Saturday, February 22, 2014

Titanfall... So i Tried the Open Beta

Recently Titanfall had an open beta. 


It in no way changed my perception of the game - I wasn't going to buy it, and I don't intend to now (unless a huge lottery win in the future, then I would buy almost all XB1 games).  So why wouldn't I buy this game?  Two reasons: I wouldn't buy a multiplayer only game (not a fan of what do you call them... people) and I suck at it (and shooters in general).  People always seem to be more unpredictable than AI.  Everyone said it was easy, I didn't find that to be the case. 


Other than no single player what problems did I have? 
* I hate their zooming mechanism (staring down the barrel)
* I frequently cannot see enemy pilots on the map (and they come up behind me), I need my little red dots
* I shoot them seemingly four times, they shoot me once (who dies?)
* Not sure how much of an impact "leveling" plays (does a "noob" even stand a chance)
* Little breaks while it is attempting to contact the servers (might be fixed in retail version). A few seconds or so. 


This seems like a fairly generic shooter (with a little wall running and Titans) with no real story.  Basically, all multiplayer modes for shooters ever.  For people who like multiplayer shooter modes (particularly stuff like Call of Duty) - you will probably feel at home in this game. 

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