Titanfall 2

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 884 Ratings

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  1. SquadPoop
    Nov 4, 2016
    7
    It has a campaign and offline features, already an improvement. But seriously, this game isn't bad, its quite good. Is it redefining the genre? No, but it doesn't have to. Some improvements are definitely needed because I did experience 3 crashes already, and there are more, but not many weapons, also the campaign story is pretty basic and predictable. I'd wait till the holiday season toIt has a campaign and offline features, already an improvement. But seriously, this game isn't bad, its quite good. Is it redefining the genre? No, but it doesn't have to. Some improvements are definitely needed because I did experience 3 crashes already, and there are more, but not many weapons, also the campaign story is pretty basic and predictable. I'd wait till the holiday season to pick it up though. Worth more like $40 than $60.… Expand
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 30, 2016
    7
    Titanfall 2
    Feeling a bit dated
    Titanfall 2 is the debut of this series to PlayStation and with this debut comes with an added 6 hour campaign… And this campaign is far greater than I had any hopes of it being in some cases, while in others really letting me down... Starting with the good, the gameplay and story here does an awesome job of pulling you towards the credits.. Very early    Titanfall 2
    Feeling a bit dated
    Titanfall 2 is the debut of this series to PlayStation and with this debut comes with an added 6 hour campaign…
    And this campaign is far greater than I had any hopes of it being in some cases, while in others really letting me down...
    Starting with the good, the gameplay and story here does an awesome job of pulling you towards the credits..
    Very early on you become the pilot of a titan named BT and as you play through the story you slowly create a bond with this machine that quickly feels like a living breathing creature…
    The banter between you as the pilot and your titan during dialog choices was a highlight for me and had me cracking up as he’s trying to understand human emotion, or comprehend expressions taking them literally…
    The campaign has you switching back and forth between being on foot and being in your titan,
    And both are so fun and feel so great, but there’s far more focus on being a grounded foot soldier than a titan pilot in this campaign…
    Luckily, being on ground can be just as fun as piloting your titan.. wall running and shooting through enemies is a blast, and there are so many cool moments in the campaign that are genuine surprises, and really cool twists the gameplay, there is a decent mix of intrigue, first person shooter, and platforming elements here… Mech fighting is even more fun, and as you progress through the story you unlock new loadouts for your titan all with their own shields, rockets, blasters, and core attacks, so you’re guaranteed to find at least 1 you love that fits your playstyle...
    Titan combat can feel much more frustrating though as you don’t have the luxury of health regenerating like you do while on foot..
    You have to collect batteries around the combat area or from enemy titans... Which can lead to some pretty frustrating boss battles... but none that ever feel unfair…
    Just take much more patience than the first person shooter, platforming sections of the game...
    Now onto the bad..
    Gameplay is definitely king, but its 2016 and while Titanfall 2 is fun enough to be ultimately forgiven… it’s nowhere near ambitious enough to look or run the way it does…
    I’m not one to usually talk about graphics, but the textures in this game are noticeably awful…
    The game really looks bad, its ugly throughout and isn’t helped by the constant dull grey color pallet I thought we got past in 2010, clearly not.. Its back and honestly does take the enjoyment out of the overall experience…
    It hardly lives up to the standard of FPS graphics of 5 years ago let alone today...
    I want to stop in a game, look around and be awed,
    here I stopped, looked around and wondered why this ps4 game looks like a mid-cycle ps3 game… which brings me to the loads…
    I can’t remember the last time I saw a load screen between checkpoints in a modern game….
    Well they’re here…. And again I really don’t understand why…
    The game isn’t pushing the limits on anything to warrant anything but seamless transitions
    I also ran into a game breaking bug in one of the final missions where a team mate fell through the map, and wouldn’t come back even after reloading the checkpoint, causing me to have to restart the chapter from the very beginning to proceed…
    Thankfully this wasn’t too annoying and is the only bug I ran into…
    And while multiplayer returns, this is my first time experiencing it, and honestly I wasn’t all too blown away…
    I had fun, but running around and getting kills to call in my titan around some basic and ugly grey maps wasn’t all too exciting…
    There are really no game modes here to make you think outside of the box and strategize like any great multiplayer would…
    Its either get kills and bank.. Every mech or pilot for themselves... pilot vs pilot, titan vs titan and the typical capture and hold or capture the flag modes but with tanks..
    Though I did personally enjoy titan vs titan the most, as I feel it comes closest to being anything but mindless…
    Everything about multiplayer though for the most part feels average, and the battles between the titans isn’t as epic as you would expect and it isn’t as terrifying as you’d expect seeing 1 as just a pilot…
    All in all Titanfall 2 is still a fun game, but the overall package is just average…
    Lacking a bit of polish and feeling like its already 5 years old...
    The star of the show here is hands down the single player and the greatly realized bond between man and titan.
    I give titanfall 2
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  3. Deviant74
    Nov 3, 2016
    5
    Already done with it, I've tried to love it but it doesn't have the hook of the original. The campaign is average at best, but worth playing but doesn't show off the game's core mechanics for either the player or the titan.

