While I do heavily prefer the 2nd game, the 1st does have an edge over its sequel that makes it still worth playing today. Such as:
- Being able to fully crouch down.
- Being able to fly vehicles on ground maps (besides Hoth)
- The main cannons on vehicles have a lot of splash damage against infantry.
- You have vehicle repair droids.
- Highly opinionated, but it has some of the better maps in the series, like Naboo Plains, Tatooine Dune Sea, Rhen Var Harbor, and Bespin Platforms, which weren't originally in the sequel until they came out as DLC.
- Maybe it's just me, but I find BF1's graphics to be a bit better.
And I am sure I left out something, but while Battlefront 2 does have
a lot more content to offer and it is a lot of fun, theirs still things the original game did better.
I get that. Battlefront 2 held my attention for a very long time, longer than most games I have ever owned and I think it received the most play time out of all of them too. It's been a hot minute since I spent some quality time with it again, but that's something I intend to change sometime this year.
I will admit, for me, BF1 kind of lived in BF2's shadow for a long time since BF2 did a lot more for me in my teen years, but in recent years, it's become more relevant to me now, especially since I have it on Xbox.
Agreed! Haven't played Elite Squadron, but I played Renegade Squadron a lot back in the day and it's a fun game worth playing. It actually wasn't too long ago I played it again.