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| Video Game Nostalgia #4: The Timesplitters Franchise
If there's any franchise that deserved way more attention than it got, it
would have to be Timesplitters. Developed by what used to be Free
Radical Design, which was primarily comprised of ex-Rare employees,
Timesplitters took the gameplay style of Goldeneye 007, sped it up, and
made it more futuristic. The entire series is about time travel, with
humanity trying to defeat the titular "Timesplitters." As the series
progressed, the Vin Diesel-looking Sergeant Cortez became the main
character and the plot became more humorous with each game. Speaking
of "each game," it's sad as hell that only three of these games were
released. There's currently a legit Facebook petition (I'll post a link in the
comments) dedicated to having the current developer Crytek UK make
the game. I hope enough people like the page and the petition grows,
because it'd be amazing to see Timesplitters come to this new generation
of gaming. This is one of those series that I liked a lot as a kid but like
even more as I'm older. I understand the jokes better, I appreciate the
gameplay more, and I especially appreciate how much time was spent on
each title. You can tell that Free Radical were really dedicated to their
craft, and each game's unique style, characters, and distinctive
gameplay elements are a testament to that. Long live Timesplitters. | | 1 |  | Billy Joel
The Stranger | | 2 |  | Bjork
Homogenic | | 3 |  | Ulver
Shadows of the Sun | | 4 |  | Nick Drake
Pink Moon | | 5 |  | Radiohead
Kid A | | 6 |  | October Falls
Marras | | 7 |  | Katatonia
Dead End Kings | | 8 |  | Porcupine Tree
Lightbulb Sun | | 9 |  | Hungry Ghosts
Alone, Alone | | 10 |  | Beck
Sea Change | |
Necrotica
01.11.14 | List is jams of isolation and overall loneliness | Vakarian12
01.11.14 | only played 2 but damn it was so much fun loved all the different game types | Necrotica
01.11.14 | Petition: https://www.facebook.com/Timesplitters4PLZ | Chortles
01.11.14 | ts2 brings almost as much nostalgia for me as the banjo games, damn what a fuckin game | ConorIsNotHere
01.11.14 | Timesplitters is & forever will be, the shit. | Necrotica
01.11.14 | hellyeah | Vakarian12
01.11.14 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h22thYhPCNw
spent more time on that then the actual story :D | Necrotica
01.11.14 | Anaconda rules! And then of course there are the Astro Lander and Retro Racer carts, which you find at Neo Tokyo in normal mode and Robot Factory in hard mode. I can't believe I remember all this :P | Vakarian12
01.11.14 | haha I remember Astro Lander, not Retro Racer though.
I remember playng Tag with the AI on some snow level alot, and Capture the Bag was it? Really wish the disc wasn't broke D: | Cormano
01.11.14 | i have 2 and 3 for the gamecube and they have aged so well, perfect games | MO
01.11.14 | timesplitters is so fucking classic nice m/ | Cormano
01.11.14 | kickass soundtrack as well | Necrotica
01.12.14 | Yeah, I've always loved the music | Trebor.
01.12.14 | Timesplitters rules so hard | Necrotica
01.21.14 | m/ | Kalopsia
01.21.14 | hah i loved TS Future Perfect.. i played the shit out of all those challenges. Story was B-movie classic, with equal parts action and humor. multiplayer was always a blast too, even if you had to play with bots |
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