that game is an upgrade to the original. THANK YOU for calling them out for trying to act like that and the DLC was new content and calling it what it is, an upscaled port that you might not play if the servers were still open for the original. A few things I have questions about, things I decided I would have fixed when I played SWBFII to 100% on the 360 version I own on stream recently, things that should be fixed if they actually put some care into it and did more than just upscale it and open the console servers again. 1. Have they added any of the dlc content to galactic conquest or added any kind of randomization to the planets? 2. have they made the characters available through the leader bonus more random? (In the original, the character for the leader bonus in galactic conquest was locked in by the planet you are on and it felt like you only got to use one or two instead of the whole cast; for example playing as CIS you will never play as count dooku, ventress or the emperor, you will only play as maul or jango) 3. Have they made the AI smarter at all? does it still do stupid and infuriating things like attacking the same planet over and over again in galactic conquest or getting stuck and standing around having a seizure in a corner on the edge of the map somewhere? 4. Also, did they fix the map on Naboo where the AI gets stuck in that corner next to CP 3?

Thank you soooooo much!!! I have been waiting to purchase. Guess I will wait a little longer till they get rid of the issues. If they don't then I will just stick with og ps2 version from time to time not online.

WTF DID THEY DO TO TURN TWO 9 GB GAMES INTO FUCKIN 60 GB?!?! I ain't see no massive map expansion, or no massive unit expansion! I played the modded versions of BF2 Classic, it had double the stuff the original did and wasn't anywhere close to 60 GB! What in the holy fuckle chuck nuggets is this??

I’m really hopping there is 32:9 support and if there is proper split screen with it then I think the game will be worth it for me on pc. I am having doubts though that it will be executed properly. The audio delay and multiplayer frame rate is atrocious though, I’d be curious to see if there the fps is still as bad on lan.

If anyone is coming here to see if it's worth it now, I can give you an update. First off, the size. It's now 30GB, so half the size it was. Second, the flight controls. It now has the option to switch off inverted controls, so you can fly the way you like. Third, frame rate. Much better, didn't feel slow to me at all. I'm sure there's a bunch of other improvements, but those are the ones I noticed right out of the gate.

At least your honest and don't have your head up Disney's butt. Thank you for accurately reviewing the PC version and letting people know what's up.

I assumed because your YT channel is called 100% SW that you'd be a fanboy & excuse it's lazy ways. Protect this man people!! I'll buy it when it hits $19.99.

Is there ultrawide support?

I have the OG star wars battlefront 2 for xbox original and i have never seen that hero before. Maybe it was added for later copies

my only disappointing for this battlefront classic collection 1. could added psp spin off like elite squadron and renegade squadron into the collection 2. mod support on pc for mod community

Bought this on PS5 and god, I regret it. I don't understand how they fumbled so terribly hard. This was probably my most anticipated game in a long while and its just...ass lol, due to all these issues plaguing it.

I have Star Wars Battlefront 2 on PC, and i don't play multiplayer because the game doesn't even run well, when I join a server. Lots of stuttering, my character jumping all over the maps, etc. It's basically unplayable. So I never play multiplayer. Sucks to hear this because I was hoping that would be fixed, with this port.

Are the trophies obtainable offline, or are the majority exclusively online?

REFUNDING !!!!!!!!! im so emberassed that they didnt add galactic conquest online !! At least for private lobby with friends ?!?!?! like cmon, this hyped me and now im just gonna refund it, i can get all the "improvements" from the original with mods. bye

Yes. If your wanting a blast with single player. Yes. That’s why I bought it

Ok this is clearly a pre-version of the game, there will be a day one patch that will fix some of these problems. They will be sorted out. I am not going to take the word of someone playing a pre-version and judge the games by that.

as someone who upscales content regularly i can see how upscaled content can eat up a lot of file size

Great video as always! i think i'm going to stay with my trusty old steam copy and my ps2 copy for the true nostalgia :)

Unpopular option. Battlefront 1 is the better than 1 😶