Anyone else think hero lightsaber running/walking animations are weird?

In 2005 BF2, the animations for lightsaber combat were more visually appealing and interesting than the latest two battlefront games. They usually had the character running with the lightsaber behind them. It looks so much more natural than the character holding the lightsaber in front of them and trying to awkwardly run with it.

See old animations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU9ykL6Wl8Y

In addition, the multiple jump mechanic from old bf2 was really cool. It may not look as realistic, but it gave the hero much more flexibility over their movement. I noticed in the leaked gameplay from the new battlefront that the player kept missing their jumps because it went too high or too low.

I'm surprised I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere. Any thoughts?