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TitanFall (EA/Respawn, PC/XB1/360, Spring 2014, Game Informer Leak, All Info In OP)
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
Banned
Surviving longer is more welcoming to newcomers? I always felt that being able to kill the other player in a couple of shots were far more welcoming than having to lay 200 bullets into the other player.
Sure, but everyone is betting on Sci-Fi this new generation. Consumers are going to follow or be left with CoD and Battlefield. Consumers tend to get burnt out on online franchises within a single generation.
It'll be interesting. Everyone is going for massive battles, mixed combat, etc. as well. The market direction has Planetside 2 poised to be a real wildcard for Sony if it's a launch title. It's a damn good game already doing most of the things Respawn and Bungie are only talking about right now. It should be a good litmus test on consumer interest in this new massively online shooter format the industry is pushing.
District 9 you say? Im in... for PC it is.
Yeah that is something that i dont get, maybe they put dodging mechanics in there, considering you can run on walls and make multiple jumps.
Yeah that is something that i dont get, maybe they put dodging mechanics in there, considering you can run on walls and make multiple jumps.
We've known for a long ass time that respawn's game was going to be a FPS.
Also this is probably why Sony is really pushing Destiny.
Mr. PlayStation
Member
Indeed. Game was asstastic.
BOOSH
It's a console exclusive. MS are going to market it as such. The average person seeing ads on TV (that'll likely have no mention of the PC), will think it's only available on the XOne or 360, that's all that matters as far as MS are concerned.
Not to mention that it is essentially a "Microsoft exclusive". They might not care about PC gaming anymore, but the fact is, whether you play it on the XOne, 360 or the PC you'll be playing the game on one of their platforms.
iamshadowlark
Banned
This is pretty huge for MS. Should be money well spent but the PR about the cloud is ducking bullshit as far as physics go.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
so dedicated servers = power of the cloud now?
World of Warcraft = only possible with the CLOUD!
World of Warcraft = only possible with the CLOUD!
Sandy Nipples
Banned
For real dude, I've jammed it plenty on PC, and all I can say, freaking Planetside 2, as a LAUNCH TITLE? Gift from the gods that is.
I didn't say it was appropriate, but it's not pathetic. It's easy to understand why people are reacting violently to all things XB1. MS is basically telling gamers that they're a bunch of junkies who will sacrifice their rights as a consumer to get their next gaming fix. That's pretty damn insulting and it's going to spill over.
The big problem with trying to exploit a fetish market is that all your customers are very passionate and if you step across the line they'll call you on it with all the venom they can muster. MS has stepped across that line and are now getting what they deserve.
flyingmonkeywhoa
Banned
To be completely fair you can TECHNICALLY be offline for 24 hours (for the XB1) but who knows what happens after that?...I'd rather not be apart of that DRM nightmare which is why I'm irritated this game is console exclusive. My gaming laptop won't be able to play all the ridiculously optimized next-gen games...
mugoldeneagle03
Member
I still think it will come to PS4 at some point but it's a smart move releasing on 360 too. If the game turns out good 360 users have no reasons to buy it on a different console if/when the sequel comes.
Great find, Great pre-E3 surprise
Great find, Great pre-E3 surprise
nope you need to connect to live once every 24h to ensure nobody is abusing the discless playing from the hard drive. that news is outdated though and they might have changed things or expanded the time to a week after the shitstorm. who knows...
Future PhaZe
Member
So basically a District 9 and Blade Runner inspired version of CoD with more emphasis on player skill due to more player health using dedicated servers and the infinite power of the cloud made by the true developers of Call of Duty.
yes plz
yes plz
seattle6418
Member
Yeah, i don´t want to sound like a butthurt Playstation fan, but i guess this also applies to Destiny.
I believe you can make a very successful IP based on a scifi setting, however, many are missing the point that what made COD the beast that it is right now is what the name already says "Modern Warfare".
No scifi, no WWII, no aliens, no dinosaurs, no BS. Just regular soldiers in a 2000 or so setting.
I just think their strategy for the new IP is a bit weird, let´s see how much of a buzz they can create.
