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EA: While Titanfall 2 was below expectations, it "still sold very well"
- Thread starter Nirolak
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"You better hope Titanfall 3 sells well, or you can kiss Respawn's Star Wars game goodbye."
I hope EA doesn't send it to die next time.
I hope EA doesn't send it to die next time.
I forgot the full quote but that interview with the Titanfall developer and the PR guy from EA where the interviewer asks something like "So what can we expect for the future of this franchise?" or maybe it was directly addressing the whole launch window timing like "Why release this game so close to Battlefield 1?". Either way the developer gave the most passive aggressive response like "Ask the PR guy". Fantastic.
Titanfall 2 is the sci-fi shooter I imagined shooters could be someday. Fast movement, cool guns, giant fucking mechs, all seamless and balanced on the same battlefield.
Someday we'll get amazing environment destruction too. ...Someday.
Someday we'll get amazing environment destruction too. ...Someday.
sent the game out to die but whatever
Respawn is more of a partnered studio then a EA creation.
Yeah I don't disagree with you. I was kind of amazed there was a second one to be honest.
I do believe this is well. I think that they thought Titanfall could overtake CoD. That's fine. But with Battlefield 1 as well from them there, they still fucked up. They didn't give it enough room to breathe, from their own games none the less, period. If it was just Titanfall vs. CoD it might have stood a chance, but it was Titanfall vs. BF1, CoD and Battlefront. As great as the game was, they expected far too much from it in that climate.
Yeah, its pretty well known that EA treated TF2 and BF1 like they were bombs to launch against COD release. Instead of, you know, each their own video game that needed room to breathe. Something had to give there, and unfortunately, it was the best game out of the bunch. Here's to TF3!
I really dig Titanfall 2 and pray, and I mean I pray we will get Titanfall 3. and please don't toss loot boxes in there as well because the MP has been fun and I love the free coop mode they added
There are already lootboxes in TF2. They might tweak the model but I doubt it will be more egregious.
Titanfall 2 is stil my most played game this year. The MP is incredible and the SP was great too
They don't even own it or the Titanfall IP.
According to a credible leaker on r/titanfall, Titanfall is a thing.
What's that's a nice little bump for the day, wonderful news! Hopefully that translates into another show of faith for the series, and a bit of a better plan next go around releasing the game. Something like this would thrive in the middle of the year, out of the way of the end of year juggernauts. If T2's campaign is the bar, can not wait to see what the team has planned for the threequel.
With multiplayer that didn't completely everything they established in 1, they might have.
Titanfall 3 basically needs to be a campaign like 2, with the multiplayer of 1 (with sliding added).
THAT'S FUCKING ALL RESPAWN.
I bought this on launch but it ended up getting drowned out by other releases and fell into my backlog. Got back into a few months ago and it is my go to shooter now, it feels so good to play this game well.
I would like to think that is a given.
Still hoping EA support Respawn with a 3rd entry in the series.
I'm interpreting this as "we know we released it at a bad time but we wanted to attack Call of Duty".
Mistake one: made it an exclusive. Mistake 2: give it the worst launch window, and then still expect mega sales. Game is worth it on all fronts. Rainbow six: Siege and Titanfall 2 deserved the sales of CoD and BF1.
I always thought that EA wanted to buy Respawn outright so they basically weakened it to lower its value.
They could easily buy Respawn if their next games are successfull enough. They have a Star Wars game and maybe a new Titanfall?
Yeah I agree, TF1's MP was much better than TF2s.
I put hundreds of hours in to the original Titanfall, and it's one of my favourite games of all time. I still play it to this day. Titanfall 2 just changed too much. I still put about 200 hours in to it, but still wouldn't say I really like the game. I played it because the population in Australia for TF1 is tiny, so TF2 was easier to find a match. I gave it away after about 3 months though and haven't gone back.
The move to "Hero" titans removed a lot of the customizability and balance from the game, same with the pilot classes and their abilities. The change to the Battery and Rodeo systems were equally as bad. Rodeo used to be like a game of cat and mouse, but now you literally just stand still if you get rodeo'd, then 180 and punch when they jump off and you get the kill. Replacing a fundamental gameplay mechanic with essentially a cutscene for the rodeo'er is a terrible change. The shield system is terrible now. I've killed titans in literally 2-3 seconds in TF2. In TF2 Titans are harder to earn and then much weaker when you do get them. Not to mention the fact that with Hero titans there is the very real possibility that you don't like any of them, leaving you with no titan you enjoy. I can't stand any of them except for Tone, so that greatly reduces replay value.
off topic - first post on Resetera!
I bought it on PC, Xbox One and PS4, and I would buy it again on Switch. Ive been playing first person shooters for decades, and this game is easily one of my favourites of all time.
Too bad it got sandwiched on it's release. Played it a lot on PS4.
Kill what? EA doesn't own it.
Kill what? EA doesn't own it.
"We didn't entirely kill Titanfall 2 when we threw it to the wolves, so we're pretty stoked about that!"
Respawn is indipendent they have a contrsct with EA to fund their games. They can break the contract, but i dont think the will find another publisher willing to invest millions in their games.
Also they are not using Frostbite but Source Engine and Unreal Engine 4.
As others have already said, they basically sent it out to die, using it only to take away whatever amount COD sales they could. That it sold well enough could be considered a great success, although I wonder how much they sold at full price.
Personally I liked the campaign (did not love it like most did) and only play the multiplayer anytime I want to play a shooter for 15-30 minutes, after that it gets stale for me.
I do hope they make another one.
Personally I liked the campaign (did not love it like most did) and only play the multiplayer anytime I want to play a shooter for 15-30 minutes, after that it gets stale for me.
I do hope they make another one.
I mean it is kinda their fault for the sale numbers. They released it between Battlefield and Call of Duty, what were they expecting? Who in their right mind would think a newish IP would be able to compete against two well established IPs?
Came to say this. EA fucked it up themselves with such a horrible release date.
