[XB1] TitanFall

[Swarley]

I know this was mentioned already in the Xbone thread, but we might as well start a thread for it.

Respawn's Titanfall Leaks for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC
Game Informer's cover spills the beans.

The debut title from Respawn Entertainment has been leaked ahead of a planned E3 reveal, thanks to the cover of the new Game Informer Magazine.

As originally pointed out by NeoGAF, digital subscribers with an Android device managed to download the cover image early, leading to the game being outed ahead of schedule.

The game is called Titanfall and will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC according to the magazine. The NeoGAF poster also added that the title is set to be multiplayer-focused and use the Cloud heavily, while the Xbox 360 version is being developed by a different studio.

As you can see in the picture below, the image of a woman blasting a mech is accompanied by the text, "After a bitter split with Activision and Call of Duty Respawn debuts its bold vision for next-gen multiplayer."

There was speculation that the game would be called "Titan" after the company trademarked the name last month, though it seems this was slightly off. This does, however, partially confirm the rumour that the game will be Xbox exclusive as, while it will be appearing on PC, Sony's consoles look set to be skipped.

Respawn was founded by Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella back in 2010 after their departure from Infinity Ward. Previously, a blurry image was the only thing shown from Respawn’s game, though Zampella teased an upcoming E3 reveal back in February. In March, West left the company.

With E3 just around the corner, expect lots more on Titanfall following its official reveal.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/06/respawns-titanfall-leaks-for-xbox-one-xbox-360-and-pc

 

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[SethMode]

Just read this is built with a modified Source engine. Man, that thing is going to last forever. I was still in college when it was released!

 

[Handleit_44]

• Out Spring 2014
• Xbox One and PC
• 360 version being developed by someon else
• Blurs line between competitive multiplayer and single player.
• Campaign Multiplayer, "traditional" multiplayer mode", and a "One-Player Mode".
• Going for a District 9 or Blade Runner vibe.
• "Hulking 24-foot tall mechs concentrate heavy fire on anything that moves while lithe soldiers zip across the map with a swiftness normally reserved for superheroes"
• "Legions of AI soldiers pour in and out of buildings on a large-scale battlefield as dropships deliver reinforcements from above"
• Set in a future where humanity is split between its human civilization on Earth and a series of settlements in space
• Travelers need to go through a difficult journey to reach the colonies
• Settlers maintain self-sustaining cities on other planets
• Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation is making inroads to secure the valuable natural resources of those regions
• Battle lines drawn between those who wish to protect the settlements and the unsympathetic capitalist juggernaut
• Campaign multiplayer only uses the genesis of this skirmish as a backdrop for multiplayer battles
• Shown both perspectives of the conflict rather than choosing sides
• Respawn wants to sell gamers the universe as opposed to telling an involving story
• Respawn is embracing the visual storyteling approach of titles such as Left 4 Dead
• Players given subtle clues about the conflict, such as eviction notices on doors, flooded apartments with children’s drawings taped to the refrigerator, etc.

• Everything has its advantages in disadvantages in Titanfall
• The titans are different from the prototypical mech
• May get a different stylized embark animation based on how you approach the titan - Ex: slide between a titan’s legs and it uses its hand to scoop you into the cockpit
• Titans can use powerful weapons
• Arc cannon: chain-lightning gun that can be charged for more damage
• Damage can extend to multiple threats when enemies are grouped together
• Each titan has specialized weaponry, such as a 40mm explosive weapon and/or a rocket launcher
• Vortex ability: press the button at the right time to collect bullets and rockets and throw them back at an enemy that you choose
• Holding the vortex too long will make you miss the target
• Can tell the titan to guard your current area or follow you around with a d-pad command
• Eject boost ability can be used to catapult yourself into the air to reach higher perches for sniping as a pilot
• Other pilots can jump on the back of your titan to fight from a new vantage point
• Doomed state: occurs when a titan is badly damaged
• Can either eject and continue on foot or try to continue
• When in doomed state, other titans can rip you from the cockpit and kill you

