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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Much underrated, 28 Feb 2008
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a quality FPS - there were mediocre reviews from a couple of jaded hacks in the PC Magazine brigade which initially put me off but having tried the download and subsequently bought the game I can confirm that Timeshift is really superb.
Outstanding graphics and an all pervading atmosphere combine with a very varied weapon array and a good solid story-line to make this demanding and fun.
A lot of thought has gone into making it different, there are some interesting challenges and good character interaction - and its not another WW2 game! With shades of HL2 and Crysis this is however very much its own game with a 1984/Orwellian atmosphere and an essential time shift ability (believe me if you play on anything but easy its absolutely necessary) this really works as a game.
It's not corney or patronising its just good solid hard core soldiering with a bit of natural strategy and brilliant special effects. Pace is good as is coding and UI (with patch 1.02). A very solid piece of work - recommended!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
How come I had never heard of this?, 25 Oct 2008
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
I bought this game about 6 months ago, with the feeling that I was settling for second best. I hadn't read a single review, and after reading the description of it on Amazon, it sounded like a game based on a gimmick. But at the time I was a bit starved for FPS games, so I thought, what the hell? I kid you not, this game deserves to be bought. I won't go into the plot (see above), so the games physics will have to suffice. The suit you wear has 3 modes. The first has been done to death, matrix bullet-time style. But, and I love this, the world around you slows down. You do not. That means you can kill Krone's guards at your leisure. It only lasts about 10 seconds though, so aim sharp. Mode 2 is a complete stoppage of time. This one lasts about 4 seconds, but dear gods, it is so handy. Your energy recharges when in this mode, making it a lifesaver. Best part is, if you are fast enough, you can really mess with the enemy. Stop time, run in, take his weapon out of his hands, and put a sticky grenade on him. Then restart time. He asks "huh? wheres my gun?", then realises he is a walking grenade, runs around in a panic before the old KABOOM!!! Mode 3 is less impressive, it lets you walk forwards through time, while time is going in reverse. As far as I can tell, it cant be used during combat, its mainly there for problem solving.
Doom style, you get to carry every weapon, although you wont get the better ones until later in the game. They are really good fun though. Explosive crossbow bolts? Freeze time, fire a bolt into a mobs head, then restart time. Then watch the guy explode! Priceless.
I really hate to see great games pass under the commercial radar, and I am so glad I took the chance with Timeshift. It took me about 2 weeks (average of 2 hours a day playtime) to finish, and if you enjoy it, you will play it again.
It has a multiplayer mode, but in all fairness I haven't tried it. From the manual, you cant slow time down (makes sense), but you do get grenades that slows anyone down who gets caught in the blast radius, making them chicken feed. Wish I could tell you more.
The main reason I hate great games slipping under the radar, is because the developers deserve credit, and in this case, they deserve just that. I really can't stress enough, this game lasted longer than Crysis did, is programmed better, and is so much more fun (vs singleplayer Crysis at least). I really have nothing bad to say about it, guess the bribe was too low for a 90+ rating, damn shame.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Cracking Game Which Is Fun Throughout., 15 Dec 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Admittedly, I never heard of this game before it's release and I didn't follow it's progress pre-release, so I accepted the game as I got it. Infact, I only heard of it via word of mouth. I didn't know what to expect, to be honest. But what I saw, I enjoyed very much.
The storyline is rather confusing. All the way through the game, your character is having flashbacks of some sort which I suppose you have to piece together in your mind. Of course, you have the beta and alpha suits, which you have to use to catch a guy who, how original, changes time for power.
The game is actually fun! Once you get the hang on the key combinations for the different time-changing abilities I was loving every second of utter domination over the enemy. I made the most out of being able to freeze time, run up to an enemy, take his gun, un-freeze time, watch his wonder where his gun had gone, then smack! Unconciousness. :D Another part I enjoyed was running across a minefield in slow-mo, you can run across and watch the mines spring out of the ground and explode behind you from a safe distance. There's loads of good co-operative moments, sometimes it feels like you're in a futuristic WWII movie.
There are plenty of puzzles, some of which kept me occupied for a while, and there's a fair share of challenges, it's not all dominating the evidence see, as you become better at using your time shifting abilities the enemies get upped too, eventually you come against enemies who (shock!) have the same suit as you...
The ending is left wide open for a sequel, so what are you waiting for?
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