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So, if you're reading this, you're already aware that this game was a letdown. Was a letdown, and it has now been abandoned by the "developer".
Let me first get this out of the way, Aspyr is a terrible "developer". First there was the lack of KOTOR 2 restored content mod just on the Switch (which they promised would be there on release), then there was the piss-poor state of the KOTOR 1 remake (which they lost the privilege to make, thank god), then there was this.
Aspyr are barely a developer - their most well known games are all "remasters" and "re-releases". They couldn't release an original game if they tried.
Okay, with that out of the way, why would I not recommend this game?
1. If you are buying this to play BF1, don't bother. This game in this "collection" is still broken in singleplayer. Certain sections of maps act as if you are trying to climb a hill on flat terrain, certain maps have un-passable areas and vehicles run like crap. Multiplayer is non-existent. Play the GOG supported original if you want to play with friends.
Once again, if you are buying this for BF1, don't bother.
2. If you are buying this for BF2 singleplayer, then this part of the "collection" is solid. The campaign is the campaign (not a huge fan of it, but to each their own), Galactic Conquest AI is better than the original, AI can now play as heroes and the game has all the Xbox exclusive content (BF1 maps, Kit Fisto and Ventress).
What is there not to love with all of the above?
Well, the reason why all the Xbox content is in the game, is because they literally ported the Xbox version of the game for all platforms. "How is this a problem?" you may ask? The UI is completely different. "So how is this a problem?" you may ask again?
The problem here is Instant Action. Instant Action is an absolute pain to setup. Firstly, you need to click add to add a single map, then click again to add another map, one by one. Added the wrong map? Instead of clicking on Add, you now need to click on remove for each map you want to remove. How this made it to the PC port, I will never know.
Secondly, YOU CAN'T SET YOUR MAP QUEUE TO RANDOM!!!
Who thought this was a good idea? Why didn't you just re-release the PC port for PC players? That has random map queues!
But wait, it gets worse... Ventress' addition to the game is not the original from the 2005 game... It's stolen from a modder who made a mod to add Ventress to the PC version of the game!!!
And if things can't get any worse, even though they did nothing with this game, even though they did a half-arse release of the game, somehow, this game takes 60gb of space to install. I don't know how they managed to make a game from 2005 this big without doing anything. It's astounding how they managed this achievement.
Here is where I planned on entering point 3 for BF2 multiplayer, but Aspyr killed multiplayer before it even began. There are games with 3 or 4 players here and there, but unless you have friends who also want to buy this game, don't bother. As an Australian player, I can never find a game with good ping. Half the games are in the EU, and the others are in the states. Peer to peer games are still rough, with the handful of servers that have been available since launch being the only way to get a good experience.
The End
Aspyr are a joke of a developer, re-releasing Star Wars classics without putting any effort in, whilst also stealing content from other creators. Hopefully, with their parent company having broken off from Embracer (and having kept the rights to KOTOR 1), they don't go anywhere near the KOTOR remake, if it ever sees the light of day.
Do not buy this game, and, if you can, do not support Aspyr.