Timesplitters 2 Review - A retro fps in need of a remaster ASAP

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An in depth review retrospective of Timesplitters 2. A retro fps begging for a remaster.
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Aliens? Zombies!? Monkeys!?!? Ah, it must be Timesplitters. For almost twenty years now Timesplitters 2 has been regarded as one of the best fps games for the sixth generation of consoles. A game born from rebellion that continued the legacy of such classics as Goldeneye 64 and Perfect Dark. However with a lack of a proper remaster one of the best ps2 games out there is in danger of being lost to history. So today we are going to shine a light on this under appreciated shooter to see what made it a cut above.
Is Timesplitters 2 still worth the trip into the past? Find out in this video review.
Time splitters 2 was developed by Free Radical Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It is available for the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube.
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
1:02 - Free Radical Design - Timesplitters 1
4:13 - Timesplitters 2
5:23 - Timesplitters story
6:51 - Presentation - Music
7:58 - Timesplitters 2 gameplay
9:29 - Weapons
10:43 - Mission design
12:47 - The dang Aztec level
13:51 - Hard mode
15:23 - Timesplitters 2 remaster
17:49 - Conclusion
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Written and edited by Kirk McLaughlin
Graphics by Steven Hilton - @stevenbydesign , stevenxdesign.com
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@KIRKCOLLECTS 3 года назад

Come join the Kirk.Collects Discord: discord.gg/pCVhwAAvGV Please follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/kirkcollects Please follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/kirkcollects 00:00 - Intro 1:02 - Free Radical Design - Timesplitters 1 4:13 - Timesplitters 2 5:23 - Timesplitters story 6:51 - Presentation - Music 7:58 - Timesplitters 2 gameplay 9:29 - Weapons 10:43 - Mission design 12:47 - The dang Aztec level 13:51 - Hard mode 15:23 - Timesplitters 2 remaster 17:49 - Conclusion

@uwotm8575 3 года назад

it already has a remaster i been playing it, its part of homefront

@Jarekthegamingdragon 3 года назад

One of the best shooters of all time and yes, even if you're a TS2 buff, hard mode is still REALLY damn hard.

@ohmygoditisspider7953 3 года назад

Hey thanks for commenting on Kirk's video. I think he's underexposed as heck for the quality he puts out.

@bosyogurtlight 2 года назад

Yeah, now play this game in a console and without the aim mod

@Jklopoppcorn Год назад

A little bit hyperbolic, but it does look like a good game

@sirspegy1390 3 года назад

“The goldeneye series”: Goldeneye 007, perfect dark, and time-splitters 2

@KIRKCOLLECTS 3 года назад

Yeah that's how I like to think of it too.

@Synonymous101 3 года назад

I used to play TS2 with my neighbour every day after school, good times.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 3 года назад

Nothing like good old fashioned split screen with your friends.

@Anfernee_G 3 года назад

Looooooooove this game. I spent hours on my PS2 back in the day making scaled back versions of tower defense maps for Capture the Bag.

@Arronic 3 года назад

You can relive those times on pc emulators like dolphin or pcx2

@RoseSupreme 3 года назад

Well, well... TimeSplitters is officially coming back! A new game is in the works! I do hope that before that happens, we get a Remastered Collection of all 3 games so we finally have a modern platform to play them on and also gain new fans for this beloved franchise.

@johndodo2062 Год назад

When did they announce that?

@SolidSnake240 Год назад

@@johndodo2062 they didn't lol

@GamingKick 3 года назад

It's about time. Replaying the first levels in Homefront Revolution is such a tease

@Robocop_1987 3 года назад

I definitely agree with your points .

@ianpritchard1000 3 года назад

Seeing these levels again was so nostalgic for me. I played so much of this and Red Faction 2 in high school

@MetalJody1990 3 года назад

Until a remaster comes along, the best way to play this game is on a PC. On a specific build of the "Dolphin" GC/Wii emulator, you can play in a really high resolution with a keyboard & mouse like it's a modern-day shooter (WASD to move, mouse to aim & switch weapons, etc.). There's also save states to save your progress anywhere which is really helpful. At some point I'm gonna play hard mode. Should be a blast!

