Yes, You Can Complete Titanfall's Campaigns Without Firing A Shot

Luke Plunkett: Those who have played it already know this, but for those who haven't, be aware that Titanfall's "campaign" isn't really deserving of the name.

It's there for...I have no idea, actually. Maybe they needed some flimsy sort of narrative to justify future action figures/cartoons/comics books? In terms of what it brings to the game, it offers very little, subjecting you to a number of regular multiplayer matches whose only difference is a few visual effects and some boring narration.

[Fireseed]

Yes, seeing as how the campaign is basically a multiplayer match you can also finish an assortment of multiplayer matches without firing a shot.

In fact theirs a term for people who play a multiplayer game and intentionally don't try... we call them douchebags.

[Gazondaily]

Lol well said. Couldn't have put it better myself.

[LogicStomper]

Or a potato. They just sit there.

[Yukicore]

Actually I think that "potato" sounds too cool for the people Fireseed described.

[2cents]

Haha! That's seriously funny!

Although It can sometimes be amusing when you get the 'caboose' (RvB) type player on your team, no matter what you tell him, its pointless. You can see him trying sooooo hard but Awwww he died again :)

[AKissFromDaddy]

Watching it this way focuses on other parts of this game.

[SteamPowered]

Wow, how did this game get reviewed so highly? A game so perfect, you dont even have to play it to win!

[Exies7]

It's a multiplayer game.

[SteamPowered]

Youre absolutely right about that Exie. But when you read the title out loud, it does sound crazy. Ive never beat any game without firing a shot. A deathmatch, yes, but a game, no.

[rdgneoz3]

That just reminded me of this old clip of the Black Ops Cuba mission. Completed without firing a gun (except during 2 scripted sequences) on Hardened.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[dark-kyon]

exclusive y microsoft.

[Etseix]

I agree, this is stupid.
@Exies
And other games without Multiplayer option have been threated really bad because of that, but guess Titanfall its an exception

[Exies7]

Multiplayer is an important aspect to a lot of gamers. So sure, some people complain when multiplayer isn't included and it does effect my buying options, because I'm a MP player.

That doesn't mean I don't like a good story or enjoy SP games. But I determine a purchase based on how much I'll enjoy it (time invested).

Titanfall isn't any exception. It's simply a multiplayer game that scored well, and people either want to overly praise it or find any fault they can in it.

The fact that you can complete the campaign without firing a shot is irrelevant, because they are MP matches with a narrative. That's it.

[Alsybub]

@Exies7

Yeah, I don't understand why ticking boxes equals good reviews to so many people.

Surely it's based on how good the game plays. This is a multiplayer game and should be reviewed on that basis. Not on the basis of what things it does not have. That's like saying it should be downgraded for not having a cover based mechanic. Just because other games do! Or, as many people round here seem to use 'all or nothing' comparisons, not having a paralax scrolling shooter segment.

Surely it's testament to how good the game is that it does score so highly without needing all of the bells and whistles.

Was it not Vince Zampella that said they had a statistic that showed that only 15% of people actually completed the campaign in CoD titles?

Battlefield has always been a multiplayer franchise but Dice has been pressured to provide a campaign, now that it isn't exclusively on PC. I'd rather they focused entirely on the multiplayer. The ridiculous thing is that those games then get marked down at review due to the mediocre single player aspect when all the game is really about is online.

I think it's sad that developers are forced to add things that were never part of the formula just because it's perceived value, and standards, by the press and gamers.

Bottom line, this is not a single player game. It's an online purist, like many PC titles. It was originally going to be PC only.

As far as price, I wouldn't pay £55 for it but then again I didn't. I paid £35 and I think that is fair. I never pay more than £39 for any game. Anyone that pays RRP is being ripped off.

If downloadable games were £30 I would happily switch to them but charging full price for a download is disgusting. That's another debate though.

[MadLad]

@SteamPowered

And the 'campaign' is simply deathmatch given context with elements of narrative.
The idea that you can rely on your team, with you not participating, to win should not then have you questioning the validity of the title and the positive press the game is getting.
To put it simply, would you call any online multiplayer game broken if a team had a player go 'afk' but still win?

It's the same thing.

[nosferatuzodd]

What do you expect its a ms exclusive even amazon took
Down the negative comnent about it watch when infamousr drops youre going to have neg for no online neg 4 this neg for that you wait

[antz1104]

Stop eating powdered sugar, it's starting to affect you and were worried:(

[Dudebro90]

So the point of this is...?