    MP, which is where I expected to be playing hours and hours is poorly presented (your progress feels random and tacked on, rather than having visible targets to    Already done with it, I've tried to love it but it doesn't have the hook of the original. The campaign is average at best, but worth playing but doesn't show off the game's core mechanics for either the player or the titan.

    MP, which is where I expected to be playing hours and hours is poorly presented (your progress feels random and tacked on, rather than having visible targets to strive for) and the map design is very poor.

    As with the single player, the levels don't promote the use of the mechanics anywhere near how the original did and with a lack of briefing to each one, and very poor signposting within them, it's hard to find the reward in co-operative team play, they just lack soul. They're sprawling and indistinct, with discoverable pathways nigh on none existent. Slip-lining? Forget it. Reward for getting your titan? Nope.

    None of the MP maps play to the games strengths (movement, shooting and free running) and map boundaries are indistinct.

    Overall the components are there but it feels overly produced and doesn't have enough substance to take it forwards, free dlc or not. Everything that made the original such an outstanding achievement has been muddied here. I've read the headline press reviews now that I've completed it twice and they're obviously playing a different game to me, I bought my XBOX ONE for Titanfall having played the beta.

    I'm in the EU and the matchmaking is very patchy at the moment and time between games very long too. Thanks but no thanks, I'll get my MP kicks from the odd hour of Destiny and look for something else (but not COD or BF, which this now feels like, thanks marketing).    … Expand
  4. aidanpscott
    Oct 29, 2016
    6
    Titanfall 2 was one of my most anticipated games of 2016! While I liked the first one, praising it's slick multiplayer gameplay and the innovation of Respawn Entertainment, the team behind the development of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I was severely disappointed, as were most, by the absence of a single player campaign, massive lack of content, andTitanfall 2 was one of my most anticipated games of 2016! While I liked the first one, praising it's slick multiplayer gameplay and the innovation of Respawn Entertainment, the team behind the development of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I was severely disappointed, as were most, by the absence of a single player campaign, massive lack of content, and lack of diverse customization. While Titanfall 2 brings a single player campaign into the mix and a more diverse set of game modes and maps to play on, the game doesn't quite bring the level or depth of customization that there previous title Modern Warfare 2 had! The game takes a few steps forward in the right direction, but also stays in a lot of the same places it did with the original Titanfall game.

