Star Wars: Squadrons - Before You Buy 

*bill murray voice* STAR WAAARS

It only took 8 years but EA is finally starting to get the Star Wars formula right with Fallen Order and Squadrons

‘I don’t recommend playing on controller’ Me, who has had no problems with the game while playing on controller: *”I don’t have such weaknesses.”*

Me: *buys squadrons on an impulse* Also me: I should watch before you buy now

Can’t stand ign. Their reviews mean nothing. This is where I go first to learn about games

I still can't get over the fact you have frontal and rear deflector shields- I forgot that I wanted that.

How many times do you think the line, "Now this is podracing!" Has been spoken/yelled since this game came out?

I miss Star Fox......Yes I am old.....

7 months later: It is free.

Loved the OG Tie fighter simulator on pc back when i was a kid. This game brought all those memories back i love it.

I just love how you can fly into the hangar and change ship mid fight to match the situation.

Next: Knights Of The Old Republic Remastered Collection. Come on EA.

Started playing this in VR. Wowsers, on stilts. To me it is incredible with a particular emphasis on visual and audio detail. In practice mode, you can stop and just listen. I spent the first hour just sitting and taking it all in. It's the closest I'll ever gate to space! Downside: flying isn't easy. Upside: flying, in space, in an X Wing.

The $40 price tag is the biggest draw to this game. Good choice by EA

Campaign: Good. Gameplay: Good. Multiplayer: Good. Bugs: Some. Price: Medium. Game: ... Good. Done.

As a Ace Combat veteran, and Star Wars fan, this game looks pretty solid.👏🏻

My favorite dogfighting game as a kid was Rogue Squadron. This new game reminds me a lot of RS, and I think they did a fantastic job of making a really fun, solid fan service game. It also helps that I have PSVR. Squadrons is another game ENTIRELY on VR. If you don't have it, I recommend getting a VR setup JUST FOR THIS GAME. It is amazing.

Not gonna lie, for the price, it is a really good game

"Power management" As an ELITE: Dangerous player. Nothing scares me

I played it for the first time this morning for about 2 hours. This game is so much fun!

I can't help but shout out "it's a trap!" Everytime I'm suspicious of the plot playing the story mode. 😅

I really don't think that it is harder on console. Its just what you are used to

He said he didn’t like the controller, but personally, I prefer it over mouse and keyboard. It just feels better for a flight based game

The Xbox one can handle this game “That’s impossible even for a computer”

No Micro Transactions. No Updates. (Edit: Apparently, I was wrong, haha) 35-40 dollars/pounds Me: "Is this still EA we're talking about?"

Does anyone find themselves twisting and turning their heads while flying?

Him talking about the power and controls complexity.... "Ahh.. So it's like elite dangerous"

Squadrons is fantastic. I think it has genuine esport potential with fleet battles. It's got a very high skill ceiling and rewards skillful play. Even more so if you can get full teams together working in real formations and tactics this game could really shine through

I'd love to see the Rogue Squadron series by Factor 5 brought back

It’s too late for me but I’m gonna watch this anyway

Also the fact that you can divert your shields forwards or backwards is a really nice detail from the movies they added. Adds another layer of strategy to the dogfights.

Just picked it up, absolutely love it feel like im back at the old arcade! "Take all of my quarters!!!"

The dogfights in the films have always been my favorite scenes, and finally having a true first person experience to play makes me so damn happy! Can't wait to try it out!

X-wing vs Tie Fighter was my jam back in the 90's I perferred the Tie Fighter with No shields. Won 10$ bet in High school. Kid didn't think a Tie fighter with no shields could take on B wing or A wing

I loved rogue squadron on GameCube, this coming out makes me so happy

The drop in drop out VR is the coolest part. Switching between the two couldn't be easier.

I've Been Looking Forward to This..

Squadrons: Exists Me: “This is where the fun begins”

My fave was rogue squadron on the computer, especially with the number of different ships you could fly from across the series, including the naboo interceptor from episode 1

Im a star wars fan and got the game today and it was the first EA star wars game that i have got and i have had a blast i love just putting myself up against a star destroyer and trying my best to destroy it

2:47 the game was made for controller, I’ve played for the past two days and controller is much better and it feels more natural

I would just like to say thank you Jake. I personally appreciate that you do these “Before You Buy” videos. I feel that you do these quite well and that you are completely honest with everything you say and I definitely appreciate that. So, again, thank you for giving us your time and opinion on all these videos. Please keep up the great work and I’ll definitely be here for every video that you do.

Just picked this up this evening. Brings back the old Tie Fighter/X wing vibes from the 90s

Playing this in VR with a flight stick setup would be a dream come true

5:38 Yes they're are two currencies, the devs said you must play to get them and that they will not be selling them, period.

Most of the “before you buy” videos i watch are from games i already have

Can we start a petition for EA to make a new game centered around the Mandalorians?

I freggin love this in vr! I need friends to play this with me tho...

2:45 I disagree with you right here. I feel like the controller takes a second to get used to, but once you've gotten used to it you turn into Wedge. While the mouse and keyboard feels easier to use right when you get it into your hands, I find that *I* tend to overshoot my targets a lot and spin around uncontrollably trying to fix on a target. In short I found my performance after a bit of practice, getting used the the controls and such with the controller to go up.

"Star Wars: Squadrons - After You Buy" title. is. fixed.

Ace combat has always been one of my favorite game series, star fox and Star Wars fighter pilot games were always fun. Love playing battlefront 2 and the flight missions were fun in campaign. So picking this up was a no brainer.

