Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005)

Buy this version over the awful "remaster."
Then go download the free remaster mod.
Not only do you save a ton of money by picking up this classic version, but the community-made remaster mod actually looks better than the official re-release flop. Seriously—higher quality, better performance, and way more respect for the original game. And, doing this allows you to play vanilla multiplayer still as its purely a visual upgrade mod.
Thank me later.

This is my comfort game. I can plug into this and not think for HOURS. And it never gets boring, somehow.

The campaign for the 501st Legion is still one of the strongest story arcs in the SW games. You don't just shoot here, you live the journey from clone defenders of the Republic to the ruthless hand of the Empire. With each mission, you feel your personality fade away and all that's left is orders. The music, the voice acting, the atmosphere - everything works for immersion.Multiplayer and Galactic Conquest mode is a separate song. The ability to manually lead an army across the galaxy map, manage resources and then personally participate in battles feels like a strategy, FPS and RPG in one bottle. There's also classes, each with their own role, weapons and tactics. Stormtrooper, rocketman, engineer, scout - you need all of them. And yes, you can play as heroes - and not just for fan service, but to really change the course of combat.And the space battles? It's still the best piloting experience in Star Wars. You can shoot down fighters, infiltrate an enemy flagship, blow up reactors, and fly back out. Sure, it’s not cutting-edge visually. But the art, sound design, map layouts — all crafted with love. The game oozes Star Wars from every pixel. And the modding scene? Still alive and thriving. With mods, you get new maps, new eras, entire campaigns. This isn’t nostalgia talking. This is a game that’s still alive, still rewarding, still great.This is what Star Wars games were meant to be. Legendary. Uncompromising. Timeless.

People actually play it online, it's not 50 gigs, mods work out of the box, it's not 50 gigs, it and Battlefront 1 together are much cheaper than the Classic Collection, and did I mention that it's not 50 gigs?
Since they're actually getting discounts for the first time since the Classic Collection came out (last time was back in February), just grab this and the standalone Battlefront 1 instead of Aspyr's bastardization.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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Spent my whole childhood playing this masterpiece, still playing it as a 22 yr, easily a ထ/10 game.

this game may be ancient in gaming years, but guess what? It’s still an absolute blast. Graphics are from a simpler time and the AI sometimes has the tactical genius of a moisture farmer, but none of that matters when you’re blasting droids, and single-handedly winning wars. Space battles? Still epic. Heroes? Still overpowered and I love it. It’s chaotic and ridiculously fun, especially with mods!!!

Really shows you how magical this game is knowing that EA and Dice tried to recreate this game twice and even with all the Season passes, DLC'S and having years of continuous updates they still could never beat or even match this game.