A Blast From The Past...Literally!
Welcome To A New Series: Patient Gaming for Pastors...
Patient Gaming means you don’t play games on release...you wait for either reviews to pour in, walkthroughs to be completed, or in most cases, the games to go on sale.
Because of busy ministry and family schedules, many of our Nerd Pastors are patient gamers. So we started this series as a way to give some perspective to classic games and make recommendations to our brothers and sisters.
So let’s get to our first review: Titanfall 2!
While Patient Gaming often means we play games of lower resolution and old storytelling formulas...Titanfall 2 breaks that mold. Released back in 2016...it remains one of the most underrated yet awesome FPS shooter games of all time.
And even though I only spent $10 on the game (or you get it with XBox Game Pass), I felt like I was playing a brand new AAA game, even in 2021…
Story: 10/10
One of the things that make Titanfall 2 stand out in this vast world of FPS games is the perfectly-woven story mode.
Of course, it’s nothing that we haven’t seen before as it follows this typical “end of the world” storyline...but the sense of connection that it makes between humans and machine is quite immersive. In a similar way you develop a connection with non-human entities in Wall-E, Chappie, and Big Hero 6...you’ll make a connection with your Titan. And also similar to the writing style to Marvel, you’ll laugh along the way with comedic quips and punchlines interwoven throughout.
The gameplay is quite awesome and the developers have done a great job at keeping it up after all this time. Not only have they managed to keep the classics of the game alive but they have also added some awesome features such as the ability for the player to travel between two different timelines.
As far as time, the campaign does wind down after around 10 hours, which is about the average of FPS campaigns. There are some collectibles you can go back and try to get, so there is some replay-ability.
Multiplayer: 8/10
Titanfall 2 has a multiplayer mode that is in another league. It maintains the same top-tier style of gameplay as Call of Duty.
You battle it out against AI controlled soldiers and pilots in various modes including classic multiplayer modes, objective based Hunt modes, and more. This provides an almost limitless variety of experiences each day as you try out different types of combat.
Combat is fast and fluid, giving the player a chance to engage in epic, one-on-one duels. Titans each have specific strengths and weaknesses that can be learned through play, which means each build has its own advantages and disadvantages. Titans also die, meaning team tactics are necessary when facing multiple enemies. Multiplayer adds another layer of strategy by placing Titans in random locations across maps which means there’s always the chance they could be vulnerable at any given time.
I do knock off 2 points though because as a beginner, it will be hard for you to compete against other players in multiplayer as many of them have spent quite a lot of time perfecting their fighting techniques. Yes that’s part of the challenge and makes it more for for some people...but for others it might be more frustrating. So keep that in mind.
Verdict
At $10 or less: Titanfall 2 is a must Play
Between $10-20: Get it if you love FPS games
Over $20: Not worth it, wait for a sale.
Titanfall 2 is totally worth playing in 2021 and there is always a sale going around, which makes it a perfect game to go for.