I know there were a lot of issues with the game around it, but I was a huge fan of the star fighter mechanic in Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed. The ability to completely build your own craft , manage your own power distribution, and add a droid for added support was really engaging. You could even use jumping to hyperspace during combat to get you out of tough spots, which was an incredible level of immersion to me at the time. I never leveled up enough to fly the YT-1300 because I wasn't a huge fan of the ground based game, but the customization and feeling of freedom in the flight part still stands out for me as one of the best.

Wait -- you're recommending mouse + keyboard over a controller for a flight game? I can't wrap my mind around that one.

The ship customization is intense. The potential for completely different builds really compliments the fleet battles mode (which honestly flows more like a moba than I had anticipated, but it’s quite good)

Just got this in a bundle on the PS Store. I’m having tons of fun. I loved Rogue Squadron as a kid so this has some nostalgia. I use a cont, I’ve had no issues with it. Lots of stuff to remember. Just running through the story now to get the hang of everything. Definite learning curve. But once you play a bit everything g seems to fall into place.

X Wing Alliance was definitely my favorite - that game still has a cult following and is still being modded over 20 years later. I really wish Squadrons had the same level of versatility and breadth of ships available to fly - it definitely doesn't have the same level of depth as XWA

Who else is out here waiting for Star Wars Rouge Squadron Trilogy on Wii?

Just bought it. From the opening mission alone I can't wait to see where the rest of the story goes. Having a ton of fun so far!

Love your "before you buys". Plz keep em coming

that tie fighter running away was hilarious hahah

I love this game, the dog fights are so satisfying. I suck at maneuvering tho so it’s kinda clunky for me rn but it’s so smooth. The campaign is good and I’m into it. It reminds me of ace combat in a lot of ways. Briefing, prepping your starfighter etc

Do people actually play this on mouse and keyboard?? I cant imagine not playing on controller or HOTAS

Jake you have to play it on a joystick. Feels great. I love the one to one feel of this game compared with the old xwing and tie fighter games. Really feels like a love letter to the old series.

I love this videos 🎉❤, always watch them right away when I want to get a game 🎯🎮

I just love flying in this game I haven't played many other star wars games but this just feels so good thought the first person would give me motion sickness a regular flight sims do but it doesnt seem to play for like 15 in 2 days and am good it's just so much fun.

As someone who plays a lot of Elite: Dangerous, I really hope I can change the pip settings

It's free on EPIC GAMES for 7 days!!

Every time i wanna get info on a game i want i swear i go directly to this channel its like my game guide thanks for these bro 💯

The VR is something else! Got emotional the first time around hahah

The PS4 HOTAS works great on PC for this game! Hint: turn your pitch, yaw, ect sensitivity up to 100% in game. I set rolling to left and right on the stick. That's just my personal preference. I set the turning to the twist motion on the stick.

Jake: “We’ve been putting out a lot lately” Everyone: 😏🤨

Liked and subscribed! Been considering buying this game, but was hesitant about the learning curve and playability on a PS4 controller. However, after this video, I think I'll take the jump! Thank you for putting this out!

I've been wanting this game since they made that psvr xwing rogue one mission. This is my dream game

i gotta disagree with ya Jake, i honestly i feel like controller is the way to go and im on pc.

I remember the first time I played Star Wars game, it was in my PlayStation 1 and was a Spaceship game also.

If they had Star wars 'X-Wing Alliance' like this.. I would never leave the house..lol!

This sincerily speaking looks like an overhaul to the Flight Fights on Star wars the old republic online, that for me is perfect

It’ll be cool if they added a clone wars dlc

Quick tip for MP, as a rebel, put all energy on shields once you spawn to overcharge them, never do this mid fight though... in those cases go for weapons or engines so you can either outgun or outrun your enemies

My fave was TIE Fighter on DOS and this game feels like a good successor to it

The only thing that is missing from this game is the ability for my chair to shake while I’m playing.

This game is amazing in VR! Like holy cow I can't imagine playing with out my PSVR

Players have said this before me, but: THIS is where I go before I decide whether to pick something up. Thank you, Gameranx. Keep doing what you're doing.

Got this game b/c of the 90s X-Wing Fighter I played when I was a kid!

Been playing it a bit, its pretty fun tbh, ill watch the vid anyway cause its gameranx, hopefully they'll add more content down the line, cause 6 maps arent gonna last long

I clicked on this faster than the cameraman in flash can run

X-Wing-Veteran (early 90s as a 7 years old ;)) here and I love it! Really enjoying it to blaster these imperial TIEs out of the space ;)

Really curious what headset you used. I’ve been reading about issues on the Index so curious if I should dust off the Rift S instead

Finally get to play this for free on Gamepass 🔥

Star Wars Squadrons was a lot of fun, highly underrated, I enjoyed the single player campaign, the graphics were amazing, I feel it came right about the same time as New Generation consoles were coming out as a result many people overlooked it, still I would recommend it to any Star Wars fan 👏

YES! I have been waiting for this since X-Wing on DOS

I love this game but Project Slypheed was my all time favorite piloting game.

My years of Elite Dangerous about to pay off

Star Wars Squadrons: Youre gonna have to do alot of power management here. Elite Dangerous: Am I a joke to you?

The video: BEFORE YOU BUY Me: *Watches right after buying waiting for it to download"

I wish you guys would write down when things happen in your video capturing of gameplay, that way, when you mention things like enemies getting caught in the environment, you could show it.

i am so starved for a new rogue squadron that im going to give this a try, mostrly because of the points given in the video.

I've been able to do pretty good with a PS4 controller. the game is really responsive on PS4

I've been enjoying this game so much, the campaign and multiplayer are really good

I know some people are having a few issues , but I must of gotten lucky , playing with duel Joysticks this game is amazing . Every I was hoping for a more , the gameplay is deep and there is a bit of a learning curve , but this only adds to the longevity . Amazing 10/10