I'm sure I wasn't alone in hoping that the cats at Crytek UK (you may know them as Free Radical) would be actively working on another TimeSplitters game by now. The series' unique sense of style on something as powerful as the CryEngine would be heavenly.
Sad news on that front, I'm afraid. Studio manager Karl Hilton divulged to Develop how the studio is "currently concepting up an original IP." This matches statements he has made previously, like how successful first-person shooters are "hyper-realistic" now and while they could do a quirkier game, that's not where the market is at. Crap.
He goes on to say that "the opportunity to make any kind of original FPS genre game where we get to focus on the quality of both the multiplayer and single player experience is what drives people at the studio." Problem is, I was too busy picturing TimeSplitters 4 to pay any attention.
Excuse me while I go cry this one out.
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11:00 PM on 10.08.2009
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I could cry all day.
3 was such a great game.
make a new timesplitters already.
best fps ever!
I mean, really. I only played TS2, but I loved it to death.
But that said, with the flop of Haze, we the gaming community really had to bend over the take it. Free Radical is no more and therefore how much room do they have to make their own choices now? And with Haze's flop went all hope of TS4 and SW:BF3 [at least their awesome work on it].
Dammit Haze! Why did it have to suck so damn much!!! >_<
There is nothing I want more in the world than a timesplitters 4. NOTHING.
And we've seen the former Free Radical's last attempt at new IP to cater to what the market wanted. Why the hell would they do that again when they have such a strong existing IP?
Bring me TS4 dammit!
god I miss the good old days
every comment section is full of people who want TS4. and i agree.
there is nothing i want more than a timesplitter 4.
hey it even rhymes.
I'll blame this on those darn tootin' kids and their Twitters.
I reckon 3 was good. I don't know why people make out that it wasn't. I admit it wasn't as good as 2, but not by much.