@itsmckenney 3 года назад

They put two levels from Timesplitters 2 in Homefront, which was cool.

@lukakorosin7300 3 года назад

This and Killzone "if continued" could be flagship sony franchises in the fps genre.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 3 года назад

I think there's still some life left in Killzone, I hope we see a return for it soon. Same with TS too of course.

@Gruntvc 3 года назад

@KIRK COLLECTS, The best ways to continue Killzone would either be to go back and remake the 1st PS2 game or give the fans what they really wanted. A full game from the perspective of the Helghast. The original PS2 Killzone was ambitious, but it was definitely held back by the technology compared to Halo on Xbox. It could use a remake that makes it more like Killzone 2 the best one of the franchise.

@leejackson3268 Год назад

yea these are franchises i would gladly buy more of. timesplitters never even existed in an age of online connections, makes me sad

@Maggerama 2 года назад

Yet again, such an all-encompassing critique! Despite loving the game, you didn't shy away from pointing out a few flaws. I respect that.

@TheMC1102 3 года назад

We can only hope TS Rewind comes out this year.

@Arronic 3 года назад

@Turdas Maximus I am on their discord and very well know so plz join we could get a lot of support for this foretold remaster

@Arronic 3 года назад

@Turdas Maximus didn't know But eh sure was worth it

@Red-px1fr 3 года назад

This makes me miss the days when splitscreen multiplayer was a thing in FPS games. These guys were the masters of it. And I feel like they're responsible for inventing a lot of game modes, TS2 was like a torrent of inventive game modes: thief, virus, shrink etc. TS1 also had multiplayer zombie survival years before COD did it.

@Andytizer 3 года назад

This needs an update now that the TimeSplitters 2 4K port has been discovered :)

@SensemakingMartin 3 года назад

TS2 is one of my favourite games of all time and it was a pleasure to watch this video. You did an absolutely great job with this!

@NIGHTMARECRIPT 3 года назад

Great video! TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect are some of the greatest FPS games of all time, and dare I say, a little better than Halo in my opinion. There's not a better time than now that the franchise should makes a comeback, as I've been waiting years. I still play these games to this day, and I still have a massive blast playing them. You should totally cover the third game if you haven't yet. Even though TimeSplitters 2 has somethings I like about it more than Future Perfect, I still really love Future Perfect just as much as TimeSplitters 2. They are truly games ahead of their time.

@PyroNexus22 3 года назад

Your channel is extremely underrated

@jonreededworthy7518 3 года назад

The fact that each of the 10 story levels has its own unique art design, soundtrack, weapons, and NPCs still really impresses me nearly 20 years later. The devs put a staggering amount of thought and effort into the aesthetics of this game that most modern games don't even bother with, let alone back in 2002.

@civilwarfare101 3 года назад

Honestly, if they would make a remaster the way you proposed, I would enjoy this game WAY more. I do think the game has it's qualities but a lot of things just annoy me about it now. I do like Timespiltters 3 though. I did wish my cousin and I played this game together. He is a huge Goldeneye fanboy and I didn't discover that until later.

@jackturner1788 3 года назад

Timesplitters lives in my heart forever. Its surreal to me to think how old it is now. I thought as a kid that time period would last forever. The second game is my favourite and I still listen to its music today. Funny story is me and my friend completed the last mission on hard with 1 second to go. I get so sad thinking about it now, just how lost in time this is.

@Beengus 3 года назад

Good review, like always!

@hunterrussell9263 3 года назад

There is a TS2 mouse injector for Dolphin available! It’s not a full remaster but the change in control scheme makes the flow of the game to improve dramatically.

@NukiBeaw 3 года назад

the last GDQ I saw there was a TS2 run. While the runner was waiting for the woman to arrive at the gate to unlock it in the cyberpunk level, he decided to speedrun the western level at the SAME TIME. It was the coolest speedrunning thing I've seen so far. I think he also did it without looking? I can't recall, but I definitely recommend watching that run, at least that part of it.

