Four years, three redesigns and a switch of generations. Timeshift's had a bad time of it. But now it's back - and finally looking the part...
CVG writes:
"The first time we saw Timeshift, back in the days of old gen Xbox, it looked intriguing. Trouble was, it was so soul-sappingly hard, you felt destroyed the moment you set eyes on it. Luckily, its second outing came complete with generational switch, and things looked better: there was a training level, and the opening missions had the difficulty toned down, so you could at least compete. But, compete was all you did - it was a game where you jumped around, tried to dodge incoming fire and hoped for the best.
Now, though, things are a bit different. Graphically, it's not just stepped up to the plate, it's smashed it to bits. A crumbling future world, devastated by war might not be the most original of concepts, but everything is done with real style: intricate brickwork, falling rubble, amazingly detailed textures, bang up-to-date Havok physics, superior ragdoll effects and - best of all - the most impressive rain you've seen in your whole life. Because you can stop time in Timeshift, you can properly get to appreciate it; when we paused the action, raindrops froze mid-fall, mid-air. It's purely cosmetic, of course, but utterly dazzling."
TimeShift had a fairly muted launch in 2007, and while it doesn't rewrite the FPS rulebook it does offer an enjoyable campaign even now.
Never heard of this game until someone mentioned it here last year. Played it and it basically represents most games from the PS3/Xbox360 era—good graphics, amazing physics, and extremely fun gameplay (time powers rock), but barely any story, weird pacing, and at least one annoying AF level. I finished Prototype last week and the same applies, except Strike Teams. Fuck Strike Teams.
I miss when ganes used to experiment with physics and world interaction
Popularized by Doom in 1993 and still making video game haters gnash their teeth today, first-person shooter games are the best thing to happen to gamers since pizza rolls. So here are 15 underrated first-person shooter games you may have missed.
Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.
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All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.
XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games
I played them all, they are all good in their own way
I used to be obsessed with FPS games
This week Chase(@CrucialChase) and Scar(@Scarfinger) from Scarcasm Live(@GeeksGoneRaw) joins Mike (@AssaultSuit), Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: Scarcasm Live, Chrome, The Crow, The Room, Blade Runner, Altered Carbon, Rollerball, The Boondock Saints, The Big Lebowski, Door Dash, Monster Mania, Kane Hodder, Friday the 13th the Game, Robert Patrick, The X-files, Dicknado, Sharknado, The First, Sean Penn, Black Mirror, West Side Story, Tales from the Hood 2, The Good Place, The Dragon Prince, Shaq-Fu, Vall Halla, Persona 4, Borderlands, OverWatch, Tales of Berseria, Killing Floor 2, Rimworld, Prison Architect, Rock Band 4, Two Point Hospital, Saints Row, Crackdown, Timeshift, Metroid Samus Returns, House Party 2, Life is Strange 2, Valkyria Chronicles 4, The Outfit, Brute Force, Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel's Spider-man, Grand Theft Auto V, Perfect Dark Zero audiobook, Marble It Up!, Pig Eat Ball, Log Jammers, The Garden Between, Creed, Racket Fury Table Tennis VR, SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption, SoulBlight, Electronauts, Dimension Drifter, Fortnite, Beat Saber, Astro Bots, The Talisman Principal, Fiery Snickers, Pepsi Jazz, Sprite Remix, Randy Pitchford, Project Stream and more.
