Titanfall 2

Titanfall 2 is the most enjoyable single player FPS campaign I've played for a very long time. It's short, so if you're only buying the game for the single player (which I did), make sure you get it on sale. I finished it in about 5 hours. I guess things haven't changed much in the last 6 years, because the graphics and gameplay both feel very modern. The campaign takes you through about 9 missions, and they're all pretty varied in level design, environment and mechanics. The voice acting is excellent, and the shooting experience is excellent both on foot and when you're riding a titan. I gather EA ruined the game's launch, which is a shame because this deserves a lot of attention.

Pros

Giant talking robots
It's beautiful
Great parkour mechanics using wall running and double jumps
Fantastically smooth shooting experience
Steam achievements, even though it's an Origin game
Your titan can switch between weapon loadouts at any time to suit the situation
Well balanced mix between on-foot missions and time in the titan
Voice acting and writing are great
Good, varied level design. Each level feels very different, and often has some interesting mechanic, like being able to time travel between the old in-tact and a modern destroyed facility, mid-air ship battles, and one-off special weapons

Cons

There's no intro for people who didn't play or don't remember Titanfall 1
Requires EA Origin
On normal difficulty, all the boss fights were over in less than 10 seconds - only the final boss was any kind of challenge

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