Star Wars: Battlefront II is a mature adult compared to the first’s awkward childhood

I liked Star Wars: Battlefront. It’s one of my 10 favorite releases of 2015. Due to an insane number of incredible games, Star Wars: Battlefront II will have to work a whole lot harder than the original to make my top-10 list this time around. But the beta test (which runs through October 9) reveals that it may have that potential because, like Pinocchio turning into a real boy, Electronic Arts has turned Star Wars: Battlefront II into a substantial game.

I’ll say it again: I enjoyed my time with Battlefront. It was a solid playground to bang Star Wars characters together, but that’s all it was. Battlefront II maintains that foundation and builds better progression and mechanics on top of it to make you feel something deeper about your connection with the game and not just the Star Wars universe.