• Pilots are the jack-of-all-trades
• Pilots capture control points, defend high value targets, are involved with fetch-and-grab missions, and more
• Pilots don’t have size, but they’re agile
• They can wall-run, and jump kits let them perform multiple jumps at once and prevent them from ever taking falling damage
• Hit-and-fade tactics for pilots
• Pilots also have a short-lived cloaking ability, allowing them to move across wide-open expanses safely
• All pilots come with several weapons
• Smart pistol: weapon that can lock onto multiple targets and fires with one trigger pull
• This gun can’t lock onto titans
• Assault rifle, anti-titan rocket launcher, data knife are also equipped
• Data knife can reprogram computer-controlled characters to fight for you

• Big plans for the progression system
• Playable female characters
• SmartGlass integration
• Some Kinect support
• Game was originally targeted for current-gen hardware
• Team started to think that the current-gen console infrastructure wouldn’t allow for all of their ideas
• Only 80 devs on the project
• Focusing on one new console to avoid too many time-sucking dead ends
• Not ruling out other platforms in the future
• At least 12 titans in the multiplayer arena with AI characters
• Xbox One processing power mostly used for the art team, which can make more unique textures
• Respawn will use Xbox One’s cloud servers for dedicated servers and using them to handle all physics calculations and AI for non-playable characters
• Source Engine. Building new engine = too much time.
• Source gives them 60 fps
• Modified Source - "Rewriting major portions of it".

http://gamingeverything.com/49587/first-titanfall-details/

 

[Swarley]

Titanfall from Respawn is confirmed to be Xbox One exclusive. Coming spring of 2014.

 

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[Primetime]

That trailer and gameplay footage during the presser mg: mg2: mg3:

 

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[Primetime]

By far the best game shown for next-gen so far. Not even close.

 

[Swarley]

By far the best game shown for next-gen so far. Not even close.

Looks good, but it's not in my top 5 (Witcher 3, BF4, Forza 5, Watch_Dogs, MGS5).

EDIT: Now this top 5 is all blown to bits lol.

 

[1ke]

It looked cool. But Im just now sure it sold me an Xbox1

 

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[jms493]

Watched the gameplay demo again...game does look pretty badass.

 

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[Xixak]

This looks dope, and I can still get it even though I'm getting the PS4 since it's coming out on PC also.

 

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Nearly everyone who has played a first-person shooter can relate to the following scenario. You fire up the game and start playing in a few matches, and find yourself getting taken out every few seconds. Unless you're playing a game consistently, there's always that rough adjustment period where you're padding everyone else's stats before you get good.

Respawn Entertainment lead artist Joel Emslie says that helped inspire the creation of Titanfall, the company's first game for the Xbox One.

"We went after a game that gamers could feel comfortable with, but also try to build a bridge into something new that they hadn't done before," says Emslie. "We went and started looking at how can we make a player last longer in the game space."

Enter Titans, the massive mechanized assault vehicles that serve as a "second shell" for the player, and allows them to survive on the battlefield for longer periods.

Respawn featured a multiplayer demo during the Electronic Entertainment Expo. which shows speedy game play and exhilarating experiences inside the Titan.

Titanfall focuses on pioneers settling on uninhabitable planets and the corporations that assist their endeavors. "At some point, something broke down and all hell breaks loose," says Emslie. "You've got land grabbing. You've got the corporation coming in on the frontiersmen. They're forming militias to try to fight for their land."

Titanfall meshes a narrative with a game focused primarily on cooperative and multiplayer combat. One of the matches featured at E3 was a Capture and Hold battle where two teams had to capture points on a map. At timed intervals, players can call a Titan and hop inside.

While Titans are quick and powerful, players aren't exactly helpless against them while on foot. They brandish a launcher-type weapon causing major damage.

Most interesting is the interactions players can experience with Titans. They can leap on a Titan's back and quickly dismantle it, or ride through levels on a friend's Titan. There's also the great moment where a player can eject from their Titan and land on another to knock it out.

This Capture and Hold match throws in an interesting twist where one team must evacuate the site in a dropship before time expires. This results in a frantic chase as one team hustles to the ship while enemies try to catch them and finish them off. Players who get on the ship earn special bonuses.

Although one Titan was featured in the Titanfall demo, Emslie hints at the possibility of multiple Titan options for players to consider. "You could imagine that there might be a couple more," he says.

Titanfall launches in 2014 for the Xbox One.

 

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