Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

This game is so awesome and fun to play. I was left sitting in tears reliving my childhood memories fondly. Thank you for this great gift to gaming. The multiplayer mode potentially needs some work idk

To the contrary of most negative reviews, the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection wasn't meant for only PC players. One of the common critiques of this release is that it was "needless" because the original games already existed on platforms like Steam and Microsoft Store (for PC and Xbox platforms respectively). And while, yes, that may be true, for PlayStation, there was no way to play either Battlefront 1 or 2 unless it was a genuine PlayStation 2 copy of the game. As for Nintendo, this Classic Collection is the debut of the series on ANY Nintendo platform. So while everyone complains that this release was a low-effort cash-grab, remember that this release was not meant for PC players that complain about everything. As for the actual review itself, the game is functional and promised what the trailer advertised: two of the best Star Wars games on modern platforms with upgraded visuals and multiplayer functionality. Battlefront 1 is the one game that is probably the most polished out of the two and has the most stable gameplay and server function (at least as of 3/18/24). Battlefront II has more bugs here and there, but otherwise does function well. The multiplayer functionality with servers, at launch, were not in the best state, but as of this review...they work. Not perfectly, but there is ample room for players to hop into a match. Granted, the connection may be lost, but I don't see why this cannot be addressed in upcoming updates. One of my main gripes is that the space-craft controls are awkward as there is currently no way to invert the vertical controls, but again, not something that can't be fixed. The post-battle cutscenes are also apparently absent from this release, but this should be reimplemented, yet again, with a future update. While yes, this collection should have been given more time and resources put into it, it is still functional and still a lot of fun to play. Everyone has to also keep in mind that when these games launched in their original forms, in 2004 and '05, 99% of players never got the chance to experience multiplayer with these games. These were mostly single-player and couch-splitscreen games, so those harsh reviews just bombing the game for the server issues with online multiplayer are not taking this all into consideration. Also, as a side note, those complaining about the lack of crossplay between consoles (and consoles to PC) are forgetting that up until the last 5 years or so, crossplay simply wasn't a very accepted thing. Usually companies just stuck to their own platform ecosystem. Until games like Fortnite and Call of Duty implemented crossplay, it wasn't really "a thing". This collection is crossgen, which is better than nothing. At least that way contemporary consoles (ie. PS5) and play with last generation consoles (PS4). So take this also into consideration. Give the game a chance and within a few months, it will probably be the best way to play these fantastic games both visually, accessibility wise, and as a multiplayer experience for years to come. Please don't just blindly review-bomb this game because you're upset that the game isn't up to insane standards. They're 20 year-old games that are a blessing to play on modern platforms with multiplayer functionality at only $35! Contemporary games are often $69.99, so for under $40, I was comfortable paying the price.