I'll explore its multiplayer mode first:
It was one of the few games where you could make bots- I made a crap load of them and made them dumb as rocks- - I mean what's the fun of bots ripping you to shreds? My favorite level was the Tomb. Favorite game variant capture the bag. It's really hard to talk about my favorite weapon because Timesplitters had so many good weapons (that you could dual wield- which I maintain was the sweetest thing ever). Off the top of my head, I'd say my favorite weapon was dual-wielding the chain guns....especially on the Tomb level. I used to sit on a ledge over-looking a the enemy's spawn point and just unload my chain guns with what seemed to be a never ending supply of ammo. I'd throw my prox mines on THE wall to get to my base. Throw dynamite on anything I could, and would shotgun the shit out of herds of my enemies as they bottlenecked to my base.
Correct me if I am wrong Daniel, but I'm pretty sure I never wanted to go head-to-head because it was much more fun to be on the same team and just destroy- Unlike Timesplitters II which was mainly head-to-head multi-player deathmatches.
I'd also be remiss if I didnt mention an alien level that I have a hard time remembering- though I know all the multiplayer levels were also the singleplayer story mode levels as well. but that alien one was huuuuge, and had stationary guns that were so amazing.
Single player story mode was fun, but never kept my attention much. I remembering playing through the first few levels, which I think had a Chinese restaurant (Hibachi style) or something- and that dogs could chase you. But then the game just got complicated and multiplayer had BOTS! Looking back- and knowing how my Timesplitters journey would end (a scratched disc that I literally tried EVERYTHING to get it unscratched...toothpaste, spitting on it, buying a cd scratch kit, some solutions and wipes, windex- I mean everything) I wish I would have completed the single-player mode.
There is so much Ive missed because my memory just doesnt remember video-games well- so please add your experiences with this brilliant game.
I must say, I never played the original TimeSplitters. The only people that bought this were the very early purchasers of the PS2, somehow sensing the winds of change that Sony's system would be the biggest of this generation (yes, bigger than the Xbox, and ORLY? of course it was much bigger than the GameCube). I always wanted to get it after I experienced the joy of TimeSplitters 2 (this and its sequel will inevitably be written about later by me), and it has been on my to-buy list for a solid 6 years or so, along with many, many, many other games. Will I ever buy it? That is for God to decide.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that someone else likes bots as much as me. And that someone else also sees the joy of being on the same time and killing said bots (Perfect Dark, anyone?).
Timesplitters was indeed far better to play on a team and blast the crap out of the bots. We did play with some dumbass bots Jim, but we played with a lot of them. I think the ones on our team were just as stupid too. We'd usually have one person guard and shoot from where you were describing, while the other went on a run for the bag. So simple, so great.
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