What's so special about Titanfall?

[Vigormortis]

Ah. Another day, another Titanfall related thread with the OP essentially saying...

Spoiler

Well, at least this means we'll see fewer "Why is Half-Life good?", "Why is Halo popular?", or similar threads.

Maybe.

Possibly.

[sub]Probably not...[/sub]

I basically just one question, why would I want to pilot a Titan?

Because they're incredibly fun to pilot? :/

In any game I have played where I pilot any kind of mech, it's like fighting off flies on a hot summer day. Sure you have more firepower, and you can take hits like a champ, but you are also slow and 1 vs many, often with severly limmited view.

This is not the case at all in Titanfall. The Titans a fast, nimble, and supremely powerful. However, they aren't indestructable. They can be taken out; quickly even; with proper play. (and poor play on the pilots part)

Had a quick look at some gameplay, and it looks like all a player has to do is get on your back, and then you're fucked.

Only if you're an idiot. (not you)

You can hop out of your Titan at any time, which allows you to shoot someone off its back. There are also equippable tools that counteract offending Pilots. (electric smoke, for example)

So these things are cool and all, but from a practical standpoint in a FPS setting I just don't know...

All I can say is, don't knock it 'til you try it. You might be surprised.

Would you list some "original" or "different" games according to your standards then?

You're barking up the wrong tree, my friend. He, and many others like him around here, openly admit they aren't fans of online shooters, first-person shooters, or even multiplayer games in general.

 

[Snotnarok]

Guys I don't think this guy is really posting to ask given there's 1 post and then nothing, not helped by another topic "is the 3DS dead" so incase you thought maybe you were informing someone, pretty sure he's just here to poke and annoy then jetpack off.

Slightly on topic:
Been enjoying titanfall, went in negative to the beta, wasn't interested just doing it because my friend was cool and got my brother and I beta codes...............then I wound up preordering it.

The game is amazingly smooth, I like how there's no 'transitions' no locked to a ladder mode or suddenly in your vehicle like in battlefield.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

This is another negative impact Call of Duty has left on the world. Now every game, as long as it has modern-ish looking weapons is boiled down to a 'generic looking shooter' by people outside of the know. If you want to know what sets Titanfall apart from other shooters, try actually taking a look at the game before jumping to the conclusion that it is simply another 'generic shooter.'

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Whats special? People enjoy shooting and using giant robots to fight each other. Its fun. Its enjoyable and they love. Me, i dont care about it at all. But others do and thats why. Games cant cater for everyone you know.

 

[DoPo]

Would you list some "original" or "different" games according to your standards then?

That's the point. There are none.

Therefore, we shouldn't play any games. IT IS ALL SO SIMPLE NOW! Following your logic, we don't need to play any games because none offer anything new to to mix, even if they offer a different mix. And seeing as we are on this website to discuss games, we won't even need to do that. I see - I bid thee farewell, in that case, for clearly there is no reason for you to be here, no? Of course, your presence here is actually a paradox - it implies you play games, or are at least interested in them, yet you shouldn't because they are not interesting.

 

[Maple Syrup]

Guys I don't think this guy is really posting to ask given there's 1 post and then nothing, not helped by another topic "is the 3DS dead" so incase you thought maybe you were informing someone, pretty sure he's just here to poke and annoy then jetpack off.

Slightly on topic:
Been enjoying titanfall, went in negative to the beta, wasn't interested just doing it because my friend was cool and got my brother and I beta codes...............then I wound up preordering it.

The game is amazingly smooth, I like how there's no 'transitions' no locked to a ladder mode or suddenly in your vehicle like in battlefield.

I geniunely had two questions. "Is there going to be 3DS games released or is it too late for me to buy it" and this. I really don't see why my post is thought hateful. I don't care about what previous members posted about Titanfall, I have stated nothing that's hateful towards the game. The internet is not divided into Fanboys and Trolls. You should stop this witch hunt for trolling. Some people just ask questions.

 

[EvilRoy]

Therefore, we shouldn't play any games. IT IS ALL SO SIMPLE NOW!

You seem to have missed the topic of discussion entirely. OP asked what made Titanvil "different". Answer is, "nothing".

The pieces are non-unique, but the configuration is. The logic you present implies that literally every game, movie, building, bridge and person is the same. It might be true on a technical level, but it is useless from a discussion level.