    The campaign is what I was most hyped for with this installment. I am a huge fan of the campaigns of the first two Modern Warfare games (I really hated the third games campaign), which is filled with awesome, memorable moments such as the Nuke, All Ghillied Up, Shepard's Betrayal and Death, Wolverines, and more! The campaigns had surprises and moments that truly caught the player off guard. They had emotional weight. Unfortunately, Respawn fails to bring that level of emotional depth into the first ever true Titanfall campaign! The story is very run-of-the-mill. You play as a pilot in training, Jack Cooper, who finds himself stuck behind enemy territory with his instructors titan, and must get back to the Militia Forces before it is too late. There are no surprising moments in this game, no moments that stuck out to me, the soundtrack isn't memorable at all. the characters are decent at best, and while the voice acting is good for the most part, I didn't feel attached to any of them! The villains are especially cliche and cartoonish! The first villain you meet, Kane, acts like his either drunk or insane before you get into a one-on-two boss battle with him. I really thought this would be the story that launched Titanfall towards greatness! It doesn't come close! I will say however, that the previous Titanfall's campaign (If you can even call it that) was much worse, and the gameplay is very slick! The graphics are really good, although I've noticed some textures were blurred, and the level design is alright. I personally think the previous Titanfall looked much better! I do like the diversity of guns this time around, but, as I've said already, there is a lack of customization options for all of them. You are limited to 1 or 2 sights a weapon, even in multiplayer, and that's unforunate. The campaign is a 5/10 Mediocre! I know Respawn can do much better because they have done much better with Modern Warfare.

    The multiplayer of Titanfall is slick, the gameplay is really good, the graphics look tight, and the game functions as well as I'd expect. There hasn't been a ton of lag spikes or latency issues as far as I have played, and that's great! Personally, I do not like the new weapon customization system: Instead of have "Extended Mags" or "Stocks" or "Grips," you get weapon perks such as "Fast Reload" or "Shoot while sprinting" and that is very disappointing. I loved Modern Warfare 2's customization system! You could pimp out your rifle with all sorts of sights and attachments, but in this game they abandoned that system! They have added new weapons from each category, and new abilities that work really well with the game, but despite all the included features, I found that I liked the original Titanfall's multiplayer a lot more! Perhaps it's because Multiplayer was the ONLY focus of that title so more resources were put into it. Not to say that this Titanfall's multiplayer isn't smooth! It is smooth like butter in fact! I just feel like Titanfall 1 did the multiplayer bet, for the most part. That said, Titanfall 2's multiplayer isn't bad! You have a more diverse set of titan's this time around. They can run a lot faster, and are a lot more fun to use than the slow as hell titan's from the first game! I like that there aren't any microtransactions! I had predicted EA to implement micro DLCs into this game, but they didn't, which is commendable. That said, I was disappointed with the multiplayer! I found myself going back to the first Titanfall and playing that multiplayer instead, which is saying a lot! I do enjoy the new Titanfall's multiplayer for the most part, but it feels like a step forward and two and a half steps back from the first game. They changed things that didn't need to be changed, we wanted more and they gave us more, but customization is still lacking! 6/10!

    This isn't the Titanfall I was hoping would launch the franchise to new heights. Hopefully the third installment can do that. Respawn needs to make a groundbreaking campaign for the next Titanfall, filled with awesome moments and surprises. We need more customization in multiplayer! Please do this Respawn and you'll have yourselves a damn good game!    … Expand
  5. captainkane
    Nov 9, 2016
    6
    Over time, the first Titanfall grew on me. Although it did many things wrong, it excelled at gameplay. It pushed boundaries, and every developer noticed. I had high hopes for Titanfall 2. But Respawn took a giant leap back. Instead of delivering something fresh, Respawn gave us a COD wannabe. T2 feels more like a COD game than Infinite Warfare. Respawn didn’t fix what was broken, andOver time, the first Titanfall grew on me. Although it did many things wrong, it excelled at gameplay. It pushed boundaries, and every developer noticed. I had high hopes for Titanfall 2. But Respawn took a giant leap back. Instead of delivering something fresh, Respawn gave us a COD wannabe. T2 feels more like a COD game than Infinite Warfare. Respawn didn’t fix what was broken, and severely broke things that never needed fixing.

