Sometimes the best ideas need space to grow. Titanfall (opens in new tab) was one of the first genuinely strong console exclusives of this generation: a game built on a platform of fresh ideas and polished gameplay that really hooked players… for about a month. After that initial rush of …
Read More »Why would you want to shoot things when its more fun to run away from them?
The best moment of Raiders of the Lost Ark is the rolling boulder scene. That perfect pacing, the sudden escape ratcheted up to drumming heart fervour in its final moments, a near miss, the comic touch of rescuing the whip. The best moment of a losing match of Titanfall (opens …
Read More »How inconvenient: Titanfall on Xbox 360 looks perfectly fine
Footage has emerged of the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall, as reported by CVG News (opens in new tab). And my professional opinion is that it looks… well, fine, actually. In fact, it looks a lot like Titanfall. You know, the one that Xbox One has been pinning so many …
Read More »Titanfall creator explains lack of single player
Titanfall is a multiplayer-only experience. Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella told GamesIndustry International that keeping the focus on multiplayer battles was a deliberate response to player habits and studio size. Respawn comprises about 60 developers, and devoting months of their work to single-player missions most players blow through in minutes …
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