My name is Games D, and I want to be completely upfront with the purpose of this Video.
At the end of it, when all is said and done, I want to sell you on Titanfall 2.
And I don't mean to sell you on its concept, or certain mechanics it has or how it looks,
or even sell you on my lackluster mlg skills, or how clever I am at breaking this game down
and explaining every last piece of it in excruciating detail.
What I mean is once this video is complete, or maybe even before hand, I want you to go
to Origin, or Amazon, or however you come by games, grab a copy of Titanfall 2
and play it for yourself.
As this video goes on, I'll develop on my reasoning more and explain why I made this
video in the first place.
It will remove a little of the surprise that comes with the game - and I think for the
benefit of Titanfall 2, the less you know the better.
But for now, if the existence of this video, nor the words that proceeded it weren't
enough to get this across
then maybe this will do the trick.
If after all that you're not quite convinced - then I'll continue on.
This video has gone through a number of iterations as I've pondered on what to say - originally,
I was going to explain why Titanfall 2 is the closest thing to a Nintendo first person
shooter.
Then, I moved more towards listing off reasons why it's the future of the first person
shooter people have been asking for since the launch of this generation of consoles.
But the core of both of these arguments boiled down to essentially the same thing.
I'm making the case for why people should play Titanfall 2.
I want to do what the developer and publisher of this title struggled to do when it was
released in October of 2016.
I want to follow in the footsteps of previous videos, articles, essays, lets plays and content
made by fans of this game for the purpose of showing off why they felt the need to dedicate
their time and effort to selling you on Titanfall 2.
But most of all, I just really, really, really want to talk about this game.
So, this is my central argument for the video; Titanfall 2 is a game worth your time.
And the following is my explanation why.
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Firstly, let me get some points of contention out of the way that may make or break my argument.
One: I have never played the original Titanfall.
Despite the fact that it came to PC and was critically lauded at the time, I wasn't
sold on the idea of a multiplayer only title.
I've mentioned before that being in an arena where skill equals kills isn't always my
cup of tea.
This was even in light of the games push to add story like elements to the multiplayer
experience, it's AI bots that occupy matches, not to mention its unique hook.
So imagine my delight at the fact that the team that produced the original title, and
were responsible for some of my favourite Call of Duty campaigns back at Infinity Ward,
were producing a full single player campaign for Titanfall 2.
Combined with the positive word of mouth of the original, it was hard to pass up.
So if a lot of what I'm saying here was present in the original title, now you know
why.
Two: I'm not exactly what you'd call a competent first person shooter player.
As you could probably gather from the fact that I don't like multiplayer only shooters,
or my general sense of awareness in this footage.
I'm probably not the person you should ask in regards to talking about the skill ceiling
of Titanfall 2.
And yet of every first person shooter I own, it's the only one in recent memory that
I have dedicated evenings to playing - and unlike Overwatch, this is without the motivation
of playing with my friends who have made that title their go to game.
There's something to be said about a game that - even when I rank bottom nearly every
match - I enjoy every minute of it.
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With that out of the way then - I can make my argument.
Titanfall 2 is a game you should play - because there's nothing else like it.
So, Why Titanfall 2 specifically then?
After all, there are other science fiction shooters on the market - even Call of Duty
has moved to speculative combat in its newer instalments.
But what the fiction affords for these shooters isn't as well realised as it is in Titanfall 2.
This is a world that has thought out the reasons behind it's fiction - the need for pilot
abilities, the titans and the wars you're committed to.
It's not the most well written reasoning, nor the most serious
but I think it's that aspect of the game I like a lot
It's obviously there to support the mechanics (like the best games) - it's not the most
well-written reasoning, nor the most serious - but I think it's that aspect of the game
I like a lot.
It's a Michael Bay rendering of a treasured 80s toy commercial cum cartoon with the good
guys and bad guys with their own unique robots, specialities and personalities.
Then of course there are 2016s other First Person Power Fantasies - Doom and Dishonored 2.
I think Titanfall 2 is a perfect companion piece for both these games - It takes the
frantic energy of the former, and the tactics, toys and architecture of the latter, and meets
in the middle with its own Saturday morning take on the common military shooter.
But beyond its contemporaries, there's something about the game that I can't quite break
down via other games.
It's not just about how it looks, or how it sounds, it's more about how it plays.
Why?
There's a few factors to this, but at the heart of them is
one single design decision that affects it from Top to Toe
Titanfall 2 is designed to make you feel super powered.
Ok, so, I know I said I couldn't quite break it down via other games but uh, stick with
me a minute.
Think of the games that let you step into the role of well-known Superheroes like Spider-Man,
the Incredible Hulk or even Batman.
At the top of your head, you probably think of Spiderman 2, Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
and Arkham Asylum as the go to titles for these characters.
It's not because they're the most polished, best looking or best written, but instead
it's because they are the most well realised games these characters could have.
Web Slinging and Acrobatics have never felt as good as they do in Treyarchs recreation
of NYC.
The unstoppable nature of plowing through cars, tearing tanks and scaling buildings
feels correct in Radicals take on the Green Goliath
and Rocksteady's systems level
reinterpretation of the Dark Knight hasn't been done better.
Why am I talking about three other games in an essay about Titanfall 2 again?
Ah right.
What all these titles have in common is the amount of control they give you over the spectacle
of these characters.
Pulling off their moves is made as effortlessly on a controller as they make them look in
game.
