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The DeanBeat: Why gamers are lucky they got to play Titanfall

Dean Takahashi of Venture Beat:

The game is a refreshing and innovative addition to the multi-billion-dollar first-person shooter genre. And yet, I’m surprised that the game was made at all, even though it was created by the fathers of Call of Duty, one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time.

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Blackleg-sanji3674d ago

i really enjoy titanfall(on my pc) but i fail to see the big hype and innovation ppl keep talking about?

Geekman3674d ago

It's not COD.

INNOVATION AT ITS HIGHEST!

Pro Racer3674d ago

It's basically COD with mechs, jetpacks and dumb AI.

thief3674d ago

In a nutshell: Titanfall rocks because I am a noob who is useless at shooters and too lazy to play more intelliegent, team based shooters where less skillful gamers can contribute. Hence, I love a game which is filled with dumb AI fodder who I can gun down and feel like a hero.

And it's just like COD, but with robots in it. That makes it a "technical and creative marvel".

Philthy3674d ago

Instead of blatant flaming against Titanfall (it's popular, therefore you hate it, we get it), if you bothered to check out the article you'd see the article talks about Respawn's long road of developing the game and how it might not've seen the light of day.

thief3674d ago

Unfortunately, i did read the article.

Daikatana and Duke Nukem had a "long road, might not have seen light of day" story as well. So are we "lucky" to have played those games as well?

Charybdis3674d ago (Edited 3674d ago )

@thief:
Not sure If you read the article it says short development time-line racing to complete the title.

Also Confused why you compare it with duke because it "had a long road", do you mean to imply that titanfall is as bad as duke nukem and daikatana?

MysticStrummer3674d ago

"it's popular, therefore you hate it, we get it"

You like it, therefore you lump anyone who doesn't into the hater camp by using an incredible oversimplification, we get it.

Gr1mmyshadows3674d ago

you realize the only game mode where the AI is a factor is attrition right?.....of course you dont. every other game mode is up to the players to win or not, especially Last Titan Standing.

DJustinUNCHAIND3674d ago

Can't wait to get home and play this.

Summons753674d ago

Meh, it's not exactly earth shattering like the devs were promising and hyping. We would have survived without it, fun while it lasted but the fun died quick.

Hicken3674d ago

It was fresh for a little while. Never saw the innovation.

Can't say I'm lucky to have played it. Was fun for a bit, though.

SixtyNine3674d ago

The same could be said about any game. Titanfall wasn't meant to be the second coming. It's still just another game.

Summons753674d ago

The devs kept acting like the game was the end all be all of FPS games which in turn made the would be fans think that too. You're right that could be said about any game but it's very rare that a dev actual makes those kinds of claims. Most are just humble and show their excitement for the project and hope that fans will love it too. When devs do start claiming their game is a godsend the game typically comes out bland and sells poorly. Ninja Theory is a great example of this, they always act like god reached down and touched their game....to the point where they insult anyone who gives them some critisim. In turn they're games turn out awful and undersell because they treated everyone like crap then they blame consumers. Respawn wasn't that critical but they did act like they were better (probably because they are still butthurt Activision wrongly screwed them and fired them) but the game came and it was meh

Hicken3674d ago

Between the devs, the publishers, Microsoft, and all the fanboys around here, it was most certainly played up as the second coming.

I can't believe how anyone who spent time on this site prior to Titanfall's release can say it wasn't hyped up to insane levels.

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15 Underrated FPS Games You May Want to Try

Popularized by Doom in 1993 and still making video game haters gnash their teeth today, first-person shooter games are the best thing to happen to gamers since pizza rolls. So here are 15 underrated first-person shooter games you may have missed.

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Jiub610d ago

Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.

MadLad610d ago

Lol

All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.

Venoxn4g610d ago (Edited 610d ago )

XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games

gurp10d ago

I played them all, they are all good in their own way
I used to be obsessed with FPS games

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An ode to Titanfall: The last twitch shooter I'll probably ever enjoy

Windows Central: "Titanfall 1 is being sunset, taken off storefronts by EA. While the servers remain live for now, one has to wonder just how much time it has left. I look back and pay tribute to the last "twitch"-styled shooter I ever truly loved."

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Respawn Entertainment is Discontinuing Sales of Original Titanfall

Sales for the original Titanfall are being discontinued.
It will be pulled from subscription services on March 1, 2022.

Ethereal891d ago

Physical media. Unfortunately the way games are going these days game servers will eventually be shut down and you can stare at the menu and wish you could play the game again.

littletad891d ago

This is why reading is so important. Nothing to do with digital or physical media. The game, which is online only, is being delisted because of DDOS and other hacker attacks. The case got so bad that only six players in the world log on. For PC. Rather than fix it, they continued to sell the game, broken as it is, and only now just decided to call it quits. But please, go on thinking what you will.

Ethereal889d ago

I'm aware of the DDOS attacks and that this case is not typical. This game would eventually have it's servers shutdown regardless of the current situation so that is a moot point. My comment was in a general sense and that there are instances in which games can be preserved physically when official support ends.

Let's recap your first sentence. I said, "the way GAMES are going these days" indicating a broader stroke than just this game. I agree, reading IS important. I was simply stating the obvious downsides of the digital marketplaces and online only trends in games these days. I could even make the argument that the online only offering which has allowed hacker manipulation has impacted the preservation of this great game. My comment is valid in the general sense and thank you for your permission to continue to think what I will.