How these scenes look on other consoles may not reflect the level of polish I encountered in the demo. Although, it is worth noting the demo was on a PlayStation 4 Pro.

The care in the writing also extends to the production, as the CGI scenes looked exquisite. But if you’re interested in seeing an amazing new Imperial character (Iden Versio, perfectly performed by Janina Gavankar) in a unique plotline, you won’t be disappointed. And while the story surrounding each chapter held up, I’d rather not spoil too much here. My demo consisted of the first three chapters of the single-player campaign: The Cleaner, Battle of Endor and The Dauntless. But the game itself? That’s another story. And if you take nothing else away from this hands-on piece, know the plot for Star Wars: Battlefront II looks to be appropriately compelling and reverent.

Canonical Star Wars content is a big, big deal no matter where it appears, but Star Wars: Battlefront II represents the first time narrative elements appearing in a video game are meant to inform the rebooted franchise at large. Setting aside the loot crate debacle from the beta ( which is hopefully being improved ) there’s the Bantha-in-the-room known as the canon.

Star Wars: Battlefront II is under a lot of strain.