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Titanfall Was Initially Prototyped on Ratchet & Clank’s Engine

Respawn Entertainment developers have said quite a few times that at outset of the company the team didn’t even have an engine available, which meant that they had to make do with what they could find in order to prototype Titanfall. Apparently one of these elements whas the engine used on the Ratchet & Clank series, as mentioned by GameTrailers host Geoff Keighley.

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WeAreLegion4421d ago

That would have been interesting to see. A Crack in Time was gorgeous!

Rimeskeem4421d ago

Would have given Titanfall a more cartoonish look

LawlessSXE4421d ago

Because the Resistance series was so cartoon-ish, right?

randomass1714420d ago

Just because it's the same engine doesn't mean it has to look cartoony. Look at Source with team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2.

Rimeskeem4420d ago

@LawlessSXE

Sry i was trying to say if they based the graphics off of Ratched and Clank then the game would look cartoonish

TitanUp4421d ago

some people would have been displeased with all the color, you know how those fps guys only like playing dark and grungy games.

MegaRay4420d ago

I am actually the opposite, the reason I hate FPS yet I play games like R&C and oddworld stranger is COLORS (and that what keepin me from the batman newest games and the new tmnt)

Illusive_Man4421d ago

I have 100% faith Titanfall 2 will not only look better, but will play better. Remember this is Respawn's first go at this, and they were using a very outdated Source engine.

Deano73944421d ago

First go at this? They have developed games before you know. A lot of the members of Respawn are ex-Infinity Ward, they know how to make games.

randomass1714420d ago

I think he means how it's the first big project for that specific team of developers. I personally want to see how they perform on their next project as well.

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rickybadman4421d ago

The Titanfall documentary is very enlightening. Gives info on how Jason West left the company. And destroys the theory that MS paid to kept the game off of PS4.

Their money probably saved it.

Convas4421d ago (Edited 4421d ago )

I find it hilarious that you're getting disagrees. Folk don't like the truth it seems.

For the naysayers: RE: Why didn't TitanFall hit PS4?

"A couple different reasons. Essentially, Microsoft was talking with them about Durango very early on and courting them to move Titanfall over to that. They asked Sony if they could talk to them about the next Playstation, but Sony constantly said they weren't ready to discuss. It even mentions Sony were willing to help Respawn to get a Vita version of the game. It mentions that they essentially pleaded with Sony, saying "Listen, things are about to be locked in behind the scenes. If you want this, please talk to us", which Sony again declined.

It also mentions that at a point later in development, Zampella and West sat down with Riccitiello to tell him that they didn't have enough manpower to develop for any consoles other than Xbone and, maybe, PC, and that Respawn was essentially out of money and the game would need to be delayed and that they'd cut single player. EA ended up having to find the funding for the project with a first party, and Microsoft were willing to put up the money to actually finish the game."

Microsoft saved TitanFall. Cry all you want about MS buying exclusives or EA making a mistake by not putting TF on PS4. You have only Sony to blame for that.

Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

mochachino4421d ago

Why did they charge $60 for it then, they've even admitted what everyone is saying. It's not quite a full game.

randomass1714420d ago

Yes it is. Team Fortress 2 is a full game. Titanfall is just as full as any modern multiplayer shooter. It's also a physical retail game from EA. No way they would have sold it for less.

mochachino4420d ago

@ random

TF2 came as part of a 4 game combo which sold for $60.

Obviously Valve understood that it wasn't a stand alone $60 game.

CaptainFaisal4421d ago

Jason West left because of family reasons not because of any problem with the game, microsoft, ea, or anything... i remember this along time ago even before e3 i think it was posted in n4g too.

Kayant4421d ago (Edited 4421d ago )

"And destroys the theory that MS paid to kept the game off of PS4" - Well actually they did but also they saved the game in the beginning which is why it was a timed exclusive. So probs to MS for that.

Why explains this tweet ---> https://twitter.com/VinceZa...

"The way Respawn saw it, the developer had never agreed to full exclusivity for Titanfall on Xbox platforms, only an exclusive window of up to 13 months. Zampella maintains that the team only found out that EA had turned an exclusive window deal into permanent exclusivity in the summer of 2013, weeks after the game's spectacular showing at E3. The deal was a complicated one as Respawn wasn't dealing directly with Xbox. Instead, terms were negotiated through EA, which signed a larger, overarching partnership deal with Microsoft for the Xbox One. In order to make the economics work and keep Titanfall alive, EA needed a first-party publisher to invest. Xbox was willing to step up and save the project, which turned out to be a wise bet. Xbox now has one of the biggest games of the year as an exclusive to it's platforms, although it lays no claim to any sequels."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

randomass1714420d ago

I know, right?! That's a crazy thing to imagine. Wonder what that early build looked like.

cell9894421d ago

should have stayed with that engine, Titanfall would have had better visuals

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Titanfall head responds to Helldivers 2 crossover pitch, and fans are already cooking

In a simple and concise post on Twitter, head of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella responded to fan requests for a Titanfall x Helldivers 2 crossover two love heart emojis, praising the idea.

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15 Underrated FPS Games You May Want to Try

Popularized by Doom in 1993 and still making video game haters gnash their teeth today, first-person shooter games are the best thing to happen to gamers since pizza rolls. So here are 15 underrated first-person shooter games you may have missed.

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Jiub1353d ago

Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.

MadLad1353d ago

Lol

All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.

Venoxn4g1352d ago (Edited 1352d ago )

XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games

gurp753d ago

I played them all, they are all good in their own way
I used to be obsessed with FPS games

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An ode to Titanfall: The last twitch shooter I'll probably ever enjoy

Windows Central: "Titanfall 1 is being sunset, taken off storefronts by EA. While the servers remain live for now, one has to wonder just how much time it has left. I look back and pay tribute to the last "twitch"-styled shooter I ever truly loved."

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