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TimeSplitters fan remake - its last hope after Free Radical’s demise - struggles amid “incredibly challenging” industry"Unless we have changes to our team composition, representation from TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect may be quite limited”
“Unless we have changes to our team composition, representation from TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect may be quite limited”
Image credit:TimeSplitters Rewind team
Image credit:TimeSplitters Rewind team
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TimeSplitters Rewind has beencooking away since 2012, when the team were given the blessing of then-IP owners Crytek to bring back maps, modes and characters fromTimeSplitters,TimeSplitters 2and Future Perfect in a free multiplayer-only collection with support for networked play.
In the 10-plus years since, the game has shifted its underlying engine from CryEngine to Unreal, with its latest developer video - the first in over a year - showing off a modernised but faithful recreation of familiar maps, weapons and characters from the early noughties titles. (Thanks,Eurogamer.)
While the latest look at the game shows a polished and promising tribute to TimeSplitters - made that bit more meaningful afterthe demise of Free Radical under Embracer’s restructuring in December- the team said that a lot of work remains to be done, from finishing up a number of currently “functional” maps to adding animations for aspects such as weapons and the character select screen.
TimeSplitters Rewind | March 2024 - Candid Discussion VideoWatch on YouTube
TimeSplitters Rewind | March 2024 - Candid Discussion Video
As such, lead writer Jake Parr’s ‘candid discussion’ about the state of the game makes a plea for help from interested artists, designers and animators to provide the “help and a more refined focus” that the project currently needs “to make this first release the best one possible”.
While TimeSplitters Rewind is still yet to have a potential release date assigned, Parr said that without additional development aid the fan-made tribute would have to cut back on some of its ambitions, proposing that “unless we have changes to our team composition, representation from TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect may be quite limited”.