    There are a few things T2 gets right, like dedicated servers. Unlike COD, T2 runs on dedi’s 24/7. Gamers underestimate their importance, which is why Activision hasn’t made them mandatory for its golden child. T2 runs incredibly well and noticeably better than the original. Frame rates remain consistently high and annoying screen tearing has vanished. Hit detection is as good as ever.

    Free DLC!! That's right, new T2 maps will be free. This means the community won't be fragmented by paywalls for future content. That's a big deal.

    And yes, T2 has a campaign. It’s OK. I don’t understand the importance of campaigns in multiplayer-focused games since the majority of players don’t touch them and the rest only play once. Unfortunately, resources had to be taken off the multiplayer to develop the campaign. And it shows.

    That’s where the positives end. Respawn made inexplicable changes which not only hampers T2, but make it less distinguishable from its COD counterpart.

    Foremost are the maps. They’ve been dramatically shrunk down. T2 now features “lanes” similar to Black Ops 2. Vertically is nearly gone, so most players either camp rooftops or run along the ground. Sound familiar? The shrunken maps force titans into clusters. Friendly titans can box each other into a single lane while blocking friendly attacks. Most titan battles end up as claustrophobic messes devoid of strategy.
    In T2, most game modes lack grunts. One of Titanfall’s defining traits is its use of cannon fodder to amp up matches. Although there are plenty of gamers who don’t like grunts, plenty of Titanfall fans loved it. The huge maps were playgrounds of constant action. Verbal cues from grunts indicate if pilot/titans are nearby. Spectres could be hacked to become allies. Cloaked pilots would give away their position when engaging grunts. Instead of offering this, Respawn shrunk the maps and removed the action. Maps have plenty of dead ends and hiding spots. Without grunts, T2 is campy and less action-packed.

    Customization did not improve in T2. Burn cards are gone. Instead, players can equip “boosts”, abilities that must be unlocked. Map hack is especially annoying. Take a guess at what that does… Even worse, players cannot carry a side arm if they equip an anti titan weapon. So if I grab a mag launcher, I must give up my pistol. Lame. Grenades can be used infinitely since they recharge after use, which further encourages campy playstyles.

    Guns are similar to the original with the exception additional attachments. And like the original, nearly every player runs with assault rifles or smg’s. There’s no reason to equip other weapons because they’re laughably ineffective. Insanely quick TTK’s exasperate gun imbalances. Many pilot battles happen in narrow corridors where acrobatics have limited use. Most battles are over before they ever started.

    Titan customization is nonexistent. There are 6 titans that can be slightly tweaked, but their primary abilities and weapons are locked. Classes are completely unbalanced. Legion is an absurdly powerful titan with an auto-aim ability. Respawn loves auto-aim and can’t seem to part with it. Legion versus the Scorch and Northstar titans is a nonstarter. Legion will wreck them both. Of course, Legion has to be unlocked. So newbies will get owned. Titan classes will make T2 harder to patch. Instead of patching abilities individually, Respawn must patch entire classes.

    Titans ought to have specific roles. Poor map design hinders those roles. Ideally, players must constantly switch titans to be most effective. But it’s hard to be effective when titans that are only effective on certain maps get wrecked by titans that do well on most maps. Scorch is a great example of a powerful titan restricted by appalling map design. Eventually players will run the same titans.

    I had high hopes for T2, but Respawn proves it won’t deviate far from its COD roots. I was puzzled why it changed the formula so much. The answer is simple: Respawn wants Titanfall to be popular, even if that means axing originality. In some ways, Titanfall 2 isn’t as good as its predecessor, but it will be more popular. Why? Because other than the titans, T2 feels like COD. Players I’ve spoken with make that comparison. What a shame. Respawn trashed its own formula to offer more of the same. Unfortunately, gamers seem content with that. And we wonder why game development has stagnated. Respawn needs to stop playing it safe. T2 isn't a bad game, but it lacks that "something" which the makes the original special.    … Expand
  6. twos
    Apr 25, 2017
    5
    I played to 10th prestige in titanfall 1 just to clarify I am not a titanfall hater.
    But the multiplayer in this game doesn't play like titanfall, it plays like a derivation of COD.
    I loved the solo campaign, riveting, fluid and engaging it was a breath of fresh air against your standard 1st person solo campaigns but let's be honest, titanfall 1 was all about the multiplayer and most    I played to 10th prestige in titanfall 1 just to clarify I am not a titanfall hater.
    But the multiplayer in this game doesn't play like titanfall, it plays like a derivation of COD.

