Review: Titanfall 2 Round-UP
Review round-up: Titanfall 2 is an excellent FPS that will stand proudly among other shooters
When Respawn's first game, Titanfall, released in 2014, many people loved it and thought it was a really great multiplayer shooter. Sadly, it lacked in terms of content. There was no single player mode or a campaign that used the lore created for the game. It was a $60 shooter with great mechanics but players quickly found themselves getting bored thanks to the lack of content.
Titanfall 2 set out to address these concerns by adding a brand new, fully fleshed out single player campaign. The only question is, will it be a campaign that can stand up to the likes of Battlefield and Call of Duty's epic, cinematic campaigns. There was also some slight concern after the beta for the game that Titanfall 2 won't be doing anything to innovate on the gameplay, and may even be taking some steps back.
While the game isn't out until Friday, first reviews for the game have dropped and they are incredibly positive! The game is being praised for its intense campaign and fast paced gameplay, but it sounds as if it falls short when it comes to the length of the game's campaign.
The PS4 version of Titanfall 2 is currently sitting at an impressive 88 Metacritic score (the Xbox One version boasts a 92, but has less total reviews. To compare, the other big October FPS, Battlefield 1, holds a score of 89 on PS4. Below you will find quotes from both positive and negative reviews of Titanfall 2.
Ultimately, different people want different things out of their console-style competitive shooters these days, and the market has split between this type of faster shooter and the larger scale and more deliberate style of a Battlefield game. If you're forever on the Battlefield side of things, this type of high-speed action might not be up your alley at all. For my part, Titanfall 2 improves greatly upon the first game and stands up there alongside some of my favorite games in the Call of Duty franchise.
In an era where it feels like the majority of shooters either have single-player or multiplayer tacked on, Titanfall 2 is the full package. The top-tier campaign has nearly perfect pacing, and the subtle revisions and additions to the multiplayer make it better than ever. For first-person shooter fans, Titanfall 2 is a must play.
Titanfall 2 demonstrates a vitality that its predecessor couldn't. Whereas the first Titanfall kept up its breakneck pace throughout the entirety of every match, Titanfall 2 understands that sometimes, dialing things back for a few moments can make the long run much more enjoyable. In many ways, Titanfall 2 feels like the game Respawn should have made in 2013. It's a fantastic sequel. It's a fluid shooter. It's a spectacular game.
Titanfall 2 is the new king of the FPS hill. Controls are tight, action is fierce, maps are intricately designed, and Titans are badass. The cherry on top is a campaign that is genuinely enjoyable, and one that fans of the first game are likely to be satisfied with, which expands upon the universe of the series. Group all of this together with an ambitious free DLC plan, and the choice of which shooter to buy this holiday season becomes obvious. Titanfall 2 is second to none.
Titanfall’s now-classic speed works so well in this game - Respawn has studied everything that made the original game so enjoyable in multiplayer and built a solid story experience around those elements. The multiplayer is evolving, and whilst some may argue it's getting top-heavy, we truly believe that every alteration Respawn has made to the core Titanfall experience has been for the better, resulting in a stronger, better and more robust sequel.
Consistency is a problem for Titanfall 2 in general, and it's a game that seems to struggle with a confident direction for its changes. The end result is a collection of fantastic mechanics across its campaign and its multiplayer that often feel hamstrung by difficult to understand design choices.
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