Wow I love battles like this, this is a good one, maybe not a fair one, but its the battle we have in front of us as the consoles start to really get ready to do battle. TitanFall Vs Infamous Second Son - Yes one is a FPS, and that does tend to be the favorite amongst a huge portion of gamers.
But Second Son is holding it’s own, and that’s what makes this a really good battle, because gamers views tend to change, and if you talk to some people they will tell you they are sick and tired of FPS games.
Maybe that’s the reason Second Son is doing so well on the charts. Who knows for sure.
But no matter what you think about a console or what they try to sell you as what the console is about, it really comes down to you, and what kind of gamer are you? What kind of games do you like to play. That’s probably what will really end up selling the consoles in the long run. (Does this Console have the games I want to play?)
And that’s a tough one because, I bet if you were to ask even a hardcore gamer - Is there a game that you play that at first you thought you would never like that game? I think the answer would be, Yes, we all have one of those.
So let’s get into it..... This is just for fun, -have not played the final product of either game-
(just trying to guess how it might play out, you might have a different view and that's fine)
****Update***
This is a fantasy comparison as these are not even the same kind of game, but just for fun... FUN! Let's compare the two since they are both big titles for both systems... Keep in mind this is not a real score card, this is just for fun and in my humble opinion you could have infamous winning and have very valid points as to why.. No right answers just a Question? How do you think it will play out, will TitanFall be the bigger seller and better game or will Infamous Second Son be?
Fight… Fight… Fight.…Fight...! -Welcome to the Main Event-
Round 1 - Graphics… -SecondSon-
I think Second Son takes this one, just because it’s really looking stunning, not sure if the texture pack on titanfall might change that, but it doesn’t look like it will. Second Son is really looking amazing and seriously impressive for a nex gen title on a console.
Round 2 - Gameplay… -TitanFall-
Wow this is a tough one to call, but I’m going to lean towards TitanFall on this one because of the beta / It was some seriously awesome game to play.
Round 3 - Creativity -New things brought to the table… -TitanFall-
Again this one is going to lean towards TitanFall as they really brought a lot of new things to the old one trick pony, that we call the FPS market. Second son does a lot of things kind of the same way they have always done things, nothing wrong with that but it could become repetitive.
Round 4 - Fun to play… -Draw-
This one is going to go down as a tie, in my book, as even though we have no way to play infamous and confirm this, I think both games will be fun to play, especially if you go off the press from what people who have played both. I’m going to call this one a tie. -Also because this one is a personal call, it depends on if you like these kind of games, so tough to call. (but from what I played in the beta of TitanFall it was a lot of fun, and TitanFall actually sold me on the presentation that this would be an awesome game.
Round 5 - Worth the investment / A.K.A time well spent… -TitanFall-
Long Term I think titanfall gives a serious return on investment, were as second son is more then likely to have a weaker return on investment as once you finish playing there is no awesome multi-player to keep you engaged or coming back to the title. It’s more of a one trick pony.
Round 6 - Chances of Survival / A.K.A More then likely to still be playing this 6 months later… TitanFall-
Well this is an easy win for TitanFall being that it is Multi-player and that alone extends it’s chances of lasting far past expectations. Were as Second son will most likely by most gamers be a one or two time run through and then that’s it, chances of returning to the title for more entertainment value is seriously unlikely. So 6 months out I would say people will still be talking about and playing TitanFall.
Round 7 - Story… -Second Son-
Now if you think the story in Second Son is not going to be good, your crazy, I think they will nail it and it will be done well, also TitanFall does not really have single player, so it’s unlikely they will dive into a deep story, so easy win for Second Son by default.
Round 8 - Conclusion… -TitanFall- By TKO
I think the fight ends here in the 8th round, because I just feel like TitanFall wins by T.K.O. even though Second Son has a lot going for it, most likely an amazing story, great Graphics, strong design team behind the product. It’s just too much I think they get overwhelmed by long term fun and the extreme value TitanFall brings to the table. Not to mention Second Son will face competition from other titles coming out in the month like MGSV demo and Dying Light, which will indeed compete for gamers attention. Were as TitanFall’s competition will most likely not be a factor in slowing it’s sales, as it is well equipped to deal with competition being a FPS were people see the value in multi-player that could last a long time. And TitanFall also has an amazing team behind it not to mention the two guys who really set the whole FPS market on fire, all those years ago with Call Of Duty- Modern Warfare. And it looks like they are about to do it once again with TitanFall if the beta is anything to go by. So for that reason I’m going to say the winner of this Title Defence for the WTG (we the gamers) Heavyweight Championship belt & Must have title for a Next Gen console-- TitanFall --
(Of course this is all in fun, and if you disagree leave a comment on how you see the rounds playing out..)
