Titanfall lead artist talks about giant robots in this video interview

EAVision posted the following video interview with Joel Emslie, the lead artist for Respawn Entertainment’s in the works first-person shooter Titanfall, wherein players control pilots who can fight on the ground as well as in giant mechs called Titans. In the clip, Joel talks about the game’s reveal at E3, and elaborates on the conception of the idea behind the transition to giant robots duking it out. He also speaks about the utilisation of old school techniques such as practical model making, which has been used in Star Wars and Bladerunner, by artists in the studio to provide a grounded atmosphere for the titans.