Your XB1 can be offline for 24 hours. Sounds like TitanFall isn't nearly as forgiving. But then, that assumes anyone will even play single player. Most CoD/Battlefield players never do.
Zombie James
Banned
Of course they probably can't afford to lose the current-gen audience, but these two statements alone make it sound like a failure on the 360 already.
I don't know man, the average 360 owner i know couldn't care less about the DRM and second hand games bullshit MS has announced so far, it's like they see these stupid barriers and they just accept them as features or consequences of advancements in console technology.
Glorified G
Member
And what is required to connect to live once every 24h to ensure nobody is abusing the discless playing from the hard drive?
Nothing in that post was incorrect.
as far as i understand so far, the single player is the multiplayer..... sort of..... kinda.
flyingmonkeywhoa
Banned
Regardless, it's still DRM and Microsoft have said internet is required to play the XB1. You may be able to play single player games for 24 hours offline but afterwards...good luck
Not everyone gets outraged over the same thing and not everyone is at the same information level. Most people I know pull back pretty hard at the "no used games" threat, but that is entirely anecdotal.
There was a lot of venom directed at XBL's fee for what amounted to p2p online, something no one else charges for, but by a small yet vocal minority. I'm not sure if the people upset with XB1's DRM are even the minority (they may be the majority), but they're sure as hell even more vocal.
Future PhaZe
Member
Having some actual ability to make some sort of dodging movement in reply to player fire is preferable to "he who sees first wins" aspect of CoD.
CoD with more health and twitch ability could result in the first shooter to be big in the tournament scene since Halo 2 and Counterstrike.
its multiplayer only....
flyingmonkeywhoa
Banned
Stephen Totilo confirmed that internet is required to play "TitanFall" but then again its a multiplayer only game (with single player events happening in-game).
Sandy Nipples
Banned
So...its StarHawk?...slash...Brink?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I can't judge before we see but we will not be in shortages for these types of games. Of the ones I know, Planetside 2 is easily the best right now and that's going to be an f2p game. Destiny and TitanFall have not shown anything yet.
I am LOLing at the fact he goes out of his way to explain they don't have the manpower for multi-platform development.....
Yet they had no problems outsourcing the 360 version. Which they could also have done for other platforms.
I smell:
True that! I bet it's a time exclusive. A ps4 will eventually come out later, but I can't stand these lame excuses from devs!
If you got paid a shitload of money by MS, than don't lie!
I knew this would coming, considering the fact that the former Infinity Ward were always close to Microsoft.
Could someone pls explain me, why the cloud of MS could be superior to Sonys ( Gaikai) one? From what I've seen and read on the web Gaikai should be way ahead and 'better'
you can play games offline. its not always online. if its a simple check, you can do it within a few seconds. even if your internet connection craps out you could still use your smartphone for the check (using your 3g connection i mean).
It's exclusive to the Microsoft "ecosystem"! If you want to play this game you'll have to give MS money one way or another.
Can't wait to see how the game looks, 60fps next-gen Source game. It should be pretty.
Edit: I hope everyone screaming moneyhats!!1!1 will do the same in every third party exclusive games that Sony will get. Right guys?
no its multiplayer only.i dont think you explore "blade runner environments" while everyone shouts over kinect....
It's exclusive to the Microsoft "ecosystem"! If you want to play this game you'll have to give MS money one way or another.
Can't wait to see how the game looks, 60fps next-gen Source game. It should be pretty.
how much money ms gets from indies selling on windows lol?
They do different things. Gaikai sends only your controller input to a server, which then replaces your console entirely, and sends a video back. Azure does computation on the server and sends data back.
SRTtoZ
Member
Do you have any idea how ridiculous this sounds?
Awesome find, man! The game sounds awesome! Too bad I won't be able to play it till I get my gaming PC. Don't think I'm getting XB1 and the 360 version already makes me skeptical (unless of course it's a talented studio doing the downporting (not a real word I don't think), etc.
Future PhaZe
Member
Of course the thread falls into system wars instead of discussing this new I.P.
Never change gaf.
Never change gaf.