Star wars empire at war battlefront commander

What was interesting about making a character is giving that character a personality because obviously, the empire has no real personality. I said вЂyeah weвЂ™ve never really seen that before.вЂ™ Just reading two paragraphs of that story sparked a ton of questions in my head. I was reading Alexander FreedвЂ™s novel Twilight Company, which was the companion to Battlefront 2015, and it had a chapter from a StormtrooperвЂ™s perspective and it gave the trooper a name and it talked about her experience being a soldier on the front lines, and that was really interesting. TheyвЂ™re intentionally this faceless enemy and theyвЂ™re all given a number.

In the movies, it hasnвЂ™t really been explored. MT: It was really just about understanding who they were as people. N: When you set out to make a story for Star Wars Battlefront II, what made you decide to go from the EmpireвЂ™s point of view? That was the first time I went beyond mainstream Star Wars media. The most hardcore thing I read, Which I thought was pretty deep into fandom at the time - But then since working on the project, I realized itвЂ™s just a drop in the ocean - was the Thrawn trilogy. IвЂ™m part of the generation that cinematically grew up with the prequels. I was born after the original trilogy had already finished in theaters, and I didnвЂ™t actually see them in theaters until after I saw the prequel trilogy. I was playing with the toys before I even knew what they were, which is a credit to early character designs.

Noah Buttner: How much Star Wars did you consume in preparation for Star Wars Battlefront II?

We got to sit down with Marc Thompson, the Game Director for Star Wars Battlefront II, and discuss a large part of the gameвЂ™s background and how this Star Wars story fits into the larger cinematic universe.

Star wars empire at war battlefront commander