@user-stanrbm 3 года назад

7:39-7:46 Looks like Painkiller. WOW!

@ohmygoditisspider7953 3 года назад

Gee, thanks Kirk for cursing me with massive nostalgia. I rented this game enough times to have bought it twice new

@wisedragon3359 3 года назад

I played this game first time in 2016 and it was instantly put in my top 10 video games of all time and still remains there.

@Name-yd8es 3 года назад

Got the discord notification while watching

@angusmarlow5136 3 года назад

My man!

@n3onf0x 3 года назад

I always imagine a Timesplitters HD Trilogy for Steam, PS4, Xbox and Switch with mod support and crossplay

@jackp492 3 года назад

And that soundtrack is insane

@brianbaird5742 3 года назад

You didn't even mention the challenges, hours of fun. Loved this game and a remake is here's my money, they need to get it done.

@eduardosolorzano5020 3 года назад

Time splitters future perfect is my favorite shooter of all time along doom eternal and maybe amid evil. I hope you make a video of future perfect man, this was was a good one

@tomsko863 3 года назад

"It's easy to see Timesplitters slowly being lost to history" I see what you did there.... Good writing again. For me, a few more minutes on the story would have been nice. I know the single player was fantastic because of the gameplay, levels and music but since you focused so much on it, I would like a brief overview of the entire story like you did in Control. Thanks for the video again!

@WookieFragger 3 года назад

Hey, so, uh...about needing that remaster ASAP...I think it's about time I dug out my copy of Homefront: The Revolution...

@Lakezhealme 3 года назад

I grew up with this shooter. My bros and I played it for years (instead of Halo). You nailed the big points, bravo!

@ladymistdragon7287 3 года назад

I enjoyed this game SOOOO much when it came out. It was one of the few games carrying on Goldeneye's mission-based structure of progression and achievement. Halo kind of overshadowed everything though. I think even something like Metroid Prime influenced FPSs more. The arcade challenges were fun but became so crazy hard later as to prove impossible.

@Arronic 3 года назад

Just know TS Rewind is coming Hang in there

@Deadforge 6 месяцев назад

I need to play these games

@dozermox9785 2 года назад

I heard timesplitters rewind were due to release one in 50 years

@jackp492 3 года назад

Best multiplayer ever, used to love capture the flag one shot kill crossbow only and all bots are monkey, that's an intense fistfight and the lob physics on the bolts made shooting something you needed finesse to he effective with

@Exarian 3 года назад

2:00 super lucky that worked out instead of them getting like turbo-sued or something.

@LeFaucheur 3 года назад

of course there is rewind, but I'm not sure about TSFP gameplay in TS1, when it comes to the pace, it may feel slow, especially on pc.

@iangillon6981 Год назад

Brilliant!!

@kdbfi1989 3 года назад

Timesplitters is the perfect standard for all video games

@Gruntvc 3 года назад

It might happen for the whole trilogy one day as EA/Crytek no longer owns/hordes the franchise. I do think Timesplitters 3 Future Perfect has the best campaign, but man does T2's Siberia Dam level give me so much nostalgia lol. We could use a new Soldier of Fortune backed by today's tech too. Did you see that new Warhammer 40k FPS game? Necromunda Hired Gun. Looked neat.

@JohnsNightmares 3 года назад

Kirk you want a remaster of this game well do i have a name for you! Time Splitters Rewind

@KIRKCOLLECTS 3 года назад

Oh yeah, been patiently waiting for that one for a while now. Looking pretty good so far.

@hawkevick9184 3 года назад

Can you please take a look at darkwatch it’s sexy cowboy-halo-blood.

