Titanfall 2

 Titanfall 2 is a game that was released in 2016 and just like the previous game, Titanfall, it pretty much flew under everyone's radar. This is a shame since it is a great game but there are plenty of rumours going around that this was intentionally done by their publisher Electronics Arts so that EA could then buy the studio cheap. 

Story

The main aspect of this game is not the story but it includes it so why not talk about it a little bit. The reason for this story to even exist really is to teach a new player the mechanics of the game and that of each different titan. The story itself is awfully cheesy to the point where you can't but help laugh out loud even on the sad bits because they are full of the same cheesy lines that have already happened a billion times in story telling and you could eat a full block of cheese and still not have consumed nearly as much as you will during the campaign for this game. But for learning the game it is incredibly useful and you really should start there if you are new to the game. 

Gameplay

So the main gameplay in this game happens in the online lobbies. The online gameplay is very similar to that of a Call of duty team deathmatch if it was on speed, crack and cocaine with the occasional chance of titans falling from the sky. The general idea of the game is like I said similar to call of duty as you are in an area with teams of 6v6 and you shoot the enemy team, that's pretty much where the similarities end. Titanfall 2's gameplay is incredibly high paced to the point where if you stay too longer than couple of seconds in the same spot, you are as good as dead, unless you know how to play sniper and dodge enemy bullets that is. In this fast paced arena combat, what you can do is nothing like any other game, at least not to this extent. You can scale large building incredibly quickly by wall jumping between buildings then jump on an enemy titan, remove their energy core, jump away, slide under a door to safety and grapple your way form the window to another rooftop at the same time as you are shooting at an enemy titan, pilot or AI grumps. A really fun and fast paced game. 

Level design

As you can imagine from a team based arena game that there is no open world but instead smaller maps that are either from the previous Titanfall game, or from the campaign. A lot of my friends said that the maps feel very samey but I personally did not feel this way. While there are a lot of restrictions how these maps can be build since you need to take into account normal sized pilots and massive titans and where they can or cannot move it can be quite challenging. I still feel like the team behind this game made a great effort to include a good variety of different maps. 

Comparison to the previous one

Can't really say much about this topic since I did not play the previous one. From what I do know is that the first game did not include a campaign, so I would assume it's a bit harder to get into and most likely most of the player base has moved to this one, so if you still aren't sure which one to buy, choose Titanfall 2 since with the addition of campaign you are sure to get more bang for your buck.

The revie

This is a game that teaches you the ropes so you don't spend too much time trying to get into the game itself. A very fast paced shooter that is a lot of fun for a long time, and is even better with friends. 8/10