![]() ![]() So far, the bond between Cooper and BT seems to be hitting all the right beats - as does the gameplay, which felt to me almost like a first-person Uncharted. It's got this interesting dichotomy to it." But on the other hand, he knows that a human is piloting him, and he has to trust that Titan to be making the right choices and vice versa. "On one hand, they are machine - they're going to calculate the probability of survival and be very cold about it. "The construct of the Vanguard Titan and the way that they interact with their pilot is very carefully figured out," says McCoy. But just before hurling Cooper towards the tricky wall-run, BT looks at you with his glowing blue eye and reassuringly says "Trust me." It was easily my favorite moment from the demo, and I asked McCoy how BT knew just what to say in that moment. BT informs Cooper that the maneuver has a 68% chance of success - and should Cooper nervously ask what the other 32% involves, BT will calmly respond with a list of potential calamities, adding that "dismemberment may occur". In another level, on the outskirts of a droid-powered construction facility, the only way forward is for BT to fling Cooper across a chasm (like Colossus doing a Fastball Special with Wolverine) so that Cooper can move a crane and give BT a walkway. ![]() BT's deadpan response is perfect: "Noted." When BT's explaining how long he and Captain Lastimosa had been linked, opting for Cooper's smarmy side results in a flippant comment that it's longer than any relationship he's ever had. It's unclear if the way you roleplay Cooper will have any tangible effect on the story, but it certainly makes for some great dialogue. These might be different lines of questioning, or - as is more often the case - it's a choice to respond to BT's comments in either a genuine or snarky way. When talking with your Titan companion, you usually have the option to pick from two dialogue choices with a tap of the D-pad to keep the conversation going. But Cooper's blandness doesn't seem so bad during his chats with BT. From what I've seen, Cooper's best bit of character is an excited breath when he's finally stepping into a Titan for the first time. Whilst the Militia maintains that direct action against the IMC is in the best interests of everyone including the homesteaders, not everyone on the Frontier sees it that way.Compared to BT, Cooper himself just seems boring - the kind of generic FPS white-dude-with-some-scruff hero that military shooters can't seem to quit. Some brigades, unfortunately, have developed little further than vast pirate organizations, and yet the Militia has enough resources to obstruct and frustrate the IMC's ambitions on the Frontier. the M-COR, is a small part of a much larger Brigade tied to the Freeport System. ![]() The Militia is loosely divided into Brigades with each Brigade being responsible for fighting in an assigned section of Frontier territory. Many homesteaders have taken on a ‘can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’ attitude regarding working alongside different criminal groups, whilst unifying against a common enemy, and fighting against the IMC’s exploitation of the Frontier. The Militia is a loosely governed group of 'citizen soldiers' consisting of homesteaders, bandits, mercenaries, and pirates. The Frontier Militia represents the military arm of the Frontier systems' territorial defense pact. With the Frontier’s valuable shipping lanes and vast planetary resources ripe for exploitation, the IMC is dedicated to maximizing profits and shareholder wealth, using the legal application of force when necessary. Whilst not having the cleanest of reputations, especially regarding exploitative behavior on the Frontier, there is little criticism from their shareholders and customers living in the Core Systems who enjoy the material conveniences and products provided by the IMC. After nearly a century of acquisitions and mergers, the once small Hammond Engineering has exploded into the huge conglomeration that it is today. Starting small, the company specialized in natural resource extraction, but within 15 years, the demand for Titan manufacturing materials, combined with the company's unique planetary survey technology and map database rights, led to explosive growth of company. The Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation, or IMC, is a sprawling commercial empire that started as a small company under the name of Hammond Engineering. ![]()
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