Titanfall is all about fast paced action, fluid controls and stylish parkouring. It can easily be ridiculed for simply being "Call of Duty with mech's" because of its similar reload animations and weapon designs. Make no mistake that Titanfall is a totally different game in its own right. You can wall run, double jump, and sprint your way around each of the games 15 maps ranging from rich mountaintop bases to dilapidated cities and burned out beaches. Each map does a fantastic job of making you feel like it was once inhabited thus giving it substance and a hint of the games lore. 9 of these levels are especially well done since they take on a general theme even though the story never really seems to take off. This brings us to one of Titanfalls shortcomings: the Campaign Multiplayer. From the main menu, you are tasked with choosing one of three modes: Campaign Multiplayer, Classic Multiplayer and Training. The former assumes you in the role of the IMC and Militia(IMC must be played first) where you battle for supremacy and take down enemy players. The whole story seems like an afterthought, and I honestly couldn't tell you a single thing about it even after playing through the 9 Campaign maps as each faction. Luckily, the radio chatter can (and most likely will) be ignored throughout the missions and you will eventually forget it's even there so I wouldn't consider it distracting. My favorite aspect of the campaign came from experiencing different insertion points and pre-battle sequences. They really put you knee deep into the conflict, and it does a good job of getting your blood boiling before the bullets start flying.
Respawn left many gamers concerned when they announced Titanfall would only support 6 vs. 6 but I can assure you, each round is as hectic as if there were 24, or even 30 players running around at the same time. This is a double-edged sword though, because the majority of movement comes from infinitely generating AI grunts and spectres. After playing a handful of matches, I found that the presence of the AI often encouraged bad gameplay habits. For example, if you see an enemy running near a hard point objective, your instinct would be to take them out before they can capture it, but if it turns out to be an npc, you will often draw unwanted attention to yourself and give human enemies a free kill. To be fair, human-controlled pilots are clearly highlighted on your radar with a large, solid red dot, but often times they wouldn't show up on my minimap(not sure if it's a glitch or because they were cloaked). With every kill, my eyes would glance down to the bottom of the screen looking to see if my stylish takedown was against a human or a brain-dead npc running towards an objective(mostly the latter), and that's really discouraging, if not annoying. Some of my worst games occurred because I couldn't get a handle on where my enemies were, and despite my good aim and aggressiveness towards the AI soldiers, it only made me look like I did absolutely nothing for the team.
At the start of each match, everyone has a countdown timer indicating when they are able to drop their titan in the battlefield. Killing human pilots as well as the AI grunts shaves seconds away from your timer which allows you to drop your titan faster. This creates an interesting strategy that forces you to net points to get your armored beast summoned as quickly as possible. Titan combat is just as fluid as being a pilot, despite the main difference of dashing rather than jumping to be your main method of evasion. The three titan types, (or chassis) all have their own separate stats which leaves it up to the player to decide which one is right for each situation. One is slow and powerful, another has less health but moves faster, etc.
There's such an amazing balance between the coexistence of pilots and titans. Running and gunning only gets you so far, and you need to play it smart, especially if the other team is working together. Each battle in Titanfall essentially plays out the same, and it's disappointing to note the gametypes aren't exactly innovative for a game trying to set itself apart from the norm. Team deathmatch and capture the flag are a standard affair, while hard point domination essentially is a capture and hold (like Call of Duty's Domination game type). Pilot vs. Pilot and Last Titan Standing aren't all that interesting either, since the core aspect of the game centers around the combination of running and gunning as a pilot while titans wreak havoc on their own accord. One cool feature is the addition of burn cards, which are essentially buffs that apply to a single life that can be chosen before each match. You can hold up to three per game, and they can range from an upgraded weapon to faster movement. It gives you an added sense of strategy when deciding on which cards to take with you between matches.
Each location in Titanfall has its own visual flair, and there are tons of subtle touches that allow you to essentially get around the entire map without ever touching the ground. This takes practice though, and understanding the ups and downs of each map is essential to gaining any advantage on your foes. Titanfall isn't a perfect game though, and like the beta, it suffers from a lower resolution (792p) and various performance problems. Although the art style for this game is often really nice to look at, this is not what you would expect out of a next generation game. During play, you will notice frequent screen tearing and frame rate dips when things get hectic, and that hurts considering this is already a conservatively optimized game. The Pilot and Titan customizations leave a lot to be desired as well. First of all, it's weird that you can't rename your loadouts or alter the look of your soldier (other than changing your gender). Equipping different weapons comes with a pre-set character model so it's not like the different outfits don't exist, it just sucks you are forced to look a certain way depending on what weapon you choose. The unlockable weapons are mostly bland and uninteresting (even though they all carry a nice oomph to them and are fun to use) and there are far too few perks. As far as connection, I am happy to announce that I experienced little to no lag when running through a broadband connection (15mbps).
Verdict: This game doesn't redefine first person shooters, but if you are looking for a breath of fresh air for the annual releases of Call of Duty and Battlefield, then Titanfall is a more than worthy competitor. Sure, It has technical problems, a pointless backstory and npc's that may get you killed here and there, but it's all fleshed out to create a fantastic multiplayer game that can be summed up with addictive gameplay, a fleshed out progression system, amazing control and awesome level design.
Pros
Aesthetically pleasing environments
Commendable Campaign multiplayer
Addicting Progression
Fluid Controls
Encourages teamwork
Burn cards give an added level of strategy to pre-game
Cons
Performance problems
AI can be a nuisance
Pointless story
Limited customization options
Bland weapons
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I got a German copy instead of english?
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Ordered as a present for my brother, says English in the description but looks like German.
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