Titanfall 2 was the best shooter to flop in 2016 – it’s back on Steam in 2022

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Titanfall 2 came out in 2016 under the most unfortunate circumstances. It died a short time later, unsurprisingly, as many gamers’ flopped new favorite shooter. But in 2022 the game will experience a kind of rebirth. MeinMMO tells you why the game is better than ever right now.

When Titanfall 2 launched in late 2016, the timing couldn’t have been worse. Not only did CoD try futuristic banging with Advanced Warfare, publisher EA produced Battlefield 1 at the same time as gigantic, in-house competition.

So it came as no surprise that Titanfall 2 flopped despite highly acclaimed gameplay, an insanely good single-player campaign and multiplayer that is still unique today. The shooter from Respawn was literally thrown at 2 bigger shooters. So the new favorite game of many shooter fans was dead again a short time later.

But in 2022 the game has more players than more well-known, newer competition and is regularly in Steam trends. Here we explain why this is so and why it is worth playing Titanfall 2 again or for the first time this year.

Gameplay so unique and good that fans are dying to keep it alive

Titanfall 2’s renaissance has many, complex reasons. But probably the most important for the long-term of this revival is an impressive show of strength from the fan base in form the mod “Northstar”.

Because the mod “Northstar” is not only from the community, but in absolutely every respect for the community. With this mod, players can create their own servers, find them and also create their own rules and game modes.

This trailer – which was also made by the community – shows why this is so important for a community-driven game like Titanfall 2. Because a free mod for a game from 2016 is ‘advertised’ here, this trailer shows the best sides of Titanfall 2 – without wanting to artificially force any hype. But convince yourself of this:

Titanfall 2: Community shows a gameplay trailer for “Project Northstar”

The trailer for “Project Northstar” shows everything that makes Titanfall 2 so good and how the mod makes it even better: fast-paced gameplay, gigantic killer mechs, the best game modes from all shooters and an almost unlimited selection of game options . This impressive community trailer is garnished with cuts that perfectly match the chosen rap song.

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So what this trailer captures particularly well is Titanfall 2’s incredibly unique gameplay pace. The TTK is just as fast-paced as the characters. With double jumps, slides, wallruns and cooldown skills like grappling hooks and boost squirts (like the heroes Pathfinder and Octane in Apex Legends), you’ll always be at top speed. Titanfall 2 also has the complex movement mechanics that made Quake one of the best games of all time.

But that’s only one of the two halves of the gameplay. The others are the eponymous Titans. These battle mechs live up to their name as they are taller than most of the buildings on the maps. You can call them up on the map as soon as you have collected enough points in the match. As soon as you are behind the wheel of this killer robot, you can live out this power fantasy.

You can control 7 different Titans, which makes the game a kind of hero shooter at times. There are all-rounders like Ion or Monarch, a sniper titan, a nimble swordsman or a chaingun mech reminiscent of the Heavy from Team Fortress 2.

At the controls of the titans, you not only fight against players in other mechs, but also against foot soldiers who want to make your life difficult with so-called rodeo maneuvers or anti-titanium weapons.

All in all, Titanfall 2 is a fantastic mix of a classic arena shooter like Quake, an arcade shooter like CoD and a hero shooter like Overwatch. It’s pretty easy to get started with the game. But experts who master all of these facets will be rewarded with gameplay that ranks among the absolute best in the genre.

Fan community gives new life to Titanfall 2

This is also why the Northstar mod exists. Developer Respawn has more or less completely abandoned Titanfall 2, concentrating exclusively on Apex Legends in the direction of the service game. Because of this, hackers keep making Titanfall 2 servers downright unplayable. In the first part, these hackers apparently even won, so the game can no longer even be bought.

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The Northstar mod’s server browser circumvents such problems. Admins can kick hackers, players can create new servers at will, and matchmaking waiting times are a thing of the past. In addition, the mod is free and very easy to install – you just have to have a copy of Titanfall 2 on your PC.

This short video explains how to install the mod on PC:

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But the mod is not only a server browser, but also a playground for gameplay variants. As the trailer above showed, modes like Gun Game, never seen before in Titanfall 2, are also available on demand. But because the fans love it in CoD, it’s now also available in Titanfall.

The possibilities for creating new rules are almost endless. For example, a well-known aim trainer community has created a server that retains the fast-paced gameplay of Titanfall 2, but changes all TTK values ​​to match Apex Legends standards. Here’s how fans can enjoy a near-perfect hybrid of Titanfall 2 and Apex Legends gameplay:

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And that’s what’s so special about the Northstar mod. Not only is it a playground for hardcore fans and an easy entry point for new players, it also acts as a sort of failsafe backup for gameplay. Fans who would like to play this shooter with an incredible amount of mechanical depth forever can breathe deeply thanks to this mod.

Because as long as you can fill at least one server, you can play Titanfall 2 online thanks to Northstar. At the moment, however, this is not urgently necessary, because the game is doing surprisingly well on official servers.

New success of Titanfall 2 reveals genre crisis in 2022

Anyone who is currently checking the number of players in Titanfall 2 will be amazed. Because only on Steam does the game currently have more players than Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042 together. Titanfall 2 came out 6 years ago, the other two games about 6 months ago.

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Also impressive: This number does not even include players of the Northstar Mod, EA Origin or the Xbox Game Pass.

The reason for this new success cannot be 100% analytically understood, but the most likely reasons are obvious.

In early 2022, the shooter genre is in something of a crisis, with highly anticipated games like Battlefield 2042 and Halo Infinite disappointing gamers. Titanfall 2 has been able to set itself apart thanks to the almost exclusively positive ratings and word-of-mouth propaganda for the past 6 years. The new success of the game from 2016 punishes the disappointments from 2022.

On the other hand, Titanfall 2 has finally been available on Steam and in Xbox Game Pass for some time, which is why the threshold has fallen to start the game (again). In addition, the game can convince with an impressively good single-player campaign even without an internet connection.

The insane success of Apex Legends is also a clear reason. Not only do many of the weapons in Apex Legends make an appearance in Titanfall 2, but now characters do too. Boss enemies from Titanfall 2 are a big part of the lore or, in the case of Ash, are now also playable.

This makes many Apex Legends players curious, wanting to find out what’s behind all those names. And why the CAR has been a feared weapon for 6 years. All of this arouses interest and nostalgia at the same time among Battle Royale players.

Titanfall 2 has the potential to become your new favorite shooter in 2022 as well

Per

  • Unique, fast-paced gameplay
  • Titans are a great power fantasy
  • Lots of weapons and loadout options
  • “Easy to Learn, Hard to Master”
  • Excellent single player campaign
  • Thanks to Mod you can easily play when and how you want
against

  • Problems with hackers on official servers
  • Experienced players can make life difficult for newcomers
  • No mod for console players

Anyone who has already played Titanfall 2 does not really need a new assessment. The game is just as immersive, unique and fun in 2022 as it was in 2016. With insanely fast gameplay, lots of mechanical depth and dozens of loadout options, you can put in hundreds of hours just honing the basics until you’re an untouchable movement god.

But even newcomers will find it easier than ever in 2022 to finally try out this fantastic shooter. Thanks to EA Play, Xbox Game Pass and very cheap Steam deals, not only is the financial threshold lower than ever. Equally loving, sophisticated and flexible, the Northstar mod makes a new start fun, easy and effortless.

So if you’re looking for an incredibly good shooter, or want to see what led to the dizzying success of Apex Legends, you should definitely play Titanfall 2, even 6 years after its release. So maybe with a little delay it will become your favorite shooter.

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Marko Jevtic

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