STAR WARS™: Squadrons

Please do not buy this game. No, not on sale either. Some of the most unpleasant mission design I believe I've encountered across several decades, scores of games, and numerous generea's. This isn't a bad space flight sim, this is a badly made game. At least from the single player, storyline, viewpoint. I can't speak to multiplayer yet as I hoped to gain some familiarity before inflicting my piloting on others. Random chance is acceptable in games, but I'm pretty sure that I've pulled slot machines with more intent toward fair play, or even consideration toward balance than this. Maybe it's just me, but this was genuinely not fun.

This game is absolutely amazing. Hands down, especially in VR, this is the most immersive star-wars flight sim that has ever existed. Ship accurate, full of details. The experience is great. This is not meant to be Battlefront. This is a sim, it's more involved than that. But compared to real-world flight sims, it's actually very light. Has it been abandoned? Yes. Is it hard to find folks on multiplayer? Absolutely. It's a damn shame. But even the single player experience is a complete tour-de-force in space sim glory. There has never been another game like this. It is an absolute blast to play.

Recent reviews saying it doesnt launch almost put me off but I bought it anyway. Launched perfectly for me, no EA launcher or signin required. Looks and plays beautifully in VR using SteamVR on Quest 3s. Definitely worth it, especially on sale for $5.

If Jedi: Fallen Order is about the soul of a Jedi, Star Wars™: Squadrons is about the soul of a machine. It is a tight, tactical, and deeply immersive flight simulator that successfully resurrects the spirit of the classic X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter games from the 90s.

As someone who played a lot at launch online, this game isn't worth picking up unless on a really steep sale, as the online is completely dead (other than through Squadrons die-hard discords) and all that's really left of the game is the single player. Hell, you can't even get credits to unlock gear anymore unless you find a community to do online matches. But the single player is very good, still. It's very reminiscent of Rogue Squadron from the N64 era, just without the planet locales (the entire game takes place in space arenas). The characters are cookie-cutter, but the story is engaging and makes you feel like you're really, truly part of a squadron for both the Empire and The Rebel Alliance (called The New Republic, as this takes place after RotJ) and the role fantasy is downright palpable. So, if you want a really chill fighter-squadrons Star Wars sim, it doesn't get better than this. Avoid if you want more than just a 8-10 hour campaign unless you can find a dedicated flight group online that still runs scrims.

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