 

[TaboriHK]

I played it for about an hour last night before I had to crash for work and I'll say this: it feels full of fresh ideas, and everything it's trying to do, it's legitimately trying to do well. Not just phoning in, not just expecting to receive your money because branding. Everything flows in a way that makes it play very much unlike every other game that is similar. There's nothing about the marketing that sold me on this game except that the MW2 guys (whom Activision royally shafted) made it, so for me the purchase was a bit of a leap of faith. And within five minutes after finishing training, it immediately started to pay off.

 

[DoPo]

Therefore, we shouldn't play any games. IT IS ALL SO SIMPLE NOW!

You seem to have missed the topic of discussion entirely. OP asked what made Titanvil "different". Answer is, "nothing".

You seem to have missed it yourself.

Or what's so different about it that makes it interesting?

The topic is about why would people play it.

 

[DoPo]

Or what's so different about it that makes it interesting?

The topic is about why would people play it.

Interest =/= play. There are plenty of things I'm interested in that I do not participate in. Conversely, there are many games that I play that I have only a passing (ie casual) interest in.

Yet the topic is not about this either. It is as I described. Reading the OP confirms it, for reading comrehension tells me it is so. Your remark was unneeded and even erroneous. Your participation in this topic is baffling.

 

[PeaceRider]

BIG ROBOTS
that is all

 

[Snotnarok]

Guys I don't think this guy is really posting to ask given there's 1 post and then nothing, not helped by another topic "is the 3DS dead" so incase you thought maybe you were informing someone, pretty sure he's just here to poke and annoy then jetpack off.

Slightly on topic:
Been enjoying titanfall, went in negative to the beta, wasn't interested just doing it because my friend was cool and got my brother and I beta codes...............then I wound up preordering it.

The game is amazingly smooth, I like how there's no 'transitions' no locked to a ladder mode or suddenly in your vehicle like in battlefield.

I geniunely had two questions. "Is there going to be 3DS games released or is it too late for me to buy it" and this. I really don't see why my post is thought hateful. I don't care about what previous members posted about Titanfall, I have stated nothing that's hateful towards the game. The internet is not divided into Fanboys and Trolls. You should stop this witch hunt for trolling. Some people just ask questions.

It's nothing against you, there's just a lot of new posters who come and try trolling and after 4 posts get banned. There's no 'witch hunt' going on, just a single note in a on topic post, I answered your post didn't I?

 

[PhoenixRoss]

Honestly, and I know this sounds really childish, but for me it was the giant robots. It was simple enough to pick up and play, but there was something about jumping into your Titan and wreaking havoc that was just so satisfying. That, and the way they added new mechanics like wall running into gameplay allows for different tactical approach, made it stand out from more traditional FPS, even if the engine itself is basically just the one from COD.

 

[Island Dog]

I've only played the beta, but I didn't find anything special enough about it to pre-order. Although it was fun to play for a while, it got real repetitive for me pretty quick.

 

[Ambitiousmould]

To be honest, I think you just want to jump on the 'All FPSs are generic and the same' bandwagon to look clever and above it. Just by looking at some gameplay, you can immediately see what makes it special. Sure, mechs have been done before, but as has been said, no game really has anything new by now, it's all said and done, but it's how you make those ingredients work together. Noone so far has included mech based combat with high mobility for the non-mech players, throw in some AI bots to thicken the mix and bind it all together with - from what I hear - beautifully smooth and lovely movement. Top that off with a balanced game and nice visuals and we have a good multiplayer FPS. The response to that should be 'look, a good multiplayer FPS, yay.' not 'oh well it's obviously just another generic FPS. Am I cool because I said that?'

 

[Maple Syrup]

To be honest, I think you just want to jump on the 'All FPSs are generic and the same' bandwagon to look clever and above it. Just by looking at some gameplay, you can immediately see what makes it special. Sure, mechs have been done before, but as has been said, no game really has anything new by now, it's all said and done, but it's how you make those ingredients work together. Noone so far has included mech based combat with high mobility for the non-mech players, throw in some AI bots to thicken the mix and bind it all together with - from what I hear - beautifully smooth and lovely movement. Top that off with a balanced game and nice visuals and we have a good multiplayer FPS. The response to that should be 'look, a good multiplayer FPS, yay.' not 'oh well it's obviously just another generic FPS. Am I cool because I said that?'

Oh my god just stop. If I'd known people had complained about "generic fps" I would've never created this thread. I just wanted to hear about opinions of the people who played the game.