Hope your ready for this one, this game is looking like it's going to be a Monster
-Check out this Amazing fan-made trailer below- And.....
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Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.
Kind of a goody story...
On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.
Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.
UKIE published its latest Consumer Market Valuation Report, showing that the UK games market was worth £7.82 billion in 2023, a 4.4% increase compared to 2022's revised total of £7.49 billion.
Final Fantasy is a long running series at this point — it's easily one of the most storied franchises in gaming. But when you're up to the sixteenth mainline entry, you must start wondering whether fresh installments still have the power to pull new players in. Indeed, audience growth will be an important metric for the suits upstairs at Square Enix.
Pretty much. It was barely an rpg. Sorry if I like a little rpg in my final fantasy games.
I really hope this doesn’t mean they are going to continue to streamline the games even more going forward
It didn’t even have element weakness and the like during battles. A game with element based Eikons you use in combat and they didn’t include any elemental strategic tactics
I expected fire to burn grassy enemies. That didn't happen.
I also expected to see a "we have to go there!" moment in a cutscene, and have to travel there myself. FFXVI instead loaded the map to one selectable map marker and the next cutscene loaded to us there.
Disappointing as an RPG. Disappointing as even being "open area". I'll maintain that this game would've been best served as a more linear DMC-style experience than what we got, because the core of the combat and story were so great.
I'm an old fan who's played literally every FF game (excluding 2) and I *loved* FF16.
I genuinely struggle to understand the mindset of people are who get weird and territorial over JRPG franchises. I think as a whole we should be encouraging developers to try new things. We're the old guard - what we want to see in a game is going to become increasingly irrelevant with time so we gotta change the way we think about this stuff.
Classic franchises thrive on their familiarity. While they can introduce new ideas, it's crucial that these innovations stay true to the essence of the franchise. Otherwise, it might be more appropriate to develop a new franchise or spinoff.
And that's where FFXVI sort of drops the ball for many. It doesn't offer much to old Final Fantasy fans. Honestly, I loved the game, but I feel it might have worked better as a spinoff, a new franchise, or even a reimagination of another classic series like Musashi or Dewprism.
Sounds exactly what Tales did with Arise. I enjoyed FF16 more than FF13 and FF15 personally. I just hope the next mainline entry Yoshida makes is more party RPG based.
I enjoyed the game but I would like them to try making a turn based FF. It’s been too long. Even if it was a spin-off that would be fine.
For me the Bravely Default series is more Final Fantasy than current Final Fantasy. Since it started its development as a FF spinoff, it even keeps some FF stuff like magic names (Fire/Fira/Firaga etc.).
Unfortunately it doesn't sell that well and we can't be sure Square will keep making them, but I hope they do.
"This doesn’t mean that all future Final Fantasy games will take a similar direction to Final Fantasy 16,"
Here is a quote from the article to keep the XVI haters easy .
I enjoyed the game for what it was. What the team wanted to make. And i hadn't enjoyed a mainline FF game like i did XVI since X. Not counting Remake. People say it isn't an JRPG but it's pretty much Kingdom Hearts gameplay wise.
I decided to play some Arcade mode in XVI to get ready for the DLC after 220 hours of Rebirth and i still love the gameplay.
Can't wait for the DLC to hit in less than a week and see how crazy the Leviathan fight will be.
So to you, it being multiplayer automatically makes it better (You even made two identical, differently worded categories for replay value). I know there are plenty of people that would disagree that an open world game couldn't hold up replay wise to multiplayer (especially one where you kill lots of bots, an occasional player, and then run around in a titan before doing it all again, over and over).
How is an open world third person shooter/adventure game known mainly for single player in any way shape or form a competitor to a Level/map based first person shooter that is multi player only?
Its like comparing Forza to Fallout.
interesting take.....now tell me, what did you think of 1 and 2?
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Well, I own both consoles so there is no battle for me but I'm definitely getting Titanfall and IF Infamous scores over an 7.5 averaged between gaming websites then I will get it. I played the Titanfall beta and I have never played such a well balanced game. Not sure I agree on the graphics comparison, unless you've played Titanfall you would know the game looks amazing and the beta had a lower resolution than the final product. Infamous looks good but the game play did not look that appealing to me. I just hope Sucker Punch didnt make the game dazzle with graphics but crappy game play. The 10 minute video I watched looked extremely boring and honestly I didnt see much "next gen" in it but hopefully I am wrong. We will see
Where do you find these people, Microsoft?