Near and dear topic for me after working on Titanfall and Apex. Movement shooters are FUN, in the short term, but not sustainable imo. These are best fit for arena shooters, where a match is quick and fun but you are all sugared up after 5 or 6 matches.
Welcome to my TED talk
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Welcome to my TED talk
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https://twitter.com/Myth_/status/1594422426862878720
Mobility shooters tend to focus on reaction, not strategy. These words get people arguing, but generally movement based mechanics require you to get better on the sticks and react to some unpredictable thing that just happened, strategy requires you to think, plan and execute.
Strategy has long term potential - you can always get better, or could have played a fight smarter (if the game allowed options)
Apex does this because the combat is paced where you can think about what to do next in the middle of a fight. What your enemy can do is learnable.
Apex does this because the combat is paced where you can think about what to do next in the middle of a fight. What your enemy can do is learnable.
When your game is all reactionary (Titanfall - sorry), the only way to get better is to literally "git gud" on the sticks. Think and react FASTER.
This is fun for a while, but creates this insane skill gap that doesn't scale to a large player base.
It's also very tiring.
This is fun for a while, but creates this insane skill gap that doesn't scale to a large player base.
It's also very tiring.
All players have a point where they just can't play any faster. For me, I could play Titanfall 1 and 2 for about 45 minutes before my eyes were bleeding. I would be exhausted.
I can play Apex for hours. There's better pacing.
I can play Apex for hours. There's better pacing.
This doesn't inherently mean that Titanfall mobility is bad, it's just all sugar and that's not sustainable.
We would often talk about the gameplay as "eating candy for every meal". Sounds great! Until you're on day 3 and your body is revolting and dying.
We would often talk about the gameplay as "eating candy for every meal". Sounds great! Until you're on day 3 and your body is revolting and dying.
We'd call Apex a more well rounded meal. Appetizers, steak, potatoes, dessert. Hmm! I could eat this every day.
Yeah, not sure why we talked about food so much.
Yeah, not sure why we talked about food so much.
I could write a book on how I feel about this and what I learned from working on Titanfall. But, I won't (or will I?)
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