7 Reasons Why Titanfall Could be the Game to Challenge Call of Duty | C.O.G.

The Outcast over at COG gets some hands-on time with EA’s exclusive shooter and walk away very impressed with what is offered.

"I had a chance to play Titanfall this past week while attending PAX Prime 2013. For those wondering, it was a PC build using the Xbox 360 controller. When I asked the staff on the floor about how close to the Xbox One build this demo was, they said they are optimizing what we played to be close to both PC and the Xbox One. As I put the controller down after my playtime it was evident that there is one game that Titanfall has in its crosshairs, and that game is Call of Duty. I found my limited time with the game very enjoyable and as I watched others play throughout the day it came clear to me that this game really has some great aspects that could make it the next great competitive FPS for fans of the genre to play and challenge Call of Duty for this crown."

[allformats]

I see everybody falling all over Titan Fall, and it seems as if the game, by strategic media design, was blessed to be the next big thing.

But when I look at "next big thing" titles, they just happened. There was no need for manufactured hype...

But Titanfall? IGN posts about 4 articles praising the thing in one week - and so too do the big media outlets - like EA/MS are paying big bucks to force this game down our collective throats.

But I'm not buying the hype just yet... If it's good, then PC is my go - but I'll wait and see what else, apart from this one level, the game has to offer.

Real talk.

[Gazondaily]

You either like the game or not.

FOr many of us, from what we've seen, it looks incredible. Any claims of 'manufactured hype' regarding it are COMPLETE B.S. Pure and simple.

This game appears to marry the speed and maneuverability of arena shooters like Quake and Unreal tournament with the formula of more recent shooters.

Many people say, 'but oh...its just like COD but with mechs'. If you think that then you're completely missing out the point of this game. How can you downplay this title and then promote something like Killzone, which, as good as it looks, looks like your standard FPS.

It's the pacing of Titanfall that makes it so appealing. The parkour elements, how you're constantly moving around and how the Titans deploy every 3 or so minutes changing the pace of the gameplay.

Titanfall is doing something different. It appears to be doing what Brink strived to do but failed. It's looking like what COD should have been after Modern Warfare 2 after West and Zampella's departure. It looks like the next big thing in competitive FPS'.

[Irishguy95]

Agree with this. I don't get the downplay. It's the one game almost every single preview is raving over saying how good it is to play. This and Destiny are the next big FPS games imo. Albeit Destiny is getting more praise than it too. Anyhow, these two games are being raved about while Cod, BF and KZ are just being looked at as more of the same as before.

[Simco876]

When I see that avatar of yours and think about that speed added to more recent style of shooters...I get all excited inside.

Titanfall a Quake III arena reborn? Sign me up

[MWong]

The game looks amazing, I can see it giving COD a little competition, not like BF4. The only way TFall will be able to rival COD is if it's multiplatform (XB360, XBone, PS3, PS4 & PC). It needs to release on as many platforms as COD.

[DoctorJones]

'Real talk. '

As opposed to fake talk? What does that even mean?

[thetruthx1]

It's going to be hard to go back to Call of Duty for anyone that buys this. I can already see it. They're going to have so many more gameplay mechanics in Titanfall

Just thinking about trying to find the area and the right moment to drop your Titan without getting shot by a sniper or taking out a group of enemies before you jump in your Titan sounds so satisfying

There's also the multiplayer campaign aspect, different classes for pilots and Titans, and after the round you still have to make it back to your extraction point

[GarrusVakarian]

It would help if it was multiplatform, the more people who play this the better, because it looks fun as hell.

[SnakeCQC]

ms have bought times exclusivity. Don't worry one year or so post release it will be on everything else

[bowserone]

Not a chance. Ms is going after franchise after being spanked by sony at the end of last gen. Not to mention somehow this became THE game everyone has talked about. Their not letting tf go to ps4. Tons of heavy hitting ms games are also on pc but ms needed a console specific killer app. This is gona stay with them trust that. If it dI'd ever go to ps4 it won't be till YEARS later like mass effect and that's only if Microsoft pissed the developer off. They had halo, then gears, now titain fall iz their new killer app

[DoctorJones]

Yeah, Planetside 2 should come to Xbox One as well aye.

[nick309]

Lol

[GarrusVakarian]

LOL@ disagrees, people would rather have it exclusive to their preferred consoles like pathetic little fanboys rather than have everyone have the opportunity to enjoy it.

[CrimsonStar]

Ummmmm so when you were bragging about Uncharted , TLOU , and GOW only being on the PlayStation that wasn't being a pathetic little fan boy? If you really want this game so bad Just get an xbox1 :D .

[GarrusVakarian]

@Crimsonstar

No that was being a passionate fan of those games, is that not allowed? And little do you know but i AM getting an Xbox One, nice try though.

Also, it seems you have conveniently ignored all of my posts where i am praising Xbox One games that i can't wait to play, nice selective comment reading there!

[SnakeCQC]

It really isn't that difficult to beat call of duty. Quite a few games have done it over the years.

[FITgamer]

It won't even put a dent in COD sales until it's released across all platforms. Also COD is like a Hershey's bar, there are plenty of better chocolate bars out there, but Hershey's will always sell the most.

[SnakeCQC]

I've never even heard of a hersheys bar

[DoctorJones]

I had one when I went to America, they don't taste as nice as Cadburys chocolate. They were quite poor really.

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

Where are you from?

http://www.amazon.com/Hersh...

[SnakeCQC]

im from london where the chocolate of choice is cadburys bars or lion, aero or galaxy(all made by cadburys)

[FITgamer]

That's a good for you, they are shit, but the US highest selling candy bar.

[DJ]

And it will be once the PS4 version comes out. Until then Battlefield 4 will reign supreme sales wise.

[CrimsonStar]

If Titanfall takes off like call of duty I wouldn't count on it . If this turns out to be a successful game xbox1s will fly off the shelves .

[UsernameOfTheDead]

Only when it is released on all consoles will it have a shot. Millions upon millions of people won't have an opportunity to check it out until it is on PS4. Until that day it is just another exclusive game VS COD on all platforms.

[venom06]

people REALLY REALLY need to kill this "TITANFALL IS THE NEXT BIG THING" just because IGN (the original CoD fanboy review site) is slobbering all over it... Battlefield has been challeging CoD for years and has had the better QUALITY game since MW3...

no game will challenge CoD in terms of sales... no game..... especially when you aren't on all platforms like Titanfall isn't... but if you talk about challenge, then talk challenge in terms of QUALITY... and you'll see Battlefield slap CoD in the mouth from a "quality" stand point year over year...

[chrissx]

The amount of hype this game gets is crazy. The lack of a SP campaign already disqualifies it to compete with COD

[Anon1974]

You want to sell me a multiplayer only game and price it like it's a full game...no sale. No single player for me is a deal breaker.

[jagstatboy]

This game IS the next big thing.

[OrangePowerz]

It won't challenge CoD in sales, that's for sure as it is only coming out on launch for PC and the two Xbox consoles.

It doesn't look bad I think a lot of hype for it comes from the fact that's it's done by the CoD 4 MW guys. I will get the game, but I'm not particularly hyped for it.

[Chapter11]

Because it IS Call of Duty, perhaps?

[Npugz7]

If it stays as a Microsoft exclusive than it will never sell enough copies to beat COD!