Titanfall alpha footage [updated]

[Update] Thanks to gago-gago for the four dailymotion vids.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19x61p_tf_videogames

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19yzeh_tf2_videogames

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19z0fe_tf3_videogames

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19yv4f_titanfall-closed-alpha-gameplay-directfeed_videogames

http://vimeo.com/84446805

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Some alpha footage is out, ignore the textures, apparently they're much lower resolution than they will in the final game. I heard there's direct feed available to download but i don't know where. [Update] "All textures in this Alpha Test build are at 25% of the final game's resolution." Source for the textures.

The devs didn't mention anything about animations but there seem to be some either missing or dodgy ones so hopefully they'll get improved. The AI bots look pretty thick at the moment too, there's a couple of moments where they appear to be stood still looking confused so let hope that's nowhere near final.

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Anyway it hasn't changed my opinion yet, the gunplay is still very similar to CoD in it lacking recoil, high bullet damage and its twitchyness.

The map looks very static still, with a massive battle going on i'd like to see the map look a little worn down or change as i don't even think the foliage moves. I hope the other maps are more colourful too, its got the same colour palette as CoD at the moment where everything outside the foliage is beige.

I really don't get the point of the AI, with their current intelligence you could just have a barrel of fish plonked down in the middle of the map, they just feel like something to give you to shoot the feign intensity. I also feel they're only there as the devs needed something balanced to make the game easier, you could easily have the AI as human players yet i think the devs were scared you'd die too frequently to ever get the Titan with human players so just gave you free time reductions on the Titan with the AI.

On the upside the movement seems to work well and whilst not as crazy or deep as real parkour/movement central games like Tribes it seems fluid and so far no one has found a way to exploit it cheaply when in a gunfight. The Titans look cool and seem to handle very well and there's plenty of combat varied with them with both the weapons available and the shield. The map size seems fair and easy to traverse with a good amount of vertical combat to be found.

If you're looking for CoD in a different shell then it looks like this game's for you.

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Here's the AI thing i was talking about in some offscreen footage.

[Update] No word on how final the AI is but a tweet has revealed there are different AI types but the difficulty of them is not customisable.

[Update] The alpha is also running at 720p according to some sources.

It's COD with mechs alright. Was anyone expecting any different?

Looking forward to the damage control from the bad AI too. Bu bu but muh cloud!

do you have a booster in your anus? why the hell is he running around so quickly.

and it's gone

I was expecting gameplay similarities but i thought they'd at least switch the art style up and throw in some colour. Even the text and the HUD look similar, nevermind most of the animations.

So,,,,,,,,,,, some nerds (many actually) in the comments were saying that Respawn is using 25% of the resolution (not sure wtf is this supposed to mean lol is the alpha in 480p?) in the alpha!? i'm not sure what this is supposed to mean BUT holy crap did this looked fugly or what? This is GUN quality port we're getting, a cash grab.

Damn that look so sick even off screen. I'm glad they kept it 6v6, anything more would be chaos. Can't wait for it!

Looks like it could've been a good game if it was JUST a soldier FPS game or JUST a mech FPS game. But just as I suspected the 2 put together ruins it. I was excited for this game, but that excitement has vanished.

Game is generating a lot of positive buzz from people in the Alpha, saying it's the next COD and definitely living up to the hype.

Now my only decision is to keep my Xbox One preorder or switch it to PC. >.>

Looks generic and boring.

Disappointing.

• bots
• no recoil

lol no wonder games journalists loved it, killing all those bots just standing there.

Looks pretty smooth

looks nice to me specially for being off screen captured

I going to assume the bot thing is main gamestype with the story to it

Looks real fun. Wish I could play it once it's released.

Not sure if want.

Man, that looks pretty awesome.

Looks like a lot of fun to me, I really hope I get into the alpha :D

Ignore the textures he says? YEAH RIGHT!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Data Knife? Does he also have a penis that picks locks?

This is what Lems are so excited about? Now I know this is an alpha but what exactly is supposed to be so unique about this? I really don't get it.

Mind blow imagine the final version.

remember PS4 fanboys bashing textures

BF4 alpha used to looks like this. It was only a gameplay/server test (maybe for the Day one patch).

@plageus900 said:

Ignore the textures he says? YEAH RIGHT!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Data Knife? Does he also have a penis that picks locks?

CS GO will look better

Game looks great, apart from the AI in that video, that was horrible AI, hopefully the final game is highly polished.

Guys, this is Xbox 360 footage. Why all this blashing? How about wait and see Titanfall Xbox One and PC version?

@FreedomFreeLife:

It's not about what it looks like. Its the fact that its just another repetitive multiplayer shooter.

Doesn't feel like he's piloting a mech, more like a giant version of himself. At least give the illusion of weight/heft to the mech, not the same twitchy cod shooting as a normal grunt.

Looks good for some quick mp sessions with friends but not something I would spend $60 on.

Looks fun, why are people talking about resolution on an alpha build. Makes zero sense.

if so then why so called "repetitve" multiplayer shooter games always has higher review ratings and bigger sale? explain me that. I don´t wanna hear "because its populary" Crap is never popular

Butthurt PS4 fanboys which are waiting for infamous LOLLL.

you need to add Xbox One price aswell, since you dont even own it. *fanboy alert*

When they showed Titanfall then everyone said its coming on all platforms. Everyone were like: "Hell yeah. This game looks good. I can´t wait."

Then when they said it will be PC and Xbox 360 and Xbox One exclusives then suddenly 50% people were like: "Oops. I dident mean that this game is good. This game looks so bad, low textures, low res. I would never buy this game"

Can someone explain me why is that so?

@FreedomFreeLife:

Crap is always popular. Just look at COD. Popular shooters these days are like popular music. Repetitive, catchy and untalented. Something that even a 9 year old will enjoy.

If Crap is always popular this means PS4 is also crap.

Wow, so many Grunt Bots and seems like a few "story" character AI as well. They just stand in the open and crouch down to fire. People enjoy just shooting fodder?

Time to get a decent rig then!

Haha logic overload. Take it easy freedom you'll explode the tiny cow brain.

That looked ... so boring.

Why are people hyped for this?

we needed you matt bashing Xbox One with Logicz, or can we say fanboy logic.

I... what?

Where did I bash the Xbox One? This is coming to pc and 360 as well as a multi platform, are you saying that I am bashing pc and 360 too?

You mention logic, but I don't even follow your line of logic, other than blindly calling anyone who dislikes Titanfall a fanboy.

If you exclude Titanfall, there's nothing on Xbone until what? Fall 2014? lol...

then congrats,. now continue bashing new unreleased Xbox One games without even trying them first, it fits your Sony marketing body. :P

I simply stated this multi platform game looked boring, and now you're going into overdrive? You should chill man, no one has tried this game yet, it's all on interpretations from this footage; and my interpretation is: it looks boring.

Apparently that makes me a Sony fanboy automatically? (Even though I am primarily a pc gamer, and I never once mentioned Sony or any game even coming to a Sony platform in this thread).

There's pretty much nothing coming to any new console until late '14 either. PC is getting all the Q1/2 releases aside from DriveClub.

you forgot infamous