The distance between your own ability and theirs is very small, leaving you to only
worry about how best to apply these abilities.
And Titanfall 2 is right in line with this thinking.
Your player character both in the Single Player and Multiplayer is a one of a kind superhero
on the battlefield.
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So; Sprinting and Wall Running?
You can do that.
Double Jumps and Air Control?
You betcha.
Special Abilities and Weapon Mastery?
Of course.
And then there's the Titans - the games secondary layer and its unique selling point.
All of these toys are a simple button press away - and frankly no First Person Shooter
I can think of quite nails this sense of super powered play.
Combined with its cranked up speed, your high jumps and abilities to knock people across
the map… well, you should play Titanfall 2 because it feels amazing
But there's more to Titanfall then it's box of tricks to make you feel powerful.
Its multiplayer maps and single player campaign are handcrafted around showing off your abilities
in the best light possible.
Maps are built from highs and lows, vertical surfaces, pockets of hidden space and of course
wide pathways for your Titan to dominate.
The former aren't locked off in the way they would be in other shooters - and there
is encouragement to scale maps for tactical advantage - though keep in mind, they're
not total safe zones from other Pilots and their Titans.
The singleplayer meanwhile instead changes the interest from what's best to tackle
the situation, to the developers showing off what your super powers can do.
I don't want to spoil a lot of the single players best moments, but one level that comes
to mind to show how the developers escalate an idea over time - and test your super powers
- would be Into the Abyss.
This is a level set in a fabrication plant - where model homes are being built in real
time.
As you travel across this ginormous facility, these model homes become more detailed and
furnished - adding spots for cover and flanking as the enemy count grows in each section.
Then the level turns these models upside down…
literally.
Your previous flanking spots are now vertical platforms you have to navigate - in an enemy
free section that tests not only your ability to platform, but also your spacial awareness.
At the top of this challenge is another twist - these fabricated platforms are used to build
model towns for combat training simulations, and so in this third act the game emulates
its multiplayer mode by throwing waves of enemies at you in a fully 3D space.
Finally, you move onto another simulation area, are given reigns of your titan again,
and face a boss that tests your metal in another prefabricated town.
The setting of the level and it's main hook are novel - something that can be said of
every level in Titanfall 2s campaign.
Following in the footsteps of Half Life 2 and even Modern Warfare, it's a game that's
not just interested in what you're shooting or what you're shooting them with, but where
you are.
More importantly, these are levels that only work in Titanfall 2 - you can only complete
them with your sense of speed, your wall sticking abilities and your Titan use.
You should play it because there's more to it then I want to show you in this video.
Speaking of which.
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If the game was just about pitting you against other entities with your own abilities and
their own titans, your superpowers would probably feel a little lackluster.
Fortunately, the game populates its world with trimmings to support your narrative.
Those AI driven enemies from the main campaign are present in the Multiplayer too - designed
to be easy kills for pilots, as well as add some narrative to your games and show your
superiority over the common soldiers, robots and mini-titans.
Matches are book ended with sections where you jump into the map via space shuttles,
and in the epilogue the losing side can retreat back to their shuttles to escape defeat - if
the winning team doesn't blow it up first.
In the Single Player, Titanfall 2's almost toyetic qualities are exemplified more.
As well as better fleshing out characters you get glimpses of in the Multiplayer, you
are also pitted against custom characters designed to be your rogues gallery - complete
with their own custom titans, quirks and introductions.
It's a game that's built to put you at the center of its action;
to make you feel like a super soldier that can turn the tide in both Single and Multiplayer
campaigns, and one that always puts you in center focus even when you fall off platforms
or come bottom of the table in multiplayer.
It's systems come together to create a game that scratches an itch that gaining experience
points or opening loot boxes can't.
It's not just about the reward, it's about the in between.
The matches and the scenarios are the reason to play the game.
It's why I stripped the game of its UI - to reduce the noise and immerse you in the experience
as intended.
And that's the thing.
Over the course of this video I've explained as best I can how the game feels great to
play, while showing examples of that in action.
I've made references to other games it emulates and is inspired by, I've talked about its
core design and aesthetic, and even drilled into the reasoning for making this video.
But in reality, this is only my opinion of the game.
It's possible that my restraint in spilling its best tricks or even how my argument has
been presented may put you off the game.
It's also possible that first person shooters aren't you bag.
But I think the biggest detraction of this medium of selling the game to you misses Titanfall
2s most crucial element.
One that audio and video can't do justice for.
And you'll know it when you have a controller in your hands or a keyboard beneath your fingers.
To be completely honest, a big reason why I think it's worth your time is that
I don't want this to be a franchise snuffed out too soon.
There's room for improvement, but so much more for new applications of its systems.
Its single player is a recipe book for a litany of levels that could spring forward, while
its multiplayer can always reinvent the arena around its hooks.
The developers could even blend the two together - creating a kind of persistent battlefield
where story missions can turn the tide of longer, fuller matches.
A Titanfall 3 could be one thing, but Titanfall spin-offs are another.
But that won't happen if the publisher doesn't know that their is interest in Titanfall - and
while my voice is only one in a sea of thousands, I hope that it may inspire more.
But that only comes with giving it a try yourself.
You should play Titanfall 2 because I think you'll like it
I genuinely hope you like it as much as I do and that your own experiences might inspire
more content around the game.
Let me know in the comments below what you think - whether you've already played it,
were thinking about - or if this has convinced you to spend some time with Titanfall 2.
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