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Titanfall Hype
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Sho_Nuff82
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I thought these threads would end once gameplay impressions flooded the web. Guess not. It's one thing to not conceptually understand others' excitement (even for a game that - as its elevator pitch - is a fast paced shooter from the makers of the most popular fps ever, with giant robots and jetpacks), but if you can't grasp that people are genuinely having fun with it, maybe it's just not for you.
You know that you with this thread are one of the reasons it gets more and more attention? Everyone talks about it, that's how PR works. You don't see why? Ok, but you feel the need to create a thread about your opinion which adds to the general attention to the game.
Yeah, from playable impressions.
Hip Hop
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Most people around here play single player games only and they spout the ridiculous "no SP, no buy" line.
I'm guessing that is the reason why it has gotten much more hate than anything recently.
AlteredForms
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Well I thank you for your astute observation, but I don't think Respawn Entertainment is worthy of blending these popular concepts into their own title. There have been plenty of F2P games that used these mechanics extremely well and didn't receive the attention or praise they deserved. Now suddenly somebody leeches them for their own personal gain, makes it an accessible game to purchase and everybody is suddenly amazed as to what developers are capable of doing. Besides, this happens to be my first thread, so I think I'm allowed to express my views regardless of popular sentiment.
Nirolak tell 'em
I really like that actual people who have played this game and said that it is a really fun game is "forced hype". haha
And the console warriors rage on.
Imagine what this forum would be like if everyone decided to create a thread on each individual thing they don't like or don't get.
And the console warriors rage on.
Imagine what this forum would be like if everyone decided to create a thread on each individual thing they don't like or don't get.
FreddieQuell
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That's exactly what is for a lot of people. Titanfall isn't comparable to any other game, at least in recent memory, in that regard.
To note I don't think there's anything wrong with not being excited or thinking they're not qualified.
That statement wasn't targetted at you so much as the fact that this game seems to have the largest number of "Why are people excited about this?" threads and posts ever, even pulling ahead of Minecraft and LoL, and me speculating as to why.
I mean we also had vastly more hype and discussion on Valkyria Chronicles (~400K worldwide) than World at War (~14 million worldwide). This mostly makes sense if your userbase grew up with Japanese PS1 games.
Dreams-Visions
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Who gives a shit about other developers' efforts? Apparently, RESPAWN's effort is really good. Everyone who's played it has had nothing but good things to say about it. Countless awards and superlatives.
The real question is why is that a problem for you?
You'd be surprised how transparent things get when looking over post histories. Then again, I'm quite sure that wouldn't surprise you at all.
Sho_Nuff82
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The game has been playable at nearly every Xbox event since E3 (where it was officially unveiled, and also playable).
It was at PAX Prime, Eurogamer expo, and even the Tokyo gameshow. If you chose to ignore all of the positive gameplay impressions, that's your fault. If anything, it's one of the upcoming next gen games most worthy of hype because its presence is not just a demo reel.
People think it looks interesting.
Yep. I'm fairly excited for it.
Dragonborn
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That's very much the reason. It get's annoying when all you ever hear about is Titanfall, Titanfall, Titanfall. I'm going to buy, I'm going to play it, and it'll be a lot of fun but man, I can't wait till it's out so I can finally stop hearing about it. Maybe the Press can finally move on and start covering other games. So yea, I'm excited for it, but I'm getting sick of the constant coverage. I know people will just say "Why not ignore it" but come on, it's damn near impossible to avoid it.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Why is there always a thread about this? Op it's simple as this. It looks fun, the people who's played it enjoy it and the hype is warranted. There was a thread about the alpha that was out and people who played it enjoyed it as well.
Which is why people form their own opinions on games. This game looks fun to not only myself, but a lot of other people on this forum. It's not because of peoples impressions. It's because we have seen video of the game ourselves and have come to the conclusion that this game, in fact, appears to be fun. So I will purchase said videogame on my assumptions that it will be a fun game to play.
You know...how most people follow and come to videogame purchasing decisions.
I find it amusing that people think people wouldn't want this game if people weren't saying that it's fun. This game looks fun to people.
zackmorris
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Honestly to me it looks like a game that tests and reviews very well. Main reason it's supposed to be incredibly fun to play. It's not like a game that you need to play for an hour to get into the game play mechanics or a story driven game. With that said, it seems like it will get old and repetitive pretty quickly, for me anyway but I don't really like MP. I'm sure people that do love MP, will really enjoy this game as a jump in play, COD style experience.
Marauder Shields
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This point actually does interest me although I'm probably going away from your actual point.
When I don't care about something I generally don't bother talking about it. There are plenty of popular games on GAF that I just don't give a shit about, but I can accept that my tastes are different to others and leave it at that. Given that I always find it interesting in Titanfall threads, like this, where people feel the need to state they have no interest in the game. Well if you're not interested in the game, why bother entering a discussion about it in the first place?