@banzaicroc9227 3 года назад

An improved atom smasher and robot factory

@johndodo2062 Год назад

You think you had it rough?? I played this thing on GameCube with the yellow nub. And I beat it on hard. I definitely couldn't do it again at my age, but I remember being proud of doing that with that particular controller

@pirateray 3 года назад

does anybody remember the mission in the night club with all the guys with hands for faces absolutely brutal

@hunterrussell9263 3 года назад

“Can’t handle this” Yes, I remember. I can’t forget, actually. Hours of grinding for a gold medal all just so I could run around as the fucking hamburger helper mascot in arcade

@kingdomkey2262 3 года назад

For me it was too hot to handle, still lie awake at night thinking about that one

@sgtboom7 Год назад

Timesplitters 2 and Timesplitters: Future Perfect both need a remaster. So long as the they keep the comically goofy art direction and exaggerated proportions on some of the characters. Honestly if they just revamped the aiming in Timesplitters 2 especially, I'd be happy...or the ideas the video brought up just after I made the comment I those ideas. My only thing is I don't want them to touch the graphics at all really. Tune them a little bit, sure if done sparingly. But I don't want them to redesign anything it's part of the charm of these games. Edit: And for those curious, if you have an Xbox both of these games are backwards compatible and were available for purchase on the store.

@sgtboom7 Год назад

And the Timesplitters 2 mission where you have to tail someone to their secret base can fuck off (you know the one). Same with the mission shown at 0:34

@kdbfi1989 3 года назад

Great game I loved the 3rd one more.

@kobra7227 3 года назад

Hell the first Command & Conquer AND its expansions got remastered (need I mention the publisher?). Why not have a Timesplitters series remaster?

@RoseSupreme 2 года назад

0:48 You good jumpscaring people with your scary-ass pfp, mate?

@KIRKCOLLECTS 2 года назад

If that scared you then I wouldn’t recommend my videos from October 😂

@RoseSupreme 2 года назад

@@KIRKCOLLECTS Wasn't expecting a reply, lol. =P To tell the truth, I wasn't jumpscared as I know it's a thing you do. Just poking a little fun.😋

@kretschmannjonathan6237 2 года назад

The gaphics are great

@codythep 3 года назад

God, I love these games. Thank you for covering them 🙏🏼❤️ It would be a true tragedy to lose them to history. Any idea who to talk to about rebooting it? EDIT: I hadn't made it all the way to the end of the vid yet.. Is there a specific person we could email or talk to somewhere about rebooting it?

@leglockcontrol 3 года назад

Time to sp.... Let's keep with the video first.

@KIRKCOLLECTS 3 года назад

Its such a catchy thing to say tho

@leglockcontrol 3 года назад

@@KIRKCOLLECTS Every time someone review TS2 and TSFP it's a step further into a remaster-ish thing. Also, you might now by now, but in case you don't Timesplitters rewind is an on going project. It is developed on CryEngine 3. One can dream :D

@kretschmannjonathan6237 3 года назад

And cheat to unlock everything for those who played this game a lot

@Cadeaux_Man Год назад

lol "noder dayme"

@roblee4393 3 года назад

Need a remake or remaster with jiggle physics. 😅

@JonathanVernon_AudioDesign 3 года назад

Check out the 'Timesplitters Rewind' channel on RU-vid

@normbreakingclown676 2 года назад

I have mixed feelings about Timesplitters 2 First of all it seems that TS2 seem to forgot that Perfect dark exists and only inspires to be Goldeneye(there is still no cursor without aiming your aiming isn't steady) While i like the concept of TS2 i think that the gameplay is a mix bag main problem is that you seem to always take unavoidable damage the ai seem to be worse than GE And the game often feel like a fanmod of GE although the multiplayer is better than GE

@AlexGreat321 2 года назад

I actually did a video on what a hypothetical new Timesplitters should be ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QixG2D5eKhY.html

@kretschmannjonathan6237 3 года назад

Fix the aiming

@luxinterna3370 Год назад

second best shooter....

@WingmanLive 3 года назад

It's overrated mate!.. it was okay! Goldeneye was their best work by far, mainly for the cheats and the unlockables. I might be wrong but I think timespliters 2 got the best metacritic score on PlayStation 2, but timespliters 1 got a higher score.