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Not the Worst Game I've Played
posted by DaMikeSC (COLUMBIA, SC) Dec 7, 2007
Member since Jul 2007
77 out of 88 gamers (88%) found this review helpful
For a game that was in development for, roughly, 5 years (whose original demo did come out for the ORIGINAL X-Box), you'd expect a lot more out of this game than you get. It's not BAD, per se, it's just --- well, brutally average. Viciously mediocre, even. But, rather than me sitting here and griping, let's look at it.
In Timeshift, you are the wearer of the Beta Suit which allows you to control time for everything around you, but which leaves you untouched and unbothered. Time manipulation, I fully believe, will end up becoming a massive game play element in the future, but right now, it tends to be gimmicky as can be and, well, Timeshift hits the gimmick with gusto. You can pause, slow down, and reverse time.
And the game does have some pretty nifty tricks. It is always fun to pause time, run up, steal an opponent's gun and stick a grenade on him. Thankfully it is fun because you do it A LOT. The problem, though, is that the gimmick is so barely explored. The puzzles are so similar --- either pause time to allow to cross a see saw or reverse time to ride a crate across a warehouse. There are nearly infinite cool puzzles one could develop with this gimmick and the developers, sadly, decided to go with some of the easiest ones.
The weaponry is standard, but enjoyable. You get shotguns, machine guns, rocket launchers, and sniper rifles. You also get clutch grenades, which are a lot of fun. Plus EMF cannons, thunderbolt crossbows (which become your sniper rifles of choice before long) and pulse rifles as you get deeper into the game. The aim never seems to really hit the sweet spot and, too often, you feel as if you are fighting the aim rather than playing with it.
The story is the usual dystopian future one where some megalomaniac manages to gain total power and you're part of a small underground force seeking to topple him. A little bit of a cliche, to be honest.
The game won't blow you away, but there are worse ways to spend some time than playing this.
In Timeshift, you are the wearer of the Beta Suit which allows you to control time for everything around you, but which leaves you untouched and unbothered. Time manipulation, I fully believe, will end up becoming a massive game play element in the future, but right now, it tends to be gimmicky as can be and, well, Timeshift hits the gimmick with gusto. You can pause, slow down, and reverse time.
And the game does have some pretty nifty tricks. It is always fun to pause time, run up, steal an opponent's gun and stick a grenade on him. Thankfully it is fun because you do it A LOT. The problem, though, is that the gimmick is so barely explored. The puzzles are so similar --- either pause time to allow to cross a see saw or reverse time to ride a crate across a warehouse. There are nearly infinite cool puzzles one could develop with this gimmick and the developers, sadly, decided to go with some of the easiest ones.
The weaponry is standard, but enjoyable. You get shotguns, machine guns, rocket launchers, and sniper rifles. You also get clutch grenades, which are a lot of fun. Plus EMF cannons, thunderbolt crossbows (which become your sniper rifles of choice before long) and pulse rifles as you get deeper into the game. The aim never seems to really hit the sweet spot and, too often, you feel as if you are fighting the aim rather than playing with it.
The story is the usual dystopian future one where some megalomaniac manages to gain total power and you're part of a small underground force seeking to topple him. A little bit of a cliche, to be honest.
The game won't blow you away, but there are worse ways to spend some time than playing this.