I dunno if this outlook makes me wierd or something. I mean I wouldn't bother going into a thread about Infamous SS or Dark Souls 2 and question people as to why they were hyped about the game when I wasn't. People can like whatever they want.
Sho_Nuff82
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Aside from Thief and MGS (which are also coming out soon), has any next gen dev been as forthcoming with actual gameplay demos as Respawn? I mean, we could spend all day talking about KH3 and Halo 5 and Zelda U but the conversations won't be all that substantive.
FreddieQuell
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I'll tell you why I usually show up to try and combat the hype. I think infinity ward figured out an amazing formula for getting people hooked on a game. There is nothing else like it. Even though tons of people still play CoD, lots quit when they realized the emptiness and pointlessness of it. Now Respawn is here to do it again, and I think it's gross. I feel like a lot of people who already broke out of the CoD cycle are about to get sucked right back in. I'd rather that didn't happen.
Hip Hop
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wants to fuck an Asian grill.
This is only the fifth thread, get your facts straight!
Why is Titanfall so special?
Is Titanfall being pushed on us?
Titanfall is nothing to be excited about
What exactly is Titanfall innovating on? Why is it so fun?
+ this thread of course
We know that the open beta is soon and won't be tied to preorder, not to mention more videos will be shown. I don't understand why skeptics won't just wait. Nobody is forcing your hand on a purchase. You can wait until 2016 and pick it up in a bargain bin for $5 if ya want to. This game is not getting any more media attention than what Halo 5 will get, or Uncharted 4, or what CoD used to get. And in fact, being a new IP, it's impact probably won't even be that great.
Brolic Gaoler
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There's the very real aspect of anti MS anti Xbox one around here. So there's also a healthy heaping of hating anything related to it. Especially when considering the flagship title for the bone.
Of people who actually played it I don't know a single one that didn't have a blast.
Personally I can't wait for this. It's the best looking game (fun) for either console announced. And it's a new spin on an old formula.
Right, I feel most of the time people understand why someone might be interested, but when something is popular among core gamers and they don't get it at all or understand the underlying industry movement, they might get confused enough to ask.
Like I think if Bungie and Ubisoft did more to communicate that Destiny and The Division were largely MMOs we'd get more questions about why people are excited for them too, but they intentionally don't shine a huge light on that so people not comfortable with it don't ask.
FreddieQuell
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I know, I know. It definitely sounds odd. But I and a lot of people I know felt really shitty with how much time we spent playing CoD, for what feels like no real enjoyment when we looked back on it. Since it wasn't just me I feel like others are probably in this situation. So yeah, I'd rather people not buy and support games like this.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Interesting points. Probably true for some too.
Overall, the game has been said to be fun from people who've played it and has thus gotten awards for that reason -- further adding on to the game's hype.
Maybe we should define hype:
Sounds pretty much like what 'people' have been saying about this game.
Sounds pretty much like what 'people' have been saying about this game.
Metalingus5150
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I'm going to be honest. I don't care the slightest for Titanfall, if people are hyped about a game then they are hyped about a game. Regardless of whether it's manufactured hype or not, people out there think it's fun and look forward to it.
There isn't minimal hype on GAF. It's not over the top like the Diablo 3 release but a lot of people are clearly very excited for Titanfall.
I think even old timers like me can have a change of interest when exposed to different games. For example, I'm more excited to try out EverQuest Landmark when I get home tonight than many future games. Of course, I grew a PC gamer first so I generally lean towards that platform in the first place.
If I made a thread asking what the big deal is about every big name game that gets released this message board would 500 Internal Server Error in a matter of minutes (and I'll probably end up getting banned)... don't get the point of these "why is everyone so excited for ---big name game here--" threads. Obviously there's something appealing about them to some people.
Or enthusiast gamers are a cynical bunch because of the deceptive marketing of game companies.
It does, but they still seem to have raids and random people directly falling into your play session which feels like how you'd make an MMO that has to function on gen 7 consoles.
Like I don't feel you would ever be in a play session in Diablo or Borderlands and hit a point where other players you didn't invite in are already fighting the boss battle like the E3 demo.
But you know the internet generally uses "hype" as a synonym for "excitement".
You never fail to scream "astroturfing" in these situations. As if the hundreds of NeoGAF posters who have posted positive impressions of their Titanfall playtime are all being paid.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Titanfall is causing such an existential rift that Satre himself would balk at the deep confusion that this game creates.
'Why is Titanfall?' is a plague upon our consciousness, spread by the EA as a new marketing campaign, not to build hype through gameplay or mechanics but to have people buy the game to lift this philosophical weight off their mind.
Oh for sure, I was singleplayer only back until the notably late 90's.
It's just i wouldn't bless anyone who feels alienated by a shift to online if they've only done offline for 15+ years now.
The more intense the hyperbole, the bigger the pushback. Just look the pushback against gies/sessler type hyperbole versus more tame sources. And the hyperbole for Titanfall is pretty crazy. If a bunch of people were out there talking about how the Order was going to redefine gaming blah blah, you'd see pushback.
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