    I loved the solo campaign, riveting, fluid and engaging it was a breath of fresh air against your standard 1st person solo campaigns but let's be honest, titanfall 1 was all about the multiplayer and most of us are in titanfall for the pvp experience and this is where my review takes a turn for the worse.

    I loved titanfall 1, played an excessive amount of the game and was genuinely good at it, titanfall 2 took a unique pvp model of titanfall 1 which punished camping and gave players freedom to roam and feel like badasses and allowed excellent customisation of the pilots and titans to suit your needs (albeit the smart pistol was op) and with this excellent foundation they managed to completely break it, what they have created is a multiplayer based around movement in which you cannot move because the hit scan and dps system shreds anyone that explores or leaves cover, maybe this is more accurate to what would happen but it isn't what titanfall is about, who wants to play a futuristic sci fi game that relies on group camping to cover large open areas of map followed by group camping with a team of titans once they are up. Allowing titans to heal and limiting their custimisation was a mistake and in the end I found myself having no vested interest in whether we won or lost any of our matches because having fun with the game wasn't the way to win.

    I was super excited about this game then horribly disappointed by the end result, ended up returning the game at the end of the return period.    … Expand
  7. Joellemm
    Feb 14, 2021
    7
    What's most impressive in Titanfall 2, is that each level in the main campaign feels different and enjoyable in their own way. The gameplay is unquestionably smooth and fun when your not in a titan but it's still slow and tedious when you are.

    The biggest appeal of Titanfall 2 is it's gameplay, and it is good enough for those who just love simple first person shooters. It's not    What's most impressive in Titanfall 2, is that each level in the main campaign feels different and enjoyable in their own way. The gameplay is unquestionably smooth and fun when your not in a titan but it's still slow and tedious when you are.

    The biggest appeal of Titanfall 2 is it's gameplay, and it is good enough for those who just love simple first person shooters. It's not innovative; except for the hinderance of getting in a titan. it's visuals are stuck in the late 2000s; in terms of it just being a lot of grey. The plot is simple/boring/uninspired.

