Timesplitters 4 and new Xbox

[josemlopes]

http://www.videogamer.com/news/xbox_720_likely_at_e3_2012_crytek_on_board_2.html

New Timesplitters, and console, but that doesnt matter as much lol.


Highlights

"The information was detailed to VideoGamer.com by a high-ranking industry source at Crytek, who stated that TimeSplitters 4 is currently being demonstrated internally, is being built with CryEngine 3, and was being shown privately in video form at E3 2011."

"The source reports that the graphics on TimeSplitters 4 are noticeably improved over current generation technology, with the DX11 tessellation effects allegedly having a huge impact on the visuals. Crytek believes that the game - and CryEngine 3 itself - will be seen as the cornerstone of next-generation development."

"As for the game itself, the new TimeSplitters is reported to focus on the series' branching paths and exploratory nature, with sandbox-style gameplay elements a big priority. The current goal is for levels to feature multiple routes that lead to the same overall conclusion."

"Speculation about TimeSplitters 4 has been running since 2007. Since its initial announcement the game was even pegged to be a Wii-exclusive before languishing in development hell and being put on hiatus in 2009."





Looking good, although I dont remember that there was focus on exploration, maybe on the second game, I dont remember that one very well. Either way its a plus.

 

[Infinatex]

This sounds as if the new console, to be announced next year and probably released in 2013 will already be 3+ years out of date. I hope not.

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

Uhh, why does it sound like somebody mixed up Crysis 3 with TimeSplitters 4, because TS has never really been about graphics or exploration, nor were any of the games Sandbox-style at all.
[sub]And yes I am aware there hasn't been a Crysis 3 announced yet...[/sub]

I guess in the end, though: At least it's Timesplitters 4, and the fact that it does indeed exist makes me a happy man indeed!

 

[PlasmaFrog]

*Crosses fingers*

Let's just hope that Cortez still has his stupidly funny nature. If not, the new protagonist filling in for the part better make up for it.

- "Time to split!"

This is my personal wish list...

- Cortez
- Humorous campaign filled with decent amounts of exploration.
- Unique weapons
- A fucking lifebar, not that shit that replenishes itself.
- Those good ol' time-based sidekicks!
- Intelligently designed map-maker

Well, one can dream at least.

 

[zombieeater6000]

I'm hoping a lot of the crazy characters return like the dinosaur and the various monkeys
and some more challenge modes would be nice

 

[Digitaldreamer7]

Yea no. The xbox360 has way more life in it. Hell, they just updated the chipsets. Kinect is RAKING in the money right now. It will be some time before a new console releases. i say 2014 at most.

 

[xvbones]

*Crosses fingers*

Let's just hope that Cortez still has his stupidly funny nature. If not, the new protagonist filling in for the part better make up for it.

- "Time to split!"

This is my personal wish list...

- Cortez
- Humorous campaign filled with decent amounts of exploration.
- Unique weapons
- A fucking lifebar, not that shit that replenishes itself.
- Those good ol' time-based sidekicks!
- Intelligently designed map-maker

Well, one can dream at least.

You know something, I agree with you. Timesplitters may not be (anywhere near) the best FPS series ever made, but Cortez has always sold me - Cortez is a stereotypical, quip-tossing dipshit of an action hero, but the game is always one hundred percent in on the joke - in Timesplitters: Future Perfect, the (otherwise forgettable) storyline was utterly carried by how genuinely funny it was to watch everyone around Cortez flat-out no-sell any of his (hilariously awful) quips.

He was a train wreck of a hero and it gave him a singular charm, I actually cared about him and his plight because of how funny it was to watch nobody buy his tough-guy-action-hero routine.

If Duke Nukem was portrayed more like this in DNF, as an outdated macro relic struggling to find relevance in a culture that got over him over a decade ago, that game might have been salvaged. Instead, having the game completely buy Duke's whole act without a trace of irony, it ends up as a boring, self-obsessed puddle of feces. (which you can throw.)