Only thing better than finding a great game is finding one cheap. I wasn't impressed with the demo so I passed on the game at release but I was bored yesterday so I swung by Gamestop and picked up Timeshift for twenty bucks. I'm so glad I did, I'm only a little ways into the game but man am I having fun. What a great game! It's like Halflife 2, Fear, Red Faction and Mace Griffith all rolled into one. Anyone still playing multiplayer?

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I would rather lose than cheat.

 INOX NYC wrote:

Only thing better than finding a great game is finding one cheap. I wasn't impressed with the demo so I passed on the game at release but I was bored yesterday so I swung by Gamestop and picked up Timeshift for twenty bucks. I'm so glad I did, I'm only a little ways into the game but man am I having fun. What a great game! It's like Halflife 2, Fear, Red Faction and Mace Griffith all rolled into one. Anyone still playing multiplayer?

i'll play with ya online. haven't played in a few months cuz as you know the community is pretty much dead.

 INOX NYC wrote:

Only thing better than finding a great game is finding one cheap. I wasn't impressed with the demo so I passed on the game at release but I was bored yesterday so I swung by Gamestop and picked up Timeshift for twenty bucks. I'm so glad I did, I'm only a little ways into the game but man am I having fun. What a great game! It's like Halflife 2, Fear, Red Faction and Mace Griffith all rolled into one. Anyone still playing multiplayer?

 

 

the guns just feel right don't they?  i actually had this game for a while now but only recently decided to play it, too bad the online isn't hopping.  Still, this game is great.

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I slapped it, it was cupcake

I got a copy off ebay yesterday and should have it sometime this week. I'll play ya online. I played the demo when it came out and wasn't too impressed, but since then I've heard a lot of good things about this game. So I thought I'd shop around and find a good deal. Found one on ebay and now just waiting to play it! I'm glad to hear more good comments about this game.

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"Don't be Ninjin' nobody that don't need Ninjin" - Diamond Dave

I bought it for $15 and I just dont like it very much.

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What's not to like? The enemies are smart and have cool death animations, the weapons are slick, they gave us "free saves" as every FPS should, the levels are diverse, the story is a little thin but every game can't be Bioshock.

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I would rather lose than cheat.

 INOX NYC wrote:

What's not to like? The enemies are smart and have cool death animations, the weapons are slick, they gave us "free saves" as every FPS should, the levels are diverse, the story is a little thin but every game can't be Bioshock.

 

i didn't know there were free saves....

i guess it would have made the game easier to beat on elite.

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I slapped it, it was cupcake

 INOX NYC wrote:

What's not to like? The enemies are smart and have cool death animations, the weapons are slick, they gave us "free saves" as every FPS should, the levels are diverse, the story is a little thin but every game can't be Bioshock.

Its not Bioshock... I was just thinking that tonight as I played through some more levels.  :)  And thats not a knock btw, just a realistic observation.


The game isn't anything we haven't seen before, but the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts. 

Definitely worth a rent and pick it up new if you can.  The 'cheevos are stackable, so playing through on 'expert' will unlock 'beginner' and 'average' level achievements as well.

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 INOX NYC wrote:

Only thing better than finding a great game is finding one cheap. I wasn't impressed with the demo so I passed on the game at release but I was bored yesterday so I swung by Gamestop and picked up Timeshift for twenty bucks. I'm so glad I did, I'm only a little ways into the game but man am I having fun. What a great game! It's like Halflife 2, Fear, Red Faction and Mace Griffith all rolled into one. Anyone still playing multiplayer?

I feel the exact same way.  The demo, outside of the timeshift features, looked like a "more of the same" shooter, nothing spectacular, so I passed on it.  Picked it up a couple weekends ago for $24 and the more I play, the more I really like it.  They were able to mvoe the timeshift ability past the gimmick level and allow you to use it in a wide variety of useful ways.  There are some interesting, not-terribly-difficult puzzles as well.

The graphics are also surprisingly good.  I don't recall the demo looking this good.  Textures are great, and the atmosphere of the outside levels is very detailed.  Almost too much though, because I keep expecting to be able to go to a table and knock it over, but barely anything is useable.  I guess I expect too much. 

