Titanfall Review Thread

I thought Brink handled the story poorly (though I appreciate the innovative effort) and was excited that Titanfall would be tackling the same style because I hoped they would do it right.

Not only is it not the same style, it's flat out not good apparently. Super lame.
 
Most of the complaints seem to be about framerate drops and tearing on the console version. Beta ran like butter on my PC.

Only 4 1/2 hours until 1080p/60fps/8xAA/16xAF/tear-free Titan awesomeness!!!
 
Naughty Dog has two teams. I'm pretty sure Valve has way more than that.

Yeah, but they got around the same number of people working on games most likely.Valve list their employes at 400 but with the development of steamOS and their hardware testing a couple dozen of them must have shifted to it.
 
im very happy the reviews are doing good. While I understand people not liking a trend of no campaigns. Titanfall is a friggin blast to play.
 
I fully intend on buying the game tomorrow, however, I will say that some of information has irked me.

When you make an online only game without a traditional story mode, you are leaving the consumer expecting something in return for that cut content that they are used to getting. With Titanfall, I honestly expected them to put all their eggs into the online basket and make an incredible feature-rich online environment...

But from what I have seen so far in streams and reviews... that isnt the case.

Mainly, I was expecting customization options. I wanted to be able to pimp out my titan or pilot to my liking. There is nothing like that at all. It just seems like its the beta with more maps and guns.

Granted, I loved the beta and I will have tons of fun with the game... I just dont see where the benefits of cutting a single player mode went.

If it was supposed to be this rich multiplayer experience, where are my options?

I'm starting to think a lot of people are unaware and assuming it does have a single player campaign actually. Its not like they are putting on the front of the box big colorful text "multiplayer only".

Last week I was talking to some friends and they were a bit disappointed when I corrected them on that. I was surprised that they didn't know, they aren't really that out of the loop with gaming news.
 
I'm starting to think a lot of people are unaware and assuming it does have a single player campaign actually. Its not like they are putting on the front of the box big colorful text "multiplayer only".

Last week I was talking to some friends and they were a bit disappointed when I corrected them on that. I was surprised that they didn't know, they aren't really that out of the loop with gaming news.

theres a multiplayer campaign :D

Honestly. I think they probably maybe had to rush the game and decided to focus on the main aspect of any shooter. The multiplayer

whether you like it or not. Its a great experience. I do hope titanfall 2 will have a SP though.
 
I thought Brink handled the story poorly (though I appreciate the innovative effort) and was excited that Titanfall would be tackling the same style because I hoped they would do it right.

Not only is it not the same style, it's flat out not good apparently. Super lame.
What I heard is that it doesnt even have the "what if" scenarios that Brink had. The only real interesting idea that Brink had in the sp "campaign".
 
Fifteen years ago I had no problem paying NZS100.00 for Quake 3. Weeks later I did the same thing for Unreal Tournament. I do not see a significant difference in paying 60 dollars US for Titanfall. Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament have proved that if the game is good enough, the consumers feel that it is worth it.
 
Fifteen years ago I had no problem paying NZS100.00 for Quake 3. Weeks later I did the same thing for Unreal Tournament. I do not see a significant difference in paying 60 dollars US for Titanfall. Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament have proved that if the game is good enough, the consumers feel that it is worth it.

I find it somewhat odd that a game can't be worth $60 for the single omission of a single player. That was even a con in a review and I don't think that's fair at all.
 
I find it somewhat odd that a game can't be worth $60 for the single omission of a single player. That was even a con in a review and I don't think that's fair at all.

Coop's also missing. Always have a blast with CoD coop and a bunch of friends.
 
Coop's also missing. Always have a blast with CoD coop and a bunch of friends.

You mean co-op online presumably? That hadn't crossed my mind honestly but I can remember doing that for a bit with my friend in high school with MW. Then we got annoyed and he just brought his xbox to my place and we connected online.
 
I find it somewhat odd that a game can't be worth $60 for the single omission of a single player. That was even a con in a review and I don't think that's fair at all.

Because a typical game that has a single player campaign and a fleshed out multiplayer experience is seen as having more value than one with only a fleshed out multiplayer experience. And, honestly, having both components on a game like this is expected. I can see it as being a con, and it's harder for me to pay $60 when a game has one component but not the other.
 
its funny that games will get slammed for a poor SP but great MP experience.
I think titanfall just decided not to sacrifice the MP for a sub par SP

I think a good choice was made, that said I expect TF 2 to have a campaign
 
It is really puzzling to me that a game that the developers said is multiplayer only can lose points for not having a single player mode. And this isn't a first. Were Q3 and UT not worth it?
 
Because a typical game that has a single player campaign and a fleshed out multiplayer experience is seen as having more value than one with only a fleshed out multiplayer experience. And, honestly, having both components on a game like this is expected. I can see it as being a con, and it's harder for me to pay $60 when a game has one component but not the other.

Well, have you ever paid full price for a single player only game? I have and the lack of a multiplayer was never something that bothered me. Hell I have seen many people suggest they would have preferred Tomb Raider for example to have never had a multi to begin with. I'm curious if it turned out that way, would people who make the argument against titanfall suggest TR is not worth $60(for arguments sake the original release not the DE version).
 
It is really puzzling to me that a game that the developers said is multiplayer only can lose points for not having a single player mode. And this isn't a first. Were Q3 and UT not worth it?
Some people just don't like not having their tastes catered to at all times.
 
are all of these sites just mashing the PC and Xbone reviews together?

I dont think they had access to pc version. Its like the x360 version.