    But, it's fun enough. Especially if you're going to spend time in the multiplayer.    … Expand
  8. portillo12850
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Me gusto es entretenido pero la campaña es muy corta, la jugabilidad y los titanes son lo mas llamativo y divertido
  9. monticelloe
    Jun 26, 2017
    6
    The game is just okay. I think the campaign is pretty good, but the multiplayer is why I bought the game in the first place. The multiplayer feels underwhelming and bland, and needs help in many areas. the most notable problem I have with the game is the player count per game. The maps are pretty massive for the amount of players per game, its usually a 6 v 6 game and that is just absurd,The game is just okay. I think the campaign is pretty good, but the multiplayer is why I bought the game in the first place. The multiplayer feels underwhelming and bland, and needs help in many areas. the most notable problem I have with the game is the player count per game. The maps are pretty massive for the amount of players per game, its usually a 6 v 6 game and that is just absurd, most of the maps are unused and you just jump around looking for enemies the entire time. The game would be much better if there were more players per game. The gameplay mechanics are near perfect but without other players to enjoy the game with it gets really boring, really fast… Expand
  10. calanga
    Jan 16, 2019
    7
    Historia muy corta pero bien elaborada, aunque siga enfocada al juego en linea
  11. LordTiger
    Feb 28, 2021
    7
    Amazing gameplay for both pilots or titans and innovative levels design but unfortunately the campaign is too short and multiplayer just have a few modes.
  12. ewenr
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    This game just didn't really hit for me. Sure, it was fun but it was nothing special.
  13. PS4Games
    Jan 24, 2023
    7
    I've never liked Titanfall. I mean I thought it was just the next hyped title to justify the Playstation Plus subscription service. I've tried the first Titanfall on Playstation 4 Pro and it was ok game. Didn't play much, maybe one hour but left it because I was busy with bigger titles like Horizon Zero Down. I prefer the really big titles instead.
    Years passed. I've platinumed Horizon and    I've never liked Titanfall. I mean I thought it was just the next hyped title to justify the Playstation Plus subscription service. I've tried the first Titanfall on Playstation 4 Pro and it was ok game. Didn't play much, maybe one hour but left it because I was busy with bigger titles like Horizon Zero Down. I prefer the really big titles instead.
    Years passed. I've platinumed Horizon and other big games, bought Xbox One S for old games and Titanfall 2 was on discount level "steal" so I couldn't pass it by. Bought it and tried it. I approached the game with very low expectations. Didn't expect anything special but quickly turned out this game brought tear on my eyes in no time. I really felt empathy for the heros of that war and couldn't rumble for any issues whatsoever. Stable 60fps. Nice graphics. Nice art. No big draw distance issues. Good controls. Powerful main charachter and the game throwing right in the action after acceptable tutorial. No long cutscenes either. You not watching movie here. You playing you rocking. I repeat I didn't play much. Maybe two hours. No more. And it's one of the best shooters I've ever played. Hope the whole game is like that.

    I gave 7 just because no one really reading the green verdicts. I would give 8.
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    And there's the downside. I've played couple more hours. It was good. But at the end the main character getting time travel device that making him able to pass through broken doors and such if he can pass in the past and I find that idea very stupid. No one can turn the time back. No one! Not even God himself. Not even his God too. This is just ****
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    Played further. To the end. Isn't long. 4 hours more. There is one hour arcadish level where you are too much of a hero while the others mostly just sitting and waiting. Than there's good war of the titans level. The next level have troll boss. The fight with him is 100% trolling on you. I've even degreesed the difficulty level because otherwise it would ruin my day for sure. The game isn't long not because it's 8 hours with all the mistakes and dying but because it's good enough to make you want more. At the beginning I gave it 8/10, but hit 7/10 for more attention. Now I've finally finished the game and I think it deserve exactly 7/10. I don't think 7/10 is negative rating. For middle class game I would give 5/10. Titanfall 2 is good game compared to many many others currently famous triple A shooters.    … Expand
  14. Deviln
    Apr 15, 2023
    7
    The movement is cool and all and gun play is nice but I don't really find this game very fun except when I was **** on my friend in one of his favourite games.

Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
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#8 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#2 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Vgames
    Mar 8, 2017
    70
    Titanfall 2 is a fun game. Even though it has a short campaign, I had a great time playing it. Multiplayer is fun thanks to the game’s amazing gameplay, but lack of balancing and awkward level design make it a forgettable experience. I can easily say that Titanfall 2 is a good game, but its lack of depth will ensure I won’t be visiting it again anytime soon.
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  2. games(TM)
    Dec 8, 2016
    70
    As a sequel, Titanfall 2 is everything it was supposed to be. By extension, that means it isn’t a game changer; it isn’t as inventive or surprising as its predecessor, but then again, it couldn’t be. Titanfall changed the trajectory of the FPS in a powerful and immediate way, and that success isn’t to be simply re-created but iterated upon dutifully. Despite Respawn’s best efforts, the game’s obvious advancements and its spectacular engagement across multiplayer, Titanfall 2 doesn’t offer the same determined focus and balance that defined its predecessor.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 4, 2016
    90
    Cleverer and more creative than the first, this truly complete Titanfall is a game-changer. [Christmas 2016, p.71]
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