The AI is smarter than most, though the stupid things they say bug me, like when they keep yelling at you to "stay there" or whatever.  That doesn't seem realistic.  They should just just up and shoot me. 

I haven't played MP yet, but probably should try.  But I knew this was one of those titles that people would give up on the MP quickly, so I bought this knowing full well that I wouldn't be going for 1000/1000.  I would like to try it out though, so if anyone else is new to this and wants to play, add me with a msg that says "TimeShift".

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Hey, thats great to hear! just got back from the game shop and picked up bioshock and timeshift, both for only £30.

It was between timeshift and frontlines fuels of war, sounds like i made the right choice ^_^

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100% - Fable II, UNO

Got the game on release and was not dissapointed once. Great game, the cut scenes could have been done a little better, but otherwise very underrated game.

 Rifle Skills wrote:

£30.

In USD = ???

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 DA 8TH IMMORTAL wrote:

You're stating the obvious then reiterating the facts disguised in equivalent verbiage.

I had planned to get this game upon it's release date, but for whatever reason I passed until yesterday. I was browsing at Best Buy and noticed it on the shelf for 20 bucks. I immediately picked it up. Man, gotta tell you there is a lot to like about this game. I knew when I played the demo off the Xbox 360 disc it was going to be something a little different.

I love the aspect of munipulating time. So much fun and someone else said the weapons just feel right and I agree. The AI is not stupid and they put up a good fight on Vet mode. Can't wait to finish Vet mode so I can play the Elite mode.

I love the save when you want to feature. Still can't understand why the developers of games seem to have moved away from the open save concept. That's a mistake if you ask me. I'd prefer the open save to the checkpoint save any day.

I also found that it's hard to stop playing the darn game once you start playing. It's a fun time.

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If you like golf (LINKS 2004) is a must have game. A major steal for the replayability. Best money I ever spent on a game.

I myself got this from eBay as it looked decent. I'm really enjoying it! It's like a mix between Blinx and Halo. At least those were the observations my girlfriend made and it seemed to fit.

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I give TimeShift props. After I had beaten it, I went back into the levels over and over, trying different weapons and time powers. The Time Powers cause you to think in new ways rather then just: Throw grenade, charge, kill what moves, hide, wait for health, repeat. Instead it's more like: Rush into room, guys waiting behind cover, rewind time, pistol whip guys in cover, stop time, take weapon from enemy hands, fire both barrels into his friend, slow time and watch the mayhem unfold. The fact that you could turn dismemberment off was also a great feature (I'm no weak heart, but violence like No More Hereos should be reserved for testing of severe psychotic rage). The weapons were imaginitive. Nothing new, but they way you could use them was, like a quad barrel burst or the EMF cannon's overload. Actually, I take that back, the crossbow and EMF cannon along with the little fire machine gun? (InfernoGun, magnesium blaster?) were new. The graphics were beauties and the enemies were challenging. The stackable achievements were also very fun. That being said, I have some hairs to split: The story left me feeling dumped on.
1.   "You're a physist (is that right?) with a hidden past." But we never figure it out!!! Is there some sequel that explains all this?!
2.   What happened to the Alternate Timeline, did it just go away?
3.   What was with the pointless characters? Ooh, girl in lab. She doesn't do anything, but we save her anyway
4.   The last boss battle ticked me off! The surge gun is the least useful weapon in the game and those @#$ missiles keep coming at you!
5.   I found that the elite difficulty wasn't all that hard, if you knew that "Time was on your side" But that's not a beef, in fact, that's a good thing. I like having a good gamer score.
This is just a review...I'm not slamming it. The only game I'd slam would be Wrath of Cortex or maybe Half-life for PS2 (the first one)

I got this game about a year ago for writing a friend of mine's paper, but didn't really get into it until a couple weeks ago, now I go from playing other games like PoP, Endwar, Ao2, but coming back to this when I want to just use that crossbow for some fun.

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Mark our words - when the robots revolt, R.O.B. will be at the vanguard, ready to stack us all to death. - Matt Cundy

I bought this game two days after Christmas, at Blockbuster for 10 dollars. Let me just say that it's the best 10 dollars I've spent in a while. The story seems decent, the controls are great, and the game is fun.