Bet it would have better reviews if they show the PC version but MS is trying to spin it to be a xbone only game.
 
its funny that games will get slammed for a poor SP but great MP experience.
I think titanfall just decided not to sacrifice the MP for a sub par SP

I think a good choice was made, that said I expect TF 2 to have a campaign

Tf2 was 15 dollars when it released compared to 60 for Titanfall
 
It is really puzzling to me that a game that the developers said is multiplayer only can lose points for not having a single player mode. And this isn't a first. Were Q3 and UT not worth it?

Reviews are opinions and I guess demeriting something because it doesn't have something you like is valid to them

I for one disagree. If something is pure multiplayer it shouldn't be lowered for that.

Most indie games or phone games get reviewed with much lower standards because they aren't a retail game.
 
Not that good scores were unexpected, but nice to see them nonetheless. Congrats to Respawn for shipping what looks to be a great game.

Hopefully it gets a great player base and support. For XB1 specifically, hopefully they are able to take advantage of improving dev tools and iron out titan vs titan framerate issues. After that, then maybe we'll see this resolution upgrade they are already talking about. (I just hope they prioritize a flawless 60fps over 900p).
 
Well, have you ever paid full price for a single player only game? I have and the lack of a multiplayer was never something that bothered me. Hell I have seen many people suggest they would have preferred Tomb Raider for example to have never had a multi to begin with. I'm curious if it turned out that way, would people who make the argument against titanfall suggest TR is not worth $60(for arguments sake the original release not the DE version).

Every once in awhile, but like I said, it's harder for me to pay $60 for a game that has one component but not another. That said, I would probably be more comfortable paying full price for a single player-only game than a multiplayer-only game, because I don't always want to play a game with other people. That's personal preferance. Sometimes I just want to play a game by myself.

About Tomb Raider, I could've sworn that game had a pretty fleshed out multiplayer component.
 
Online game is being reviewed before the game is officially live for the public, I've seen this story with BF4

Gotta get those page hits and advertising money in, can't go making sure a game actually functions on day 1 before dropping a review.

Integrity, there is none in the world of video games.
 
Well, have you ever paid full price for a single player only game? I have and the lack of a multiplayer was never something that bothered me. Hell I have seen many people suggest they would have preferred Tomb Raider for example to have never had a multi to begin with. I'm curious if it turned out that way, would people who make the argument against titanfall suggest TR is not worth $60(for arguments sake the original release not the DE version).

In that scenario TR wouldn't have been tied behind a server and be completely useless when the server isn't working or when devs decided too stop paying for it. So I wouldn't have mind.
 
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From wiki, probably not just "any website" as you put it.

Oh I see... so it's as worthless as a review from Yahoo.com. Got it. Why would they average that in. Newspaper reviews.... Ha!
 
I'm SUPER curious about the 360 version of Titanfall, primarily since we know literally NOTHING about it (other than who's doing the port) like 15 days before release.

Even Microsoft seems to be acting like it doesn't exist.
 
Oh I see... so it's as worthless as a review from Yahoo.com. Got it. Why would they average that in. Newspaper reviews.... Ha!

?? How is that relevant? They have been reviewing games for a long time, how do you know hw much of a gamer their reviewer is? Gaming is big business now. No different then ploygons ridiculous 7 for last of us, a game that was a lot higher reviewed the titanfall.
 
If you are implying critics are being paid to hype Titanfall XO then show your proof. Show who and how much.

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Score: 10/10

You don't need an itemized receipt to know that deals are being made.
 
Every once in awhile, but like I said, it's harder for me to pay $60 for a game that has one component but not another. That said, I would probably be more comfortable paying full price for a single player-only game than a multiplayer-only game, because I don't always want to play a game with other people. That's personal preferance. Sometimes I just want to play a game by myself.

About Tomb Raider, I could've sworn that game had a pretty fleshed out multiplayer component.

The multiplayer component is pretty bare bones and very lack luster so it's essentially not fun. Hence why many, from what I've gathered in the various TR threads, would have preferred they didn't waste their time on it. I will probably never platinum TR because of it for example. Shame but I don't regret the money I spent on the game, both times. Fun game, worth the money. Which is essentially my argument. If Titan, which I already know is a damn fun game, isn't worth $60 because it's multiplayer only then I find that really unfair to multiplayer only games. There's enough gaming space to accommodate all kinds of games and there's no reason to discourage a developer from making an online only game.
 
I'm curious if the people who say "$60 for MP only is not worth it" feel the same way about Infamous:SS? That's a single-player only experience. Me? I lean towards SP experiences, but I don't see any problem with those that want a pure MP experience. Did anyone buy CoD or BF for it's single-player? Heck I'm interested in Destiny, and I'm pretty sure you need to be connected online to play that.

Now if your argument is that their online experience (in terms of game modes, maps, customization, etc) is not worth $60, well that's a different argument (still subjective, but seemingly more supported).
 
Wow @ polygon. I think the same reviewer gave CoD PS4 a lower score for frame rate problems. But here it seems both the PC and Xone version got same score.

Or maybe CoD Ps4 had really bad frame rate problems (worse than titanfall)
 
In that scenario TR wouldn't have been tied behind a server and be completely useless when the server isn't working or when devs decided too stop paying for it. So I wouldn't have mind.

To be fair such an example doesn't apply considering Titanfall uses MS's server which isn't going down unless someone blows it up.
 
Fifteen years ago I had no problem paying NZS100.00 for Quake 3. Weeks later I did the same thing for Unreal Tournament. I do not see a significant difference in paying 60 dollars US for Titanfall. Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament have proved that if the game is good enough, the consumers feel that it is worth it.

15 year ago those games had better AI than Titanfall though, at least from what I've gathered. I played heaps of UT and Quake 3 in single player against bots.
 
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