On today’s episode of Giant Bomb’s Game Mess Mornings Podcast, host Jeff Grubb and co-host Jan Ochoa discussed the apparent cancellation of Respawn’s single-player title Apex Legends, citing a VGC report. But Grubb had even more information about the title, giving players an idea of what the game would look like if it had launched. Known only by its working title, Titanfall Legends, Grubb revealed that while the game “wouldn’t be Titanfall 3,” it would still feature a beloved character from the franchise: Jack Cooper’s loyal titan BT-7274.
According to Grubb, the single-player adventure was planned to feature Apex Games Commissioner Kuben Blisk as a playable character, with various Apex Legends characters appearing and lending their powers to the player. Important details from the Titanfall franchise – like the location of the Ark, for example – would also play a role in the campaign.
Titanfall Legends is reportedly being directed by the former Apex Legends head of narrative Mohammed Alavi— perhaps best known as the architect behind Modern Warfare’s “All Ghillied Up” level — until he left the company in January 2022. According to Grubb, Titanfall Legends players will once again pilot and fight together with BT-7274 (often referred to simply as “BT” in Titanfall 2), using Rampart’s workshop to repair and upgrade him. This makes sense given the fact that Rampart and Blisk have a good relationship in Apex Legends and Rampart is also responsible for resurrecting and rebuilding another titan. In Season 9, it was revealed that Rampart repaired and reused Northstar, the titan that belonged to Valkyrie’s late father. Titanfall Legends would have seen Rampart use similar methods to bring BT back online after his “death” at the end of Titanfall 2.
“The thinking was that more people played Apex Legends than had ever heard of Titanfall, so they would really flock to it,” Grubb explained, before revealing that the game’s developers were going for a “John Wick meets Tony Hawk” gaming experience, while also drawing inspiration from Doom Eternal. Other core gameplay elements of Titanfall, such as wallrunning, were also planned to be part of the game. The cancellation of the project was reportedly announced internally by EA on Wednesday.
As for the reasoning behind the game’s cancellation, Grubb cited Respawn’s repeated leadership changes.
“When Mohammed Alavi left, it was doomed,” Grubb said. “I’ve looked into this. The Apex Legends community has Really check this out. If you go to see the makeup of Respawn these days, it seems that many of the key players who founded this studio are gone. Like, the vast majority.”
Respawn has yet to officially acknowledge the game’s cancellation, despite announcing the cancellation of both Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile earlier this week.
Apex Legends is free to play on console and PC. A mobile version of the game, Apex Legends Mobile, is available for download on Android and iOS devices, but will sunset on May 17, 2021.
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