Who cares if you can play it without firing a shot? Why would you do that?

[Hicken]

Not much of a campaign if it's essentially on auto, is it? What type of FPS allows you to beat it without ever having to fulfill the "S" part of the acronym?

[Dudebro90]

Its a multiplayer game...

You can play any multiplayer shooter without ever taking a shot.

Again, why would you do that?

there is no story here. Just Kotaku trying to generate clicks with a dumb headline.

[Taislin]

It´s a First Person Stander

[BattleTorn]

I honestly found it laughable that they even had something named "campaign" cause it isn't a story mode, like the tradition sense.

It's like someone shouted "titanfall has no campaign lulz" and the some sneak dev was like "jokes on you, our MP is called campaign, thus TF has campaign"

[antz1104]

Team Fortress 2. Use the medic. Also zero campaign and it's amazing.

[Hicken]

Not "why would you do that?" But rather, "why would the game allow you to do that?"

Most multiplayer games don't have a multiplayer only campaign, because they usually just do without such a thing. IF they do, it's not one you could get through without during a single shot, in the case of it being a shooter.

Team Fortress 2 doesn't have a campaign, making it irrelevant. But Titanfall does; it should require more interaction than it does, should it not?

[antz1104]

@ Hicken

Why do games accommodate camping? Why do they allow some ungodly killstreak rewards? Should those factors detract from the product or is it just the fact that some players are shady and will find ways to exploit a game?

I dont find it irrelevant at all. I find that people are looking for all the flaws in TF, and while I've heard the campaign is lazy its better than having no story at all, which can also be great. Interaction is subjective, and if some internet troll wants to find a way to exploit a game how does that affect me or my play style?

[MetaReapre]

I believe the point of this is to point out how this game is not perfect and has many flaws despite many sites and reviewers giving it a 9 and even 10 out of 10 rating for unacceptable reasons.

While this game is good I still don't believe it deserves that high of a rating with many flaws in it.

[Dudebro90]

How is it a flaw? I can play the multiplayer portion of any game and never fire a shot, and complete rounds. So does that mean every single multi player shooter has is flawed?

Seriously, if this is what Kotaku has to resort to, in order to stir up junk about Titanfall, they have sunk to a new low.

[MetaReapre]

@dudebro
Yea sure you can play the online multilayer parts of any game and win. That's up to you to do, but this is the CAMPAIGN we are talking about here, the part where you go through the game to get story. This is something you shouldnt be able to just sit back and watch. Can you go through the cod or bf campaigns without firing a single shot or do absolutely nothing and still win? No. You have to put effort in to complete the story.

Then again the campaign mode is hugely the flawed as there is a lack of one at all. You want to argue about this game having flaws, try defending that campaign mode. To beat campaign mode just start it up, walk away and come back just to start the next mission you'll walk away from again. You really don't see a problem in that?

Edit:I'm not saying that the game is bad, it's online mp is awesome, the game is fun. But there is too many people giving it so much praise for one thing and ignoring all else of the game giving it such high scores. To me this game is a 7.5 out of 10 at best. (at worst a 6.5)

[GamingSinceThe80s]

I am loving the this game but have yet to try the campaign.I just watched AngryJoes review on Youtube and I think it's the best most honest review of TF yet.NFG should add a link to it.

[Outlaw1986]

All it is is some attrition and hard point matches. I recommend playing because u need to finish it to unlock ur other titans. Only 9 matches for each part to finish.

[Soldierone]

The idea of it just being a multiplayer game just make me miss Unreal Tournament even more! Come on Epic! Make another one!

EDIT: The guy could have been more creative than just standing around. You can capture points and still not fire the gun....

[BattleTorn]

Exactly, one could do the same with Battlefield's MP - and say they've reached lvl# without killing anyone

[SharnOfTheDEAD]

You can also lose the campaign even if you win as the particular faction, ingenious game design!

[Grave]

"You Can Complete Titanfall's Campaigns Without Firing A Shot"

Just like the AI!

/zing

[vikingland1]

Dang I've been playing wrong s/

[Leon_Blu]

This game is so overrated, its really not a 9/10 game. It's basically a COD game with robots and bad textures and level design. They went the cheap route with this game.