Imagine boarding an abandoned Republic Assault Ship, faint glimmers of light bouncing off of the hull and punctuated only by the occassional scream of a Clonetrooper being ambushed by scavenger droids.īeyond a visual upgrade, Republic Commando would also benefit massively as a co-op game, each Commando in your team assigned a role and special skills that they’d need to survive battles where the odds are never in your favour and teamwork is the only path to the victory. Picture storming the battlefield during the Battle of Geonosis amidst a maelstrom of explosions, crippling Separatist forces in the opening battle of Geonosis. But just picture the scene: That visceral gameplay, heightened by current quality of life improvements while framed against an epic background of war. Republic Commando may still feel great to play, but it definitely does show its age when compared to the last 15 years of developments on the first-person shooter front. So here’s the pitch: Imagine that legendary campaign, given new life through DICE’s cutting edge software on the latest hardware. Oh no, my video game PTSD is flaring up again. On top of that, you had handy prompts for your squad in the heat of battle and just enough banter between them to make you actually care about Boss, Scorch, Fixer and Sev. Republic Commando had push-forward gameplay that emphasised run ‘n gun action, savage showdowns and a win at all costs mentality that slotted in perfectly into the overall structure of the Clone Wars. With a synopsis like that, holy crap did it feel good to play as one of the best soldiers in the Grand Army of the Republic. Elite Clone Commandos who could give ARC troopers a run for their money, this quartet of Republic ass-kickers were designed to win at all costs and they were armed to the teeth with enough firepower to bring down a fleet of Star Destroyers if they were pointed in that direction. It was an unrelenting display of power, utilising the very best genes of the third-most famous Mandalorian to craft a soldier that was a cut above your regular Clonetrooper. Released back in 2005 at the height of prequel mania, Republic Commando was essentially Doom with a Clone Wars wardrobe. I had a laugh earlier in the week with a very debateable top ten list of the best Star Wars games (Surprise! Garth Sirius isn’t real!), but if I was being dead serious I’d chuck Star Wars: Republic Commando into that listicle without losing sleep. Where the fuck is my Republic Commando remake? With all of that progress, those assets and that experience, I’ve just got one question for EA. The monetisation doesn’t feel like a taxman squeezing blood from a stone, the modes on offer are brilliant and DICE’s visual work is obscenely good. The straw that broke the loot box camel’s back, Battlefront II is currently ending its lifespan in a far better state than what it started.

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